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Maye Julia Bruck
Born : 15 Apr 1878
Buchanan Co., IA
Died : 12 Feb 1957
Los Angeles, CA
Age:78y 9m 28d
Father :
Descendants of Nicholas Briick Nicholas Briick (1837-1905)
Mother :
Ancestors of Mary Trebon Descendants of Mary Trebon Mary Trebon (1850-1936)
Married :
Ward Murray (1894-1959)
Siblings :
Ancestors of Katherine Bruck Descendants of Katherine Bruck Katherine Bruck (1871-1952)
Ancestors of John Bruck Descendants of John Bruck John Bruck (1873-1961)
Ancestors of Antoinette Bruck Descendants of Antoinette Bruck Antoinette Bruck (1875-1953)
Ancestors of Evalyn Bruck Evalyn Bruck (1880-1957)
Record Owner : rudy.r
Rel. to Owner : 2nd Cousin (2x rem)
Database ID : 1867
Date Created : 10 Oct 2011
Last Updated : 11 Jul 2018

Date :
Location : San Gabriel Mission Cemetery, San Gabriel, CA

Obituary not available.
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Used with permission from Find a Grave member #47411298.

Nicholas Briick - line 17

Source - Year: 1880; Census Place: Jesup, Buchanan, Iowa; Roll: 329; Family History Film: 1254329; Page: 581C; Enumeration District: 094; Image: 0463.

Nicholas Briick - line 22

Source - Year: 1885; Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925; Census Place: Perry, Buchanan, Iowa; Roll: IA1885_154; Image: 44

Nicholas Briick - line 11

Source - Year: 1900; Census Place: Perry, Buchanan, Iowa; Roll: T623_420; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 50.

Mary Trebon - line 46

Thomas Torpey - line 48

Source - Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 4532463; Page: 13A; Image: 314.0; Family History Library Film: 2339867.



Source - Used with permission from Find a Grave member #47411298.

Research notes for Maye

Maye was married to someone with the last name of Murray. This was deduced by 2 items -- California Death Index (show below) and sister Antoinette's obit. So, I searched FaG and found her headstone here. This gave me the name of her husband, Ward. Now, in searching for a marriage record, I found this record. This Indiana marriage license was issued to Maye J Bruck and Daniel J E Murray. Now, is this right? The 1930 census says age at first marriage was 45. That would put marriage date at ~1922. So, looking for alternate marriage records, I found this record. This says Ward E Murray was married in Chicago in 1922...to Effie Lewis. Ok, next I looked at more CA records and found voter registration records for Ward and Maye Murray at the following addresses...

1932 - 1926 1/2 Lakeshore av (Ward only)
1934 - 1926 1/2 Lakeshore av (Ward only)
1940 - 2134 Branden St. LA, CA
1942 - 2134 Branden St. LA, CA
1944 - 2619 Kent St. LA, CA
1946 - 2619 Kent St. LA, CA
1948 - 1512 Morton ter, LA, CA
1950 - 1115 S Ramona St. LA, CA
1952 - 1512 Morton ter, LA, CA
1954 - 1512 Morton ter, LA, CA
1956 - 2619 Kent St. LA, CA
1958 - 2619 Kent St. LA, CA (Ward onlu)
1960 - 2619 Kent St. LA, CA (Ward only...even though he had passed)

So, they were in LA in 1940, let's get the census record. Uh...who is Edward W Murray? The address is a match for the 1940 Voter Reg. So...whatever. While looking these up, I find this WWII Reg Card for Ward Eugene Murray. And while the 1940 census states POB as Iowa, the WWII Reg says POB is Baltimore, MD. And the address on the WWII Reg is not anything that matches Voter Reg...but it is crossed out and...wait...on top of the card is written another address...2619 Kent St. So, this is the guy...right? But who is Mrs. T.G. Torpey? Oh yeah...that's Maye's sister. Living in the same house she was at in 1930 -- with Maye and WITHOUT Ward.

So, I think Ward Eugene Murray was the husband of Maye. I'm not sure what to think about the Indiana Marriage License...seems like a pretty big coincidence but.../shrug.

Also, because this search wasn't complex enough, Ward remarried Dec 8, 1958 -- 17 months after Maye died and 4 months before he died.

Married Murray (first name unknown) ~1922

California Death Index, 1940-1997 about Maye Julia Murray
Name: Maye Julia Murray
[Maye Julia Bruck]
Sex: Female
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1878
Birthplace: Iowa
Death Date: 12 Feb 1957
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Tribune
Father's Surname: Bruck
Apr 15
1878
Birth
Birth of Maye Bruck
Jun
1880
Age 2
Lived in Jesup, Buchanan, Iowa (Census)

1885
Age 6
Lived in Perry, Buchanan, Iowa (Census)
Jun
1900
Age 22
Lived in Perry, Buchanan, Iowa (Census)
Oct 18
1905
Age 27
Death of father, Nicholas Briick
Apr
1930
Age 51
Lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Census)
Jan
1936
Age 57
Death of mother, Mary Trebon
Feb 12
1957
Age 78
Death of Maye Bruck


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