Rebecca Richards 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Born: 2 July 1834, Ashland County, OH 4 5 6 7 8
- Marriage (1): James Murray on 7 April 1853 in Ashland County, OH 1 2 3 4 5
- Died: 8 January 1918, Charlotte, MI at age 83 7 8
- Buried: After 8 January 1918, Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, MI 8
 Death Notes:
Name: Rebecca Murray
Sex: Female
Age: 84
Death Date: 8 Jan 1918
Death Place: Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: Samuel Richerds
Father's Sex: Male
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Rebecca Rawnan
Mother's Sex: Female
Mother's Birthplace: Penna.
Source Details: bk 5 p 666 rn 3
Source Reference: Volume 5
Citing this Record
"Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHF4-9Z9 : 23 February 2021), Rebecca Murray, 1918.
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Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 16 October 1850. 6
1850 US Census
Page 483A, Family 115, Roll 658
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Rebecca Richards..15..Ohio
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 8 June 1860. 2
1860 US Census
Page 22, Family 166, Roll 542
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Rebecca Murray..24..Ohio
(Living with husband and 3 sons.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 2 Jul 1834, then her age should have been 25 instead of 24.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 16 August 1870. 3
1870 US Census
Page 5, Family 38
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Rebecca Murray..36..Ohio..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 6 children.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 2 Jul 1834, then her age should have been 35 instead of 36.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 15 June 1880. 4
1880 US Census
Page 197A, District 70, Family 218, Roll 0578
Eaton, Eaton County, Michigan
Rebecca Murray..Wife..45..Ohio..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 4 children.)
.
• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 4 June 1900. 5
1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 71, Family 44
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 47 years
Rebecka Muray..Wife..July 1834..65..Pennsylvania..8/5
(Living with husband.)
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• She was buried after 7 January 1918 in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Charlotte, MI.
Plot B-105
Find A Grave Memorial 66292880
. 8
Rebecca married James Murray, son of William Murray and Mary Chilcote, on 7 April 1853 in Ashland County, OH.1 2 3 4 5 (James Murray was born on 9 October 1829 in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI,3 4 5 9 died on 1 October 1911 in Charlotte, MI 9 10 and was buried on 4 October 1911 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, MI 9.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Image: 7 April 1853, in Ashland County, OH. 1
• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 8 June 1860. 2
1860 US Census
Page 22, Family 166, Roll 542
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
James Murray..29..Ohio..Farmer
Rebecca Murray..24..Ohio
Wilbur R. Murray..6..Ohio
Albert E. Murray..4..Ohio
Samuel B. Murray..2..Michigan
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 16 August 1870. 3
1870 US Census
Page 5, Family 38
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
James Murray..40..Ohio..Farmer
Rebecca Murray..36..Ohio..Keeping House
Wilbur Richards..16..Ohio..At Home
Albert Murray..14..Ohio..At Home
Byron Murray..12..Michigan..Attending School
Emma Murray..10..Michigan..Attending School
Effie Murray..3..Michigan
--- Murray..1m..Michigan
---- Miller..2m..Michigan
NOTE - The yet un-named Murray infant would soon be named as Fred H. Murray. The un-named Miller infant was probably from their immediate neighbors that were were named Miller. Perhaps the parents were unable to care for the infant at the time of the census enumeration.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 15 June 1880. 4
1880 US Census
Page 197A, District 70, Family 218, Roll 0578
Eaton, Eaton County, Michigan
James Murray..Self..50..Ohio..Farming
Rebecca Murray..Wife..45..Ohio..Keeping House
Emma L. Murray..Daughter..19..Michigan
Effie S. Murray..Daughter..12..Michigan
Fred H. Murray..Son..10..Michigan
Bernice E. Murray..Daughter..6..Michigan
Alaxander Krebs..Other..20..Ohio..Farm Laborer
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 4 June 1900. 5
1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 71, Family 44
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 47 years
James Muray..Head..Oct 1829..70..Ohio..Farmer
Rebecka Muray..Wife..July 1834..65..Pennsylvania..8/5
Edward Rowley..Boarer..July 1845..54..Ohio..Day Laborer
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Marriage Notes:
Name: James Murry
Sex: Male
Marriage Date: 07 Apr 1853
Marriage Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Source County: Ashland
Spouse's Name: Rebecca Richards
Spouse's Sex: Female
Record Number: 10
Reference ID: v 2 p 154 rn 214
Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZHX-YR4 : 8 March 2021), James Murry and Rebecca Richards, 07 Apr 1853; citing Marriage, Ashland, Ohio, United States, v 2 p 154 rn 214, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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