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Topic: James McGrath, Jarbidge, Nevada (Read 524 times)
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Hanan
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Hi, I am trying to find any information on my gg uncle; James McGrath (or McGraw) b 09 Feb 1879, Ayrshire, Scotland d 30 May 1916, Jarbidge, Nevada.
I got his death date and place from the family tombstone in Scotland. Jarbidge is inscribed as "Yarbridge, USA" so I am guessing it is meant to be "Jarbidge".
We do not know when he went to the US or how he got their. We also believe he got married to a Mary Ann Gordon but we are not sure of this either.
I haven't been able to trace anything about him and his life in the US. Any information would be wonderful; census, marriage, death.
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CURRIE & KERR Scotland, Bute, Isle of Arran
MCGRATH or MCGRAW Ireland, pre 1800's; Scotland, Wigtown early 1800’s; USA, Taft (CA), Jarbridge (NV) early 1900's
MCINTYRE & ROSS or MUNRO Scotland, Lanark & Inverness
SUTHERLAND & BUDGE, HAMILTON or GORDON Caithness, Halkirk Area 1700 & 1800's; Lanark 1900’s
WAUGH & THOMSON Ireland 1800's; Scotland, Maybole after 1840's
WYLLIE & HIGGINS Scotland, Lanarkshire & Ayrshire
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KathMc
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I looked in the 1910 census for him to start and couldn't find him. I would suggest contacting the public library:
http://www.clan.lib.nv.us/polpac/library/clan/HCL/humtest.htm
With date of death, you might be able to find an obituary. I'd also get his death certificate
http://www.vitalrec.com/nv.html
It should give wife's name, if he in fact did get married.
Boy, I looked at Jarbridge on a map. He was really in the middle of nowhere. 
Kath
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Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA
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AMBLY
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Hi
There is this......(terrible writing by enumerator!!)
1910: Bryant Precinct (part 0f), Jarbidge ---------- --------- (part of), Elko Cty, Nevada
Head: L W ROWLINGS 22, unm, white, male, b Missouri, Farmers Help Propecting (sic)
Partner: J J McGRATH (or maybe just J), white, male, 36, unm, Newpaper Reporter
b Ireland, parents Ireland, immigrated 1898
ROWLINGS is enumerated as owning the house.
Link of interest - what Kath said 
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/jarbidge.html
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AMBLY
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KathMc
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Good job Ambly. I was searching for born in Scotland and hadn't opened it up to look farther. I shouldn't even be here now.
Kath
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Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA
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Hanan
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I don't think the JJ McGrath is him. Him and his parents were all born in Scotland. (His parents remained in Ayrshire when he left for the US.)
1898 could be about right for his immigration though.
I agree on Jarbidge being in the middle of nowhere. I'm guessing, by the dates we know he was there, he went for the gold.
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CURRIE & KERR Scotland, Bute, Isle of Arran
MCGRATH or MCGRAW Ireland, pre 1800's; Scotland, Wigtown early 1800’s; USA, Taft (CA), Jarbridge (NV) early 1900's
MCINTYRE & ROSS or MUNRO Scotland, Lanark & Inverness
SUTHERLAND & BUDGE, HAMILTON or GORDON Caithness, Halkirk Area 1700 & 1800's; Lanark 1900’s
WAUGH & THOMSON Ireland 1800's; Scotland, Maybole after 1840's
WYLLIE & HIGGINS Scotland, Lanarkshire & Ayrshire
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KathMc
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I agree. It says he came over in 1898. maybe someone can take a look at the 1900 and see what they find. As I have been saying for a while now, I have to go. 
Kath
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Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA
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AMBLY
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Hi all
Yes, I agree too - the information may have been given by the Head of the house - or even, it could have easily been given by a neighbour if they were not 'at home" when the Census man called.........
Being such a place as it was, I thoght there may not be too many McGRATHS about, then .....
I found this.......
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
James McGRATH 45, b 10 Aug 1873, Naturalised (ie: Not born USA)
Occupation: ---------? Commissary Clerk
Residence: Montello, Elko, Nevada
Employer: The Utah Court?? Co, Montello, Elko Nevada
Relative: James J McGRATH, Butte, Silver Bow, Mont. (Montana)
I flicked to the next page (expecting to see the other side of this McGRATH's form - but it was the form of the next one in the index - and it was:
William McGRAW 40, b 1 Mar 1878, Native born, Laborer
Residence: Jarbidge, Elko, Nevada
Employer: Elkoro Mines Co.
Relative: Mike L McGRAW of Kansas City
Trying to get my head round this --- re: are they connected or not...
I know the dates don't fit with what you had on the other topic:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,286765.0.html
James McGraw/McGrath
b 09 Feb 1879, Ayrshire, Scotland
d 30 May 1916, Jarbridge, Nevada
William Drummond McGraw/McGrath
b 20 Feb 1884, Ayrshire, Scotland
(he ended up in Taft California)
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AMBLY
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AMBLY
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There were a LOT of McGraths in Butte, Silver Bow!!
