James Berry 'Jonah' Murry

  Noted events in his life were:

• Notes. Birthdate copied from family bible by Coleman family abt 1980 for Wayne Barrett.

• census: 1860 Federal Census Union Parish Louisiana - Post Office: Spring Hill (pp. 93 - 99), 19 Jul 1860, Spring Hill, Union Parish, LA. Name: J B Murry
Age in 1860: 8
Birth Year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1860: Union, Louisiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Spring Hill
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• census: 1870 Federal Census, 25 Jul 1870, Union Parish, LA. Name: Jonas B Murry
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Age in 1870: 19
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1870: Ward 6, Union, Louisiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Union Cross Road

• census, 1880, Union Parish, LA. Name: Jonas Murray
Home in 1880: 6th Ward, Union, Louisiana
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to head-of-household: Son
Father's name: Solomon
Father's birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's name: Catherine
Mother's birthplace: South Carolina
Occupation: Works On Farm
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male

• Voter Registration: UNION PARISH LOUISIANA VOTER REGISTRATION, 1898, Union Parish, LA. Name J. B. Murry
Age 46
Born LA
Residence Ward 6
Year born 1851
Father's Name Solomon Murry
Father's Residence LA
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/union/court/voter1898.txt

• census, 1910, Union Parish, LA. Name: Jonah Murry
Age in 1910: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: South Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: Georgia
Spouse's name: Zelpha
Home in 1910: Police Jury Ward 3, Union, Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household members:
Jonah Murry 57
Zelpha Murry 53
Robert B Murry 16

• census, 1920, Union Parish, LA. Name: Jonah B Murry
Home in 1920: Police Jury Ward 3, Union, Louisiana
Age: 68 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Zilla M
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 572

• census, 1930, Union Parish, LA. Name: J B Murry
Home in 1930: Police Jury Ward 3, Union, Louisiana
Age: 78
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Zelfie M
Race: White

• SSN Death Record, 1932, Union Parish, LA. Name: J B Murry
Death Date: 12 Mar 1932
Estimated birth year: 1852
Age: 80 Years
Parish: Union
Certificate Number: 3408
Volume: 9

• Notes. Brother & Sister Jonah Murry and Sallie Murry married brother and sister Ziphilia Melinda Regan and George F Regan.

James married Zilphia Melinda 'Malissa' Regan, daughter of William Daniel Regan and Nancy Cessum Beard, on 6 Jan 1881 in Union Parish, LA. (Zilphia Melinda 'Malissa' Regan was born on 2 Nov 1856 in Union Parish, LA and died on 19 Mar 1955 in Miami, Dade County, FL.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Notes, 6 Jan 1881, Webster, LA. Name: Jonas B. Murry
Spouse: Zilpha Regan
Marriage Date: 6 Jan 1881
Marriage Place: Webster