Born in Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
Daughter of Hugh Murphy
and Ann (Graydon) Gunn
Sister of
Margaret (Murphy) Manley, Ann Margaret (Murphy) Babb, Mary (Murphy) Bagan, Elizabeth Murphy, William Francis Murphy and Patrick Gunn Jr. [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 61
in Greeley, Nebraska, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jan 2022
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Biography
Moretta was born in 1846 dau of Hugh Murphy & Ann Graydon
1850 East Fork, Daviess, Illinois USA - Hugh Murphy, 33, miner, Ann Murphy 23, daughters Margaret Murphy (6), Morietta Murphy (4), Ann Murphy (2), Mary Murphy (9 mths) [1]
Her father died in 1855 and her mother married Patrick Gunn in 1856
1860 East Galena, Daviess, Illinois, USA - Patrick Gunn, 30, b Ireland, wife Ann Gunn, 33, b Ireland, children John (2), Patrick (1 mth); her children (Murphy but shown as Gunn) Margaret (16) b Ireland, Moretta (14), Anna (12), Mary (10), Elizabeth (8), William (7) [2] Children b Illinois except Margaret
25 Dec 1862 Shannon, Illinois - marriage to James H Maguire
1900 Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska - James Maguire, 64, wife Moretta Maguire, 53, (11 children, 8 living), children Thomas (21), Sarah (18), Joseph (15), Katie (12) [3]
She died in 1907[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1850 Federal Census Census Place: East Fork, Jo Daviess, Illinois; Roll: M432_111; Page: 115A; Image: 235
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4D-2PQ
- ↑ 1900 Federal Census Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 1240920
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138473742/morella-maguire
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