Alma (Bailey) Murray (1919 - 2002)

Born 1 Nov 1919 in Lanett, Chambers County, Alabama

Ancestors

Wife of Floyd Clifford Murray — married 7 Dec 1940 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Died 1 Dec 2002 at age 83 in Mayfields Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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Biography

Alma (Bailey) Murray is a part of US Black heritage.

Alma Bailey was the daughter of Ernest G Bailey and Nevada Williams. She was a part of the following set of siblings:

Thomas Bailey (1903–1984)

John Bell Bailey (1904–)

Zula May Bailey (1906–1994)

Lennis "Lewis" Bailey (1910–1959)

Rufus Bailey (1910–1959)

Juanita Bailey (1912–)

Jennie Bailey (1914–2015)

Frank Bailey (1917–1971)

Alma Bailey (1919–2002)

Mozelle Bailey (1922–2007)

Hattie Bailey (1924–1997)

Marriage and Family

Alma married Floyd Clifford Murray on 7 December 1940.^[1]

Alma and Floyd had son Cliff Murray (1941-2019), and daughter Betty (1942-)

Residence Information

In the 1920 census Alma (age 1) was the single daughter of Ernest G Bailey in Lanett, Chambers, Alabama.^[2]

In the 1930 census Alma (age 11) was the single daughter of Earnest Bailey at 2189 East 28th Street, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.^[3]

In the 1940 census Alma (age 17), Clerk, was the single daughter of Earnest Bailey in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.^[4]

In the 1950 census Alma (age 30) was the wife of Floyd C Murray in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.^[5]

Death

Alma died (age 83) on 1 December 2002 in Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga, United States.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973"
   Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 193-194; Page: 115; Year Range: 1940 Aug - 1941 Mar
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1876 #2830172 (accessed 18 July 2022)
   Alma Bailey (21) marriage to Floyd Murray on 7 Dec 1940.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Lanett, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: T625_2; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 25
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #1078856 (accessed 18 July 2022)
   Alma Bailey (1), single daughter, in household of Ernest G Bailey (39) in Lanett, Chambers, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
3. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 2341502
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #74104049 (accessed 18 July 2022)
   Alma Bailey (11), single daughter, in household of Earnest Bailey (48) in 2189 East 28th Street, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. Born in Alabama.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03214; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 92-281
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #30717682 (accessed 18 July 2022)
   Alma Bailey (17), single daughter, Clerk, in household of Earnest Bailey (57) in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Born in Alabama.
5. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 3415; Sheet Number: 74; Enumeration District: 92-422
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #206886553 (accessed 18 July 2022)
   Alma Murray (30), wife, in household of Floyd C Murray (31) in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
6. ↑ Death: "Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018"
   Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
   Ancestry Record 5763 #4587531 (accessed 18 July 2022)
   Alma Murray death 1 Dec 2002 (age 83) in Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga, USA.

• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #36056003 (accessed 18 July 2022)
  Name: Alma Bailey [Alma Bailey Murray] [Alma Murray]; Gender: Female; Race: Black; Birth Date: 1 Nov 1919; Birth Place: Lennett, Alabama [Lennett Cuy, Alabama]; Death Date: 1 Dec 2002; Father: Ernest G Bailey; Mother: Nevada Williams; Notes: May 1939: Name listed as ALMA BAILEY; Jul 1943: Name listed as ALMA BAILEY MURRAY; 07 Jan 2003: Name listed as ALMA MURRAY.