Charles O'Brien1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, County Meath, Ireland and his Brothers
Marriage*He married Eleanor Wilmot Letitia Collins, daughter of John Gerrard Collins and Wilmot Robertson Gertrude Charlton.1 

Family

 Eleanor Wilmot Letitia Collins b. 1901

Citations

  1. [S1982] Martin Notcutt, "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification, received 25 April 2020 (e-mail address). . Hereinafter cited as "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification.

James O'Connell1

b. 1896
Family
Father*Simon O'Connell1 b. 1865
Mother*Margaret Emmett1 b. 1873
Birth*1896James O'Connell was born about 1896 in County Dublin, Ireland.1 
(Son) Census Ireland 190131 March 1901James was enumerated on the 1901 census taken as of the night of 31 March 1901 in the household of his parents at 58 Finglas, Finglas, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. He was 5 years old and neither of his parents could read or write.1 

Citations

  1. [S1522] 1901 Ireland Census, online at the National Archives of Ireland, www.census.nationalarchives.ie, household of Simon and Margaret O'Connell, their surname recorded as "Connon", house 58 in Finglas, Finglas, County Dublin. Hereinafter cited as 1901 Ireland Census.

Margaret Adelaide Mary O'Connell1

b. 28 March 1898
Family
Father*Simon O'Connell2 b. 1865
Mother*Margaret Emmett3 b. 1873
Birth*28 March 1898Margaret Adelaide Mary O'Connell was born on 28 March 1898 in Finglas, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland,3 
Baptism2 April 1898 and was baptized on 2 April 1898 in St. Canice's Roman Catholic Church, St. Margaret's Parish, Finglas, Dublin.4 
(Daughter) Census Ireland 190131 March 1901Margaret was enumerated on the 1901 census taken as of the night of 31 March 1901 in the household of her parents at 58 Finglas, Finglas, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. She was 3 years old and neither of her parents could read or write.5 
Marriage*30 November 1922She married Patrick Noel McLoughlin, son of Patrick Joseph McLoughlin and Delia Imelda Dillon, on 30 November 1922 in Dublin, Ireland. Their marriage was registered in the Fourth Quarter of 1922 in the Registration District of South Dublin.2,6 

Family

 Patrick Noel McLoughlin b. 29 Dec 1891

Citations

  1. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 November 1922 at a Roman Catholic Church in Dublin, County Dublin, of Noel McLoughlin, son of Patrick McLoughlin, and Margaret Adelaide Mary O'Connell, daughter of Simon O'Connell, witnesses were T.J. McLaughlin and Nellie O'Connell, much of the record was written in Irish and is not known to this researcher, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.
  2. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage on 30 November 1922 at a Roman Catholic Church in Dublin, County Dublin, of Noel McLoughlin, son of Patrick McLoughlin, and Margaret Adelaide Mary O'Connell, daughter of Simon O'Connell, witnesses were T.J. McLaughlin and Nellie O'Connell, much of the record was written in Irish and is not known to this researcher, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  3. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth of Margaret O'Connell on 28 March 1898 at Finglas, County Dublin, registered on 23 April 1898 in the registration district of Dublin North, daughter of Simon O'Connell, laborer, of Finglas, and his wife Margaret (Emmett) O'Connell, the mother, Margaret O'Connell, present at her birth, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  4. [S2011] Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1917, online at www.ancestry.com, birth and baptism of Margaret O'Connell, born on 28 March 1898, baptised on 2 April 1898, age 0, at Finglas, St Margaret's Parish, Dublin, Ireland (Other Parish Name: Canice's), child of Simon O'Connell and Margaret "Emmit". Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1917.
  5. [S1522] 1901 Ireland Census, online at the National Archives of Ireland, www.census.nationalarchives.ie, household of Simon and Margaret O'Connell, their surname recorded as "Connon", house 58 in Finglas, Finglas, County Dublin. Hereinafter cited as 1901 Ireland Census.
  6. [S2010] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage registration for Noel A McLoughlin and Margaret A M O'Connell, in Oct-Nov-Dec, 1922, in the Registration District of Dublin South, Ireland, referencing Volume 2, Page 428, FHL Film# 101575. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958.

Simon O'Connell1

b. 1865
Family
Birth*1865Simon O'Connell was born about 1865 in County Meath, Ireland.2 
Marriage*He married Margaret Emmett.3 
Census Ireland 1901*31 March 1901Margaret and Simon O'Connell, their surname recorded as "Connon", were enumerated on the 1901 census taken as of the night of 31 March 1901 at 58 Finglas, Finglas, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. Simon was 36 years of age and an agricultural laborer, and Margaret was 28 years of age. Their three young children were enumerated with them in 1901. James was 5 years old, Margaret was 3, and the baby Simon was 4 months old. Neither of the children's parents could read or write.2 

Family

 Margaret Emmett b. 1873
Children 1.James O'Connell2 b. 1896
 2.Margaret Adelaide Mary O'Connell1 b. 28 Mar 1898
 3.Simon O'Connell2 b. 1901

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage on 30 November 1922 at a Roman Catholic Church in Dublin, County Dublin, of Noel McLoughlin, son of Patrick McLoughlin, and Margaret Adelaide Mary O'Connell, daughter of Simon O'Connell, witnesses were T.J. McLaughlin and Nellie O'Connell, much of the record was written in Irish and is not known to this researcher, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  2. [S1522] 1901 Ireland Census, online at the National Archives of Ireland, www.census.nationalarchives.ie, household of Simon and Margaret O'Connell, their surname recorded as "Connon", house 58 in Finglas, Finglas, County Dublin. Hereinafter cited as 1901 Ireland Census.
  3. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth of Margaret O'Connell on 28 March 1898 at Finglas, County Dublin, registered on 23 April 1898 in the registration district of Dublin North, daughter of Simon O'Connell, laborer, of Finglas, and his wife Margaret (Emmett) O'Connell, the mother, Margaret O'Connell, present at her birth, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…

