Descendants of MARTHA (PATTY) COSKERY

Generation No. 1

1. MARTHA (PATTY)⁴ COSKERY (ARTHUR³, UNKNOWN², UNKNOWN¹) was born Abt. 1773, and died Abt. Mar 1839. She married CHARLES O'BRIEN 05 Feb 1792 in ST. PETER'S CHURCH, BALTIMORE, MD., son of MARY. He died Bet. 1810 - 1820.

Notes for CHARLES O'BRIEN:

CHARLES RAN OR OWNED A TAVERN FROM ABOUT 1798 - 1808. IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE ONE FOR WHICH FRANCIS COSKERY WAS ADVERTISING FOR SALE SHORTLY BEFORE HE DIED. MARTHA COSKERY O'BRIEN WOULD HAVE INHERITED IT, AND HE WOULD HAVE MANAGED IT.

NOT IN 1820 CENSUS.

MARRIAGE ALSO LISTED AS 14 FEBRUARY 1792

Children of MARTHA COSKERY and CHARLES O'BRIEN are:

i. MARY⁵ O'BRIEN, b. 1793; d. 1793.

Notes for MARY O'BRIEN:

PROBABLY NAMED AFTER CHARLES O'BRIEN'S MOTHER

ii. ANN O'BRIEN, b. 1795; d. Unknown.

Notes for ANN O'BRIEN:

PROBABLY NAMED AFTER PATTY'S MOTHER

PATRICK BENNET AND (1ST WIFE) MARY BENNET WERE SPONSORS FOR DAUGHTERS 2 & 3

iii. ELIZABETH O'BRIEN, b. 1796; d. 1798.

Notes for ELIZABETH O'BRIEN:

PATRICK BENNET AND (1ST WIFE) MARY BENNET WERE SPONSORS FOR DAUGHTERS 2 & 3

PERHPAS THIS IS THE LINK AND USE OF TERM "RELATION" TO THE COSKERY FAMILY.

iv. FRANCES O'BRIEN, b. 1799; d. 1799.

Notes for FRANCES O'BRIEN:

SPONSORS WERE HENRY O'BRIEN (LIKELY A BROTHER TO CHARLES O'BRIEN) AND MARY BENNET

v. CHARLES HENRY O'BRIEN, b. 1800; d. 1803.

Notes for CHARLES HENRY O'BRIEN:

SPONSORS MICHAEL O'BRIEN AND SARAH HUNTER

2. vi. LUCIUS FRANCIS XAVIER O'BRIEN, b. 14 Aug 1804, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; d. 07 Jan 1841, FT. BROOKE TAMPA BAY, E. FLORIDA.

vii. CHARLES O'BRIEN, b. 1805; d. Unknown.

Notes for CHARLES O'BRIEN:

OBVIOUSLY NAMED CHARLES BECAUSE BROTHER CHARLES HENRY SUCCUMBED 2 YRS. EARLIER.

SPONSORS WERE FATHER BEESTON, PRIEST, AND MARY HUNTER. FR. BEESTON ALSO PERFORMED THE BAPTISM AS HE WAS RECTOR OF OLD ST. PETER'S.

viii. HENRY WICKHAM O'BRIEN, b. 1807; d. Unknown.

Notes for HENRY WICKHAM O'BRIEN:

SPONSORS WERE MICHAEL O'BRIEN AND SUSANNA WICKHAM

Generation No. 2

2. LUCIUS FRANCIS XAVIER⁵ O'BRIEN (MARTHA (PATTY)⁴ COSKERY, ARTHUR³, UNKNOWN², UNKNOWN¹) was born 14 Aug 1804 in BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, and died 07 Jan 1841 in FT. BROOKE TAMPA BAY, E. FLORIDA. He married MARY ANN LINTHICUM 01 May 1828 in OLD ST. PETER'S, BALTIMORE, MD, daughter of AMASA LINTHICUM and RACHEL JOHNSON. She was born 08 Dec 1801 in ANN ARUNDEL CO.?, MD., and died 09 Dec 1859 in BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

Notes for LUCIUS FRANCIS XAVIER O'BRIEN:

SPONSORS WERE REV. FRANCIS XAVIER BROSIUS AND LOUISA BROSIUS. hE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A GERMAN PRIEST AND LOUISA MAY HAVE BEEN HIS SISTER.

LUCIUS FRANCIS XAVIER O'BRIEN IS DIRECT LINE ANCESTOR ELEANOR O'BRIEN McCAIN

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BURIED: ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA NATIONAL CEMETERY

OCCUPATION: DR./SOLDIER

RELIGION: ?CATHOLIC

Notes for MARY ANN LINTHICUM:

RELIGION: PROBABLY RAISED EPISCOPALIAN; MAY HAVE RAISED CHILDREN CATHOLIC

Marriage Notes for LUCIUS O'BRIEN and MARY LINTHICUM:

OLD ST. PETER'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, BALTIMORE, MD

MARRIED BY REV. R. SMITH

Children of LUCIUS O'BRIEN and MARY LINTHICUM are:

3. i. THOMAS M. (URPHY) (EREDITH)⁶ O'BRIEN, b. 27 Jan 1829, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; d. 30 Nov 1892, KANSAS CITY, MO.

ii. MARTHA ANN O'BRIEN, b. 05 Jan 1831, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; d. Unknown; m. GEORGE A. SHOEMAKER; b. Abt. 1828, PENNSYLVANIA; d. 28 Sep 1890, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

iii. WILLIAM EDMUND O'BRIEN, b. 03 Feb 1833, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; d. Aft. Dec 1859.

iv. LUCIUS A.(AMOS?) O'BRIEN, b. 05 Aug 1836, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; d. Bef. 1860.

