Ancestry of Madalyn Murray O'Hair

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Madalyn Murray O'Hair should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.





William Addams Reitwiesner

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Ancestry of Madalyn Murray O'Hair
1 Madalyn Evalyn Mays, later "Madalyn Murray", later "Madalyn Murray O'Hair", b. Beechview [now part of Pittsburgh], Pa., 13 Apr. 1919, slain near Austin, Tex., between 28 Aug. and 3 Sept. 1995 [SSDI 302-10-6661]
m1. Cumberland, Md., 9 Oct. 1941, div. ... 1945, John Henry Roths, b. ... 15 June 1920, d. ... 9 Dec. 1997 [SSDI 159-14-2497], son of ... Roths and of ... ,
[non-marital liaison with] William Joseph Murray Jr, officer in the US 8th Army Corps, b. ... , d. ... , son of William Joseph Murray and of ... ,
[non-marital liaison with] Michael Fiorillo, b. ... , d. ... , son of ... Fiorillo and of ... ,
m2. ... 18 Oct. 1965, as his second wife, Richard Franklin O'Hair, b. ... , Ill., 23 June 1913, d. Bell Co., Tex., 14 March 1978 [SSDI 311-18-1462; he had m. (1) ... 10 Sept. 1933, Mary Atten, b. ... 19 May 1913, d. ... ], son of Robert Cleveland O'Hair and of Mary C ... Brady.

Issue by husbands: none.

Issue by Murray:
    a) William Joseph Murray III, b. Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa., 25 May 1946,
m1. Frederick, Md., 3 June 1964, div. ... , Susan Abramovitz, b. ... [ca. 1957], dau. of Leonard J ... Abramovitz and of ... ,
m2. Travis Co., Tex., 15 Jan. 1977, div. Galveston Co., Tex., 12 Oct. 1982, Valerie Leilani Guillermo, b. ... [ca. 1956], dau. of ... Guillermo and of ... ,
Issue by first wife:
    a] Robin Ilene Murray, b. Kapiolani Maternity Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, 16 Feb. 1965, slain near Austin, Tex., between 28 Aug. and 3 Sept. 1995