Simon O'Connell1

b. 1901
Family
Father*Simon O'Connell1 b. 1865
Mother*Margaret Emmett1 b. 1873
Birth*1901Simon O'Connell was born about 1901 in County Dublin, Ireland.1 
(Son) Census Ireland 190131 March 1901Simon was enumerated on the 1901 census taken as of the night of 31 March 1901 in the household of his parents at 58 Finglas, Finglas, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. He was 4 months old and neither of his parents could read or write.1 

Citations

  1. [S1522] 1901 Ireland Census, online at the National Archives of Ireland, www.census.nationalarchives.ie, household of Simon and Margaret O'Connell, their surname recorded as "Connon", house 58 in Finglas, Finglas, County Dublin. Hereinafter cited as 1901 Ireland Census.

Anna Maria O'Donnell1

b. 30 June 1852
Family
Birth*30 June 1852Anna Maria O'Donnell was born on 30 June 1852 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.1 
Marriage*12 October 1870She married Ferdinand Henry Brechtel on 12 October 1870 in LaPorte County, Indiana.1,2,3 

Family

 Ferdinand Henry Brechtel b. 15 Jan 1841
Child 1.Emil John Brechtel1,4 b. 4 Jul 1878

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Anna Maria “Annie Marie” (O'Donnell) Brechtel, Memorial# 130879808. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ferdinand Henry Brechtel, Memorial# 130879546.
  3. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 12 October 1870 in Laporte County, Indiana, USA of Ferdinand Henry Buchtel and Mary Ann O'Donnell. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emil John Brechtel, Memorial# 81401934.

Delia O'Donnell1,2

b. 1857
Family
Birth*1857Delia O'Donnell was born about 1857 in County Limerick, Ireland.3,1 
Marriage*She married Denis Joseph MacSheahan.1,3 
Census Ireland 1901*31 March 1901Delia and Denis Joseph MacSheahan were enumerated on the 1901 census taken as of the night of 31 March 1901 at 15 Spencer Villas, Glasthule, County Dublin, Ireland. Denis was 58 years of age and worked as the Assistant Secretary of a Local Government Board, and Delia was 44 years of age. Eight of the couple's ten children resided with their parents in 1901. Ellen Mary was 14 years old, Honoria Mary was 13, Mary was 12, Morgan 11, Kate Mary 9, James J. 8, Delia Mary 7, and Martha age 5. All of the children were scholars, and the older six could read and write, while the two younger children could read, and not yet write. Two servants were also enumerated with the family in 1901. Bridget Nanjle was 44 years of age and worked as a nurse and domestic servant, and Bridget Nagle was 23 years old and working as a general domestic servant. Everyone in the MacSheahan household was Roman Catholic.1,3 
(Wife) Death14 April 1902Delia became a widow when Denis Joseph MacSheahan died on 14 April 1902.4 
Probate*14 June 1902Her husband's will was granted for probate on 14 June 1902 in Dublin to his widow, Delia (O'Donnell) MacSheahan. The value of his effects was £1,990 12s 6d.4 
Census Ireland 1911*2 April 1911Delia was enumerated on the 1911 census taken as of the night of 2 April 1911 at 113.2 Upper Leeson Street, Rathmines and Rathgar East, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. She was 54 years of age, a widow, and had given birth to ten children, nine of whom were living. Three of her children resided with her in 1911. Denis P. was 26 years of age and worked as a typist for a service, Norah was 23 years of age and a teacher, and Kate was 19 years old.5,6 

Family

 Denis Joseph MacSheahan b. 1843, d. 14 Apr 1902
Children 1.Denis Patrick MacSheahan7 b. 7 Jan 1885
 2.John Joseph O'Donnell MacSheahan8 b. 8 Dec 1885
 3.Ellen Mary MacSheahan2 b. 9 Nov 1886
 4.Honoria Mary Christina MacSheahan9 b. 11 Dec 1887
 5.Mary MacSheahan10 b. 17 Jan 1889
 6.Morgan MacSheahan1 b. 15 Mar 1890
 7.Kate Mary MacSheahan11 b. 9 May 1891
 8.James Joseph MacSheahan12 b. 2 Mar 1893, d. 18 Nov 1909
 9.Bridget Mary MacSheahan13 b. 1 Mar 1894
 10.Martha MacSheahan14 b. 24 Nov 1895

