Re: CAVANAUGH, Patrick & Sarah
CAVANAUGH, OBRIEN, VAN ALLEN
Posted By: Francine O'Brien Andersen (email) In Response To: CAVANAUGH, Patrick & Sarah (Susan Cavanagh Larkin)
Date: 3/18/2008 at 22:10:51
Just ran across your inquiry and think there may be some connection through Sarah Cavenaugh. However, your note shows Cavenaugh married Sarah O'BRIEN, born about 1873 in Iowa County, IA which matches Victor, Iowa of my great-grandparents but the date varies somewhat since the Sarah Jane O'Brien, a/k/a Sadie, as I have it, was born in 1882 in one source or 1870 in another source.
My name is Francine O'Brien Andersen,born in Whittemore, Iowa and now of Audubon, Iowa. My father was Edmund James O’Brien of Whittemore, Iowa. He was the son of James John O'Brien, born in Victor, Iowa (Iowa County)in 1870 and Catherien (correct spelling) O’Brien. The parents of James J. O'Brien were Timothy O’Brien and Hannorah (Liddy) O’Brien. Timothy and Hannorah O'Brien bought the O’Brien farm in Lotts Creek Township one and one-half miles north of Whittemore, Iowa on September 20, 1882. The O’Brien Farm north of Whittemore turned 125 years old in Fall of 2007.
Okay, starting with Timothy O’Brien (my great-grandfather), information I have is that he was born in County Kerry, Ireland in 1834 and died at Whittemore, Iowa on April 18, 1887 (List of Heirs in his probate file state his death date as April 21, 1887, guardianship filing for Timothy H. O’Brien says April 19, 1887). Timothy O'Brien immigrated to America to La Salle, Illinois at the age of *. In 1861 he was married to Hannorah Liddy (tombstone) Honorah Liddy, a/k/a Hannorah Liddy (age 46 at his death so born in approximately 1841; confirmed by tombstone).They moved to Victor, Iowa and later to a farm at Whittemore, Iowa. On September 20, 1882 he purchased the O’Brien Farm from
Benjamin B. Richards and Mary Eveleen Richards, George Burden and Eliza A. Burden for $2,560: North half of Section 31 in Twp 96 North of Range 30, West of the 5th P.M.(Later Trust Deeds say NE 1/4 of Section 31... Guardianship references N1/2 of NE 1/4 of Section 31 and shows Deed to James on February 8, 1906 of South ½ of the NE1/4 of Section 31 to James) His wife’s name was spelled “Honora” O’Brien in real estate and Court documents and Hannorah in others and Hanorah in others). Hannorah (Liddy) O’Brien is listed as born in County Clare, Ireland, in 1841. She died on September 1, 1924.They are buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery,one mile north and 1/2 mile west of Whittemore.The obituary of Sister Mary Catherine O’Brien, a/k/a Mary Agnes O’Brien, a Sister of Humility at Ottumwa, mentions that she was the daughter of Daniel O’Brien of Killarney, Ireland and that Daniel O’Brien was a brother of Timothy O’Brien, who settled north of Whittemore about the year 1880.
The children of Timothy and Honorah (Liddy) O’Brien were:
(1) Mary A.(Molly)(O’Brien) Erue...born 1861, died 1948. She married John Erue on October 14, 1883, Rev. D.F. McCaffrey officiating. John Erue was born in 1852 and died in 1932. They lived in Fairfield Twp, Palo Alto County in 1887. From Whittemore.
(2) Nellie M. (O’Brien) Oliver...born 1864, died 1941(tombstone) (1948 in probate). She married W.T. Oliver, a/k/a William Oliver on June 2, 1885, Rev. D.F. McCaffrey officiating. W.T. Oliver was born in 1860 and died in 1945. Listed as residing in Fairfield Twp., Palo Alto County in 1887.From Whittemore. Had children (tombstone)
(3) Maggie (O’Brien) Dailey...Born 1867(?), died 1***. She married Charles M. Dailey on October 29, 1887. They had at least 2 sons, Leo Dailey who served as secretary/mnager of the Montana State Fair; Tom Dailey of Algona (per column 9/3/1957. From Los Angeles).
(4) Nonie M. (History summary says Nona; Nona on tombstone)) (O’Brien) Butler...Born 1868, died 1948. She married John B. Butler on April 22, 1891, Rev. Michael Nicholls officiating. John B. Butler was born in 1865 and died in 1932. From Whittemore. Had children (tombstone)
(5) James John O’Brien...born October 30, 1870 at Victor, Iowa. The family moved to Whittemore when he was 13. He was 15 when his father died. He died on December 25, 1929 at Whittemore, Iowa. He married Catherien Isabelle (Boyle) O’Brien, born *, died on September 20, 1856. Catherien was the daughter of Charles Boyle and Margaret (Ryan) Boyle. They married in February 1897, in Whittemore, Rev. Michael Nicholls officiating. They are buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Whittemore.
