John Richard Murray (1880 - 1961)

Born 7 Apr 1880 in Johnson, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline May (Reinhart) Murray — married 4 Jul 1902 in Bristow, Muscogee Creek Nation, Indian Territory, United States

Husband of Ethel Mae (Taylor) Murray — married 4 May 1918 in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States

Husband of Joe Etta (Simpson) Murray — married 6 Dec 1920 in Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, United States

Descendants

Died 26 May 1961 at age 81 in Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Murray Name Study.

John was born in 1880. ^[1] He was the son of John Murray and Nancy Childers. ^[1] He passed away in 1961. ^[2]

Residences

Richard was enumerated in the following locations:

• 1900 - Johnson County, Arkansas ^[1]
• 1910 - Creek County, Oklahoma ^[3]
• circa 1917 - Creek County, Oklahoma ^[4]
• 1920 - Creek County, Oklahoma ^[5]
• 1930 - Creek County, Oklahoma ^[6]
• 1940 - Creek County, Oklahoma ^[7]

Family

Richard married three times. His first marriage was in 1902 to Caroline May Reinhart, daughter of Frederick Reinhart and Catherine Jane Johnson. ^{[8] [9]} To this union were born the following children:

• 1903 - Fredrick
• 1905 - Bessie Jane
• 1906 - Luella Isabell
• 1909 - Everett Omer
• 1911 - Esther Rosetta
• 1913 - Ethel May

Richard's second marriage was in 1918 to Ethel Mae Taylor, daughter of John T. Taylor and Dora May Cochran. ^[10] No known children were born to this union.

Richard's third marriage was in 1920 to Joe Etta Simpson, daughter of John Ashley Simpson and Hester Anna Garnett. ^[11] To this union were born the following children:

• 1922 - Richard James
• 1926 - John Lewis III
• 1928 - Billie Laverne

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FZ-5J8 : accessed 17 May 2020), Richard Murray in household of John L Murray, Hickey & Perry Townships, Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35, sheet 11A, family 194, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,064.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #57176821 Bristow Cemetery, Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7J-N5B : accessed 17 June 2020), Richard Murry, Bristow Ward 2, Creek, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 11B, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1249; FHL microfilm 1,375,262.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ9-JKX : 6 March 2020), John Richard Murray, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN1H-QTG : accessed 17 June 2020), Richard Muray, Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 17, sheet 7A, line 31, family 134, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1459; FHL microfilm 1,821,459.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC7C-22P : accessed 17 June 2020), John R Murrey, Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 21A, line 10, family 281, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1900; FHL microfilm 2,341,634.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBJR-F7J : 8 February 2020), Richard Murry, Ward 1, Bristow, Bristow City, Creek, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-1, sheet 12A, line 1, family 267, 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 3288.
8. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP6-SLJM : 23 March 2020), John Richard Murry and May Reinhart, 04 Jul 1902; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
9. ↑ Oklahoma Supreme Court Network, database with images (https://www.oscn.net/dockets/GetCaseInformation.aspx?db=creek&number=MLI-1921-00041&cmid=173404) In re Marriage of John Richard Murry and May Reinhart, Muskogee County No. MLI-0N-00099, Accessed 13 Mar 2021.
10. ↑ Oklahoma Supreme Court Network, database with images (https://www.oscn.net/dockets/GetCaseInformation.aspx?db=creek&number=MLI-1918-00026&cmid=172762) In re Marriage of Richard Murray and Ethel McNeill, Creek County Case No. MLI-1918-00026, Accessed 20 Sep 2020.
11. ↑ Oklahoma Supreme Court Network, database with images (https://www.oscn.net/dockets/GetCaseInformation.aspx?db=creek&number=MLI-1920-00308A&cmid=174761) In re Marriage of Ella Welch and J. Murray, Creek County Case No. MLI-1920-00308A, Accessed 20 Sep 2020.