Generation No. 3

3. THOMAS M. (URPHY) (EREDITH)⁶ O'BRIEN (LUCIUS FRANCIS XAVIER⁵, MARTHA (PATTY)⁴ COSKERY, ARTHUR³, UNKNOWN², UNKNOWN¹) was born 27 Jan 1829 in BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, and died 30 Nov 1892 in KANSAS CITY, MO. He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH PORTER. She died Unknown. He married (2) WIFE UNKNOWN. She died Unknown. He married (3) VIRGINIA P. BOWDON 07 Jun 1882 in KANSAS CITY, MO, daughter of WILLIAM BOWDON and MARY SCOTT. She was born Abt. 10 Aug 1847 in SELMA, DALLAS CO., AL, and died 19 Apr 1922 in KANSAS CITY, MO.

Notes for THOMAS M. (URPHY) (EREDITH) O'BRIEN:

OCCUPATION: STONE MASON; JUSTICE OF PEACE; LAWYER

BURIED: ELMWOOD CEMETERY - KANSAS CITY, MO

Notes for VIRGINIA P. BOWDON:

BORN 10 AUG 1845 1845/1847

NICKNAME JENNIE

RELIGION: BAPTIST

BURIED: FOREST HILL CEMETERY -- KANSAS CITY, MO

Children of THOMAS O'BRIEN and MARY PORTER are:

i. KATHERINE L. (KATE)⁷ O'BRIEN, b. 08 Nov 1853, WASHINGTON, DC; d. 02 May 1948, BRADY, TEXAS.

ii. MARY ADELAIDE (ADDIE) O'BRIEN, b. Dec 1855, WASHINGTON, DC; d. Aft. 1933, ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN; m. WILLIAM JAN DUS; b. Abt. 1848, NEW YORK (?), NY; d. 02 May 1933, ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN.

iii. LAWRENCE BRANCH O'BRIEN, b. 1857, WASHINGTON, DC; d. Abt. 1930, LONG ISLAND, NY; m. HELEN GUERNEY; d. Unknown.

Notes for LAWRENCE BRANCH O'BRIEN:

IN NY - LONG ISLAND - BY 1892

iv. LOUISE ( LULU) U. O'BRIEN, b. 1859, DONIP HAN CO., KS; d. 1927, DENVER, COLO; m. WILLIAM E. JONES, 31 Dec 1880, LEADVILLE, COLO; d. Unknown.

Notes for LOUISE ( LULU) U. O'BRIEN:

MARRIED 31 DEC 1880 LEADVILLE, COLO.

DIVORCE BY 1892

v. FLORENCE LUDLUM O'BRIEN, b. 18 Dec 1863, LEAVENWORTH, KS; d. 17 May 1929, DENVER, COLO; m. CHARLES S. WILLIAMSON; b. 18 Aug 1856, INDIANOLA, IOWA; d. 29 Jul 1903, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

vi. HORACE O'BRIEN, b. Abt. 1864, LEAVENWORTH, KS; d. Bef. 1870, LEAVENWORTH, KS.

vii. GRACE O'BRIEN, b. Abt. 1867, LEAVENWORTH, KS; d. Abt. 1870, NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Children of THOMAS O'BRIEN and VIRGINIA BOWDON are:

viii. CLARENCE⁷ O'BRIEN, b. 17 May 1883, LEADVILLE, COLO; d. 03 Jan 1941, WASHINGTON, DC; m. ESTHER FRITZELL; b. 30 May 1888, CLEVELAND, OHIO; d. 11 Mar 1952, WASHING, DC.

4. ix. STANLEY WILLIAMSON O'BRIEN, b. 29 Dec 1884, LEADVILLE, COLO; d. 30 Sep 1940, HOUSTON, TEX.

5. x. FRANK (LATER CALLED HOWARD) O'BRIEN, b. 05 Aug 1887, LEADVILLE, COLO; d. 16 Apr 1963, LOS ANGELES, CAL.

