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Descendants of Morgan Murrah

Word-of-mouth and documents tell us that: "The Murrah's of Scotch Ancestry, came to America for religious freedom in 1706. They came with a John Smith and a man named Archer. They settled in South Carolina near Charleston at Archer Inlet".



Generation No. 1

1. MORGAN1 MURRAH was born 1787, and died 1826. He married ELIZABETH JANE CASON 1808 in Fairfield Dist. S.C., daughter of CANNON JR. and MARTHA BRIANT-PICKETT.

Marriage Notes for MORGAN MURRAH and ELIZABETH CASON: Estate records indicate Morgan died in Fairfield Dist. ca 1826? and Elizabeth died 1827?, leaving 3 daughters and four sons. Moses Knighton was appointed guardian of the girls and Cannon Murrah the boys, but it is believed by 1830 all of the children (except James who died around 1827) were living with Elizabeth`s brother, Dr. James Cason.

Children of MORGAN MURRAH and ELIZABETH CASON are:
2. i. GEORGE2 MURRAH, b. January 23, 1812, Fairfield Dist. S.C.; d. November 04, 1886, Pine Mountain, Ga. Harris, Co..
3. ii. THOMAS MURRAH, b. 1809, Fairfield Dist. S.C.; d. 1856, Harris Co. Ga.
4. iii. CANNON CASON MURRAH, b. 1818, Fairfield Dist. S.C.; d. 1848, Union Parish, L.A..
iv. JAMES MURRAH, b. 1819, Fairfield Dist. S.C.; d. October 08, 1827, Fairfield Dist. S.C..
v. ELIZABETH MURRAH.
vi. LUCY MURRAH.
vii. REBECCA MURRAH.

Generation No. 2

2. GEORGE2 MURRAH (MORGAN1) was born January 23, 1812 in Fairfield Dist. S.C., and died November 04, 1886 in Pine Mountain, Ga. Harris, Co.. He married ELIZA ANN NOBLES 1837 in Tolbert, Co., daughter of JOHN NOBLES and PHARABY HAYGOOD.

Children of GEORGE MURRAH and ELIZA NOBLES are:
5. i. JESSE ALLEN3 MURRAH, b. March 17, 1855, S.C.; d. October 27, 1916, Carroll Co. Ga..
ii. JOHN MURRAH.
iii. ELIZABETH MURRAH.
6. iv. JULIA MURRAH.
7. v. JAMES PICKENS MURRAH, b. May 18, 1848; d. November 01, 1904, Gentian, Ga..
8. vi. GEORGE NOBEL MURRAH, b. 1850; d. 1926.
vii. JASPER MURRAH.
viii. THEOPHILUS THEODORE MURRAH, b. August 1859 in Ga.; d. 1906 in Pine Mountain, Ga. He married Ida L. Goodman.
ix. CHARLES PINCKNEY MURRAH.

Notes for CHARLES PINCKNEY MURRAH:
Wounded at Gettysburg, present at Appomattox surrender.

x. THOMAS C MURRAH.

Notes for THOMAS C MURRAH:
Killed in Civil War 1863

3. THOMAS2 MURRAH (MORGAN1) was born 1809 in Fairfield Dist. S.C., and died 1856 in Harris Co. Ga. He married ARABELLA GIBSON 1831 in Fairfield Dist. S.C., daughter of HENRY GIBSON and MARY GLADDEN.

Children of THOMAS MURRAH and ARABELLA GIBSON are:
9. i. GEORGE GREEN3 MURRAH, b. May 21, 1834, Fairfield Dist. S.C.; d. September 17, 1916, Harris Co. Ga (Old Shiloh Baptist Church Chem).
10. ii. MORGAN HENRY MURRAH, b. 1843, Harris Co. Ga.
11. iii. MARTHA MURRAH, b. 1837, Harris Co. Ga.,.
12. iv. SARA ELIZABETH MURRAH, b. 1839, Harris Co. Ga.
13. v. MARGARET JANE MURRAH, b. 1841.
vi. DORCUS MURRAH.
14. vii. AMANDA MURRAH, b. 1846.
15. viii. EUGENIA MURRAH, b. August 05, 1849; d. October 16, 1901, Locust Grove, Ga..
ix. JAMES A MURRAH, b. 1832; m. EMILY MCCAULA, May 06, 1851, Harris Co. Ga..
16. x. THOMAS NICHOLAS MURRAH, b. June 02, 1853, Harris Co. Ga., Shiloh; d. February 11, 1918, Harris Co. Ga., (Old Shiloh Baptist Church Cem.).
17. xi. CANNON CASON MURRAH, b. 1854, Harris Co. Ga.
xii.MARY A. MURRAH, b. 1835?

