I am trying to locate information on either of the above surnames. My grandmother was Elizabeth (Lillie) O'brien. She was the daughter of Thomas F. O'brien and Elizabeth (Unknown maiden name). They are all buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Vineland, NJ. Elizabeth married John Bernard Monaghan. They lived in and around Vineland for most of their lives. They also lived in Philadelphia PA. John and Elizabeth had five children: James (b. 1912), Gertrude (b. 1915), Mary (b. 1919), Ruth (my mother) (b. 4/22/1922), and Winfred (b. 1925). All birthdates except Ruth's are approximate. They all went to Sacred Heart Catholic school in Vineland. According to the records of the church, James, Ruth, and Winifred all received their First Communion at Sacred Heart. I found Eliz G., James H., and Mary Monaghan in the 1937-38 Vineland City Directory all iving at 633 Grape. James was a glass wkr; Mary was an engraver working for Ace Glass Inc. I never met my grandfather, John Monaghan. Elizabeth died on Feb 14, 1979. Gertrude married John Molino, Winifred married John Donna or Danna. Mary may have married Joseph Reed, Joe Briggs, and Harry Burron. James married a person by the name of Grace (last name unknown) John Monaghan probably went to prison around 1930 for child abuse. I don't know when he got out, but I believe he was out by the time I was 1 yr old (1948). My mother indicated to me that she saw him at that time when she went to visit her mother after I was born. I believe that he may have gone to a state prison. Thomas F. O'brien probably died in 1921. He had lived in Vineland for 12 years and had been living at the Soldiers Home the year before. Thomas and Elizabeth had the following children: Frank J., Elizabeth (my grandmother), Regina, Sarah, and Mary. I found this family unit in the 1900 Philadelphia, PA census. Have not been able to find them anywhere else as a family. According to this census, Frank, Mary, Sarah & Regina were all born in Pennsylvania. Lillie was born in New Jersey. According to her death certificate, she was born in Gloucster, NJ. (My mother, Ruth, was born in Glassboro, Gloucester, NJ also.) If anyone has any information, please let me know. I have never been able to find the Monaghan family in a census record. I have looked in 1910 and 1920. I have looked in both Gloucester and Cumberland Counties since that is where they most likely were during these years. However, nothing is there. I have checked the census indexes, just in case they were somewhere else. Still no luck. (They may have been in another state). Thanks for any help anyone might have that has a history of these surnames in that area. [email protected]