William Smith O'Bryan was found as O'brien and O'Brian in census records. He was born in August 1858 in New York. His family lived in Webster, Monroe, New York.[1] In 1870 they were in Troy Ward 8, Rensselaer, New York.[2] In 1880 they were in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[3]
Smith married Gertrude Kendall. They lived in Kiester, Faribault, Minnesota.[4][5] By 1910 they were i School District 12, Custer, South Dakota.[6][7][8]
↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Smith Obrian Year: 1860; Census Place: Webster, Monroe, New York; Roll: M653_786; Page: 520; Image: 525; Family History Library Film: 803786 APID: 17667::46809762
↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Smith Obryan; Census Place: Troy Ward 8, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: M593_1085; Page: 379B; Image: 32; Family History Library Film: 552584 APID: 1,7163::32111753
↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations Inc. William O'brien Year: 1880; Census Place: Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 549C; Enumeration District: 828; Image: 0799 APID: 1,6742::44147054
↑ Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Territorial and State Census, 1849-1905. Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1058::1902706 Smith Obryan
↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Smith O Bryan Year: 1900; Census Place: Kiester, Faribault, Minnesota; Roll: 763; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1240763 APID: 1,7602::26301661
↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Smith O'Bryan Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: School District 12, Custer, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1479; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1375492 APID: 1,7884::26814988
↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Smith O'Bryan Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: School District 12, Custer, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1714; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 1097 APID: 1,6061::69454218
↑ Ancestry.com. South Dakota, State Census, 1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: South Dakota, State Census, 1925. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Smith O'Bryan
Name: Smith O'Bryan
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Year: 1859
Birth Place: New York
Ethnicity: Irish
Marital status: Married
Marriage Date: 1880
Naturalized: No
Religion: Protestant
FHL Film Number: 2368801
Sheet Number: 115
↑ Ancestry.com. South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955. Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,8659::79352 William S Obryan
I suspect some of these sources may be from different men. I removed the 1930 census for the grocer from Rensselaer since Smith died in 1929. I wonder if the 1870 census might be for the grocer as well?