Edith Mary Ryan Odneal

F, (1909 - 1979)
Father*Richard S. Ryan (1883 - 1936)
Mother*Stella Loyola Carpenter Ryan (1883 - 1945)
Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr
Birth*5 Mar 1909 North Dakota (ND), United States (US)1 
Married Name18 Feb 1939 Odneal [Ryan] 
Marriage*18 Feb 1939 Brownsville, Cameron, Texas (TX), United States (US); Principal=Harry De Odneal2 
Death*6 Jan 1979 North Richland Hills, Tarrant, Texas (TX), United States (US)1 
Note*8 Jan 1979 obituary: Fort Worth (Texas) Star Telegram, Monday 08 January 1979/s.D/p.12/c.2/Death Notices/Edith Mary Odneal3 
Burial*Jan 1979 Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas (TX), United States (US)4 
Biography* Edith Mary Ryan Odneal, 1909-1979:
Probably born in Ellendale, Dickey County, North Dakota, Edith was the eldest of four children and of two daughters.
While she ten-years-old the family moved to Los Fresnos in Cameron County, Texas. Her father Richard was a farmer. He died in 1936 and Edith's mother Stellla continued to operate the farm. Edith became an accomplished piano player and regularly played publicly in nearby Brownsville. By 1939, Edith had moved to Brownsville where she married Harry Odneal. The marriage took place in the Rectory of Sacred Heart Catholic church and was performed by the Rev. William J. Moore. Edith's sister Olive and William Gilson were the witnesses. The couple took a honeymoon trip to San Antonio. They lived for a few years at 535 NW Adams in Brownsville and Edith worked as a secretary at the Carneiro Chumney Company. By 1947 they were living at 175 East 7th Street in Miami, Florida. And by 1949 they had moved to the Fort Worth area where they lived first at 2020 Layton Avenue in Holcom City, then 304 Hardesty Street in Richland Hills and finally at 6816 Hardesty.

Edith, 69, died on a Saturday at Glenview Hospital in North Richland Hills, Tarrant County, Texas after a six-day stay. Her husband Harry was informant on the death cert. Cause of death was cardio-pulminary arrest and severe COPD. Survivors included husband Harry, a son, a brother Eugene J. Ryan and a sister Mrs Olive Delaney. Services were held on Monday at the Lucas Chapel in Hurst with the Rev Bernard Rochon officiating. Edith's remains were cremated the same day. Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Rd, Hurst was in charge. 
Last Edited2 Jul 2021

Citations

  1. [S1975] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982.
  2. [S1597] Newspaper item, Heraldo de Brownsville (Texas), Sunday, 05 March 1939/p.2.
  3. [S18] Obituary, newspapers.com.
  4. [S1896] http://www.findagrave.com/

Olive Stella Ryan Delaney

F, (1915 - 1995)
Father*Richard S. Ryan (1883 - 1936)
Mother*Stella Loyola Carpenter Ryan (1883 - 1945)
Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr
Birth*2 Jun 1915 Ellendale, Dickey, North Dakota (ND), United States (US)1 
Married Name17 Nov 1932 Jackson [Ryan] 
Marriage*17 Nov 1932 Hidalgo, Texas (TX), United States (US); Principal=Jack Jackson2 
Married Name23 Nov 1939 Delaney [Ryan] 
Marriage*23 Nov 1939 Brownsville, Cameron, Texas (TX), United States (US); Principal=Walter John Delaney3 
Death*27 Oct 1995 Lakeland, Polk, Florida (FL), United States (US)4 
Note*29 Oct 1995 obituary: The Lakeland (Florida) Ledger - Sunday, October 29, 19954 
Burial*13 Nov 1995 National Cemtery, Bushnell, Florida (FL), United States (US)5 
Biography* Olive Stella Ryan Delaney, 1915-1995:
The second child of four and the second daughter of two, Olive grew up on a farm in the Los Fresnos area of Cameron County, Texas. Olive was married in 1932 at the age of sixteen to Jack Jackson. This marriage took place in Hildago County, Texas and was performed by a Justice of the Peace. Nothing else is known about this marriage or about Mr. Jackson. Olive's father Richard died in 1936 and her mother Stella continued to operate the farm. In 1939, Olive, who had completed two-years of college and was a resident of Brownsville in Cameron County, married Walter Delaney. Her sister Edith and Edith's husband Harry Odneal were witnesses. In 1942, Olive and Walter were living at 214 South Delaware Avenue in Tampa, Florida. By 1945, they had moved to Winter Haven in Polk County.
On 23 November 1949, Stella and her daughter Patricia, age three, sailed tourist class on board the SS Empress of Canada from Liverpool, England bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia arriving on the 29th. At that time they were residents of 1927 Lake Cannon in Winter Haven, Florida. In 1977, the family lived at 200 Lake Roy Drive in Winter Haven. In 1992 at 1610 Reynolds Road in Lakeland. Olive was employed as a secretary and was very active in Girl Scouts.

