Working on my family tree has often meant hopping around in time as I focus on one particular branch or person. Doing that often makes things a bit confusing as I try to remember where and when people appear over the years. To help keep organized, I put together a couple of timelines to remind me of who, what, where, and when. I thought it might be useful to share that information here as a reference point.
I'll put up a couple of these posts as it's easier to follow one family at a time. Since I've spent the most time working on the Murray side of the tree, I'll start there. Look for follow up posts on the Mullanes, Colemans, and O'Learys.
MURRAY FAMILY TIMELINE:
About 1840: John Murray born in County Galway, Ireland.
February, 1841: Bridget McDonough born in County Sligo, Ireland.
About 1860-1862: John Murray immigrates to the United States (this is my best guess to date, it's possible he arrived earlier than 1860.)
1862: John Murray arrives in San Francisco and is working at Easton's Laundry.
About 1866: Bridget McDonough immigrates to the United States (per 1900 US Census.)
1867: John Murray and Bridget McDonough are both working at Occidental Laundry in San Francisco.
31 August 1867: John Murray becomes a naturalized citizen at the 4th District Court in San Francisco.
19 July 1868: John Murray and Bridget McDonough are married at St. Bridget's Church in San Francisco.
April 1869: John Henry Murray is born in San Francisco to John Murray and Bridget McDonough Murray.
17 November 1870: Mary (Mollie) A. Murray is born in San Francisco to John Murray and Bridget McDonough Murray.
10 August 1872: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Frances Murray is born in San Francisco to John Murray and Bridget McDonough Murray.
25 July 1874: Marshall Edward Murray is born in San Francisco to John Murray and Bridget McDonough Murray.
21 November 1875: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Frances Murray dies of typhoid fever in San Francisco. She is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery. After Mount Calvary is closed, her remains are removed to Holy Cross Cemetery in 1940.
4 July 1878: Ella (Nellie) Agnes Murray is born in San Francisco to John Murray and Bridget McDonough Murray.
17 August 1880: Joseph Stephen Murray is born in San Francisco to John Murray and Bridget McDonough Murray.
20 November 1890: John Murray dies of cirrhosis of the liver in San Francisco. He is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery with his daughter Elizabeth (Lizzie.) After Mount Calvary is closed, his remains are removed to Holy Cross Cemetery in 1940.
14 June 1907: Ella (Nellie) Agnes Murray marries Edward Nelson in San Francisco.
4 December 1907: Bridget McDonough Murray dies in San Francisco. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA.
5 March 1909: Ella (Nellie) Murray Nelson dies in childbirth in Santa Rosa, CA. She is buried with her mother at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA. There is no record of the child being born/surviving the birth.
22 December 1909: Mary (Mollie) Murray marries Charles Johnson (aka Carl Johanson) in San Francisco.
2 May 1910: Joseph Stephen Murray marries Mary Agnes McCarthy (nee Barnes) in San Francisco.
About 1910-1912: Marshall Edward Murray meets Mary Josephine Mullane. Mary Mullane is separated from her husband Denis Edward Hayes. As of this writing, I do not know what happened to Denis Edward Hayes, but I am guessing he abandoned Mary.
March 1912: Mary Mullane Murray gives birth to a child who dies shortly after birth. Unnamed child is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery with Bridget McDonough Murray and Ella (Nellie) Murray Nelson. (This is a best guess based on several facts: [a] Edward Marshall Murray's birth certificate indicates he is the second child born to Mary Mullane Murray, [b] there is an un-named Murray buried with Bridget and Nellie on the Holy Cross burial record, and [c] there is a family story that Edward Marshall Murray had an older sister who died.)
8 May 1914: Edward Marshall Murray is born in San Francisco to Marshall Edward Murray and Mary Mullane Murray. His birth certificate indicates his given name as John Marshall Edward Murray.
25 February 1917: Mary (Mollie) Murray Johnson dies in Oakland. She was hit by a Key Route train while crossing the street during a rainstorm after having run out to the grocery store.
5 September 1918: Marshall Edward Murray and Mary Josephine Mullane are married in Oakland. The marriage certificate shows Mary Mullane as Mary Hayes and that this is her first marriage.
3 February 1920: Joseph Stephen Murray dies of tuberculosis in San Francisco. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA.
21 July 1930: John Henry Murray dies in San Francisco. He is buried with his brother Joseph Stephen Murray at Holy Cross Cemetery. As of this writing, I do not have his cause of death. I haven't found any record of him ever marrying or having children.
5 May 1934: Edward Marshall Murray marries Elizabeth Mary Coleman at St. Cecilia's Church in San Francisco.
16 April 1935: Edward Kevin Murray is born in San Francisco to Edward Marshall Murray and Elizabeth Coleman Murray.
3 May 1937: Daniel Jerome Murray is born in San Francisco to Edward Marshall Murray and Elizabeth Coleman Murray.
12 July 1940: Mary Mullane Murray dies from heart disease in San Francisco. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA.
19 December 1943: John Joseph Murray is born to Edward Marshall Murray and Elizabeth Coleman Murray
11 September 1946: John Joseph Murray dies of bronchial pneumonia. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA.
8 May 1948: Marshall Edward Murray dies of a heart attack in San Francisco. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery with his wife Mary Mullane Murray.
20 October 1948: Diane Marie Murray is born in San Francisco to Edward Marshall Murray and Elizabeth Coleman Murray.
1940-1953: Edward Marshall Murray and Elizabeth Coleman Murray have 3 other children who are still living, therefore will not be specifically named.
21 July 1960: Daniel Jerome Murray is killed in a car acccident in Vallejo, CA. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery with his Coleman grandparents.
9 June 1962: Edward Kevin Murray is ordained a Catholic priest in San Francisco.
1968-1989: Edward Marshall Murray and Elizabeth Coleman Murray's children have a total of 8 children, including me. All of their grandchildren are still living, so will not be named specifically.
5 December 1970: Diane Marie Murray marries Dennis Alan Earnshaw in San Francisco.
21 April 1973: Elizabeth Coleman Murray dies of an aneurysm in San Jose, CA. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA.
April 1976: Diane Marie Murray divorces Dennis Allen Earnshaw.
7 May 1980: Edward Marshall Murray dies of cirrhosis of the liver in San Francisco, CA. He is buried with his wife Elizabeth Coleman Murray at Holy Cross Cemetery.
7 November 2005: Diane Murray Earnshaw dies of cancer in San Bruno, CA. She is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA.
18 December 2012: Edward Kevin Murray dies in San Francisco. He is buried in the priests plot at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA.
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