Clara Matilda Schell

Female 1876 - 1944  (68 years)


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  • Name Clara Matilda Schell 
    Birth 1 Oct 1876  Mt. Savage, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 13 Oct 1944  Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • She died on 13 Oct 1944 at the age of 68 in Ridgeley, Mineral Co., West Virginia.

      Mrs. Clara Matilda Murray, 68, of 210 Main Street, Ridgeley, died this morning at home after an illness of eight months. A native of Mt. Savage, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Catherine (Porter) Schell. Her husband, William H. Murray, died December 11, 1942. Mrs. Murray was a member of Ridgeley Methodist church and of the Ladies' Bible Class and the Ladies' Aid Society of the church. She was also a member of Lodge No. 141, Dames of Malta. She resided in Ridgeley for the past 35 years. Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Othalia Hendley, Cumberland; Mrs. Mary Hamilton, Mt. Savage; Mrs. Grace Colloff, Mt. Savage; William T. Murray, Short Gap, W. Va.; and Mrs. Beatrice Harvey, Cincinnati, O. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Katherine Martin, Youngstown, O.; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The Cumberland Evening Times, October 13, 1944


      Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. in Calvary Methodist Church, Ridgeley, W. Va., for Mrs. Clara Matilda Murray, 68, who died yesterday morning at her home, 210 Main street, Ridgeley. The pastor, the Rev. R. L. Greynolds, will officiate, and interment will be in Hlllcrest Burial Park. The Cumberland Evening Times, October 14, 1944
    Person ID I44635  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

    Father Hiram W. Schell,   b. 20 Dec 1820, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1890, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Catherine Ann Porter,   b. 12 Mar 1831, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1917, Ridgeley, Mineral County, West Virginia. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1873  Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F16728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Henry Murray,   b. Abt 1871   d. 11 Dec 1942, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Marriage Dec 1892 
    Children 
     1. Beatrice E. Murray   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Grace Murray   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Othalia A. Murray,   b. Abt 1891, Eckhart, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1966, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Mary Catherine Murray,   b. Abt 1899, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1952, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. William T. Murray,   b. 1905, Wellersburg, Southampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1977, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F16786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 


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