Biography

Enlisted 23 Jan 1884 in Troop M, 4th Regiment United States Cavalry during the Indian Wars and was part of the Apache Campaign, and received a pension for this military service. His military record is also under the name Thomas, which could be either his first or middle name, but all other records found for him are under name Michael without a middle name or initial. He has a younger brother named Thomas.

Son of a weaver, Michael was a well-known and successful Ladies’ Tailor in Denver.

Sources

• *1861 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Paisley High Church; ED: 30; Page: 9; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1861_80

• "Scotland Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBPZ-QL8 : 4 February 2020), Michael Storrie in household of Michael Storrie, Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; from "1871 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 19, PRO T 1, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 104,022.

• 1881 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Paisley Middle Church; ED: 58; Page: 6; Line: 19; Roll: cssct1881_174

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W727-PVN2 : 26 October 2019), Michael or Thomas Storrie, 22 Jan 1889; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

• U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

• "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQP-JDC : 19 February 2021), Michael Storrie and Caroline M Rose, 26 Feb 1890, Colorado, United States; citing no. 8776, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,139.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQM7-B5V : 9 March 2022), Michael Storrie, 1900.

• "Colorado Naturalization Records, 1876-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SB-NHKV : 9 March 2021), Michael Storrie, 1909; 1909; citing NAID 649183 Naturalization Case Files, 1876 - 1947. Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009, RG 21 or Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85. National Archives at Denver; FHL microfilm 100,587,143.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4M-JN4 : accessed 14 August 2022), Michael Storrie, Denver Ward 13, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 166, sheet 4B, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 117; FHL microfilm 1,374,130.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX26-NGP : 31 January 2021), Michael Storrie, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WT-LBG : accessed 14 August 2022), Michael Storrie, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 6A, line 20, family 108, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 236; FHL microfilm 2,339,971.

• United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00487; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 16-112

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
  citing record ID 92082299, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
  FamilySearch Record: QVLW-YFWT (accessed 29 January 2024)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #92082299
  Michael Storrie burial (died in 1948) in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. Born in 1860.