(6) Emeline, a/k/a Emma (O’Brien) Phillips a/k/a Emeline O’Brien,...born *, died *. She married Alfred Phillips on March 16, 1898.Lived in Los Molinos, California.
(7) Timothy Howard O’Brien, a/k/a Howard O’Brien. ..born December 29, 1880, died *. Living in Bloomington, Illinois in January 1930. NOTE: I have to verify this, but I think he lived in Stuart,Iowa
(8) Sarah Jane, a/k/a Sadie (O’Brien) Cavanaugh,...born approximately 1882 (abstract puts her born same year as James, died *.From Algona.
(One of the O'Brien girls of that generation was married to a newspaper editor from Whittemore who died in a car accident and she later remarried and moved to Southeastern IowaJames O’Brien obituary in Whittemore Champion January 1, 1930 mentions out-of-town people who attended the funer: John O’Brien and Miss Mary O’Brien of Stuart, Iowa, Mrs. Nellie Van Allen and son, Harold, of Algona. Mrs. James Allen of Algona. Mr. And Mrs. J.T. Oliver of Villisca. Harvey Oliver and Miss Irene Oliver of Waseca, Minnesota; Mr. And Mrs. Ray W. Oliver of Algona; Mr. And Mrs. C.J. Oliver of Emmetsburger; From Shullsburg, Wisconsin: Mrs. George Gille, Mrs. Clair McKenna, Mr. And Mrs. Hugh O’Neil, P.H. Boyle. , T.E. Dailey of Algona. .
Mary Liddy was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Liddy who lived on a farm north of Whittemore. Mike Liddy came from El Paso, Illinois to Whittemore in 1888 as a young man. The Liddys were married in St. Michael’s church in Whittemore.. Mary Liddy married Michael “M.P.” McDonnell. They had 6 children: Grace was the eldest of 6 born to them. Others were: Celestine of Chicago, Leo and Michael of Detroit, and twins Edmund (deceased) and Edna of Sioux City. M.P. McDonnell had “Real Estate and Insurance” in whittemore, was justice of the peace for several years and Mayor of whittemore, had an implement business in whittemore and algona, and was a deputy sheriff in Kossuth County, raised and bought livestock, died in 1935. Grace McDonnell graduated from st. Michael’s Academy in Whittemore, attended Teachers’ College in Cedar Falls, went to Garretson, North Dakota to teach, met and married Alfre Carvell, a druggist, lived in Minot, North Dakota for several years and then moved to Fargo where Mr. Carvell operated the Fargo Drug Company until he died in 1944. Mrs. Carvell still lives in Fargo. They had 6 children: Robert, Vincent, James, Mary Jo, Donald (died in infancy) and Patricia. Patricia used to come to see her grandmother, Mary McDonnell who died in 1949. Roger Maris and Patricia Carvell attended Shanley Catholic High in Fargo where he was a football star and she was the 1953 high school queen. Roger played baseball in the summer. He graduated in 1952, she in 1953. The high school sweethears married in St. Anthony’s Catholic church, Fargo, October 13, 1956. They have 4 children: Susan, Kevin, Randy and Roger, Jr.
Mrs. Roger Maris’ grandfather was M.P. McDonnell.Mary Liddy’s sister, Theresa Liddy, married John Fulton, uncle of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen.
Loretta and Jim Butler of Whittemore: daughter, Helen and son-in-law, Jerry Quinan, others
Joyce and Russell Thorpe of Belvidere, Ill, : son, Tim, daughter
James John O’Brien, the fifth child of Timothy O’Brien and Hannorah Ryan O’Brien was born October 30, 1870 at Victor, Iowa. He died on December 25, 1929 at Whittemore, Iowa. Owning NE1/4 of Section 31, and SW 1/4 of Section 29 (320 acres). He married Catherien(correct spelling although referenced in some documents as Catharine and Catharien)) Isabelle (Boyle) O’Brien. Catherien was the daughter of Charles Boyle and Margaret (Ryan) Boyle and born 1876. He purchased ½ O’Brien Farm on February 5, 1895 from his mother and the other ½ on February 8 , 1906.They married in February 24, 1897, in Whittemore, Rev. Michael Nicholls officiating. Catherien was 53 when her husband died.Catherien died at Whittemore on September 20, 1956 at the age of 80.
