I had asked for a picture to be taken of what I believed to be my ancestor on Find a Grave. Interestingly, it turned out that there were different names on each side of the grave stone.
1. Patrick O'Brien
2. Julia O'Brien Dooley
3. J J McElligott & Catherine McElligott
4. W H O'Brien
I went to Ancestry and discovered that this was Patrick's wife who remarried just before 1870 and Patrick's two children.
In 1860 Geneva, Kane Co., IL she is a widow. Notice the misspelling of O'Brien.
Name Age
Julia Obrine 38
William Obrine 9
James Obrine 8
John Obrine 6
Briget Obrine 2
I found it interesting that Briget is Katherine in the 1870 Blackberry, Kane Co, IL census
Michael Dooley 53
Julia Dooley 45
William Obrien 19
James Obrien 17
John Obrien 16
Katherine M Obrien 14
It is definitely not my family but I offered the information on Find a Grave and hopefully it will help someone who might be searching for this family.
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