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HIGGS, Sarah Josephine

Female 1847 - 1929  (82 years)


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  • Name HIGGS, Sarah Josephine 
    Birth 16 Jan 1847  Newcastle, Lawrence Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • "As Sarah Josephine Higgs, a daughter of Joseph and Jane Higgs, Mrs. Murray was born at New Castle, Pa., Jan. 16, 1847, following the death of her father on Aug. 26, 1846."
    CENSUS 26 Jul 1860  Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • The Botts girls are step-father Rufus' daughters from a prior marriage, step sisters to Sarah J.
    • Attending school
    1860 US Census: Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO p 137
    1860 US Census: Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO p 137
    CENSUS 15 Jun 1880  Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Sarah's mother Jane Botts and family living next door
    • House keeping
    1880 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO p 17
    1880 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO p 17
    CENSUS 9 Jun 1900  Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Sarah's mother Jane Fisher Botts and step brother John Botts living next door (previous entry in the census). Boarder Mathias Fisher is Sarah and John's uncle and step brother to Sarah's mother Jane. Sarah's husband Oscar Murray is related to Flora Murray who married Jane's brother and Matthias' step brother John K. Fisher. Sarah's step-brother Henry Botts and family also appear on this page of the census.
    • Mother of 5 children, 4 living
      Can read and write
    1900 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO, sht 4A
    1900 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO, sht 4A
    CENSUS 19 Apr 1910  Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Son Fred Murray and family living next door.
      6 children, 4 living? (hard too read; only know of five children, perhaps one death infancy?)
      Occupation: none
      Can read and write
    1910 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO, sht 3A
    1910 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO, sht 3A
    EVENT 15 Jan 1929  Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Aunt Josie Murray breaks hip 1929
    Aunt Josie Murray breaks hip 1929
    "A very serious and painful accident occurred at the home of Fred Murray about 11 o'clock Tuesday morning of last week, when his mother, "Aunt" Josie Murray, while walking outside the house, fell on the ice with the result that her limb was broken or fractured just below the hip. Dr. C. C. Gibson of Novelty was called and did all he could to relieve her suffering, but owing to her advanced age of 82 years great uneasiness was felt regarding her recovery."
    EVENT 3 Feb 1929  Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Vandiver's entertain bedridden Murrays 1929.
    Vandiver's entertain bedridden Murrays 1929.
    "Mr. and Mrs. Perry Vandiver spent Monday afternoon at the Fred Murray home and Mrs. Vandiver entertained them with music on her new phonograph. Mrs. Josie Murray and also Mrs. Fred Murray are bedfast, the latter having to take her bed Tuesday of last week because of rheumatism in her knee. She suffers considerably at times with it but "Aunt. Josie" is resting as well as could be expected, after her fall recently."
    EVENT 6 Oct 1929  Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Aunt Josie Murray failing health 1929
    Aunt Josie Murray failing health 1929
    ""Aunt" Josie Murray, who remains in failing health, while the younger Mrs. Murray is able to walk about a little with the aid of a cane."
    Death 5 Dec 1929  Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Cause of death: myocarditis
      Address: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO
      Strange note following apparently in response to length of residence in city or town where death occurred: "During the Civil War." No idea why this was noted.
      Occupation: housewife
      Informant: Fred Murray, Hurdland, MO
      Filed 8 Jan 1930
    • "Mrs. Josie Murray, or "Aunt Josie Murray" as she was called by those who knew her, died last Thursday at her home in the Prairie View vicinity in the southwest part of Knox County. She was 82 years old and had been ill for some time and an invalid since Jan. 15 of this vear, when she fell and broke her hip. She had been practically blind the last fifteen years."
    Obituary: Josie Murray 1929
    Obituary: Josie Murray 1929
    Death Certificate: Sarah Josie Murray 1929
    Death Certificate: Sarah Josie Murray 1929
    Supplemental Death Certificate: Sarah Josie Murray 1929
    Supplemental Death Certificate: Sarah Josie Murray 1929
    This certificate filed 13 Feb 1930, amends the original certificate filed Jan 8, 1930, apparently to highlight Sarah's Jan 1929 hip fracture as a contributory factor in her death. Words "from fall on ice" notably added.
    Burial 7 Dec 1929  Novelty Cemetery, Novelty, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • "Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Novelty by the Rev. L. P. Mohr, pastor. Burial was in the Novelty cemetery beside the grave of the husband, Oscar Murray, who died in December, 1915."
    Headstone: Oscar A. and Sarah J. Murray
    Headstone: Oscar A. and Sarah J. Murray
    Plot: Row 7, Plot 24 and 25, East Half
    Person ID I790  Main
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2023 

    Father HIGGS, Jospeh   d. 26 Aug 1846 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother FISHER, Jane Iona,   b. 15 Jan 1818, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1906, Novelty, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Jan 1843 
    Family ID F76  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family MURRAY, Oscar Allen,   b. 14 Feb 1846, West Point Township, Lee Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1915, Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1867  Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Children 
     1. MURRAY, Charles Allen,   b. 30 Sep 1868, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1873, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)  [Birth]
     2. MURRAY, Pearl Mae,   b. 27 Mar 1873, Novelty, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1955, Kirksville, Adair Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
     3. MURRAY, Duna,   b. 9 Feb 1875, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1950, Edina, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
     4. MURRAY, Ada,   b. 28 May 1877, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1965, Brashear, Adair Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Birth]
    +5. MURRAY, Fred Kells,   b. Mar 1882, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1970, Kirksville, Adair Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [Birth]
    Documents
    Marriage Record: Murray, Oscar and Sarah J. Higgs - 1867
    Marriage Record: Murray, Oscar and Sarah J. Higgs - 1867
    Family ID F285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Jan 1847 - Newcastle, Lawrence Co., PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 26 Jul 1860 - Salt River Township, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Dec 1867 - Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 15 Jun 1880 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 9 Jun 1900 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 19 Apr 1910 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 15 Jan 1929 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 3 Feb 1929 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 6 Oct 1929 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Dec 1929 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 7 Dec 1929 - Novelty Cemetery, Novelty, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S590] Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, (Ancestry.com), 5 Dec 1929, Cert No. 41202 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 12 Dec 1929, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S121] 1860 US Census, Missouri, (Ancestry,com), 26 Jul 1860, Salt River Township. p 137 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S117] 1880 US Census, Missouri , (Ancestry,com), 15 Jun 1880, Shelton Township, p 17 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S123] 1900 US Census, Missouri , (Ancestry,com), 09 Jun 1900, Shelton Township, sht 4A (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S269] 1910 US Census, Missouri, (Ancestry.com), 19 Apr 1910, Shelton Township, sht 3A (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 24 Jan 1929, p 4 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 7 Feb 1929, p 3 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 10 Oct 1929, p 9 (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S365] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Ancestry.com), 22 Dec 1867, Knox Co., p 209 (Reliability: 3).