Anna Belle (Walker) Murray (1870 - 1904)

Born 24 Mar 1870 in Indiana, United States

Wife of Jacob C. Murray — married 1 Oct 1891 in Troy, Concord Township, Miami, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1904 at age 34 in Troy, Concord Township, Miami, Ohio, United States

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Surname Origin

Walker English (especially Yorkshire) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, Middle English walkere, Old English wealcere, an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker. As a Scottish surname, it has also been used as a translation of Gaelic Mac an Fhucadair, 'son of the fuller.'^[1]

Biography

Anna Belle Walker was born on March 24, 1870, in Indiana. In 1885, Thomas Dye and Ann (Hustler) Dye adopted her. The adoption papers confirmed her as the daughter of John and Mary Walker, stating that her parents had passed away before July 31, 1885. However, they likely passed away before 1880, as she was placed in the care of Thomas and Ann H. Dye in that year at the age of 10, leading to her formal adoption in 1885. According to the 1880 federal census schedule, she mentioned that her parents were born in Ohio. However, it was unclear whether she was referring to her biological parents or adoptive parents. She married Jacob C. Murray on October 1, 1891, in Troy, Ohio. Anna Belle Walker and Jacob C. Murray had three children during their marriage. As a young mother, Anna Belle Walker passed away on September 7, 1904, in Troy, Ohio, at the age of 34.

Birth

Anna Belle Walker was born on March 24, 1870, in Indiana.^[2]

Adoption

Anna Belle Walker changed her last name to Dye around 1880 while living with Thomas and Ann Dye during the 1880 federal census schedule.^[3] Thomas and Ann H. Dye adopted her when she was named Anna Belle Dye on July 31, 1885, in Troy, Miami County, Ohio.^[4] Additional evidence from Ann H. Dye's will in 1897 confirmed Anna Belle Dye as her adopted daughter.^[5]

Marriage

Anna Belle Dye married Jacob C. Murray on October 1, 1891, in Troy, Miami County, Ohio.^[6]

Children

Children of Anna Belle Walker-Dye and Jacob C. Murray:

1. Unknown Murray died sometime before 1900.^[2]
2. Thomas William Murray (1895–1948)
3. Jacob Elwood Murray (1897–1981)

Census

1880 • Troy, Miami, Ohio, United States

On June 9th, Belle Dye, age 10, born in Indiana, was enumerated in the household of her father, Thomas Dye, age 50, working on wagons, born in Ohio. Also in the household was her mother, Ann Dye, age 60, housekeeper, born in Ohio.^[3]

1900 • Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

On June 7th, Belle Murray, age 30, born in Ohio, was enumerated in the household of her husband, Jacob C. Murray, age 32, cook, born in Ohio, renting a home at 17 Harris Street. Also in his household were her children, Thomas Murray, age 4, born in Ohio, and Elwood Murray, age 2, born in Ohio. Belle Murray was the mother of three children, but she had two living children.^[2]

Death

Anna Belle Murray was burned to death when a kerosene oil stove exploded on 7 September 1904 in Troy, Miami County, Ohio.^[7]

According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, on Thursday, 8 September 1904, it was reported, "Troy, Ohio. September 7.—Mrs. Jacob Murray died to-day of burns sustained this morning while attempting to put out a fire in a neighbor’s house."^[8]

According to the Mansfield News, on Friday, 9 September 1904, it was reported, "Troy—Mrs. Jacob Murray died of burns sustained Wednesday while attempting to put out a fire in a neighbor’s house.^[9]

According to The Piqua Daily Call, on Friday, 9 September 1904, it was reported, "Mrs. Jacob Murray Laid to Rest. The funeral of Mrs. Belle Murray wife of Jacob Murray, who died Wednesday from the effects of the terrible burns received in the morning was held Thursday afternoon at her late home on Wheeler street near Pennsylvania avenue, Rev. G. W. Gwatkin of the Baptist Church officiated at the service. The burial was at Riverside."^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1900 United States Federal Census, Ward 1, Precinct B, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Page 12B, Enumeration District: 36; National Archives and Records Administration publication: T623, roll (unknown), citing Bella in household of Jacob C Murray.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M891-1RB : 15 July 2016), Belle Dye in household of Thomas Dye, Troy, Miami, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 133, sheet 83B, National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1049; Family History Library microfilm 1,255,049.
4. ↑ Her adoption case can be located at Case: #07607, Book 7, Page 2324 in Miami County, Ohio.
5. ↑ Record of Wills, Probate Court, Miami County, Ohio, 1895-1899, volume 7, pages 371–73, citing Anna H. Dye's adopted daughter Anna Belle Murray.
6. ↑ Marriage Records, 1891–1895, volume 4, page 63, marriage license file no. 19225. Probate Court, Miami County, Ohio.
7. ↑ Children's Home Index, 1879-1930, Book 1, Miami County, Ohio. Records of children admitted into Miami County Children's Home 1879-1930.
8. ↑ The Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 September 1904, p. 2, (Cincinnati, Ohio).
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Mansfield News, 9 September 1904, p. 8, column 3, (Mansfield, Ohio) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7278/NEWS-OH-MA_NE.1904_09_09_0008/474260488. (Subscription requires.)
10. ↑ The Piqua Daily Call, 9 September 1904, p. 6, (Piqua, Ohio).