Generation No. 4

4. STANLEY WILLIAMSON⁷ O'BRIEN (THOMAS M. (URPHY) (EREDITH)⁶, LUCIUS FRANCIS XAVIER⁵, MARTHA (PATTY)⁴ COSKERY, ARTHUR³, UNKNOWN², UNKNOWN¹) was born 29 Dec 1884 in LEADVILLE, COLO, and died 30 Sep 1940 in HOUSTON, TEX. He married MARGARET MAY JOHNSON 31 Jan 1905 in JONESBORO, CRAIGHEAD CO., ARK, daughter of ROBERT JOHNSON and MARY HARPER. She was born 21 Dec 1879 in TEXARKANA, BOWIE CO., TX, and died 05 Sep 1931 in HOUSTON, TEX.

Notes for STANLEY WILLIAMSON O'BRIEN:

MARRIED 31 JAN 1905, JONESBORO, CRAIGHEAD CO., ARK BY J.R.REEVES

RELIGION: PRESBYTERIAN

NICKNAME: "UNCLE OSCAR"

OCCUPATION: RESTAURANT OWNER, ACCOUNTANT, CONTRACTOR, REAL ESTATE APPRAISER

SOURCE: DEATH CERTIFICATE; MARRIAGE LICENSE; CENSUS RECORDS; FAMILY NOTES

Notes for MARGARET MAY JOHNSON:

SOURCES: DEATH CERTIFICATE, FAMIY NOTES, OBITUARY, CENSUS RECORDS

Children of STANLEY O'BRIEN and MARGARET JOHNSON are:

6. i. THOMAS JOHNSON⁸ O'BRIEN, b. 04 Feb 1906, KANSAS CITY, MO; d. 06 Apr 1953, HOUSTON, TEX.

ii. VIRGINIA MAY O'BRIEN, b. 24 Oct 1907, KANSAS CITY, MO; d. 06 Jul 1984, RED OAK, IOWA; m. MARION BELMONT RATLIFF, 11 Nov 1930, HOUSTON, TEX; b. 08 Apr 1906, RED OAK, IOWA; d. Unknown.

iii. DOROTHY LOUISE O'BRIEN, b. 13 Sep 1913, BOGALUSA, LA; d. 08 Jul 1980, HOUSTON, TEX; m. CLIFTON L. HUSKEY, 22 May 1937, RICHMOND, TEXAS; d. Abt. 1960, NEAR PAUL'S VALLEY, OKLAHOMA.

Notes for DOROTHY LOUISE O'BRIEN:

DIVORCED ABT. 1944

Notes for CLIFTON L. HUSKEY:

DIED IN 1960'S IN BOATING ACCIDENT, NEAR PAUL'S VALLEY OKLAHOMA

5. FRANK (LATER CALLED HOWARD)⁷ O'BRIEN (THOMAS M. (URPHY) (EREDITH)⁶, LUCIUS FRANCIS XAVIER⁵, MARTHA (PATTY)⁴ COSKERY, ARTHUR³, UNKNOWN², UNKNOWN¹) was born 05 Aug 1887 in LEADVILLE, COLO, and died 16 Apr 1963 in LOS ANGELES, CAL. He married KATHRYN ROBBINS 24 Dec 1919 in KANSAS CITY, MO. She was born Abt. 1895 in MISSOURI, and died Bef. Apr 1959.

Notes for FRANK (LATER CALLED HOWARD) O'BRIEN:

MARRIED 24 DEC 1919, KANSAS CITY, MO

LIVED WITH JENNIE BOWDON O'BRIEN

DIVORCED LATER

Child of FRANK O'BRIEN and KATHRYN ROBBINS is:

i. SON⁸ O'BRIEN, b. Private.

Generation No. 5

6. THOMAS JOHNSON⁸ O'BRIEN (STANLEY WILLIAMSON⁷, THOMAS M. (URPHY) (EREDITH)⁶, LUCIUS FRANCIS XAVIER⁵, MARTHA (PATTY)⁴ COSKERY, ARTHUR³, UNKNOWN², UNKNOWN¹) was born 04 Feb 1906 in KANSAS CITY, MO, and died 06 Apr 1953 in HOUSTON, TEX. He married ETHEL ELEANOR BIBENS 03 Jul 1933 in HOUSTON, TEX. She was born 06 Sep 1913 in ALLEN CO., KS, and died 30 Dec 1999 in HOUSTON, TEX.

Notes for ETHEL ELEANOR BIBENS:

RELIGION: PRESBYTERIAN

Children of THOMAS O'BRIEN and ETHEL BIBENS are:

i. ELEANOR MAY⁹ O'BRIEN, b. Private; m. DAVID WARREN MC CAIN, Private; b. Private.

ii. SALLY KATHERINE O'BRIEN, b. Private; m. PHILLIP RILEY HEFLEY, Private; b. 18 Aug 1936, COOPER, TEX; d. 07 Sep 2000, VENEZUELA.

iii. THOMAS JOHNSON O'BRIEN, JR., b. Private; m. (1) SUSAN SINCLAIR CACCHIOLI, Private; b. Private; m. (2) PATRICIA APPEL, Private; b. Private.

Credits and Reference:

The source of this page is the result of the extensive and exhaustive research on Martha (Patty) Coskery O'Brien and the O'Brien family by Eleanor May O'Brien McCain. Our thanks and gratitude go out to you, Eleanor.