John Anderson Murray
--b. April 30, 1853 TN
--d. September 6, 1928 Sullivan Co., TN
--m. Mary Ann FORD
--November 7, 1872 Washington Co., TN
----b. October 1, 1853 Tennessee
----d. February 6, 1930 Sullivan Co., TN
------buried Pond Church Cemetery, Sullivan Co., TN
------d/o William Ford and Elizabeth SLAUGHTER
--------gd/o James Ford and Cassandra -
----------gt gd/o Loyd Ford and Mary Ann WOOD
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My Websites for John
- Job(e) Legacy - Gedcom on Rootsweb World Connect
JOB(E) LEGACY
Descendants of Andrew Job Jr
John MURY Self M Male W 26 TN Farmer TN TN Mary A. MURY Wife M Female W 25 TN Keeping House TN TN May E. MURY Dau S Female W 8 TN TN TN V. Ellen MURY Dau S Female W 5 TN TN TN M. Jane MURY Dau S Female W 2 TN TN TN
John Murray head W M May 1848 52 m-27yrs TN KY TN Mary A. wife W F Oct 1854 45 m-27yrs TN TN TN Virginia dau W F May 1877 23 s TN TN TN Matilda J. dau W F Dec 1879 20 s TN TN TN Sarah V. dau W F May 1883 17 s TN TN TN Alice O. dau W F Jul 1885 14 s TN TN TN Samuel son W F Jan 1888 12 s TN TN TN Mary L dau W F Jul 1891 8 s TN TN TN John son W F Dec 1892 7 s TN TN TN David son W M Jun 1895 4 s TN TN TN Ettie ORWIG dau W F Aug 1874 25 w-1yr TN TN TN Frank ORWIG gs W M May 1891 9 s TN TN TN *Ettie is obviously Elizabeth Mary (or May Elizabeth 'Bettie'
John Murray 57 Mary A Murray 55 Sam Murray 19 Johnie Murray 16 David Murray 14 Nillae m Murray 10 Pearl Murray 4
John Murray 69 Mary A Murray 66 Samuel J Murray 33
Raymond Williams wrote in September 2013This a picture of GGrandpa Johnon his death, at his left is Mary Ford Anderson his wife and surrounding him are his children. Elizabeth (Betty) Murray who married William W. Wilkinson is my Grandmother.
Obituary - Johnson City Press-Chronicle, 9 April 1951:Dies in Kingsport Mrs. Betty M. Wilkinson, 79, of 1609 "B" Street, Kingsport, sister of Johnson City Water Superintendent John Murray, and step-mother of Mrs. George W. Wilson, matron of Johnson City Juvenile Detention Quarters, died Sunday at 8:45 p.m. Mrs. Wilkinson died at her home after a lingering illness. She was a native of Sullivan County and a member of Highland Park Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, Frank Murray, of Johnson City; Lee, of Tallahassee, Fla.; and Willie Wilkinson, Jr., of Kattining, Pa; five daughters, Mrs. Verdie Mae Lilley, Logan W. Va.; Mrs. Virginia Morgan, Dayton, Tenn.; Mrs. Ruth Byrd, Kingsport; Mrs. Blanche Barnette, Kingsport; and Mrs. Pearl Bolton, Jefferson, Ga. Also surviving are four step-sons, John Wilkinson, Fordtown; France and Charlie Wilkinson, Kentucky; and Jim Wilkinson, of West Virginia; and four step-daughters, Mrs. Carrie Wilson, Johnson City; Mrs. Nora Broyles, Chuckey; Mrs. Mary Green and Mrs. Betty Whisnant, Granite Falls, N. C.; 54 grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren; one brother, John Murray, Johnson City; and four friends, Mary Zimmerman, Lena Chrickler, Ellen Zimmerman, and Mary Douglas, all of Fordtown. The funeral will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Pond Church, Fordtown, with the Rev. Kesterson, pastor of Highland Park Church, Kingsport, officiating. The body will be at the residence until the funeral. Appalachian Funeral Home of Johnson City is in charge
--m/1 John Charles 'Charlie' ORWIG
--June 7, 1890 Sullivan Co., TN
----b. abt 1870 Sullivan Co., TN
----d. abt 1898 probably Sullivan Co.,TN
Note: Per GenForum Query of Jason Fleming posted December 22, 1906
I am looking for the family of John Charles "Charlie" Orwig that married Elizabeth "Bettie" Murray in 1890 in Sullivan County, Tennessee. They had one son John Franklin "Frank" born in 1892. They divorced sometime before 1900 and Bettie later married a William W Wilkinson. At some point Frank began using his mother's maiden name of Murray. All of his descendants carry the Murray name.It is thought that John Charles went by Charlie. Family tradition has it that Charlie worked for the railroad and met Bettie while working in the Washington/Sullivan County area of TN. It is not known where he was born or where he ended up after leaving TN.