4. CANNON CASON2 MURRAH (MORGAN1) was born 1818 in Fairfield Dist. S.C., and died 1848 in Union Parish, L.A.. He married BITTIE MARIA CROOKS in Wedowee, Randolph Co. Ala..

Children of CANNON MURRAH and BITTIE CROOKS are:
i. JAMES MORGAN3 MURRAH, b. March 1847 Ala.; d. 1906.. m. Matilda Elizabeth Washam.
ii. SALLY MURRAH, b. 1848.

Generation No. 3

5. JESSE ALLEN3 MURRAH (GEORGE2, MORGAN1) was born March 17, 1855 in S.C., and died October 27, 1916 in Carroll Co. Ga.. He married BENNIE GRIFFIN.

Children of JESSE MURRAH and BENNIE GRIFFIN are:
18. i. GEORGE GRIFFIN4 MURRAH, b. November 25, 1887, Carroll Co. Ga.; d. May 25, 1947, Richland, Ga..
ii. LILLIAN MURRAH, m. JOHN BURSON.
iii. ETHEL MURRAH, m. BOB HARMON.
19. iv. AILEEN MURRAH, 1st. GORDON ROBINSON 2nd. WRIGHT
v. MATTIE MURRAH, m. ELLIS NORTH.
20. vi. JESSE MADISON MURRAH, THERESA CRAHAN
21. vii. THEOPHILUS LESTER MURRAH, m. CLARA MAE WILLIAMS
22. viii. EUNICE ELIZABETH MURRAH, m. L.M.Orr
23. ix. HELEN MURRAH, m. C.T. PAYNE

6. JULIA3 MURRAH (GEORGE2, MORGAN1). She married ADAM CRALL RODGERS, son of ADAM RODGERS and NANCY LATHAN.

Children of JULIA MURRAH and ADAM RODGERS are:
i. LILA4 RODGERS, m. WILL TEEL.
ii. MAGGIE RODGERS.

7. JAMES PICKENS3 MURRAH (GEORGE2, MORGAN1) was born May 18, 1848, and died November 01, 1904 in Gentian, Ga.. He married NANCY WINIFRED RODGERS December 07, 1873 in Harris Co. Ga., daughter of JAMES RODGERS and CAROLINE POOL.

Children of JAMES MURRAH and NANCY RODGERS are:
24. i. CHARLES PICKENS4 MURRAH, b. May 10, 1876; d. January 13, 1946, Orlando, Fla..
ii. JAMES LABON MURRAH, b. February 02, 1879; d. September 12, 1899, Harris Co. Ga.
iii. JOHN THOMAS MURRAH, b. April 22, 1881.
25. iv. MINNIE PEARL MURRAH, b. January 14, 1885.
26. v. IDAS THEODORE MURRAH, b. January 15, 1888.
27. vi. GEORGE HESS MURRAH, b. September 22, 1892, Harris Co. Ga; d. December 11, 1968, Live Oak, Fla..
vii. CARRIE LEE MURRAH, b. April 12, 1895, Gentian, Ga..

8. GEORGE NOBEL3 MURRAH (GEORGE2, MORGAN1) was born 1850, and died 1926. He married SARAH ELIZABETH RODGERS, daughter of JAMES RODGERS and CAROLINE POOL.

Children of GEORGE MURRAH and SARAH RODGERS are:
i. GUY CARLTON4 MURRAH, b. 1883; m. OLIVIA CHEAK.

Notes for OLIVIA CHEAK:
Died With in One year of marrage!

28. ii. CARRIE MAE MURRAH, b. July 10, 1885, Harris Co. Ga; d. October 06, 1907.
29. iii. RUTH WINIFRED MURRAH.
iv. ROY MURRAH.
v. JESSE RODGERS MURRAH, m. EMMA STEPHENS.
vi. ALICE MURRAH.

9. GEORGE GREEN3 MURRAH (THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born May 21, 1834 in Fairfield Dist. S.C., and died September 17, 1916 in Harris Co. Ga (Old Shiloh Baptist Church Chem). He married MARY AMANDA DELOACH December 20, 1855 in Tolbert, Co., Ga..

Children of GEORGE MURRAH and MARY DELOACH are:
30. i. THOMAS SIMEON4 MURRAH, b. February 01, 1857; d. June 06, 1896, Harris Co. Ga., (Old Shiloh Baptist Church Cem.).
ii. CHARLES ROBERT MURRAH, b. December 10, 1858; d. November 19, 1925, Harris Co. Ga., (Old Shiloh Baptist Church Cem.).
31. iii. GEORGIA MURRAH, b. February 08, 1863.
32. iv. EDWARD LEE MURRAH, d. 1935.
v. JOHN MORGAN MURRAH, b. December 08, 1868; d. 1933, Harris Co. Ga.; m. LULA GOODMAN, May 09, 1900, Pine Mountain, Ga..