Olive, 80, died on a Friday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Her obit stated that she came to Winter Haven in 1987 but she was there much earlier that that. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Delaney. Olive was survived by her daughter, Patricia McAlviffe of Lakeland; a brother, Eugene Ryan, of Boston; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society was in charge. Her cremains were buried 17-days later. 
Last Edited2 Jul 2021

Citations

  1. [S1992] Social Security dth idx -from <Ancestry.com>-.
  2. [S1975] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965.
  3. [S1597] Newspaper item.
  4. [S18] Obituary,.
  5. [S1975] Ancestry.com, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites.

Richard Hugh Ryan

M, (1918 - 1920)
Father*Richard S. Ryan (1883 - 1936)
Mother*Stella Loyola Carpenter Ryan (1883 - 1945)
Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr
Nickname Hugh 
Birth*29 Oct 1918 North Dakota (ND), United States (US)1 
Death*28 Feb 1920 San Benito, Cameron, Texas (TX), United States (US)1 
Burial*29 Feb 1920 Los Fresnos, Cameron, Texas (TX), United States (US)1 
Last Edited11 Dec 2020

Citations

  1. [S1746] Texas death cert's, 1890-1976.

Marifrances Harrington Horner

F, (1912 - 1979)
Marifrances (Harrington) Horner
1912-1979
Father*John Jeremiah Harrington (1884 - 1921)
Mother*Anastasia Marie Ryan Harrington (1886 - 1965)
Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr
Name Variation Mary Frances 
Birth*1 Jun 1912 Charles Mix, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)1 
Marriage*18 Jun 1935 Groom=Ivan J. Horner2 
Married Name18 Jun 1935 Horner [Harrington] 
Death*29 Nov 1979 Los Angeles, California (CA), United States (US)3 
Biography* Marifrances Harrington Horner, 1912-1979:
In 1915, Marifrances and parents were living in Carthage, Miner County, South Dakota. She was the oldest of three children. In 1920, the family was living on Hubbard Street in the second ward. Marifrances' father died in 1921, and in 1925 the family still lived in Carthage but by 1928 had moved to Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County. There they were renting at 502 West Seventh Street (a duplex) in the 11th ward for $30/month. They also had a female lodger. Marifrances was working as a waitress at the Palace of Sweets. In 1931 she was listed as a student at Sioux Falls College (she completed 2-years there). In 1931, Marifrancis was working as a waitress at the Tip Top Cafe. She contracted tuberculosis (TB) and entered a sanitorium in Colorado.
After Marifrances recovered she got a job in downtown Denver at a Cafe near the Denver Post. In 1935, she lived at 317 West 14th Avenue. While in Denver she met Ivan Horner who was a pressman at the newspaper. They married in 1935 and lived at the Shasta Hotel at 429 15th Street, where Ivan already lived, because, according to family lore, Marifrances didn't like housework. In 1942, Ivan was called up to active duty in the Navy during World War II. After he returned they moved to San Francisco and in 1945 were living at 3410 22nd. In 1949 when her brother John died, Mary Frances was in Newfoundland. She traveled to Los Angeles for his funeral. By 1955 she and Ivan bought a house at 2235 North Hoyt in El Monte, Los Angeles County. Ivan worked as a pressman for the Los Angeles Times. Ivan died in 1962. Later she moved to Monterey Park. From 1963-to-1979, Marifrances was secretary of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State University/Los Angeles. In 1970, she was living in apartment 26 at 413 South New Avenue.

Marifrances, 67, died on a Thursday. On the 25th of November in 1981, the Physics Deptartment at CSU/LA planted three Sequoia trees on the lawn west of the Physical Science Building in her honor. The trees and an accompanying plaque were funded by alumni, faculty and staff of the department.
(Some of this bio was taken from the Thornhill Family Tree on Ancestry.com) 
Last Edited14 Jun 2021

Citations

  1. [S1745] https://familysearch.org/, South Dakota, Department of Health, Index to Births 1843-1914 and Marriages 1950-2016.
  2. [S553] Ryan-Wadden family descendant chart, revised 19 May 1993 prepared by Sheila Ryan, Tampa. FL 33647.
  3. [S361] Copyright 1998-2001 by MyFamily.com Inc., California Death Index, 1940-1997 (published on the World Wide Web by RootsWeb.com),.

