George William MORRY ^111,1544

   Cause of his death was Heart Attack.¹⁵³⁸

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1866, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁴³

2. Minister/Priest: Rev. W. Forristal, 3 Jun 1866, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁴⁸

3. Religion: Roman Catholic, 3 Jun 1866, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁴⁵

4. Sponsors: Henry White and Mary Ellen Stephenson, 3 Jun 1866, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁴⁸

5. Alt. Birth, May 1867, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁴⁴

6. Immigration: from Newfoundland, 1890, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁵⁴⁹

7. Residence: Hibbard Building, Yessler Wharf, Deckhand, 1891, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁵⁵⁰

8. Residence: Hibbard Building, Yessler Wharf, Deckhand, 1893, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁵⁵¹

9. Residence: Olympic Hotel, Steamboatman, 1895, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁵⁵²

10. Emigration: To Seattle after Alaskan Gold Rush, 1897, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹¹¹

11. Immigration: To Alaska after failed attempt to stake mine in Klondike, Cir 1897, Alaska, United States of America. ¹⁵³⁴

12. Occupation: Evening Telegram article regarding George William Morry arriving in Yukon, 2 Apr 1898, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁵³

13. Immigration: Across the Chilkoot Pass from Alaska into the Klondike, 31 May 1898, Chilkoot Pass, Yukon Territory, Canada. ¹⁵⁵⁴ NWMP records at Chilkoot: checkpoints listing people who entered the Yukon Source
NameDateCheckpoint
MORRY, G.May 31, 1898NF

14. Naturalization: In the District Court of Washington, "George Morry" of Newfoundland, 31 Jan 1902, Washington, United States of America. ^1534,1555 Name:George Morry
Court District:Washington

15. Property: John Nolan and George Morry staked claim that became the Nolan Mine, 16 Apr 1904, Coldfoot, Alaska, United States of America. ¹⁵⁵⁶ This is the first report of the find that appeared in local newspapers:

Morry George 1904 April 16 Nolan Creek Miner Alaska Forum
(Rampart) John Nolan and George Morry have struck rich diggings on discovery claim, Nolan creek. Homestakes are in sight.
Morry George 1904 June 8 Nolan Creek Discovery Miner Nome Nugget Nolan & Morry have struck rish diggings on discovery claim on Nolan Creekhomestakes are in sight
Murray George 1904 June 25 Nolan Creek Miner Nome Nugget Nolan Creek produces $25,000. Nolan and George Murray. On Christmas eve, they panned out 82 cents and since that time the more they open it up the better it looks.

16. Residence: 1023 6th Avenue (now North), 1905-1916, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁴¹⁵ Dear Chris,

One small comment on this email. The address listed for Gus in the 1906 Seattle City Directory, 1023 6th Avenue North, was the large house my grandfather George William Morry purchased from my great grandfather Robert Marshal in 1905 after he married my grandmother Mary Marshall Morry. It was frequently opened temporarily to various family members in need. Amazingly it still stands in good condition. It is on Queen Anne Hill directly North of Seattle's Space Needle. You can view a picture of it on the King County Assessor's website by entering the address in the property search section.

Rick This event was shared with Ellen Margaret MORRY, George Joseph MORRY, Lucille Katherine MORRY, Mary Josephine MORRY, Mary Katherine MARSHALL, and Rose Elizabeth Geraldine MORRY.

17. Residence: List of Residences occupied by George William, George Joseph and George Richard Morry, 1905-2020, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁵³³ This event was shared with George Joseph MORRY and George Richard MORRY.

18. Occupation: Article in Evening Telegram about George William Morry Alaska Gold Mine, 16 Jan 1905, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁵⁷

19. Arrival: From mine on Nolan Creek near Coldfoot on Koyakuk River on ZEALANDIA, 28 Jun 1905, Nome. Alaska, United States of America. ¹⁵⁵⁶ As reported in the Nome Nugget:

Morry George 1905 June 28 Nolan Creek Miner Nome Nugget Morry is in Nome-travelled on the Zealandia-took out between $80,000 &
$90,000 from his Nolan Creek claim last winter

Morry 1905 June 28 Nolan Creek Miner Nome Nugget Nolan & Morry now have the largest steam boiler- it is 40 H.P

20. Arrival: From Seattle, on the Princess of Victoria, 25 Jul 1905, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ¹⁵⁵⁸ Name:G Morry
Gender:Male
Arrival Age:37
Birth Year:abt 1868
Departure Port:Seattle, Washington
Arrival Date:25 Jul 1905
Arrival Port:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Vessel:Princess Victoria
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21. Arrival: Information provided by Enid O'Brien, 25 Jul 1905, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ⁴¹ In July 25th, 1905 there is a record of George coming from Seattle to Victoria BC as a passenger on the Princess Victoria. He is 37 years old, single, occupation miner. Ultimate destination - Victoria. Obviously he didn't stay in Victoria very long because he married Mary 'Minnie' Marshall on August 16, 1905 in Seattle.

