Mary Lillian Sullivan

1893 - 1961  (67 years)

• Name	Mary Lillian Sullivan
  Born	29 Apr 1893	East Grand Forks, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Pianist, theatre  [1]
  Death Informant	James Haslam
  Census	1950	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  	Female Attendants Home, Philadelphia State Hospital: Murphy, Lillian, age 56, widowed, born Minnesota.
  Died	5 Jan 1961	Philadelphia, PA   [2]
  	Spouse given as James Haslam. Name initially recorded as Lillian Murphy, with 'Murphy' corrected to 'Haslam'
  Buried	Our Lady of Grace Cemetery, Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I1834	Moran
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Michael Joseph Sullivan,   b. 06 Oct 1859, Ferguson Falls, Lanark Co., Ontario ,   d. 13 Feb 1951, Grand Forks, North Dakota  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Helen Elizabeth Moran,   b. 19 May 1866, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 23 Feb 1947, East Grand Forks, Polk Co., Minnesota  (Age 80 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1888	St. Michael's, Corkery, Huntley township, Carleton Co., Ontario
  Association	Thomas Napoleon Hourigan (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Association	Julia Amanda Moran (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Family ID	F248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	George Grant Wright,   b. About 1888, Wisconsin
  Married	24 Mar 1913	Polk County, Minnesota
  Children	1. Willard Joseph Wright,   b. 19 Mar 1914, East Grand Forks, Minnesota ,   d. 18 Nov 1944, Netherlands  (Age 30 years)
  Marriage » Slide Show		Wright wedded in an "unusual" case (of suspected bigamy) Grand Forks Herald, 25 March 1913 Did George Grant Wright already have a wife when he married Mary Lillian Sullivan on 24 March 1913?
  		No proof of previous marriage for George G. Wright The Evening Times (Grand Forks, ND), 26 March 1913
  		Mrs. George Wright no. 1 writes to the Herald Grand Forks Daily Herald, 14 April 1913
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2023
  Family ID	F1213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Raphael Francis Murphy,   b. 8 Apr 1883, Benson, Minnesota ,   d. 5 Apr 1950, Philadelphia, PA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	About 1936
  Address	1942	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	4302 Market St., Philadelphia
  	Raphael Francis Murphy, next of kin Lillian Murphy
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F2038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	James Haslam
  Married	About 1952?
  Address	1961	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  	1200 Fillmore St.
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F2037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Mrs. M.J. Sullivan reported to be very low Grand Forks Daily Herald, 30 April 1893 Note: Helen (Moran) Sullivan gave birth to daughter Mary Lillian on 29 April 1893

  
  

  Obituary

  Death notice for Mrs. R.F. Murphy Grand Forks Herald, 8 January 1961, p. 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S21] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971. 1961, Certificate Number 008145-61 [S529] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.