Lillian America Towe

1873 - 1951  (77 years)

• Name	Lillian America Towe  [1]
  Birth	7 Jun 1873	Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	1951	Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Death	25 Jan 1951	Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Lillian America Towe Murray Obituary	27 Jan 1951	Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  		Lillian America Towe Murray Obituary
  Name	Lillian America Murray  [2]
  Reference Number	2120
  Person ID	I2120	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Towe
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Lucinda A Rickman,   b. 15 Sep 1845, Henderson, North Carolina, USA d. 7 Mar 1898, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ben J Murray,   b. 8 May 1871, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 31 May 1935, Skyland, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	11 Dec 1892	Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Agnes Murray  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Carl Murray  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   3. Nina M Murray,   b. 1893   d. 1981 (Age 88 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   4. Belle C Murray,   b. 13 Mar 1895, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 26 Jun 1965, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   5. Clyde A Murray,   b. 17 Nov 1899, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 18 Oct 1977, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   6. Carol Preston Murray,   b. 13 Mar 1908, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 11 Feb 1972, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   7. Virginia L Murray,   b. 21 Jan 1916, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 9 Oct 1945, Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 29 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jun 1873 - Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 11 Dec 1892 - Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1951 - Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Death - 25 Jan 1951 - Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Lillian America Towe Murray Obituary - 27 Jan 1951 - Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Ben J and Lillian Murray Pictured Benjamin and Lillie .Notice Benjamin has a gun in his right hand.
  	Lillian America Towe Murray Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S355] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [S26] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S759] Newspapers.com - Asheville Citizen-Times - 27 Jan 1951 - Page 2, (Name: Asheville Citizen-Times; Location: Asheville, North Carolina; Date: 27 Jan 1951;), 27 Jan 1951. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20375229/asheville_citizentimes/?xid=637 Lillian America Towe Murray Obituary