Robert Alexander Murray, Sr

1785 - 1857  (72 years)

• Name	Robert Alexander Murray  [1]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	10 Nov 1785	Newberry, South Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Robert Murray  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Reference Number	1128
  Burial	1857	Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Death	1 Dec 1857	Arden, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I1128	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Murray, Sr,   b. 1 Jun 1739, Swatara, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Dec 1817, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Elizabeth Reese
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	1763  [6]
  Family ID	F825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elizabeth Hawkins,   b. 27 Dec 1790, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 6 May 1844, Arden, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 53 years)
  Children	+ 1. Samuel H Murray,   b. 14 Feb 1809, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 24 Nov 1887, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Elizabeth Murray,   b. 1811, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 3. Andrew Jackson Murray,   b. 14 Jul 1817, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 23 Aug 1906, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 4. James Francis Murray,   b. Jun 1830, Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 1904, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 5. Thomas Reed Murray,   b. 22 Mar 1831, Arden, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 16 Feb 1921, Wetsel, Collin, Texas, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 6. Edward Pendleton Gaines Murray,   b. 13 Mar 1836, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Mar 1923, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2
  Marriage	1804	Buncombe , North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F10077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Nov 1785 - Newberry, South Carolina, USA Marriage - 1804 - Buncombe , North Carolina, USA Burial - 1857 - Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Death - 1 Dec 1857 - Arden, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  1830 Federal Census

  
  

• Sources

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