Jennie (Crosthwait) Murray (abt. 1865 - abt. 1928)

Born about Oct 1865 in Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Died about 1928 at about age 62 in California, USA [uncertain]

Biography

Jennie Crosthwait was born about 1866 in Illinois.^[1][2] She was the daughter of George Crosthwait and Mariah Middleton.^[1][2]

Jennie married Ernest Ellsworth Murray about 1886^[3] or 1887^[4].^[5] They had at least 10 children.^[4]

Jennie may have died about 1928. ^[6]

Census Notes

1870 Census: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois ^[1]

Andrew Hill Male 27 Ohio Hamefsmaker, $3000, $1000

Amy Hill Female 24 Kentucky Keeping house

Jennie Hill Female 5 Illinois

Julia Hill Female 3 Illinois

George Crosthwaite Male 41 Tennessee Retired Farmer, $2000, $3000

Maria Crosthwaite Female 38 Ohio Keeping house

Mattie Crosthwaite Female 9 Illinois

William Crosthwaite Male 7 Illinois

Jennie Crosthwaite Female 4 Illinois

Elizabeth Middleton Female 29 South Carolina Seamstress, $600

1880 Census: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas ^[2]

G. W. Crostwait Self Male 52 Tennessee, United States Grain dealer

M. L. Crostwait Wife Female 48 Ohio, United States Keeping house

W. H. Crostwait Son Male 18 Illinois, United States

Jennie Crostwait Daughter Female 14 Illinois, United States

Offa Crostwait Son Male 8 Illinois, United States

Lizzie Middleton Sister-in-law Female 28 South Carolina, United States, single

Irma Lillie Niece Female 19 Illinois, United States, single

1900 Census: Escondido, San Diego County, California ^[3]

Ernest Murray Head Male 35 Illinois Dec 1864, Married 14 years, Day Laborer, Parents born in Ohio

Jennie Murray Wife Female 34 Illinois Oct. 1865, Married 14 years, 7 children born, 6 living, Father born in Tennessee, Mother born in South Carolina

Ethel Murray Daughter Female 12 California June 1887, At school

Maud E Murray Daughter Female 11 California Sept 1888, At school

Anna M Murray Daughter Female 9 California Oct. 1890 At school

George E Murray Son Male 8 California March 1892 At school

Paul Murray Son Male 7 California Feb 1893

Mary E Murray Daughter Female 4 California Mar 1896

1910 Census: Escondido, San Diego County, California ^[4]

Ernest Murray Head Male 49 Indiana Married 23 years, Farmer, Father born in Ohio, Mother born in Indiana

Jenny Murray Wife Female 45 Illinois Married 23 years, 10 children born, 8 living, Father born in Tennessee, Mother born in South Carolina

Maud Murray Daughter Female 20 California Packer, Orange

Anna Murray Daughter Female 19 California Packer, Orange

George Murray Son Male 18 California Farming, home

Paul Murray Son Male 17 California Packer, Orange

Mary Murray Daughter Female 14 California

Erma Murray Daughter Female 8 California

Myrtle Murray Daughter Female 6 California

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch 1870 Census, Jenny Crosthwaite in entry for Andrew Hill, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, 1870.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch 1880 Census, Jennie Crostwait in household of G. W. Crostwait, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch 1900 Census, Jennie Murray in entry for Ernest Murray, 1900.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch 1910 Census, Jenny Murray in household of Ernest Murray, Escondido, San Diego, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 131, sheet 1A, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 95; FHL microfilm 1,374,108.
5. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch California Death George Ellsworth Murray, Jenne Crosthwaite as mother in entry for George Ellsworth Murray, 1940.
6. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch California Death Index, Jennie Murray, 1928; citing 35270, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,046. Image is the tabulated record page.

• See also: "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch California Marriage Anna Murray, Jennie Crosthwaite in entry for Howard B Coffelt and Anna M Murray, 26 Feb 1920; citing Orange, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,050,858.