My Grandfather James Joseph O'Brien was from Dunmonway,
County Cork, Ireland. His parents were John O'Brien and Abigail
(Abbie) Sweeney both from Dunmonway, County Cork, Ireland. He had
three sisters, Katherine Kate, Mary A., and Abigail (Abby)
and four brother, Dennis, Michael, Patrick James , and John
Joseph. He married Anna Josephine Nestor, 1916, St. Michael Church, Hartford, Connecticut. Anna
and James had four children, three son's, John (Jack)
Michael, Walter (Walt) Anthony and James (Jimmy) Joseph Jr, and
one daughter, Anna Mary (Nancy).
John Michael married Edna Myrlene (Mamie) Connally, at the Army Base, Eagle Pass, Texas.
John and Myrlene had seven children,
Anna Mary (Nancy) married Joseph (Joe) Warren Pettit, at St Joseph's in
Hewlett. Nancy and Joseph had two children.
Walter Anthony married Evelyn (Evy) Francis Stark, at Our Lady of Peace
RC Church, Lynnbrook, New York. Evelyn and Walter had five children.
James Joseph Jr. married Elizabeth Anne (Betty) Sheehan, July 19, 1952,
at St. Thomas Aquinas, Buffalo, New York. James and Betty had seven children.
"Not all of this information is verified."
John's
Genealogy Page Created: Thursday, Dec 23 2004 Last Updated: Thursday, March 23, 2006