John Murray
December 10th 1803 - September 24th 1885
John Murray was born December 10, 1803 in NC and died September 24, 1885 in Banks County, GA. He was the son of James Murray and Anna Murray. He married Sarah Caudell about 1826 in Franklin County, GA. She was born March 26, 1807 in NC and died January 10, 1871 in Banks County, GA. She was the daughter of Benjamin Caudell, Jr. and Francis 'Fannie' Caudell. John and Sarah Murray are buried at the Murray Family Cemetery, Banks County, GA. There are other tombstones in that old family cemetery but all the names on them are illegible. They are Ben Ausburn's maternal grandparents. There is a deed recording the sale of 80 acres of land on December 28, 1833 to John Murray. He paid one hundred dollars for the tract of land. One day before John Murray's purchase, his brother, Josiah bought one hundred acres for two hundred dollars. Both parcels of land were bought from William Catlett. The land was described as being on Webs Creek in Franklin County. The land owners next to them were Benjamin Caudell, David Caudell, Crawford, and James Murray.
Father: James Murray
Mother: Anna Hamilton
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Wife: Sarah Jane Caudill
Copied as written is a letter John Murray wrote to his daughter, Elizabeth, in Saline County, AR.
Banks County, Georgia
August 6, 1876
Dear daughter I seat my Self to write to let you know that I am in common health at this time hoping these lines may come safe to hand and find upon all well my arme is not improved much Sence I wrote to you. I can rest better I can't doo no hard labor the conection is ginerele well at this time I received your letter in dew time and was glad to here from you and here that you was all well. I wood have wrote Sooner but I have neglected William Floyd Murray was born Feb. 20th 1828 Tanna Malinda Murray was born Feb. 19th 1830 Maryan Murray was born January 6th 1832 James T. Murray was born July 29th 1834 Sarah Jane Murray was born March 4th 1837 22