John Jerry Harrington

M, (1920 - 1949)
John Jerry Harrington,
1920-1949
Father*John Jeremiah Harrington (1884 - 1921)
Mother*Anastasia Marie Ryan Harrington (1886 - 1965)
Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr
Birth*4 Apr 1920 South Dakota (SD), United States (US)1 
Marriage*Jul 1946 Bride=Jean Frances Eberling Harrington Cohen2 
Death*2 Mar 1949 San Bernardino, California (CA), United States (US)1 
Burial*14 Mar 1949 Fort Rosecrans Nat'l cemetery, San Diego, California (CA), United States (US)3 
Biography* John Jerry Harington, 1920-1949:
Probably born in Carthage, Miner County, South Dakota, the family lived in a mortgaged house on Hubbard Street. John was less than 18-months-old when his father died. By 1928, the family was renting at 502 West 7th Street (a duplex) in the 11th ward of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The family lived in several different places in Sioux Falls over the next ten-years. In 1938, they were living in an apartment at 113 North Main Avenue. John was working as a bellman at the Albert Hotel. The next spring he left Sioux Falls and headed for California. In 1939, John worked 24-weeks as a personnel clerk at North American Aviation company and earned wages of $480. By 1940, his mother had come to California as well and they were renting on South Union Drive in Los Angeles for $26/month. When John registered for the World War II draft in 1941, he and his mother were living at 378 6/8 Loma Drive in Los Angeles. John was described as being 5.ft-9.in in height and weighing 145 lbs. He had blue eyes, brown hair and a ruddy complexion. John signed the registration on 01 July and that September enlisted in the U.S. Marines. He was stationed in California and rose to the rank of Tech-Sargent during the war.

John died on a Wednesday at age 28. He was killed in a military airplane accident near Camp Baldy. Surviving were his widow, Jean E. Harrington and an infant son. A memorial service was held at El Toro Marine Corps Base, followed by military honors and interment in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego. Mottell's Mortuary, of Lone Beach, was in charge. 
Last Edited5 Jul 2021

Citations

  1. [S361] Copyright 1998-2001 by MyFamily.com Inc., California Death Index, 1940-1997 (published on the World Wide Web by RootsWeb.com),.
  2. [S553] Ryan-Wadden family descendant chart, revised 19 May 1993 prepared by Sheila Ryan, Tampa. FL 33647.
  3. [S642] Cemetery record, Fort Rosecrans.

Jean Frances Eberling Harrington Cohen

F
Father*Joseph Eberling
Mother*Frances (?) Eberling
Marriage*Jul 1946 Groom=John Jerry Harrington1 
Marriage*21 Mar 1951 Orange, California (CA), United States (US); Principal=Nathanil M. Cohen2 
Last Edited16 Jan 2021

Citations

  1. [S553] Ryan-Wadden family descendant chart, revised 19 May 1993 prepared by Sheila Ryan, Tampa. FL 33647.
  2. [S1975] Ancestry.com, California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959.

Karl Jon Kolaas

M, (1914 - 1945)
Father*Martin Kolaas (1879 - 1962)
Mother*Ottelia Sydow Kolaas (1880 - 1955)
Birth*6 May 1914 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)1 
Baptism21 Jun 1914 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)2 
Marriage*10 Aug 1940 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota (SD), United States (US); Bride=Margaret Lucille Harrington Kolaas Thornhill3 
Death*17 Aug 1945 Los Angeles, California (CA), United States (US)4 
Note*23 Aug 1945 obituary: Sioux Falls (south Dakota) Daily Argus-Leader, Thursday, 23 August 1945/p.4/c.3/Funerals5 
Burial*23 Aug 1945 Woodlawn cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)5 
Biography* Karl Jon Kolaas, 1914-1945:
Karl was the youngest of five and the only son. His father Martin was a first generation Norwegian-American born in Iowa. His mother Ottelia was born in Iowa to a German father and a mother born in Indiana. Karl was baptised at the First Luthern church on the 21st of June. In 1920 the family was renting at 716 West 5th Street in Sioux Falls 11th ward, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. The father Martin worked as a merchandise salesman. In 1930 the family was renting the 5th Street house for $35/month. The father Martin was manager of a store for farmers. By 1935 the family was renting at 642½ South Main Avenue. In 1939 Martin worked 52-weeks and earned wages of $972. Karl worked 48-weeks and earned wages of $816 as a butcher at the W. E. Peterson grocery 515 West 18th. In 1940, the family was paying $30/month in rent and the father Martin had been unemployed for 152-weeks up to 30 March and was working as a timekeeper on a WPA construction project. Karl worked 72-hours the week-ending 30 March. In August of that year Karl was married to Margaret Harrington at Sioux Falls by P.C.Conway, a Catholic priest. Then in October, Karl registered for the World War II draft. He and Margaret were renting the apartment at 113 North Main where Margaret and her mother had lived. They also had a telephone. Karl was 6 feet tall, weighed 143 pounds, had blue eyes, brown hair, a light complexion and had no identyfing marks or scars. On the 16th he signed as Karl J. Kolaas. In late 1941, Karl and Margaret moved to Los Angeles, California and in 1942 were livimg at 349½ Colimbia Avenue. In 1944 he and Margaret registered to vote as Democrats. They lived at 541 South Union Avenue and Karl worked as a butcher.