Citations

  1. [S1794] Ireland, Census, 1901, Ancestry Transcription Notes, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Denis Joseph and Delia MacSheahan as of 31 March 1901, 15 Spencer Villas, Glasthule, County Dublin, Ireland, citing Ancestry's "Web: Ireland, Census, 1901", Class: RG14. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Census, 1901, Ancestry Transcription Notes.
  2. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Ellen Mary MacSheahan on 13 November 1886, age 0, born on 9 November 1886, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church of Glasthule, County Dublin, Ireland, child of Denis MacSheahan and Delia O'Donnell of Glenageary, Parish Variants: , Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09211 / 06. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.
  3. [S1522] 1901 Ireland Census, online at the National Archives of Ireland, www.census.nationalarchives.ie, household of Denis Joseph and Delia MacSheahan, 15 Spencer Villas, Glasthule, County Dublin. Hereinafter cited as 1901 Ireland Census.
  4. [S1663] National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie, probate of the will of Denis Joseph MacSheahan, late of 15 Spencer Road, Kingstown, County Dublin, Assistant Secretary Local Government Board, who died 14 April 1902 was granted at Dublin on 14 June 1902 to Delia MacSheahan, the widow; effects £1,990 12s 6d. Hereinafter cited as National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922.
  5. [S1536] 1911 Ireland Census, online at the National Archives of Ireland, www.census.nationalarchives.ie, household of Delia MacSheahan, 113.2 Upper Leeson St., Rathmines & Rathgar East, County Dublin. Hereinafter cited as 1911 Ireland Census.
  6. [S1793] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Ancestry Transcription Notes, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Delia MacSheahan as of 2 April 1911, 113.2 Upper Leeson St., Rathmines & Rathgar East, County Dublin, citing Ancestry's "Web: Ireland, Census, 1911", Class: RG14. Hereinafter cited as Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Ancestry Transcription Notes.
  7. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Denis Patrick MacSheahan on 15 January 1885, age 0, born on 7 January 1885, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church of Glasthule, Dublin, Ireland, child of Denis Joseph MacSheahan and Delia O'Donnell of Glenageary, Parish Variants: Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09211 / 06.
  8. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 8 December 1885 of John Joseph O'Donnell MacSheahan, son of Denis Joseph MacSheahan, gentleman, and Delia (O'Donnell) MacSheahan of 7 Spencer Road, County Dublin, the father D.J MacSheahan present at the birth, registered (very late) on 5 September 1891, on the authority of the registrar general, in the registration district of Rathdown, County Dublin, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  9. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 11 December 1887 of Honoria Mary Christina MacSheahan, daughter of Denis Joseph MacSheahan, gentleman, and Delia (O'Donnell) MacSheahan of 7 Spencer Villas, Glenageary, County Dublin, Martha Brady of 6 Dunleavy present at the birth, registered on 5 January 1888 in the registration district of Rathdown, County Dublin, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  10. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Mary MacSheahan on 20 January 1889, age 0, born on 17 January 1889, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church of Glasthule, Dublin, Ireland, child of Denis MacSheahan and Delia O'Donnell of Glenageary, Parish Variants: , Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09211 / 06.
  11. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Catherine Mary MacSheahan on 14 May 1891, age 0, born on 9 May 1891, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church of Glasthule, Dublin, Ireland, child of D J MacSheahan and Delia O'Donnell of Glenageary, Parish Variants: , Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09211 / 06.
  12. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of James John Joseph MacSheahan on 11 March 1893, age 0, born on 2 March 1893, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church of Glasthule, Dublin, Ireland, child of Denis Joseph MacSheahan and Delia McDonnell of Spencer Villa, Parish Variants: , Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09211 / 06.
  13. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Bridget Mary MacSheahan on 7 March 1894, age 0, born on 1 March 1894, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church of Glasthule, Dublin, Ireland, child of D J MacSheahan and Delia O'Donnell of Spencer Villa, Parish Variants: , Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09211 / 06.
  14. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 24 November 1895 of Martha MacSheahan, daughter of Denis Joseph MacSheahan, Assistant Secretary L.G.B., and Delia (O'Donnell) MacSheahan of 7 Spencer Road, County Dublin, Mary King of 37 Patrick Street present at the birth, registered on 21 December 1894 in the registration district of Rathdown, County Dublin, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…

Harry O'Donnell1

d. before 1919
Family
Marriage*December 1915He married, as her second husband, Nora Burlington, daughter of William Andrew Burlington and Laura Jane Judd, in December 1915 in Rock Island County, Illinois.2,1 
Death*before 1919He may have died before 1919, the year his widow, Nora O'Donnell, was listed as boarding at 1430 7th Avenue in the 1919 Rock Island City Directory in Rock Island County, Illinois.3 
Research Notes* Our research has produced no additional information about Harry O'Donnell, and we clearly do not know who he was. In the Rock Island City Directories for 1917, 1918 and 1919, only his wife, Nora (Burlington) Love O'Donnell was listed: as Nora O'Donnell in 1917, as Mrs. Nora O'Donnell in 1918, and as Nora O'Donnell, widow of Harry, in 1919. On the 1920 census, Nora and their 4-year-old son, Perle Ross O'Donnell, were enumerated with Nora's mother, Laura Jane (Judd) Burlington, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. Laura was 62 years of age, working as a laundress, and recorded as married. She had actually been separated, and probably divorced from her husband for at least two years in 1920. He had married his second wife in August of 1918. Nora was enumerated as Nora Burlington, was 32 years of age, recorded as married and was not working. Her son, Perle O'Donnell, was recorded as Perle Burlington, and had attended school within the census year. We don't know what happened to Harry, or whether his marriage with Nora ended in divorce or his death. Nora married her third husband in May of 1925.4,5,3,6 

Family

 Nora Burlington b. 4 Sep 1888
Child 1.Perle Ross O'Donnell7 b. 29 Feb 1916

Citations

  1. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nora Burlington and Harry O'Donnell in 1915 in Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  2. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Illinois, Monday, December 27, 1915, page 6, reporting that a marriage license had been issued to Harry P. Donnell of Colmar, Illinois, and Miss Nora Burlington of Rock Island. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  3. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Nora O'Donnell (widow of Harry) boards at 1430 7th Avenue in the Rock Island City directory for 1919. Hereinafter cited as U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995.
  4. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mrs. Nora O'Donnell boards at 1430 7th Avenue in the Rock Island City directory for 1918.
  5. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Nora O'Donnell boards at 1430 7th Avenue in the Rock Island City directory for 1917.
  6. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Laura Burlington, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 9, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: T625_927; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 150. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Perle Ross O'Donnell, age 63, retired from Vincennes Welding, married to Mary Harsha Suddeth, on 30 July 1979 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA, born on 29 February 1916 in Illinois, son of Harry Nelson O'Donnell and Nora Ethel Burlington, informant Mrs. Mary O'Donnell, burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Date Registered 1979, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1979; Roll: 11. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.

