John Murry Plot

Section 28 History 1835-1922

1898 - H. J. Murry 26.08A [John H. Murray]

1900 - John Murry plot

1908 - April 6 - John H. Murray has sold 25 acres at the south end of the lake to George Busart fot $1,500 and has rented the house and barn to another party for the summer.

1908 - April 6 - John Murray, who sold his farm south of the lake, has moved to Waukegan, Ill. His son Alvin, a senior in high school will remain here until the close of the school year.

1908 Dec 10 - A Victim of Incendiaries

The John H. Murray cottage of rhe lake shore south of the Arlington was destroyed by fire yesterday morning.

Ezra Blanchard discovered the fire bewtween 3 and 4 o'clock while going to meet the 4:30 traind at Hibbard and notified Gilber Hosimer, a relation of Murray and cartaker of the property

Hosimer went to the scene of the fire and remained until after daylight though unable ro do anything toward saving the place. So far as known these two men were the only persons who saw the fire.

The fire, when discovered by Blanchard, was blazing up the outsire of the house. Hosimer found the trackes of two men in the snow leading from the house to the railroad.

The house, a story and a half cottage built ago built two years ago, was insured for $1,300. A small amount of funiture left in the house was insured for $100.

The barn on the place was set-on fire Oct. 1 and destroyed. Tracks of two men were left of the ground at that time.

1908 - Dec 10 - The John H . Mrry cottage on the shore of Maxinkuckee south of the Arlington was destroyed by fire yesterday morning quite early and only two men were present to witness it. They discovered the tracks of two men fresh in the snow leading from the house. And as the fire when first discovered was blazing up the outside of the house they were convinced it was the work of incendiaries. The barn on the place was set on fire Oct. 1 and destoryed - Argos Reflector (Indiana)

1908 Jno. H. Murray 26A & Murray Subdivision (Lots on Lake front in pink)

1908-1922 - J. H. Murry 26.08A - Murray Subdivision:

Lot - E Estabio - 200 W Shore Dr.

Lot 2 - 192 West Shore Drive

Lot 3 - 184 W Shore Dr., part of Lot 2 & 3
1907 - Oct 10 - J H Murray to I C Hoffman, Lot 4, part of lots 3, and 6 Murray's plat of Lake Maxinkuckee, $200

1908 - Mar 19 - Iasadore C. Huffman to John L. Huffman part of lots 3 and 5 also lot 4 Murry's plat Maxinkuckee; %650

1911 - Sep 14 - J. Hoffman to J. Hillis, Lot 4 and pt lots 3 and 5, Murray's plat, Lake, Maxkinkuckee $959

1934 - Feb 7 - Harry E. Medbourn and Faye E. to Myrta R Luckenbill lot 3 Murrays sub sec. 28-32-1 $1.
same triabgle tract out of lot 2 $1.


1945 - May 23 - Edith H. Sailors and Nellie M. Cain to Gerrit S. and Marie Oosterbann Lot 4 and pt lots 3 and 5, Murray's plat, Lake, Maxkinkuckee


Lot 4 - 172 W. Shore Dr.; now combine into 160 W. Shore
1907 - Oct 10 - J H Murray to I C Hoffman, Lot 4, part of lots 3, and 5 Murray's plat of Lake Maxinkuckee, $200

1907 - Nov. 21 - W W Rankin to J H Murray, lot 4, Murray's plat, Maxinkuckee, $500

1908 - Mar 19 - Iasadore C. Huffman to John L. Huffman part of lots 3 and 5 also lot 4 Murry's plat Maxinkuckee; %650

1911 - Sep 14 - J. Hoffman to J. Hillis, Lot 4 and pt lots 3 and 5, Murray's plat, Lake, Maxinkuckee $959

1945 - May 23 - Edith H. Sailors and Nellie M. Cain to Gerrit S. and Marie Oosterbann Lot 4 and pt lots 3 and 5, Murray's plat, Lake, Maxkinkuckee


Lot 5 - 172 W. Shore Dr.; now combine into
1904 - Feb. 18 - John H. Murray and wife, wd to Isadore P Hoffman; lot 5 Murray's sub. div. part of lot 3 in sec. 28 tp 32 r 1 $500
1904 - Mar 3 - John H. Murray vs Isadore C. Hoffman of foreclosure of grantor's lien to the effect that after the conveyance of lay at Lake Maxinkuckke, the contract for payments by grantee is ingnored.


1907 - Oct 10 - J H Murray to I C Hoffman, Lot 4, part of lots 3, and 5 Murray's plat of Lake Maxinkuckee, $200

1907 - Nov. 21 - I C Hoffman to J H Murray, lot 5, Murray's plat, Maxinkuckee, $1

1911 - Sep 14 - J. Hoffman to J. Hillis, Lot 4 and pt lots 3 and 5, Murray's plat, Lake, Maxkinkuckee $959

1908 - Mar 19 - Iasadore C. Huffman to John L. Huffman part of lots 3 and 5 also lot 4 Murry's plat Maxinkuckee; %650

1922 - May 10 - D. C. Jenkins to Sunnymeade Co. lots 5 and 6 Murray Subd. Lake Maxkinkuckee $1

1945 - May 23 - Edith H. Sailors and Nellie M. Cain to Gerrit S. and Marie Oosterbann Lot 4 and pt lots 3 and 5, Murray's plat, Lake, Maxkinkuckee


Lot 6 - 160 W. Shore Dr
1909 - Dec. 2 - Jane M. Tope etal by gn. to S. E. Keen, und. 1/2 lots 6 and 7 and pt lot 8 Murray's subd in sec 28, Union, $1125
V Simson to same, same property, $1376.

S. E. Keen to F. Morrison, same property $2500.


1922 - May 10 - D. C. Jenkins to Sunnymeade Co. lots 5 and 6 Murray Subd. Lake Maxkinkuckee $1


Lot 7 - 140 W Shore Dr.
1909 - Dec. 2 - Jane M. Tope etal by gn. to S. E. Keen, und. 1/2 lots 6 and 7 and pt lot 8 Murray's subd in sec 28, Union, $1125
V Simson to same, same property, $1376.

S. E. Keen to F. Morrison, same property $2500.


1912 - Jul 18 - F. A. Morrison to Ida Walker lot 7 Murray's sub div of lot 3 in 28-32-1- Union twp. $1

Lot 8 - - 138 West Shore Dr.
1909 - Dec. 2 - Jane M. Tope etal by gn. to S. E. Keen, und. 1/2 lots 6 and 7 and pt lot 8 Murray's subd in sec 28, Union, $1125
V Simson to same, same property, $1376.

S. E. Keen to F. Morrison, same property $2500.


Lot 9 - 138 West Shore Dr.

1909 - Jul 15 - J. H. Murrary to Sarah Murray, lots in Murrayr' subdiv. of sec 28 Union, $1500

1910 - Jun 30 - Ida Ravell, the telephone operator at Mentine, last week bought a lot for $500 of S. E. Keen in the Murry addition and will have a summer cottage erected on it this season.

1911 - Sarah Murray to Ida Walker, pt 4 lots in Murray's subdiv., Union, $1000.

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