Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Blain McMurray and Amy Naomi Berlin




Husband William Blain McMurray 1 2

           Born: 25 Oct 1825 - near Harrison City, Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: Winter, 1896 - near Waterloo, Black Hawk Co, IA 1 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Acheson McMurray (Abt 1795-1870) 1 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Linsabigler (      -      ) 2


       Marriage: 18 Nov 1847 1 2



Wife Amy Naomi Berlin 2

            AKA: Amy Louisa Berlin 1
           Born: 10 Apr 1830 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jul 1913 or 1914 - Santa Ana, Orange Co, CA 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Michael Berlin (1805-1885) 4
         Mother: Susane Everheart (      -Abt 1838) 4




Children
1 M Henry Albert McMurray 1 2

           Born: 10 Sep 1848 1 2
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           Died: Aft 1906
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2 M Rev. Humphrey Ludwick McMurray 1 2




           Born: 18 Feb 1850 - near Boquette, Salem Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3 5
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Elizabeth W. Jenkins (      -      ) 6 7
           Marr: 13 Jun 1877 6 7


3 F Ellen Elizabeth McMurray 1 2

           Born: 12 Mar 1852 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1914
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Brown (      -Bef 1906) 1 2


4 F Amy Brinker McMurray 2 5

           Born: 21 Aug 1854 2 5
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Edgar Steck (      -      ) 2 5


5 M William Z. B. McMurray 2 5

           Born: 19 Aug 1856 2 5
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lottie Crawford (      -      ) 2 5


6 F Margaret Arabella McMurray 2 5

           Born: 25 Sep 1858 2 5
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           Died: Bef 1906
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Tuffts (      -      ) 5


7 F Mary Jane McMurray 2 5

           Born: 5 Dec 1863 2 5
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ralph Meade (      -      ) 2 5
           Marr: 2 Nov 1887 2 5


8 F Sarah Louisa McMurray 3 5

           Born: 10 Jul 1869 3 5
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           Died: 
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9 M Thomas Oscar McMurray 3 5

           Born: 20 Jul 1870 3 5
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           Died: 
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10 M Bert Clifford McMurray 3 5

           Born: 4 Nov 1871 3 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lillian Augusta Masters (      -      ) 3 5
           Marr: 6 Dec 1903 3 5



General Notes: Husband - William Blain McMurray


For twenty years he cultivated a farm for Colonel Paul Brinker, and then moved to a farm at Delmont, Pennsylvania, belonging to the Hon. John Hugus. He made this change in order that he might be able to give his children better educational advantages. After his sons and daughters had finished their studies he went to a farm near Waterloo, Iowa, where he passed the remainder of his life. In politics he was a Democrat, and until his marriage he belonged to the Presbyterian church, but he then transferred his membership to the Lutheran.


General Notes: Wife - Amy Naomi Berlin


Her mother having died when she was but eight years old, she went to live with her aunt and namesake, Amy (Berlin) Brinker, the wife of Colonel Paul Brinker. Here she lived until she was eighteen years old, when she married McMurray. After their marriage they moved into the tenant house of the Brinker homestead, where they remained for about fourteen years. They then moved to Delmont, where they had better school facilities for their children. They denied themselves many of the comforts of life that they might give their children the advantages of a good education. Mrs. McMurray often expressed her regret to her children that she had in her childhood been denied the privilege of a good education.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 359.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 303.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 304.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 306.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 360.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 361.

7 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 305.


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