Jacob Murray
Elizabeth Francis
Harvey Wesley Murray
(1852-1926)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Anna R. Beecher

Harvey Wesley Murray 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 8 Mar 1852, , Chester, PA 2 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Anna R. Beecher
  • Died: 17 Nov 1926, Royersford, Montgomery, PA at age 74 2 4
  • Buried: 20 Nov 1926, Royersford: Fernwood Cemetery, Montgomery, PA, USA 2 4

   FamilySearch ID: L5YX-7G2.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Coventryville, Chester, PA, USA. 6 The 1880 census recorded Harvey W. Murray, blacksmith, 28, living with wife Anna R., 29; son Alonzo W., 6; Oscar F., 4; Edgar H., 2; and a nephew, John A. Murry, 19. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1900 in Royersford, Montgomery, PA. 5 The 1900 census recorded Harvey Murray, blacksmith, 48, born Mar 1852, living with wife Anna R., 49, Dec 1850; daughter Ora R., 18, Jul 1881; and son Frank E., 17, Apr 1883. Harvey and Anna were married for 27 years and she had birthed 5 children, 3 still alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Residence: Walnut St. and 3rd Ave., Royersford, PA on 31 May 1926 in Royersford, Montgomery, PA. 1

4. Cause of Death: chronic myocarditis, arteriosclerosis, 17 Nov 1926, Royersford, Montgomery, PA. 2

5. Occupation: retired blacksmith on 17 Nov 1926 in Royersford, Montgomery, PA. 2


Harvey married Anna R. Beecher, daughter of John Valentine Beecher and Elizabeth S. Emery. (Anna R. Beecher was born on 18 Dec 1850 in East Nantmeal Twp., Chester, PA,1 5 7 8 died on 31 May 1926 in Royersford, Montgomery, PA 1 8 and was buried on 3 Jun 1926 in Royersford: Fernwood Cemetery, Montgomery, PA, USA 1 8.)

Sources

1 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 60638. Anna R. Murray. Father John V. Becher. Mother Elizabeth Emery. Spouse Harvey W. Murray.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 116887. Harvey W. Murray. Father Jacob Murray. Mother Elizabeth Francis.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 5082. Alonzo W. Murray. Father Harvey Murray. Mother Anna Beecher.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121914669.

5 1900 United States Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Royersford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1445; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0269; FHL microfilm: 1241445.

6 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWXL-DQD Harvey W Murray, Coventryville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 422A, NARA microfilm publication T9, FHL microfilm 1255115.

7 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Juniata County, Fermanagh Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1119 Page: 595.

8 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121914686.


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