Francis "Frank" Patrick ODonnell (1888-1959) was one of my great grandfathers. In the prior article, I wrote about the death of his first wife, my great grandmother, Anna Preston, in 1921.
On August 7, 1940, Frank remarried to Gertrude Farman, the widow of James Paradine, in Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey. This marriage certificate is below.
The prior week, Frank had arrived in New York City from Bombat, India.
I did not know what Frank may have been doing so far away from Bayonne until I saw this story published at Ancestry:
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Eddie O’Donnell told Kelly on 5/4/09 Posted 04 May 2009 by Joy Peck
Frances O’donnell (Frank) first wife died when the kids
were young. The kids were raised by Aunt “Kate” Catherine.
Then Frances re married Getrude Last name unsure but
thinks Paradine
Frances worked in the oil fields in Saudi Arabia when
they first discovered oil there.
[Links to tree: ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/11067954/ |
Frank died October 31, 1959 in Bayonne. He was 69 years old. Gertrude was listed as his wife.
Frank was buried at Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City. Nobody is in this plot with him.
Gertrude was the daughter of Miles Farman and Mary Doyle. Her first marriage was to James Paradine in Bayonne on July 19, 1925. She was 21 years old; he was 27. Their marriage certificate is below.
Four and a half months after marrying, James died. An article appeared in the Jersey Journal about an accident at James' job with the Petroleum Terminal Corporation in Bayonne on December 2, 1925.
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Gasoline Fumes From Tank Car Kill Workman
Overcome by gasoline fumes in a tank car which he was
cleaning at the plant of the Petroleum Terminal Corporation, First Street and
Avenue A, Bayonne, at 9 a.m. today [December 2, 1925]. James Paradine, 26, of
11 Cottage Street, Bayonne, died an hour later in Bayonne Hospital, despite the
efforts of two physicians, who had labored over him constantly. Two men working near Paradine saw him topple over. They
summoned the company physician, Dr Duffy, and a Bayonne Hospital ambulance. Dr
A E Solomon came from the hospital. Paradine died shortly afterwards, at 10
o’clock. His body was taken to Nugent’s morgue.
---The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.
Wednesday, December 2, 1925, page 1. |
James' death certificate gives the cause of death as "accidental inhalation of gasoline fumes while cleaning tank car." He was 27 years old.
Burial was at Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City in the Farman plot.
The following month, Gertrude was awarded money for James' death, with a provision to increase the award pending birth of their child.
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$3,675 Award for Widow of Gas Victim
Compensation Given Widow of Oil Company Worker - Other Awards
James Paradine of 11 Cottage Street, Bayonne, employed as
a pipe fitter by the Petroleum Terminal Corporation of Bayonne was asphyxiated
by gas fumes while repairing a car on December 2, 1925. Referee John J Stahl of
the Compensation Bureau, State Department of Labor, in his court at 571 Jersey
Avenue yesterday afternoon handed down a decision awarding $3,675 and an
allowance for funeral expenses of $150. The compensation may be increased for
the benefit of a dependent child yet unborn.
---The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, Hudson County, New
Jersey. Friday, January 22, 1926, page 2. |
In the 1930 census, Gertrude, age 26, was living with her son, James, age 4, and her mother and brother at 297 Avenue C in Bayonne.
James, the son of James and Gertrude, died in 1982. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey. His mother was buried with him, though she is not on the stone and her obituary lists her place of burial as Holy Name.
Gertrude died June 28, 1987. Her obituary is below.
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Paradine-O’Donnell
Gertrude Paradine-O’Donnell, 84, a lifelong Bayonne
resident, died Sunday at the Jersey City Medical Center after a long illness. She worked for General Cable Company, formerly of
Bayonne. Mass will be offered 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St Andrew’s
Church, Bayonne. Internment will be at Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City. Kohoot Funeral Home of Bayonne is handling the
arrangements.
---The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, Hudson County, New
Jersey. Monday, June 29, 1987, page 12. |
I don't know what relationship, if any, my grandmother had with her stepmother. She never told me about Gertrude.