I think that WWI one for James in Montello is not connected despite the juxtapostioning to a McGRAW 
A James Joseph McGRATH of Butte Silver Bow also enlisted , he was born a 1876 in the USA.
I found a website, describing there were only 20 houses in Jarbidge in 1915, but there was a bot of a boom after that - population rose to 500 or so.. and seems there was a bit of excitement in late 1916!
http://members.aol.com/Gibson0817/jarbidge.htm
There is a Cemetery mentioned here where "Jarbidge residents have been buried since early 1900's"....
http://bulk.resource.org/gpo.gov/reports/106/hr308.106.txt
(this is circa 1999 data - which talks of the town having just 25 pernanent residents!)
I wonder if the Elko newspaper would be interested in running a story about your search....especially seeing as that Newpaper Reporter in 1910 could be him? Might get the eye of a Jarbidge resident keen to help........
http://www.elkodaily.com/articles/2006/12/03/news/local_news/news2.txt
Cheers
AMBLY
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Hanan
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I will try contacting the newspaper, if the reporter is him then it's certainly a good starting point.
The WW1 drafts are also a possibility, I wondered if they would be drafted. I can't think who the James J or Mike L would be. Could be cousins I don't know about.
I've just found an elko county genealogy website, it has some useful links. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvelko/ Although, none of the email address seem to still be in use - rather disappointing.
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CURRIE & KERR Scotland, Bute, Isle of Arran
MCGRATH or MCGRAW Ireland, pre 1800's; Scotland, Wigtown early 1800’s; USA, Taft (CA), Jarbridge (NV) early 1900's
MCINTYRE & ROSS or MUNRO Scotland, Lanark & Inverness
SUTHERLAND & BUDGE, HAMILTON or GORDON Caithness, Halkirk Area 1700 & 1800's; Lanark 1900’s
WAUGH & THOMSON Ireland 1800's; Scotland, Maybole after 1840's
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LissaM
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Been looking for him in 1900 with all kinds data combinations - in Nevada and every where else, and not finding him.
There only seem to be 70+ people enumerated in Bryan, Elko Co. in 1900. Likely he had not yet reached Elko Co. or Jarbridge as the big gold strike had yet to happen there....doesn't seem much reason to have gone there otherwise!
Terrific photos and pretty setting there now. Tho' doubtful it was that "charming" then!
If he was still making his way across the U.S. he could have missed the 1900 census entirely or he actually came later than 1898 
lissa
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Hanan
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I found from my other posting; http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,286765.0.html
His brother William entered the US in 1906 from British Columbia.
If James isn't showing up on the 1900 census perhaps they travelled together?
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CURRIE & KERR Scotland, Bute, Isle of Arran
MCGRATH or MCGRAW Ireland, pre 1800's; Scotland, Wigtown early 1800’s; USA, Taft (CA), Jarbridge (NV) early 1900's
MCINTYRE & ROSS or MUNRO Scotland, Lanark & Inverness
SUTHERLAND & BUDGE, HAMILTON or GORDON Caithness, Halkirk Area 1700 & 1800's; Lanark 1900’s
WAUGH & THOMSON Ireland 1800's; Scotland, Maybole after 1840's
WYLLIE & HIGGINS Scotland, Lanarkshire & Ayrshire
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LissaM
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1901 Canada does not show them either.
Assuming they came across Canada from East to West and then made their way south to end up in Nevada --- that is a long journey through a lot of wild territory even in 1900's and would not have been a straightline journey.....or they could have zig zagged across the US and Canadian borders.....it was (still is!) a long open border.
If they were prospecting, likely not to be in areas long enough to be enumerated.
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Hanan
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I've found William still living in the UK in 1901 census. James isn't living with him.
I can't find James listed... it is very mysterious. Makes you wonder about him... (ha-ha) 
Perhaps they didn't travel together afterall. You would think being brothers they would have rather than go all that way alone.
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CURRIE & KERR Scotland, Bute, Isle of Arran
MCGRATH or MCGRAW Ireland, pre 1800's; Scotland, Wigtown early 1800’s; USA, Taft (CA), Jarbridge (NV) early 1900's
MCINTYRE & ROSS or MUNRO Scotland, Lanark & Inverness
SUTHERLAND & BUDGE, HAMILTON or GORDON Caithness, Halkirk Area 1700 & 1800's; Lanark 1900’s
WAUGH & THOMSON Ireland 1800's; Scotland, Maybole after 1840's
WYLLIE & HIGGINS Scotland, Lanarkshire & Ayrshire
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LissaM
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mysterious --- but not so unusual --- In my line I have brothers who made their way westward -- separately but not sure of that -- have families in the same general area for about 20 years -- only to go their own ways again. One brother "lost" in 1880, the other "lost" in 1900 ....... both accounted for by Directory Listings in the 1890's , children born around those lost periods (so they weren't too far away!).....seemingly "normal" lives and professions...... but absolutely no clue where they were on census day!!
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