1. William¹ MURRELL was born Abt. 1613 in Oakley, Suffolk, England, and died Abt. 1653 in Surrry Co., VA. He married Ann (maiden name ?) MURRELL Abt. 1634. She was born Abt. 1614 in England.

Notes for William MURRELL:  Scullion-Gibbs family tree at ancestry.com

More About William MURRELL and Ann MURRELL:  Marriage: Abt. 1634

Children of William MURRELL and Ann MURRELL are:

2. George² MURRELL, Sr. (William¹) was born Abt. 1652 in Isle Of Wight, Surry Co., VA, and died Abt. 1710 in Isle Of Wight, Surry Co., VA. He married Elizabeth HUMPHREY. She was born Abt. 1656 in Isle Of Wight, Surry Co., VA.

Notes for George MURRELL, Sr.:

Information from ancestry.com family tree of Scullion-Gibbs

Children of George MURRELL and Elizabeth HUMPHREY are:

4. William M.² MURRELL (William¹) was born Abt. 1636 in Surrry Co., VA. He married Ann (maiden name ?) MURRELL. She was born Abt. 1666 in England.

Children of William MURRELL and Ann MURRELL are:

7. George³ MURRELL, Jr. (George², William¹) was born Abt. 1678 in Isle Of Wight, Surry Co., VA, and died in Northhampton Co., NC. He married Mary WATERS. She was born Abt. 1686 in Isle Of Wight, Surry Co., VA.

Notes for George MURRELL, Jr.:

Information from ancestry.com family tree of Scullion-Gibbs

Children of George MURRELL and Mary WATERS are:

10. Thomas³ MURRELL (William M.², William¹) was born Abt. 1690 in Surrry Co., VA, and died Abt. 1790 in Charles City Co., VA. He married Elizabeth OLIVER Abt. 1715 in Surry Co., VA. She was born Abt. 1698.

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Marriage: Abt. 1715, Surry Co., VA

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12. Benjamin⁴ MURRELL (George³, George², William¹) was born Abt. 1708 in Isle Of Wight, Surry Co., VA, and died Abt. 1761 in Northhampton Co., NC. He married Sarah SMELLEY. She was born Abt. 1716 in Isle Of Wight, Surry Co., VA.

Notes for Benjamin MURRELL:

Information from ancestry.com family tree of Scullion-Gibbs

Children of Benjamin MURRELL and Sarah SMELLEY are:

17. William⁴ MURRELL (Thomas³, William M.², William¹) was born Abt. 1719 in Goochland Co., VA, and died Abt. 1780 in Lunenburg Co., VA. He married Frances Pryor SMITH Abt. 1734 in Goochland Co., VA.

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Marriage: Abt. 1734, Goochland Co., VA

Children of William MURRELL and Frances SMITH are:

24. Zachariah⁵ MURRELL, Sr. (Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Bef. 1755 in Northhamton Co., NC, and died Nov 29, 1807 in Bladen Co., NC. He married Rebecca or Rebekah (maiden name ?) MURRELL. She was born Abt. 1755.

Notes for Zachariah MURRELL, Sr.:

Information from Wilson-Dickens family tree @ ancestry.com

Children of Zachariah MURRELL and Rebecca MURRELL are:

30. Jeffrey⁵ MURRELL (William⁴, Thomas³, William M.², William¹) was born Abt. 1750 in Lunenburg Co., VA, and died Nov 25, 1824 in Willliamson Co., VA. He married Zilphia (Tilpha) ANDREWS.

Notes for Jeffrey MURRELL:

Jeffery moved to Middle Tennessee prior to Thomas, Sr. In 1805, he purchased 146 acres in Williamson County, a short distance from where Thomas would settle (in Dickson County) about a year later. His land adjoined that of another brother, Drury, and was near his father-in-law, Mark Andrews.

Jeffery was an itinerant preacher and traveled throughout the countryside preaching the Gospel of Christ. His reputation was spotless, but his high

moral standards were not shared by his wife, Zelphia Andrews Murrell, and their children.

Before 1820, Jeffery and "Mom Murrell" (as Zelphia was sometimes called) owned an inn near Columbia, Tennessee. When he was at home, Jeffery chided Zelphia to quit "walking the way she did, hips swinging and breasts undulating, and long thighs molding themselves against her skirt with each

step." (Jonathan Daniels, The Devil's Backbone, p. 240). He pleaded with her to stay at home and preach the Gospel.

