Dodd Family - Person Sheet
Dodd Family - Person Sheet
NameWilliam E. O'Keefe 
Birth Date1 Jan 1887
Death Date11 Jul 1962 Age: 75
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMachinist
FatherO'Keefe
Misc. Notes
The Rochester Directory shows the following:
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1917 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) (a Clerk) was living @103 Garson Ave
1918 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) Machinist was living @103 Garson Ave
1919 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) Machinist was living @103 Garson Ave
1920 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) Machinist was living @103 Garson Ave
1921 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) Machinist was living @103 Garson Ave
1922 William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Machinist living..@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
1923 William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Machinist living..@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
1953 William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Machinist living..@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
1961William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Employee Leors Theatre home.@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
1962 William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Employee Leors Theatre home.@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
1963 Florence O'Keefe widow of William........ home.@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
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The 1920 US Census, Monroe Co. Rochester NY,Ward 18, @ 103 Garson Avenue:
William T. O'Keefe, Head, 33, Born Pennysylavina, Father born US, Mother born New York State
occupation......Shoemaker in a Factory, receiving a Wage.
Florence E. O'Keefe, Wife, 25, Born New York State, Father & Mother born England
William D. O'Keefe, Son, 5, Born New York State, Father & Mother born New York State.
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The 1920 House Directory, Monroe Co. Rochester NY, Ward 18, @ 103 Garson Avenue:
O'Keefe, William E. Home
Walsh, Mary E....Boards
Walsh, Clifford C.....Boards
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The 1925 NYS Census, Monroe Co. Rochester NY, @ 65 Rosewood Terrace:
William T. O'Keefe, Head, 38, Born US, Machinist
Florence E. O'Keefe, Wife, 30, Born US, Housework
William D. O'Keefe, Son, 11, Born US, School
Margaret O'Keefe, Daughter, 8, Born US, School
Mary Walsh. Mother-in-Law, 58, Born Ireland,
Has lived in US for 42 years, Naturalized in 1885, a Trained Nurse
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The Social Security Index shows:
William O'Keefe.....Born 1 Jan. 1887....Died July 1962 # 104-10-7095
Is this our William ?....Yes I think so
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Obiturary: William O'Keefe: 75, Retired Machinist......July 12, 1962, Democrat & Chronicle
William O'Keefe, 75, of 65 Rosewood Terrrace, a retired Commercial Controls Corp. machinist, died yesterday (July 11, 1962) in St. Mary's Hospital of a heart attack, he suffered Sunday.
Mr. O'Keefe, a native of Pennsylvania worked for Commercial Controls 25 years before retiring in 1954. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of Corpus Christi Church.
Mr. O'Keefe is survived by his widow, Florence; two daughters, Mrs. Howard Williamson and Mrs. Richard Jannett; two sons, William D. and Joseph E; two sisters, Mrs. Clare DeMott of Masonville and Mrs. Thomas Ryan of Chicago Ill., and 16 grandchildren. The prayer service will be @ 8:30 Saturday in the McLaughlin Funeral Home, 871 Culver Road, and a requiem Mass will be offered @ 9:00 am in Corpus Christi Church. Burial will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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1917 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) (a Clerk) was living @103 Garson Ave
1918 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) Machinist was living @103 Garson Ave
1919 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) Machinist was living @103 Garson Ave
1920 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) Machinist was living @103 Garson Ave
1921 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) Machinist was living @103 Garson Ave
1922 William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Machinist living..@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
1923 William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Machinist living..@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
1953 William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Machinist living..@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
1961William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Employee Leors Theatre home.@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
1962 William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Employee Leors Theatre home.@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
1963 Florence O'Keefe widow of William........ home.@ 65 Rosewood Terrace
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The 1920 US Census, Monroe Co. Rochester NY,Ward 18, @ 103 Garson Avenue:
William T. O'Keefe, Head, 33, Born Pennysylavina, Father born US, Mother born New York State
occupation......Shoemaker in a Factory, receiving a Wage.
Florence E. O'Keefe, Wife, 25, Born New York State, Father & Mother born England
William D. O'Keefe, Son, 5, Born New York State, Father & Mother born New York State.
