Curran

Miner’s First Name:   Thomas
Miner’s Middle Name:   
Miner’s Last Name:   Curran
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Birth Place of Miner:   Lanarkshire County, Scotland
Miner’s Country:   Ireland
Arrived in USA:   August 6, 1868 - port in New York, N.Y.

Miner Information:
Not much is known about Thomas's parents. After he married his wife, he emigrated to the U.S., settling in Plymouth Township, now known as Larksville, in Pennsylvania. Thomas died young, at the age of 38. I believe that he died in the coal mines; I am still investigating this. While in the U.S. he worked as a laborer in the coal mines, most likely at Lance Colliery, as it was located in Larksville. Three years after his death his wife remarried to William Toner. Agnes and William did not have any children.

Place & Manner of Miner’s Death:   Larksville, PA. I believe that he died in Lance Colliery as a result of a mining accident. I am still trying to locate records to confirm this.
Died:   July 31, 1884
Birth Date:   November 1, 1845

Married:   June 5, 1867
Place Miner Was Married:   Rutherglen, Lanarkshire County, Scotland

Wife’s Name:   Agnes
Wife’s Middle Name:   
Wife’s Last Name:   Murphy
Birth Place of Wife:   Ireland or Lanarkshire County, Scotland
Wife’s Country:   Ireland
Arrived in USA:   December 17, 1869 - Port in New York, N.Y.
Place & Manner of Wife’s Death:   Larksville, PA; Manner of Death - Carcinoma of the gall bladder and liver
Died:   March 26, 1917
Birth Date:   December, 1845

Number of Children:   8

Child Name 1:   Ellen
Child’s Middle Name:   
Child’s Last Name:   Curran
Birth Date:   April 3, 1869 - Lanarkshire Co., Scotland

Child Name 2:   George
Child’s Middle Name:   J.
Child’s Last Name:   Curran
Birth Date:   April 10, 1871 - Larksville, PA.

Child Name 3:   Mary
Child’s Middle Name:   Agnes
Child’s Last Name:   Curran
Birth Date:   May 11, 1874 - Larksville, PA.

Child Name 4:   Thomas
Child’s Middle Name:   M.
Child’s Last Name:   Curran
Birth Date:   October 2, 1876 - Larksville, PA.

Child Name 5:   John
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Child’s Last Name:   Curran
Birth Date:   October 1878 - Larksville, PA.

Child Name 6:   John
Child’s Middle Name:   T.
Child’s Last Name:   Curran
Birth Date:   July 1883 - Larksville, PA.

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Author’s Name:   Mary
Author’s Middle Name:   A.
Author’s Last Name:   (Emmettt) Langdon
Relationship to Miner:   Great-Niece (Maternal)