Thomas McMurry (1806 - 1882)

Born 19 Jun 1806 in Washington County, Kentucky, USA

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Died 24 May 1882 at age 75 in Colony, Knox, Missouri, USA

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Biography

BIRTH / DEATH

Thomas McMurry

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1806, per cemetery headstone, and obituary

Birth Place: Washington County, Kentucky, per cemetery headstone

........ obituary says born Marion Co. KY

Death Date: 24 May 1882, per cemetery headstone, and obituary

Death Place: Colony, Knox, Missouri, per his obituary

Find A Grave Memorial# 100736572 (headstone pictured)

Inscription: Thomas McMurry, born in Washington County, Kentucky

Inscription: died May 24, 1882

Inscription: aged 75ys 11mo 5ds [calculates to 19 Jun 1806]

Burial: Colony Cemetery, Colony, Knox County, Missouri, USA

Created by: Lee Ann Schreiner

Record added: Nov 15, 2012

Notes: obituary posted on find-a-grave

OBITUARY

Newspaper: The Palmyra Spectator (Palmyra, Missouri)

Published: 9 Jun 1882, Friday, page 3

May 27th, 1882

Thomas McMurry departed this life in Colony, Knox county, Mo., on Wednesday morning, the 24 inst., aged 75 years, 11 months, and 6 days. He was born in Marion county, Kentucky, and emigrated to this State in the fall of 1831, settling about fifteen miles west of Palmyra, near Warren, where he remained until the fall of 1857, when he removed to this place. His wife died in November, 1879. He leaves behind him, to mourn his loss, three sons, Thomas P., John J. and William F. McMurry, together with twenty-one grandchildren. He had been a devout and consistent Christian from early manhood down to the hour of his death, and left us with no fears for the future. A few hours before his departure he remarked that he would "soon be at rest up yonder in that good world prepared for all God's people." J. P. M.

PARENTAGE

Thomas McMurry, son of John McMurry and Elizabeth ?McClellan

Evidence of Parents:

1) Thomas is named in the 1832 Will of his father John McMurry.

.... Thomas is the most prominent son named in the Will

2) Thomas' 1830 census in Kentucky, is on same page as his father & brothers

3) Thomas' obituary says moved from KY to MO in 1831

4) Thomas' sister, Elizabeth Meriwether, also moved to Knox Co., Missouri

5) Thomas' sister, Jane Brewer, also moved to Knox Co., Missouri

MARRIAGE

Groom: Thomas McMurry

Bride: Rebecca White Pettus

Marriage: estimated about 1828, per birth of child Thomas (b.1829 KY)

Possible marriage: 24 Oct 1828 - Green, Kentucky, per undocumented source

CENSUS / TIMELINE

1810 census: Washington, Kentucky

Name: John McMurray

2 - Males - Under 10: ........ [John & Thomas] <----

2 - Males - 10 thru 15: ....... [William & James]

1 - Males - 45 and over: .... [JOHN]

2 - Females - Under 10: ..... [Elizabeth & Mary]

1 - Females - 16 thru 25: ... [Martha]

1 - Females - 26 thru 44: ... [ELIZABETH]

Numbers of Slaves: 6

Number of Household Members: 15

1820 census: Washington, Kentucky

Name: John Mcmurry

Enumerate Date: August 7, 1820

1 - Males - 10 thru 15: ......... [Thomas] <----

1 - Males - 16 thru 18: ......... [John]

1 - Males - 18 thru 25: ......... [William & James]

1 - Males - 45 and over: ....... [JOHN]

1 - Females - Under 10: ....... [Jane]

1 - Females - 10 thru 15: ..... [Elizabeth]

1 - Females - 45 and over: ... [ELIZABETH]

Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 4

All Other Persons Except Indians not Taxed: 4

Total Free White Persons: 7

Total Slaves: 9

Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 20

1828: marriage to Thomas McMurry and Rebecca Pettus (date estimated)

1830 census: Washington, Kentucky

Name: Thos McMurry

1 - Males - Under 5: ........... [Thomas]

1 - Males - 20 thru 29: ....... [THOMAS]

1 - Females - 20 thru 29: ... [REBECCA]

Total Free White Persons: 3

Total Slaves: 1

Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4

1830 census notes:

same census page as John McMurry, age 20-29, family of 6 [Thomas' brother]

same census page as WM McMurry, age 30-39, family of 5 [Thomas' brother]

same census page as John McMurry, age 70-79, family of 2 [Thomas' father]

1831: moved to Missouri in the fall of 1831 (per his obituary)

settling about fifteen miles west of Palmyra, near Warren (per his obituary)

1840 census: Warren, Marion, Missouri

Name: Thomas Mcmurray

2 - Males - 5 thru 9: ........... [James and Fletcher]

2 - Males - 10 thru 14: ....... [Thomas and ???]

1 - Males - 30 thru 39: ....... [THOMAS]

1 - Females - Under 5: ....... [???]