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The 1920 House Directory, Monroe Co. Rochester NY, Ward 18, @ 103 Garson Avenue:
O'Keefe, William E. Home
Walsh, Mary E....Boards
Walsh, Clifford C.....Boards
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The 1925 NYS Census, Monroe Co. Rochester NY, @ 65 Rosewood Terrace:
William T. O'Keefe, Head, 38, Born US, Machinist
Florence E. O'Keefe, Wife, 30, Born US, Housework
William D. O'Keefe, Son, 11, Born US, School
Margaret O'Keefe, Daughter, 8, Born US, School
Mary Walsh. Mother-in-Law, 58, Born Ireland,
Has lived in US for 42 years, Naturalized in 1885, a Trained Nurse
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The Social Security Index shows:
William O'Keefe.....Born 1 Jan. 1887....Died July 1962 # 104-10-7095
Is this our William ?....Yes I think so
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Obiturary: William O'Keefe: 75, Retired Machinist......July 12, 1962, Democrat & Chronicle
William O'Keefe, 75, of 65 Rosewood Terrrace, a retired Commercial Controls Corp. machinist, died yesterday (July 11, 1962) in St. Mary's Hospital of a heart attack, he suffered Sunday.
Mr. O'Keefe, a native of Pennsylvania worked for Commercial Controls 25 years before retiring in 1954. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of Corpus Christi Church.
Mr. O'Keefe is survived by his widow, Florence; two daughters, Mrs. Howard Williamson and Mrs. Richard Jannett; two sons, William D. and Joseph E; two sisters, Mrs. Clare DeMott of Masonville and Mrs. Thomas Ryan of Chicago Ill., and 16 grandchildren. The prayer service will be @ 8:30 Saturday in the McLaughlin Funeral Home, 871 Culver Road, and a requiem Mass will be offered @ 9:00 am in Corpus Christi Church. Burial will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Spouses
Birth Date23 Jun 1894
Birth PlaceBuffalo N.Y
Bapt Date22 Jul 1894 Age: <1
Bapt PlaceSt. Joseph's Old Cathedral, Franklin @ Swan St., Buffalo N.Y
MemoSponsors: Christopher London & Cecilia Dorilty
Death Date21 Sep 1964 Age: 70
Death PlaceRochester, New York
Burial PlaceRochester, New York
ReligionRoman Catholic
FatherWilliam Henry Walsh Jr. (1867-1914)
MotherMary Theresa Stafford (1865-1943)
Misc. Notes
Why is the Name Mary Kelly on Flossies' birth certificate?
Did Mary Stafford die between Birth of Mary & Flossie 1890 & 1893
My answer is this is an error by the Church Scribe.........
The Rochester Directory shows two other Mary Walshes in Town as a Nurse.
But Mary T. Walsh was a practical Nurse not an R.N. & probably would not have been listed as a Nurse in the Directory also a Mary T. Walsh is shown living in Rochester as a wife to William Henery Walsh......so there !
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The following information came from the 1910 U.S. Census @ Main Library
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Florence E. Walsh, White Female, 15 Years old , Mary. born in New York State, Father born in England/English, Mother born in Ireland/English, , Student, home @ 173 Carter Street, in 22 Ward.
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The Rochester Directory shows the following:
1913 .......Mary Walsh......a Nurse....@ 63 Greig Street
1917 .......Mary Walsh......a Nurse....@ 113 Frankfort Street
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A good friend of Flossie was Betty or Florence Stafford.........So Joe O'Keefe said..........was this a releative living in Rochester .....?....Who Knows...???
How many Staffords were living in Buffalo, N.Y.....?
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The Rochester Directory shows the following:
1917 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) (a Clerk) was living@103 Garson Ave
1918 William E. O'Keefe ( Florence) Machinist was living @103 Garson Ave
1922 William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Machinist living..@65 Rosewood Terrace
1923 William E. O'Keefe (Florence) Machinist living..@65 Rosewood Terrace
1923 .......Clifford Walsh......Phone Repair....@ 65 Rosewood Terrace, Roch.
1923 Mary T. Walsh widow of W. H. Walsh Nurse. .......@65 Rosewood Terrace
Clifford & Mary T. Walsh were living with William & Flossie O'Keefe who were very generous with their time and home.
William Walsh moved in with Bill & Flossie for the last months of his life.
Mary T. Walsh continued to find a Home with William & Flossie O'Keefe, for a total of thirty years, till her death in 1943
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