May Virginia Ryburn1

b. 27 May 1879, d. 7 October 1920
May Virginia (Ryburn) O'Brien
photo courtesy Roger Ryburn
FatherJohn Patrick Sharp Ryburn1,2,3 b. 24 Dec 1844 or 24 Dec 1845, d. 3 Apr 1899
MotherCaroline Agnes Crumley1,4 b. 30 Jan 1847, d. 2 Aug 1903
Birth27 May 1879 May Virginia Ryburn was born on 27 May 1879 in Tennessee.3,1 
Childhood May was born in Tennessee, probably in Unicoi County where her family was enumerated the year after her birth.2,4 
Marriage19 Jun 1901 She married Joseph Henry O'Brien on 19 Jun 1901 in Unicoi County.1,5 
Migration Shortly after their 1901 marriage May and Joseph appear to have migrated to Texas as their first child was born in Howard County, Texas in June 1903. 
Cens-19101910  By 1910 they had settled in neighboring Martin County where Joseph was employed as a hardware salesman. The household also included son Ryburn and daughter Louise.6 
Cens-19202 Jan 1920 However prior to 1920 they resettled in the community of Mineral Wells in Palo Pinto County where they resided at 316 SW 4th Street. Besides 16 year old Ryburn [Joseph Ryburn] and 15 year old Louise, the household included 83 year old Mrs. B. Gates, identified as an aunt.7 
Death7 Oct 1920 May died on 7 Oct 1920 at St. Pauls Sanitarium [later St. Paul's Hospital] in Dallas from the effects of a stroke she had suffered 15 days earlier. Her usual residence was indicated as Mineral Wells, Texas. May was 41 years old at the time of her death.8 
Burial8 Oct 1920 She was buried on 8 Oct 1920 at Elmwood Cemetery in Mineral Wells.8 

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May's Texas death certificate
May's headstone9

Family

Joseph Henry O'Brien b. 4 Dec 1879, d. 30 Sep 1956
Children
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited2 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S1141] Roger J. Ryburn, "John Patrick Sharp Ryburn-Caroline Agnes Crumley" family group sheet. Roger is the great grandson of John and Caroline (Crumley) Ryburn.
  2. [S913] Sharp Ryburn household, 1880 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop sched., Dist. #5, ED 93A (stamped), page 96, dwelling 96, family Jul 2004, image 13 of 27. Enumeration states: Sharp Ryburn 33, farmer, b. VA, both parents b. VA; Caroline, 29, b. TN, parents b. TN; Minnie, 10, dau; Rebella, dau, 9; Valley J., 7, dau; Rhoinna, 6, dau; John D. 4, son; May V., 2, dau; all children b. TN; all fathers b. VA, all mothers b. VA. Note: mothers place of birth should be TN?, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Nov. 2009). May Virginia O'Brien certificate #31428 (stamped); informant: J.H. O'Brien.
  4. [S1150] Caroline Ryburn household, 1900 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 5th District, ED 175, sheet 3A (92 stamped), dwelling 34, family 34, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2005, image 5 of 18. Enumeration includes: Caroline Ryburn, b. Jan. 1845 wid, mother 9 children, 8 living, b. TN, parents b. TN; John D.S, son, 22, b. Sept. 1877, __ selling gr__; May V, dau, 21, b. May 1879; Annia P., dau, 19, b. Oct. 1880; Allie G., dau, 16, Jul 1883; Walter W., son, 12, b. March 1888; all children b. TN; children's father b. VA, mother TN.
  5. [S1196] Hilda Padgett, Unicoi County Tennessee Marriages 1876-1904, p. 63.
  6. [S1166] Joseph O'Brien household, 1910 U.S. cens., Martin Co., Texas, pop. sched., ?, ED 158, sheet 278?, dwelling ?, family 165, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2005. Joseph H. O'Brien, __, marr #1, marr 8yrs, b. TN, father b. TN, mother b. NC, hardware salesman; May V., 2_, marr #1, marr 8 yrs, b. TN, parents b. VA; Ryburn, son, __, b. TX; __ L., 4, b. TX.
  7. [S2354] J.H. O'Brien household, 1920 U.S. cens., Palo Pinto Co., Texas, pop. sched., Mineral Wells, ED 200, sheet 2B, dwelling 32, family 44, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2009. Household includes: J.H. O'Brien, 40, b. TN/TN/TN, owns home at 316 SW 4th Ave., is mortgaged, works in real estate; May, wife, 39, b. TN/Ireland [sic]/TN; Ryburn, son, 16, b. TX/TN/TN; Louise, 15, dau, b. TX/TN/TN; Mrs. B.C. Gates, 83, aunt, b. TN/Penn/NC; Mrs. Nina Smith, housekeeper with son Jack.
  8. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Nov. 2009). May Virginia O'Brien certificate #31428 (stamped).
  9. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : Photo used with permission of May Royer).
  10. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Nov. 2009). Joseph Ryburn O'Brien certificate #54796 (stamped); informant: Mrs. J.R. O'Brien.