Wirt J Munn (1865 - 1927)

Born 30 May 1865 in Litchfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 May 1927 at age 61 in Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Wirt was born in 1865 in Litchfield, Pennsylvania. in Litchfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. ^{[1] [2]} His parents were Ulysses T. Munn and his wife Charlotte Caroline (Lambert) Munn.

In the 1870 Federal Census for Litchfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, household # 261 256, Ulysses Munn, a day laborer, and his wife, Charlotte, are living with 9 children. Five-year old Wirt is the youngest. Andrew J Layton and Victoria live next door. Horace Munn and Augusta live on the other side, and Wirt's grandparents Joseph Munn and Abigail just beyond them. ^[3]

In the 1880 Federal Census for the Village of Litchfield Center, in Litchfield Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, household # 59 62, fifteen-year old Wirt and his older sister Victoria are the only children left at home with their parents. ^[4]

Wirt J. Munn married Martha M. Lurcock in 1888. ^[5]

They moved to Sayre, Pennsylvania in 1894. ^[6]

In the 1900 Bradford County Directory for Sayre Borough, Wirt J. Munn and his uncle Snover M. Lurcock are both listed as car repairers and they live in Stevenson Street. ^{[7] [8]}

Wirt died 5 May 1927 in Sayre PA and was buried at Tioga Point Cemetery in Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. ^{[1] [2]}

Wirt and his wife Martha had children: ^{[9] [6]}

• (unknown son)
• Lone Munn (actually Ione?)

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Tioga Point Cemetery listing, see http://www.joycetice.com/cemb/tiogptm5.htm
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #82079522
3. ↑ 1870 Federal Census for Litchfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, see http://www.joycetice.com/censusb/1870lit29.htm
4. ↑ 1880 Federal Census for the Village of Litchfield Center, in Litchfield Township, Bradford County, P, see http://www.joycetice.com/censusb/1880lic2.htm
5. ↑ Source: #S-2119503201 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1382; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 13. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=46054931&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: May 1865 Birth place: Pennsylvania Marriage date: 1888 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Sayre Borough, Bradford, Pennsylvania APID: 1,7602::46054931
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Obituary, clipping from the Sayre, Pennsylvania Evening Times, 14 Feb 1959, p. 5, as posted by Find A Grave on Martha M. Lurcock Munn 's memorial page, see Find A Grave: Memorial #82079541
7. ↑ 1900 Bradford County Directory, Sayre Borough, see http://www.joycetice.com/director/1900sayre.htm
8. ↑ According to the Munn-Overland Family GedCom, by which Wirt's profile was first created, censuses for 1900, 1910, 1920, have Wirt and Martha living in Sayre, Pennsylvania.
9. ↑ Martha's obituary suggested the existence of children.

Sources

• Tioga Point Cemetery listing, see http://www.joycetice.com/cemb/tiogptm5.htm
• Find A Grave: Memorial #82079522
• Find A Grave: Memorial #82079541
• 1870 Federal Census for Litchfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, see http://www.joycetice.com/censusb/1870lit29.htm
• 1880 Federal Census for the Village of Litchfield Center, in Litchfield Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, see http://www.joycetice.com/censusb/1880lic2.htm
• Source: #S-2119503201 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Sayre, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1382; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 13. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=46054931&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: May 1865 Birth place: Pennsylvania Marriage date: 1888 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Sayre Borough, Bradford, Pennsylvania APID: 1,7602::46054931
• Obituary, clipping from the Sayre, Pennsylvania Evening Times, 14 Feb 1959, p. 5, as posted by Find A Grave on Martha M. Lurcock Munn's memorial page, see Find A Grave: Memorial #82079541
• 1900 Bradford County Directory, Sayre Borough, see http://www.joycetice.com/director/1900sayre.htm
• Munn-Overland Family GedCom
• Source: S-2119503201 Repository: #R-2145663130 Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, Note: APID: 1,7602::0
• Source: S-2119503149 Repository: #R-2145663130 Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit Note: APID: 1,7884::0
• Source: S-2119503090 Repository: #R-2145663130 Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States Note: APID: 1,6061::0
• Source: #S-1794289743 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=websearch-3906&h=1587870&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1865 Birth place: Death date: 5 May 1927 Death place: APID: 1,70573::1587870

• 1920 census

"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX9F-F9T : 3 February 2021), Wirt J Munn, 1920.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jackie Overland for creating WikiTree profile Munn-452 through the import of Munn-Overland Family.ged on Apr 15, 2013.