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Note: Margaret Brennan's birth is always stated as November 25th. But the ye ar has been listed as 1863 on tombstone, 1862 in the History Of Knox C o., 1912 edition and 1861 on her death certificate. 1880 Census for Kn ox County shows her age as 18.
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Margaret Brennan Ryan
Obituary
d. December 18, 1933
Mrs. Margaret Brennan Ryan, the wife of S.H. Ryan, and a well known re sident of St. Augustine, died at 12:50 this morning in St. Mary’s Hosp ital where she had been a patient for two weeks. Mrs. Ryan’s health h ad been poor for several years.
Margaret Brennan, the daughter of Thomas and Alice Madden Brennan, was b orn in Abingdon 72 years ago, where she attended the public schools. Sh e received high school education in Abingdon and Galesburg , when her p arents moved here. In Galesburg she was married to S.H. Ryan on Febru ary 18, 1901. The couple lived for a few years at Williamsfield, but a n umber of years ago moved to St. Augustine, where they have operated a g eneral store.
Surviving are her husband and one daughter, Genevieve, the postmistress a t St. Augustine; a sister Mrs. T.D. Brown of Galesburg; and a niece, M rs. Edwin Flake of Stronghurst. She also leaves three stepchildren, E lmer Ryan and Mrs. Doris Morris of Peoria, and Mrs. Edna Ryan Rush of G alesburg.
Mrs. Ryan belonged to St. Augustine Catholic church, and the altar soc iety of the church. She was a charter member of the Lady Foresters, a nd held membership in the St. Mary’s hospital association of Galesburg.
Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Thursday morning from Corpus C hristi church in Galesburg, with burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The r emains will be taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. T.D. Brown, 838 W illard, on Wednesday morning, where friends may call anytime.
Transcribed from microfilm Galesburg Register Mail 12-19-1933 edition
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