Born in Garrard, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Richard Henry
and Elizabeth Catherine (Morgan) Henry
Sister of
Sallie Jane (Henry) Anderson, Mary Katherine (Henry) Creech, William Franklin Henry, Richard Cullison Henry, John Tramuel Henry, David Easley Henry, Walter Leonard Henry [half], Ida Elizabeth Henry [half], Lilly Pearl Henry [half] and James Robert Henry [half]
Wife of
Doray Sanford Murray
— married
8 Sep 1899 in Madison County, KY
Mother of
Ruth (Henry) Kinney and Helen Murray
Died
at age 84
in Washington, Illinois
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2018
This page has been accessed 80 times.
Biography
Martha was born in 1877. She was the daughter of James Henry and Elizabeth Morgan. She married Doray Murray on September 8, 1899 in Madison County, Kentucky. According to family papers, she had three children - Ruth, Harley and Helen and at least one grandchild identified in Ruth's obituary as Connie Hochstotler. She was reportedly a member of the Methodist church in Kentucky. She passed away in 1962.
Sources
- Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWN7-K8Z : 11 February 2018), Martha L Henry, 24 Dec 1875; citing Garrard Co., Kentucky, reference Page 2; FHL microfilm 174,933.
- "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV57-ZGVD : accessed 25 April 2018), Mrs Ruth Murray Kinney, Bloomington, Illinois, United States, 19 Feb 1991; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.(mentions daughter Connie Hochstotler)
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 May 2020), memorial page for Martha Lurinda Henry Murray (24 Dec 1877–26 Jan 1962), Find a Grave Memorial no. 99582305, citing Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by kstev99 (contributor 47907326) .
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 May 2020), memorial page for Martha Lurinda Henry Murray (24 Dec 1877–26 Jan 1962), Find a Grave Memorial no. 99582305, citing Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by kstev99 (contributor 47907326) .
- Family scrapbook, clipping of obituary
Is Mattie your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mattie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mattie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mattie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mattie:
-
~12.50%
~25.00%
Pam (Anderson) Smith 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A688722 [compare], Ancestry member qcreekpam616
-
~6.25%
~12.50%
Jeanna Hampel :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JeannaHampel77
-
~0.78%
David Hall :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Chasing_Ghosts
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Rejected matches › Martha Henry
Featured National Park champion connections: Mattie is 15 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 16 degrees from George Catlin, 16 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 23 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 18 degrees from George Grinnell, 27 degrees from Anton Kröller, 18 degrees from Stephen Mather, 23 degrees from Kara McKean, 16 degrees from John Muir, 18 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 23 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
H > Henry | M > Murray > Martha Lucinda (Henry) Murray
Categories: Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, Illinois