On Saturday, July 14th 1945, at the intersection of West Sixth Street and South Manhattan Place, a police officer’s car collided with another car, then caromed into a vacant store building on West Sixth where its gas tank exploded and started a fire. The officer’s pistol slipped from its holster and flames began exploding the cartridges. Karl, employed at a store at 4006 West Sixth Street, saw the flames, climbed into the burning car and carried the unconscious policeman out. Two other motorists and a pedestrian were also injured in the accident. Other officers credited Karl’s prompt action with saving the driver’s life. On Thursday, July 26th, the A.F.L. Policeman’s Union awarded a War Bond to Karl for saving the life of a fellow office on Jul 14th.

Karl, 31, died on a Friday. 22-days after receiving the War Bond and one week after his 5th wedding anniversary. Cause of death was a heart attack. Services were held the following Thursday at Miller Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Dr. H. J. Glenn officiated. Mrs. T. C. Thompson was the organist and Mrs. L. C. Reistroffer was soloist. Pallbearers were Ellsworth Daly, Dale McMahon, Charles Buckmeier, Clifford Kolaas, Harold Slocum and Axel Knudson. 
Last Edited15 Jun 2021

Citations

  1. [S1848] World War II draft reg from https://www.familysearch.org/
  2. [S1975] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969.
  3. [S2002] South Dakota., Marriage Records (published on the World Wide Web by Ancestry.com),.
  4. [S361] Copyright 1998-2001 by MyFamily.com Inc., California Death Index, 1940-1997 (published on the World Wide Web by RootsWeb.com),.
  5. [S18] Obituary,.

William Elias Thornhill

M, (1913 - 1988)
William E. Thornhill,
1913-1988
Father*Edwin B. Thornhill (1882 - )
Mother*Kathryn Olds Thornhill (1883 - )
Birth*13 Jul 1913 Haileybury, Ontario (ON), Canada (CA)1 
Marriage*Jul 1941 Principal=Loree A. Vergon Thornhill2 
Divorce*1947 Principal=Loree A. Vergon Thornhill 
Marriage*28 Oct 1949 Fairbanks, Central, Alaska (AK), United States (US); Bride=Margaret Lucille Harrington Kolaas Thornhill3 
Marriage*c 1960 Principal=LaVerne Marsh Thornhill 
Death*4 Jan 1988 Merced, California (CA), United States (US)4 
Burial*Jan 1988 North Hilmar cemetery, Hilmar, Merced, California (CA), United States (US)5 
Biography* William Elias Thornhill, 1913-1988:
William was the eldest of three and had one sister. He was born at the family home, 62 Georgina Avenue in Haileybury, to a father Edwin. a mining engineer, born in Missouri and a mother Kathryn born in Illinois. Circa 1919, the family lived in New Jersey where the second son was born. In 1920, they were renting at 10 Aztec in Hurley, Grant County, New Mexico. The father Edwin was working as a metalurgical engineer in a copper plant. And circa 1922, the third child and only daughter was born in New Mexico. By 1930 they owned a $6,000 house at 3815 Pacific Avenue in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. In 1940, William registered for the World War 2 draft. He listed his employer as the Howard Supply Company of Los Angeles. In 1941, William married Loree Vergon. The marriage license was issued in Yuma, Arizona by a clerk of the Superior Court of Puma County. William's occupation was listed as oil well supply. Both William and Loree listed their address as 321 South Olive Street, Alhambra, California. On 23 March 1942, William enlisted in the U.S. Army at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California. He was 5ft-10in tall, weighed 152 pounds, had completed 2-years of college and was working as a purchasing agent and buyer. William was enrolled in officer training during the war and most of his service was spent stateside. He and Loree had a child in 1944 and most of the next year he spent in the Phillipines. William and Loree divorced in 1947. When he returned to the states he was stationed at Ladd Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska. There he met and married his second wife Margaret (Harrington) Kolaas. They had three children - the first two were born in California. William was called up during the Korean War and spent most of his time in Tokyo, Japan as a U.S. Air Force Captain. William was overseas when the second child was born. The last child of the three was born in Washington. Margaret and William were divorced in 1957. Later William worked for the Federal Aviation Adminstration (FAA) in California. He took early retirement because of heart problems. He was married for a third time to Laverne Marsh. They lived in Grants Pass, Oregon for a number of years where his grown children with Margaret Harrington visited him.Later William and Laverne moved to Hilmar, California to be closer to Laverne's sister.

