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MURRAY, Fred Kells

Male 1882 - 1970  (88 years)


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  • Name MURRAY, Fred Kells 
    Birth Mar 1882  Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    CENSUS 9 Jun 1900  Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Occupation: farm laborer
      Attended school last 8 months
      Can read and write
    1900 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO, sht 4A
    1900 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO, sht 4A
    CENSUS 19 Apr 1910  Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Fred's family living next door to father and mother Oscar and Sarah Murray
      Occupation: farmer, general farm, owner operator
      Renting farm
      Can read and write
    1910 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO, sht 3A
    1910 US Census: Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO, sht 3A
    Death 15 Oct 1970  Kirksville, Adair Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Locust Hill Cemetery, Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstone: Fred K. and Sallie M. Murray
    Headstone: Fred K. and Sallie M. Murray
    Plot: Row 2, North Section
    Person ID I797  Main
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2023 

    Father MURRAY, Oscar Allen,   b. 14 Feb 1846, West Point Township, Lee Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1915, Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother HIGGS, Sarah Josephine,   b. 16 Jan 1847, Newcastle, Lawrence Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1929, Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1867  Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Documents
    Marriage Record: Murray, Oscar and Sarah J. Higgs - 1867
    Marriage Record: Murray, Oscar and Sarah J. Higgs - 1867
    Family ID F285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BOWAN, Sally,   b. 28 Mar 1885, Hazel Dell, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1933, Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 9 Dec 1906  Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • "She was married to Mr. Murray in December, 1906, by Thomas Jefferies of Locust Hill, a justice of the peace. To them was born the son who survives."
    Fred Murray and Sallie Bowen marry 1906
    Fred Murray and Sallie Bowen marry 1906
    "Married at the residence of the bride's southwest of father, Mr. Jno. Bowen, southwest of Locust Hill Sunday at 3 p.m. Squire Jeffries Officiating. Mr. Fred Murray to Miss Sallie Bowen after the ceremony A bountiful wedding supper was par taken of by quite a number of relatives and invited guests and on the day following an infare dinner was given at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Murray and to make it more complete a crowd of charivariers arrived about 8 p. m. and proceeded to entertain them with guns, revolvers, bells, bells, etc., which of course was fun for all."
    Children 
     1. MURRAY, Theodore K.,   b. 1908, Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Mar 1882 - Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 9 Jun 1900 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Dec 1906 - Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 19 Apr 1910 - Shelton Township, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Oct 1970 - Kirksville, Adair Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Locust Hill Cemetery, Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    F. K. Murray horses for sale 1911
    F. K. Murray horses for sale 1911
    Fred Murray was a well known horse breeder in Knox Co., MO and apparently kept some of his horses at his father's, Oscar Murray, per this advertisement. The Edina Sentinel contains several ads for similar sales by Fred Murray referencing his father in the early decades of the 1900s.

  • Sources 
    1. [S123] 1900 US Census, Missouri , (Ancestry,com), 09 Jun 1900, Roll: T623_868 Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 45. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S123] 1900 US Census, Missouri , (Ancestry,com), 09 Jun 1900, Shelton Township, sht 4A (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S269] 1910 US Census, Missouri, (Ancestry.com), 19 Apr 1910, Shelton Township, sht 3A (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S365] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Ancestry.com), 22 Dec 1867, Knox Co., p 209 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 13 Dec 1906, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S704] News articles: The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO, (The Edina Sentinel, Edina, MO), 29 Jun 1933, p 1 (Reliability: 2).