Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Take the help Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:01:21 -0600 From: "Patricia" <pjmm@tcac.net> To: <ozarkn@southwind.net> References: 1 , 2 this is true. The information I have is that they were around St Louis County.. I found a Richard Murrell who bought land there in 1823. If this Richard is the son of Benjamin and Mary Sims Murrell then things seem to fit. His son, James Harvey Murrell, used to say I was born and raised in AR and died in Mo and never moved... But that was in Ripley Co MO. I know where that was Just don't know where they were prior to that.. believe Richard Murrell returned to TN where he died. Brother of Richard, Isaac probably came to Mo with him and may have died in Mo. Just cant get enough information to get a good picture. Know that William was in Ripley Co by 1850, was post master from mid 1850 until about 1895. Believe he died in December of that year, as listed on old church records of Weakley Co TN, near Knob Creek, TN. William also, made chairs and other furniture. I believe some of the family went to Howell Co MO. Just did not keep many records back them.. I don't even know where William learned to read and write? by the time it came to my grandfather... James Ollie, he was illiterate. My grandmother had to do all the paper work for the family. Ripley county was not a great seat of leaning. My dad was born in the log cabin homesteaded by his grandfather James Wilson Johnson. He wanted an education and walked from Poynor, MO to Siloam Springs, AR where he went to college for a couple of years.this was right after the depression when no one had much money. Later he got his BS from Drury and his masters from U of M. pretty amazing I think the ups and downs of the Murrells. pjm