
"You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand
pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning
of fairies." -James M. Barrie
BRIDGET MARY O'CONNELL
Bridget Mary O'Connell
Born: 29 May 1875
Place: Ebbwvale, Wales
Married: 15 Aug 1895
Swissvale, Allegheny Co., PA
Died: 30 Jan 1959
Place: John Kane Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
North (All Saints) Braddock Catholic Cemetery
PARENTS
Father: Patrick Anthony O'Connell
Mother: Mary Anna Kelly
SPOUSE
Hugh Arcineous Trax
(19 Jul 1873 - 23 Jun 1948)
CHILDREN
Clarence Eugene Trax
Date of Birth: 26 Jun 1896
Place: North Braddock, Pennsylvania
Died: 12 Apr 1966
Place of Burial:
Marriage: 29 Nov 1916
Place: Swissvale, Pennsylvania
Spouse: Mary Beatrice O'Toole
Date of Birth: 1895
Place: Pennsylvania
Died:
Place of Burial:
Children:
Mary Patricia B. 1919 D. 06 Nov 1981 Pittsburgh, PA M. John Homer
Clarence Eugene B. unknown D. unknown M. Netta Mae Buzzard
Clement Francis B. 04 Sept 1925 Braddock PA D. Unknown M. Eileen Evelyn Wilson 05 Jul 1952
Raymond Joseph B. Unknown D. 17 Mar 1991 PA (All Saints Braddock Catholic Cem. Sect.G) M. Florance Ann
Helen Marie B. Unknown D. Unknown M. Vladamer Braun "Sonny"
James Clair B. 1935 D. 1937
Beatrice Mary B. Unknown D. Unknown M.Charles Sackett
George Joseph Trax
Date of Birth: 06 Mar 1898
Place:
Marriage: Never married
Spouse:
Place:
Died: Sept 1946
Place: Swissvale, Pennsylvania
Place of Burial: Arlington Cemetery, Washington, DC
William Frederick Trax "Bill" ~ U.S. Marine ~
Date of Birth: 22 Nov 1900
Place: North Braddock, PA?
Died: Jun 13, 1963
Place: Oceanside, California
Place of Burial: San Diego CA, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Military Service: WWI, WWII, and Korea; He also served in Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua,
Okinawa, Phillipines and nine years in China. Source: (living Trax son)
Marriage:
Place:
Spouse: Mary Agnes Urban
Date of Birth: 03 Jan 1915
Place:
Died: 30 Sept 1980
Place:
Place of Burial: San Diego CA, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery (Source: http://interment.net)
Plot S438-F, Burial date 10/31/1980
Children:
living
living
living
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living
Arthur James Trax
Date of Birth: 25 Aug 1902
Died: 13 Apr 1964
Place: Detroit, Michigan
Place of Burial: Perpetual Care Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
Place: North Braddock, Pennsylvania
Marriage: 05 July 1923
Place: Wellsburg, Virginia
Spouse: Olive Evelyn Walters
Date of Birth: 14 Oct 1905
Place:
Children:
Daniel B. 23 Jan 1939 Detroit MI D.07 OCT 2000 Port Huron MI Interment Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Cemetery Burbank, CA
living
living
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Medard Elizabeth Trax
Date of Birth: 08 Jun 1904
Place:
Marriage: 1926
Spouse: Harry Hochstein
Place:
Died: 26 Feb 1988
Place of Burial:
Children:
Harry E. "Ned" Hochstein
living
living
living
Mary Dolores Trax
Date of Birth: 29 Jul 1906
Place:
Marriage:
Spouse: Earl Moorhead
Place:
Died: 23 Dec 1988
Place of Burial:
Children:
Patricia Ann B.___D.___at 16 years old
living
living
living
Ellen Josephine "Nellie"Trax
Date of Birth: Jul 1909
Place:
Marriage: Never married
Spouse:
Place:
Died: Apr 1936
Place of Burial: Braddock Catholic Cemetery Section F
Patricia Ann Trax
Date of Birth: 24 Jun 1912
Place:
Marriage:
Spouse: James Limerick
Place:
Died:
Place:
Place of Burial:
Hugh Anthony Trax
Date of Birth: 03 May 1912
Place:
Marriage:
Spouse: Dorothy Poplowski
Place:
Died: 11 Jan 1964
Place:
Place of Burial:
Car Crash Kills Motorist
Reduces Warping; A Basket Did the Trick
Children:
Hugh B. 1942 D. 1946
living
living
living
Source for dates; Memorial Card, contributed by (living) Bell
Newsclippings contributed by (living) Bell
Francis Trax "Frank"
Date of Birth: 09 Mar 1914
Place:
Marriage:
Spouse:
Place:
Died: 01 Sept 1924
Place: Pennsylvania
Place of Burial: All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery Section F
Cause of death: Car Accident
Margaret Collette Trax
Date of Birth: 18 May 1916
Place:
Marriage:
Spouse: James Roland McConnell
Place:
Died: 01 Nov 1979
Place: Orange, California
Place of Burial: Detroit, Michigan
Children:
living
living
living
living
living
Phyllis Victoria Trax
(07 Nov 1918 - 16 Oct 2000)
Census Records for Hugh and Bridget Trax Family  
Additional Information and Sources
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