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Patrick O'Brien

Patrick O'Brien

Born
1891-03-17 12:00:00
Gender
Male

He was one of a family of twelve. His cousin James Murphy born to Patrick Murphy & Catherine O’Brien on 1st April 1891 at Waterview Turloughmore also emigrated.

Ellis Island record differs as it lists Patrick O'Brien, aged 22, son of Martin O'Brien, Turloughmore who sailed on S.S Baltic from Queenstown on 19th September 1913. Had $25 in his possession, fare paid by his cousin James Murphy, 225 Black Street, Indianapolis. (The Martin O’Brien mentioned may have been his brother rather than parent.)

Patrick J O’Brien enlisted under Draft for WW1 5th June 1917, “80th Jackson Irish”, living at 439W New York Street, Indianapolis. At this time he was employed by Michigan Railway Co. as a Railroad Conductor. James Murphy enlisted on same date, living at 417W New York Street, Indianapolis, listed as Butcher by profession.

James Murphy called up to active service 26th April 1918, Private 4th Company, 1st BN, 159th. He was discharged/mustered out on 30th Dec. 1918 (Dementia). Listed his relative as John B Qualter, 271 Holmes Ave., Indianapolis

Associated communities

Tipperary

County Tipperary, or Tiobraid Árann in Irish, is part of the central plain of Ireland.  We are a landlocked, rural county home to mountains, rivers and lakes.  Our county town is Clonmel and we have a population of approximately 160,441. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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Buildings in this community

  • Castle Fogarty

    Location: Tipperary

    Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, E41 YP68

  • Cahir House Hotel

    Location: Tipperary

    E21H244 TIPPERARY (Ireland)

  • Spring Mount Tipperary

    Location: Tipperary

  • St. Ruadhans Abbey - Lorrha

    Location: Tipperary

Timeline events in this community

  • 1840s

    Hogan/Murphy Emigration to St Louis

    1848-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    1889 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1889-10-20 12:00:00

  • 1890s

    1895 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1896-03-15 12:00:00

Patrick O'Brien