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Richard Ivey Murray^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

Life Events

• Birth: 1 May 1797; Georgia, USABGO^7,9,1,3
• Marriage: 2 January 1822; Agness Moore⁹
• Residence: 1830; Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, USABGO²
• Residence: 1840; Fayette County, Alabama, USABGO⁶
• Residence: 1850; Beat 3 Division 16, Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USABG; Age: 52¹
• Occupation: 1850; Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USABGO; Farmer¹
• Residence: 1866; Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, USABGO⁵
• Residence: 1870; San Saba, San Saba County, Texas, USABGO; Age: 72³
• Death: 15 August 1875⁷
• Burial: After 15 August 1875; Steens, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USABGO⁷

• Related Pages: Ancestors of Richard Sicard Cobb

Citations

1. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=18343370&indiv=try, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beat 3 Division 16, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M432_5; Page: 30B; Image: 254, Record for Richard J Murray (incorrectly entered as "Richard J Mary")
2. Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=1016132&indiv=try, 1830; Census Place: Fayette, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 3; Page: 197; Family History Library Film: 0002330, Record for Richard J Murray
3. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=5318794&indiv=try, Year: 1870; Census Place: San Saba, San Saba, Texas; Roll: M593_1604; Page: 5A; Image: 245; Family History Library Film: 553103, Record for George B. Cooke
4. Ancestry.com, Alabama State Census, 1820-1866, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=AlabamaCensus&h=645012&indiv=try, Record for R I Murry
5. Ancestry.com, Alabama State Census, 1820-1866, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=AlabamaCensus&h=646924&indiv=try, Record for R T Murry
6. Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=1708962&indiv=try, Year: 1840; Census Place: Fayette, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 191; Image: 1061; Family History Library Film: 0002332, Record for R I Marry
7. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=4434323&indiv=try, Record for Richard Ivey Murray
8. Several census records have transcribed Richard Murray's middle initial as a "J." However, after much internal deliberation (and a few old handwriting courses), I believe most of the "J" transcriptions are erroneous transcriptions of the letter "I," and that Richard "J" Murray and Richard "I" Murray refer to the same person.
9. Zella Armstrong, Notable Southern Families, Volume III, "The Tunnel Family," pg 345, A copy of this book was available on Ancestry.com as of 2 July 2025.