http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm

15 December 2012

Obituary of Catherine Coogan Murray 

____________________________________________________________________
(extracted from "The Axtell Anchor", 26 SEP 1902):


Mrs. Catherine Murray, relict of the late Michael Murray, died 
at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. James Ragan, three miles
northeast of town on Monday Morning.

Mrs. Murray's maiden name was Coogan, and she was born in the 
parish of Kilberg, County Meath, Ireland, about 82 years ago. 
She came to America when a girl and in 1851 was married to 
Michael Murray at Plank's Point, N.Y. Mr. Murray died in January, 
1886. They came to Kansas in the early days and settled in the 
St. Bridget neighborhood, afterward moving to what is now Axtell, 
Mr. Murray being one of the first to establish a business house 
in this city. After her husband's death, Mrs. Murray retained her
residence in Axtell and lived alone a great portion of the time 
till the past year, when her health became poor and she was looked
after by her children. She leaves two children, Mrs. James Ragan 
and Mrs. John Montgomery.

Thus the old residents of this neighborhood are leaving for the 
other world one by one. Coming here in the early days, Mrs. 
Murray with her husband suffered the privations of frontier life 
and did her share in transforming the country from a dreary prairie 
to one of the best countries under the sun.

The funeral services were held in the Catholic church in this city 
on Wednesday morning, conducted by Father Burk, and the remains 
were laid to rest beside those of her husband in St. Bridget 
Cemetery. 

************** Contributed by Father Tom Dolezal
Pastor of St. Michael's, Axtell, KS

http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marshall/obitsm-r.html

____________________________________________________________________