Instead, in his absence, she converted the inn into a brothel and a den of thieves. She taught her children to steal. After she made a traveler "so

weary from the sport she had given him on his bed...that he probably would have slept through an earthquake," her son, John, or another child would pick the traveler's pockets and take anything of value (Ibid., p. 240).

Children of Jeffrey MURRELL and Zilphia ANDREWS are:

38. Zacahriah N.⁶ MURRELL, Jr. (Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Abt. 1782 in Northhampton Co., NC, and died in MS. He married (1) Zilphia Emma WHITE Abt. 1805. She was born Abt. 1785, and died in MS. He married (2) Elizabeth SIMPSON Abt. 1830. He married (3) Agnes SMITH Jan 23, 1842.

Notes for Zacahriah N. MURRELL, Jr.:

Information from Wilson-Dickens family tree @ ancestry.com

More About Zacahriah MURRELL and Zilphia WHITE:

Marriage: Abt. 1805

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Marriage: Abt. 1830

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Marriage: Jan 23, 1842

Children of Zacahriah MURRELL and Zilphia WHITE are:

Children of Zacahriah MURRELL and Elizabeth SIMPSON are:

42. John⁶ MURRELL (Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born 1784 in Bladen Co., NC, and died Jan 25, 1847 in Natchitoches Parish, LA. He married Margaret SASSER Abt. 1804 in Wayne Co., NC. She was born Mar 14, 1782 in Wayne Co., NC, and died in LA.

Notes for John MURRELL:

Information from Wilson-Dickens family tree @ ancestry.com

From Churches: "A Faithful Witness" A History of First Baptist Church of Homer, Claiborne Parish, LA

One of the earliest successes of their missionary efforts came at the invitation of another early settler--John Murrell, Sr. John and Margaret Sasser Murrell were Baptists and had previously requested visits from Baptist ministers as far away as Ft. Miro near Monroe. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/claiborne/churches/fbchomer.txt

History: John Murrell-First Settler, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

"Father Of Claiborne Parish" John Murrell Arrived In August Of 1819

If you travel just six miles southwest of Homer on the Dutchtown Road you will find what is left of the old homeplace of John Murrell, Sr., the first permanent white settlers within the present boundaries of Claiborne Parish. A marker erected beside the road on June 15, 1958 reads, "John Murrell's Home, Claiborne Parish Government began here about 1828."

In the summer of 1819, when there were no roads, only trails among a land covered with a dense thicket of brush, briars, and vines, you might wonder why Murrell came to choose this particular spot. According to descendant, Lillian Malone Robinson, Murrell selected the site because it was near a creek that ran over charcoal and so he knew the water was filtered and clean.

It wasn't until around 1824 when fires raged across the dense underbrush and cleaned off the face of the land, leaving an open, beautiful country. Wild game of every kind were plentiful, especially deer and turkey and it wasn't long before North Louisiana became known as "Hunter's Paradise."

Two hundred eighty acres of the old homeplace is presently under a 99-year lease to Williamette Industries, who recently clear cut the property. Thanks to Haynesville resident Doug Marquardt, District Forester for Williamette Industries in Emerson, Arkansas, the site is still in tact and several dead and fallen trees have been removed from the Murrell Cemetery.

Marquardt learned of the site's historical value eight years ago when. Boy Scout Jermey Houston Vickers of the Yatasi District chose the cemetery for an Eagle Scout project. Vickers made and hung a sign over the entrance of the cemetery which reads - JOHN MURRELL SENIOR.

In the winter of 1818, Murrell, his wife and six children left Carthage, (Smith Co.,) Tennessee with a few household goods, cooking utensils, a pack horse, two dogs and a rifle and traveled by barge down the Cumberland, Ohio, Mississippi, and Red Rivers, seven years before Louisiana became the eighteenth state to join the Union. Ten families joined the Murrells at Nashville, by the names of Wallace, Clark, Ward, Manning, Dyer, Hutson, Robinson, Duty, Dooly, and Peterson.

Although most of Murrell's neighbors were Indians, a number of pioneers in the surrounding area are known, such as legendary trapper-trader John Honeycutt in Union parish and the Feazels in Downsville area. A widow Long and her son Davis Long settled the Haynesville area in 1818, built a log cabin on the north side of Dixie Bayou, but moved the next year, leaving the area unsettled for years.

