John Alexander McMurray and Sophia E. "Sophie" Young

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Husband John Alexander McMurray ^{1 2}

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            AKA: [Unk] McMurrah,3 John Alexander McMurry 4
           Born: 14 Feb 1849 - Hegarty Crossroads, Beccaria Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 5
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         Father: John McMurray (1808-1878) 2 6
         Mother: Jane Alexander (1809-1873) 2 7 8

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       Marriage: 1869 9

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Wife Sophia E. "Sophie" Young ^{4 10}

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           Born:  - Ferguson Twp, Clearfield Co, PA
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         Father: Albert Young (Abt 1809-1881) 11
         Mother: Mary Wagoner (Abt 1812-Aft 1898) 3

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Children

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1 F Mary J. McMurray ^{4 12}

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           Born: 1 Jul 1871 12
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         Spouse: Blair Echard (      -      ) 12

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2 M John A. McMurray ^{4 12}

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           Born: 5 Oct 1872 12
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3 M William C. McMurray ^{4 12}

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           Born: 9 Mar 1874 12
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         Spouse: Lizzie Warshing (      -      ) 12
           Marr: 1894 12

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4 F Emma May McMurray ^{4 12}

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           Born: 1 Mar 1876 12
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5 F Margaret Matilda McMurray ¹²

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           Born: 20 Jan 1878 12
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6 M George Russell McMurray ¹²

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           Born: 5 Apr 1880 12
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7 F Anna Bertha McMurray ¹²

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           Born: 27 Nov 1882 12
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8 F Sarah Delilah McMurray ¹²

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           Born: 8 Feb 1884 12
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9 M Cleveland McMurray ¹²

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           Born: 3 Apr 1886 12
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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10 F Pearl Eliza McMurray ¹²

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           Born: 6 Jun 1888 12
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11 M Earl S. McMurray ¹²

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           Born: 6 Aug 1891 12
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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12 F Ruth Aletha McMurray ¹²

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           Born: 23 Jan 1893 12
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General Notes: Husband - John Alexander McMurray

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He received a common-school education in Knox township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
He married and they resided on a farm near Beulah; they had twelve children, ten were still living in 1898.

In 1871 he purchased 160 acres of land in Bigler township, Clearfield County, known as the Joseph Hegarty homestead. This was partially improved, with about forty acres cleared. Mr. McMurray then cleared sixty acres, and, in 1881, he sold the sixty acres with the old improvements, retaining the portion of the estate which lay nearest the borough of Ramey. He made many improvements thereon, building a barn and a large two-story residence. In 1891 he engaged in mercantile business in Bigler township, but sold out three years later.
He and his wife were members of the Baptist Church.
Politically he was always identified with the Democratic party.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 875, 931, 1642.

2 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 450.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 971.

4 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 177.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 875, 1642.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 874.

7 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 176.

8 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 874, 924.

9 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 875.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 875, 1643.

11 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 971, 1643.

12 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1643.