Michael James O'BRIEN
Family Records
SOURCE: 1. Family Bible in Poss. of Dorothy O'Brien Knuppenburg 32 Mile Rd. Romeo, Michigan 2. Records in POss. of Robert Milo O'Brien 3891 John Hopkins Ct. Decatur, GA 30034 M M The 1920 US Census for Ruddell Twp., Independence, Arkansas shows the family as follows: Obrien, Michel J. - Head - Owner of home - Male - White - 54 yrs - Married - Yr of Immigration 1871 - Naturalized Citizen - Year 1881 - Able to read & write -Place of birth, Ireland - Mother's birth, England - Father's birth, Ireland - Their language, English- Occupation, laborer in oil fields - Worker. Bettie R. - wife - Female - White - 49 yrs. - Married - Able to read & write - Place of birth, Mississippi - Mother's & Father's birth, Alabama - Occupation, none. Annie L. - Daughter - Female, White, 22 yrs. - Single - Able to read & write - Place of birth, Oklahoma - Mother's birth, Alabama - Father's birth, Ireland - Occupation, mail service, postoffice - worker Louis M. - Son - Male - White - 17 yrs. - Place of birth, New Mexico - Occupation, laborer, oil fields - Worker Johny B. - son - Male - White - 13 yrs, - student - - Occupation, none Robert - son - Male, White -11 yrs. - student - Ila - daughter - Female - white - 11 yrs. - student - Mattie L. - daughter - Female - white - 8 yrs. - student - read & write not checked - Dorothy - daughter - Female - white - 6 yrs. Roy F.(?) - son - Male - white - 6 yrs. The DOB is possibly 22 Apr 1863. DOB also shown as 22 Apr 1863 on some family records.
Ancestral File shows DOB: 26 Aug 1871
The name also appears as "Lewis Martin O'Brien" on the temple work at the Genealogical Department. A note on family papers states that Louis Martin also married a Mary.
Twin of Erwin.
Twin of Stewart.
Family information also shows that she was born in Belen, Valcia, New Mexico.
John never married. His daeth was caused by a heart attack.
Some family records indicate that Mattie was married 3 times.
He married Frances Elizabeth Skinner 28 Jul 1892 at Rogers, Bell, Texas . Frances Elizabeth Skinner was born at Tupelo, Pontotoc, Mississippi 26 Aug 1870 daughter of John Bealle Skinner,, Sr. and Martha Jane Reid .
They were the parents of 14
children:
O'Brien
born 1893.
Villa O'Brien
born 8 Jul 1894.
Annie Laura O'Brien
born 10 Feb 1897.
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Michael James O'Brien died 12 Feb 1954 at Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan .
Frances Elizabeth Skinner died 15 Jan 1950 at Oxford, Oakland, Michigan .