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| The Marmion Family at the Grange |
| John and Elizabeth (nee Sloan) Marmion, Grange
their children: 19th Mar. 1855 John (sir John) 19th June 1857 Elizabeth 13th Feb. 1859 Patrick 12th June 1861 Alice 7th July 1863 William 1865 Peter 1870 James (Canon James, P.P. of Dundrum) 21st Nov. 1874 Henry (a doctor in Edinburgh) |
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| William Marmion born July 7th, 1863 at the Grange son of John and Elizabeth |
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| John Marmion, son of William (above) born in Delano California |
| William immigrated to The US via Liverpool, England in October of 1882. He lived for 40 years in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He became a citizen in Visalia, Tulare County, California. (This is the same place where Daniel Marmion worked for Henry Quin, both from County Down) April 24, 1888. Sometime later in 1888 became a stock raiser in Rock Springs. He spent some time in France and Germany in 1918 and 1919. In 1922 he was living at the Pullman Hotel with his son John in anticipation of visiting relatives in England and Ireland. He was a passenger aboard the "Philipdephia" on August 14th, 1922. The family also continued to live in California: 1900 United States Federal Census Name: William Marmion ( farmer) Home in 1900: Township 4, Kern, California Age: 36 Estimated birth year: abt 1864 Birthplace: Ireland Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's name: Annie Race: White Immigration Year: 1882 Household Members: Name Age William Marmion 36 Annie Marmion 35 John T Marmion 9 William Marmion 6 Sloan Marmion 3 William wound up returning to Down, settled in Greencastle about one km from his original home - the house is still there - it overlooks Carlingford Lough and looks across to Co. Louth. He died about 1940/1, |
| John T. Marmion born in Delano, Kern County, California on August 11. 1885. John accompanied his father to visit family in 1922. |
| John Marmion became Sir John ran a stevedore business in Liverpool was Daniel Marmion William's brother? He lived in he same area and had to know him.they were from the same place in County Down. 1900 United States Federal Census about Daniel J Marmion Name: Daniel J Marmion Home in 1900: Lindsay, Tulare, California Age: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Ireland Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's name: Ellen Race: White Household Members: Name Age Daniel J Marmion 34 Ellen Marmion 27 William C Marmion 1 Mary E Marmion 4.12 it was Daniels sons who died tragicly in the Auto accident. See California page |
| photo Tom Cunningham |
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| William Henry Marmion (son of William) WWI Draft Card click to enlarge |