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William Patrick O'Brien 1913–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1913

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Death Date: 2 Feb 1977

Death Location: Hillside, Illinois, USA

Father: Louis O'Brien

Mother: Mary Lambert

Spouse(s): Marie Colcord

Children(s):

William Patrick O'Brien was born in 1913 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, the child of Louis James O Brien And Mary Margaret Obrien Lambert. In 1920, William Patrick O'Brien resided in Chicago Ward 13, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA. William Patrick O'Brien married Marie Agnes Colcord. William Patrick O'Brien passed away in 1977 in Hillside, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Patrick O'Brien was born in 1913 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, the child of Louis James O Brien And Mary Margaret Obrien Lambert.
  • In 1920, William Patrick O'Brien resided in Chicago Ward 13, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA.
  • William Patrick O'Brien married Marie Agnes Colcord.
  • William Patrick O'Brien passed away in 1977 in Hillside, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William O'Brien's Ancestors

Self
William O'Brien
1913–1977
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Parents
Louis James O'Brien
1869–1928
Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States
Mary (Margaret Obrien) Lambert
1869–1935
New Ross, Bannow, Wexford, Ireland
Grandparents
James (Louis) O'Brien
1818–1896
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Mary Walsh
1827–1895
Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
James O'Brien
1795–
Elizabeth Doyle
1798–
Flannagan
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William O'Brien's Timeline

5 Records

1913
26 Feb 1913
Birth of William Patrick O'Brien in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1920
1920
Age 7
William Patrick O'Brien resided here in Chicago Ward 13, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 13, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
1939
12 July 1939
Age 26
William Patrick O'Brien was married in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
William Patrick O'Brien resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1977
2 Feb 1977
Age 64
Death of William Patrick O'Brien in Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1325
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 13, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_321; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 734

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 July 1939
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 13, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 13, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_321; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 734

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1977
    Event Place: Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillside, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007

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