Perle Ross O'Donnell1

b. 29 February 1916
Family
Father*Harry O'Donnell1 d. b 1919
Mother*Nora Burlington1 b. 4 Sep 1888
Birth*29 February 1916Perle Ross O'Donnell was born on 29 February 1916 in Illinois.1 
(Son) Research Notes Our research has produced no additional information about Perle's father, Harry O'Donnell, and we clearly do not know who he was. In the Rock Island City Directories for 1917, 1918 and 1919, only Perle's mother, Nora (Burlington) Love O'Donnell was listed: as Nora O'Donnell in 1917, as Mrs. Nora O'Donnell in 1918, and as Nora O'Donnell, widow of Harry, in 1919. On the 1920 census, Perle and his mother, Nora, were enumerated with Perle's maternal grandmother, Laura Jane (Judd) Burlington, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. Laura was 62 years of age, working as a laundress, and recorded as married. She had actually been separated, and probably divorced from her husband for at least two years in 1920. He had married his second wife in August of 1918. Perle's mother was enumerated as Nora Burlington, was 32 years of age, recorded as married and was not working. Her son, Perle O'Donnell, was recorded as Perle Burlington, was 4 years old, and had attended school within the census year. We don't know what happened to Perle's father, Harry O'Donnell, or whether his marriage with Perle's mother ended in divorce or his father's death. His mother married her third husband in May of 1925.2,3,4,5 

Citations

  1. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Perle Ross O'Donnell, age 63, retired from Vincennes Welding, married to Mary Harsha Suddeth, on 30 July 1979 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA, born on 29 February 1916 in Illinois, son of Harry Nelson O'Donnell and Nora Ethel Burlington, informant Mrs. Mary O'Donnell, burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Date Registered 1979, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1979; Roll: 11. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  2. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Mrs. Nora O'Donnell boards at 1430 7th Avenue in the Rock Island City directory for 1918. Hereinafter cited as U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995.
  3. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Nora O'Donnell boards at 1430 7th Avenue in the Rock Island City directory for 1917.
  4. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Nora O'Donnell (widow of Harry) boards at 1430 7th Avenue in the Rock Island City directory for 1919.
  5. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Laura Burlington, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 9, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: T625_927; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 150. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Anna Theresa O'Farrell1

b. 7 December 1868
Family
Father*Harward O'Farrell1 d. 10 Jan 1887
Mother*Mary Dillon1
Birth*7 December 1868Anna Theresa O'Farrell was born on 7 December 1868 in Cloonfinlough, County Roscommon, Ireland,1 
Baptism12 December 1868 and was baptized on 12 December 1868 in the Roman Catholic Church, Strokestown, County Roscommon.1 

Citations

  1. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Anna Theresa O'Farrell on 12 December 1868, age 0, born on 7 December 1868, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church of Strokestown, Roscommon, Ireland, child of Harward O'Farrell and Maria Dillon of Cloonfinlough, Diocese of Elphin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 04609 / 02. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.

Harward O'Farrell1

d. 10 January 1887
Family
Father*Michael O'Farrell1
Mother*Anne Mahon1
Birth*Harward O'Farrell was born in Ballinafad, County Roscommon, Ireland.1 
Marriage*11 February 1861He married Mary Dillon of Rathmoyle, County Roscommon, daughter of Luke Dillon and Mary McLoughlin, on 11 February 1861 in Roman Catholic Church, Kilmurry, County Roscommon.1 
Residence*Following their marriage, the couple resided in Cloonfinlough, County Roscommon.2 
Occupation*1870Harward was a relieving officer, an official appointed to administer relief to the poor, in 1870.2 
Death*10 January 1887He died on 10 January 1887.1 

Family

 Mary Dillon
Children 1.Mariam O'Farrell3 b. 5 Jan 1862
 2.Anna Theresa O'Farrell4 b. 7 Dec 1868
 3.John Dillon O'Farrell2 b. 4 Jun 1870
 4.Harward Gerald O'Farrell2 b. 4 Jun 1870
 5.Olivia O'Farrell5 b. 31 Jan 1872

Citations

  1. [S2017] Frederick Arthur Crisp, editor, downloaded from Google Books, Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4, (privately printed, 1904), Dillon, formerly of Rathmoyle, co. Roscommon, pages 123-124. Hereinafter cited as Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4.
  2. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, births of John Dillon O'Farrell and Harward Gerald O'Farrell, twin sons of Harward O'Farrell, relieving officer, and Mary (Dillon) O'Farrell, on 4 June 1870 in their parents' home in Cloonfinlough, County Roscommon, registered on 17 June 1870 in the registration district of Strokestown, County Roscommon, married, their father, Harward O'Farrell, present at their births, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  3. [S1671] Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Mariam O'Farrell on 5 January 1862 at Lissonuffy, County Roscommon, Ireland, child of Harward O'Farrell and Maria Dillon, referencing FHL Film# 989745. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911.
  4. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Anna Theresa O'Farrell on 12 December 1868, age 0, born on 7 December 1868, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church of Strokestown, Roscommon, Ireland, child of Harward O'Farrell and Maria Dillon of Cloonfinlough, Diocese of Elphin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 04609 / 02. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.
  5. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Olivia O'Farrell on 10 February 1872, age 0, born on 31 January 1872, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church of Strokestown, Roscommon, Ireland, child of Harward O'Farrell and Maria Dillon of Cloonfinlough, Diocese of Elphin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 04609 / 02.

