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Patrick “Pat” Murray

Birth	:	Aug 1826 Ireland
Death	:	27 Jul 1906 Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Missoula, Missoula County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.8902779, -114.1001740
Description	:	From the web site: http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/platte/platte-p6.html PATRICK MURRAY, farmer, Section 15, P. O. Columbus, was born in Kings County, Ireland, in August 1826. He emigrated to America when eighteen years old, locating in Chester County, Penn., where he remained until 1856. He then came to Nebraska, locating at his present residence in Platte County. On the 4th of July 1856, he married Miss Bridget Hennessy. He began farming and stock-raising. He raised his first crop of wheat the next year. It being buckwheat he had to take it 106 miles to get it ground. Before he proved up on his homestead he built... Read More	From the web site: http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/platte/platte-p6.html PATRICK MURRAY, farmer, Section 15, P. O. Columbus, was born in Kings County, Ireland, in August 1826. He emigrated to America when eighteen years old, locating in Chester County, Penn., where he remained until 1856. He then came to Nebraska, locating at his present residence in Platte County. On the 4th of July 1856, he married Miss Bridget Hennessy. He began farming and stock-raising. He raised his first crop of wheat the next year. It being buckwheat he had to take it 106 miles to get it ground. Before he proved up on his homestead he built a barn 100 feet square, paying $75 per 1,000 for his lumber, at Omaha, and hauling it to his farm with oxen. In 1865, he took a contract to put up a large quantity of hay for the Government forces. While putting it up he went to Omaha to attend the letting of a contract to furnish meat to the soldiers, leaving his wife and hands at work at the hay. During his absence, the Arapahoe Indians attacked his wife and the hands in the field, after having taken supper with them and pretending friendship. They killed his brother and wounded several others, among whom was his wife, whom they shot. They then destroyed his tent, bedding, harness, etc., and took away with them his mules and such other articles as took their fancy. As soon as he received the news at Omaha, he started home, and with a squad of soldiers went in pursuit of the Indians. The commanding officer promised to regain his property, but the Government sent Commissioners who made a treaty with the Indians, permitted them to retain the stolen property, proposing to pay the owners the value. Mr. M. filed his claim for the value of his mules and property taken by them, but has never received anything, though when he took the contract to put up the hay he had been guaranteed assistance and protection from the soldiers. However, he soon recovered from his losses, and has since been very prosperous. Starting with a homestead of 160 acres, and a pre-emption for a similar amount, he has steadily added to it, until he now owns over one thousand eight hundred acres in the Platte Valley. His home farm comprises 600 acres, with excellent improvements. He has seventy-five acres in pasture, inclosed with a good board fence. On all his farms, he has 800 acres in cultivation, which he farms himself, running seven teams. He is a very extensive dealer in live stock, keeping a herd of 300 head of cattle, and feeding 100 head for market each year. He has also nearly one thousand head of Cotswold and Southdown sheep, and a large number of hogs. At the first railroad land sale at Omaha, he purchased $4,000 worth of land, borrowing the money at the bank in Omaha to make the first payment, and getting four years' time on the rest. He returned home and started two teams to breaking prairie, continuing four weeks, and breaking 100 acres. The next spring he sowed this land in wheat. He sold nearly one thousand six hundred bushels at $1.02 per bushel, on the track at Columbus. That year he broke the remaining sixty acres of that quarter section, harvesting 1,400 bushels from it the next season. This quarter section paid in the four years the whole debt. Mr. M. is a prominent and influential member of the Catholic Church, which was the first church established in Columbus. He hauled from Omaha the lumber for the church free of charge. -------------------------------- From the web site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/vitals/vitals1906b.html Columbus Journal, August 1, 1906 Patrick Murray one of the oldest settlers in Platte county died at his home three miles northwest of this city last Thursday afternoon at four o'clock of an acute bowel complaint after an illness of one day and was buried Saturday in the Catholic cemetery, the funeral being held from the Catholic church at ten o'clock. Mr. Murray came to Platte county in 1856, walking the entire distance from Pennsylvania in company with a countryman named