Several years earlier, a group of Carolina immigrants settled east of Claiborne parish. James Huey settled south of present Calhoun, while son-in-law Daniel Colvin settled at Colvinsville, which was later renamed Vienna. Other settlers included names such as Sims, Butler, Peters, Rainey, Pipes, Sykes (at Sykes' Ferry), Alden, and a Richard Fields near Old Germantown.

On March 29, 1819, Murrell's seventh child, Isaac, was born and is considered to have been the first white child born in Claiborne Parish.

During the first two years, several families settled in the Flat Lick Community. They were Martin and James Allen, Obadiah Driskill, Abraham Crownover, Jessie Williams, Thomas Gray, Dr. Hugh Walker (a self trained doctor), Adam and Nedham Reynolds, Joseph Edwards or Edmonds, John and James McCarty, William M. Gryder (first blacksmith in area), Daniel Moore, Mr. Holcomb, and Mr. Brazil. J. McCrady or McCarty raised the first significant cotton crop in 1826, about the time the first slaves appeared in the area.

Murrell's two-story house, known as the Flat Lick Plantation, had eighteen rooms with two chimneys made of native stone on each side for fireplaces on both floors. This house would serve as the first church, with Baptist minister James Brinson and Newitt Drew holding monthly services,assisted by Arthur McFarland. It also became the first school when Murrell hired James Ashburner Conley in 1822 to teach for $15 per month. The first road in northwest Louisiana known as the Military Road was built in 1828 and passed directly by the Murrell home.

In 1823, the Murrell home served as the first post office, named "Allen Settlement" in honor of Martin Allen, the first justice of the peace. Murrell served as postmaster. The first store opened in 1822 near the Murrell home, closed a year or so later, then was reopened by Robert Lee Kilgore and James Lee in 1825.

In 1828, law and government was also dispensed from the Murrell home, serving as the courthouse until the Police Jury of newly created Claiborne parish chose Russellville to be the first parish seat.

Several letters written in the 1860's tell of Murrell's youngest son, Isaac, who had a young slave named Edmond Merritt, described as "a faithful one he was". Merritt went with nephews Perry and John to fight in the Civil War.

On the morning of Sept. 17, 1862 one son told Merritt to take John Sr.'s gold watch home, that he would not be back. That night after the Battle of Sharpsburg, Merritt went onto the battlefield, turning over hundreds of dead to see their faces, but could not find them. Later, after returning their belongings and the gold watch, Merritt found John had been killed. Perry and friend, R.A. White, had been wounded.

After the Civil War, John, Jr. gave each of his former slaves forty acres, a cabin, and the right to be buried in the family cemetery. They took the last name of White. One marker reads, "Enoch White was born during the years of slavery. He reached a ripe old age. I hope to meet him some day in the great beyond. by his only daughter Victoria Lewis." Another reads, Allen White, Jr. PVT 1 CL, 329 Labor BN, Jan 26, 1895, Mar 19, 1933. Let not the dead forgotten be, Lest men forget that they must die."

At the entrance to the Murrell Cemetery is a grave marker which reads "Frederick Miller, Born In Germany, 1765 - 1822, grandfather of Emmaline Miller Botzong Langheld and Long John Miller, First white man buried in Claiborne Parish."

Few descendants of Murrell remain in the Homer area, however, Homer resident Ed Seeliger's two granddaughters, Angela Elaine Seeliger Hernandez, born Feb. 3, 1974, and Allison Yvette Seeliger, born July 27, 1977 are direct descendants of William Columbus Murrell, son of John Jr. William Columbus was said to have lost John Sr.'s gold watch on the way to the state fair in 1896.

Murrell was buried at the Murrell Cemetery on his home place, Flat Lick Plantation. He was a talented, enterprising person who became known as the "first man to introduce civilization to northwest Louisiana." and his epitaph reads, "Sacred to the memory of John Murrell, Sr. who died Jan. 25, 1847 age 63 years, 5 days. His creed was Faith, Hope, and Charity." One early settler, possibly John Murrell, Jr. wrote that "...we were all plain people then, with but few wants and much love for our fellow man."

