James Greig Rumgay

1867 - 1927  (60 years)

• Name	James Greig Rumgay
  Born	26 May 1867	Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Halbeath, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  Immigration	22 Sep 1879	New York, New York, USA   [2]
  	Arrived on board the Devonia from Glasgow
  Occupation	22 Jun 1880  [3]
  	labourer
  Residence	22 Jun 1880	Arnot, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Occupation	29 Jun 1898  [4]
  	miner
  Residence	29 Jun 1898	Arnot, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Occupation	18 Jun 1900  [5]
  	coal miner
  Residence	18 Jun 1900	Bloss, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  Employment	18 Jan 1901	Arnot, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	Postmaster
  Employment	1 Jul 1903	Arnot, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	Postmaster
  Employment	1 Jul 1905	Arnot, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  	Postmaster
  Occupation	30 Apr 1910  [7]
  	coal miner & weigh master
  Residence	30 Apr 1910	Bloss, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  Occupation	13 Jan 1920  [8]
  	weigh master, coal mine
  Residence	13 Jan 1920	Bloss, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [8]
  Story	1927	USA
  	James G RUmgay
  	"DEATH OF JAMES RUMGAY James Rumgay, aged 59 years, of Arnot, died Sep. 5, after a month's illness. He was born in Scotland and came to this country when ten years old with his widowed mother. They settled in Arnot. Mr. Rumgay was associated with various business interests there. He was postmaster of many years. Mr. Rumgay was prominent in politics and had a wide circle of friends. His widow survives. Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church at Arnot of which he was a devoted member, Thursday at 2 o'clock, Rev. T. M. Hurst officiating; interment in the Odd Fellows' cemetery at Blossburg. Mr. Rumgay is also survived by two brothers, William Rumgay of Portland, Oregon, and Robert Rumgay of Denver, Colorado."
  Occupation	5 Sep 1927  [9]
  	weigh master, coal mines
  _UID	C0BC2641B19F424BA2B1F6D99EDF695018DC
  Died	5 Sep 1927	Bloss, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [9]
  	Cause: sarcoma of liver
  Buried	8 Sep 1927	Arbon Cemetery, Blossburg, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [10]
  Person ID	I37254	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Andrew James Rumgay,   b. 29 Oct 1822, Largo, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 7 Jul 1876, Rifle Range, Hill of Beath, Fife, Scotland  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Helen Greig,   b. 2 Dec 1826, Largo, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 27 Jul 1905, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1845	Largo, Fife, Scotland
  Family ID	F13860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Nelson Patterson,   b. Feb 1870, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 18 Jun 1933, Chemung, New York, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1898	Arnot, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F13864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 May 1867 - Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  James Rumgay 5 Sep 1927 Janet Patterson 18 Jun 1933

  
  

• Notes

  ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 25 Mar 2021. -----------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] 1871 Census. [S62] Passenger Manifest (Reliability: 4). [S273] 1880 US Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T9 (Reliability: 4). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4). [S328] 1900 US Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623 (Reliability: 4). [S240] Employment record, < (Reliability: 4). [S61] 1910 US Census (Reliability: 4). [S66] 1920 US Census (Reliability: 4). [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 4). [S264] Burial, (WWW.findmypast.co.uk) (Reliability: 4).