Hi all. This is a post I recently made to a Murrah list. I hope it might be of interest to someone on this list. David Dennis wrote: > > Murrah Genealogy - http://www.murrah.com > > Hi all I'm just starting Murrah research and I'm still waiting on 20th > century > death and soc. sec. records to let you know just how new I am. However I > live a few minutes from a major genealogical library and I've collected > some notes on Murrah's in > Central Ala that might be of interest. Several of the sources are > privately printed > books or typescripts that might not be easily availible elsewhere. > Anything with the mark (DDD) I transcrbed from film. > This is my line as I know it. > > Subject* W.P. MURRAH > Birth* 26 Dec 1861 > Death* 05 May 1912 Chilton, Al; Collins Chapel Baptist Church > Cem. > Marriage* __ ___ ____ Sarah Ann MNU (b. 11 May 1857, d. 10 Dec > 1932) > Father* Unknown > Mother* Unknown > 5 children > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Nancy Viola MURRAH; (Ola) > Marriage* __ ___ ____ Harlem Nunley MARTIN > > Son: 09 Sep 1906 Earl Herman MARTIN > Son: 21 Dec 1910 Willaim Eual MARTIN; Jemison, Chilton, Al. > Son: 05 Mar 1913 Donovan MARTIN; Jemison, Chilton, Al. > Son: 15 Mar 1918 Lonnie Howard MARTIN > Marriage* 31 Oct 1920 Jasper Newton DENNIS (b. 13 Oct 1876, d. 23 > Dec 1968), son of Aaron DENNIS and Theresa Elizabeth (Lizzie) ROLLINS > Daughter: Mary Sue (Dot) DENNIS > Son Living > Son Living > -------------------------------------- > > ?/F Mollie MURRAH , > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > ?/? infant,unamed MURRAH; Collins Chapel Baptist Church Cem > Birth* 01 Oct 1890 > Death* 01 Oct 1890 Chilton, Al. > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > ?/M George W. MURRAH; was Deputy Sherriff of Chilton County , > Birth* 17 Nov 1891 > Death* 15 Jul 1948 Chilton, Al; Collins Chapel Baptist Church > Cem. > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > ?/F Lummie Lee MURRAH , > Birth* 05 Feb 1897 > Death* 10 Jul 1961 Chilton, Al; Collins Chapel Baptist Church > Cem. > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > Bibliography > > Family Group sheet from research of Bob Bechtel, deceased > with additions by David Dennis > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Judge Alfred Paul Murrah lived with his Aunt, Sarah Ann Murrah (listed > above)during much of his teen years > before he hoboed back to his native OK and worked his way through law > school. > Source "History Of Chilton County, Alabama" , T.E. Wyatt, 1940 edition ( > not a direct quote) > > The following are just loose notes on Murrahs that might be of interest > to someone intrested in Murrah's in the area. > > 1860 Census Autauga County,Al Autaugaville PO, 23 Aug 1860, p. 138 > (DDD) > 966/974 > Caper Williams,25,m,Overseer,250,Ala > Vina Murrah,36,f,8000/2500,ala > Sarah,20,f,Ala > Laura,18,f,ALa > Vergul,16,m,student,Ala > Rebeccer,14,m,Ala > Larytor,18,f,Ala > Martha,7,f,Ala > > Autauga Co,Al MURRAH, LAURA to BURTON, B. F. 12 MAY 1865 bk 5, > page 15 > from Autauga Co, UsGenWeb Site > > Autauga Ancestory, Vol. 7, Winter 1998, # 4. > This article is described as the Volunters Aid Fund. It deals with > families with men off > fighting and the families that are left behind in dire conditions. This > is similar to > or maybe the same as a Salt List. I'm not familiar with them. > Thos. Murrah is mentioned on Mar 1861 and Mar 1862 as having a wife and > 2 children with > no means, serving under Capt Hall which would mean the 59th Inf. Co B. > or the 56th Ala > Mounted Inf. I did not find him in the records of the 59th