O'BRIEN
FAMILY
HISTORY
The Ancestors and Descendants of
Raymond Leo O'Brien
of Illinois, Wyoming, and Michigan

County Cavan, Ireland
The British Isles, R. Wilkinson, 1812



Raymond O'Brien was descended from the Irish immigrant, Patrick O'Brien. This website includes information on the roots of the O'Brien family.

Patricia O'Brien Hellmers is the great-great-great-granddaughter of Patrick O'Brien (1791-1851). She and her husband Norman have been researching the O'Brien family for over 50 years. In the process of this research, information and a number of documents have been gathered that might be of use to other O'Brien family researchers. Other documents will be added to this list as time permits. Suggestions for corrections and addtions are invited.


Notes on Raymond Leo O'Brien (to be developed)





O'Brien Family Notes
     Notes on the family of Patrick O'Brien and Phoebe Loree     (Word version)
     Notes on the family of Patrick O'Brien [Jr.] and Eunice Gary      (Word version)
     Notes
     Notes





O'Brien Family Bible Records
     Bible records from three sons of Patrick O'Brien and Phoebe Loree:
Solomon, Patrick, and William.





Cunningham Family Records
    
Records in the Bible of the John Cunningham Family
     Interview of John Cunningham
     Cunningham (or Melville) Cemetery near Fairview, Indiana





Patrick O'Brien probate records
     List of associated records
     Final settlement
     Complete record





Five Points Cemetery
     Five Points Cemetery notes
     Map and list of features as found





Seedlings
     A narrative written by Arethusa Katherina Watts in 1966.
     Comments on Seedlings by Norman and Patricia O'Brien Hellmers





Richards Family
     Isaac Richards and the 1895 Old Settlers Meeting


Loree Family
     Pension Record of Nehemiah Day



For further information, contact Pat Hellmers at: pat_hellmers @ yahoo.com



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