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Walter John "Skip" O'Brien 1935–2022 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1935

Birth Location: Chicago, Illinois

Death Date: 22 Sep 2022

Death Location: Downer's Grove, Il

Father: Walter O'brien

Mother: Ellen O'Brien

Spouse(s): Beverly VELON

Children(s):

Walter John "Skip" O'Brien was born in 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, the child of Walter James O Brien And Ellen O Brien. In 1935, Walter John "Skip" O'Brien resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. In 1940, Walter John "Skip" O'Brien resided in Cook, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Walter John "Skip" O'Brien married Beverly Joan Velon. Walter John "Skip" O'Brien passed away in 2022 in Downer's Grove, Il.

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Biography

  • Walter John "Skip" O'Brien was born in 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, the child of Walter James O Brien And Ellen O Brien.
  • In 1935, Walter John "Skip" O'Brien resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Walter John "Skip" O'Brien resided in Cook, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • Walter John "Skip" O'Brien married Beverly Joan Velon.
  • Walter John "Skip" O'Brien passed away in 2022 in Downer's Grove, Il.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter O'brien
1901–1966
Birth Location: CHICAGO, COOK, ILLINOIS
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Ellen O'Brien
1901–1976
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Beverly VELON
1935–2023
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
BV

Children(s)

Walter O'Brien's Ancestors

Self
Walter O'Brien
1935–2022
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois
Parents
Walter James O'brien
1901–1966
CHICAGO, COOK, ILLINOIS
Ellen O'Brien
1901–1976
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Grandparents
Louis (James) O'Brien
1869–1928
Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
Mary (Margaret Obrien) Lambert
1869–1935
New Ross, Bannow, Wexford, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James O'Brien
1818–1896
Mary Walsh
1827–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James O'Brien
1795–
Elizabeth Doyle
1798–
Flannagan
1800–

Walter O'Brien's Timeline

6 Records

1935
11 Apr 1935
Birth of Walter John "Skip" O'Brien in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
1935
1935
Walter John "Skip" O'Brien resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 5
Walter John "Skip" O'Brien resided here in Cook, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Cook, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 15
Walter John "Skip" O'Brien resided here in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
1960
4 June 1960
Age 25
Walter John "Skip" O'Brien was married in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States
2022
22 Sep 2022
Age 87
Death of Walter John "Skip" O'Brien in Downer's Grove, Il
Downer's Grove, Il

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Bermuda, Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1957-1969, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving in Bermuda; NAI: 2681636; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Gr
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oak Park, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 3773; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 108-66

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 June 1960
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960, Cook County Clerk; Chicago, Il; Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cook, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Oak Park, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 3773; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 108-66

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Hamilton, Bermuda
    Record Source: Bermuda, Passenger and Crew Manifests, 1957-1969, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving in Bermuda; NAI: 2681636; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Gr

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 2022
    Event Place: Downer's Grove, Il
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