1925 Biography - Thomas Murrie
Thomas Murrie came to this county from Virginia about 1843 and settled near a spring on the farm now owned by Charles W. Murrie in the east side of the county. He married Margaret Redden. They had ten children, William (2), Thomas (2), Jackson (2), John (2), Charles (2), Stanford" (2), Monroe (2), Elizabeth (2), Mary (2). William (2) married Rachael De Poister. Thomas (2) married Sarah Pangrum. Jackson (2) married Nancy Neely. John Murrie (2) married Sarah Neely. Monroe (2) married Emily West. Elizabeth Mur rie (2) married William Mount. Mary Murrie (2) married John Thomas. Margaret (2) married John Pangrum. William (2) and Rachael had children, Mary (3), Polly (3), Ann (3), Henry (3), William (3) and Jackson (3). Polly (3) married James Ross. Mary (3) married Lath Robertson. Henry (3) married Martha Reed. William (3) married Margaret McFatridge. Jackson (3) married Emma Noiris. Thomas (2) and Sarah had children, Mary (3), Jane (3), Margaret (3), Iown (3), Annie (3), William (3), John (3), James (3), Thomas (3). Mary (3) married Dock Bowman. Jane (3) married Green Lasley. Margaret no history. Iown (3) married Allen Reed. Annie (3) married Charles Hill. William (3) married Margaret Wormack. John (3) married Ollie Brinkley. James (3) married Amanda Ford. Jackson (2) and Nancy had children, John J. (3), Charles M. (3), Thomas B. (3), Nancy J. (3). Jackson (2) married second Mildred Gray. They had children Otto (3), Oscar (3). John J. (3) married Belle Bowman. Charles M. (3) married Anne Simpson. Thomas B. (3) married Alice Keltner. Otto (3) married Lou Cline. Oscar (3) married Willis Smith. John (2) and Sarah had children, Thomas (3), Sarah Ann (3). Thomas (3) married Lucinda Debman. Margaret (3) married John M. Farr. Monroe (2) and Emily had children, Ida (3), Chas. W. (3), Fred (3), Fleety (3), Newton (3), Harry (3), Walter (3). Ida (3) married Robert Lay. Chas. W. (3) married Ollie J. Pettiford. Newton (3) married Julia Kerley. Harry (3) married Jennie Grissom. Walter (3) married Annie Dunn. Elizabeth (2) and William Mount had children, Nancy (3), Thomas B. (3), Sidney B. (3). Nancy (3) married Joseph McFatridge, had children, Bertha (4), Walter (4), Ora (4). Thomas B. (3) married Belle Pickens. Sidney B. (3) married Charles Pankey. Mary (2) and John Thomas had children. Jane (3) married Pete Howell. Allen (3) married Matt Howell. Mary Ann (3) married James Miller. Samuel (3) never married. James (3) married Cora Howell. Margaret (3) married Thomas Rentfro. Abbie (3) married Frank Simpson. Monroe (3) married Belle Simpson. Margaret (2) and John Pangburn had Jackson Pangburn (3), John J. (3) and Isabel had children William J. (4), Charles (4), Effert (4), John (4), Daisy (4), Fred (4), Edward (4), Ritha (4). William J. Murrie (4) married Barbara Ellen, daughter of Thomas and Minerva (Smith) Farris of this county, children Cali (5).
Extracted 08 Feb 2017 by Norma Hass from 1925 A History of Johnson County, Illinois, by Mrs. P. T. Chapman, pages 476-477.
