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John Murry
(1793-)
Tabitha [Unknown]
(1794-)
Solomon Murry
(1818-1880)
Isabel Catherine "Katie" Berry
(1819-)
James Luther Murry
(1840-1863)

 

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James Luther Murry

  • Born: 9 Dec 1840, GA
  • Died: 27 Jun 1863 at age 22
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Notes. Birth and death date copied from family bible by Coleman family abt 1980 for Wayne Barrett. Name copied as John L Murry.



• census: 1850 Federal Census, 1850, Union Parish, LA. Name: James Murry
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1837
Birth Place: South Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Union, Louisiana



• census: 1860 Federal Census, 1860, Spring Hill, Union Parish, LA. Post Office: Spring Hill
Line 22 Dwell 599 Family 599
Murry, J L
Age 19 Sex M
Occup Farmer
Birthplace GA
Sch X

• Military Service, 1861. Company C, 17th Regiment Louisiana Infantry "Phoenix Rifles"
Company raised in Union Parish Louisiana
J. L. Murray [he signed his name as “Murry”]
- enlisted 30 Sept 1861 at Camp Moore, Louisiana
- private
- present on all rolls between Sept-Oct 1861 and Jan-Feb 1863
- Re-enlisted at Edwards Depot, May 23, 1862
- captured and paroled at Vicksburg in July 1863
- Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War

• Notes. Info for further research:
I heard a story passed down that said, "Solomon fought in the Civil War and that he had a brother that was killed one day after the war was over. They didn't know that the war was over yet and he was up cooking breakfast when he was shot." The name of the brother was unknown.
I think it may be likely that the story was about George Solomon Murry and his brother killed may have been James L Murry. James L Murry was in the 17th Regiment with George Solomon and William Jasper. No info is found on James L after the war.
UPDATE: Wayne Barrett remembers stories about Uncle Luther that died at the end of the war probably at or near Vicksburg, MS. He had thought that he got sick instead of shot. This Uncle Luther is James Luther Murry, Solomon's oldest son.




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