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Murray Family
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The Murray family originally came to the United States from Scotland, settling in Pennsylvania before moving to Victoria County, Ontario. John Murray lived in Corson's Siding, a small railway village about six miles northeast of Victoria Road. The main industry in the area was cutting timber for cordwood, the majority of which was used by the Toronto Distiller's Gooderham and Wort. The influx of loggers in the summer lead to high levels of crime and earned the area the nickname of "Hell's half acre." Deforestation led to an end of the timber industry in the area in 1890. Murray married Ellen Tripp, another resident of Corson's Siding, on September 16, 1889. In 1892 he left Ontario for Vancouver, where he remained until 1893, before returning to Corson's Siding. John Murray was granted a homestead in the Leduc area of Alberta, for the NE quarter of Section 32, Township 48, Range 25, West of the 4th Meridian, on Sept. 18, 1899. In 1902 John Murray advocated for the creation of a Public School District in the area, West Union. The West Union Public School District No. 753 was organized in 1902 and the first school was built in 1904. At least three of the Murray children, Joe, Ethel, and Jenny would attend the school. It burned down in 1953. The Murray's also had another daughter, Mary, who eventually moved to Edmonton. John Murray died on June 28, 1920 in Leduc. Ellen Murray eventually moved to Edmonton.
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Provincial Archives of Alberta