Early Life
She was born Marie Adrienne Koenig in New York City, the oldest child of Joesph and Mary (nee Miller) Koneing. Her maternal grandparents had emigrated from France while her paternal grandparents has emigrated from Germany. She had two brothers, William Robert (born November 1889) and Howard Joesph (born January 1884).
The family eventually moved to an apartment in the Lower East Side. In May 1896, Joesph Koening, Murray's father, died from acute gastritis due to his alcoholism. To support the family, Mary Koneing took a job as a housekeeper for Harry Payne Whitney.
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