More About John MURRELL:

Burial: Claiborne Parish, LA - Murrell Cem

More About Margaret SASSER:

Burial: Claiborne Parish, LA - Murrell Cem

More About John MURRELL and Margaret SASSER:

Marriage: Abt. 1804, Wayne Co., NC

Children of John MURRELL and Margaret SASSER are:

47. John Andrews (Land Pirate)⁶ MURRELL, Sr. (Jeffrey⁵, William⁴, Thomas³, William M.², William¹) was born Abt. 1806 in Lunenburg Co., VA, and died Nov 01, 1845 in Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., TN. He married Elizabeth MANGHAM Mar 1829 in Maury Co., TN. She was born Bet. 1806 - 1810 in South Harpeth, Williamson Co., TN, and died Mar 05, 1891 in Chester Co., TN.

Notes for John Andrews (Land Pirate) MURRELL, Sr.:

Fact 1: 18 Apr 1844 Discharged from 10 years in prison

Fact 2: Nov 1844 Died of Pulmonary Consumption

Fact 3: Reformed, a good methodist for several years

Fact 4: Carpenter by trade working mostly Bledsoe County, TN

Fact 5: Well Educated-- Had an excellent library

Fact 6: Found guilty of Negro Stealing-- 10 year term

Fact 7: Mother, Wife and 2 kids in Denmark, 9 miles

Fact 8: from Jackson, Madison County, TX while

Fact 9: John was in prison

Fact 10: Jun 1877 conflicting accounts of birth-- in VA or TN??

Fact 11: Article says VA is right, TN wrong.

An Early Tennessee "Terrorist" http://www.tellicotimes.com/Murrell.html - Part of this article:

In reality, John A. Murrell may have been nothing more than a charismatic organizer and leader of a band of small time thieves and slave stealers. Certainly many of the outrageous criminal acts associated with John A. Murrell were committed by men with no real link to the Murrell Klan. Certainly many other stories associated with the "Murrell Clan" were pure myth, legend and fiction. But this man came to be known as the Great Land Pirate and the leader of the notorious Murrell Clan. In the 182O’s and 183O’s people who lived and worked along the Natchez Trace, the Mississippi River and its tributaries and middle and west Tennessee lived in fear of contact with members of the "Murrell Klan," It was reputed to have included hundreds of members, if not thousands. Some of the leading political and business leaders of the time were reputed to have been members of the Murrell Clan. Many law enforcement officers were also reputed to be Murrell Clan members. In the early 19th century frontier the line between the lawless and the law-abiding citizens was not always easy to distinguish. John A. Murrell himself boasted that half of the Grand Council of his Mystic Clan was made up of "men of high standing and many of them in honorable and lucrative offices." It was reported that when he was about to make a deathbed confession, one of those members exclaimed, "Great God, John, don't give us all away!" (Botkin, p. 196)

The Great Western Land Pirate, Again http://www.51illinois.org/Murrell.htm

JOHN ANDREWS MURRELL

1806-1844

John A. Murrell, a thief and counterfeiter, spent much of his short life in prison and was a notorious outlaw in antebellum Middle Tennessee. In 1844 he died in Pikeville at the age of thirty-eight, shortly after completing nine years hard labor for slave stealing.

Murrell acquired a reputation as a criminal mastermind soon after his imprisonment. In 1835 a small pamphlet appeared which purported to be Murrell's life story as he himself had revealed it to Virgil A. Stewart (the chief witness against Murrell). Murrell's "confessions" not only described the murderous career of a monster with a grudge against the human race, but also purported to reveal the existence of a vast conspiracy, the aim of which was to bring about a region-wide slave insurrection. The pamphlet would have been consigned to richly deserved oblivion had not certain white residents of Madison County, Mississippi, believed Stewart's outrageous story. Slaves were questioned near Livingston, the county seat, and under torture they revealed the existence of the conspiracy. Fear spread rapidly through the other counties of western Mississippi. White men, mostly outsiders and strangers believed to be members of the imprisoned Murrell's band, were rounded up. The hangings and whippings began, though with a semblance of legality, as committees of safety sprang up and handed down sentences. Over fifty white men and an unknown number of blacks (mostly freemen) were either hanged or savagely whipped and banished. The entire episode was inspired by the depraved Stewart's imaginary tale.