10. MORGAN HENRY3 MURRAH (THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born 1843 in Harris Co. Ga. He married ELIZA JANE JOHNSEY in Harris Co. Ga..

Child of MORGAN MURRAH and ELIZA JOHNSEY is:
i. CARO BENTON4 MURRAH, b. November 19, 1872, Shiloh, Harris Co, Ga.; d. September 13, 1955, Bessemer, Ala.; m. CALVIN HOMER SMITH, October 14, 1891, Shiloh, Harris Co, Ga..

11. MARTHA3 MURRAH (THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born 1837 in Harris Co. Ga.,. She married POIS GRANT September 16, 1860 in Harris Co. Ga..

Children of MARTHA MURRAH and POIS GRANT are:
i. BELLE4 GRANT.
ii. MALLORY GRANT.
iii. MEOTA GRANT.
iv. LUTHER GRANT.

12. SARA ELIZABETH3 MURRAH (THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born 1839 in Harris Co. Ga. She married ALFRED A. SMITH September 03, 1860 in Harris Co. Ga..

Children of SARA MURRAH and ALFRED SMITH are:
i. ARRIE4 SMITH.
ii. CALVIN SMITH.
iii. SILAS SMITH.
iv. ADA SMITH.
v. JESSE SMITH.

13. MARGARET JANE3 MURRAH (THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born 1841. She married WILL DELOACH.

Child of MARGARET MURRAH and WILL DELOACH is:
i. WILL DELOACH4 JR..

14. AMANDA3 MURRAH (THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born 1846. She married HUGH INGRAM.

Children of AMANDA MURRAH and HUGH INGRAM are:
i. CHARLIE4 INGRAM.
ii. ANNIE INGRAM, m. PORTER.

15. EUGENIA3 MURRAH (THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born August 05, 1849, and died October 16, 1901 in Locus Grove, Ga.. She married WALTER WILEY GIBSON.

Children of EUGENIA MURRAH and WALTER GIBSON are:
i. JOHN4 GIBSON.
ii. WALTER MURRAH GIBSON, b. April 08, 1883; d. September 12, 1937, Atlanta, Ga..
iii. LILLIE GIBSON.
iv. TIM GIBSON.

16. THOMAS NICHOLAS3 MURRAH (THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born June 02, 1853 in Harris Co. Ga., Shiloh, and died February 11, 1918 in Harris Co. Ga., (Old Shiloh Baptist Church Cem.). He married LORENA HANSON.

Children of THOMAS MURRAH and LORENA HANSON are:
33. i. ALBERT SIDNEY4 MURRAH, b. April 07, 1882, Harris Co. Ga.
ii. EMMETT MURRAH, b. Harris Co. Ga.
iii. PEARL MURRAH, b. October 16, 1880, Harris Co. Ga.
iv. MARY MORSE MURRAH, b. Harris Co. Ga; m. CLEVELAND SELLARS.
34. v. CARRIBEL MURRAH, b. April 24, 1888, Harris Co. Ga.
vi. ERA MURRAH, m. CHARLES WALL.
35. vii. WADE GIBSON MURRAH, b. Harris Co. Ga.
36. viii. GRACE MURRAH, b. Harris Co. Ga.
ix. KATE MURRAH.
x. FLORENCE MURRAH, m. HENRY C. DORSEY.
xi. CARROLL MURRAH.

17. CANNON CASON3 MURRAH (THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born 1854 in Harris Co. Ga. He married NAN MOORE.

Children of CANNON MURRAH and NAN MOORE are:
i. ELLEE MOORE4 MURRAH.
ii. CLARA MURRAH, b. Harris Co. Ga.

Generation No. 4

18. GEORGE GRIFFIN4 MURRAH (JESSE ALLEN3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1) was born November 25, 1887 in Carroll Co. Ga., and died May 25, 1947 in Richland, Ga.. He married LURLIE LOU PEARCE in Carroll Co. b. December 27, 1889, d. January 1, 1991, daughter of DAVID FRANKLIN PEARCE (1857-1935) and SUSAN DELANO ALMON (1858-1935).

