Harriet (Spencer) Murray (1835 - 1875)

Born 21 May 1835 in Champaign, Ohio, United States

Wife of James Murray — married 30 Nov 1854 in Van Buren Co., Ia

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1875 at age 39 in Van Buren, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Harriet was born in 1835. in Champaign County, Ohio. This information comes for a newspaper story about her father. When she married James Murray based on the paperwork he was not divorced.

Harriet Died just after giving birth to her son Charles P Murray who was left blind. ^[1]

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• Fact: Residence (1850) Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa
• Fact: Residence (1860) Van Buren Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Burial Pittsburg Rural Cemetery, Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Joanna Haslam, Apr 28, 2013

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4J-JPT : 4 April 2020), Harriet Spencer in household of John Spencer, Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa, United States; citing family 34, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ4R-5YF : 4 November 2017), James Murry and Harriet Spencer, 30 Nov 1854, Van Buren, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 967,640.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, Ancestry (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7163&h=35729802&ssrc=pt&tid=54816053&pid=13719161286&usePUB=true), Susan Murray in household of James Murray, Van Buren, Van Buren, Iowa, United States; citing family 43, NARA microfilm publication M593_421, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 545920.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 July 2020, 18:22), entry for Harriet Spencer(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L695-LPV); contributed by various users.

No sources. The events of Harriet's life were either witnessed by Joanna Haslam or Joanna plans to add sources here later.

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

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