Some Geneology Facts for the descendants of Margaret Mary Coleman O'Donnell

The following details were found on a little piece of paper that was stuck into one of my mother's many, sparsely filled journals.

1. Rita Mary (nee’-O’Donnell) Fries’ grandmother was Hannah (nee’-Byrne) – Born Nov. 11, 1865 & died Nov. 1942 at the age of 77 years.   Hannah was the mother of Rita’s mother, Margaret Mary (nee’-Coleman) O’Donnell.  Hannah attended the wedding and reception of Rita O’Donnell and Charles A. Fries, Sr. on October 19, 1940.  Hannah Byrne married Frank Coleman in 1885 at St. Francis Xavier Church in Friendsville, PA.   They purchased and lived on the John Biglan homestead in Middletown, Pa.   They had 9 children (one, Mary, died as an infant).   This house is still standing for any descendants who wish to take a nostalgia tour.
2. The next generation back -Hannah was the child of Christopher Byrne (Christopher was born in 1824 & died in 1912 at the age of 88) and Mary Anne (nee’ -Welch) Byrne (Mary Anne was born in 1840 & died in 1908 at the age of 68).
3. The next generation back - Christopher Byrne was the son of Patrick Byrne (Patrick was born in Ireland in 1784, came to America in 1850 & died on 25 Feb. 1854 at 70 years of age.  He is buried in St. Joseph’s cemetery in St. Joseph’s Pa.) and Bridget (nee’- Mc Laughlin) Byrne (Bridget was born in 1796 & died on 3 July 1872 at the age of 76 years).    Mary Anne (nee’-Welch) Byrne was the daughter of Martin Welch who was born in Oxford or Norwich, NY) and Honora (nee’- Murphy) Welch
4. The next generation back- Patrick Byrne (see # 3 above) was the son of Christopher Byrne and Catherine Branigan.  We have no dates for these ancestors.   Of interest is the fact that the first names repeated after skipping a generation.   I have no information regarding the ancestors of Martin Welch and Honora Murphy.  After awhile the people fade away into history.
5. The next generation back- Christopher Byrne (see # 4 above) is the son of Patrick or Christopher (apparently we are not sure of his first name) and a woman with the last name of Campbell (no first name given).