Benjamin Franklin Murray

1874 - 1944  (70 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Murray  [1, 2]
  Birth	25 Mar 1874	Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reported Cause of Death	Suicide (Self-Inflicted Gunshot)
  Burial	1944	Bethel, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Death	27 Jul 1944  [1, 2]
  Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray	28 Jul 1944	Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  		Newspapers.com - The Asheville Times - 28 Jul 1944 - 1 Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray
  Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray Pg 2	28 Jul 1944	Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  		Newspapers.com - The Asheville Times - 28 Jul 1944 - 2 Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray Pg 2
  Reference Number	5848
  Person ID	I5848	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Edward Pendleton Gaines Murray,   b. 13 Mar 1836, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Mar 1923, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Nancy Louisa Singleton,   b. 17 Sep 1836, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 9 Sep 1905 (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	15 Aug 1860	Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carrie Cordelia Hightower,   b. 14 Jun 1914   d. 27 Jul 1944, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F2141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Mar 1874 - Haywood, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1944 - Bethel, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray - 28 Jul 1944 - Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray Pg 2 - 28 Jul 1944 - Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	4 Photos
  	Benjamin Franklin Murray
  	Newspapers.com - The Asheville Times - 28 Jul 1944 - 2 Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray Pg 2
  	Newspapers.com - The Asheville Times - 28 Jul 1944 - 1 Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray
  	Luther, Thomas Murray, James, Margaret Jane Trammell, Bennie A larger copy of the photo from ethunter1.blogspot.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15753895/benjamin-franklin-murray [S56] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976 North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina [S1352] Newspapers.com - The Asheville Times - 28 Jul 1944 - 1, (Name: The Asheville Times; Location: Asheville, North Carolina; Date: 28 Jul 1944;), Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray 28 Jul 1944. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-asheville-times-murdersuicide-ben/187262685/?xid=637 Newspapers.com - The Asheville Times - 28 Jul 1944 - 1 Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray [S1353] Newspapers.com - The Asheville Times - 28 Jul 1944 - 2, (Name: The Asheville Times; Location: Asheville, North Carolina; Date: 28 Jul 1944;), Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray Pg 2 28 Jul 1944. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-asheville-times-murdersuicide-ben/187262742/?xid=637 Newspapers.com - The Asheville Times - 28 Jul 1944 - 2 Murder/Suicide - Ben and Carrie Murray Pg 2 [S22] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Pigeon, Haywood, North Carolina; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1241200. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Pigeon, Haywood, North Carolina; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1241200 [S54] 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 [S546] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Data Source: FHL microfilm # ?????.