Jimmy :

I found a death certificate for a John Moran DOD 18 Dec 1909

(significant because your Great Grand Mother was a widow in 1910)
Also significant over the years your family lived near or on East 135 St in the Bronx as did this John Moran.

Death Cert for this John Moran age approx 45 ,  this is close to birth date of Oct 1863.

per the death cert the parents of (John Moran) are John Moran and BRIDGET BERRY
Is this where the "B" comes from ?

Now we need to some how confirm  that the BERRY family is in your family tree !

Do you have any Berry relatives or family stories/HINTS ?

John Francis Moran your Grand Father

I looked at his USA census data

His Father John B is indicated numerous times as born
Ireland v/s New York

1900 census b New York ??Oct  1863
1910 census b Ireland ??
1920 census b Ireland ??
1909 Death Cert b Ireland ??

Possible Great Great Grand Parents ??
Mother family name Berry

John Moran
b Ireland approx 1840

Bridget Berry
b Ireland approx 1840

son John Francis Moran
b East Orange, New Jersey  Oct 30, 1896
per draft registration card WWII

 
census address year 1900
# 712 East 137 St
Bronx,  NY

 

 
census address year 1910
# 421 East 135 St
Bronx, NY
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Death Cert address 18 Dec 1909
address prior to death
2 days -- 459 East 135 St
found near 459 East 135 St Bronx

any family names here ?? MCCARTHY - GROFF/GRAFF--MESEROLE -REILLY - MCNAMARA - MCMAHON --HENRY - FLANNERY - VELDERS - KESSEL

census address year 1920
223 Alexander Ave
Bronx, NY