John A. Murel

John A. Murel, the "western land-pirate," or slave stealer, was a native of Tennessee, and in the 1830s was a famous character much talked of and dreaded in Mississippi. His home was in Madison County, Tenn., when he became notorious. A pamphlet was published by Virgil A. Steward in 1835 purporting to reveal the secrets of Murel and his confederates, from which it appears that there was a confederacy of men with great shrewdness, embracing some men of law learning, for the stealing of slaves, and the harboring of runaways, the shipping of them to Texas or other distant regions, and the sale at a great profit to the gang.

So skillful were the operations of the gang, and so adroit their manipulations of the law, that slaveholders, when they suspected Murel of the loss of their slaves, were disposed to admit their loss as final without further effort at recovery. One method was to suggest to a discontented slave to run away and take refuge at a certain place, with one of the confederates. This person held him as a runaway, supposedly ignorant of where the slave came from. Presently an advertisement appeared describing the runaway, and offering a reward. Thereupon the harborer of the slave assumed the status of a taker-up of the runaway, and in a sense, attorney-in-fact for the owner. Instead of returning the slave, he would choose to commit a breach of trust and transport and sell him. There was no remedy except by suit for the value of the salve, and no property could be found on which to levy.

In 1834 Murel was arrested for slave harboring, fined several hundred dollars, and in the absence of property, was sentenced to slavery for five years. He appealed to the Supreme Court, and was about to be set free, when Stewart became associated with him. Stewart claimed that after he had gained the outlaw's confidence, the plan was revealed of a general insurrection of slaves to take place on the night of December 25, 1835, by which time Murel expected his clan of white men to be 2,000 strong. His purpose was simply to cause more bloodshed and destroy more property than any other robber who had ever lived, and he felt confidence in his success because half of his "grand council" were men of high standing and "many of them in honorable and lucrative offices." This was the basis of a book that Stewart wrote and proceeded to sell through the country, creating a great panic and much bloodshed. The book contained a list of the members of the "Mystic Clan," in each of the slaveholding States, also what purported to be a narration by Murel of various robberies and murders he had been guilty of, in Mississippi mainly.

His grave was dug at an angle of 45 degrees to the usual east and west line. A few nights after the burial the grave was violated, and his head was found to be severed and taken away. The body was reburied and has remained undisturbed since the reburial.

Murrell's Caves, Sabine Parish, LA by Linda Vickers Seaman, Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck

These caves, according to some old way-bills, were said to have been outlaw "Murrell's" number one "bank". The way-bills mention a seventh room where over $15,000 in Spanish silver and gold bars were hidden. On my exploring these caves, I saw no indication that a seventh room had been found as of yet. Also, I want to add, these caves are very dangerous. There are holes in the ground that appear to be bottomless, and if someone were there alone and fall in, they could not get out. Complete story: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/sabine/history/caves.txt

The Murrells were said to be an extremely handsome family. "John A. Murrell, especially, was remarkable for his manly beauty, curling auburn hair, worn long generally, decorated a classic head, and a prepossessing face, that would, said an observer, have drawn attention and been noticed among a thousand people . . .

Notes for Elizabeth MANGHAM:

There is a variance on her date and place of birth, according to other family tree submitters at ancestry.com

Have not located her in the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 census. Perhaps she remarried.

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Marriage: Mar 1829, Maury Co., TN

Children of John MURRELL and Elizabeth MANGHAM are:

52. John Franklin⁷ MURRELL, Sr. (Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Abt. 1813 in MS. He married Elizabeth DAVIS Dec 23, 1839 in Rankin Co., MS. She was born Abt. 1816 in MS.

Notes for John Franklin MURRELL, Sr.:

1840 Rankin Co., MS as J. F.

Males under 5 = 1, males 20-30 = 1, females 20-30 = 1

In 1840, there were the floowing Murrell's in the state of MS.

Benjamin age 20-30 found in Holmes Co.

Hugh age 30-40 found in Smith Co.

John age 20-30 found in Kemper Co.

John B. age 15-20 found in Homes Co.

Lemuel age 15-20 found in Clarke Co.

1860 Winn Parish, LA

1870 Winn Parish, LA

1880 Pennington, Bradley Co., AR

Information found inthe census and ancestry.com records

Marriage Notes for John MURRELL and Elizabeth DAVIS:

In the MS marriage records (online), last name spelled Murrill.

