Loretta D. Boercker O'Brien

F, (1898 - )
FatherCharles G Boercker (c 1872 - )
MotherDora E. Eldridge Boercker (1872 - 1951)
Birth*1898 Missouri (MO), United States (US)1 
Marriage* Groom=Robert L. O'Brien2 
Married Name O'Brien [Boercker] 
Death*  
Biography* Loretta Boercker O'Brien, 1898-????:
Born in Missouri to parents both born in Illinois, Loretta's family moved from St. Clair county, Illinois in 1894/5. In 1900, they rented at 5317 North Broadway (a duplex) in St. Louis 1st ward. Loretta was the third child and second daughter. Her father was employed as a machinist. By 1910, they had moved to a rented house at 426 East 14th Street in the 4th ward of Alton in Madison County, Illinois. And by 1920, she was married to Robert O'Brien, had a four-month-old son and was renting at 1441 St. Louis Avenue in St. Louis 3rd ward. In 1930, Loretta was living with her widowed mother at 2833 Twentieth Street in the 18th ward. Although married, neither her husband nor her 10-year-old son was living with her. Loretta was employed as a seamstress with a dress company. 

Family

Robert L. O'Brien b. 22 Jun 1899, d. 12 Jul 1938
Child
Last Edited3 Nov 2021

Citations

  1. [S190] 1920 Federal Census, Saint Louis, Missouri,.
  2. [S18] Obituary,.

Robert John O'Brien

M, (1919 - 1988)
FatherRobert L. O'Brien (1899 - 1938)
MotherLoretta D. Boercker O'Brien (1898 - )
Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Joseph Cody Jr
Birth*3 Aug 1919 Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)1,2 
Christening24 Aug 1919 Saint Michael's, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US); godfather=John H. Pohlmann, godmother=Ellen A. O'Brien Pohlmann, priest=Rev. J. J. Towers1 
Marriage* Principal=Darline M. Henning O'Brien 
Death*4 Apr 1988 Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)3 
Note*5 Apr 1988 obituary: Saint Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch, Tuesday 05 April 1988 sBp4c63 
Burial*7 Apr 1988 Jefferson Barracks Nat'l cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)3 
Last Edited2 Nov 2021

Citations

  1. [S582] St.Michael's christening record 1916-1927.
  2. [S327] Social Security Death Index -from Rootsweb <http://ssdi.roostweb.com/>-.
  3. [S18] Obituary,.

Eleanor Kraus Walsh

F
Marriage*a Jul 1972 Groom=Edgar Walsh1 
Last Edited14 Oct 2007

Citations

  1. [S18] Obituary,.

Ethel Mayme Pickens Whitehead O'Brien

F, (1887 - 1948)
FatherJames L. Pickens (c 1867 - )
MotherMissouri Cissom Pickens (c 1868 - )
Birth*24 Nov 1887 Bloomfield, Missouri (MO), United States (US)1,2 
Marriage*a 1 Jan 1920 Groom=Michael Francis O'Brien3 
Married Namea 1 Jan 1920 O'Brien [Pickens] 
Death*7 Oct 1948 Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)4,1 
Note*8 Oct 1948 obituary St Louis (Missouri) Post-Democrat, Friday 8 October 1948 sDp12c54 
Burial*11 Oct 1948 Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)5 
Biography* Ethel Pickens O'Brien, 1887-1948:
Born in Missouri to a father born in Kentucky and a mother born in Missouri, Ethel was married circa 1904 to Cleveland Whitehead. In 1910, they owned a farm at Bloomfield and Poplar Bluff Roads in Caster township, Stoddard County, Missouri. Her parents owned a farm at Bloomfield and Alhambra Roads. By 1930, she had married for a second time to Michael O'Brien. She and Michael were living at 2565 Benton Street in St. Louis 18th ward. None of her five children by Cleveland Whitehead were living with them.

