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Clann Cearnacháin Officials (Board Members) |
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Chieftain
Harold (Hal) D. Carnahan
Fort Laramie, WY USA
Email carnahanranch@vistabeam.com |
Took office: 01/2002
Office expires: 12/2006 |
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Hal Carnahan was born in Oakwood, Ohio, on November 5, 1941. He lived on a farm until he was 5 years old, and his father, Clarence Carnahan, answered the call to preach. His family moved to various parsonages in Ohio as Clarence followed his calling. Hal graduated from Pemberville (OH) High School. Prior to graduation, he enlisted in the Navy Reserve (1958). After graduation, he joined the Air Force, where he served as a flight commander and multi-engine mechanic.
In 1966, Hal played football for the Denver Broncos. After a short career in football, he returned to farming. Eventually, he migrated to the oil fields of Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado where he worked as a rig supervisor. He has five children from two previous marriages, and is currently married to Bess Ware Carnahan. They ranch in Wyoming.
Hal is proud of the research Bess has done regarding the Carnahan Clan, as well as the book she has published. He states: "Dad always had stories of his ancestors, and in the early 60's started researching the family genealogy. He tried following up on information obtained from Col. Hugh Carnahan. We worked on the genealogy over the years, without much success, due to too many ‘brick walls.’ Now we have it all!" |
Chairperson
Bess Carnahan
Fort Laramie, WY USA
Email carnahanranch@vistabeam.com |
Took office: 01/2002
Office expires: 12/2006 |
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As a Murphy, St. Clair, and Ware, I have always had a love for the Emerald Isle. After a career with an international air carrier, wherein I traveled to Ireland many times, I was fortunate to meet and marry Hal Carnahan. We spent our honeymoon tramping the rocky shores of Donegal, in search of Carnahan history and genealogy.
Currently, we are cattle ranchers in Fort Laramie, WY, but we return to Ireland as often as we can, in search of those elusive early Clan Cearnacháin members. When I embarked on this project, I went to my uncle Bob Ware for wisdom. He gave me the best advice I could have had for my genealogical work: "Check, re-check, and prove your work."
We are fascinated with the history of Ireland, especially as it relates to the early Cearnacháin Clan. Our work will continue. |
Vice Chairman and Clan Genealogist
Bobby V. Carnahan
Mt. Juliet, TN USA
Email bcrnhn@juno.com |
Took office: 01/2002
Office expires: 12/2006 |
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Bobby Vernon Carnahan was born in a two story log cabin, not more than 200 feet from where the Kirby Cemetery is located in Macon County, Tennessee on April 6th, 1928. He attended Clemson A&M College, Clemson, S.C., studying Electrical Engineering. He was a veteran of World War II serving in Germany. After returning to civilian life and school he held various positions with Magic Chef, Inc., CB&Q Railroad, Southern Railway Company, Amtrak and retired as a courier in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon his retirement he took a course in homebuilding and built his own home in Mt. Julient, Tennessee where he still resides.
Bobby has been twice married and by his first marriage he has two sons. By his second marriage he has two daughters. A good part of his adult life he has researched and explored the genealogies of most of the Carnahan lines in America and researched the family connections in Ireland. Much of this research was done the old fashioned way before computers, e-mail and the Internet. |
Clan Historian
Phillip D. Carnahan
Ukiah, CA USA
Email pcarna1@yahoo.com |
Took office: 01/2005
Office expires: 12/2006 |
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Phil was born in San Francisco in 1944 to Philip Bruce Carnahan (1918-1965) and Marion Henrietta Molsbergen (1915-1989). He lived in San Francisco until his junior year in high school then moved to a small town in northern California where he finished high school. After graduating high school he joined the U. S. Marine Corps. After his stint in the U. S. Marines he went to work for the telephone company. During his telephone company career he lived in many different cities up and down the west coast, including Washington State. During this time he became interested in genealogy. After 31 years with the phone company he retired to pursue genealogy full time. In addition to building his own family genealogy, Phil is working on the Carnahan surname and building a genealogy of Mendocino county, CA families. |
Clan Webmaster
Trevor Carnahan
Seattle, WA USA
Email vomaine@hotmail.com |
Took office: 01/2005
Office expires: 12/2006 |
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Born to David and Randie Carnahan in Longview, Texas, Trevor is from one of the oldest American lines of Carnahans. His family moved frequently, calling Texas, Israel, California, and Washington all home. Trevor went to school for Electronics Engineering in Seattle, Washington. Trevor and his wife Tanya currently make their home in Boise, Idaho with their 2 children, Ethan and Ellia. Tanya is a writer, and has done minor research on her own family line, the Kelly (O Ceallaigh) Clan.
Trevor is the most recent addition to the Clan Board, and his most significant contribution has been the creation of the CearnacháinClan.com website. Trevor is an experienced software developer by trade. |
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