William Edwin Murchison
1849 - 1911 (62 years)
1. William Edwin Murchison was born on 13 Apr 1849 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina (son of Col. Kenneth M. Murchison and Catherine White McNeill); died on 23 Dec 1911 in Jonesboro, Lee Co., North Carolina. William married Mary Murdock McLeod on 13 Oct 1870 in Tirza Presbyterian Church , Harnett Co., North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Murdock McLeod and Janet McLain) was born in Sep 1848 in North Carolina; died in 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- William Shipp Murchison was born on 4 Sep 1881 in North Carolina.
- Kenneth Lynn Murchison 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.
- Walter Gallam Murchison was born on 17 May 1886 in Lee Co, North Carolina; died on 14 Sep 1968 in Lillington, Harnett Co., North Carolina.
- Catherine M. Murchison was born in Feb 1875 in North Carolina.
- Murdock McLeod Murchison was born on 24 Oct 1872 in North Carolina; died on 15 May 1961.
- Flora Pearl Murchison was born in Jul 1877 in North Carolina.
- Margaret Isabell Murchison was born in Apr 1880 in North Carolina; died on 9 Oct 1882 in Jonesboro, Moore Co., North Carolina.
2. Col. Kenneth M. Murchison was born between 1822 and 1823 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina (son of John Alexander Murchison and Janet McLain); died on 17 Oct 1900. Kenneth married Catherine White McNeill on 5 May 1848 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina. Catherine was born on 30 Apr 1828 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; died on 16 May 1854 in Harnett Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Catherine White McNeill was born on 30 Apr 1828 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; died on 16 May 1854 in Harnett Co., North Carolina. Children:
- John Archibald Murchison was born on 10 Sep 1852 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; died on 7 Apr 1929 in Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina.
- 1. William Edwin Murchison was born on 13 Apr 1849 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; died on 23 Dec 1911 in Jonesboro, Lee Co., North Carolina.
Generation: 3
4. John Alexander Murchison was born in 1787 (son of Colonel Kenneth McKenzie Murchison and Catherine White); died on 28 Jul 1826 in North Carolina; was buried in Mill Place Cemetery, Upper Little River Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina. John married Janet McLain on 9 Jan 1821 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina. Janet was born about 1801. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Janet McLain was born about 1801. Children:
- 2. Col. Kenneth M. Murchison was born between 1822 and 1823 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; died on 17 Oct 1900.
- Kate Murchison was born about 1823.
- White Murchison was born about 1824.
- Hill Murchison was born about 1825.
Generation: 4
8. Colonel Kenneth McKenzie Murchison was born in 1748 in Scotland; died on 17 Mar 1836 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; was buried in Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery, North Carolina. Kenneth married Catherine White. Catherine (daughter of William White and Rachel Unknown) was born in 1760 in Scotland; died on 27 Jun 1852 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; was buried in Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Catherine White was born in 1760 in Scotland (daughter of William White and Rachel Unknown); died on 27 Jun 1852 in Cumberland Co., North Carolina; was buried in Longstreet Presbyterian Church Cemetery, North Carolina. Children:
- William Murchison was born about 1795.
- Duncan Murchison was born in 1801.
- Rachel Murchison was born about 1796.
- 4. John Alexander Murchison was born in 1787; died on 28 Jul 1826 in North Carolina; was buried in Mill Place Cemetery, Upper Little River Township, Harnett Co., North Carolina.