Inf. and have > not checked > the 56th. > > 1860 Coosa Co,Al Southern Div.Rockford, Al., 5 June 1860, p. 4 (DDD) > 34/31 > Silas Murrah, 38,m,Farmer,800/1500,Ala > Louisa Murrah, 27,f,House Wife,VA > Mary C. Murrah,12,f,Ala > bloted or rubbed out,following name may be a corrected version of it it > appears > J.W.M. Murrah,5,m,Ala > Archie L. Murrah,3,m,Ala > Josephine L. Murrah1,f,Ala > > Alabama confederate Records, 59th Inf. L-P, MC # M-311, Roll # 468 > E551 .4 .C651960 (DDD) > Silas Murrah, Co C., 59th Ala. Inf., Private > enlisted at Rockford,Ala, March 26, 1862 > Deserted to the enemy 24 Feb 1865 > various details of little value not included here > It may be of interest that I did not find a service record for any > Murrah excet P. Murrah > on the compiled service records index but did find this when I went to > the records for > the 59th. The compiled service records should have refered me to it but > did not. > > Marraige Records of Coosa County 1834 - 1865 > By Edna Beasley McGalliard > Murrah, Charles and Thena Ann Scott, 13 Jan. 1853; 13 Jan. by A. B. > Kelly, MG > (Note: in 1860 he was 32,b. Ala. She was 32, B. Ga. In household was > Averilla > Murry, 78,b. Ga) > Murrah, Gabriel and Susan Tyler, 24 Dec. 1853; 25 Dec > Murray, Silas and Elizabeth Connaway, 11 Nov. 1865, 11 Nov > Murray (Murrah), Wm. and Nancy Ann Amanda Bean, 16 Aug. 1849, 16 Aug > Murray, William and Louisa Phillips, 3 Jan. 1844; Jan 3 > Murray, Richard H. and Elizabeth Mahon, 16 June 1856; 17 June > Murry, Joesph and Louisa Ogletree, 22 Dec. 1840; 23 Dec. > Early Records of Coosa County, Alabama 1832 - 1860, Wills, > Administrations and Marriage > Records, Edward F. Hull > Contains virtually the same info with a few minor differences in > transcription. > The previous two books are privately published and may only be availible > at the Birmingham > Public L. > > Coosa County Records,Volume 1, "Cemeteries", Coosa Co. Hist. Soc. > Bethel Primitive Baptist > Murrah, Thina A., Wife of Charles, b. May 1, 1828, d. Dec 21, 1909 > Murrah, Charles, b. Mar. 28, 1828, d. Oct 13, 1896 > Murrah, Elizabeth, b. Aug. 6, 1855, d. Apr 4, 1905 > Equality Methodist Cemetery > Murrah, Charles Felder, b. May 22, 1861, d. Oct 10, 1913 > Murrah, Nannie, Wife of C.F., b. Sep. 17,1859, d. Oct. 26, 1911 > Murrah, Carrie, Wife of C.F., b. Jul 17, 1854, d. Aug 7, 1899 > Murrah, Maggie I., Wife of C.F., b. Oct. 6, 1883, d. Jun 27, 1913 > Harmony Cemetery, > Murrah, Julia E., b. Mar 18, 1860, d. Jul 12, 1910 > > 1870 Census Baker Co (Later Chilton Co) no matches > > 1870 Census Bibb Co,Al Randolph Beat (transcribed by Carol Moody, CC > for Bibb and on the > UsGenWeb Page for that county) > 101/101 > MURRAH, Gabe, 46, m, w, Coal Contractor, AL > Susan, 40, f, w, Keeping house, GA > Columbus, 15, m, w, At Home, AL > Henrietta, 13, f, w, AL name may be trans wrong? > Cordelia, 9, f, w, AL > Gabriel, 2, m, w, AL > > "Marriage Records of Bibb County, Alabama 1820 - 1860", Pauline Jones > Gandrud > Lanigan (or Lonigan?), Christopher and Elizabeth Murrah, 6 Aug. 1827; 18 > Aug. by > Isham J. Coleman. Consent of Charles for dau. who is aged 19. A & B - > 179 > > Cemetery Census of Shelby County, Alabama, Volume II, compiled by the > Shelby County Hist. > Soc., 1979 > Murrah, Lee 1861 - 1924 > Murrah, C.C. 1857 - 1922 > -- David Dennis dddennis@concentric.net, Chilton Co.,Al,UsGenWeb http://www.concentric.net/~Dddennis/chilton.htm Lincoln Co,Ga, UsGenWeb,http://www.rootsweb.com/~galincol/index.html listowner for ALCHILTO-L mailing list for Chilton CO., AL listowner for SWORDS-L mailing list, GALINCOL-L, Lincoln Co.,GA