Harward Gerald O'Farrell1

b. 4 June 1870
Family
Father*Harward O'Farrell1 d. 10 Jan 1887
Mother*Mary Dillon1
Birth*4 June 1870Harward Gerald O'Farrell was born on 4 June 1870 in Cloonfinlough, County Roscommon, Ireland.1 
Relationship Note*Harward Gerald and John Dillon O'Farrell were twins.1 

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, births of John Dillon O'Farrell and Harward Gerald O'Farrell, twin sons of Harward O'Farrell, relieving officer, and Mary (Dillon) O'Farrell, on 4 June 1870 in their parents' home in Cloonfinlough, County Roscommon, registered on 17 June 1870 in the registration district of Strokestown, County Roscommon, married, their father, Harward O'Farrell, present at their births, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.

John Dillon O'Farrell1

b. 4 June 1870
Family
Father*Harward O'Farrell1 d. 10 Jan 1887
Mother*Mary Dillon1
Birth*4 June 1870John Dillon O'Farrell was born on 4 June 1870 in Cloonfinlough, County Roscommon, Ireland.1 
Relationship Note*John Dillon and Harward Gerald O'Farrell were twins.1 

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, births of John Dillon O'Farrell and Harward Gerald O'Farrell, twin sons of Harward O'Farrell, relieving officer, and Mary (Dillon) O'Farrell, on 4 June 1870 in their parents' home in Cloonfinlough, County Roscommon, registered on 17 June 1870 in the registration district of Strokestown, County Roscommon, married, their father, Harward O'Farrell, present at their births, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.

Mariam O'Farrell1

b. 5 January 1862
Family
Father*Harward O'Farrell1 d. 10 Jan 1887
Mother*Mary Dillon1
Baptism*5 January 1862Mariam O'Farrell was baptized on 5 January 1862 in the Roman Catholic Church, Lissonuffy, County Roscommon, Ireland.1 

Citations

  1. [S1671] Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Mariam O'Farrell on 5 January 1862 at Lissonuffy, County Roscommon, Ireland, child of Harward O'Farrell and Maria Dillon, referencing FHL Film# 989745. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911.

Michael O'Farrell1

Family
Marriage*He married Anne Mahon, daughter of Thomas Mahon.1 
Residence*Anne and Michael O'Farrell resided in Ballinafad, County Roscommon.1 

Family

 Anne Mahon
Children 1.Thomas Mahon O'Farrell1 b. Dec 1826
 2.Harward O'Farrell+1 d. 10 Jan 1887

Citations

  1. [S2017] Frederick Arthur Crisp, editor, downloaded from Google Books, Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4, (privately printed, 1904), Dillon, formerly of Rathmoyle, co. Roscommon, pages 123-124. Hereinafter cited as Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4.

Olivia O'Farrell1

b. 31 January 1872
Family
Father*Harward O'Farrell1 d. 10 Jan 1887
Mother*Mary Dillon1
Birth*31 January 1872Olivia O'Farrell was born on 31 January 1872 in Cloonfinlough, County Roscommon, Ireland,1 
Baptism10 February 1872 and was baptized on 10 February 1872 in the Roman Catholic Church, Strokestown, County Roscommon.1 

Citations

  1. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Olivia O'Farrell on 10 February 1872, age 0, born on 31 January 1872, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church of Strokestown, Roscommon, Ireland, child of Harward O'Farrell and Maria Dillon of Cloonfinlough, Diocese of Elphin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 04609 / 02. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.

Thomas Mahon O'Farrell1

b. December 1826
Family
Father*Michael O'Farrell1
Mother*Anne Mahon1
Birth*December 1826Thomas Mahon O'Farrell was born in December 1826 in Ballinafad, County Roscommon, Ireland.1 
Marriage*February 1865He married Anne Dillon of Rathmoyle, County Roscommon, daughter of Luke Dillon and Mary McLoughlin, in February 1865 in the Roman Catholic Chapel, Kilmurry, County Roscommon.1 

Family

 Anne Dillon b. Aug 1841

Citations

  1. [S2017] Frederick Arthur Crisp, editor, downloaded from Google Books, Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4, (privately printed, 1904), Dillon, formerly of Rathmoyle, co. Roscommon, pages 123-124. Hereinafter cited as Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4.

Anne O'Flynn1

Family
Father*Luke O'Flynn1
Marriage*She married Richard Dillon of Rathmoyle, County Roscommon.1 

Family

 Richard Dillon
Children 1.John Dillon1
 2.Edward Dillon1
 3.Luke Dillon+1 b. Aug 1792, d. Mar 1841
 4.Reverend Thomas Dillon1 d. 24 Jul 1868
 5.Richard Dillon+1,2 d. 1874

Citations

  1. [S2017] Frederick Arthur Crisp, editor, downloaded from Google Books, Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4, (privately printed, 1904), Dillon, formerly of Rathmoyle, co. Roscommon, pages 123-124. Hereinafter cited as Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4.
  2. [S1621] Irish Newspapers, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Roscommon & Leitrim Gazette, died December 28, 1867, at Heathfield on the 15th instant, Mr. Patrick Dillon, eldest son of Mr. Richard Dillon of Ballintubber and nephew to the Reverend Thomas Dillon, PP. Hereinafter cited as Irish Newspapers.

Luke O'Flynn1

Family

Family
Child 1.Anne O'Flynn+1

Citations

  1. [S2017] Frederick Arthur Crisp, editor, downloaded from Google Books, Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4, (privately printed, 1904), Dillon, formerly of Rathmoyle, co. Roscommon, pages 123-124. Hereinafter cited as Visitation of Ireland, Volume 4.

