James Francis Murray

1830 - 1904  (73 years)

• Name	James Francis Murray  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Jun 1830	Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1860	Division 37, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [8]
  	Occupation: Renter
  Military Service	17 Aug 1861	Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [7]
  Name	J. F. Murry  [6]
  Name	James F Murray  [8]
  Name	James F Murray  [7]
  Name	James F Murray  [9]
  Name	James F Murray  [5]
  Name	James Murry  [10]
  Name	James Murry  [4]
  Residence	1880	Iron Duff, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Probate	1904	Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [9]
  Reference Number	5850
  Death	1904	Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [1, 9]
  Burial	1904	Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I5850	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Alexander Murray, Sr,   b. 10 Nov 1785, Newberry, South Carolina, USA d. 1 Dec 1857, Arden, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Hawkins,   b. 27 Dec 1790, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 6 May 1844, Arden, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Jane Messer,   b. 1826, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 1865, North Carolina, USA (Age 39 years)
  Children	1. Joseph E Murray,   b. Abt 1850, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. John George Murray,   b. 26 Jul 1851, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 1944, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. James E Murray,   b. 1852, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Charlie Murray,   b. 1853, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 1854, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. Mary Elizabeth Murray,   b. 12 Feb 1855, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 25 Mar 1932, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 6. Robert Lewis Murray,   b. 12 Feb 1856, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 4 Apr 1947, McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Andrew P Murray,   b. 1858, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 1860, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. Margaret E Murray,   b. 18 Mar 1860, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Jun 1920 (Age 60 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F2144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mariah Martha Chambers,   b. 26 Jun 1840, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 31 Dec 1923, Iron Duff, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1867	Haywood, North Carolina, USA   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Nancie Murray,   b. 1871, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 1881, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 10 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Julia A P Murry,   b. Abt 1873, North Carolina, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F2143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jun 1830 - Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Residence - Occupation: Renter - 1860 - Division 37, Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Military Service - 17 Aug 1861 - Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 13 Jun 1867 - Haywood, North Carolina, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Iron Duff, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Probate - 1904 - Haywood, North Carolina, USA Death - 1904 - Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1904 - Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

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