The Murrs who came to Texas : a genealogy of Henry and Adam Murr, ca. 1845-1972/ compiled by Edith Allen
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Henry and Adam Murr were sons of John Murr, a Pennsylvania Dutch Methodist Minister and farmer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Henry joined the army where he was twenty-one and Adam joined when he was sixteen. They were both discharged in 1882 at Ft. McKavett, Texas, when it was being abandoned as a fort. They liked the country so they bought land and stayed.
Henry Murr was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 23 September 1845. He married Mary Jane Kennedy Woolf (1846-1933) in Memphis, Tennessee, 28 May 1867. They had twelve children, four lived to adulthood. Henry died 5 January 1935.
Includes the Hodges, Johnston, Sandherr and other related families.
Adam Ringwalt Murr was born in New Holland, Pennsylvania, 25 February 1861. He married Ellen Elizabeth Mayers (1870-1854) 24 January 1886. They had eleven children. He died 31 August 1923 in San Antonio, Texas.
Contents: Henry Murr -- As I remember the Henry Murrs / by Ruth Sandherr Roe -- The Adam Murr ranch / by Rodney Murr -- Henry Murr / by Lewis Allen -- The life of Adam Murr / by Jon Murr -- Adam Murr.
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| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Format | ||
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| Henry Murr - Adam Murr | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1316361 Item 11 | 8099441 | |
| Adam Murr (continued) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1316362 Item 1 | 7967718 |
| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Film | Image Group Number (DGS) | Format |
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| Henry Murr - Adam Murr | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1316361 Item 11 | 8099441 | |
| Adam Murr (continued) | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1316362 Item 1 | 7967718 |
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