They had 10 children:
(1) Timothy “Tim” O’Brien...born Tuesday, January 1898 at Whittemore, Iowa. He married Mae Irene Connors (born 1900) at Lawler, Iowa on June 9, 1927. They had two children: Joyce married to Russell Thorpe and Anne (O’Brien) Duffy, married to John Duffy. Thorpes had two kids, Annie and Tim. Joyce O'Brien Thorpe died of cancer in the late 1960s or early 1970s and I believe is also buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Algona. Duffys' children: Ann, Sarah, * Tim O'Brien died at the age of 83 in Algona on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1981 and is buried in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Algona, Iowa. Mae (Connor) O'Brien died in 1988 and is buried in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery Algona, Iowa
They lived in Lawler in 1929. (Note: John Junko, Lawler v. Tim O’Brien, Whittemore, and certain intoxicating liquors instruments and materials for making transcript of judgment #2798, filed 12/10 or 13/1935 for $290. Oconnor Bros, General Store, Lawler v. Mr and mrs. Tim O’Brien of Spencer, c/o State Highway Commission and certain Intoxicating liquors instruments and materials for making in #3844, filed May 24, 1937 for judgement enter May 20, 1937.)(2) Charles Bernard “Bern” O’Brien. Born on Good Friday, April 5, 1906 on the O’Brien Farm north of Whittemore, Iowa. Married Clara Mathais in St. John’s church in Bancroft, Iowa on February 4, 1929. She died at Rochester, Minnesota on Feb ruary 22, 1979. He died at the age of 75 at Rochester, Minnesota on June 22, 1975. They had * children: Marilyn, Dennis, Tom, Stanley, Jim, Pat, *. They lived in Cylinder in 1929, later Bancroft, Iowa, and later in Hayfield Minnesota. Tom married Marjean, live in Davenport. Jim married Judy, live in Davenport. Dennis lives in Mazeppa, Minnesota. Charles married dottie and they live in Stewartville, Minnesota, Stanley lives in Hayfield, minnesota.
(3) Marguerite Regina “Peggy” (O’Brien) Kollasch...born Tuesday, June 3, 1902. Married Leo Kollasch. They had * children: Ann (Kollasch) King, married to Joe King of Lone Rock/Algona, Iowa; Mary Eileen BormannJudy Kollasch, (Katie Kollasch Loss, Sue Rooney (Tom), Vicki Rooney (Bob)Theresa (Kollasch) Rooney then Bill Loss, Fenton/Ringsted? (Son, David Rooney married Stacy Williamson on January 7 in St. Mary’s Church, Armstrong, Iowa with Father Gerald Hartz officiating and they went to school at UNI in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Son was Tom Rooney of Sioux Falls (he has daughter Megan). Another son married Eileen Rooney, Omaha. Another son married Deb Rooney and they lived in Fairmont, Minnesota. David had niece Michelle Rooney of Armstrong help at wedding Another brother married Sharon Rooney and they lived in Mandan, North Dalota with daughter Heidi and Holly Rooney. , Joe King, married to Judy * on August 23, 1955, lives in Whittemore, *. Mary Eileen O’Brien (Bill Lampright then Maurice Bormann)(Craig Edward Lampright, son, married Mary Kathryn Ryan of Des Moinesm daugher was Connie Lampright and Linda Lampright Lickteig of West Des Moiens).
(4) Mary Lucille “Lucille” O’Brien...born Wednesday, November 2, 1904 at Whittemore. Died September 14, 1935. Buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Whittemore.
(5) James Edmund “Eddie” O’Brien...born Thursday, April 5, 1906 on the O’Brien Farm north of Whittemore. Said he changed his name to Edmund James O’Brien at Confirmation. Graduated from Presentation Academy in 1924. Married Frances Cevera (Hurley) O’Brien in St. Joseph’s Church, Elkader, Iowa on June 24, 1942, Msgr. James P. Taken officiating. Eddie died January 20, 1986. Fran died January * 20*. They had 6 children (see below). They are buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Whittemore.
(6) Hubert Michael O’Brien...born Tuesday, September 8, 1908 at Whittemore. Married Sylvia Thilges of St. Joseph. Hubert died *. Sylvia died *. They had * children: Mary Alma, PatsyBecker who is married to Al and lives in Humboldt, Sandy, * Children: sharon O’Brien Lemkee who is married to Gene of Irvington, Mary Alma O’Brien Hejik...
(7) Eileen Catherine O’Brien...born Thursday, May 11, 1911 at Whittemore. Died February 27, 1935. Died in her 20s from an operation at McCreery Hospital in Whittemore. Buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Whittemore.
