I found this short bio on my grandmother- I don't know what it was written for, but it is just a short, concise piece:
Caroline McMurray was the 9th child of James S. McMurray and Sarah Orr. She was born on march 11, 1902 in Orton, Alberta, Canada. Her parents and seven siblings moved from Idaho in march. It was cold and windy, they had no house, and lived in a tent for a few weeks. Being very windy in March many times her parents and older brothers would stand outside and hold down the tent poles.
Carrie, as she was called, also had a younger sister named Lila. They were the only ones born in Canada.
When Carrie was nine her mother died of a rare disease. Lila was only four months old. Carrie was very sad and lonesome. Her older sisters helped take care of her and little Lila. Before her mother died, Carrie would stand at her side with a fan to help keep the flies from bothering her.
She attended school to sixth grade. She lived with some of her older siblings to help take care of their children. Late she worked for several different families helping with housework. While she was doing that kind of work she met George Davies and they were married.
About 18 months after George died in 1957 she attendend Nursing School in Calgary and became a successful Nursing aid and worked at three different hospitals until she retired.
She died June 1, 1981 after being ill with Parkinson's disease.
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