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

Facts and Notes

• 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. [S475] 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. [S371] 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. [S410] 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. [S569] 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. [S569] 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. [S427] 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. [S403] 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. [S897] 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.