• Born: 20 April 1866, Nissouri Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ^{1 2}
• Marriage (1): Maggie Christina DRYSDALE on 29 December 1897 in Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada ^{1 2 3}
• Died: 26 June 1942, London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada at age 76
• Buried: 29 June 1942, Dunboyne, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada

   Other names for John were John D. O'BRIAN, John O'BRIEN,^{1 2} John D. O'BRIEN and Jack O'BRYAN.

  General Notes

Surname also spelled O'BRIEN or O'BRIAN

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John D. "Jack" O'Bryan —  Born 20 April 1866, Township of East Nissouri, County of Oxford, Ontario, Canada

   John D. O'Bryan of Aylmer, died on Friday night, June 26th, in St. Joseph's Hospital London, in his 77th year.  He was born in Nissouri Township and came to Aylmer district as a young man.  In 1907 he moved to Manitoba where he engaged in farming until 1937, when he came back to Aylmer and retired.  Mr. O'Bryan had been ill for the past six weeks and was admitted to the London hospital on June 1st.
   Deceased was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Harriston and was a member of St. Paul's United Church, Aylmer.  He is survived by wife, the former Maggie Drysdale: one sister, Mrs. Ruth Donaldson, of London, Ontario., and one brother, James O'Bryan, of St. Thomas.
   The funeral service was held at the Jas. H. Barnum Funeral Home on Monday, June 29th at 2:30 p.m. Rev. W. D. Stenlake officiated.  During the service Mr. Barnum sang as a solo : My God I Thank Thee."  His accompanist was Mrs. McLay Miller. The pallbearers were: Fred W. Kaiser, Charles Kaiser, E. E. McTaggart, Solon Baughman, Walter Boughner and Michael McKnight.  Flower bearers were: Don Watterworth, H. M. Gunstone, Harry McKenny, Albert Percy, Charles McTaggart and Ivan McTaggart.  Interment took place in the Dunboyne Cemetery.
   There were many beautiful floral tributes, wreath "Jack", sprays, brother Jim and sister Ruth: John Ashton and family: John Glyde and Bud, Jessie and Basil, Clyde, Gordon and Eliza, Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Welter, Fay and Hugh Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haggan, Solon Baughman and Don Waterworth: St. Paul's Brotherhood Class: Dunboyne Woman's Assoc., Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Powers: baskets "Neighbor" Mr. and Mrs. John Laidlaw; Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Brown.
   Relatives and friends attended the service from Dearborn Mich.: London, St. Thomas, Sparta, Belmont and New Sarum.
      —  Source: Aylmer Express, July 2, 1942, page 5, col. 3  

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  Burial Notes

Dunboyne Cemetery

  Recorded Events in His Life

• Nickname: Jack.

• He worked as an agent on 29 December 1897 in Aylmer, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. ^{1 2}

• He had a residence on 29 December 1897 in Aylmer, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. ^{1 2}

• He had a residence before 26 June 1942 in Aylmer, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

John married Maggie Christina DRYSDALE, daughter of John DRYSDALE and Christina McDOUGAL, on 29 December 1897 in Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.^{1 2 3} (Maggie Christina DRYSDALE was born on 21 January 1867 in Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada,^{1 2 5 6 7} died on 22 February 1951 in St. Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada and was buried on 26 February 1951 in Dunboyne, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.)

  Recorded Events about their Marriage

• Witnesses: Edwin Drysdale and Ella Welter, 29 December 1897, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. ^{1 2}

• Gallery: Marriage Record, on 29 December 1897, in Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. ¹

• Gallery: Marriage Record (from another Elgin County register), on 29 December 1897, in Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. ²

• Officiating: C. Crichton, Methodist minister, 29 December 1897, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. ^{1 2}