Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James McMurray and Unknown




Husband James McMurray 1

           Born: 1764 - Ireland 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: [Unk] Devine (      -      ) 1



Wife Unknown 1

           Born:  - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Half Moon Valley, Centre Co, PA
         Buried: 


Children
1 M Russell [1] McMurray 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



2 M John McMurray 1 3

            AKA: John McMurry 2
           Born: 27 Mar 1808 - on the Atlantic Ocean 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1878 - Ansonville, Jordan Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - New Washington, Clearfield Co, PA
         Spouse: Dorcas Runner (      -1845) 1
           Marr: 1830 1
         Spouse: Jane Alexander (1809-1873) 5 6 7
           Marr: 1848 1



General Notes: Husband - James McMurray


He was a native of the Emerald Isle and was already in the prime of life when he and his wife came to America in 1808, locating in Half Moon Valley, Centre County, Pennsylvania, where his wife died a few years later, leaving two sons.

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Sources


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

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

3 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 355, 450.

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

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

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, 924.

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


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