Son of John Murray (1799/PA-1849/MO) and Elizabeth Urie (1804/PA-1854/MO). George was the second of their eleven or twelve children. His father and brother Hiram died of cholera in 1849, his mother and sister Rebecca in 1854.

Sp1: Nancy Waring Fuqua, June 18 1846. Nancy died 1879.
ch inc:

-Virginia Ann Murray 1847-1895/Grand Junction CO #100820091
m: John Simpson, ch inc Edgar, Caroline, Albert, Clyde, Joseph.
-Gaylord "Gail" Canada Murray Aug. 1849–1920 #73692609 m: Laura B. ch Emma; living with dau Emma Kerstetter and family, Mesa CO 1920.
-Dorcas Elizabeth Murray 1850 – 1865
-Mary Urie Murray 1852–1855
-Thomas Calvin Murray 1853–1921/ID #34136485 m: Mrs. Bessie A. Griffiths, ch inc Elsie.
-Cynthia Caroline Murray 1855/Morgan MO-1877, m: James Wiley
-Joseph Wiley Murray May 24 1857/Henry MO – Not listed in 1860 census, living with brothers Gaylord and Thomas, Douglas CO 1880.
-Samuel O. Murray 1859-1884
-Luella "Ella" Murray 1861–1918/OK #46472967, son Edward Murray 1879, m: James R. Baker 1892, 7 ch.

Based on birthplaces of children, the family moved from Morgan Co. to Henry Co. MO. between 1855 and 1857.

sp2: Sarah in 1880; she was 35 yrs younger than George.

1850 Morgan MO: MURRAY George W/25, Nancy W/23, Virginia/3, Gycord/1, Dorcas E/0.

1860 census: Henry CO MO/Calhoun: MURRAY, George W./35, Nancy W/32, Virginia A/12, Elizabeth/9, Garland/10, Thomas/7, Cynthia/4, Samuel/7mos, *MURRAY Commodore P/11.
(*Commodore Perry, who died 1890 in MT #53118873, was youngest sibling of George.

1870 census: Henry Co MO/Tebo: MURRAY, Geo W/1825/45, Nancy W/45/KY, Gaylord C/21, Thomas C/16, Cynthia/14, Luella/9.
(Note Samuel, who would have been 10, is not listed or shown elsewhere, assumption census taker omitted his name.)

1880 census: Henry Co MO/Shawnee: MURRAY Geo W/55/OH, Samuel O/20, Luella/19, MURRAY Eddie/1/Grandson.
(Note: Eddie's mother shown as Luella, single, father not named, from MO - Eddie may be out-of-wedlock child. He died 1967 Henry MO #24924009.)

1900 Shawnee Henry MO: MURRAY George W/75, Sarah/40, Edward/22/grandson, SIMPSON Joseph/11/grandson. Md 1880/20 yrs, Sarah has 0/0 ch living.
(Grandson Jacob Simpson b Dec 1888/CO, son of Virginia (Murray) and John Simpson MAY BE the Jacob Warren Simpson born Dec 8 1888/Grand Junction CO and died 1976/St. Louis, MO, who had a brother Clyde.)

The George Murray/17/laborer working on the nearby James R. Hinkle farm, does not appear to be part of this family.

Civil War Veteran: Co. K , 5th Provisional En. Missouri Militia and Co. K, 3rd Provisional MO Militia

U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 about George W Murray
Residence: Clinton, Henry, Missouri
Class: 2
Congressional District: 5th
Age on 1 July 1863: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825
Race: White; Place of Birth: Ohio

Lafayette County, Missouri Obituaries, 1891-1920
Given Name: George Surname: Murray
Issue Date: 13 Sep 1907
Age or DOB: abt 84; Death Date: 10 Sep 1907
Death Place: Johnson