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Shirley Kay O'Brien 1936–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1936

Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk Co, IA

Death Date: 16 Sep 2015

Death Location: Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Father: Clarence O'Brien

Mother: Ellen Gibbons

Spouse(s): Raymond Peterson

Children(s):

The story of Shirley Kay O'Brien began in 1936 in Des Moines, Polk Co, IA. In 1940, Shirley Kay O'Brien resided in Lee Township, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA. In 1954, Shirley Kay O'Brien resided in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Shirley Kay O'Brien married Raymond Leroy Peterson, and had children including Cynthia Joanne Cindy Petersen, Julia Ann Peterson, Timothy Tim Antone Peterson. Shirley Kay O'Brien passed away in 2015 in Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Shirley Kay O'Brien began in 1936 in Des Moines, Polk Co, IA.
  • In 1940, Shirley Kay O'Brien resided in Lee Township, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1954, Shirley Kay O'Brien resided in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
  • Shirley Kay O'Brien married Raymond Leroy Peterson, and had children including Cynthia Joanne Cindy Petersen, Julia Ann Peterson, Timothy Tim Antone Peterson.
  • Shirley Kay O'Brien passed away in 2015 in Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clarence O'Brien
1903–1964
Birth Location: Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA
CO
Ellen Gibbons
1901–1963
Birth Location: Van Meter, Dallas Co, IA
EG

Spouses(s)

Raymond Peterson
1932–2015
Birth Location: prob Des Moines, Polk Co, IA
RP

Children(s)

Shirley O'Brien's Ancestors

Self
Shirley O'Brien
1936–2015
Birth Place: Des Moines, Polk Co, IA
Parents
Clarence Howard O'Brien
1903–1964
Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Ellen (Sadie) Gibbons
1901–1963
Van Meter, Dallas Co, IA
Grandparents
William (Francis) Obrien
1878–
Iowa
Grace Stacy
1879–
Iowa
Clarence ("Clem" Elsie) GIBBONS
1873–1962
Milo, Warren Co, IA
Lelah (Frances) BARNETT
1876–1956
rural Earlham, Madison Co, IA
Great-Grandparents
Tilman GIBBONS
1841–1923
Lydia WHITE
1845–1916
Elwood BARNETT
1849–1929
Sarah BUNCH
1857–1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John GIBBONS
1806–1864
Lydia STANTON
1813–1887
John WHITE
1811–1889
Jane NEWLIN
1811–1856
William Barnett
1804–1874
Julia BALLARD
1811–1871
William BUNCH
1803–1870
Elizabeth BARNETT
1817–1888

Shirley O'Brien's Timeline

8 Records

1936
11 Aug 1936
Birth of Shirley Kay O'Brien in Des Moines, Polk Co, IA
Des Moines, Polk Co, IA
1940
1940
Age 4
Shirley Kay O'Brien resided here in Lee Township, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Lee Township, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
1954
1954
Age 18
Shirley Kay O'Brien resided here in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
1962
1962-2020
Age 26
Shirley Kay O'Brien resided here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
1993
1993
Age 57
Shirley Kay O'Brien resided here in Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, MN
1999
1999
Age 63
Shirley Kay O'Brien resided here in Cologne, Minnesota, USA
Cologne, Minnesota, USA
2015
Abt 2015
Age 79
Shirley Kay O'Brien resided here in Bloomington, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Bloomington, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
2015
16 Sep 2015
Age 79
Death of Shirley Kay O'Brien in Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1936
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk Co, IA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lee Township, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01197; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 100-137

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: East High School; Year: 1954

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962-2020
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1964
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Des Moines Tribune - 10 Aug 1964 - Page 17, Obituary for C.H. O'Brien

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Minneapolis, MN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1999
    Event Place: Cologne, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 2015
    Event Place: Bloomington, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Sep 2015
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Star Tribune - 17 Sep 2015 - Page B6, Obituary for Shirley Kay Petersen (Aged 79) 17 Sep 2015

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bloomington
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Star Tribune; Publication Date: 17 Sep 2015; Publication Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; ,0.39477143,0.49783668,0.55460835&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 2015
    Event Place: Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017
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