Marriage License: Michael McManus and Sarah Murray

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Marriage Record of
Michael McManus and Sarah Murray
25 Nov 1880, Wyandotte County, Kansas

This is the record for Michael McManus' second marriage to Sarah Murray, the daughter of Michael and Ann (McBride) Murray, both of Ireland. He married his first wife, Elizabeth Mackin, in December 1875. Both Elizabeth and their infant son died less than two years later in 1877. In the 1880 federal census, taken in June about four months before they were married, Michael McManus and Sarah Murray are living on the same street in the city of Wyandotte, Kansas. Michael is a widower, and is living with his Mackin in-laws. Sarah is living with her sister Mary (Murray) Crowley and her family. Mary and James Crowley had been in Kansas for about five years. It is not known how long Sarah had been living with them. Sarah and Mary were born in Erie County, Ohio, their family moved to southern Michigan when they were in their early teens. Michael and Sarah had two children, Julia A. (married James H. DeCoursey) and Mary J. (married Clay Buchan). Michael died in 1909. Both their daughters died in the early 1920's. In about 1929 Sarah moved back to Michigan to live with her sister Sophia, it is presumed she died and is buried there.

Related Items
The record for Michael's first marriage to Elizabeth Mackin.
Census timeline table for Michael.
Michael's death notice.
Information concerning the creamery company started by James H. DeCoursey, husband of Michael's daughter Julia.
Death records for Michael and Sarah's daughters Julia DeCoursey and Mary Buchan and Mary's death notice.

Wyandotte County, Kansas Marriage Records
Vol. 3, p. 108

STATE OF KANSAS,
   COUNTY OF WYANDOTT.		 Office of
PROBATE JUDGE OF SAID COUNTY.
      BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the   23d   day of   October   A. D. 1880 there was issued from the office of said Probate Judge, a Marriage License, of which the following is a true copy:

Marriage License.
                                    Wyandott County, State of Kansas,   October 23d   A. D. 1880

To any Person Authorized by Law to Perform the Marriage Ceremony, Greeting:
      You are hereby authorized to join in Marriage   Michael McManus   of   Wyandott County   aged   31 Years   and   Miss Sarah Murray   of   Wyandott County   aged   28 years   and of this License you will make due return to my office within thirty days.
                                                              [SEAL.]             R.E. Cable  Probate Judge.    

      And which said Marriage License was afterwards, to-wit: on the   2d   day of   November   A. D. 1880   returned to said Probate Judge, with the following Certificate endorsed thereon, to-wit:

STATE OF KANSAS,
  COUNTY OF WYANDOTT.       SS.
      I,   Pastor of St. Marys Church   do hereby certify, that in accordance with the authorization of the within License, I did on the   25   day of   November   A. D. 1880 at   St. Marys Church   in said County, join and unite in Marriage the within named   Michael McManus   and   Sarah Murray  .
      WITNESS my hand and seal this day and year above written.
ATTEST:                                                                                                  Rev Ant Kuhls    c p  
              RE Cable   Probate Judge.


Transcribed by Erica DeCoursey
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