William H O'BrienAge: 65 years1838–1904
- Name
- William H O'Brien
- Given names
- William H
- Surname
- O'Brien
 Birth | September 1838 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 28 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 28 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 30 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 39 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Sophia Virginia Grayson — View this family 1886 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 61 years) |
 Occupation | Attorney 1900 (Age 61 years) |
 Death | August 1, 1904 (Age 65 years) |
| Family with Sophia Virginia Grayson |
| himself |
William H O'Brien Birth: September 1838 — Ireland Death: August 1, 1904 — Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| wife |
Sophia Virginia Grayson Birth: October 1849 — Virginia, United States Death: June 2, 1917 — Point Pleasant, Ocean, New Jersey, United States |
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Marriage: 1886 — |
| James H Travers + Sophia Virginia Grayson |
| wife’s husband |
James H Travers Birth: about 1831 62 41 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States Death: November 1, 1883 — Ocean, New Jersey, United States |
| wife |
Sophia Virginia Grayson Birth: October 1849 — Virginia, United States Death: June 2, 1917 — Point Pleasant, Ocean, New Jersey, United States |
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Marriage: 1865 — Alexandria, Virginia, United States |
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7 years step-daughter |
Ida Travers Birth: May 29, 1872 41 22 — Maryland, United States Death: September 20, 1882 — Maryland, United States |
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7 years step-daughter |
Anna E Travers Birth: March 1879 48 29 — Maryland, United States Death: after 1950 |
No family available
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William H O'Brien - Household
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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