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Pioneer - MURNAHAN, James
Biographical Sketches of
Early Settlers of Wellington County
Information from: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906
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MURNAHAN, James
(d.), was b. in Co. Armagh, Ire., 1802, d. Erin, 1884. He received a fair
education and in 1835, came to Canada. He remained three years in York , (now
Toronto), when he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, which was then only a struggling
hamlet, there he worked at the waggon maker's trade for eleven years. In 1846,
he m. Diana Clark. He was b. in Yorkshire, Eng., in 1826, and came with her
parents to Va., in 1830, later settling in Cincinnati, where she met Mr.
Murnahan. In 1849, they left Cincin., and came to Canada. He purchased 100
acres of bush land, lot 28, con. 4, Erin Tp , upon which they settled. Erin
Village, ten miles distant, was their nearest post office, and the settlers in
the locality were few. They cleared the farm and raised their family there. He
was an energetic man, a good mechanic, and was much respected. The family were
brought up in the Roman Catholic church. Issue: Daniel J., Mrs. Joseph Breese,
Mrs. James Cunningham, John, Mrs. Casper Coaster, Mrs. C. Vitoski, Mrs. George
Huston, Mrs. John Callaghan, James, Nellie, and Mrs. James Haney. James m. Mary
Miller, and lives on the old homestead in Erin, which he owns. Daniel J., m.
Catharine Kelly, set. Winnipeg.
John, is a prosperous farmer in Guelph Tp., where he owns 200 acres of land on the Eramosa road, and carries on mixed farming. He is unm., and his mother and sister keep house for him. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto:Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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