Children of GEORGE MURRAH and LURLIE PEARCE are:
i. JESSE FRANK MURRAH5 SR., b. October 03, 1915, Carroll Co. Ga.; d. Nov. 16, 2000, Richland Ga.; m. INEZ WILEY WALL b. April 29. 1914, Lylesville. NC,; d. May 25, 1962. Richland, Ga.
ii. WILLIAM MADISON MURRAH, b. March 04, 1920, Webster Co. Ga.; d. February 14, 1986, Richland, Ga.; m. SARAH RUTH CARTER, Richland, Ga.
iii. GEORGE GRIFFIN MURRAH JR., b. August 4, 1917, Webster Co. Ga.; m. (1) SARITA JUNE BURLEY, April 21, 1944, Parris Island, S.C.; d. March 27, 1985. (2) EMMA MAHONE
iv. MARY HELLEN MURRAH, b. March 23, 1924, Richland, Ga.; m. ECHOLS MAYO, January 05, 1945, Charleston, S.C..

19. AILEEN4 MURRAH (JESSE ALLEN3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1). She married GORDON ROBINSON.

Child of AILEEN MURRAH and GORDON ROBINSON is:
i. MURRAH5 ROBINSON.

20. JESSE MADISON4 MURRAH, b. June 1, 1896, Carroll Co. Ga. d. Nov. 2, 1963 New Orleans, La. (JESSE ALLEN3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1). He married THERESA CRAHAN b. December 18, 1901. d. November 13, 1984, New Orleans, La.

Child of JESSE MURRAH and THERESA CRAHAN is:
i. RODNEY WAYNE5 MURRAH b. May 20, 1932 Augusta, Ga. He married MILDRED A. LUX b. July 20, 1933 Johnstown, Pa.

21. THEOPHILUS LESTER4 MURRAH (JESSE ALLEN3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1). He married CLARA MAE WILLIAMSON.

Children of THEOPHILUS MURRAH and CLARA WILLIAMSON are:
i. ALLEN5 MURRAH.
ii. NANCY MURRAH.

22. EUNICE ELIZABETH4 MURRAH (JESSE ALLEN3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1). She married L.M. ORE.

Child of EUNICE MURRAH and L.M. ORE is:
i. CHARLOTTE5 ORE.

23. HELEN4 MURRAH (JESSE ALLEN3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1). She married C.G. PAYNE.

Child of HELEN MURRAH and C.G. PAYNE is:
i. THOMAS5 PAYNE.

24. CHARLES PICKENS4 MURRAH (JAMES PICKENS3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1) was born May 10, 1876, and died January 13, 1946 in Orlando, Fla.. He married MARY LOU HARKINS in Atlanta, Ga., daughter of BAKER HARKINS and ANNA CARLISLE.

Children of CHARLES MURRAH and MARY HARKINS are:
i. CHARLES HUBERT5 MURRAH, b. May 14, 1902, Harris Co. Ga.
ii. LELAND ALFRED MURRAH, b. December 17, 1904, Harris Co. Ga; d. June 18, 1974.
iii. THEOPHILUS THEODORE MURRAH, b. October 20, 1906, Harris Co. Ga; d. July 05, 1984, Orlando, Fla.; m. RUTH SHIRLEY.
iv. MIRIAM MURRAH, b. October 16, 1908; d. Orlando, Fla..
v. WILLIAM BAKER MURRAH, b. June 16, 1915, Harris Co. Ga; d. December 17, 1971, Orlando, Fla..
vi. CHARLES PAUL MURRAH, b. October 14, 1910.

25. MINNIE PEARL4 MURRAH (JAMES PICKENS3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1) was born January 14, 1885. She married JOSEPH SHEPPARD CANNON.

Children of MINNIE MURRAH and JOSEPH CANNON are:
i. LULA ALICE5 CANNON, b. March 09, 1910.
ii. JOSEPH ANDREW CANNON, b. June 07, 1912; d. January 05, 1913.
iii. WINIFRED LUCILLE CANNON, b. March 15, 1907; d. September 01, 1909.
iv. CAROLYN CANNON, b. September 06, 1914.
v. ALTHEA LORENA CANNON, b. November 11, 1916; m. JAMES ALEXANDER MCIVER.

26. IDAS THEODORE4 MURRAH (JAMES PICKENS3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1) was born January 15, 1888. He married MONTANA O. TOLBERT.

Child of IDAS MURRAH and MONTANA TOLBERT is:
i. IDAS TOLBERT5 MURRAH, m. BETTY WELSH, September 14, 1916.

27. GEORGE HESS4 MURRAH (JAMES PICKENS3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1) was born September 22, 1892 in Harris Co. Ga, and died December 11, 1968 in Live Oak, Fla.. He married (1) ANNE BELLE TURNER. He married (2) MAE HURST.

