JEREMIAH MURNAN
Jeremiah Murnan, a native of Hancock county, Indiana, was born on the 16th of June, 1846, and is the son of John and Sarah Murnan. When about ten years of age, he moved with his parents to Stark county, Illinois, and was there reared to manhood. He was married in Stark county, on the 8th of January, 1868, to Miss Emma Orr, a daughter of F.G. Orr. Her mother died when Emma was young, and until her marriage, she resided with her father, who now lives in Woodbury county, Iowa. Mr. Murnan brought his family to this county in October, 1873, and settled in Cass township, where he purchased three hundred and twenty acres of land on sections 20 and 29, and later, bought eighty acres on sections 19 and 30. He was engaged in stock raising until the fall of 1882, when he sold his farm and located on section 11, and has since made that his home. He owns two hundred and fifty-six acres at his residence, one hundred and sixty acres in Woodbury county, and three hundred and thirty-four acres in Plymouth county. He at one time owned a stage line from Atlantic to Lewis, and thence to Red Oak, and in connection with his stage, run a livery stable at Lewis. He raises a large number of fine stock, and is continually buying and selling. Mr. and Mrs. Murnan have six children...Lora, Charley, Harry, Clifton, Bertie and Josie.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 511.
