William Austin Thomas Murrey (1859 - 1929)

Born 30 Aug 1859 in Rush, Cherokee, Texas, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Ella (Bateman) Murrey — married 18 Nov 1885 (to 13 Sep 1886) in Van Zandt County, Texas, USA

Husband of Catherine Estella (Mills) Murrey — married 21 Sep 1888 (to before 1899) in Texas, USA

Husband of Mary Ella (Bulgier) Murrey — married 18 Mar 1900 in Van Zandt County, Texas, USA

Died 3 Jun 1929 at age 69 in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas, USA

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Biography

William Austin Thomas " W A T " Murrey was born in Rush, Cherokee, Texas, USA on 30 Aug 1859 to William Austin Murrey and Catherine Powdrill. William Austin married Stella Mills and had 2 children. William Austin married Ella Bateman on 18 Mar 1900 Van Zandt, Texas. William Austin married Mary Ella Bulgier and had 4 children. He passed away on 3 Jun 1929 in Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas, USA.

He was educated therefore in the country schools and in the Wills Point High School. He is now a Nurseryman and Orchardist and also the Editor of the Fruit Grower, a widely circulated paper. He began fruit growing in 1886. Began the paper January 1, 1896. November 18, 1885.

He has been in the county forty-two years and has given her the best energies of his life. He loves the county and says she has great capabilities in fruit, vegetables, salt, timber and the staple crops. He is member of the church, the Bankers' Union of the World, United Benevolent Association of Texas and the Farmer's Union. He owns 283 acres of land near Myrtle Springs, in farms, orchards and nurseries. He has 150 lots in the town of Myrtle Springs. He has 1000 fruit trees, planted to orchard, and more than 400,000 nursery trees and plants. He has all of the best commercial varieties and is pushing this line of business with great energy. He believes in letting the world know what Van Zandt County is, and proves his faith by his works, and is the advocate of every good cause without regard to his own personal interest.

Family Members

Parents: William Austin Murrey 1830-1895 and Catherine Powdrill 1835-1889

Spouse #1 Ella Bateman with No Children.

Spouse #2 Catherine Estella "Stella" Mills and Children:

Austin Murrey Infant Death

Byron Murrey 3 years old

Myrtle Murrey

Thomas Earl Murrey

Spouse #3 Mary Ella Bulgier and Children:

Leila Celestine Murrey

Edison Laurie Murrey

Jewell Owens Murrey

Violet Christene Murrey

Burial

Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA^[1]

• Fact: Residence (1900) Justice Precinct 1 Myrtle Springs town, Van Zandt, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Justice Precinct 1, Van Zandt, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Justice Precinct 1, Van Zandt, Texas, United States
• Fact: Burial Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt, Texas, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5240068/william-austin_thomas-murrey: accessed 18 June 2023), memorial page for William Austin Thomas Murrey (30 Aug 1859–3 Jun 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5240068, citing Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Myrtle Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Rory Patterson (contributor 41989267).

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 February 2022, 14:50), entry for William Austin Thomas Murrey (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZ5T-LM7 ); contributed by various users.
• http://records.ancestry.com/william_austin_murrey_records.ashx?pid=8550523
• http://vanzandttx.org/vzcwatmury.htm