Patrick McDonough. Mr. Murray worked hard and saved his money and although he had no education, being unable to read or write, he had the good judgment to invest his savings in land when land was cheap. Consequently at the time of his death he owned about 2000 acres of the most valuable land in the Loup valley besides a vast amount of city and personal property. His possessions are roughly valued at a quarter of a million. Mr. Murray was married first on July 4, 1856 to Miss Bridget Hennessey. She died in 1892 and on July 4 of that year he married Miss Reka Scholz. To this union were born seven children all of whom are living. Mr. Murray leaves besides his wife one sister, Mrs. S.E. Cushing of this city and a sister in a convent at Wheeling, West Virginia whom he had planned to visit next fall. Every old settler in this part of Nebraska who used to drive to Columbus for supplies knew "Pat" Murray and will be interested in this bit of pioneer history for which the Journal is indebted to Bun Turner. "Patrick Murray was born in Kings county, Ireland, in August 1829. He emigrated to America when 18 years old locating in Chester county, Pa., where he remained until 1856. He then came to Nebraska, locating at his present residence in Platte county. On the 4th of July, 1856, he married Miss Bridget Hennessey. He began farming and stock-raising. He raised his first crop of wheat the next year. It being buckwheat he had to take it 160 miles to get it ground. Before he proved up on his homestead he built a barn 100 feet square, paying $75 per 1,000 for his lumber at Omaha, and hauling it to his farm with oxen. In 1856 he took a contract to put up a large quantity of hay for the government forces. While putting it up he went to Omaha to attend the letting of a contract to furnish meat to the soldiers, leaving his wife and hands at work at the hay. During his absence the Arapahoe Indians attacked his wife and the hands in the field, after having taken supper with them and pretending friendship. They killed his brother and wounded several others, among whom was his wife whom they shot. They then destroyed his tent, bedding, harness, etc., and took away with them his mules and such other articles as took their fancy. As soon as he received the news at Omaha, he started home and with a squad of soldiers went in pursuit of the Indians. The commanding officer promised to return his property, but the government sent commissioners who made a treaty with the Indians, permitted them to retain the stolen property, proposing to pay the owners their value. Mr. Murray filed his claim for the value of the mules and property taken by them, but has never received anything, though when he took the contract to put up the hay he had been guaranteed assistance and protection from the soldiers. However, he soon recovered from his losses, and has since been prosperous. Starting with a homestead of 160 acres and a preemption for a similar amount, he has steadily added to it, until he now owns over 1,800 acres in the Platte valley. His home farm comprises 600 acres with excellent improvements. He has 75 acres in pasture enclosed with a board fence. In all his farms he has 800 acres in cultivation, which he farms himself, running seven teams. He is a very extensive dealer in live stock, keeping a herd of 300 head of cattle and feeding 100 for the market each year. He has also nearly 1000 head of Cotswold and Southdown sheep and a large number of hogs. At the first railroad land sale at Omaha, he purchased $1,000 worth of land, borrowing the money at the bank in Omaha to make the first payment, and getting four years' time on the rest. He returned home and started two teams to work to break the prairie, continuing four weeks and breaking 100 acres. The next year he sowed this land to wheat. He sold nearly 1,600 bushels at $1.02 per bushel, on the track at Columbus. That year he broke the remaining 60 acres of that quarter section, harvesting 1,400 bushels from it the next season. This quarter section paid in the four years the whole debt. Mr. Murray is a prominent and influential member of the Catholic church which was the first church established in Columbus. He hauled from Omaha the lumber for the church free of charge."

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Patrick “Pat” Murray's memorial is located at: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Missoula, Missoula County, USA.
When did Patrick “Pat” Murray death?
Patrick “Pat” Murray death on 27 Jul 1906 in Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Patrick “Pat” Murray's memorial?
Latitude: 46.8902779
Longitude: -114.1001740

Family Members:

Spouse

Bridget Hennesy Murray

(1847 - 1892)

Fredericka “Reaka” Schultz Murray

(unknow - 1950)

Children

Mary Frederica Murray Podraza

(1893 - 1976)

Anna Murray

(1894 - 1895)

John Murray

(1896 - 1971)

Michael Murray

(1900 - 1975)

Antonia “Toni” Murray Kuta

(1904 - 1997)

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