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Note: Notes for Patrick O'Brien: According to information in the 1900 U.S. census, Patrick immigrated to the United States in 1854.
Before Portage, in Columbia County, Wisconsin was incorporated as a town about 1856, the area was known as Fort Winnebego. The people living there were enumerated in the 1855 Wisconsin state census. But there was nobody among heads of households with the last name of O'Brien or the last name of Patrick O'Brien's future wife, Toomey.
The 1860 U.S. census had an effective date of June first. The Patrick O'Brien family was enumerated June thirtieth. The census page shows Patrick O'Brien, 27 (actually 28) a day laborer; his wife Mary, 23; and their daughter Mary, age 10 months. This daughter Mary apparently died by 1868 when the couple named their new daughter Mary Agnes. The O'Brien family lived in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, at the time of the 1860 census. Patrick and his wife were born in Ireland, the baby was born in Wisconsin.
A photo of part of that 1860 census page: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/rJWoJWDodLUGnN8o9">Photo</a>
The 1870 U.S. census had an effective date of June first. The O'Brien family was enumerated June thirtieth. The census page shows Patrick "O'Brine", 36 (actually 38); Mary, 32; five children, including 2 year old Mary (Mary Agnes); plus a farm laborer. They lived in Humboldt, Brown, Wisconsin. Patrick was a farmer. He was born in Ireland, and so was his wife. Two children were listed as being born in Michigan, so the family had moved there two different times, then they returned to Wisconsin each time.
A photo of part of that 1870 census page: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/j3GpLrg8nMZ2UUyy5">Photo</a>
The effective date of the 1880 U.S. census was June first, which was the day the O'Brien family was enumerated. The census page shows Patrick, 46 (actually 48), a farmer; Mary, 37; and 10 children, including 12 year old Mary A. They lived in Eaton, Brown, Wisconsin.
The 1900 U.S. census had an effective date of June first. A census page listed Patrick O'Brien, 67, (actually 68), a widowed farmer; and three adult children. They still lived in Eaton. Patrick's stated year of immigration was 1854. He had since become a naturalized U.S. citizen.
The 1910 U. S. census had an effective date of April fifteenth. Patrick was listed as 74, but he was actually 78. He was living in Preble, Brown, Wisconsin, in the home of his daughter and her husband.
Partick's FindAGrave memorial includes a photo of his grave marker: <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99414714/patrick-o'brien">Memorial</a>
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