Family Group Sheet

HUSBAND
William J. O'BRIEN
BIRTH	April 1867	Canada
DEATH	before 1954
MARRIAGE	15 October 1893	Buffalo, Erie, New York^2512,2513

WIFE
Mary SHANNON
BIRTH	2 May 1870	Buffalo, Erie, New York^{2505,2506,2507}
CENSUS	1875	Mary, age 5, Born Erie County²⁵⁰⁸
MISC	1900	Mary is not listed in the directory, may not be working.
MISC	1925	282 Katherine St. , Buffalo, NY²⁵⁰⁹
DEATH	12 May 1954	Buffalo, Erie, New York^2510,2511
BURIAL	17 May 1954	Holy Cross
MISC		Tall, husky, buxom, generous
RESIDENCE		282 Katherine St. Buffalo, NY
OCCUPATION		Everybody loved Aunt Mary;
MISC		they visited on Sundays.
MISC		V.J. Shannon, she'd give the kids $ when
MISC		Christmas (a day's pay), a favorite of
MISC		Gave clothes to kids and $5 to family at
MISC		Catholic, OLO Perpetual Help
RESIDENCE
FATHER	Patrick SHANNON
MOTHER	Elizabeth MEADE


CHILDREN
1.	Vincent E. O'BRIEN MALE
	BIRTH	18 October 1894	Buffalo, Erie, New York²⁶¹⁷
	DEATH	16 February 1948	VA Hospital NYC
	MISC		Never Married
	OCCUPATION		Freight checker in WWI;
	MISC		problems that eventually killed him.
	MISC		Marsailles, France, came home with lung
	MISC		Was caught in a mustard gas attack in

2.	William J. O'BRIEN MALE
	BIRTH	10 March 1896	²⁶¹⁸
	DEATH	1930
	MISC		Had no children. Died young of appendicitis
	MISC		Liked ice fishing, built a tent on the ice²⁶¹⁹

3.	Grace V. O'BRIEN FEMALE
	BIRTH	17 November 1900	Buffalo, Erie, New York²⁶²⁰
	MISC	1997	Healthy all her life, starting to age at age 96
	DEATH	30 March 2001	Buffalo, Erie, New York^{2621,2622,2623}
	BURIAL	1 April 2001	Holy Cross
	MISC		Still working as a volunteer part time in 1996
	RESIDENCE		31 Marine Dr. 6-A, Buffalo, NY, 14202
	RESIDENCE
	MARRIAGE	25 October 1932	Clarence Vincent LYNCH; Buffalo, Erie, New York