I do have a picture of John Charles and Bettie taken sometime in the 1890's.
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Charles Orwig and Bettie (Murray)
Courtesy of Raymond Williams
--m. unmarried about 1900
Techniqually no marriage, but a child, Lee born 1900/07 Sullivan Co., TN. On 1900 census, Bettie appears as a widow. The child, Lee, was raised by William Wallace Wilkinson.
--m/3 William Wallace WILKINSON, Sr.
--abt 1908 Sullivan Co., TN
----b. March 1, 1869 Millers Twp., Alexander Co., North Carolina
----d. August 22, 1936 Kingsport, Sullivan Co.,TN
------buried Pond Cemetery, Fordtown, Sullivan Co., TN
----William m/1 S. Elizabeth MOHLER
----*Elizabeth Mohler was d/o John C. C. Mohler and Julia A. FINE
------s/o John P. Wilkinson and Frances Mahala (SPENCER) WITHERSPOON
------**Mahala was adopted at age 4 in 1854 by the Silas BOST family
--------gs/o Daniel A. Wilkinson and Christine McLEAN
----------gt gs/o Angus Harvey Wilkinson and Isabella -
------------2nd gt gs/o Angus Harvey McQUIKIN
----------gt gs/o Daniel McLean and Sophia --
--------gs/o Silas Bost and Jane -
----------gt gs/o Conrad BOST and Catharine Elizabeth BOST
------------2nd gt gs/o Johannes BAST and Cathreena SHUFFORD
--------------3rd gt gs/o Johannes BAST and Susannah Catharina MOYER
--------------3rd gt gs/o John Shufford and Mary Clare CONRAD
------------2nd gt gs/o Johann Wilhelm BAST and Susannah Catherine GOODHARDT
Note:By William's first marriage to Elizabeth Mohler, he had 9 children - 1) John Guy 'Johnie' Wilkinson (1891-1966), 2) Francis Henry Wilkinson (1895-1952), 3) James Pernell Wilkinson (1895-1953), 4) Charles A. 'Charlie' Wilkinson (1896-?), 5) Lenora 'Nora' (Wilkinson) BROYLES (1897-1997), 6) Carrie (Wilkinson) WILSON (1898-1993), 7) Mary Adeline (Wilkinson) CARBERRY (1899-1998), 8) Virtie Mae Wilkinson (1903-1905) and 9) Elizabeth 'Bettie' (Wilkinson) WHISENANT (1904-1980)William's daughter, Mary Adaline, by his first marriage, married a Jobe descendant, John CARBERRY - s/o Johnathan J. 'John' 'Jonathan' Carberry and Almira 'Mira' Jobe and gs/o George Jobe and Louisa Mahulda 'Eliza' 'Huldy' Murray (both Jobe descendants).
Raymond Williams writes (2013)
Grandpa and boys top left is my father William W. jr. only Wilkinson son, top left James Presnell Wilkinson who was in WW1
Note:When Virgie's sister, Mary Lee Murray, married Samuel's son, Samuel Abijah Zimmerman, Jr., from his 1st marriage - a rather strange relationship was formed between Virgie and her sister, Mary Lee. In reality, Virgie, Mary's sister, became Mary's mother-in-law.
If you have any old photos for any descendants of this family, please send to me at
Ann (Jobe) Brown
