William Murray (1909 - 1970)

Born 2 Oct 1909 in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lena Elizabeth (Roberts) Murray — married 11 Aug 1931 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, USA

Died 10 Mar 1970 at age 60 in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

William Murray has Irish ancestors.

William Murray lived in Louisiana.

His occupation was school bus driver.^[1]

William Murray was born on 2 October 1909 in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, LA.^[2][3][4]

Bil Murray (given age 3/12) was enumerated as the son of Hugh Murray (given age 32) on the 1910 Census, living in Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, LA.^[5]

Bill Murray (given age 10) was enumerated as a son of W. H. Murray (given age 41) on the 1920 Census, living at Wadesboro Road in Tangipahoa Parish, LA.^[6]

William Murray (given age 20) was enumerated as a son of William Murray Jr. (given age 51) on the 1930 Census. They lived in Tangipahoa Parish, LA. He was a laborer on a truck farm.^[7]

He married Lena Elizabeth Roberts, daughter of Earl Timothy Roberts and Amelia Christine Thoreson, on 11 August 1931 in Tangipahoa Parish, LA.^[8][1][3] They had two known children.^[9]

William Murray (given age 30) was enumerated on the 1940 census as the head of a household, living in Tangipahoa Parish, LA. Also living with him was his wife, Lena Murray (given age 25), his son(s) Earl and Thomas. They lived on a farm which they rented, and which was valued at $150.^[10]

He died at age 60 of a heart attack following completion of his school bus route, on 10 March 1970 in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, LA.^[4][1] He was buried at Wetmore Cemetery in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, LA.^[4][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Newspaper unknown, LA, undated news clipping, "Obituary;" William Murray.
2. ↑ 1940 U.S. Census, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 5 Jun 2012; Ward 7, ED 53-32, Sheet 7A, stamped page 592, household #92, household of William Murray; age 30, born La.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com, Gene Pool Individual Records, online database, accessed 2000.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} US Genweb, Tangipahoa Ph., LA; wetmore.txt.
5. ↑ 1910 U.S. census, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 05 Mar 2010; Seventh Ward, Hammond Town, ED 117, sheets 3A-3B, dw.#49, fam.#49, household of Hugh Murray.
6. ↑ 1920 U.S. census, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 03 Dec 2012; Second Precinct, Ponchatoula [stricken], ED 125, Sheet 20A, stamped page 205, Wadesboro Road, dw.#358, fam.#371, line 35, household of W. H. Murray.
7. ↑ 1930 U.S. Census, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, population schedule (digital image), accessed 22 Jul 2005; Police Jury Ward 7, ED 53-25, sheet 1A, public improved gravel road, dw.#9, fam.#10, household of William Murray Jr.
8. ↑ Tangipahoa Parish, LA, marriage index, Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse, Amite City, Tangipahoa, LA, USA; Book 1, L-Z, 1850-8/28/1952, page 50; entry for William Murray and Lena Roberts, 1931, citing vol. 15, page 95.
9. ↑ Names withheld for privacy.
10. ↑ 1940 U.S. census, Tangipahoa Ph., LA, Ward 7, ED 53-32, Sheet 7A, stamped page 592, household #92, household of William Murray.