22. Departure: Leaving with their fortune to the "outside" for a period, 11 Oct 1905, Koyukuk, Alaska, United States of America. ¹⁵⁵⁶ Morry 1905 October 11 Nolan Creek Miner Yukon Valley News Nolan and Morry the "Kings of the Koyukuk" went outside with $26,000 each from a rich pocket on Discovery Claim - all very coarse gold - their ground will be worked on a lay this year

23. Interesting: Claim on Nolan Creek is the banner claim in the Koyukuk and continues to yield the best pay in the country, 26 Mar 1906, Koyukuk, Alaska, United States of America. ¹⁵⁵⁶ Murray 1906 March 26 Nolan Creek Discovery Miner Nome Nugget N. Abbott reports Murray & Nolan's Discovery Claim on Nolan Creek is the banner claim in the Koyukuk and continues to yield the best pay in the country

24. Residence: Postal address given to Post Office in Yukon to forward mail, 13 Jun 1906, Coldfoot, Alaska, United States of America. ¹⁵⁵⁹ Benjamin Craig: post office worker list of people dying or leaving Klondike Source
NameDateAddress
MORRY, GEO.JUN 13, 1906Coldfoot, AK

25. Interesting: Having made a fortune in Nolan gold mine, leaving Alaska for "sereval years", 1 Aug 1908, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America. Merry George 1908 August 1 Nolan Creek Miner Fbks. Daily Times G. Merry returned to the Koyukuk with J. Nolan to either work property on large scale or dispose of it-Nolan took out $128,000 including a $600 nugget before going outside for several years

26. Census: George Morry as boarder, 1910, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States of America. ¹⁵⁶⁰ George Morry
United States Census, 1910

Name:
George Morry
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1910
Event Place:
Fairbanks, Division 2, Alaska, United States
Gender:
Male
Age:
42
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race:
White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Lodger
Relationship to Head of Household:
Lodger
Birth Year (Estimated):
1868
Birthplace:
Canada
Immigration Year:
1890
Father's Birthplace:
Canada
Mother's Birthplace:
Canada
Sheet Letter:
A
Sheet Number:
5

27. Census: Household of George Morry, 1910, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁵⁴⁹ George Morry
United States Census, 1910

Name:
George Morry
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1910
Event Place:
Seattle Ward 3, King, Washington, United States
Gender:
Male
Age:
40
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race:
White
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Birth Year (Estimated):
1870
Birthplace:
Canada
Immigration Year:
1890
Father's Birthplace:
Canada
Mother's Birthplace:
Canada
Sheet Letter:
B
Sheet Number:
13
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
George MorryHeadMale40Canada
Mary C MorryWifeFemale31Ireland
Lucille C MorryDaughterFemale3Washington
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This event was shared with Elizabeth MARSHALL, George A. GRANT, Lucille Katherine MORRY, Margaret Ann MARSHALL, Mary K. MURRAY, Mary Katherine MARSHALL, and Mary Margaret CAREW.

28. Membership: Knights of Columbus and St. Joseph's Holy Name Society, Cir 1910-1926, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁴¹⁵

29. Occupation: Gold Miner, 1910, Alaska, United States of America. ^{1544,1549,1560}

30. Residence: 3-Ward, 1910, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ^1544,1549

31. Residence: 4-Division, 1910, Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, United States of America. ¹⁵⁴⁴

32. Property: Sold 1/2 interest in Nolan mine to F. Gilbert, Newton Ellingston and Joe Horton, 9 Aug 1910, Koyukuk, Alaska, United States of America. ¹⁵⁵⁶ First newspaper report of the sale in theTanana Leader

Gilbert F. 1910 August 9 Nolan Creek #2 Below Miner Tanana Leader Gilbert with partners Newton Ellingston and Joe Horton purchased 1/2 interest in #2 Below on Nolan Creek from George Morry

33. Residence: 1023 6th Ave. N, 27 Aug 1910, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁵⁶¹

34. Residence: 2541 1st Ave. West, 4 Aug 1911, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁵⁶²

35. Occupation: Retired, Miner, 1920, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁵³⁴

36. Residence: 946 19th Ave. N, 1920, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ^1534,1563 This event was shared with Mary Katherine MARSHALL.

37. Obituary: Published in the Evening Telegram, Cir Aug 1926, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁴⁷ 100714 from Enid O'Brien:

Morry - At Seattle, Wash. USA on July 30th, 1926, Geo. Morry formerly of Ferryland, leaving a wife, four daughters and one son, also two sisters, Mrs Henry Carew, at Cape Broyle, Mrs F. Crane of this city and two brothers, Henry Morry of the city and John Morry of Fermeuse.

George married Mary Katherine MARSHALL, daughter of Robert MARSHALL and Mary K. MURRAY, on 16 Aug 1905 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America ¹³⁹.^,1531 (Mary Katherine MARSHALL was born on 12 Sep 1877 in Aughnacloy, Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland,^111,369,1531 died on 1 Mar 1958 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America ^111,1531 and was buried after 1 Mar 1958 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America.). The cause of her death was Died in hospital after a brief illness.¹⁵³⁸

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Alt. Marriage: Sacred Heart RC Church, 1905, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹³⁹

2. Marriage Licence, 15 Aug 1905, Seattle, King, Washington, United States of America. ¹⁵⁶⁴