Thanks for posting this obituary. James was a brother to my ancestor, William McMURTRY. I would be interested in the obituary of his niece also......what is the URL for your web page? Thanks, Jan Lund ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert L Webb" <bwebb9@juno.com> To: <ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 5:28 PM Subject: [ILKNOX-L] Obit of James M. McMurtry > James M. McMurtry was born in Hardin Co., Ky., Oct. 21st, 1807, and > departed this life March 28th, 1893, in his 86th year. > Mr. McMurtry came to Knox Co., Ill., when it was almost a boundless > prairie, and exposed to the roving bands of the Black Hawk Indians, and > located near the present village of Henderson, in said county, where he > has since resided. He was a brother of Lieut. Gov. McMurtry, of > Illinois, and uncle of Lovicy Brown, deceased (there is an obituary of > her also). He filled several offices with honor, and left the name of an > "honest man" whose word was as good as his bond, and he will be much > missed by the community. > There was a large attendance at the funeral, March 31st., and the > writer (Isaac N. Vanmeter) addressed them, and he was laid to rest in the > Rice grave-yard, leaving seven children. > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. >