The Youngest Child of Edwin Columbus O'Toole and Margaret A. Walsh: Joan Catherine

James Michael McGann

Aunt Joan is third from the right

Aunt Joan is on the right looking down

Aunt Joan & Mom

Joan is to the right of the bride

The 1930 Chicago Census

Joan Catherine O'Toole was born on 22 Mar 1928 in Chicago, Illinois. She is the last child of Edwin Columbus O'Toole and Margaret A. Walsh.

Joan met and married James Michael McGann on 1 Jan 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. Together, they had 8 children: Maureen Joan, James Edwin, Margaret Mary, Michael John, Kathleen Marie, Edwin, Joan Marie, and Erin.

James was born on 27 Oct 1928 in Chicago, Illinois and died on 13 May 2005 in Palos Heights, Cook, Illinois, according to one report and on 3 Jun 2005 in Naples, Collier, Florida, according to another.

The Eldest Child of Edwin Columbus O'Toole and Margaret A. Walsh: Margaret Mary

Margaret M. Karr's Gravestone

Margaret M. Karr's Death Certificate

The Ormsbys & The Karrs

Lynn Joda & Margaret Karr

The Wedding Party

More Wedding Photos

The New Margaret Mary Karr 8.11.1945

More Wedding Day Photos

William J. & Margaret M. Karr 8.11.1945

William & Margaret Karr's Wedding Day

Margaret Mary O'Toole & Veronica Karr

Joan Catherine & Margaret Mary O'Toole

Margaret Mary O'Toole & the Girls

The Bathing Beauty

Margaret Mary O'Toole

February 1944 (19 Years Old)

Margaret Mary O'Toole

October 1942 (18 Years Old)

in front of the Tivoli

Margaret Mary O'Toole:

Bottom Photo: In the Middle

Top Photo: Far Right

Margaret Mary O'Toole - age 3 or 4

The 1930 Chicago Census

Margaret Mary O'Toole was born on 11 Aug 1924 in Chicago, Illiinois. She is the first child of Edwin Columbus O'Toole and Margaret A. Walsh.

Margaret met and married William Joseph Karr on 11 Aug 1945. They had eight children together: William Patrick, Gregory Peter, Margaret Mary, Elizabeth Joan, Barbara Ann, Mary Virginia, Joanne Marilyn, and Edwin John.

Margaret died on 27 Dec 2002 in Orland Park, Illinois.

The Third Child of Claude Jasper Pitcher and Loretto Marea O'Toole: Mary Margaret

The 1930 Grand Rapids City, Michigan Census

for St. John's Orphan Home

The 1930 Van Buren County Michigan Census

Mary Margaret was born on 30 Mar 1928 in Sister Lakes, Van Buren, Michigan. She is the first and only daughter and the third and last child born to Claude Jasper Pitcher and Loretto Marea O'Toole.

Mary Margaret met and married Charles Ray Lynde. They had 1 known child: William Ray Lynde. It is unknown if Mary Margaret is still living at this time.

Charles was born in Michigan on 22 Apr 1922. He spent time in an orphanage with his 2 sisters, Elizabeth and Mary. They are in the orphanage in the 1930 census. Charles died on 30 Sep 1999 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.

The Second Child of Claude Jasper Pitcher and Loretto Marea O'Toole: John Truman

The 1930 Van Buren County, Michigan Census

John Truman was born on 24 Aug 1924 in Sister Lakes, Van Buren, Michigan. He is the second child and the second male born to Claude Jasper Pitcher and Loretto Marea O'Toole.

John met and married Marilyn H. Secrest on 1 April 1948. They had four children, together: John Konrad, Patrick Joseph, Jo Anne Theresa, and Michael Truman.

Unless informed otherwise, both are still living.

The Eldest Child of Claude Jasper Pitcher and Loretto Marea O'Toole: Claude Franklin

Aunt Bernice's Engagement Announcement

28 May 1940

The 1930 Van Buren County Michigan Census

The 1920 Van Buren County Michigan Census

Claude Franklin was born on 18 Feb 1918 in Sister Lakes, Van Buren, Michigan. He is the first child of Claude Jasper Pitcher and Loretto Marea O'Toole.

Claude met and married Bernice Rose Swierz on 29 June 1940 in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan. Together, they had 5 children: Judith Rose, Robert Franklin, James Patrick, Timothy Martin, & Patricia Ann.

Claude died on 9 Feb 1989 in Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan.

Bernice was born on 10 Nov 1922 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. She died on 12 Dec 2006 in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida.

The Eighth Child of John Joseph O'Toole and Hannah Morrissey: Mary Margaret

The Gravestone of Uncle Don Johnson

The Gravestone of Aunt Mary Johnson

Top picture: Back Row: Don Johnson, John O'Toole, Glenna & Lol O'Toole

Front Row: Mary (O'Toole) Johnson, Julia (Tierney?) O'Toole, & Hannah O'Toole

Hannah, Hal, Lol, & Mary O'Toole

Hannah & Mary O'Toole

Hannah & Mary O'Toole & unknown

Aunt Mary O'Toole circa 1920

The 1930 Chicago Census

The 1920 Chicago Census

The 1910 Chicago Census

Mary Margaret was born on 25 Nov 1906 in Chicago, Illinois. She was the eighth child, the third girl, and the baby of the family born to John Joseph O'Toole and Hannah Morrissey.

Mary met and married Donald Johnson on 9 Jun 1945 in Chicago, Illinois. They had no children.

Aunt Mary had an accident in her married life that left her in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

Mary and Don lived in Evergreen Park, Illinois. I used to run away from home and run to their house.

Mary died on 12 Nov 1965 in Evergreen Park, Cook, Illinois. She was buried on 15 Nov 1965 in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Chicago Ridge, Cook, Illinois.

Don moved to Joplin, Missouri sometime after Mary's death and lived with Aunt Hannah and Uncle Hudge until his death. He died in Jul 1987 in Joplin, Missouri (I assume) and was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Chicago Ridge, Cook, Illinois.

The Seventh Child of John Joseph O'Toole and Hannah Morrissey: Hannah Marie

Hannah Marie O'Toole Hudgens

Top Picture: Back Row: Don Johnson, John O'Toole, Glenna & Larry O'Toole

Front Row: Mary (O'Toole) Johnson, Julia (Tierney?), & Hannah O'Toole

Hannah & Mary O'Toole

Hannah, Mary, & Unknown

Hannah Marie O'Toole

Hanna, Hal, Lol, and Mary O'Toole

Hannah Marie O'Toole circa 1920

The 1930 Chicago Census

The 1920 Chicago Census

The 1910 Chicago Census

Hannah Marie was born on 26 May 1904 in Chicago, Illinois. She is the seventh child and the second girl to John Joseph O'Toole and Hannah Morrissey.

Hannah met and married Noah C. Hudgens on 17 May 1952 in Chicago, Illinois. They had no children. Eventually, Uncle Hudge retired from the Furniture Mart in Chicago and they moved to Joplin, Missouri with Uncle Don Johnson.

Aunt Hannah died on 11 Jun 1987 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. She is burried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Chicago Ridge, Cook County, Illinois.