Willina Murray1

F, b. 19 January 1903, d. 21 July 1990
Pedigree
     Family sources say Willina Murray was born on 19 January 1903 at Belfast, Northern IrelandB,G. "They were in Belfast when she was born. I am certain of that because she told me many times that her mom had guilt over the Irish birth and made a point of the fact they were Scottish. They tried to go to Scotland to have her but she came too fast." -- Bill Hoefling, 12 Mar 2004.1,2,3,4,5

Willina Murray married Lyle Don Kyes circa 1931 at Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USAB,G.6
     Willina Murray died on 21 July 1990 at West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, USAB,G, at age 87.7,5

Locations

imm.7 February 1910Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USAB,G, Glasgow, Scotland on the "Caledonia", via Moville [Ireland] and Ellis Island8,9
cen.10 April 1910Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USAB,G,10
cen.14 April 1930Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USAB,G,11

Child of Willina Murray and Lyle Don Kyes

Last Edited=16 Nov 2019

Citations

  1. [S73] William A. Hoefling to Barbara Zanzig, 9 Mar 2004.
  2. [S74] William A. Hoefling to Barbara Zanzig, 10 Mar 2004.
  3. [S76] American Family Immigration History Center (Ellis Island), "Ellis Island Database", Willina Murray entry. This source gives her birthplace as Glasgow and her birth year as about 1905-6.
  4. [S77] William A. Hoefling to Barbara Zanzig, 12 Mar 2004.
  5. [S149] "Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996", Index, Ancestry.com, Willina C. Kyes.
  6. [S75] Ronald L. Kyes, "Kyes-Murray" on Kyes-Murray, electronic mailing list message 5 Nov. 1998.
  7. [S9] "Social Security Death Index", Ancestry.com.
  8. [S76] American Family Immigration History Center (Ellis Island), "Ellis Island Database", Willina Murray entry is easiest to find.
  9. [S201] "New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957", Database and images, National Archives, Mary, Mary L. C., and Willina Murray, ship Caledonia, Line: 3, Microfilm Roll: T715_1409, Page Number: 95.
  10. [S187] 1910 US Federal Census (MI, Saginaw), Saginaw Co., Michigan, pop. sch., John Murray, 583? Lyons St., Saginaw Ward 20 (image faint), 71, 14B-15A (1272) (Anc. image 28-29/51), 294, 305.
  11. [S150] 1930 US Federal Census (MI, Saginaw), Saginaw Co., Michigan, pop. sch., John Murray, 1503 Lyon St., ward 20B, Saginaw, 73-58, 16B (126.0) (Anc. image 32/67), 418, 428.