VETERAN: War Between the States; he, two brothers (John K Murray and Elijah A Murray), and numerous paternal and maternal cousins served in the 1st Al-TN Independent Vidette Cavalry
Son of Captain John Marion Murray (War of 1812) and possibly m1 May Hollingsworth Murray
Husband of Susan Anna Isbell (daughter of James Isbell and Elizabeth Birdwell Isbell).
Marriage to Susan Anna Isbell
1848
27 Sep
At age 27
Jackson,,Alabama,USA
His war records indicate they were married at the courthouse in Jackson County in 1848. But since fire has destroyed the courthouse and records.The rites were performed by Rev Simeon Houk, an uncle. The marriage was recorded in the Interrogatories for WDJ Murray on an application for a military pension. He states there that there was no longer a record of his marriage, that the courthouse had burned down.
They were the parents of:
Eddie Murray
Mary Ophelia Murray Vandiver
1852 – 1925
John K Murray h/o Lucinda Isbell
1854 – 1903
James Monroe Murray
1856 – 1926
Benjamin Murray
1859 – 1898
William F Murray
1860 –
Levi Murray
1861 – 1938
Siney M Murray Waldrep
1863 – 1904
William Jackson Murray
1868 – 1915
His siblings were many:
Mahala Murray
1815 –
James Murray
1818 –
William Deaton Jackson "John" Murray
1820 – 1907
Mary Mahala Mahaley Mahalia "Millie" Murray
1831 – 1902
John K Murray
1834 – 1864
Elijah A Murray
1836 –
Elizabeth Murray
1845 –
and included a number of half siblings by two other mothers.
Son of Captain John Marion Murray (War of 1812) and possibly m1 May Hollingsworth Murray
Husband of Susan Anna Isbell (daughter of James Isbell and Elizabeth Birdwell Isbell).
Marriage to Susan Anna Isbell
1848
27 Sep
At age 27
Jackson,,Alabama,USA
His war records indicate they were married at the courthouse in Jackson County in 1848. But since fire has destroyed the courthouse and records.The rites were performed by Rev Simeon Houk, an uncle. The marriage was recorded in the Interrogatories for WDJ Murray on an application for a military pension. He states there that there was no longer a record of his marriage, that the courthouse had burned down.
They were the parents of:
Eddie Murray
Mary Ophelia Murray Vandiver
1852 – 1925
John K Murray h/o Lucinda Isbell
1854 – 1903
James Monroe Murray
1856 – 1926
Benjamin Murray
1859 – 1898
William F Murray
1860 –
Levi Murray
1861 – 1938
Siney M Murray Waldrep
1863 – 1904
William Jackson Murray
1868 – 1915
His siblings were many:
Mahala Murray
1815 –
James Murray
1818 –
William Deaton Jackson "John" Murray
1820 – 1907
Mary Mahala Mahaley Mahalia "Millie" Murray
1831 – 1902
John K Murray
1834 – 1864
Elijah A Murray
1836 –
Elizabeth Murray
1845 –
and included a number of half siblings by two other mothers.
VETERAN: War Between the States; he, two brothers (John K Murray and Elijah A Murray), and numerous paternal and maternal cousins served in the 1st Al-TN Independent Vidette Cavalry
Son of Captain John Marion Murray (War of 1812) and possibly m1 May Hollingsworth Murray
Husband of Susan Anna Isbell (daughter of James Isbell and Elizabeth Birdwell Isbell).
Marriage to Susan Anna Isbell
1848
27 Sep
At age 27
Jackson,,Alabama,USA
His war records indicate they were married at the courthouse in Jackson County in 1848. But since fire has destroyed the courthouse and records.The rites were performed by Rev Simeon Houk, an uncle. The marriage was recorded in the Interrogatories for WDJ Murray on an application for a military pension. He states there that there was no longer a record of his marriage, that the courthouse had burned down.
They were the parents of:
Eddie Murray
Mary Ophelia Murray Vandiver
1852 – 1925
John K Murray h/o Lucinda Isbell
1854 – 1903
James Monroe Murray
1856 – 1926
Benjamin Murray
1859 – 1898
William F Murray
1860 –
Levi Murray
1861 – 1938
Siney M Murray Waldrep
1863 – 1904
William Jackson Murray
1868 – 1915
His siblings were many:
Mahala Murray
1815 –
James Murray
1818 –
William Deaton Jackson "John" Murray
1820 – 1907
Mary Mahala Mahaley Mahalia "Millie" Murray
1831 – 1902
John K Murray
1834 – 1864
Elijah A Murray
1836 –
Elizabeth Murray
1845 –
and included a number of half siblings by two other mothers.
Son of Captain John Marion Murray (War of 1812) and possibly m1 May Hollingsworth Murray
Husband of Susan Anna Isbell (daughter of James Isbell and Elizabeth Birdwell Isbell).
Marriage to Susan Anna Isbell
1848
27 Sep
At age 27
Jackson,,Alabama,USA
His war records indicate they were married at the courthouse in Jackson County in 1848. But since fire has destroyed the courthouse and records.The rites were performed by Rev Simeon Houk, an uncle. The marriage was recorded in the Interrogatories for WDJ Murray on an application for a military pension. He states there that there was no longer a record of his marriage, that the courthouse had burned down.
They were the parents of:
Eddie Murray
Mary Ophelia Murray Vandiver
1852 – 1925
John K Murray h/o Lucinda Isbell
1854 – 1903
James Monroe Murray
1856 – 1926
Benjamin Murray
1859 – 1898
William F Murray
1860 –
Levi Murray
1861 – 1938
Siney M Murray Waldrep
1863 – 1904
William Jackson Murray
1868 – 1915
His siblings were many:
Mahala Murray
1815 –
James Murray
1818 –
William Deaton Jackson "John" Murray
1820 – 1907
Mary Mahala Mahaley Mahalia "Millie" Murray
1831 – 1902
John K Murray
1834 – 1864
Elijah A Murray
1836 –
Elizabeth Murray
1845 –
and included a number of half siblings by two other mothers.
Inscription
On family stone:
Hand Pointing Upward at top of marker, text:
W.D.J. Murray
Born
Nov. 30, 1820
Died
Aug. 28, 1907
Gone but not forgotten
On military marker:
W.D.J. Murray
Co A
1 Ala. & Tenn.
Vid. Cav.
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Siblings
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