Ethel, 60 years-old and a resident of 4218a St. Louis Street, died on a Thursday at Missouri Baptist Hospital. Cause of death was a cerebral accident and hypertension. Ethel's physician was Dr. C. H Kilker, 3121 North Grand. She was survived by her second husband Michael O'Brien, five children: Dorothy J. Kelly, Jean M. Harrison, Thelma R. Phillips, James and Ruben Whitehead, her father James Pickens of Lipeer, Michigan, siblings, grandchildren and others. Ethel's funeral was held on Monday from St. Matthew's Church. Cullinane Bros. Funeral Home, 3320 North Kingshighway was in charge. 
Last Edited2 Nov 2021

Citations

  1. [S195] Missouri state death record.
  2. [S1891] By Terry (Pickens) McLean, Pickens Pipeline, RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/>,.
  3. [S433] 1930 Federal Census, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri,.
  4. [S18] Obituary,.
  5. [S444] Saint Louis Diocese website - <www.stlcathcem.com>,.

Harriet Soete O'Brien

F, (1901 - 1927)
FatherWilliam "Ruby" Soete
MotherMinnie Keene Soete
Birth*23 Aug 1901 Illinois (IL), United States (US)1 
Married Name8 Nov 1922 O'Brien [Soete] 
Marriage*8 Nov 1922 Clayton, Missouri (MO), United States (US); Groom=Martin Patrick O'Brien2 
Death*1 Jan 1927 Central Tp, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US); Witness=Ellen A. O'Brien Pohlmann3,1 
Note2 Jan 1927 article: St Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat, Sunday 02 January 1927 p14 
Note*3 Jan 1927 obituary: St Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat, Monday 3 January 1927 p223 
Burial*4 Jan 1927 Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)5 
Biography* Harriet Soete O'Brien, 1901-1927:
In 1910, the family is living at 2612a 10th Street in St. Louis 3rd ward. Harrie's father William is working as a city policeman. By 1920, her mother Minnie has married George Wells and they and three Soete children are living at 4578 Garfield in the 26th ward. The step-father is a clerk for the L&N Railroad.

Harriet, age 25, died in a one automobile accident on New Year's Day at Page Avenue and the Creve Couer car tracks in Central township, St Louis County. Her husband Martin, the driver, lost control of the car which struck the curbing and turned over. Cause of death was listed as a fractured skull and broken neck. An inquest was held by the Kirkwood coroner Dr. Louis H Bopp who concluded that it was an "unavoidable auto accident by car turning over ...". Harriet was survived by her husband, mother, brother, sister, mother-in-law. Her funeral was held on Tuesday from the Lynch and Kelly Chapel, 4245 Lindell Blvd. Undertaker Louis H. Bopp of Kirkwood was in charge. 
Last Edited27 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S195] Missouri state death record.
  2. [S1785] St Louis County civil marriage record.
  3. [S18] Obituary,.
  4. [S1597] Newspaper item.
  5. [S444] Saint Louis Diocese website - <www.stlcathcem.com>,.

Ethel Brent O'Brien

F, (1892 - 1932)
Birth*24 Sep 1892 Missouri (MO), United States (US)1 
Marriage*c 1910 Groom=John Joseph O'Brien2 
Married Namec 1910 O'Brien [Brent] 
Death*28 Aug 1932  

Family

John Joseph O'Brien b. 3 Feb 1889, d. 5 Jan 1981
Children
Last Edited2 Nov 2021

Citations

  1. [S190] 1920 Federal Census, Saint Louis, Missouri,.
  2. [S433] 1930 Federal Census, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri,.

John O'Brien

M
FatherJohn Joseph O'Brien (1889 - 1981)
MotherEthel Brent O'Brien (1892 - 1932)
Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Joseph Cody Jr
Last Edited3 Nov 2021

Audrey Evelyn O'Brien Mancini Lonteen

F, (1917 - 2002)
FatherJohn Joseph O'Brien (1889 - 1981)
MotherEthel Brent O'Brien (1892 - 1932)
Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Joseph Cody Jr
Birth*19 Sep 1917 Missouri (MO), United States (US)1 
Death*5 Oct 2002  
Last Edited3 Nov 2021

Citations

  1. [S190] 1920 Federal Census, Saint Louis, Missouri,.