Diana Byrnes, born on September 13, 1909 in Maryland, was the daughter of Thomas F. Byrnes and his wife, Margaret (Clupp). They are found in the 1910 census of Midland, Allegany County, Maryland, at which time Diana was an infant, and she had a brother, Paul, age 2.

The family is found in the 1920 census of Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland. Thomas F. and Margaret E. Byrnes' children were Paul P., 12, MARGARET D., 10, Thomas, 5, and Mary E., 1.

In 1930, Diana was living at the Nurses' Residence at St. Francis Hospital. Her parents were living in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with their two youngest children, Thomas and Mary E. Also in the home was Elizabeth Clupp, sister of Mrs. Byrnes.

In 1940, Diana, 30, a nurse, lived with her parents in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County. Her father was a steam laborer at a steel mill.

MOTHER'S OBITUARY: Pittsburgh Press, August 3, 1956 - BYRNES, Margaret Ellen Clupp, on Thursday Aug 2, 1956 beloved wife of Thomas F. Byrnes, Sr. of 817 South Ave Wilkinsburg; mother of Diane Kilpatrick, Mrs. Elizabeth Ola, Thomas F., Jr., and Paul Byrnes; sister of Anthony and Elizabeth Clupp; also 6 grandchildren. Friends may call at the Knee Memorial Home, Center at South, Wilkinsburg. Solemn high mass of requiem at St. James R. C. Church on Monday at 9 a.m. St. James Christian Mother's rosary service Sunday evening...

Diana Kilpatrick, as spelled on the Social Security Death Index, born September 13, 1909, died on November 17, 1980; last known residence, Murraysville. She is buried in the same cemetery as her parents: All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The Catholic Diocese cemetery index spells her name as "Diane," which is also the spelling in the obituaries.

OBITUARY: Pittsburgh Press, Nov 18, 1980 - KILPATRICK, Diane Byrnes, on Mon., Nov 17; wife of the late James Robert Kilpatrick; beloved mother of James Robert Kilpatrick, Jr., Daniel Byrnes Kilpatrick and J. Dennis Kilpatrick; sister of Elizabeth Ola. Friends may call at Maurice L. Knee, LTD., Center at South, Wilk. Mass of Christian Burial in St. James Catholic Church on Thurs. at 10 o'clock.