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James Jim Caswell Murdock 1853–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1853

Birth Location: Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1939

Death Location: Alba, Wood, TX

Father: Archibald Murdock

Mother: Lucinda Watts

Spouse(s): Annie Hignite

Children(s): Millard Murdock, Jessie Murdock, Emily Murdock, Clarence Murdock, Syble Murdock, Amanda Murdock, Pansy Murdock, Lillie Murdock

James Jim Caswell Murdock was born in 1853 in Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA, the child of Archibald Hamilton Murdock And Lucinda Amanda Lumanda Watts. In 1870, James Jim Caswell Murdock resided in Township 6 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA. James Jim Caswell Murdock married Annie Estelle Hignite, and had children including Amanda Bliss Murdock, Clarence Hamilton Murdock, Emily Beatrice Murdock, Jessie William Murdock, Lillie Ruth Murdock, Millard Monroe Murdock, Pansy Marie Murdock, Syble Caldonia Murdock. James Jim Caswell Murdock passed away in 1939 in Alba, Wood, TX.

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Biography

  • James Jim Caswell Murdock was born in 1853 in Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA, the child of Archibald Hamilton Murdock And Lucinda Amanda Lumanda Watts.
  • In 1870, James Jim Caswell Murdock resided in Township 6 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Jim Caswell Murdock married Annie Estelle Hignite, and had children including Amanda Bliss Murdock, Clarence Hamilton Murdock, Emily Beatrice Murdock, Jessie William Murdock, Lillie Ruth Murdock, Millard Monroe Murdock, Pansy Marie Murdock, Syble Caldonia Murdock.
  • James Jim Caswell Murdock passed away in 1939 in Alba, Wood, TX.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Murdock's Ancestors

Self
James Murdock
1853–1939
Birth Place: Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Archibald Hamilton Murdock
1815–1896
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Lucinda (Amanda (LuManda)) Watts
1828–1890
Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
James Murdock
1766–1857
Killyleagh, Down, , Ireland
Elizabeth (Betsy) Davenport
1775–1857
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Josiah Watts
1804–1870
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Dorothy Young
1803–1844
of Hickman Co, Tenn.
Great-Grandparents
Hamilton Murdock
1731–1805
Mary Cleland
1736–1787
Isaac Davenport
1753–1816
Martha Ridgill
1752–1815
John Watts
1774–1847
Mahala Long
1771–1845
William Young
1764–1850
Deborah Hughes
1760–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William (Murdogh)
1700–1763
Martha Hamilton
1710–1780
Samuel Cleland
1700–1747
Jane Couper
1696–1785
Francis Davenport
1718–1803
Mary Wyley
1718–1790
John Watts
1746–1808
WURTAUGA MOYTOY
1756–1832
Thomas Sr.
1732–1829
Judith Johnstone
1733–1774

James Murdock's Descendants

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James (Jim Caswell) Murdock (15 Dec 1853–16 Aug 1939) m. Annie (Estelle) Hignite (1 Jan 1874–13 Jan 1964)
  1. 1. Millard (Monroe) Murdock 1891–1954 m. Susan (Lillie) Sadler 1890–1978
    1. 1. Infant (girl) Murdock 1910–1910
    2. 2. infant (boy) Murdock 1910–1910
    3. 3. Ruby (Jewell) Murdock 1911–1998 m. Conrad (Escor) Woodson 1911–1975
    4. 4. Mannon (Alvoy) Murdock 1913–2009 m. Iva (Verdelle) Gleastine 1910–1951 m. Marnette (Nora) Green-Johnson 1910–1987 m. Naomi (Lillian) Culp 1916–2011
    5. 5. Linnie (Faye) Murdock 1919– m. Edward (Grant) Harding 1919–1994
    6. 6. Dorothy (Louise) Murdock 1926– m. Tom (Watson) Ethridge 1922–1962 m. Nathan (Conway) Campbell 1924–
    7. 7. Linnie (Faye) Murdock 1919–2015
  2. 2. Jessie (William) Murdock 1894–1967 m. Maggie (Mae) Brockman 1897–1936
    1. 1. James (Leon) Murdock 1916–1992 m. Anna (Lee) Osborn 1917–
    2. 2. Pauline (Marie) Murdock 1918– m. John (Kersey) Sandlin 1921–1989
    3. 3. Nellie (Mae) Murdock 1920–1922
  3. 3. Emily (Beatrice) Murdock 1897–1974 m. Tilman (Thelbert) Sadler 1896–1973
    1. 1. Marja (Lou) Sadler 1920–1982 m. Luther (Joyce) Cranford 1919–
    2. 2. James (Tilman) Sadler 1922–1999 m. Frankie (Ruth) Patrick 1926–1980
  4. 4. Clarence (Hamilton) Murdock 1899–1995 m. Rosa (Bell) Jenkins 1901–1988
    1. 1. Ernest (James) Murdock 1922–1982
  5. 5. Syble (Caldonia) Murdock 1902–1998 m. Roy (Alvin) Lee 1901–1984
    1. 1. Cleva (Olene) Lee 1923– m. Harold Lichtenwald 1922–
    2. 2. Mildred (Ruth) Lee 1925– m. Somy (Fuller) Thompson 1918–1974
  6. 6. Amanda (Bliss) Murdock 1905–2002 m. William (Vernon) McKenzie 1904–1969
  7. 7. Pansy (Marie) Murdock 1908–1995 m. Herman (Duard) Chaney 1906–1990
    1. 1. James (Huelen) Chaney 1930–1930
  8. 8. Lillie (Ruth) Murdock 1911–1986 m. George (Culous) Fuller 1905–1985

James Murdock's Timeline

3 Records

1853
15 Dec 1853
Birth of James Jim Caswell Murdock in Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 17
James Jim Caswell Murdock resided here in Township 6 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
Township 6 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
1939
16 Aug 1939
Age 86
Death of James Jim Caswell Murdock in Alba, Wood, TX
Alba, Wood, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1853
    Event Place: Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 6 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: M593_746; Page: 397B; Family History Library Film: 552245

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 6 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 6 Range 6, Prentiss, Mississippi; Roll: M593_746; Page: 397B; Family History Library Film: 552245

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alba, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Alba, Wood, TX
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

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