Children of GEORGE MURRAH and MAE HURST is:
i. WINIFRED5 MURRAH, m. BOATRIGHT.
ii. GEORGE HESS MURRAH JR., m. JULIA ANNE TREECE.

28. CARRIE MAE4 MURRAH (GEORGE NOBEL3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1) was born July 10, 1885 in Harris Co. Ga, and died October 06, 1907. She married CLYDE HOGAN.

Children of CARRIE MURRAH and CLYDE HOGAN are:
i. VERNON HOGAN5 HOGAN.
ii. GIRL DIED YOUNG HOGAN.

29. RUTH WINIFRED4 MURRAH (GEORGE NOBEL3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1). She married BERT ALLMAND.

Children of RUTH MURRAH and BERT ALLMAND are:
i. ELIZABETH5 ALLMAND, m. JAMES PARKS.
ii. SARAH RUTH ALLMAND, m. MILTON CARROLL.

30. THOMAS SIMEON4 MURRAH (GEORGE GREEN3, THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born February 01, 1857, and died June 06, 1896 in Harris Co. Ga., (Old Shiloh Baptist Church Cem.). He married JULIA ANN CRAWFORD.

Children of THOMAS MURRAH and JULIA CRAWFORD are:
i. THOMAS CARLTON5 MURRAH, b. Harris Co. Ga.
ii. WARNER MURRAH, b. 1888; d. 1934.
iii. MARTHA VASHTI MURRAH, b. Harris Co. Ga.
iv. BERTA ALICE MURRAH, b. Harris Co. Ga.
v. WILLIE BOYD MURRAH.

31. GEORGIA4 MURRAH (GEORGE GREEN3, THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born February 08, 1863. She married JOSEPH THOMAS FLORENCE 1886.

Child of GEORGIA MURRAH and JOSEPH FLORENCE is:
i. MARY5 FLORENCE, b. March 20, 1893.

32. EDWARD LEE4 MURRAH (GEORGE GREEN3, THOMAS2, MORGAN1) died 1935. He married ELLA GOODMAN.

Children of EDWARD MURRAH and ELLA GOODMAN are:
i. NINA5 MURRAH.
ii. NOLAN MURRAH.
iii. EDWARD POPE MURRAH.

33. ALBERT SIDNEY4 MURRAH (THOMAS NICHOLAS3, THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born April 07, 1882 in Harris Co. Ga. He married MARGARET BYRD.

Children of ALBERT MURRAH and MARGARET BYRD are:
i. ALBERT5 MURRAH, b. Atlanta, Ga..
ii. CHARLES RAYMOND MURRAH, b. Atlanta, Ga..
iii. MARGARET ANNETTE MURRAH.
iv. MARY BYRD MURRAH, b. Atlanta, Ga..

34. CARRIBEL4 MURRAH (THOMAS NICHOLAS3, THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born April 24, 1888 in Harris Co. Ga. She married HENRY WOLPERT.

Child of CARRIBEL MURRAH and HENRY WOLPERT is:
i. THOMAS HENRY5 WOLPERT.

35. WADE GIBSON4 MURRAH (THOMAS NICHOLAS3, THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born in Harris Co. Ga. He married THELMA TEASLET.

Children of WADE MURRAH and THELMA TEASLET are:
i. FRANCES MOZELLE5 MURRAH, b. April 08, 1924, Atlanta, Ga..
ii. THOMAS NICHOLAS MURRAH, b. September 28, 1926, Atlanta, Ga..
iii. ROBERT TEASLEY MURRAH, b. September 01, 1930, Atlanta, Ga..

36. GRACE4 MURRAH (THOMAS NICHOLAS3, THOMAS2, MORGAN1) was born in Harris Co. Ga. She married ROY MCCARKLE.

Child of GRACE MURRAH and ROY MCCARKLE is:
i. JEANETTEE5 MCCARKLE.

Descendants Of JESSE FRANK MURRAH SR.

Generation No. 5

1. JESSE FRANK MURRAH5 SR. (GEORGE GRIFFIN4 MURRAH, JESSE ALLEN3, GEORGE2, MORGAN1) was born October 03, 1915 in Carroll Co. Ga.; died 16 November, 2000 at home in Richland, Ga. He married (1) INEZ WILEY WALL in Richland, Ga, (died 1962) daughter of MIAL P. WALL and MAGGIE WILEY.

Child of JESSE SR. and INEZ WALL is:

i. JESSE FRANK MURRAH6 JR., b. August 16, 1942, @M.P. Wall House on West Broad St., Richland, Ga..

Generation No. 6, 7, 8


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