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     William O'Bryan was born circa 1865 in Menard County, Illinois.¹ He was the son of William W. O'Bryan and Margaret Ballard.^1,2
     William O'Bryan appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of Margaret Ballard and William W. O'Bryan at Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois. Most of the O'Bryan family is shown on this census with Margaret listed as keeping house and William as a brick mason. The seven children listed are Harry (20) and Albert (17), both boys working with their father as brick masons. The rest of the children are shown as "at home": William (15), Greene (12), Mamie or Mary (10), Robert (8) and Bertha (5). John Frank (Francis) at age 24 was of course not shown as he was already married and had just had a child of his own.³

     Greene O'Bryan was born circa 1868 in Menard County, Illinois.¹ He was the son of William W. O'Bryan and Margaret Ballard.^1,2
     Greene O'Bryan appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of Margaret Ballard and William W. O'Bryan at Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois; Most of the O'Bryan family is shown on this census with Margaret listed as keeping house and William as a brick mason. The seven children listed are Harry (20) and Albert (17), both boys working with their father as brick masons. The rest of the children are shown as "at home": William (15), Greene (12), Mamie or Mary (10), Robert (8) and Bertha (5). John Frank (Francis) at age 24 was of course not shown as he was already married and had just had a child of his own.³

     Mary E. O'Bryan was born on 18 November 1869 in Menard County, Illinois.¹ She was the daughter of William W. O'Bryan and Margaret Ballard.^1,2 Mary E. O'Bryan died on 22 October 1953 in Santa Clara County, California, at age 83.¹
     Mary E. O'Bryan appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of Margaret Ballard and William W. O'Bryan at Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois. Most of the O'Bryan family is shown on this census with Margaret listed as keeping house and William as a brick mason. The seven children listed are Harry (20) and Albert (17), both boys working with their father as brick masons. The rest of the children are shown as "at home": William (15), Greene (12), Mamie or Mary (10), Robert (8) and Bertha (5). John Frank (Francis) at age 24 was of course not shown as he was already married and had just had a child of his own.³

In 1910, Mary Black appears on the census living in Santa Clara, a widow with children, a niece and nephew named Rankin, possibly Bertha's children (?), as well as her mother Margaret Ballard O'Bryan.¹

Mary married a Mr. McDonald and a Mr. Black. It is unknown which she married first although she is shown on the 1910 census as Mary Black. She had a son Glenn who died in Fresno in 1961 and a son Aubrey who died in Santa Cruz in 1974. I do not know which husband fathered which of them or if there were other children.¹

     Robert C. O'Bryan was born in September 1873 in Menard County, Illinois.¹ He was the son of William W. O'Bryan and Margaret Ballard.^1,2 Robert C. O'Bryan married Mary Grace Worthing before 1900.¹ Robert C. O'Bryan and Mary Grace Worthing were divorced by 1920 and Robert remarried.¹ Robert C. O'Bryan died on 24 December 1927 in Monterey County, California, at age 54.¹
     Robert C. O'Bryan appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of Margaret Ballard and William W. O'Bryan at Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois. Most of the O'Bryan family is shown on this census with Margaret listed as keeping house and William as a brick mason. The seven children listed are Harry (20) and Albert (17), both boys working with their father as brick masons. The rest of the children are shown as "at home": William (15), Greene (12), Mamie or Mary (10), Robert (8) and Bertha (5). John Frank (Francis) at age 24 was of course not shown as he was already married and had just had a child of his own.³

According to John Ballard, two of Robert's brother James' children, one born in Nebraska in 1887, show up on the 1900 census in Los Angeles living with Robert and his wife Mary Grace.¹

     Mary Grace Worthing married Robert C. O'Bryan, son of William W. O'Bryan and Margaret Ballard, before 1900.¹ Mary Grace Worthing and Robert C. O'Bryan were divorced in 1920; were divorced by 1920 and Robert remarried.¹

     Bertha O'Bryan was born circa 1875 in Menard County, Illinois.¹ She was the daughter of William W. O'Bryan and Margaret Ballard.^1,2
     Bertha O'Bryan appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of Margaret Ballard and William W. O'Bryan at Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois. Most of the O'Bryan family is shown on this census with Margaret listed as keeping house and William as a brick mason. The seven children listed are Harry (20) and Albert (17), both boys working with their father as brick masons. The rest of the children are shown as "at home": William (15), Greene (12), Mamie or Mary (10), Robert (8) and Bertha (5). John Frank (Francis) at age 24 was of course not shown as he was already married and had just had a child of his own.³

     Shawn Eugene Davis married Julie Ann Gale, daughter of John Gregg Gale and Pamela K. Rogers, on 21 July 2006 in Boise, Ada County, Idaho.²