William Deaton Jackson Murray
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William Deaton Jackson Murray (1820 - 1907)

William Deaton Jackson "John" Murray
Born in Gurley, Madison County, Alabamamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1848 in Jackson County, Alabama, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 86 in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabamamap
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Biography of William Deaton Jackson "John" Murray

Birth

30 November 1820
Gurley, Madison County
Alabama, USA

Parents

John Marion Murray (1783 - 1882) and Polly Jackson

Siblings

His siblings were many and included a number of half siblings by two other mothers.:

  1. Mahala Murray (1815 – )
  2. James Murray (1818 – )
  3. Mary Mahala Mahaley Mahalia "Millie" Murray (1832 – 1902)
  4. John Knox Murray (1834 – 1864)
  5. Elijah A Murray (1836 – )
  6. Elizabeth Murray (1845 – )
  7. Dawson Macon Murry
  8. Sarah Ann Rebecca Murray Lawrence (1827 - 1903)*
  9. Marshall Winchester Murray (1865 - 1941)

Spouse

Susan Anna Isbell Murray (1826 - 1892)

Marriage

27 Sep 1848
At age 27
Jackson,,Alabama,USA

Children

  1. Eddie Murray
  2. Mary Ophelia Murray Vandiver (1852 – 1925}
  3. John Knox Murray h/o Lucinda Isbell (1854 – 1903)
  4. James Monroe Murray (1856 – 1926)
  5. Benjamin Murray (1859 – 1898)
  6. William F Murray (1860 – )
  7. Levi Murray (1861 – 1938)
  8. Lucinda M "Siney" Murray Waldrep (1863 – 1904)
  9. William Jackson Murray (1868 – 1915)

Death

28 August 1907
Sheffield, Colbert County
Alabama, USA

Inscription on marker

Hand Pointing Upward at top of marker, text:
W.D.J. Murray
Born
Nov. 30, 1820
Died
Aug. 28, 1907
Gone but not forgotten

On military marker side:

W.D.J. Murray
Co A
1 Ala. & Tenn.
Vid. Cav.

Burial

Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Mountain Star
Franklin County, Alabama, USA[1]

VETERAN: War Between the States; he, two brothers (John K Murray and Elijah A Murray), and numerous paternal and maternal cousins served in the 1st Al-TN Independent Vidette Cavalry

He is the on of Captain John Marion Murray (War of 1812) and possibly m1 May Hollingsworth Murray

His wife was Susan Anna Isbell, the daughter of James Isbell and Elizabeth Birdwell Isbell.

Marriage to Susan Anna Isbell 1848 27 Sep 1848 At age 27 Jackson,,Alabama,USA

His war records indicate they were married at the courthouse in Jackson County in 1848. But since fire has destroyed the courthouse and records.The rites were performed by Rev Simeon Houk, an uncle. The marriage was recorded in the Interrogatories for WDJ Murray on an application for a military pension. He states there that there was no longer a record of his marriage, that the courthouse had burned down.


Sources

  1. Find A Grave Memorial# 19126734




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