My Genealogy Home Page:Information about Annie South
Annie South (b. July 12, 1859, d. 1916)
Notes for Annie South:
Annie M. South was born in Durham, England.. Her mothers maiden name was Briget Sweeney (from Derry, Ireland). Annie married James Murphy (age 19) in England in 1873 at age 14 and emigrated to the US in 1884. Annie and James had 7children ( According to the 1910 New Mexico census Annie had 17 children but only 8 survived.)They first lived in LaSalle, Illinois where he was a coal miner and moved to New Mexico around 1890 . Daughters Mary and Maggie and son Joseph were born in La Salle.Nora was born in Madrid, New Mexico.Ann Murphy& Jane Murphy (Annies other daughters) were not living at home when the 1900 & 1910 census's were taken.James died around 1899 and is thought to be buried in Madrid. Annie and her children Joseph, Mary, Maggie and Nora were shown as living in Madrid in 1900 and in the Bonito/ Capitan area in the 1910 census.Some of the old miners houses still stand in Madrid.After James death Annie married Joseph Willis Coleman in Madrid, New Mexico in 1900and had one son, William Coleman in 1901.They moved to Bonito/Capitan, New Mexico around 1905.Annie died in 1916 and is buried in Capitan, NM.The property (160 acres) left to Annie,that was homesteaded by Joseph Coleman, was sold due toback taxes.Patent #160069.Register of the Land Office of Roswell, New Mexico
More About Annie South:
Burial: Unknown, Capitan, Chavez, New Mexico.
More About Annie South and James Murphy:
Marriage: 1873, England.
More About Annie South and Joseph Willis Coleman:
Marriage: 1900, Madrid, New Mexico.
Children of Annie South and James Murphy are:
- +Mary Catherine Murphy, b. July 25, 1886, LaSalle, Illinois, d. November 19, 1951, Arroyo Grande, California.
- +Maggie Murphy, b. May 8, 1889, Spring Valley,Illinois, d. October 19, 1931, Ft Stanton, New Mexico.
- +Joseph Patrick Murphy, b. September 6, 1884, LaSalle, Illinois, d. November 2, 1966, Santa Rosa, California.
- Ann Murphy, b. 1878, Usworth, Durham, England, d. date unknown, Fairbanks, Alaska.
- +Jane Murphy, b. March 14, 1880, Monkwearmouth, Durham, England, d. May 16, 1944, Sturgis, Union Co., Kentucky.
- +Nora Murphy, b. July 1894, Spring Valley,Santa Fe, New Mexico, d. date unknown, Auburn,Androscoggin, Maine.
Children of Annie South and Joseph Willis Coleman are:
- +William Thomas Coleman, b. 1901, Madrid,Santa Fe, New Mexico, d. January 16, 1980, El Paso, Texas.