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Robert Alexander Murray, Sr

Robert Alexander Murray, Sr

Male 1785 - 1857  (72 years)


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  • Name Robert Alexander Murray  [1
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 10 Nov 1785  Newberry, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Name Robert Murray  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Buried 1857  Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 1 Dec 1857  Arden, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1318  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 

    Father Samuel Murray, Sr,   b. 1 Jun 1739, Swatara, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1817, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Reese 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1763  [6
    Family ID F840  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Elizabeth Hawkins,   b. 27 Dec 1790, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1844, Arden, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Children 
     1. Samuel H Murray,   b. 14 Feb 1809, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1887, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     2. Elizabeth Murray,   b. 1811, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Andrew Jackson Murray,   b. 14 Jul 1817, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1906, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)  [natural]
     4. James Francis Murray,   b. Jun 1830, Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1904, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)  [natural]
     5. Thomas Reed Murray,   b. 22 Mar 1831, Arden, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1921, Wetsel, Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)  [natural]
     6. Edward Pendleton Gaines Murray,   b. 13 Mar 1836, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1923, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married 1804  Buncombe , North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F7047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Nov 1785 - Newberry, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1857 - Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Dec 1857 - Arden, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    2. [S167] North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina.
      North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
      North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976


    3. [S168] North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
      North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
      North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930


    4. [S495] Family Data Collection - Births, Edmund West, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;).

    5. [S494] Family Data Collection - Marriages, Edmund West, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;).

    6. [S197] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 521.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KDS.



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