Catherine O'Hara1,2

b. 1825, d. 6 August 1897
Family
ChartsDescendants of William Gerrard of Ardbraccan, County Meath
Father*John O'Hara3
Birth*1825Catherine O'Hara was born about 1825.1,2 
Marriage*26 January 1846She married Samuel Gerrard, son of William Gerrard, on 26 January 1846 in Church of Ardbraccan, Ireland.1,2,4,5,6,7 
(Daughter-in-Law) Census Ireland 18511851Catherine was enumerated with her husband and sons on the census taken in 1851 in the household of her husband's father, William Gerrard, in Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland. Catherine was 26 years of age and her husband Samuel was 28. Their sons, John and William were ages 4 and 2 1/2, respectively.2 
Death*6 August 1897She died of aortic regurgitation with syncope on 6 August 1897 at Flower Hill, Navan, County Meath, at about age 72. She was described as the widow of a labourer, and the registration of her death recorded her age as only 57 years and reported that her daughter, Jane (Gerrard) Kerrigan, who also resided at Flower Hill, Navan, was present at her mother's death.8,9 
(Mother) Gravestone MemorialHer son William erected a memorial gravestone in the Athlumney Old Graveyard, Navan, County Meath, to honor and record the deaths of family members who had all died within 14 months of each other. In addition to Catherine, the memorial included her son John who died on 24 February 1897 and her grandson Thomas who died on 21 April 1898.10,11

Family

 Samuel Gerrard b. 1823
Children 1.John Gerrard1,2 b. 1847, d. 24 Feb 1897
 2.William Gerrard+1,2 b. 1848
 3.Maria Gerrard1,2 b. 1851
 4.Jane Gerrard3 b. 1857

Citations

  1. [S1747] Patricia McCormick, "The Gerrard Family of Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates, her great grandfather Gerrard's family, citing the National Archives of Ireland – Search Census - The Old Age Pensions Act 1908, Extract from Census 1851 at http://censussearchforms.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/…. Hereinafter cited as "The Gerrard Family of Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland."
  2. [S1648] Ireland Census search forms 1841 & 1851, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Extract of Census Return of 1851, Maria (Gerrard) Hanly, applicant, household of William Gerrard, village and townland of Ardbraccan, barony of Navan, county of Meath. Hereinafter cited as Ireland Census search forms 1841 & 1851.
  3. [S1747] Patricia McCormick, "The Gerrard Family of Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland," e-mails to LHB, multiple dates, her great grandfather Gerrard's family.
  4. [S1747] Patricia McCormick, "The Gerrard Family of Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland," e-mails to LHB, multiple dates, her great grandfather Gerrard's family, citing https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=R_795146434.
  5. [S1749] Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898, online at www.ancestry.com, Samuel Gerrard and Catherine O'Hara, Ardbraccan, County Meath, 26 January 1846, referencing FHL Film Number: 101279. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898.
  6. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage by banns of Samuel Gerrard of Ardbraccan Village, full age, bachelor, labourer, son of William Gerrard, labourer, and Catherine O'Hara of Ardbraccan, full age, spinster, daughter of John O'Hara, labourer, on 26 January 1846 in the Church of Ardbraccan, County Meath, registered in the registration district of Navan, County Meath, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  7. [S1633] Ireland Marriages 1619-1898 Transcription, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, marriage of Samuel Gerrard and Catherine O'Hara in Ardbraccan, County Meath on 26 January 1846. Hereinafter cited as Ireland Marriages 1619-1898 Transcription.
  8. [S1747] Patricia McCormick, "The Gerrard Family of Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland," e-mails to LHB, multiple dates, her great grandfather Gerrard's family, citing https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  9. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, death of Catherine Gerrard, widow, of Flower Hill, Navan, County Meath on 6 August 1897 "at age 57", of aortic regurgitation and syncope, daughter Jane Kerrigan present at death, registered on 7 August 1894 in the registration district of Navan, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…, with a second record with the same information at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  10. [S1747] Patricia McCormick, "The Gerrard Family of Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland," e-mails to LHB, multiple dates, her great grandfather Gerrard's family, citing http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/meath/photos/…
  11. [S1750] Meath Headstone Photos, shared by Kev Murray and others, online at http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/meath/photos/…, http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/meath/photos/…. Hereinafter cited as Meath Headstone Photos.

John O'Hara1

Family

Family
Child 1.Catherine O'Hara+1 b. 1825, d. 6 Aug 1897

Citations

  1. [S1747] Patricia McCormick, "The Gerrard Family of Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates, her great grandfather Gerrard's family. Hereinafter cited as "The Gerrard Family of Ardbraccan, County Meath, Ireland."

Augustus Milton O'Kelley1

Family
Marriage*He married Rachel Ann White.1 

Family

 Rachel Ann White
Children 1.Mary Angeline O'Kelley+1 b. 1857, d. 31 Aug 1879
 2.Joanna Jane O'Kelley+2 b. 2 May 1865, d. 14 Mar 1932

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Angeline McGinnis, Memorial# 91771112. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joanna Jane (O'Kelley) McGinnis, Memorial# 135881671.

Joanna Jane O'Kelley1,2,3

b. 2 May 1865, d. 14 March 1932
Family
Father*Augustus Milton O'Kelley3
Mother*Rachel Ann White3
Birth*2 May 1865Joanna Jane O'Kelley was born on 2 May 1865 in Georgia.3 
Marriage*30 November 1879Three months after the death of her sister, Mary Angeline (O'Kelly) McGinnis, she married, as his second wife, her deceased sister's husband, George W. McGinnis on 30 November 1879 in Jackson County, Georgia.2,1 
Death*14 March 1932She died on 14 March 1932 in Blount County, Alabama, at age 663 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Blountsville, Blount County.3 

Family

 George W. McGinnis b. 6 Oct 1856, d. 20 Oct 1948
Child 1.Lonnie Benjamin McGinnis+4,3,1 b. 16 May 1887, d. 30 Mar 1957

Citations

  1. [S2222] Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 November 1879 in Jackson County, Georgia, USA, of George W McGinnis and Joanna O'Kelley. Hereinafter cited as Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lonnie Benjamin McGinnis, Memorial# 42997688. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joanna Jane (O'Kelley) McGinnis, Memorial# 135881671.
  4. [S2223] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 30 March 1957 in rural, Cullman County, Alabama, of L B McGinnis, age 69, born about 1888. son of George McGinnis and Joanna O'Kelley, referencing FHL Film# 1908917. Hereinafter cited as Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974.

