John Lewis Murray Jr. (1862 - 1912)

Born 15 Dec 1862 in Johnson, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Caroline (Childers) Barton — married 28 Dec 1879 in Mount Levi, Johnson, Arkansas, United States

Husband of Ella Lenora (Cox) Rasher — married 2 Mar 1909 in Berwyn, Carter County, Oklahoma, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1912 at age 49 in Murray County, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Murray Name Study.

J.L. was born in 1862 and he passed away in 1912. ^{[1] [2]} He was the son of John Murray and Ruth Holmes.

J.L. was a doctor by trade, although he also farmed. Following his second marriage, J.L. worked as a pharmacist. He was repairing his home's roof when he fell to the ground and died of his injuries. His obituaries or funeral notices, which were apparently placed by his first family, do not mention the second wife and list his death location as occurring in Creek County, which is incorrect. ^{[1] [2]} No death certificate has been located as it was not too long after statehood that he died and records were sparsely kept.

Residences

J.L. is enumerated in the following locations:

• 1870 - Piney, Johnson, Arkansas, United States. ^[3]
• 1880 - Piney, Johnson, Arkansas, United States, in his brother's household, mistakenly enumerated as his son. ^[4]
• 1900 - Johnson County, Arkansas, United States ^[5]
• 1903 - Bristow, Creek Nation, Indian Territory , United States.
• 1909 - Berwyn, Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. ^[6]
• 1910 - Daugherty, Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. ^[7]

Family

J.L. married twice. His first marriage was in 1879 to Nancy Caroline Childers, daughter of Richard C. Childers and Rebecca Emily Freed. ^[8] The couple later divorced. To this union were born the following children:

• 1880 - John "Richard"
• 1883 - Ruth "Emily"
• 1885 - Vina Nola E.
• 1890 - Mary Elizabeth
• 1892 - Nellie Rosetta
• 1895 - Lizzia Allegheny
• 1896 - James Robert Lafayette "Fate"

In 1909, J.L. married as his second wife, Ella Lenora Cox, daughter of Joe Cox and Susan Gardiner. ^[9] Note that J.L. would have been 47 years of age and Ella would have been 18 years of age when wed. To this union, the following children were born:

• 1910 - Methel Bell
• 1912 - James L.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Obituary of J.L. Murray", Bristow Enterprise, 8 Mar 19112, page 1, column 5 (https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Image:Murray-16829.pdf&action=edit
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Obituary of J. L. Murray", Bristow Record, 8 Mar 1912, page 1, column 2 (https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Image:Murray-16829-1.pdf&action=edit) .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCW-BGS : 18 March 2020), John L Murray in entry for John L Murray, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWZ-BQJ : 12 August 2017), John L Murray in household of James J Murray, Piney, Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 88, sheet 261D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,048.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FZ-5JC : accessed 17 May 2020), John L Murray, Hickey & Perry Townships, Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35, sheet 11A, family 194, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,064.
6. ↑ "Marriage Record of J.L. Murray and Ella Riley", 2 Mar 1909, Berwyn, Carter County, Oklahoma ( https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Image:Murray-16829-2.pdf&action=edit).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQS-PZT : accessed 17 May 2020), John L Murry, Dougherty, Murray, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 205, sheet 3A, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1263; FHL microfilm 1,375,276.
8. ↑ "Marriage Record of J.L. Murray and Nancy Childers", 28 Dec 1880, (https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Murray-16829-3)
9. ↑ "Marriage Record of J.L. Murray and Ella Riley", 2 Mar 1909, Berwyn, Carter County, Oklahoma (https://www.wikitree.com/photo/pdf/Murray-16829-2).