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William Henry Murray 1853 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1853

Birth Location: Allegheny Co, PA

Death Date: 20 Jul 1920

Death Location: Somerset, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Murray

Mother: Mary Young

Spouse(s): Anna Patterson

Children(s): Marietta Murray, Laura Murray, Anna Murray, James Murray, William Murray, John Murray, Joseph Murray, Marietta Murray, Albertus Murray

The story of William Henry Murray began in 1853 in Allegheny Co, PA. In 1860, William Henry Murray resided in McCandless, Alleghany, Pennsylvania, USA. William Henry Murray married Anna Mary Patterson, and had children including Marietta Murray, Laura Frances Murray, Anna Vesta Murray, James Karl Murray, William Ellsworth Murray, John Ezra Murray, Joseph Melvin Murray, Marietta "Etta" Murray, Albertus Dow Murray. William Henry Murray passed away in 1920 in Somerset, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Murray began in 1853 in Allegheny Co, PA.
  • In 1860, William Henry Murray resided in McCandless, Alleghany, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Henry Murray married Anna Mary Patterson, and had children including Marietta Murray, Laura Frances Murray, Anna Vesta Murray, James Karl Murray, William Ellsworth Murray, John Ezra Murray, Joseph Melvin Murray, Marietta "Etta" Murray, Albertus Dow Murray.
  • William Henry Murray passed away in 1920 in Somerset, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Murray
1813 – 1870
Birth Location: PA
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Mary Young
1830 – 1901
Birth Location: Clarion, Armstrong Co, PA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Patterson
1852 – 1934
Birth Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Marietta Murray
1874 – 1903
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MM
Laura Murray
1877 – 1955
Birth Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Anna Murray
1878 – 1967
Birth Location: near Eighty-Four, PA, Washington County
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James Murray
1880 – 1958
Birth Location: Wylandville, PA
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William Murray
1881 – 1967
Birth Location: near Wylandville, PA
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John Murray
1883 – 1970
Birth Location: Wylandville, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph Murray
1884 – 1965
Birth Location: Benntleyville, Pennsylvania, USA
JM
Marietta Murray
1886 – 1979
Birth Location: Bentleyville, PA
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Albertus Murray
1891 – 1973
Birth Location: Bentleyville, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Murray's Ancestors

Self
William Murray
1853 – 1920
Birth Place: Allegheny Co, PA
Parents
William Murray
1813 – 1870
PA
Mary (Ann "Anna") Young
1830 – 1901
Clarion, Armstrong Co, PA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Murray's Descendants

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William (Henry) Murray (Abt 1853 – 20 Jul 1920) m. Anna (Mary) Patterson (23 Jul 1852 – 01 Oct 1934)
  1. 1. Marietta Murray (Abt 1874 – Abt 1903)
  2. 2. Laura (Frances) Murray (15 Feb 1877 – 22 Mar 1955) m. James Huffman (abt 1875 – )
    1. 1. Helen Conkle (abt 1915 – )
  3. 3. Anna (Vesta) Murray (11 Oct 1878 – 29 Jan 1967) m. W (B) Scott
    1. 1. Mabelle Scott (25 Jun 1907 – ) m. Fredrick (M) Leslie (abt 1909 – )
      1. 1. Nancy (S) Leslie (abt 1932 – )
  4. 4. James (Karl) Murray (01 Feb 1880 – 17 Nov 1958) m. Sarah (Matilda) Cameron (31 Jan 1882 – 12 May 1929)
    1. 1. Kathryn Murray (25 Feb 1906 – 7 Dec 2002) m. Melvin (Wayne) Sprouls (10 March 1903 – 25 February 1977)
      1. 1. Carl Sprowls (31 Dec 1926 – 8 Apr 2018)
      2. 2. Betty (Jane) Sprouls (12 June 1930 – 8 May 2013) m. John (Oliver) Gotshall (20 May 1926 – 20 January 2013)
      3. 3. Mary (G) Sprowls (abt 1932 – )
      4. 4. Raymond (Winson) Sprowls (6 Nov 1933 – 8 Aug 1994)
      5. 5. Frederick (Jacob) Sprowls (6 Jan 1939 – 28 November 1985)
      6. 6. Faye (L) Sprowls (abt 1944 – )
    2. 2. James (C) Murray (13 Aug 1909 – 25 Dec 1927)
  5. 5. William (Ellsworth) Murray (04 Aug 1881 – 27 Jun 1967) m. Dessa (M) Murray (abt 1883 – )
  6. 6. John (Ezra) Murray (10 Feb 1883 – 18 Dec 1970)
  7. 7. Joseph (Melvin) Murray (19 Sep 1884 – 22 May 1965) m. Garnet Murray (abt 1887 – )
  8. 8. Marietta ("Etta") Murray (29 Apr 1886 – May 1979)
  9. 9. Albertus (Dow) Murray (07 Nov 1891 – 27 Aug 1973) m. Corena (Eulala) Morton (4 February 1894 – 25 December 1991)

William Murray's Timeline

4 Records

1853
Abt 1853
Birth of William Henry Murray in Allegheny Co, PA
Allegheny Co, PA
1860
1860
Age 7
William Henry Murray resided here in McCandless, Alleghany, Pennsylvania, USA
McCandless, Alleghany, Pennsylvania, USA
1877
7 Feb 1877
Age 24
William Henry Murray was married in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
20 Jul 1920
Age 67
Death of William Henry Murray in Somerset, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1853
    Event Place: Allegheny Co, PA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: McCandless, Alleghany, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1061; Page: 114; Family History L

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: McCandless, Alleghany, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: McCandless, Alleghany, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1061; Page: 114; Family History L

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1920
    Event Place: Somerset, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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