Mary Angeline O'Kelley1

b. 1857, d. 31 August 1879
Family
Father*Augustus Milton O'Kelley1
Mother*Rachel Ann White1
Birth*1857Mary Angeline O'Kelley was born in 1857.1 
Marriage*She married, as his first wife, George W. McGinnis.1,2 
Death*31 August 1879She died giving birth to her first child on 31 August 1879 at about age 22. Their baby boy died that day also.1,3 
Burial*Mother and child were buried together in Blacks Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Madison County, Georgia.1,3 

Family

 George W. McGinnis b. 6 Oct 1856, d. 20 Oct 1948
Child 1.Losson McGinnis3,1 b. 31 Aug 1879, d. 31 Aug 1879

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Angeline McGinnis, Memorial# 91771112. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George W. McGinnis, Memorial# 135881654.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Losson McGinnis, Memorial# 91771054.

Barney O'Neal1

b. 10 August 1837, d. 10 March 1931
Family
Birth*10 August 1837Barney O'Neal was born on 10 August 1837 in Ohio.1,2 
Marriage*29 September 1880He married, as her second husband, Mary Louisa (Lewis) Flint, daughter of Fielding Jefferson Lewis and Mary E. Laughlin, on 29 September 1880 in Fayette County, Illinois.1,2 
(Husband) Death25 March 1882Barney became a widower when Mary Louisa (Lewis) Flint O'Neal died on 25 March 1882 at age 29.3 
Death*10 March 1931He died on 10 March 1931 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, at age 932 
Burial* and was buried in Block 14, Lot 77 of Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville.2 

Family 1

 Mary Louisa Lewis b. 7 Sep 1852, d. 25 Mar 1882

Family 2
Child 1.Clara O'Neal2 b. 1889, d. 26 Mar 1906

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Louisa (Lewis) Flint ONeal, Memorial# 19697259. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Barney O'Neal, Memorial# 48374214.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Laughlin) Lewis, Memorial# 19684068.

Clara O'Neal1

b. 1889, d. 26 March 1906
Family
Father*Barney O'Neal1 b. 10 Aug 1837, d. 10 Mar 1931
Birth*1889Clara O'Neal was born in 18891,2 
Death*26 March 1906 and died on 26 March 1906 1t about age 17.1,2 
Burial*She was buried in Block 19C of Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.2 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Barney O'Neal, Memorial# 48374214. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Clara O'Neal, Memorial# 82344409.

Joseph P. O'Rorke1

b. September 1919
Family
ChartsDescendants of Timothy Rorke, grandfather of Brick Wall John Joseph Rorke
Father*Timothy Rorke1 b. 20 May 1888, d. Mar 1967
Mother*Marion V. Carthy1 b. Sep 1894
Birth*September 1919Joseph P. O'Rorke was born about September 1919 in New York City.1 
(Son) Census US 192020 January 1920Joseph appeared on the 1920 census taken on 20 January 1920 in the household of his parents at 552 West 160th Street, New York City. He was 3 months old.1 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Timothy and Marion O'Rorke, Manhattan Assembly District 22, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1226; Page: 34A; Enumeration District: 1482. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Anna O'Rourke1,2

b. 12 January 1886, d. 4 November 1976
Family
Birth*12 January 1886Anna O'Rourke was born on 12 January 1886 in Kentucky.1,3 
Name VariationShe was called Annie.2 
Marriage*31 December 1907She married Oscar George Montgomery, son of James Montgomery and Emily King, on 31 December 1907 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.2 
Census US 1920*7 January 1920Anna and George Montgomery, were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 7 January 1920 at 635 F Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. George was recorded as 32 years of age and worked as a machinist for a wagon company, and Anna was also 32 years of age. They owned their home free of mortgage and were both able to read and write. Their four surviving children were enumerated with them in 1920. Edwin and Mildred were ages 11 and 7 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the last four months; Dorothy was 3 years old; and Gerald's age was 6 months. Also enumerated in the Montgomery household in 1920 was Anna's brother, Michael O'Rourke, who was 50 years of age, single, and was not employed.4 
Census US 1930*10 April 1930Anna O. and Oscar G. Montgomery were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 10 April 1930 at 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. They were both 43 years of age and had both been age 23 when they married. They owned their home, which was valued at $5,000, and also owned a radio set. Oscar worked as a machinist for a sanitary fixtures company. Five of their six children, and a daughter-in-law, were enumerated with them in 1930. The couple's four youngest children had all attended school since 1 September of the previous year. Dorothy, Gerald, Esther and Charles were ages 13, 11, 9 and 7 years, respectively. Their married son, Edwin O., was 22 years of age, had been age 21 when he married, and worked as a clerk for a railroad company. Edwin's wife, Clara M., was 19 years old, and had been age 19 when they married. Oscar and Anna's eldest daughter, Mildred, had married three months earlier and was enumerated with her husband, Henry Jenne, in their rented home a few miles away from her parents.1 
(Wife) Death1 May 1932Anna became a widow when Oscar George Montgomery was murdered on 1 May 1932 at age 46.5 
(Widow) Arrest2 May 1932John Kinslow was arrested on 2 May 1932 for the murder of Anna's husband, who had been stabbed to death the day before.5 
(Widow) MurderHer husband's murder was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
____________.5
 
Death*4 November 1976She died on 4 November 1976 at age 903 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Saint Louis Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.3 

