McMurry, J. L.

MCMURRY

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 8/5/2008 at 16:23:52

J. L. McMurry, farmer, P. O. Oakland, was born in Indiana April 9, 1853; son of John and Elizabeth (Wilson) McMurry; he was born in North Carolina, was a farmer by occupation, and died about 1859 in Davis County, Iowa; she, born in North Carolina, is now living at the age of sixty-four, in Davis County, Iowa. Mr. McMurry worked at home till December 24, 1874, when he was married, near Drakesville, Davis County, to Mary E. Wood, born in Davis County, Iowa, September 17, 1848, daughter of John G. and Mary (Vaughn) Wood; he was a farmer by occupation and died in Davis County, Iowa in October 1880; she, born in Ohio, in July, 1805, is living in Davis County. After his marriage, Mr. McMurry farmed for himself for two years in Davis County, then moved to Mills County, Iowa, where he worked two years for L. W. Tubbs. In 1879, Mr. McMurry left Mills County and came to Pottawattamie County, where he has since been engaged in farming. In politics, Mr. McMurry is a Republican. (From the 1882 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa)