Larry's father's family came from Ireland during the potato famine and settled in Huron County, Ohio. His mother's family came from France and Switzerland, and settled in Pennsylvania and then eventually Stark County, Ohio. So, we're researching the Murray and McMahon families in Ireland, and Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio; the Vourron family in France and Stark County, Ohio; as well as the Shirk (Schurch) family in Switzerland, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. (If you're researching families in the Louisville, Ohio area -- which is in Stark County -- be sure to check out the link below. It is to the Louisville Public Library, which has many, many obituaries available through their on-line index. We've learned a great deal about Larry's maternal family from this website.)
Carole's family comes from Tennessee (mostly Sevier and Cocke Counties). They were among the first wave of Irish immigrants, along with some ancestors from England and Germany. They have been in America for many, many generations, some having even fought in the Revolutionary War. Names we're researching in that area are Maddron, McMahan, Eslinger, Stinnett, Large, King, Reagan, Ogle, Emert, Bohanan and Flinn, just to name a few. We usually tell people: if you're searching for someone in Sevier County, Tennessee, Carole is probably related to them! ha! Check out the list of Carole's relations -- all the way from George Washington (yes, THAT George Washington) to Dolly Parton!
Many of our relatives have shared photos of their families with us, along with photos of our ancestors. To access those, simply go to Index of Individuals and if there is a camera icon shown next to a name, we have a photo of them.
Our current family photos, along with some olders ones as well, can be found at: http://irishmurr.smugmug.com
DISCLAIMER. We would like to remind everyone that in order to make certain you have the correct information for your particular family, the best course of action is to always try and document it yourself. We have documented all records on our branch of the family tree where possible, although we have accepted information from other family researchers. If there is no reference made to a particular source, then that information was given to us by another individual. If you have a question about anything contained in this family tree, for which a source is not indicated, we will do our best to put you in touch with the person who gave us that information. We are more than willing to share any information we have; otherwise, we would not post it. We would like stress, however, that everyone should document their own family tree wherever possible.
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- Newspaper Clipping: Kings 50th Wedding Anniversary (318 KB)
This is a copy of the article that was placed in the Sevierville newspaper when Carole's grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
- Cousin Don in Cleveland newspaper (1375 KB)
Larry's Cousin Don was written about in the August 8, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer. Here's the picture that went along with that article.
- Dr. Mildred Bowen (555 KB)
Dr. Bowen was the doctor who delivered Carole when she was born. She was written about in a newspaper article, which is shown below in our family files. Here's a copy of the picture that went with that article.
- Trick-or-Treaters in Cahir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (354 KB)
On one of our trips to Ireland we were fortunate enough to be there on Halloween and snapped this picture of some trick-or-treaters. Many of our country's customs involving Halloween originated in Ireland (see the file shown below: Origins of Halloween).
- High School Diploma of George Leonard Murray (324 KB)
George's diploma from Monroeville High School; May, 1928
- Grade School Diploma of Lawrence Michael Murray (257 KB)
Larry's diploma when he graduated from eighth grade at St. Pius X School in Bedford, Ohio in June, 1965
- High School Diploma of Carolyn Sue King (494 KB)
Carole's diploma when she graduated from John Marshall High School in June, 1975.
- Dad Of The Year Award (538 KB)
For Father's Day, 1985, Larry received this adorable award from all of the kids.
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- Our Marriage Service (5 KB)
We were married in a very traditional, very religious ceremony in the historic Old Stone Church in downtown Cleveland on August 4, 1984. They gave us a copy of our actual marriage service, which we are sharing with you here today.
- Dr. Bowen Was Best Medicine for 44 Years (3 KB)
Carole was delivered by Dr. Bowen, an old-time family practitioner. Here's an article which was written about the doctor upon her retirement from the medical field at the end of 1974. Interestingly enough, it was published 17 years and one day after Dr. Bowen delivered Carole!
- Our cousin, the Celebrity! (2 KB)
Larry's Cousin Don was written about in an article in the August 8, 2004 Cleveland Plain Dealer. The article dealt with his service during World War II. Here's the article in it's entirety.
- Origins of Halloween (2 KB)
Being proud of our Irish ancestry, we thought we'd share a little history that we've heard over the years about the origins of Halloween. Many of the Halloween customs now found in the United States originally came from Ireland.
- Taulbee's Offers Great Food Sprinkled With History (4 KB)
Carole's cousin opened a restaurant in downtown Sevierville, Tennessee -- and made the front page of the local newspaper! Here's the article as it appeared in The Mountain Press on March 26, 2005.
- Old Naming Patterns / Finding Maiden Names (2 KB)
The Irish Genealogical Society has provided Old Naming Patterns, as well as Sixteen Suggestions for Finding Maiden Names. We thought we would pass them along
- Letter Written During The Civil War (1 KB)
Carole has transcribed a letter which was written to her ggg grandfather by one of his brothers-in-law on April 22, 1864, during the Civil War.
- The Kerry Christmas Carol (1 KB)
We always try and have an Irish Christmas in our household and thought we would share this delightful poem by Sigerson Clifford. Nollaig shona!
- Murrays Buried in Huron County, Ohio (2 KB)
When Larry's family came from Ireland, they settled in Huron County, so we've made up a list of the Murrays buried in that County.
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