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From: David Dennis <>
Subject: MURRAH's
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:38:06 -0500


Hi all. This is a post I recently made to a Murrah list. I hope it might
be of
interest to someone on this list.

David Dennis wrote:
>
> Murrah Genealogy - http://www.murrah.com
>
> Hi all I'm just starting Murrah research and I'm still waiting on 20th
> century
> death and soc. sec. records to let you know just how new I am. However I
> live a few minutes from a major genealogical library and I've collected
> some notes on Murrah's in
> Central Ala that might be of interest. Several of the sources are
> privately printed
> books or typescripts that might not be easily availible elsewhere.
> Anything with the mark (DDD) I transcrbed from film.
> This is my line as I know it.
>
> Subject* W.P. MURRAH
> Birth* 26 Dec 1861
> Death* 05 May 1912 Chilton, Al; Collins Chapel Baptist Church
> Cem.
> Marriage* __ ___ ____ Sarah Ann MNU (b. 11 May 1857, d. 10 Dec
> 1932)
> Father* Unknown
> Mother* Unknown
> 5 children
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Nancy Viola MURRAH; (Ola)
> Marriage* __ ___ ____ Harlem Nunley MARTIN
>
> Son: 09 Sep 1906 Earl Herman MARTIN
> Son: 21 Dec 1910 Willaim Eual MARTIN; Jemison, Chilton, Al.
> Son: 05 Mar 1913 Donovan MARTIN; Jemison, Chilton, Al.
> Son: 15 Mar 1918 Lonnie Howard MARTIN
> Marriage* 31 Oct 1920 Jasper Newton DENNIS (b. 13 Oct 1876, d. 23
> Dec 1968), son of Aaron DENNIS and Theresa Elizabeth (Lizzie) ROLLINS
> Daughter: Mary Sue (Dot) DENNIS
> Son Living
> Son Living
> --------------------------------------
>
> ?/F Mollie MURRAH ,
>
___________________________________________________________________________
>
> ?/? infant,unamed MURRAH; Collins Chapel Baptist Church Cem
> Birth* 01 Oct 1890
> Death* 01 Oct 1890 Chilton, Al.
>
___________________________________________________________________________
>
> ?/M George W. MURRAH; was Deputy Sherriff of Chilton County ,
> Birth* 17 Nov 1891
> Death* 15 Jul 1948 Chilton, Al; Collins Chapel Baptist Church
> Cem.
>
___________________________________________________________________________
>
> ?/F Lummie Lee MURRAH ,
> Birth* 05 Feb 1897
> Death* 10 Jul 1961 Chilton, Al; Collins Chapel Baptist Church
> Cem.
>
___________________________________________________________________________
>
> Bibliography
>
> Family Group sheet from research of Bob Bechtel, deceased
> with additions by David Dennis
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Judge Alfred Paul Murrah lived with his Aunt, Sarah Ann Murrah (listed
> above)during much of his teen years
> before he hoboed back to his native OK and worked his way through law
> school.
> Source "History Of Chilton County, Alabama" , T.E. Wyatt, 1940 edition (
> not a direct quote)
>
> The following are just loose notes on Murrahs that might be of interest
> to someone intrested in Murrah's in the area.
>
> 1860 Census Autauga County,Al Autaugaville PO, 23 Aug 1860, p. 138
> (DDD)
> 966/974
> Caper Williams,25,m,Overseer,250,Ala
> Vina Murrah,36,f,8000/2500,ala
> Sarah,20,f,Ala
> Laura,18,f,ALa
> Vergul,16,m,student,Ala
> Rebeccer,14,m,Ala
> Larytor,18,f,Ala
> Martha,7,f,Ala
>
> Autauga Co,Al MURRAH, LAURA to BURTON, B. F. 12 MAY 1865 bk 5,
> page 15
> from Autauga Co, UsGenWeb Site
>
> Autauga Ancestory, Vol. 7, Winter 1998, # 4.
> This article is described as the Volunters Aid Fund. It deals with
> families with men off
> fighting and the families that are left behind in dire conditions. This
> is similar to
> or maybe the same as a Salt List. I'm not familiar with them.
> Thos. Murrah is mentioned on Mar 1861 and Mar 1862 as having a wife and
> 2 children with
> no means, serving under Capt Hall which would mean the 59th Inf. Co B.
> or the 56th Ala
> Mounted Inf. I did not find him in the records of the 59th Inf. and have
> not checked
> the 56th.
