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Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan 1896–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1896

Birth Location: Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1979

Death Location: Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Dolan

Mother: Elizabeth Geris

Spouse(s): George Bresney

Children(s): Regina Bresney, Ellen Bresney, Margaret Bresney

Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan was born in 1896 in Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA, the child of John Thomas Dolan And Elizabeth Geris. In 1900, Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided in Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA. In 1901, Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided in Indianola, Nebraska, USA. Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan married George William Bresney, and had children including Ann Brearey, Ellen W Bresney, George Bresney Jr, Margaret M Bresney, Regina Lorraine Bresney. Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan passed away in 1979 in Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan was born in 1896 in Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA, the child of John Thomas Dolan And Elizabeth Geris.
  • In 1900, Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided in Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1901, Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided in Indianola, Nebraska, USA.
  • Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan married George William Bresney, and had children including Ann Brearey, Ellen W Bresney, George Bresney Jr, Margaret M Bresney, Regina Lorraine Bresney.
  • Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan passed away in 1979 in Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dolan
1854–1931
Birth Location: Amenia, Dutchess, New York
JD
Elizabeth Geris
1860–1920
Birth Location: St. Martin, Brown, Ohio, USA
EG

Spouses(s)

George Bresney
1893–1972
Birth Location: Streator, La Salle, Illinois, USA
GB

Children(s)

Regina Bresney
1919–1986
Birth Location: Red Willow Co. Nebraska at Home
RB
Ellen Bresney
1920–
Birth Location: Nebraska
EB
Margaret Bresney
1926–2008
Birth Location: Nebraska
MB

Ellen Dolan's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Dolan
1896–1979
Birth Place: Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
Parents
John Thomas Dolan
1854–1931
Amenia, Dutchess, New York
Elizabeth Geris
1860–1920
St. Martin, Brown, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
William Dolan
1822–1892
Eniscorthy, Wexford County, Ireland
Catherine Wilson
1822–1860
Rosslare, Wexford County, Ireland
Jean (Joseph) Geris
1833–1924
Mussy-Laville, Virton Canton, Belgium
Catherine (Amanda 'Kitty') Thompson
1834–1913
Fayetteville, Brown, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Geris
1779–1841
Mary LeFevre
1795–1858
Charles Thompson
1798–1876
Sarah Eubanks
1811–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Joris
1744–1822
Jeanne George
1756–1814
Jean LeFevre
1770–
Elisabeth Falcot
1775–1845
WILLIAM THOMPSON
1767–
Elizabeth Collingwood
1774–
William Eubanks
1759–1812
Elizabeth Skinner
1793–1878

Ellen Dolan's Descendants

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Ellen (Ida 'Nellie') Dolan (8 Oct 1896–23 Dec 1979) m. George (William) Bresney (4 Sep 1893–21 Aug 1972)
  1. 1. Regina (Lorraine) Bresney 1919–1986 m. George (William) Bliss 1911–1946
    1. 1. Harold ("Butch" George) Bliss 1939–1971 m. Louise (Freida) Berryhill 1934–1981
  2. 2. Ellen (W) Bresney 1920–
  3. 3. Margaret (M) Bresney 1926–2008 m. Carmen (Frank) Austino 1924–2002

Ellen Dolan's Timeline

15 Records

1896
8 Oct 1896
Birth of Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan in Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
1900
1900
Age 4
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
1901
4 Oct 1901
Age 5
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in Indianola, Nebraska, USA
Indianola, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
1917
8 Aug 1917
Age 21
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan was married in Indianola
Indianola
1920
1920
Age 24
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
1929
30 Nov 1929
Age 33
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in Streator, Illinois, USA
Streator, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in Bondville, Bondville, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
Bondville, Bondville, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
1933
1933
Age 37
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in McCook.
McCook.
1935
1935
Age 39
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in Streator, La Salle, Illinois
Streator, La Salle, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 44
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in Bruce Twp, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Bruce Twp, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 55
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1953
1953
Age 57
Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan resided here in Streator, Illinois, USA
Streator, Illinois, USA
1979
23 Dec 1979
Age 83
Death of Ellen Ida 'Nellie' Dolan in Streator, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Streator, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Streator, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00832; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 50-16
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bondville, Red Willow, Nebraska; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2341025
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska; Roll: T624_853; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0189; FHL microfilm: 1374866
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Streator, LaSalle, I
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Indianola
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times; Publication Date: 23 Dec 1978; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, United States of America; ,0.4109698,0.7438778,0.6491711&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1901
    Event Place: Indianola, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Weekly Reporter; Publication Date: 4 Oct 1901; Publication Place: Indianola, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska; Roll: T624_853; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0189; FHL microfilm: 1374866

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1000; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 193

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1929
    Event Place: Streator, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Times; Publication Date: 30 Nov 1929; Publication Place: Streator, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bondville, Bondville, Red Willow, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bondville, Red Willow, Nebraska; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2341025

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1933
    Event Place: McCook.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, Indianola Reporter; Publication Date: 20 Apr 1933; Publication Place: Indianola, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Streator, La Salle, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Streator, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00832; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 50-16

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bruce Twp, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Streator, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00832; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 50-16

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Streator, LaSalle, I

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Streator, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1979
    Event Place: Streator, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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