Descendants of John
O'Brien
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN O'BRIEN was
born March 11, 1800 in Dublin, Ireland, and died September 29,
1863 in Galesburg, IL. On Febuary 13, 1828 in Westminster, Saint Marin In The Fields, London England he married ESTHER SIMONS.
Emigration: May 06, 1848, Liverpool on the ship
"Seraphine"
Immigration: October 09, 1849, Port of New York
Children of JOHN O'BRIEN and ESTHER
SIMONS are:
i. JOHN O'BRIEN, b. 1828.
ii. ELIZA O'BRIEN, b. 1829.
iii. ESTHER O'BRIEN, b. 1830. m. GRAUH/GRANT?
iv. JAMES O'BRIEN, b. 1831; d. 1920, Galesburg, IL.
v. SAMUEL O'BRIEN, b.December 19, 1830 in London, England, and died December 31, 1913 in Freemont, NE. He married (1) NANCY EASTON October 26, 1854 in Chicago, Illinios. He married (2) MARY C. MILLER April 05, 1884. He married(3)NANNIE MORRISON October 31, 1891 in Burlington, Iowa.
Generation No. 2
2. CATHERINE O'BRIEN
(JOHN1) was born March 1837 in London, England, and died December
11, 1907 in Aurora, Illinios. She married JAMES BUTLER September
08, 1855 in Galesburg, IL.
Children of CATHERINE O'BRIEN and JAMES
BUTLER are:
i. JOHANNA BUTLER, b. April 1855, Illinios; d. 1943, Burlington,
IA.
ii. THOMAS BUTLER, b. June 1856, Iowa; d. Bet. 1907 - 1910,
Texas.
iii. JOHN BUTLER, b. 1860, Galesburg, IL; d. May 09, 1899, Fort
Madison, Iowa.
iv. JAMES J. BUTLER, b. August 22, 1862, Chicago, Illinios; d.
March 26, 1954, Owosso, Michigan.
v. ROSETTA BUTLER, b. 1865, Burlington, IA.
vi. ESTHER BUTLER, b. 1868, Iowa.
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3. ROSETTA O'BRIEN
(JOHN1) was born April 1844 in London, England, and died 1931 in
Galesburg, IL. She married SOLOMON SPEAR August 24, 1862 in
Galesburg, IL.
Children of ROSETTA O'BRIEN and SOLOMON
SPEAR are:
i. HARRY C. SPEAR, b. 1863, Galesburg, IL; d. 1940, Galesburg,
IL.
ii. DAVID D. SPEAR, b. 1865, Galesburg, IL; m. KATHRYN L GEIDER,
1903.
6. iii. ARTHUR SPEAR, b. 1872, Galesburg, IL; d.
1913, Galesburg, IL.
4. AMELIA O'BRIEN
(JOHN1) was born January 01, 1848 in England, and died June 16,
1933 in Galesburg, IL. She married MOSES EPSTEINER December 1, 1873 in Galesburg, IL.
Children of AMELIA O'BRIEN and MOSES
EPSTEINER are:
i. LESTER J.EPSTEINER, b. June 01, 1880, Galesburg, IL; d.
October 13, 1880, Galesburg, IL.
ii. EARL EPSTEINER, b. October 1881.
iii. ETHEL EPSTEINER, b. August 21, 1883, Galesburg, IL; d. April
24, 1887, Galesburg, IL.
iv. ADDISON EPSTEINER, b. December 1888.
5. EDWARD O'BRIEN
(JOHN1) was born January 01, 1848 in England, and died Bet. 1871
- 1887. He married JENNY (UNKNOWN).
Child of EDWARD O'BRIEN and
JENNY (UNKNOWN) is:
i. EDWARD O'BRIEN, b. 1869, Galesburg, IL.
Generation No. 3
6. ARTHUR SPEAR
(JOHN1,ROSETTA2) was born in 1872 Galesburg, IL and died 1913,
Galesburg, IL. He married Grace (UNKNOWN) in 1896.
Child of ARTHUR SPEAR and Grace (UNKNOWN)
is:
i. ARTHUR SPEAR b. June, 1897