James MaGorman (aft. 1849 - 1933)

Born after 1849 in Ireland

Husband of Mary Ann (McLay) MaGorman — married 6 Jul 1868 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 26 Jun 1933 before age 84 in El Paso, Colorado, United States

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James MaGorman migrated from Scotland to America.

Biography

James was born circa 1849, in Ireland. By the time he was twenty-one, he was living in Scotland, where he met Mary Ann McLay, daughter of John and Catherine McLay. Mary Ann was born in Auchinleck Parish in Ayrshire, Scotland. Mary and her father are shown living in Cunningham, Ayrshire, on the 1851 census.

On July 6th, 1868, in Ayr (Ayreshire) Scotland, James and Mary Ann were married. He was twenty-one and she was nineteen years old. Their names, and that of their parents, along with their parents livelihoods are recorded on their marriage certificate. ^[1]

They had their first child, James Gorman, on April 23, 1869 and a son, William Gorman, born November 11, 1870. In 1871, James relocated his family to the United States, and is shown on the 1885 Census living in Angus, Iowa, working as a coal miner.

In the late 19th century, Rippey and Angus, 4 miles to the south east, were the centers of coal mining in Greene County. The Keystone Coal Company opened three mines in Angus between 1878 and 1887; the last of these was worked out by 1887. Between 1882 and 1887, the Standard Mine also operated in the region. For an idea of what it was like inside a coal mine of this era, take a look here: https://www.uni.edu/iowahist/Social_Economic/CoalMining_inIowa/coal_mining_in_iowa.htm

James Gorman died June 26, 1933, at the Stratton Home. Funeral Services were performed by Father Louis Hagus of St Paul Church, of Colorado Springs. James is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTKG-RYD : accessed 18 Mar 2014), James Magorman and Maryann Mclay, 06 Jul 1868; citing Auchinleck,Ayr,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 6035516.
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34814863/james-gorman

• In the possession of Jan Gorman: Registered copy of marriage certificate "Extract of an entry in a REGISTER OF MARRIAGES" iaw Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965