John Thomas O'BRIEN

Born

22 September 1895 , Manton, Ross, Ohio, USA

Died

20 September 1961 , Westlake, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Cause of Death: 66

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Born: 22 September 1895 in Manton, Ross, Ohio, USA

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John Thomas married Nina Violet SPRINGBORN November 4, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nina Violet SPRINGBORN was born 28 January 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Nina Violet died 15 March 1980 in Oldsmar, Pinellas, Florida, USA.

John Thomas O'BRIEN died 20 September 1961 in Westlake, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Secretaty treasure of Local 392 in Cleveland, Ohio

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John Thomas O'BRIEN married

Nina Violet SPRINGBORN
Marriage date: November 4, 1914
Marriage place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Their residence in 1914 at the time of their marriage was 2104 E. 22nd St., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Children of John Thomas O'BRIEN and Nina Violet SPRINGBORN

Ruth Marie O'BRIEN

Born: 17 December 1919, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: 13 May 1998, Redding, Shasta, California, USA

Married: Wilbur MOORE 12 May 1946

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Birth — 1895
22 September 1895
Manton, Ross, Ohio, USA

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Cleveland, Ohio
In the 1910 Census. Cleveland Roll: T624_1170; Page 11A Enumeration District: 216; Image: 492 John is residing with his sister Anna and her husband Ellsworth Lowe. They had a daughter Thelma (age 5) at the time the census was taken.
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914 Marriage / Partner
John Thomas O'BRIEN and Nina Violet SPRINGBORN November 4, 1914, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

He was 19 years old.

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

World War I Draft Registration
United States WWI Draft Registration Card, 1917-1918 lists John residing at 3505 Cedar, Cleveland, Ohio. A van driver employed by Tool Making and Expressing Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Married with son and wife. Claims exemption from the draft for support of wife and child.
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Registrar's Report 34-2-11 A
Name: John Thomas O'Brien
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Event Place (Original): United States, Ohio, Cleveland City no 8
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 22 Apr 1895
Birthplace: Ross, Ohio, United States
Citizenship Place: United States
Present Trade: Van Driver
By Whom Employed: Tool Moving & Expressing Co.
Married or single (which)?: Married
Race: Caucasian
Any prior military service?: No
Where Employed: Cleveland
Claimed exemption: Support of wife & child
Tall, medium or short: Medium
Slender, medium oe stout (which)? Medium
Color of eyes? Dark ...Read full story

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1919 Birth of Child
Ruth Marie O'BRIEN was born 17 December 1919, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

John Thomas was 24 years old.

1920 - Cleveland, Ohio
1920 Cleveland Cuyahoga Co., OH Census John is listed as 'Thomas'. His occupation listed as 'Mover' receiving wage (not salary) and renting.
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 - Cleveland, Ohio
1930 Cleveland Cuyahoga Co., OH Census John is again listed as 'Thomas John'. Roll 1787, Page 3B: Enumeration District; 675: Image 8300
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

In 1935 John T. lived in North Olmsted, Cuuyahoga, Ohio.

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - HAIL JOHN O'BRIEN 30 YEARS IN UNION - 1000 Pay Tribute to Leader in A.F.L. Van Drivers
In a newspaper article headed - HAIL JOHN O'BRIEN 30 YEARS IN UNION - 1000 Pay Tribute to Leader in A.F.L. Van Drivers
Caption over picture of him and John H. Rohrich (vice president of the council) reads: As Pioneer in Union Was Honored
Secretary Treasurer of Local No. 392, Van Drivers, Furniture Handlers and Piano Movers Union, an affiliate of the A.F.L. Teamsters Union. He became a member of Local 392, the oldest chartered local in Cleveland. He was first elected to office before he was 21.
A native of Ross County he was the youngest of 11 children. He became an orphan at 10 and when he was 13 he was forced to leave school and go to work. The newspaper article goes on to say...
Both Edward F. Murphy (chairman of the Teamsters District Council and John M. Gillespie (International Secretary of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers) gave him most of the credit for 'the vast improvement in pay and working conditions' since he first joined...Read full story

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1951
In September 1951 John and Nina came to Hawthorne, California for a visit. We took them to Knott's Berry Farm. Also, have photos of John in front of the Brown Derby. And a photo of the whole family in which Nina is holding Larry as a baby.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

Death
Id#: 0656905 Name: O'Brien, John P. (typo - middle initial was T for Thomas)
Date: Sep 22 1961
Source: Plain Dealer; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #140.
Notes: Late residence, 4710 Clague Rd.; beloved husband of Nina (Springborn); dear father of John P., Ruth M. Moore, George T.; grandfather and great-grandfather, brother of Mary Arment, Ann O'Brien Cora O'Brien and Grace Sager. Friends received at Corrigan's Fairview Park Funeral Home, Lorain Ave. at W. 208th St., where services will be held Friday, Sept. 22, at 1:30 p. m.

1978
In a card dated Feb. 6, 1978 from his wife, Nina to my her daughter, my mother, aka Ruth O'Brien Nina writes... Hoffa (Jimmy Hoffa - Teamster Union Boss) was honest and he liked dad (meaning John O'Brien) and promised him a pension when it went thru but it's that other gang. They killed Art Whitelock because he was honest but that's all gone now and I have so much sorrow and I wish it would have been me who died instead of your Dad but I know I will meet him again soon when Jesus comes.... ( I guess she didn't know Hoffa as well as she might have thought she did).

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