Family

 Oscar George Montgomery b. 18 Feb 1886, d. 1 May 1932
Children 1.John Edwin Montgomery Sr.1 b. 29 Oct 1908, d. 17 Nov 1989
 2.Oscar Harold Montgomery6 b. 3 Jun 1910, d. 23 May 1916
 3.Mildred Gertrude Montgomery7 b. 2 Jul 1912, d. 17 Jul 2000
 4.Dorothy Montgomery8,1 b. 5 Jun 1916
 5.Gerald Montgomery9 b. 3 Jul 1918, d. 4 May 2003
 6.Esther Montgomery10 b. 18 Mar 1921
 7.Charles Montgomery1 b. 1923

Citations

  1. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Oscar G. and Anna O. Montgomery, Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2340489. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 December 1907 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, of Oscar Montgomery and Annie O'Rourke, citing FHL Film# 000826088. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Anna Montgomery, Memorial# 120463731. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George and Anna Montgomery, Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville Ward 5, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_580; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 116. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Oscar Harold Montgomery, Memorial# 120465684.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mildred Gertrude (Montgomery) Jenne, Memorial# 167191516.
  8. [S2205] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Dorothy M Montgomery on 5 June 1916 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, born to Annie O'Rourke, citing Volume 62, Certificate# 30626, Volume Year 1916. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-1999.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Gerald James Montgomery, Memorial# 93770149.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Esther L. (Montgomery) Sceifres, Memorial# 170427306.

Jeremiah O'Sullivan1,2

b. 1815
Family
Birth*1815Jeremiah O'Sullivan was born in 1815 in Ireland.3 
Name VariationHe was called Jerry O'Sullivan.4 
Name-SpellingsVariations in the spelling of the O'SULLIVAN surname found in our research included Sullivan and Sulivan.5 
Marriage*18 January 1848He married Elizabeth Osburn on 18 January 1848 in Spencer County, Kentucky.4,6 
Census US 1850*22 August 1850Elizabeth and Jeremiah O'Sullivan were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 22 August 1850 in District 1, Spencer County, Kentucky. Jeremiah was 30 years of age and a farmer, and Elizabeth was age 25. Both were able to read and write, and they were enumerated with their son, John W., who was 5 months old. Enumerated on the same census page in 1850 were the households of Isaac Lankford and William Cotton. Isaac Lankford's nephew, Larkin R. Lankford would become Jeremiah and Elizabeth's son-in-law when he married their daughter, Margaret Ellen O'Sullivan, who was not yet born in 1850. And, William Cotton's wife, Malinda (Langford) Cotton, was a daughter of Isaac Lankford and a 1st cousin to Margaret Ellen O'Sullivan's future husband, Larkin R. Lankford.1,7,8 
(Bride's Father) Marriage8 October 1867Jeremiah's daughter, Margaret Ellen, and her husband, Larkin R. Langford, were married in the O'Sullivan home in Spencer County, Kentucky, on 8 October 1867.9 

Family

 Elizabeth Osburn b. 1826
Children 1.John W. O'Sullivan10,4,5,11 b. 23 Dec 1849, d. 25 Jan 1923
 2.Margaret Ellen O'Sullivan+9,4 b. 1 Feb 1852, d. 13 Apr 1893
 3.Samuel O'Sullivan2 b. 15 Nov 1859

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jeremiah and Elizabeth O'Sullivan, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: 219; Page: 85b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1687] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Samuel O Sullivan on 15 November 1859 in Spencer County, Kentucky, USA, son of Jeremiah O Sullivan and Elizabeth Osburn. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Maggie Ellen (O'Sullivan) Langford, Memorial# 39587607, reporting her year of birth as 1853. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jerry and Elisabeth O'Sullivan, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: M653_395; Page: 13; Family History Library Film: 803395, estimating Margaret's year of birth as 1851. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jerry and Elizabeth Sullivan, Year: 1870; Census Place: Nations Precinct, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: M593_499; Page: 150A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 January 1848 in Spencer, Kentucky, USA, of James O Sullivan and Elizabeth "Asburn", citing FHL Film# 000482639. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  7. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac and Elizabeth Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: 219; Page: 85b.
  8. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Malinda Cotton, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: 219; Page: 85b.
  9. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 8 October 1867 at the home of J. O'Sullivan in Spencer County, Kentucky, USA, of Larkin R Langford and Margaret Ellen OSullivan, with Stephen Langford and William Cotton as witnesses, married by Henry Sparrow, license issued the same day in Spencer County, citing FHL Film# 000482642.
  10. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John William Sullivan on 25 January 1923 in Spencer County, Kentucky, USA, born on 23 December 1849 in Spencer County, to Jerry O Sullivan and Bettie Osburn, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  11. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jerry O Sullivan, (although his name was transcribed by Ancestry as "Leroy C. Sullivan"), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Eden, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: 442; Page: 486B; Enumeration District: 177. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

John W. O'Sullivan1

b. 23 December 1849, d. 25 January 1923
Family
Father*Jeremiah O'Sullivan1,2,3,4 b. 1815
Mother*Elizabeth Osburn1,3 b. 1826
Birth*23 December 1849John W. O'Sullivan was born on 23 December 1849 in Spencer County, Kentucky.1 
Death*25 January 1923He died on 25 January 1923 in Spencer County, Kentucky, at age 73.1 

Citations

  1. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John William Sullivan on 25 January 1923 in Spencer County, Kentucky, USA, born on 23 December 1849 in Spencer County, to Jerry O Sullivan and Bettie Osburn, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jerry and Elisabeth O'Sullivan, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: M653_395; Page: 13; Family History Library Film: 803395, estimating Margaret's year of birth as 1851. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jerry and Elizabeth Sullivan, Year: 1870; Census Place: Nations Precinct, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: M593_499; Page: 150A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jerry O Sullivan, (although his name was transcribed by Ancestry as "Leroy C. Sullivan"), Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Eden, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: 442; Page: 486B; Enumeration District: 177. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.