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Erastus Rowley Murray

Erastus Rowley Murray

Male 1846 - 1935  (88 years)


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  • Name Erastus Rowley Murray  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Born 12 Apr 1846  Sulphur Springs, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    Gender Male 
    Name E R Murray  [16
    Name E R Murray  [12
    Name E R Murry  [11
    Name Erastas R. Murray  [17
    Name Erastas R. Murray  [18
    Name Erastus Murray  [14
    Name Erastus Murray  [19
    Name Erastus Murray  [20
    Name Erastus Murray  [21
    Name Erastus R Murray  [22
    Name Erastus R Murray  [15
    Name Erastus R Murray  [13
    Name Erastus R Murray  [10
    Name Erastus R. Murray  [9
    Residence Marital Status: Married  [12
    Residence 1850  Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1860  Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence Post Office: Asheville 
    Residence 18 Jun 1880  Marshall, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 22
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self 
    Residence 1900  Rays, Blount, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
    Residence 1907  Marshall, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Residence 1910  Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 6 Oct 1916  Marshall, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Residence 1920  Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married 
    Residence 1921  Marshall, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1930  Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
    Died 15 Jan 1935  Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 12, 13
    Buried 16 Jan 1935  Fridays Crossing, Blount, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12, 13
    Person ID I3537  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 

    Father 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Frances Rogers,   b. 1810, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1850 and 1852  (Age 40 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1832  [23
    Family ID F1284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Ann Elizabeth Crew,   b. 25 Dec 1852, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1902  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 6 Oct 1867  Blount, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
    Children 
     1. Mary E Murray,   b. 28 Dec 1869,   d. 29 Apr 1909  (Age 39 years)  [natural]
     2. Margaret Murray,   b. Abt 1871, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Martha L Murray,   b. Abt 1873, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Milton Luther Murray,   b. 17 Dec 1873, Marshall, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1961, Arab, Marshall, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [natural]
     5. Minta Lee Murray,   b. Abt 1877, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Fannie Belle Murray,   b. 24 Nov 1878, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1964, Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     7. Sarah E Murray,   b. Dec 1880, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     8. Robert H Murray,   b. Nov 1882, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     9. Bessie C Murray,   b. Apr 1887, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     10. Jinnie M Murray,   b. Feb 1889, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     11. Sallie Pearle Murray,   b. 22 Dec 1890, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1975, Blountsville, Blount, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
     12. Joseph S Murray,   b. Jul 1893, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F1286  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married 1903  Guntersville, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F7070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Mary A Petty,   b. Abt 1863, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 3 Nov 1903  Marshall, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F1285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Residence Post Office: Asheville - 1860 - Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Oct 1867 - Blount, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self - 18 Jun 1880 - Marshall, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Rays, Blount, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Nov 1903 - Marshall, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1907 - Marshall, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Oct 1916 - Marshall, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - Marshall, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jan 1935 - Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    E R Murray 1846-1935 Gravestone
    E R Murray 1846-1935 Gravestone
    Erastus R Murray & Mary A Petty Marriage Announce
    Erastus R Murray & Mary A Petty Marriage Announce
    Samuel H Murray - Suit over Estate
    Samuel H Murray - Suit over Estate

  • Sources 
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    2. [S830] Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Alabama Department of Archives & History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907 and 1921; Roll: 1st Alabama Artillery Battalion (Heavy Artillery); Roll Number: 131.
      Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921
      Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921


    3. [S179] Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
      Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967
      Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967


    4. [S88] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: M653_889; Page: 316; Family History Library Film: 803889.
      1860 United States Federal Census
      1860 United States Federal Census


    5. [S833] Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    6. [S25] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Rays, Blount, Alabama; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0016.
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census


    7. [S3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Albertville, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T624_25; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1374038.
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census


    8. [S834] Alabama, Death Index, 1908-1959, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).

    9. [S145] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Marshall, Alabama; Roll: 24; Page: 201D; Enumeration District: 254.
      1880 United States Federal Census
      1880 United States Federal Census


    10. [S171] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: M432_622; Page: 231B; Image: 90.
      1850 United States Federal Census
      1850 United States Federal Census


    11. [S4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Albertville, Marshall, Alabama; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0007.
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


    12. [S832] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    13. [S55] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).

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      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census


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      Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921
      Alabama, Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921


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      Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958
      Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958


    17. [S835] Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

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      Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967
      Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967


    19. [S831] Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935
      Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935


    20. [S829] Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).

    21. [S824] Alabama, Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).

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      U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
      U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880


    23. [S197] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 1746.023; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1.



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