Information supplied by Nancy Helvey
Alfred is buried at the Murr Cemetery in Bado, MO. His family brought his body up to MO. from Oklahoma with the strange story that his body had been transformed. He was a Free Will Baptist preacher and after going to other places in Missouri on his missions he finally settled down in Texas Co. MO. around Dykes, Upton, and Houston.

The Mountain Grove Journal
S. F. and I. A. Murr of the Alice neighborhood went to Stratford, Okla., last week and returned Sunday with the body of their father, Alfred Murr, who died there Feb. 4, 1911. They were met in Mountain Grove by their brother, J. J. Murr, and the body was buried in the Murr graveyard on the farm which the deceased homesteaded in 1869, and where probably 400 or 500 people have found their last resting place. The older Murr was a pioneer of Texas county and resided there until a few years ago, when he bought a farm in Oklahoma and removed to that state. His wife at first thought to remain there, but later decided to return to her old home.

Mountain Grove Journal:
Messrs. Frank and Isaac Murr returned from Oklahoma Sunday, with the remains of their father, Alferd Murr, who died there two years ago. They found the remains entirely petrified, and as life-like as when buried. The remains were interred in the Murr graveyard, in sight of his old home, and in the spot selected by him many years ago. His widow, Mrs. Ellen Murr, and several children live here, also his only surviving brother, William Murr, Sr. and a sister, Mrs. Vollner

The Mountain Grove Journal
Feb 1913

Frank Murr, who last week brought the body of his father from Oklahoma for re-interment in Texas county, called Monday to correct a report that the body was petrified. After two years' burial, the head and face presented a natural appearance, and the undertaker in charge of dis-interment said the body might have become petrified in time had it not been disturbed. This is about all the foundation there was to the rumor, and the body was not unusually heavy, although one story was that it weighed 1100 pounds.∼buried in McGee Cemetery

1864 marriage
Name: Elender L Crabtree
Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1864
Marriage Place: Union, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Alfred Murr

13 children born;
known children: Charles G.; Stephen; Naomi; Harriett; Elizabeth; Squire Franklin; James Jackson;

February 10, 1911
The Stratford Tribune from Stratford, Oklahoma · 1
Mr Alfred Murr died from injuries received the day before Mr Murr had gone out to his son's to assist him in moving to his farm that he had just recently purchased At the time of the accident he was assisting him in digging a well when a piece of the machinery broke hitting him causing death 24 hours afterwards
Mr Murr was born July 1st 1846 in Monroe County Tennessee.
Moved to Illinois in 1862 was married to Miss Ellen Crabtree Nov 27 1864 and lived at Anna Illinois until 1870
He moved from there to Texas County Missouri and lived there for 40 years
Last November he moved to Stratford buying a farm 21 miles southwest of town
Mr Murr professed religion at the age of 24 years and has lived a devoted Christian life ever since
Ile leaves a wife and nine children to mourn his loss
The remains were laid to rest in the McGee Cemetery