Bridget (Barrett) Killian (1878 - 1957)

Born 1 Jul 1878 in St Louis City, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Bernard Patrick Killian — married 1 Jul 1909 in St Louis City, Missouri, USA

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1957 at age 78 in Carsonville, St Louis Co., Missouri, USA

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Biography

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Bridget Barrett was born 1 July 1878 in St Louis, Missouri. She is the daughter of Thomas Barrett and Catherine Monahan. She was baptized 7 July 1878 at St Columbkille in St. Louis. Sponsors were Thomas Barrett and Ann McGrath.^[1]

1880 census -- St Louis City, Missouri, USA

Thomas Barrett, white, male, age 45, married, laborer, born Ireland, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland; Kate Barrett, white, female, age 40, wife, married, keeps house, born Ireland, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland; Mary Barrett, white, female, age 5, daughter, single, born Missouri, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland; Bridget Barrett, white, female, age 1, daughter, single, born Missouri, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland;^[2]

1900 census -- St Louis City, Missouri, USA

Thomas Barrett, head, white, male, born Aug 1843, age 56, married 34 years, born Ireland, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, immigrated 1850, naturalized, day laborer, own free house; Kadie Barrett, wife, white, female, born Dec 1850, age 49, married 34 years, 8 children / 2 living, born Ireland, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland; Bertha Barrett, daughter, white, female, born Aug 1879, age 20, single, born Missouri, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, shirt maker^[3]

She married Bernard Killian 1 July 1909 at St Columbkilles in St Louis, Missouri.^[4] Witnesses were Thomas A Langen and Julia Monahan.^[5]

1910 census -- St Louis City, Missouri, USA

Bernard P Killian, head, white, male, age 29, married 1 year, born Missouri, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, city policeman, rent house; Bridget K Killian, wife, white, female, age 29, married 1 year, 0 children / 0 living, born Missouri, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland^[6]

1920 census -- St Louis City, Missouri, USA

Bernard Killian, head, rent, white, male, age 38, married, born Missouri, father born Ireland, father born Ireland, laborer at shipyards; Bertha Killian, wife, white, female, age 38, married, born Missouri, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland; Mary Killian, daughter, white, female, age 5, single, attended school, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri; James Killian, son, white, male, age 1 3/12, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri; Catherine Barrett, mother-in-law, white, female, age 74, widow, immigrated 1870, naturalized, born Ireland, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland^[7]

1930 census -- St Louis City, Missouri, USA

Bee Killian, head, rent $13, white, female, age 48, widow, first married @ 27, born Missouri, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, telephone operator police department; Mary A Killian, daughter, white, female, age 15, single, attended school, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri, apprentice millinery; James Killian, son, white, male, age 11, single, attended school, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri;^[8]

1940 census -- St Louis City, Missouri, USA

Bee Killian, head, informant, rent $13, white, female, age 58, widow, 8th grade education, born Missouri, same house 1935, telephone operator police department; Mary Killian, daughter, white, female, age 25, single, 2 years high school education, born Missouri, same house 1935, saleslady retail department store; James Killian, son, white, male, age 21, single, 1 year college education, born Missouri, same house 1935, shipping clerk piston rings^[9]

1950 census -- St Louis City, Missouri, USA

Bee Killian, head, white, female, age 69, widow, born Missouri, WK 40 hrs city telephone operator^[10]

She died 15 June 1957 in Carsonville, Missouri.^[11][12]She is buried in Mount Olive Cemetery in Lemay, Missouri.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ St Columbkille Baptism Records https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVT-DQPN-K
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FT-CLM : 16 August 2017), Bridget Barrett in household of Thomas Barrett, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 160, sheet 200A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,725.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38Y-R6M : accessed 24 January 2020), Bertha Barrett in household of Thomas Barrett, Precinct 11 City of St. Louis Ward 11, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 171, sheet 10A, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,893.
4. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQGT-VKMM : 18 January 2020), Bridget Barrett in entry for Bernard Killian, 1909.
5. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVT-DQRX-M?i=511&cat=665467
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M21N-XJL : accessed 24 January 2020), Bridget K Killian in household of Bernard P Killian, St Louis Ward 12, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 198, sheet 3A, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 816; FHL microfilm 1,374,829.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8ZG-HGJ : accessed 24 January 2020), Bertha Killian in household of Bernard Killian, St Louis Ward 12, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing ED 228, sheet 2B, line 62, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 954; FHL microfilm 1,820,954.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHJX-X4N : accessed 24 January 2020), Bee Killian, St Louis (Districts 251-500), St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 465, sheet 4A, line 24, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1234; FHL microfilm 2,340,969.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K74T-RH9 : 28 July 2019), Bee Killian, Ward 12, St. Louis, St. Louis City, St. Louis City, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96-279, sheet 15A, line 20, family 349, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2192.
10. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 1017; Sheet Number: 10; Enumeration District: 96-785
11. ↑ St Louis Globe Democrat (St Louis MO), 6/17/1957, p 9:

    KILLIAN, BRIDGET (BEE) (nee Barrett), 7216 Pa, fortified with the sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Sat. June 15, 1957, wife of the later Bernard Killian, dear mother of Mary Campione and James Killian, our dear grandmother, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt and cousin. Funeral from SOUTHERN Funeral Home, 6322 S Grand bl., Tues. June 18, 9:30am to St Boniface Church. Interment Mt Olive.

12. ↑ Missouri Death Certificate https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1957/1957_00027043.PDF
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47777283/bridget-killian: accessed 07 April 2023), memorial page for Bridget Barrett Killian (1 Jul 1878–15 Jun 1957), Find A Grave: Memorial #47777283, citing Mount Olive Catholic Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Susan Ing (contributor 47043987).