(8) Mary Alma (O’Brien) Horan...born Friday, August 15, 1913 at Whittemore. Married Frank Horan, a,k,a, Francis R. Horan, of Muscatine in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 24, 1943. Mary Alma died in Albuquerque on Friday, June 23, 1978 at the age of 64. Frank served as city attorney in Albuquerque and as a State Representative. One child, Tom Horan, was born to them; he lives in Albuquerque and also served as a State Representative. Her has a daughter and two sons, Frank and *. They adopted two children: James “Jim” Horan of Roslindale, Massachusetts and Elizabeth “Beth” (Horan) Stephenson of Albuquerque. Beth’s daughter is Angie Horan Stephenson. She was a patient at Oahdale Sanitarium, Oakdale, Iowa and left in 1936.
(9) Loyola Martin “Tim” O’Brien...born Thursday, November 11, 1915 at Whittemore, Iowa. Married Marie Bahling of Burt, Iowa. Lived in Algona and Clear Lake, Iowa. They had three children: Judy (O’Brien) Stewart (married David Stewart their children: Janine Stewart Whipps, Janeen Chamberlain Stewart (Doug), Jeffifer Stewart), Maureen (O’Brien) Metzger of Dike, Iowa (deceased) with their children being Jana Marie Mentzer and Matthew Russell Mentzer); and Neil O’Brien of * Illinois(wife Leann Brown O’Brien. Loyola served * in World War II on the Pacific front and died *. Marie died *.
(10) Catherine Bernadette (O’Brien) Kurka...born November 2, 1921 at Whittemore, Iowa. Married Vic Kurka. Lived in Fairfield, Iowa. They had three children: Mike(born around 1952), Bill(born around 1953), and Mary Kay Kurka.. Bill married Luann, now divorced. Catherine died *. Vic died *.
Edmund “Eddie” and Frances “Fran” O’Brien had 6 children:
(1) Eileen Elizabeth Colette O’Brien...born in McCreery Hospital, Whittemore, on November 19, 1944, teaches at Cudahy High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
(2) Mary Michaeleen “Mickey” (O’Brien) Goldstine...born in McCreery Hospital, Whittemore on March 6, 1946. Married Lester Michael Goldstine, originally of Bridgewater, South Dakota, in St. Gerald’s Church, Ralston, Nebraska by Father Willaim Foster, on June 16, 1979. Mickey retired from teaching primary school in Ralston. Les is an engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers. They had two children: Michael James Goldstine, now of Connecticut, born September 18, 1981 in Omaha, Nebraska; and Timothy John Goldstine, now of Kansas City, Missouri, born May 20, 1983 in Omaha.
(3) Timothy Anthony O’Brien, born in Kossuth County Hospital, Algona, Iowa on May 17, 1948, died in St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota on June 2, 1948. Buried in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Whittemore.
(4) Kevin Edmund O’Brien...born in St. Ann’s Hospital in Algona, June 23, 1950. Married Eileen Enzler of Bethesda, Maryland in St. Mary’s Church, Washington., D.C. on July 15, 1978. They had 5 children: Kathleen Frances “Kat” O’Brien of New York, New York, Sports Journalist covering the Yankees for Newday, born November 8, 1979 in Davenport, Iowa; Bridget Eileen O’Brien of Washington, D.C., working for an environmental agency, born June 8, 1982 , Davenport; Kevin James O’Brien, born June 25, 1989, Davenport; Brendan Patrick O’Brien, born August *, 1990, Davenport; and Timothy Joseph O’Brien, born January 21*, 199*, Davenport. Kevin O’Brien works as a compliance officer for the U.S. Dept. Of Labor; Eileen is a teacher.
(5) Francine Ann O’Brien Andersen...born in St. Ann’s Hospital in Algona, December 5, 1953. Married Brian Paul Andersen at St. Michael’s Church, Whittemore by Father Cecil Friednmand on August 23, 1980. They have 3 children: Elizabeth Dagmar “Betsy” Andersen, born February 8, 1985 at Audubon County Memorial Hospital; Daniel Emmert Andersen, born May 18, 1987 at Audubon County Memorial Hospital; and James Edmund Andersen, born June 15, 1990 at Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Betsy Andersen has a daughter, Chloe Catherine Andersen, born April 15, 2003 at Audubon County Memorial Hospital.
(6) Edmund Daniel “Dan” O’Brien...born February 17, 1957 in St. Ann’s Hospital in Algona. Married Carol Gerleman in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on September 14, 1985 by Father David Ambrose. They have 2 daughters: Angela Christine “Angie” O’Brien,; and Katherine Danielle “Katey” O’Brien.
Mary T Bestenlehner of Algona is related.
Pat Cooper of Stuart, Ia is related to Howard O'Brien.
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