Brief Life History of James Mountain
When James Mountain Muir was born on 22 September 1856, in Piedmont, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, his father, George Muir, was 24 and his mother, Margaret Hannah, was 26. He married Isabelle Reid on 11 June 1885, in Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Orem, Utah, Utah, United States in 1930. He died on 20 October 1931, in Archer, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Archer, Madison, Idaho, United States.
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- James Muir in household of George Muir, "United States Census, 1880"
- James M Muir(1931), "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- James M Muir in entry for Robert G Muir, "Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000"
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1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived on a moor, from Older Scots muir ‘moor’ (an expanse of bare, wild upland country). There has been some confusion with Mure .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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