William, 74, of Hillmar, Merced County, California, died on a Monday of a heart attack.
(Some of this bio was taken from the Thornhill Family Tree on Ancestry.com) 
Last Edited16 Jan 2021

Citations

  1. [S1975] Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913.
  2. [S1975] Ancestry.com, Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972.
  3. [S1975] Ancestry.com, Alaska, Vital Records, 1818 -1963.
  4. [S361] Copyright 1998-2001 by MyFamily.com Inc., California Death Index, 1940-1997 (published on the World Wide Web by RootsWeb.com),.
  5. [S1896] http://www.findagrave.com/

Ivan J. Horner

M, (1907 - 1962)
Father*Charles Horner (c 1875 - )
Mother*Mollie Morrison Horner (c 1878 - )
Birth*4 Sep 1907 Missouri (MO), United States (US)1 
Marriage*18 Jun 1935 Bride=Marifrances Harrington Horner2 
Death*8 Aug 1962 Los Angeles, California (CA), United States (US)1 
Burial*Aug 1962 Resurrection cemetery, Montebello, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States (US)3 
Biography* Ivan J. Horner, 1907-1962:
Ivan was the middle of three sons born to Charles Horner, a locomotive engineer (train driver) born in Missouri, and Mollie Morrison born in Colorado. In 1910 the family rented in the 2nd ward of Slater, Salina County, Missouri. In 1920, Charles and Mollie owned their home at 611 First Street in the 3rd ward with mortgage. In 1930 Ivan, with 3-years of high school education, was lodging at the Shasta Hotel4, 429 15th Street in Denver Colorado and working as a pressman at the Denver Post newspaper. After his marriage to Marifrances Harington, they continued to live at the hotel. In 1939 he worked 52-weeks and earned $2,100 in wages. Ivan registered for the World War II draft on 16 October 1940. He was described as 6-feet tall, weighing 202-pounds with hazei eyes, brown hair and dark complexion and with a V-shaped scar on his lower lip. A member of the U.S. Navy Reserve, Ivan was called up during World War II on 15 July 1942 and was honorably discharged three years later on 08 September 1945 as a Machinist's Mate 2nd Class. He spent three-years and 97-days, from 14 September 1942 until 20 December 1944, on-board the heavy Cruiser USS Portland, one of the most decorated ships in the U.S. Fleet. Ivan saw a lot of action in the south Pacific aboard the Portland. During this time he wrote many letters back home to Marifrancis which are kept by family members. In 1945, Ivan and Marifrances lived at 3410 22nd in San Francisco, California where Ivan was a pressman for the San Francisco Examiner. By 1955, they had bought a house at 2235 North Hoyt in El Monte, Los Angeles County. Ivan worked as a pressman for the Los Angeles Examiner.

Ivan, 54, died at Good Samaritan Hospital on a Wednesday. He died of injuries suffered Sunday when his car overturned on the San Bernardino Freeway near Fremont Avenue in Alhambra. The California Highway Patrol said there was no other car involved in the crash.
(Some of this bio was taken from the Thornhill Family Tree on Ancestry.com) 
Last Edited25 Feb 2021

Citations

  1. [S361] Copyright 1998-2001 by MyFamily.com Inc., California Death Index, 1940-1997 (published on the World Wide Web by RootsWeb.com),.
  2. [S553] Ryan-Wadden family descendant chart, revised 19 May 1993 prepared by Sheila Ryan, Tampa. FL 33647.
  3. [S1896] http://www.findagrave.com/
  4. In 1930 the Shasta Hotel had 58 lodgers plus another 10 families at the same address (said 10 families consisting of a total of 22 people. The proprietors were Kenneth and Dorothy Meager.