Issue by Fiorillo:
    b) Jon Garth Murray, b. ... Nov. 1954, slain near Austin, Tex., between 28 Aug. and 3 Sept. 1995
PARENTS
2 John Irwin Mays, b. ... , Pa., ... Aug. 1893, d. Baltimore, Md., 9 Jan. 1963 [SSDI 269-05-3837]
m. ... 1912
3 Lena Christina Scholle, b. ... , d. ... Apr. 1967
GRANDPARENTS
4 David Peter Mays, b. Pike Twp., Clearfield Co., Pa., 21 July 1847, d. Akron, Ohio, 24 May 1924
m. ... 1876
5 Alice McHenry, b. Punxsutawney, Pa., 19 Oct. 1859, d. Akron, Ohio, 21 July 1936
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Peter Mays, b. Clearfield Co., Pa., 3 Aug. 1817, d. Clearfield Co., Pa., 26 Aug. 1888
m. Clearfield Co., Pa., 5 Feb. 1836
9 Effie Bloom, b. Pike Twp, Clearfield Co., Pa., 17 July 1808, d. Olanta, Clearfield Co., Pa., 24 July 1900
10 William McHenry, b. North Mahoning, Pa., 24 Nov. 1828, slain at Bull Run 29 Aug. 1862
m. ... , Pa., 5 June 1851
11 Nancy Jane Snyder, b. ... [ca. 1830], d. ... [after 1880]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
18 John R ... Bloom, b. Alexandria, N. J., 25 Jan. 1786, d. Clearfield Co., Pa., 30 June 1872
m. Pike Twp., Clearfield Co., Pa., ... 1805
19 Susannah High, b. Centre Co., Pa., 27 June 1788, d. Clearfield Co., Pa., 26 May 1874
20 John McHenry, b. Indiana Co., Pa., 10 Nov. 1801, d. Indiana Co., Pa., ... 1884
m. ... 1822
21 Martha Jordan, b. Indiana Co., Pa., 11 Nov. 1801, d. ...
22 Caleb Snyder, b. ... 1797, d. ...
m.
23 Elizabeth Boyle, b. ... 1798, d. ... 1877
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
36 William Bloom, b. ... , Germany, 26 Feb. 1751/2, d. Clearfield Co., Pa., 4 May 1828,
m. Hunterdon Co., N. J., 2 Apr. 1778
37 Mary Ann Mettler, b. ... , Hunterdon Co., N. J., ... , d. Clearfield Co., Pa., 4 Aug. 1827
38 Abraham High, b. ... , Germany, ... [ca. 1765], d. ... [ca. 1792]
m. Centre Co., Pa., ... 1787
39 Eva Christina Dale, b. Upper Saucon, Northampton Co., Pa., 8 May 1765, d. ...
40 James McHenry, b. ... , d. ...1810
m.
41 Elizabeth Stuchell, b. ... , d. Indiana Co., Pa., ... 1851
42 Robert Jordan, b. ... , Pa., 17 May 1748 d. ... , Pa., 2 March 1835
m.
43 Catherine Redding, b. ... , d. ...
46 Robert Boyle, b. ... , d. ...
m.
47 Margaret Johnston, b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
72 John Peter Bloom, b. ... , Germany, 31Jan. 1730/1, d. Alexandria, Hunterdon Co., N. J., 4 May 1814
m. ... 1751
73 Eva Anna Wagner, b. Raubach, Westerwald, 31 Jan. 1733/4 d. Alexandria, Hunterdon Co., N. J., 31 Dec. 1796
74 Johann Philipp Mettler, b. ... , d. Hunterdon Co., N. J., 2 Dec. 1783
m.
75 Ann ... , b. ... , d. ...
78 Christian Diehl, b. ... , Württemberg, 11 Feb. 1732/3, d. Nittany Mountain, College Township, Pa., 15 July 1805
m. New Hanover Township, Philadelphia Co., Pa., 12 March 1754
79 Rachel ... , b. ... , d. Ferguson, Centre Co., Pa., ... Dec. 1808
80 Isaac McHenry, b. ... 1734, d. ...1812
m.
81 Jane Smythe, b. ... , d. ...
82 John Stuchell, b. ... , d. Indiana Co., Pa., ... [ca. 1836]
m.
83 Mary Lydick, b. ... , d. Indiana Co., Pa., ...
86 Dennis Redding, b. ... , d. ...
m.
87 Margaret ... , b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
144 Johann Peter Bloom, b. ... , d. Somerset Co., N. J., 3 Apr. 1793
m.
145 ... , b. ... , d. ...
146 Johann Adam Wagner, b. ... , d. ...
m.
147 Anna Maria ... , b. ... , d. ...
148 Johann Georg Mettler, b. ... , d. Rockaway Valley, Hunterdon Co., N. J., 26 May 1745
m.
149 Anna Johanna Pfenniger, b. ... , d. Rockaway Valley, Hunterdon Co., N. J., 23 March 1777
166 Johann Andreas Lydig, b. ... , d. York Co., Pa., 9 June 1759
m.
167 Elisabeth Hasseler, b. ... , d. Mt. Joy Township, York Co., Pa., 3 May 1759
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 Ohio, Summit Co., Tallmadge, ED 232, sheet 12A, line 6

                                                   Father's       Mother's
                Rel   Age  Status   Birthplace     Birthplace     Birthplace 
Mays John        H    36   M  19    Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania
     Christina   W    38   M  21    Pennsylvania   Germany        Germany
     Madalyn     D    10   S        Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania
     John M      S    13   S        Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania

John (the elder) was a Steelworker, Iron Co.

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1920 Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Pittsburgh, ED 619, sheet 24B, line 81

                                                     Father's       Mother's
                 Rel    Age    Sta    Birthplace     Birthplace     Birthplace 
Mays John J       H     26     M      Pennsylvania   US             US
     Lena C       W     28     M      Pennsylvania   Germany        Germany
     John R       S   3 2/12   S      Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania
     Madeline E   D     7/12   S      Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania

John J was employed in Iron Work, Structural

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NOTES






1 -- See Bryan F. LeBeau, "Becoming the Most Hated Woman in America: Madalyn Murray O'Hair", in The Journal of American Culture, vol. 26, no. 2 (June 2003), pp. 153-170.







FURTHER NOTES




The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) publishes a Patriot Index, a list of persons whose honorable service in the cause of independence during the American Revolution renders their female descendants eligible for membership in the NSDAR. Several ancestors of Madalyn Murray O'Hair appear in the Patriot Index, including:


    Christian Diehl (number 78)
    Robert Jordan (number 42)
    Isaac McHenry (number 80)











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William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com