William Edgar Murry

  Noted events in his life were:

• census, 1900, Grant Parish, LA. Name: William E Murry
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 4, Grant, Louisiana
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Beulah A
Race: White
Household members:
William E Murry 26
Beulah A Murry 27
Ada J Murry 2
Wilmar D Murry 2.12

• Land, 17 Jan 1902, Williana, Grant Parish, LA. Name: William E[dgar] Murry
Land Office: NEW ORLEANS
Sequence #: 1
Document Number: 10043
Total Acres: 119.13
Misc. Doc. Nr.: 17944
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: 17 Jan 1902
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 12 Stat. 392
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: May 20, 1862
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Homestead Entry Original
Land Description:
1 N½NE LOUISIANA No 8 N 2 W 34
2 SWNE LOUISIANA No 8 N 2 W 34

[Land located about 2 miles South (on HIWY 167) and 1 mile West of Williana, LA]

• Notes, 1905. Moved from Williana to Black Creek in Fall of 1905. - ref: Barefoot on Black Creek.

• census, 1910, Grant Parish, LA. Name: Edgar Murry
Age in 1910: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana
Home in 1910: Police Jury Ward 3, Grant, Louisiana
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household members:
Edgar Murry 36
Ada Murry 12
Wilmore Murry 10
Della Murry 8
Washington Murry 6
Ila Murry 5

• Notes: Witness on notice, 1914, Black Creek, Grant, LA. The Colfax Chronicle, March 14, 1914
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF
U. S. Land Office, Baton Rouge, February 25, 1914

PROOF UNDER LAW UNDER WHICH ENTRY WAS MADE


Notice is hereby given that Frank Thames, of Colfax, Louisiana, was on Feb 10, 1909, made Homestead entry, No. 02433, for N 1/2 of NE 1/4, section 14, township 7 north, range 3 west, Louisiana Meridian, has filed notice of tention to make five eyar proof, to establish claim tot he land above described, before Clerk of Court, at Colfax, La, on the 8th day of April 1914.

Claimant names as witnesses:
Chas. G. Jones, A. E. Laird, C. G. Reynolds, all of Colfax, La., R.F.D. No.1 And Edgar Murry, of Black Creek, La.

JOHN F. NUTTALL
Register
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• WWI Draft Registration, 12 Sep 1918, Grant Parish, LA. Name: William Edgar Murry
City: Colfax
County: Grant
State: Louisiana
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1873
Race: White
Present Occupation: Farming
Nearest Relative: Mary Murry (Wife)
Height: Medium
Build: Medium
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Red

• census, 1920, Ward 3, Grant Parish, LA. Name: William E Murry
Home in 1920: Police Jury Ward 3, Grant, Louisiana
Age: 46 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Mary
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 181
Household members:
William E Murry 46
Mary Murry 33
Wilma Murry 19
Della Murry 17
Ila Murry 15
Vera Murry 7
Cecil Murry 3
Ovil Murry 3 6/12
Estella Murry 2/12
Willie Masters 10 (StepSon)

• Notes. William, wife and young kids moved to Sumrall, MS in 1925 leaving the home place in Black Creek to his already grown kids.

• census, 1930, Beat 5, Lamar, MS. Name: William E Murray
Home in 1930: Beat 5, Lamar, Mississippi
Age: 56
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary
Race: White
Household members:
William E Murray 56
Mary Murray 42
Willie Marters 20
Vera Murray 17
Cecil Murray 18
Ovil Murray 13
Estelle Murray 11
Albert I Murray 9
Earl L Murray 7
Kattie Murray 5
Winnie Murray 3 1/12

• Tombstone. Photo taken by Arthur Fortenberry, art@sw.rr.com.

William married Beulaha A Cooper, daughter of Jackson Vanburen Cooper and Mary J, on 13 Oct 1895 in Grant Parish, LA. (Beulaha A Cooper was born on 2 Aug 1872 in LA, died on 2 Nov 1907 in Grant Parish, LA and was buried in Hebron Cemetery, Dry Prong, Grant Parish, LA.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925, 13 Oct 1895, Grant Parish, LA. Name: Beulah Cooper
Spouse: We Murry
Marriage Date: 13 Oct 1895
Marriage Place: Grant

William next married Mary Valentine Miles, daughter of David Oliver Miles and Mary Alford, on 7 Jul 1910 in LaSalle, LA. (Mary Valentine Miles was born on 14 Feb 1888, died on 21 Dec 1954 and was buried in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Marion, MS.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925, 7 Jul 1910, LaSalle, LA. Name: Mary Masters
Spouse: W. E. Murry
Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1910
Marriage Place: Lasalle