Thomas Francis O'Malley I (1854-1918) was a letter carrier and later a post office inspector. (b. April 15, 1854; Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York, USA - d. January 15, 1918; 3:00 pm, 350 Parkside Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York, USA)

Parents:
He was the son of John O'Malley (1825-?), a laborer; and Margaret Collins (1830-?), a dressmaker. John and Margaret emigrated from County Mayo, Ireland in 1848 with John's brother Michael O'Malley and his mother Bridget. John was not married according to the 1950 Census.

Birth:
Thomas was born in 1854 in Brooklyn.

New York:
In 1860 the family was living in Brooklyn, New York. John was working as a laborer and Margaret was working as a dressmaker. Thomas was listed as "Thos Omalley".

Marriage:
Around 1875 Thomas married Georgiana Reynolds (1855-1941). Georgiana was from Vermont and worked at a candy store in New York.

Children:
Together they had the following children: Frank O'Malley (1876-1963) who was a banker that married Rene X and worked in Brazil; Grace O'Malley (1881-?) who died as a youth; Edwin O'Malley (1883-1955) who married Alma Feltner (1882-1940) and was the Commissioner of Public Markets for the city of New York, and the father of Walter Francis O'Malley (1903-1979) who owned the Brooklyn Dodgers; Leonard O'Malley (1888-1966) who married Florence Riley (c1890-c1958) and was a real estate developer who's daughter married George Jay Gould III (1918-1985); Arthur O'Malley (1889-1971) who married Maria K. Blake (1894-1989) and was a construction supervisor; Mabel O'Malley (1890-1926) who married Emile James Ozanne I (1872-1939) and took her own life during a bout of post-partum depression, four months after the death of her only child; Agnes O'Malley (1891-1980) who married Oscar Louis Naetzker (1891-1983); Joseph O'Malley (1893-1985) who married Kathryn Kennedy (1897-1974) aka Sis Kennedy, and was the Publisher of the Sub-Contractor's Register; Estelle O'Malley (1895-1953) who married Nelson Montfort (c1895-?) and when they divorced she committed suicide on the boat when returning from Paris to New York; Warren O'Malley (1897-c1955) who married Jenny X; and Kathyrn O'Malley (1898-1985) a lawyer who never married and was cremated.

Occupation:
In 1880 Thomas was working as a letter carrier and Georgiana was working at a candy store. They were living on Madison Avenue in Manhattan.

New York:
They appear in the 1880 Census as "Thos. F. O'Maley" and "Georgina O'Maley". By the year 1900 they had 19 children with 11 living and 8 deceased and were living at 21 Ritter Place in the Bronx. He was listed as "Thomas O. Malley". In 1910 the family was living in Queens.

Death:
When Thomas died, he was working as a postal inspector and living at 350 Parkside Avenue in Brooklyn in New York. The doctor was called on January 12, 1918 and took care of him till January 14. He died of "cardiac dilitation and chronic myocarditis" on January 15, 1918 at 3:00 pm. He was 63 years old and his death certificate number was "1473".

Funeral notice:
New York Times on January 16, 1918: "O'Malley - at his residence, 350 Parkside Avenue, Brooklyn, on Tuesday January 15, 1918, Thomas F. O'Malley the beloved husband of Georgiana Reynolds, in this 65th year. Funeral and requiem at Holy Cross R.C. Church Thursday 10 A.M."

Burial:
He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery on January 17, 1918 at Plot 50, Range 30, Saint Joseph Section and was moved to Plot 17, Range 10, Front of Chapel Section on February 08, 1919.

Memories about Thomas O'Malley:
Walter Francis O'Malley (1903-1979) writes the following about his grandfather in a letter to Otto K. Olesen, Postmaster of Los Angeles on September 12, 1960: "In the late 1880s, [Thomas] worked in the Brooklyn Post Office at a time when Brooklyn was a separate city and not part of the greater city of New York. His associate there was Albert Furman, who later became Postmaster of Brooklyn. Postmaster Furman was a respected and colorful figure in Brooklyn in those days. My late Grandfather ... had been active in organizing an association of postal employees and that this effort was not appreciated at the time in Washington and that he was transferred from Brooklyn to San Francisco where he was assigned to the International Exposition in charge of the Post Office. He was never Postmaster of San Francisco but perhaps had that title at the International Exposition in San Francisco. One of my uncles was born in San Francisco during this period and my father (Edwin) attended grade school there as did his brothers and sisters. As I get the story, and after perhaps 4 years, he was reassigned to Brooklyn under Postmaster Furman, who had requested his transfer. He spent his entire adult life in the Postal Service and was devoted to it."

Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on August 16, 2003. Updated on June 3, 2016 with his funeral notice provided by Karen Almeida.

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