Elizabeth Kiernan, b: 1817 - Leitrim, Ireland

^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}

^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}


		^{Michael Dobson}^{b.1827 Ireland d.1899 Joliet, IL, Will County}

	^{Maria Cecelia Dobson}^{b.1857 Illinois, Will County, Joliet d.1928 Illinois, Will County, Joliet}

		^{Elizabeth Kiernan}^{b.1817 Leitrim, Ireland d.1897 204 S. Hickory, Joliet, IL.}