Bryan D. O'Connor, acct. 1703
Deposit ledger
Test book
Information on Bryan O'Connor:
The O'Connor brothers ran the "Kerry Block' on Washington St.; laborers > grocery > liquor retailer; all had middle initial D. and went by O'Connor [only time Connor was David in tb and 1855]
Bryan D. 1703--prob. d. bet 1853-1855
Bryan's wife, Ellen Moynahan, d. Jul 26, 1871
Son, John, d. Nov 1896
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New York Herald, Friday, July 28, 1871, p 7 col 6
O’CONNOR—On Wednesday, July 26, ELLEN O’CONNOR, native of county Kerry, Ireland, widow of Bryan D. O’Connor. Departed this life after a protracted illness, in the 55th years of her age. The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No. 177 East Broadway, on Friday, 28th inst., at one o’clock P. M.
New York Herald, Wednesday, November 4, 1896 p 1 col 3
O’CONNOR—JOHN O’CONNOR, beloved son of Bryan O’Connor and Ellen Moynahan, nephew of Dan. D. O’Connor, native of Castle Island, County Kerry, Ireland. Burial from his late residence, 81 West st., Wednesday, November 4, at two P. M.
New York Sun, Friday, April 26, 1901
CONFLICT OF STATE AND U. S. LAWS
O’Conor Hauled Up for Taking Fees From Sailors He Got Jobs For.
Bryan O’Conor, who runs an employment agency at 10 Washington street, was a prisoner before United States Commissioner Shields yesterday, charged by Clarke H. Abbott, counsel for the Legal Aid Society, with receiving fees from sailors for whom he had secured employment in violation of the United States statutes. O’Conor showed his employment bureau license, issued under the State law, and pleaded that as justification. He was told that the State law was null and void where it conflicted with the Federal law, but was allowed to go on his own recognizance to give him time to decide wheter he would pay the fine or fight.
Note: When they first arrived in America, some members of this family went by "Connor" and others by "O'Connor." By the 1870s, however, they were all using "O'Connor," and for consistency's sake we will refer to them by the name O'Connor even though some of the documents pertaining to them say "Connor."