CF-105
1. David James McMurtrie, b. 15 March 1821 at Pennsylvania, d. 27 September 1858
Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Edmonson, b. ca. 1830 at Pennsylvania
Married 6 September 1849.
Children:
1 2. Josephine McMurtrie, b. ca. 1852, m. WW Stegner, 24 April 1882 at Leadville, CO,
d. 15 December 1910
2 3. James Edmonson McMurtrie, b. 18 December 1857 at Hublersburg, Cobenton Co,
PA, m. Norma Jean Tuttle, 30 July 1891 at Leadville, CO, d. 24 May 1935 at Glendale,
Los Angeles Co., CA
2. Josephine McMurtrie, b. ca. 1852, d. 15 December 1910
Spouse: WW Stegner
Married 24 April 1882 at Leadville, CO.
3. James Edmonson McMurtrie, b. 18 December 1857 at Hublersburg, Cobenton Co, PA, d. 24 May 1935 at Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA
Found in 1900 census for Colorado: Volume 6 Enumeration district 157 Sheet 9 Line 56
Bolder Co., Precinct 24 Longmont Town Main Street.
9 Jun 1900 Five children born, four alive in 1900. Rented a house, married for 9 years
and worked as a laundryman. Father from PA and mother from NJ.
Spouse: Norma Jean Tuttle, b. 27 November 1872 at Kansas, d. 29 August 1954 at Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA
Found in 1900 census for Colorado: Volume 6 Enumeration district 157
Sheet 9 Line 56 Bolder Co., Precinct 24 Longmont Town Main Street.
9 Jun 1900 Five children born, four alive in 1900. Rented a house, married for 9 years.
Father from NY and mother from MO.
Married 30 July 1891 at Leadville, CO.
Children:
1 4. Francis Edmiston McMurtrie, b. 24 July 1893 at Colorado, m. Mary Rebecca Slifer,
ca. 1921, d. 1963
2 8. James Bryan McMurtrie, b. 25 December 1894 at Leadville, CO, m. Florence Delra
Bottom, December 1915, d. 20 June 1917 at Rock River, WY
3 31. George Donald McMurtrie, b. 24 December 1897 at Colorado, m. Marie Elizabeth
Johnston, ca. 1923, d. October 1975 at Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA, d. 17 November
1977 at Orange Co, Ca
4 34. Marshal Laurence McMurtrie, b. 17 August 1899 at Colorado, m. Rose G
Gallagher, ca. 1929, d. 20 October 1957 at Los Angeles, Ca
5 35. Norma Maurene McMurtrie, b. ca. 1909, d. 6 February 1923
4. Francis Edmiston McMurtrie, b. 24 July 1893 at Colorado, d. 1963
Age as of 9 Jun 1900 Census was 6 years.
Army
Spouse: Mary Rebecca Slifer, d. 1971
Married ca. 1921.
Children:
1 5. David Hiram McMurtrie, b. 4 September 1922, m. Betty ---, ca. 1952, d. 1967 at
Tucson, Arizona
8. James Bryan McMurtrie, b. 25 December 1894 at Leadville, CO, d. 20 June 1917 at Rock River, WY
Killed after falling from a train in Rock River, WY. He was a brakeman and had both legs
cut off. He, in effect, bled to death.
Age as of 9 Jun 1900 Census was 5 years.
Buried Greenhill Cemetery, Laramie, WY
Buried 22 JUN 1917 at Laramie, Boulder, CO
Spouse: Florence Delra Bottom, b. 14 May 1896 at Catoosa, OK, d. 1 April 1968 at Wheatland, Platte Co., WY
In Remembrance:
Florence Delra McQuay[married name]
1896-1968 Schrader Chapel April 4, 1968, Wheatland, Wyoming
Rev. Henry Hartberg; Interned Longmont Cemetery, Longmont, CO
Bryan has her middle name spelled as Delray. Also some question as to year of birth.
Bryan's data says 1894, by coincidence the same year as her husband?
Married December 1915.
Children:
1 9. Elma Avis McMurtrie, b. 15 March 1916 at Rock River, WY, div., m. Eldon Edward
Rundle, ca. 1937, m. Richard Emmet Strickland, 10 May 1941 at San Francisco, San
Francisco Co., CA, div. 23 April 1947, d. 2 June 1968 at Wheatland, Platte Co., WY
9. Elma Avis McMurtrie, b. 15 March 1916 at Rock River, WY, d. 2 June 1968 at Wheatland, Platte Co., WY
Both the name and date on the tombstone are incorrect, it show 1915-1968 and
Avis Linda McMurtrie. According to Bryan, Linda is the name she liked to be called.
Spouse: Eldon Edward Rundle, b. 27 January 1913 at WessingtonSpring, Jerauld Co., SD, d. 17 April 1994 at Sacramento, CA
Eldon is blind and livied in Sacramento CA area.
Data from Edward Bryan Rundle 1991
Divorced.
Married ca. 1937.
Spouse: Richard Emmet Strickland, b. 22 March 1916 at O'Neill, Holt Co., NE, d. 5 December 1966 at So San Francisco, San Mateo Co., CA
Buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo Co., CA Plot 2C
grave 140. Tombstone reads:
Richard Strickland
Nebraska
T Sgt HQ and SVC CO
34 Engr BN
WWII
March 20, 1916
Dec 5, 1966
Married 10 May 1941 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA.
Divorced 23 April 1947.
31. George Donald McMurtrie, b. 24 December 1897 at Colorado, d. October 1975 at Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA, d. 17 November 1977 at Orange Co, Ca
Age as of 9 Jun 1900 Census was 2 years.
Dates from SSN Death Index
A Navy Steam engineer
See CA Deaths
Spouse: Marie Elizabeth Johnston, b. 5 October 1891 at Lexington, NE, d. 16 October 1975 at Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA
Married ca. 1923.
34. Marshal Laurence McMurtrie, b. 17 August 1899 at Colorado, d. 20 October 1957 at Los Angeles, Ca
Age as of 9 Jun 1900 Census was 9/12 months.
Navy
No children
Spouse: Rose G Gallagher, b. 2 May 1895 at Wyoming, d. 6 June 1982 at Los Angeles, Ca
Married ca. 1929.
35. Norma Maurene McMurtrie, b. ca. 1909, d. 6 February 1923
Buried Greenhill Cemetery, Laramie, WY on 9 Feb 1923
Descendant families report created by Gene 4.2.1, Thu, 23 Aug 2001