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Marriage: Dec 23, 1839, Rankin Co., MS

Children of John MURRELL and Elizabeth DAVIS are:

54. Lee Powell⁷ MURRELL, Rev. (Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Sep 25, 1808 in Bladen Co., NC, and died Jan 22, 1892 in Scott Co., MS. He married (1) Nancy TAYLOR Abt. 1828. She was born Abt. 1811 in MS, and died Abt. 1851. He married (2) Tabitha BELL Jan 27, 1853 in Yazoo Co., MS. She was born Abt. 1828 in Yazoo Co., MS, and died Abt. 1905.

Notes for Lee Powell MURRELL, Rev.:

Information from Wilson-Dickens family tree @ ancestry.com

More About Lee MURRELL and Nancy TAYLOR:

Marriage: Abt. 1828

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Marriage: Jan 27, 1853, Yazoo Co., MS

Children of Lee MURRELL and Nancy TAYLOR are:

Children of Lee MURRELL and Tabitha BELL are:

60. Elisha Lafayette⁷ MURRELL (Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) died in Temple, TX. He married Josie TAYLOR.

Children of Elisha MURRELL and Josie TAYLOR are:

64. John⁷ MURRELL, Jr. (John⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Abt. 1812 in Claiborne Parish, LA, and died Jan 25, 1847 in LA. He married Elizabeth PETERS. She was born Abt. 1814, and died Abt. 1883 in LA.

More About John MURRELL, Jr.:

Burial: Claiborne Parish, LA - Murrell Cem

More About Elizabeth PETERS:

Burial: Claiborne Parish, LA - Murrell Cem

Child of John MURRELL and Elizabeth PETERS is:

70. John Franklin⁸ MURRELL, Jr. (John Franklin⁷, Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Sep 1852 in LA, and died Mar 31, 1925 in Grant Parish, LA. He married Susan S. COTTON Oct 24, 1878 in Grant Parish, LA. She was born Mar 1860 in MS.

Notes for John Franklin MURRELL, Jr.:

1870 Winn Parish. LA

1900 Pollock, Grant Parish, LA

John T. 47 b. LA farmer

Susan S. 40 b. MS

Mary E. 19 b. MS

Napoleon W. 17 b. LA

Martha E. 15 b. LA

William E. 14 b. LA

Lonnie L. 10 b. LA

Lennie L. 6 b. LA

Altha L. 4 b. LA

John B. 2 b. LA

Zilpha 58 (sister) b. MS

living next door is Elisha and Rena (brother and sister-n-law of John)

1910 Pollock, Grant Co., LA

(the census page is really hard to read)

J F (or T) 55 (father b. Al mother b. MS)

Susan 47 b. MS (both parents b. MS)

Aly ?? 14

Ben ?? 11

Susie 8

Dave 5

(ancestry.com has listed as Marello)

1920 Grant Parish, LA

John Murrel 66

Susan 58

Ben 22

Susan 17

David 14

Early land buyer in eastern Winn (part of Ouachita and New Orleans Land District) - John T. Murrell

ABSTRACT OF ENTRIES TO 1887 FOR WINN PARISH, LOUISIANA - DISTRICT OF OUACHITA/STATE LAND OFFICE

Murrell, John F. - 1858, 1860 (could be father)

Burials - Grant Parish, LA - Coleman Cem

Murrell, Infant

b. no date

d. no date

Murrell, J.E.

b. no date

d. no date

Murrell, J.W.

b. no date

d. no date

Murrell, Susan Parker

b. no date

d. no date

Murrell, Z.

b. no date

d. no date

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Marriage: Oct 24, 1878, Grant Parish, LA

Children of John MURRELL and Susan COTTON are:

74. Jonathan White⁸ MURRELL (John Franklin⁷, Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Abt. 1857 in LA. He married Susan (maiden name ?) MURRELL. She was born Abt. 1861 in MS.

Notes for Jonathan White MURRELL:

Jonathan White Murrell is rumored to have had a large second family in or near McGehee Ark.

Children of Jonathan MURRELL and Susan MURRELL are:

77. Elisha S.⁸ MURRELL (John Franklin⁷, Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Jan 13, 1873 in Grant Parish, LA, and died May 01, 1937 in Rapides Parish, LA. He married Julie Ann Cyrena MORRIS Jan 24, 1900 in LA. She was born Aug 15, 1871 in Winn Parish, LA.

Notes for Elisha S. MURRELL:

Living in Baton Rouge in 1930 when he was the Chief State Assessor for the Louisiana Tax Commission.

