Della O'Banion

Brief Life History of Della

When Della O'Banion was born on 8 May 1878, in Dunlap, Harrison, Iowa, United States, her father, James Alpheus O'Banion, was 23 and her mother, Florence J Butler, was 19. She married William H. Thomas in June 1904, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Boyer, Crawford, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Harrison, Iowa, United States in 1905. She died on 15 November 1947, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

William H. Thomas
1880–1956
Della O'Banion
1878–1947
Marriage: June 1904
William Henry Thomas Jr
1906–1994
Josephine L. Thomas
1908–2008

Sources (10)

  • Della O'Banion, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
  • Della O'Banion Thomas, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Della Obanion in household of Alpha Obanion, "Iowa State Census, 1885"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1889

Historical Boundaries: 1889: Crawford, Iowa, United States

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of O'Bannon .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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