Esther Ruth (Bowers) Murray (1894 - 1975)

Born 31 Mar 1894 in Gilbert, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of R. W. Murray — married 7 Jul 1920 in Perry, Ohio, United States

Died 14 May 1975 at age 81 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Esther was born 31 March 1894 in Gilbert.^[1]

Esther married RW Murray on 7 July 1920 in Perry County.^[2] They were living in Pike, Perry County, in 1930.^[3]

By 1940, RW had died. Esther was living in New Lexington.^[4]

Esther died 14 May 1975 in Zanesville.^[5]

• Spouse

Robert W. Murray 1876–1938

• Children

Robert William Murray 1925–1945 David D. Murray 1928–2019

Birth

• Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973

Name: Esther Ruth Bowers Gender: Female Birth Date: 31 Mar 1894 Birth Place: Gilbert, Muskingum, Ohio Father: John Jacob Bowers Mother: Clara Anna Duvall FHL Film Number: 847938

Death

• Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018

Name: Esther R Murray Gender: Female Race: White Age: 81 Birth Date: Est 1894 Residence Place: Perry, Ohio, USA Death Date: 14 May 1975 Death Place: Zanesville, Muskingum, USA Registrar's Certificate Number: 037620 Inquest Questions: Certifier: Physician; Autopsy Performed?: No Autopsy performed

Obit

• U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

Name: Esther R. Murray Gender: Female Death Age: 81 Birth Date: 31 Mar 1894 Birth Place: Zanes ` ille Residence Place: 400 Pleasant street, New Lexington Death Date: Abt 1975 Obituary Date: 15 May 1975 Obituary Place: Zanesville, Ohio, USA Newspaper Title: The Times Recorder Spouse: Robert Child: Martha Chute Richard Murray Dave Siblings: Ralph Bowers John

Burial

New Lexington Cemetery New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, USA PLOT Ward 26 Row 4

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6D8-79B : 1 January 2021), Esther Ruth Bowers, 1894.
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QW2-Y8G : 26 August 2019), R W Murray and Esther R Bowers, 07 Jul 1920; citing Marriage, Perry, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4HB-K89 : accessed 6 March 2021), Ester Murray in household of R W Murray, Pike, Perry, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 4A, line 43, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1861; FHL microfilm 2,341,595.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWL3-SPB : 9 January 2021), Esther Murray, New Lexington, Pike Township, Perry, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-22, sheet 10A, line 40, family 200, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3127.
5. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKVL-GB5 : 11 November 2019), Esther R Murray, 1975.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59327735/esther-r-murray : accessed 21 January 2022), memorial page for Esther R. Bowers Murray (31 Mar 1894–14 May 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59327735, citing New Lexington Cemetery, New Lexington, Perry County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Kyle Myers (contributor 47186008) .