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Daniel Muir
1804-1885
- Daniel Muir was John Muir's father. He was born in Manchester,
England, and married Muir's mother, Ann Gilrye in 1833 in Dunbar,
Scotland.
- John Muir had seven brothers and sisters. One of his brothers was also named
"Daniel."
- Daniel Muir took his family to Wisconsin to build a farm in 1849.
- Daniel was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in 1885 in Kansas
City, Missouri. A new headstone was installed in 2004. See Daniel
Muir Gravesite.
- John Muir wrote an Obituary of his father in 1885.
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