Occupation: Businessman Flagon, Grant Parish, LA

Residence: 1910 Colfax, Grant Parish, LA

Occupation: Postmaster Flagon, Grant Parish, LA

Goffs and Hobbs and Everything in Between family tree at ancestry.com

1900 Pollocl, Grant Parish, LA

Elisha 29 bookkeeper

Rena 27

1930 Colfax, Grant Parish, LA

Elisha S. 57

Rena M. 58

Georgianne 20

Organizations: Verda Lodge, U. D., F. & A. M., 1908, Winn Parish, LA - From: Official Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, 1908

Verda Lodge, U. D.

Organized May 25, 1907 at Verda, Grant Parish, La.

Meets on the first Saturday in each month

Murrell, Elisha S. - member

Masonic Records: Verda Lodge No. 323, F.&A.M., 1909, Winn Parish, LA

From: Official Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, 1909

Verda Lodge No. 323

Organized May 25th, 1907 at New Verda, Grant Parish.

Chartered February 4th, 1908.

Meets on the first Saturday in each month.

Murrell, Elisha S. - member

Masonic Records: Verda Lodge No. 323, F.&A.M., 1910, Winn Parish, LA

From: Official Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, 1910

Verda Lodge No. 323

Organized May 25th, 1907 at New Verda, Grant Parish, La.

Chartered February 4th, 1908.

Meets first Saturday in each month.

Murrell, Elisha S. - member

Masonic Records: Verda Lodge No. 323, F.&A.M., 1911, Winn Parish, LA

From: Official Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, 1911

Verda Lodge No. 323

Organized May 25th, 1907 at New Verda, Grant Parish, La.

Chartered February 4th, 1908.

Meets on first Saturday in each month.

Murrell, Elisha S. - member

More About Elisha MURRELL and Julie MORRIS:

Marriage: Jan 24, 1900, LA

Children of Elisha MURRELL and Julie MORRIS are:

101. Lonnie L.⁹ MURRELL (John Franklin⁸, John Franklin⁷, Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Feb 1890 in LA. He married (1) Lennie (maiden name ?) MURRELL. She was born Abt. 1891 in LA. He married (2) Fannie (Fanny) R. RICE Abt. 1911, daughter of unk RICE and Uretta RICE. She was born 1891 in LA.

Notes for Lonnie L. MURRELL:

1900 Pollock, Grant Parish, LA

John T. 47 b. LA farmer (father b. AL mother b. MS)

Susan S. 40 b. MS

Mary E. 19 b. MS

Napoleon W. 17 b. LA

Martha E. 15 b. LA

William E. 14 b. LA

Lonnie L. 10 b. LA

Lennie L. 6 b. LA

Altha L. 4 b. LA

John B. 2 b. LA

Zilpha 58 (sister) b. MS

1910 Pollock, Grant Parish, LA - Lonnie not found

1920 Grant Parish, LA

Lonnie Murrel 29

Lennie (wife) 28

Lee 9

Ulma 7

Virgie 5

John 4

(living next door are Lonnie's parents)

1930 Selma, Grant Parish, LA

Lonnie L. 40 LA Sawmill laborer (both parents b. AR)

Fannie R. age 39 LA (Rice)

Lee 18 LA

Ulnia 17 LA (could be Ulmer)

Versa M. 16 LA

Elton 10 LA

Edward 11 LA

Cloteal 9 LA

Laverne 4 LA

Uretta B. Rice (mother-n-law) 63 LA

Military: 200 Grant Men Subject to WWI Draft Call, 1917, Grant Parish

383 Lonnie Murrell, Morris

More About Lonnie MURRELL and Fannie RICE:

Marriage: Abt. 1911

Children of Lonnie MURRELL and Fannie RICE are:

102. Elijah William⁹ MURRELL (John Franklin⁸, John Franklin⁷, Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Feb 1886 in LA. He married Mary (maiden name ?) MURRELL Abt. 1911. She was born 1891 in LA.

Notes for Elijah William MURRELL:

1910 Pollock, Grant Parish. LA

W. E. 23 general farmer

Mary 19 - wife

1920 Grant Parish, LA

Lige 33

Mary 28

Hebert 10

Vergie 4

Loyed 4

Agnes 7 mos

More About Elijah MURRELL and Mary MURRELL:

Marriage: Abt. 1911

Children of Elijah MURRELL and Mary MURRELL are:

103. David A.⁹ MURRELL (John Franklin⁸, John Franklin⁷, Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Feb 10, 1905 in LA, and died Dec 05, 1938 in Grant Parish, LA. He married Alma (maiden name ?) MURRELL Abt. 1928 in LA. She was born Mar 04, 1904, and died May 19, 1982 in Grant Parish, LA.

