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From: "Linda Murray" <>
Subject: Re: MURRAY, Michael born about 1857
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 20:29:39 -0500
References: <76.2a2a87e9.2b7fd6d2@aol.com>


All those show that their parents were also born in Ireland, which certainly
fits yours, and because all were enumerated in 1880 as "other", none were
apparently living with family members.

The only thing that might help in choosing one over the others might be
occupation:

1880 Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts - page 359
Michael J. Murray, other, age 23; living in a boarding house; CARRIAGE SHOP
1880 1st Ward, San Francisco, California, page 57
Michael Murray, age 27; appears to be living on a ship; COAL PASSER
(head of this "household" is Domingo Egorrin of Chili, occupation, Fireman)
1880 Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas - page 291
Michel Murray, age 26; living in what appears to be a military barracks;
occupation SOLDIER
1880 Soldier, Shawnee, Kansas - page 297
Michael Murry, age 23; boarder and LABORER
Living with Martin and Catherine Mel family, age 29 and 30, both born PA,
parents born IRE
Martin Mel's occupation is Blacksmith
1880 Braidwood, Will, Illinois - page 429
Mke Murray, age 23; MINER
Living with William and Elizabeth Scurrh family, age 30 and 25, both born
England.
William Scurrh's occupation is given as miner also, as well as three other
apparently unrelated men in the household.

Any help here?

Being enumerated as "other" appears to mean they weren't settled in 1880.
None of the above were still there in the same place in 1900.


Linda in Georgia
Genealogy is my ONLY business.

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Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: MURRAY, Michael born about 1857


> Linda,
>
> The family first appears on 1870 census in Triangle, Broome Co., NY on
page
> 23.
>
> Murty Murray, 45, b. Ireland
> Mary (maiden name Ronan), 40, b. Ireland
> Micahel, 13, b. listed as England on census
> Sarah, 11, b. Ireland
> Andrew, 5 b. England (on 1900 census he is listed as born at sea)
> Nannie (Anna), 3, b. New York
>
> 1880 census Nanticoke, Broome Co., NY
> Murty Murray, 60 (note: if he was 45 on 1870, he should be 55 now; have
found
> this family never seems to know how old they are), b. Ireland
> Mary, 50, b Ireland
> Andrew, 14, b. England
> Anna, 12, b. New York
> *Michael is no longer with family but would be about 22 or 23.
>
> By 1900 the mother, Mary Ronan Murray, died and Murty is living with
youngest
> son Dennis, my husband's grandfather, still in Naticoke, Broome Co., NY.
>
> Try the Michael J. in MA listed as "other". (My father-in-law was Michael
> (NMN just initial on his birth cert.) J. Murray. Andrew of this family
was
> living in Springfield, MA on 1920 census. None of the ones listed as "son"
> would be him, I don't believe. Also think he may have been born 1856 as
1870
> census was taken in July. If his birthday occurred before July, birth
year
> would be 1857, if after, it would be 1856 so the one in MN may not be the
one
> I am looking for.
>
> I would guess other possibilities might be the Mike Murry (other) in CA or
AR
> b. 1856 and the ones in IL and KA b. 1857.
>
> I feel guilty asking you to do all this searching for me but I certainly
do
> appreciate what you have found so far.
>
> Jan Murray in Zephyrhills, FL
>
>
>
>
> P.S. I just had my son set up a web site for me for genealogy related
> information. The link will is <A
HREF="http://myfamilytree.hypermart.net">http://myfamilytree.hypermart.net</
A>.
>
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