1 - Females - 20 thru 29: ... [REBECCA]

Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4

Total Free White Persons: 7

Total Slaves: 2

Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9

1850 census: Warren, Marion, Missouri, family#1350

Thomas McMurray ... 44 ... KY ... farmer, real estate $3500

Rebecca McMurray ... 41 ... KY

James McMurray ....... 18 ... MO ... attends school

Fletcher McMurray ... 16 ... MO ... attends school

James Williams ............ 9 ... MO ... attends school

Mary Williams ............. 9 ... MO ... attends school

Rhoda Lee .................. 76 ... VA ... [mother-in-law? - her 2nd marriage?]

1857: moved to Colony, Knox, MO, in the fall of 1857 (per his obituary)

1860 census: Millport and Colony, Benton, Knox, Missouri, family#69

Thomas McMurry ........ 54 ... KY ... merchant, real estate $1500, personal $4000

Rebecca W McMurry ... 51 ... KY

Thomas P McMurry ..... 31 ... KY ... [son] ... merchant, personal $350

Elizabeth McMurry ...... 23 ... KY ... [daughter-in-law]

Mary R McMurry ............ 2 ... IA .... [grand-daughter]

1870 census: Colony, Benton, Knox, Missouri, family#22

Thomas Mcmurry ........ 64 ... KY ... merchant, personal $300

Rebecca W Mcmurry ... 62 ... KY

1870 census notes:

Living close to family#16: Thomas' sister, Elizabeth Merriwether age 61 KY

1879: death of wife Rebecca (Pettus) McMurry, in Knox Co. Missouri

1880 census: Colony, Knox, Missouri, family#

Thomas Mcmurry ........ 73 ... KY,VA,VA ... retired merchant, widowed

Rhoda Lemon .............. 14 ... OH,PA,PA ... adopted child

1882: death of Thomas McMurry, in Knox Co. Missouri

CHILDREN

It appears that Thomas & Rebecca had 5 children (reference 1840 census).

The obituaries of Thomas & Rebecca only mention 3 children.

DAUGHTER (b. between 1836/40):

Assume died before the 1850 census. (Possible name Sarah)

SON (b. between 1826/30):

Assume married or died before the 1850 census.

Assume died before his parent's 1879 & 1882 obituaries.

THOMAS P.:

1860 census: Knox, MO, Thomas P McMurry 31 KY, Elizabeth McMurry 23 KY

........ living in household of parents

1870 census: Knox, MO, Thos P Mcmurry 40 KY, Elizabeth Mcmurry 34 KY

1880 census: Knox, MO, T. P. Mcmurry 50 KY,KY,KY, Elizabeth Mcmurry 44 KY

1886 burial: Thomas P. McMurry (1829-1886) - Find A Grave# 100826397

1891 wife: Elizabeth Wright McMurry (1835-1891) - Find A Grave # 100826257

WILLIAM F.:

1850 census: Fletcher McMurray 16 MO, w/parents

1859 marriage: W Feldcher, Miss Marinda V Green, 3 Nov 1859, Lewis, Missouri

........ photocopy shows surname McMurry

1860 census: Knox, MO, Wm F McMurry 25 MO, Maranda E McMurry 21 MO

........ living next to brother John J McMurry

1870 census: Knox, MO, Wm F Mcmurray 36 MO, Miranda Mcmurray 31 MO

........ living next to brother John J McMurry

1880 census: Knox, MO, Wm. F Mcmurry 45 MO,KY,KY, Miranda E Mcmurry 41

1893 burial: William Fletcher McMurry (1834-1893) - Find A Grave # 100460160

1910 wife: Miranda Elizabeth Green McMurry(1839-1910) Grave# 76479096

Child's SS claim: James Edwin MacMurray, b. 7 Aug 1862 Knox MO

........ parents William F MacMurray & Maranda E Green

Child's death index: James Edwin Macmurray, b. 7 Aug 1862 MO, d. 1 Jul 1943 Los Angeles CA, but reference obit of James' wife (find-a-grave 141077364)

SS claim: Joseph Abner McMurray, b. 13 Jan 1868 Knox MO,

........ parents William F McMurry & Miranda Green

JOHN J.:

1850 census: James McMurray, age 18 MO, w/parents

1857 marriage: John J. McMURRY, Maria McELROY, 7 Apr 1857, Marion Co. MO

1860 census: Knox, MO, John J McMurry 27 MO, Mariah J McMurry 22 MO

........ living next of brother Wm F McMurry

1870 census: Knox, MO, James J Mcmurry 38 MO, Maria J Mcmurry 33 MO

........ living next of brother Wm F McMurry

1880 census: Knox, MO, John J. Mcmurry 48 MO,KY,KY, Maria J. Mcmurry 43 MO

1889 burial: John James McMurry (1832-1889) - Find A Grave# 86393396

1900 census: Adair, Missouri, [Mrs] J J Mc Murry 62 MO (widowed, w/daughter)

1910 census: Adair, Missouri, Maria J Mcmurry 72 MO (widowed, w/daughter)

1920 census: Adair, Missouri, Mariah J Mccully 82 MO (widowed, w/daughter)

1928 wife death record: Mirah Jane McMurry, b. 25 Oct 1837 Marion MO,

........ d. 13 Jan 1928 Adair MO, parents Jim McElroy & Catherine Moter

1928 wife: Mariah Jane McElroy McMurry (1837-1928) - Find Grave # 98661335

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