Notes for David A. MURRELL:

1930 Grant Parish, LA

Dave A. 25

Alma 25

Marie 11 mos

Obituary of DAVID MURRELL, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

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Date: December 8, 1938, Thursday

Headline: David Murrell, 34, of Dry Prong Passes Away Monday, December 5

David Murrell, age 34 years, passed away at his home at Dry Prong, on Monday,

December 5, after an illness of short duration. Mr. Murrell was born and

reared in the vicinity of Dry Prong and was well and favorably known in

LaSalle Parish.

Mr. Murrell was a member of the Baptist Church at Dry Prong and was an

outstanding citizen of his community. He is survived by his wife and two

daughters. The daughters are: Misses Veldra and Marie Murrell; also three

brothers and five sisters.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Ellis Barker, of Forest Hill with

interment in Coleman Cemetery at Dry prong, under the direction of Riser and

Upshaw Funeral Home at Jena.

More About David A. MURRELL:

Burial: Grant Parish, LA - Coleman Cem

More About Alma (maiden name ?) MURRELL:

Burial: Grant Parish, LA - Coleman Cem

More About David MURRELL and Alma MURRELL:

Marriage: Abt. 1928, LA

Children of David MURRELL and Alma MURRELL are:

104. John Benjamin⁹ MURRELL (John Franklin⁸, John Franklin⁷, Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Aug 20, 1897 in LA, and died Nov 1975 in Colfax, Grant Parish, LA. He married Altha S. (maiden name ?) MURRELL Abt. 1922 in LA. She was born Jun 15, 1903 in LA, and died Feb 06, 1994 in Colfax, Grant Parish, LA.

Notes for John Benjamin MURRELL:

1930 Grant Parish, LA

Ben 32

Altha 26

Leon 7

Magaline 5

Pauline 3

Dorthy B. 1

More About John MURRELL and Altha MURRELL:

Marriage: Abt. 1922, LA

Children of John MURRELL and Altha MURRELL are:

112. William Jasper⁹ MURRELL (Jonathan White⁸, John Franklin⁷, Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Abt. 1888, and died Abt. 1956 in LA.

Child of William Jasper MURRELL is:

119. Laverne Jesse¹⁰ MURRELL, Sr. (Lonnie L.⁹, John Franklin⁸, John Franklin⁷, Zacahriah N.⁶, Zachariah⁵, Benjamin⁴, George³, George², William¹) was born Feb 24, 1926 in LA, and died Oct 05, 2001 in Pasadena, Harris Co., TX. He married (1) Lula GEORGE Feb 05, 1945 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA, daughter of Robert GEORGE and Margrette BYNOG. She was born Abt. 1926 in LA, and died in Houston, Harris Co., TX. He married (2) Evelyn Margaret (Marguerite) DESOTO Abt. 1948, daughter of Oniel DESOTO and Eudalia DESOTO. She was born Mar 06, 1928 in LA, and died Mar 12, 1995 in Fieldon, Jersey Co., IL.

Notes for Laverne Jesse MURRELL, Sr.:

1930 Selma, Grant Parish, LA

Lonnie L. 40 LA Sawmill laborer (both parents b. AR)

Fannie R. age 39 LA

Lee 18 LA

Ulnia 17 LA

Versa M. 16 LA

Elton 10 LA

Edward 11 LA

Cloteal 9 LA

Laverne 4 LA

Uretta B. Rice (mother-n-law) 63 LA

More About Laverne Jesse MURRELL, Sr.:

Burial: Houston, Harris Co., TX - VA Cem.

Marriage Notes for Laverne MURRELL and Lula GEORGE:

Divorced after the birth of Gene.

More About Laverne MURRELL and Lula GEORGE:

Marriage: Feb 05, 1945, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA

More About Evelyn Margaret (Marguerite) DESOTO:

Burial: Laporte, Harris Co., TX - Laporte Cem.

More About Laverne MURRELL and Evelyn DESOTO:

Marriage: Abt. 1948

Child of Laverne MURRELL and Lula GEORGE is:

Children of Laverne MURRELL and Evelyn DESOTO are: