MURRAY, Thomas H. (1852-1939)

MURRAY

Posted By: Karon S Velau (email)
Date: 1/24/2021 at 15:04:32

Thomas H. Murray
(April 15, 1852 – August 13, 1939)

T. H. Murray, 87, Britt is Dead
Funeral services for native from Ireland are held Britt

Britt – Funeral services for Thomas H. Murray, 87, were held Thursday morning at 9 o’clock at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, in charge of the Rev. Father, J. P. Quirin and the Rev. Father, Norbert Barrett, said the requiem high mass. Burial was in St. Patrick Cemetery.

Thomas Murray was born April 15, 1852 at County Waterford, Ireland. He came to America with his family in 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Murray retired in 1919 and came to Britt. Mrs. Murray died in 1920.

The children surviving are: Mrs. Mayme Griggs, Mrs. Ella Mae Foster, Thomas James of Britt, Mrs. Frank Kilmer of Jacksonville, Florida, Mrs. I. O. Stover of Mason City and six grandchildren.

Source: Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, IA, Friday, Aug 18, 1939, p.8, col.2