JAMES H McELMURRAY

Born - abt 1838 in Bibb County, Georgia

Parents - James McElmurray, 1790 and Sarah W. Bush, 1796

Married - Sarah M. Thompson on February 02, 1860 in Taylor County, Georgia

Source: They Tarried in Taylor by Central Georgia Genealogical Society.

Died - October 1886 in Taylor County, Georgia. Was murdered, see Miscellaneous Notes below.

Sources:

Was in the 1880 Taylor County Census, see below. His estate is listed in the Taylor County Court records, see below.

CENSUS

1860 US CENSUS
1860 US CENSUS, 743 Dist, S. Div, Taylor County, GA
page 21 at AC
Household 153/145
McLAMURRAY, Sarah W 64 F domestic $2000/$9800 S
James H 22 M farmer Ga
Sarah M 21 F domestic Ga
1870 US CENSUS
1870 US CENSUS, Butler PO, Cedar Creek Twp, Taylor County, GA
Enum 20 August 1870
Household 178/178
McLemurry, James 32 MW farmer $2000/$1760 GA
Sarah 31 GA
Gustavus 9 GA
William 4 GA
Nancy 1 GA
1880 US CENSUS
1880 US CENSUS, Taylor County GA
Household 23/23

McELMURRAY, James M WM 42 farmer
Sarah M WF 41 wife keeps house
William R. WM 13 son attends school
Mary L. WF 10 dau attends school GA SC SC
Sarah M WF 8 dau attends school
Jacob E WM 6 son attends school
HARVEY, Julia WF 22 niece at home GA GA SC
LIVINGSTON, Lewis WM 22 Farm employee
WILLIS, Charles WM 19 employee on farm

Note: Julia Harvey is a daughter of Moses M. Harvey and Mary McElmurray

 

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Query posted to the McElmurray Message Board at Rootsweb, by Henry Snead HSnead5709@aol.com :

February 19, 1870 - James Whittle was convicted of attempted murder of James H. McElmurray, and paroled by the Governor of Georgia in September 1870.

October 1886 - James H. McElmurray of Cedar Creek was murdered. Henry Johnson was arrested for the murder, but the case was dismissed in November 1886 for lack of evidence.

Mr. Snead lists his sources as issues of the Butler Herald, October and November 1886.

Listed in They Tarried in Taylor by Central Georgia Genealogical Society

Deceased: James H. McElmurray pg 264
Adm: John G. Murray 13 Dec 1886
Secs: John R. Respess & John B. Fowler

Deceased: James H. McElmurray pg 268
T.Adm: John G. Murray 12 Oct 1886
Secs: John R.Repass & J.B.Fowler

Military Service

Muster Roll of Company C, 59th Regiment

McElmurray, J.H Private May 8, 1862. Roll for Feb 1865, shows him present.
Co C, 59th Reg.

McElmurray, J.H. , never wounded

Land Records

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/deeds/abstc.txt
Taylor County
Indenture 18th Nov 1865 between Sarah McElmurray of said state and county of the one part and J.H. McElmurray, son of the said Sarah McElmurry of same place. For and in consideration of the sume of $5.00 cash in hand paid, and for the consideration of the natural love and affection which she has and bears to her said son, granted parcel of land 3rd District of orginally Muscogee now Taylor County known by #154 the west half of said lot - 103 acres; also tract in same district #167 being the southwestern of the west half of said lot containing 55 acres. Sarah McElmurray. Witnesses: Wm .H. Royal, Wm H. Collins, J.P.
Recorded Feb 14, 1866

Taylor County Deeds
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/deeds/indexc.txt
1866-1873

Bateman, J.M. Adm to J.H. McElmurray 402-3
Hartsfield A to JH McElmurray 387
Moluton FM to JH McElmurray 298
McElmurray JH to F.M. Moulton 299
McElmurray, Sarah to JH McElmurray 12
John Forshee to J. H. McElmurray

Taylor County Salt Lists

Mrs. James McLemurray (husband in service)
Mrs. Sarah McLemurray (husband in service)
Mrs. James McLemurray (husband in service)

CHILDREN OF JAMES H. McELMURRAY AND SARAH M. THOMPSON

1. Gustavus McElmurray

2. William McElmurray

3. Nancy McElmurray

4. Mary L. McElmurray

Source: They Tarried in Taylor by Central Georgia Genealogical Society

5. Sarah M. McElmurray

6. Jacob E. McElmurray

These children and approximate birth years were obtained from their parent's 1870 and 1880 census data.

 

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