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| Taken at John Street School, Franklin Square, NY |
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| This graduation announcement was sent to family in Erath County by my father's brother, Hairston Albritton "Buster" Bryan, who is named in two of the clippings. The photo below was his senior class picture. |
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| Mary Murray married William J. Kingsley on October 10, 1899. Source: Murray - Kingsley Wedding, photograph, 1899; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Mary Fahey, Iowa, 2000. |
Mary came to the United States about 1895,
leaving her home in New Quay, County Clare, and like so many immigrants, never returned.[1]
Her parents were Cecelia Linnane and James Murray. Mary was the eldest of
eleven children.[2] Mary went to Dubuque, Iowa,
where her aunt, Sarah Murray Cassidy, was living. A few years later, she was
joined by her sister, Bridget "Delia." Mary and Delia worked as
servants and eventually married brothers William and Joseph Kingsley. [3]
Mary's sisters Sarah, Catherine, and Helen immigrated to the United States in 1911. Her sister, Julia, and brother, Patrick, remained in Ireland. It is not known what became of her brother Tom. Mary's youngest sister, Susan, was not born when Mary left for Iowa, and even though Susan came to New York in 1920, they never met.[4]
In addition to twins who died in infancy, Mary and William had daughters, Sarah and Marion, and sons, William, Joseph, and Henry.[5] William Kingsley died in 1915, leaving Mary, a widow, with five children between the ages of 5 and 13.[6] Sadly, Marion and Henry preceded Mary in death.[7]
Mary died in 1955 and is buried with William at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery at Dubuque, Iowa.[8] Her obituary can be seen at Sunday’s Obituary: Mary Murray Kingsley.
[1] 1910 U.S. Census, Dubuque, Iowa, type of census, Dubuque, ward 4, enumeration district 128, page 10B, dwelling 200, family 234, William Kingsley household; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/31111_4328297-00109?pId=137126189 : accessed 8 June 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 402.
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[4] Letter from Mary K. Fahey (Iowa) to Diana B. Quinn, 16 December 1999; held in 2021 by Quinn (Virginia Beach, VA). Also, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJKW-KHC : 4 November 2017), William Kingsley and Mary Murray, 10 Oct 1899, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States; citing reference Bk 6 pg 179, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,403.
[5] mkf74285, "Fahey Family Tree," public tree, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/119439030/family/familyview?cfpid=320185019759&dtid=100: accessed 9 June 2021). "Bible Page with Births" shared by mkf74285 on 05 March 2018.
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[8] Find A Grave, memorial 143054917, for Mary Murray Kingsley.
