Thomas Patrick Murray was born in June 1858 in Cork, Ireland. t He married Mary Elizabeth Kirwin on February 16, 1886, in St Louis, Michigan. They had seven children:
Catherine Murray
1888–
John Joseph Murray
1889–1950
Thomas F. Murray
1891–
Charles J. Murray
1895–
Timothy Murray
1898–1964
Martin Edward Murray
1900–1994
Anna Adelia Murray
1902–1979