>
> 1860 Coosa Co,Al Southern Div.Rockford, Al., 5 June 1860, p. 4 (DDD)
> 34/31
> Silas Murrah, 38,m,Farmer,800/1500,Ala
> Louisa Murrah, 27,f,House Wife,VA
> Mary C. Murrah,12,f,Ala
> bloted or rubbed out,following name may be a corrected version of it it
> appears
> J.W.M. Murrah,5,m,Ala
> Archie L. Murrah,3,m,Ala
> Josephine L. Murrah1,f,Ala
>
> Alabama confederate Records, 59th Inf. L-P, MC # M-311, Roll # 468
> E551 .4 .C651960 (DDD)
> Silas Murrah, Co C., 59th Ala. Inf., Private
> enlisted at Rockford,Ala, March 26, 1862
> Deserted to the enemy 24 Feb 1865
> various details of little value not included here
> It may be of interest that I did not find a service record for any
> Murrah excet P. Murrah
> on the compiled service records index but did find this when I went to
> the records for
> the 59th. The compiled service records should have refered me to it but
> did not.
>
> Marraige Records of Coosa County 1834 - 1865
> By Edna Beasley McGalliard
> Murrah, Charles and Thena Ann Scott, 13 Jan. 1853; 13 Jan. by A. B.
> Kelly, MG
> (Note: in 1860 he was 32,b. Ala. She was 32, B. Ga. In household was
> Averilla
> Murry, 78,b. Ga)
> Murrah, Gabriel and Susan Tyler, 24 Dec. 1853; 25 Dec
> Murray, Silas and Elizabeth Connaway, 11 Nov. 1865, 11 Nov
> Murray (Murrah), Wm. and Nancy Ann Amanda Bean, 16 Aug. 1849, 16 Aug
> Murray, William and Louisa Phillips, 3 Jan. 1844; Jan 3
> Murray, Richard H. and Elizabeth Mahon, 16 June 1856; 17 June
> Murry, Joesph and Louisa Ogletree, 22 Dec. 1840; 23 Dec.
> Early Records of Coosa County, Alabama 1832 - 1860, Wills,
> Administrations and Marriage
> Records, Edward F. Hull
> Contains virtually the same info with a few minor differences in
> transcription.
> The previous two books are privately published and may only be availible
> at the Birmingham
> Public L.
>
> Coosa County Records,Volume 1, "Cemeteries", Coosa Co. Hist. Soc.
> Bethel Primitive Baptist
> Murrah, Thina A., Wife of Charles, b. May 1, 1828, d. Dec 21, 1909
> Murrah, Charles, b. Mar. 28, 1828, d. Oct 13, 1896
> Murrah, Elizabeth, b. Aug. 6, 1855, d. Apr 4, 1905
> Equality Methodist Cemetery
> Murrah, Charles Felder, b. May 22, 1861, d. Oct 10, 1913
> Murrah, Nannie, Wife of C.F., b. Sep. 17,1859, d. Oct. 26, 1911
> Murrah, Carrie, Wife of C.F., b. Jul 17, 1854, d. Aug 7, 1899
> Murrah, Maggie I., Wife of C.F., b. Oct. 6, 1883, d. Jun 27, 1913
> Harmony Cemetery,
> Murrah, Julia E., b. Mar 18, 1860, d. Jul 12, 1910
>
> 1870 Census Baker Co (Later Chilton Co) no matches
>
> 1870 Census Bibb Co,Al Randolph Beat (transcribed by Carol Moody, CC
> for Bibb and on the
> UsGenWeb Page for that county)
> 101/101
> MURRAH, Gabe, 46, m, w, Coal Contractor, AL
> Susan, 40, f, w, Keeping house, GA
> Columbus, 15, m, w, At Home, AL
> Henrietta, 13, f, w, AL name may be trans wrong?
> Cordelia, 9, f, w, AL
> Gabriel, 2, m, w, AL
>
> "Marriage Records of Bibb County, Alabama 1820 - 1860", Pauline Jones
> Gandrud
> Lanigan (or Lonigan?), Christopher and Elizabeth Murrah, 6 Aug. 1827; 18
> Aug. by
> Isham J. Coleman. Consent of Charles for dau. who is aged 19. A & B -
> 179
>
> Cemetery Census of Shelby County, Alabama, Volume II, compiled by the
> Shelby County Hist.
> Soc., 1979
> Murrah, Lee 1861 - 1924
> Murrah, C.C. 1857 - 1922
>
--
David Dennis
,
Chilton Co.,Al,UsGenWeb http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilton.htm
Lincoln Co,Ga,
UsGenWeb,http://www.rootsweb.com/~galincol/index.html
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