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William O'Keefe (abt. 1905 - abt. 1980)

William O'Keefe
Born about in Ballaghbehy North, County Limerick, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of [private wife (1900s - unknown)]
Father of [private son (1930s - unknown)] and [private son (1930s - 1940s)]
Died about at about age 74 [location unknown]
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Biography

William was born 4 Dec 1905 at Ballybehy, son of William, residing NYC and Ellen (Fitzgerald) O'Keeffe.[1]


Residence

William O'Keefe 31 yrs old, wife Hellen 30 yrs, Margaret 7 yrs, Mary 6 yrs, William 4 yrs resided in 1910 in ward 12 Manhattan.[2]

William O'Keefe 42 yrs old waiter, wife Ellen 39 yrs, Margaret 17 yrs telephone operator, Mary 15 yrs telephone operator, William 14 yrs, Alice 11 yrs, Helen 9 yrs resided in 1920 [3]

Event

Arrival 1906[4]

William married on 29 Apr 1929 in Manhattan to Mary Walsh, daughter of John and Mary (Kenny) Walsh. [5]

Residence

William J. O'Keefe 24 yrs old accountant, wife Mary A. 18 yrs, sister Margaret 28 yrs telephone operator resided in 1930 in Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA[6]

Residence: 1935 New York, Bronx, New York[7]
Residence: 1 APR 1940 Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head, New York, Bronx, New York, USA[8]

William O'Keefe passed away about 1980. It is said that he enjoyed horse racing. [9]

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Sources

  1. Newcastle, Abbeyfeale co Limerick birth register https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1905/01756/1692636.pdf
  2. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RNY-BMS?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-66X%3A133641301%2C133751301%2C143128001%2C1589091868 : 24 June 2017), New York > New York > Manhattan Ward 12 > ED 367 > image 14 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RFS-PTS?cc=1488411&wc=QZJT-7RR%3A1036473601%2C1040103701%2C1040107801%2C1589332348 : 12 September 2019), New York > Bronx > Bronx Assembly District 2 > ED 88 > image 4 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. Source: #S21 Record ID Number: MH:SC330 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Bronx, Bronx, New York; Roll: 1488; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0658; Image: 733.0; FHL microfilm: 2341223
  5. "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24ZS-7K9 : 10 February 2018), William O'Keefe and Mary Walsh, 29 Apr 1929; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,674.
  6. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRZ1-32K?cc=1810731&wc=QZF4-93H%3A649437801%2C652307101%2C652307102%2C1589284984 : 10 December 2015), New York > Bronx > Bronx (Districts 501-750) > ED 658 > image 46 of 50; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
  7. Source: #S6 Record ID Number: MH:SC333 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2462; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 3-98
  8. Source: #S6 Record ID Number: MH:SC334 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2462; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 3-98
  9. First-hand information as remembered by Brian Heyler, Thursday, September 18, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.


  • Source: S6 Record ID Number: MH:S6 User ID: 54145F072C8A6DB70001921D0A7C33B4 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1940 United States Federal Census Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: #R1


O Keefe-333 was created by Brian Heyler through the import of Heyler Family Tree 2.GED on Sep 14, 2014.





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