Mary Louise Sator family collection
Collection
Identifier: L488
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, papers, diaries, genealogical research materials, books, pamphlets, periodicals, photographs--including cartes de visite, tintypes, and negatives--35mm slides, and realia from Mary Louise Sator, Mary Cleason O'Hair, and O'Hair, Brady, and Sator families in the Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the United States, ranging from 1827 to 1994, and undated, relating to family life and homes, interests, careers, and family history pertaining to the O'Hair, Brady, Moore, Critchlow, Herriott, Hankinson, McGuire, and other related families.
Series 3 comprises genealogical research materials for the O'Hair, Brady, and other related families. Therein, vital records are largely copies, while many original certificates and documents for the Brady and O'Hair families are found in Series 1. Included in the research materials is correspondence between families and cultural institutions about genealogical findings.
There is also a panoramic photograph depicting Mary Louise O'Hair's high school graduating class in 1932 (OP008).
Series 3 comprises genealogical research materials for the O'Hair, Brady, and other related families. Therein, vital records are largely copies, while many original certificates and documents for the Brady and O'Hair families are found in Series 1. Included in the research materials is correspondence between families and cultural institutions about genealogical findings.
There is also a panoramic photograph depicting Mary Louise O'Hair's high school graduating class in 1932 (OP008).
Dates
- 1870-1995
Creator
- Sator, Mary Louise O'Hair, 1914-1988 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Mary Cleason Brady was born June 10, 1885, to Cleason Calvin (1852-1895) and Florence (Moore) Brady (1857-1950) and lived in Miami County, Indiana. She married Robert Cleveland O'Hair (1886-1958), an economist form Cook County, Illinois, on June 6, 1904, and they had three children: Robert Craig (1905-1969), Richard Franklin (1913-1978), and Mary Louise (1914-1988). O'Hair was the curator of the Wabash County Museum for 18 years. She spent over 50 years researching her family history which she then passed on to her daughter. O'Hair died on May 3, 1979 and was buried in Matlock Cemetery in Wabash, Indiana.
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Mary Louise O'Hair was born on August 2, 1914 to Robert Cleveland (1886-1958) and Mary Cleason (Brady) O'Hair in Illinois. The family lived in Chicago, Illinois where her father worked as a public accountant and an economist. She graduated from Glenbard High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois in 1932 and from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1936. O'Hair married William Mitchell Sator (1912-1980) on May 29, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. Like her mother, she was a genealogist and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The couple lived in several places, including White Plains, New York, Trumbull and Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Ela, Illinois. After her husband died on Janaury 23, 1980 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, she lived in Scottsdale and Mesa, Arizona at least part time. Mary Louise Sator died on November 4, 1998 in Brookings, South Dakota.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise O'Hair." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise O'Hair." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise Sator." 1950 United States Federal Census. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise O'Hair." Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise Sator." U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise Sator." U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William M. Sator." Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Mitchell Sator." U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Mary Cleason Brady O'Hair." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed March 4, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33401445/mary-cleason-o'hair.
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Mary Louise O'Hair was born on August 2, 1914 to Robert Cleveland (1886-1958) and Mary Cleason (Brady) O'Hair in Illinois. The family lived in Chicago, Illinois where her father worked as a public accountant and an economist. She graduated from Glenbard High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois in 1932 and from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1936. O'Hair married William Mitchell Sator (1912-1980) on May 29, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. Like her mother, she was a genealogist and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The couple lived in several places, including White Plains, New York, Trumbull and Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Ela, Illinois. After her husband died on Janaury 23, 1980 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, she lived in Scottsdale and Mesa, Arizona at least part time. Mary Louise Sator died on November 4, 1998 in Brookings, South Dakota.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise O'Hair." 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise O'Hair." 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise Sator." 1950 United States Federal Census. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise O'Hair." Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise Sator." U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Mary Louise Sator." U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William M. Sator." Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "William Mitchell Sator." U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Accessed March 4, 2024. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. "Mary Cleason Brady O'Hair." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed March 4, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33401445/mary-cleason-o'hair.
Extent
7.45 Cubic Feet (20 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize clamshell box, 1 extra-large oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Family correspondence and papers, 1827-1994
Series 2: Daughters of the American Revolution application papers, 1904-1985
Series 3: Genealogy research, 1870-1992 Subseries 3.1: Genealogical records, 1817-1991 Subseries 3.2: Family correspondence, 1963-1990 Subseries 3.3: Allied families genealogical research, 1895-1992
Series 4: Publications, 1907-1991
Series 5: Photographs and postcards, circa 1860-1989, undated
Series 6: Realia, 1926-1963, undated
Series 1: Family correspondence and papers, 1827-1994
Series 2: Daughters of the American Revolution application papers, 1904-1985
Series 3: Genealogy research, 1870-1992 Subseries 3.1: Genealogical records, 1817-1991 Subseries 3.2: Family correspondence, 1963-1990 Subseries 3.3: Allied families genealogical research, 1895-1992
Series 4: Publications, 1907-1991
Series 5: Photographs and postcards, circa 1860-1989, undated
Series 6: Realia, 1926-1963, undated
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mary Louise Sator and Ray Harriot on 2001/12/2.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
This collection was initially processed in 2001 by Jamie Dunn. Collection reprocessed in 2002 by Jeffery Dickens. EAD finding aid created on 2023/10/20 by Alexander Chrapliwy. Collection reprocessed 2024/03/13 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2024/03/13 by Brittany Kropf.
- Birth certificates
- Books
- Brady family
- Brady, Florence Moore, 1857-1950
- Carte de visite photographs
- Cemeteries
- Charts, diagrams, etc.
- Commencement ceremonies
- Correspondence
- Critchlow, John, 1786-1814
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Death
- Death registers
- Diplomas
- Education
- Family
- Family history
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana
- Genealogical research
- Genealogy
- Herriott family
- Land contracts
- Land grants
- Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, 1784-1818
- Marriage certificates
- Moore, Ezra, 1763-1816
- O'Hair family
- O'Hair, Cortez Boone, 1860-1894
- O'Hair, Michael Elsberry, 1749-1813
- O'Hair, Robert Craig, 1905-1969
- Pamphlets
- Panoramic photographs
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- Portraits
- Schools
- Scrapbooks
- Stereographs
- Students
- Tintypes
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- Universities and colleges
- Wills
Creator
- Sator, Mary Louise O'Hair, 1914-1988 (Person)
- O'Hair, Mary Cleason Brady, 1885-1979 (Person)
- Title
- Mary Louise Sator family collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
