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James Riley Murray 1808 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 29 Aug 1882

Death Location: Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, United States

Father: James Murray

Mother: Francis Murray

Spouse(s): Miranda Below, Susan Bush, Mariah Brills, Elizabeth Newman, Susian Fletcher

Children(s): William Murray, Thomas Murray, Susan Murray, Geo Murray, Riley Murray, Amanda Murray, Francis Murray, Eddie Murray

James Riley Murray was born in 1808 in North Carolina, the child of James Riley Murray and Francis Murray. James Riley Murray later married Miranda Below, Susan Jane Bush, Mariah Brills, Elizabeth Newman and Susian Fletcher, and together they raised children including William Clayton Murray, Thomas J Murray, Susan J Murray, Geo W Murray, Riley E Murray, Amanda C Murray, Francis E Murray and Eddie L Murray. In 1882, James Riley Murray passed away in Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, United States.

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Parents

James Murray
1772 – 1847
Birth Location: Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Francis Murray
1780 – 1842
Birth Location: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Miranda Below
Birth Location: –
MB
Susan Bush
Birth Location: –
SB
Mariah Brills
1818 –
Birth Location: Ohio
MB
Elizabeth Newman
1815 – 1855
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
EN
Susian Fletcher
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
SF

Children(s)

William Murray
1836 – 1889
Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America
WM
Thomas Murray
1858 – 1935
Birth Location: Illinois
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Susan Murray
1831 –
Birth Location: Illinois
SM
Geo Murray
1860 –
Birth Location: Illinois
GM
Riley Murray
1862 –
Birth Location: Illinois
RM
Amanda Murray
1864 – 1929
Birth Location: Illinois
AM
Francis Murray
1866 –
Birth Location: Illinois
FM
Eddie Murray
1869 – 1902
Birth Location: Illinois
EM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 December 1806
    Event Place: Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA, Year: 1880; Census Place: Simpson, Johnson, Illinois; Roll: 217; Page: 497B; Enumeration District: 053, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 7 Range 7, Saline, Illinois; Roll: M593_274; Page: 417A; Family History Library Film: 545773, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 7 S Range 7 W, Saline, Illinois; Page: 794; Family History Library Film: 803223, Year: 1850; Census Place: Raleigh, Saline, Illinois; Roll: 127; Page: 49b, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for North Carolina, 1850-1880: Mortality and Manufacturing; Archive Collection: M1805; Archive Roll Number: 4; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: C

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1808
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 31 Mar 1831

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 11 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Saline, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 18 Oct 1875
    Event Place: Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1830
    Event Place: Saline, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Saline, Gallatin, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 22; Page: 292; Family History Library Film: 0007647

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Raleigh, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Raleigh, Saline, Illinois; Roll: 127; Page: 49b

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 11 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Township 1 Range 7, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 1 Range 7, Saline, Illinois; Archive Collection Number: T1133; Roll: 10; Page: 1; Line: 37; Schedule Type: Agriculture, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 7 S Range 7 W, Saline, Illinois; Page: 794; Family History Library Film: 803223

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 3 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Eldorado, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865, Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2183; Line: 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Township 7 Range 7, Saline, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 7 Range 7, Saline, Illinois; Roll: M593_274; Page: 417A; Family History Library Film: 545773

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Simpson, Johnson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Simpson, Johnson, Illinois; Roll: 217; Page: 497B; Enumeration District: 053

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Aug 1882
    Event Place: Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for North Carolina, 1850-1880: Mortality and Manufacturing; Archive Collection: M1805; Archive Roll Number: 4; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: C

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Johnson County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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