Mary Almyra Brown

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[Social Security Death Index]

Individual: Murchison, Myra
Social Security #: 241-58-4701
Issued in: North Carolina
Birth date: Jul 25, 1897
Death date: Sep 1969
Residence code: North Carolina
ZIP Code of last known residence: 27607
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:
Raleigh, North Carolina

[Murchison Tree]

Nannie Brown appears in the 1900 census as a 28 year old female born in Dec 1871, occupation housewife. Married to John L. Brown, Feb 1870, married 7 years with three daughters, Florie, born Oct 1893, Mary E, born July 1895, and Maggie E born Sept 1898. Both of her parents are listed as being born in North Carolina. This census was taken from the Sanford Township, Moore county North Carolina, ,supv district 4, enum district 82, page 233, sheet 4.

Nannie Brown appears in the 1910 census as a 38 year old female, married 17 years, born in North Carolina, her parents were born in North Carolina. She is listed as a housewife, with five daughters, Flora, age 15, Eveline, age 11, Mira,age 13, Lizzie, age 8 and Emma L, age 6. Her husband is listed as John L. Brown, age 42. His occupation is farmer. This was taken from the Lee County, Jonesboro township census of NC, enum district 48, page 10

Kenneth Murchison a white male age 31 shows up in the 1920 federal census for Harnett County, North Carolina volume 45, enumerator district 86 sheet 15, line 46 along with his wife Myra age 21 born in
North Carolina and son Kenneth age 2 and 1/2 born in North Carolina.

Mary married Kenneth Lynn Murchison about 1916. Kenneth (son of William Edwin Murchison and Mary Murdock McLeod) was born on 20 Jun 1889 in Harnett Co., North Carolina; died on 24 Nov 1977 in Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina; was buried in Montlawn Memorial Park, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Kenneth Lynn Murchison was born on 26 Nov 1917; died on 26 Dec 1995 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2. Mary Ellen Murchison was born on 7 Aug 1921 in Lillington, North Carolina; died on 6 Mar 1991 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida; was buried in Waveland, Mississippi.

John married Nannie Louise Kelly in 1893. Nannie (daughter of Alfred E. Kelly and Mary Ann Thomas) was born in 1872. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married Mary Ann Thomas about 1850. Mary (daughter of Maj. John B. Thomas and Sarah Brown) was born on 11 Dec 1831 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 19 Apr 1919 in Lee Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abel married Elizabeth Dye about 1827. Elizabeth (daughter of Martin Dye and Sarah Hughes) was born on 4 Mar 1810 in Moore Co., North Carolina; died on 9 Dec 1895 in Moore Co., North Carolina; was buried in Poplar Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Lee Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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[Newspaper Article]

Posted by Lynn Whitson

SEVEN SISTERS

Mr. Jack THOMAS, who lived on Lick Creek, was the father of ten children, eight girls and two boys. One girl [Flora] was burned to death when only three years old. The boys, W.A.J. [William Alfred Jones]THOMAS and James THOMAS are both dead. There are now living seven sisters: Mrs. Jane BERRYMAN, 83 years old; Mrs. Belle MCFARLAND, 76 years old; Mrs. Mary A. KELLY, 74 years old; Mrs. Emma PERRY, 72 years old; Mrs. Sallie G. KELLY, 70 years old; Mrs. Delany BURT, 66 years old. Mrs Delitha WICKER, 66 years old. The last two are twins, and all of them are now widows except Mrs. WICKER, who is the wife of Rev. J.D. [John Daniel] WICKER, of Sanford [Lee Co., NC]
One day recently these seven sisters were all together at Mr. Joe GASTER'S, where they had their pictures taken in a group. They had not all been together before at one time in fifty years. All of them live in Lee county, except Mrs. [Jesse Gaston] BURT, who lives in Montgomery county and all enjoy good health.
The children of these sisters and brothers number sixty-five, the grand children two hundred and one, and the great-grand children twenty-four.

John married Sarah Brown about 1822. Sarah (daughter of Andrew Brown and Mary McLaughlin) was born on 13 Mar 1806 in Chatham Co., North Carolina; died on 17 Jan 1850 in Chatham Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]