William
M.
O'Reilly
Born about in Ireland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Ryan) Rafferty
— married
15 Sep 1856 (to 26 Mar 1865) in Spring Lake, Ottawa, Michigan, United States
Father of
James O'Reilly, William Rafferty, Anastasia (Rafferty) Whalen, Anna Maria (Rafferty) Minogue and Catherine (O'Reilly) Malloy
Died
at about age 38
in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Mar 2017
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Biography
William O'Reilly migrated from Ireland to Michigan.
William was born about 1827 in Ireland.
At age 29, he married Mary Ryan, 22 (?) September 15, 1856 in Spring Lake, Michigan.[1]
The June 19th, 1860 census shows William (spelled Riley), 32, a farmer, and Mary, 23, living in Polkton Township, Ottawa County, Michigan with their children James, 3, and William, 1.[2]
William enlisted in the 9th Michigan Infantry (unassigned) at the age of 38 on Feb. 27, 1865 at Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Private William O'Reilly served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Feb 27, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 9rd MI Infantry
Enlisted: Feb 27, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 9rd MI Infantry
William died in 1865 in General Hospital #14 in Nashville, Tennessee from typhoid fever and was buried in the Nashville National Cemetery.[3][4][5]
Sources
- ↑ Michigan, County Marriage Records, 1822-1940 Ancestry.com
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Polkton, Ottawa, Michigan; Rolhttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7667/images/4232710_00299?pId=45262642l: M653_557; Page: 299; Family History Library Film: 803557. Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7667/images/4232710_00299?pId=45262642
- ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. National Archives and Records Administration. Ancestry.com Operations Inc. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/4654/images/32959_033021-02788?pId=5074881
- ↑ U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960. Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3135/images/40447_1521003239_0580-00530?pId=127466
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #3199481
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O'Reilly-1528 and O'Reilly-595 appear to represent the same person because: Likely duplicate
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Rejected matches › William Orrell (1825-)
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