Murray James Bruffey was born 23 Sep 1827 in Pocahontas County, West Virginia the son of Elizabeth Sarah Hill b 07 Sep 1791 d 27 May 1880, and, John Allen Bruffey, Sr. b 02 Nov 1788 d 16 May 1873.
Murray James' siblings are:
- Nancy Catherine b 06 Apr 1814 d 31 Oct 1888 m. 25 Mar 1838 Levi Julius Hooker b 13 Sep 1808 d 23 Dec 1873, they had 6 children: Urania Catherine b 22 Dec 1838 d 28 Nov 1926, m. 29 May 1856 Henry Wilson Powell b 17 Aug 1831 d 1917, had 4 children: Walter Lafayette b 1857, William Henry b 23 Nov 1862 d 05 Mar 1918, Martin J,. b 1868, and Nancy Agnes b 1878.
- Martha b 1815 d 1847 m. James Ewing b 27 Dec 1804 d 1885, they had 4 children: Mary Elizabeth v Jun 1836, Rebecca b 1938, Julia b 1843, and Lydia b 1845.
- Margaret Ann b 09 Mar 1819 d 09 Mar 1878 m. 1840 Morgan Anderson b 26 Jul 1822 d 02 Dec 1909, they had 6 children: Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie", Martha Ann, Joseph, Nancy, Lavinia Thompson, and Millard Dickson "Richard".
- Julia M. b 1821 d 1851 m. William B. McClure b 1824 d 1854, had stillborn infant 1849 and J. Mather b 1851.
- Lavinia b 14 Feb 1823 d 09 May 1876 m. 13 Nov 1846 Thomas Claiborne Blair b 25 Sep 1824 d 12 Nov 1902, had 6 children: Luther Robbins b 19 Sep 1847 d 16 Nov 1903, Elizabeth Virginia b 11 May 1851 d Jun 1935, William, Shirrell b 11 May 1854 d 06 Jan 1931, John Culbertson b 19 Feb 1857 d 1913, Eliza b 18 Mar 1860 d 19 Jun 1882 age 22 years, and, Martha Ann "Annie" b 15 Nov 1866 d 19 Jun 1882 age 15 years.
- Bradford Barton b 01 Mar 1825 d 17 Apr 1881 m. 21 Mar 1855 Mary Jane Watts b 23 Oct 1831 d 21 Dec 1916, they had 7 children: Newton Samuel b 30 Apr 1856 d 30 Apr 1929 m. Emaline Virginia Myles b 22 Jun 1862 d 23 Feb 1936, they had 7 children 4 daughters and 3 sons; John Franklin "Frank" b 01 Apr 1858 d 27 Jan 1923 m. 1895 Estella A. "Stella" Bennett b 26 Aug 18778 d 22 Feb 1965, had eight children, 2 daughters and 6 sons; Elizabeth Jane b 31 Jan 1863 d 12 Dec 1945 m. John Robert Rhinehart b 27 Sep 1890 d 02 Jul 1955, they had a son and a daughter; Thomas Anderson b 13 Jun 1863 d 03 Jun 1943 m. 1891 Lucy Hill Peck b 14 Jan 1871 d 05 Dec 1947, had 5 sons; Serene b 21 Jun 1865 d 18 Oct 1944 m. 1888 John Barnett Grimes b 28 Oct 1865 d 14 Dec 1935, had 6 children 2 daughters and 4 sons; Mary Watts "Aunt Bird" b 26 Sep 1867 d 13 Jun 1950 m. George Preston Shisler b 1867 d 16 Jul 1947; and, Ida Hill b 21 Feb 1872 d 1942 m. 1894 Charles McComas Sarver b 26 Apr 1863 d 01 Jun 1942, they had a son Landon Arndale b 26 Jan 1898.
- Harriet Ann b 06 Feb 1830 d 15 Apr 1899 m. 01 Oct 1851 William "Wesley" Crookshanks, Sr., they had 8 children, 4 daughters and 4 sons
- John Allen II b 28 May 1833 d 14 Jan 1916 m. 21 Mar 1833 Elizabeth Caul b 1830 d 23 Apr 1894, had 11 children a stillborn baby, 3 daughters and 7 sons.
- Elizabeth "Eliza" b 1813 d 1872 m. 18 Sep 1831 Robert Moore, Jr. b 1812 d 1875, they had 3 sons: George Preston b 09 Feb 1838 d 22 Apr 1922, Moses Clark b 1842 m. 1865 Susan A. Moore b abt 1848, they had 2 sons Oliver E 1866 and George E 1873.
Murray James m. 1845, Nicholas County, Elizabeth Agnes "Lizzie" Craig, the daughter of Frances Pinnell (1792-1853) and Robert Craig (1772-1858). They had 9 children:
- Mary Frances b 1848 d 1951 Lobelia, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, age 3 years.
- John Robert b Nov 1849 d 18 Feb 1879, m. 17 Feb 1870 Greenbrier County, West Virginia Margaret B. "Maggie" McMillion b Jun 1848 d 18 Nov 1923, they had 4 children:
+ Morgan b 1879 d 1896, age 17 years.
+ William Murray b 27 Mar 1876 d 15 Sep 1947 m. Anna Laura "Annie" Blankenship b 26 Apr 1877 d 02 May 1938, they had Clarence M b 06 Jun 1903 d 13 Aug 1987 m. Elenora Vivian Lively b 11 Jun 1907 d 19 Aug 2001, and, Evalyn b 23 Jan 1898 d 12 Jul 1976, m 31 Oct 1914 Vincent Richard White b 05 Apr 1894 d 07 Sep 1961, they had Thomas b 1922 and Laura b 1924, the later divorced as Evalyn was living with her parents in the 1930 Census.
+ Clarence Colbert M. b 1874 d 10 Dec 1929
- James b 1853 d 1870
- William Allen b 03 Oct 1853 d 17 Oct 1934 m. 28 Feb 1878 Martha Jane Carron b 04 Oct 1855 d 26 Nov 1927, they had 6 children: Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" b 18 Dec 1878 d 24 May 1895, Remus A. Murray b 04 Apr 1883 d 01 Feb 1954, James Walter b 18 Dec 1885 d 13 Apr 1954, Ivy Ellen b 15 Oct 1891 d 10 Sep 1983, Pearl Fountain b 24 May 1895 d 08 Oct 1973, and, Nelson Anderson b 30 Jul 1897 d 10 Feb 1973
- Nancy Ann b 07 Oct 1856 d 17 Dec 1930 m. 1873 William Henry Boggs b 10 Sep 1841 d 24 Mar 1922, they had 11 children: Laura Jane b 22 May 1874 d 21 Jan 1941 m. 16 Jun 1902 William Lewis Huffman b 15 Sep 1865 d 04 Apr 1955, had Grace b Mar 1903 and Paul b 1904; Robert Houston b Jun 1877 d 30 Aug 1966 m. Rhoda B. Neal b 1881, they had Henry A., Lee H., Vada Belle, and William V.
- Sarah Elizabeth b 07 Oct 1856 d 08 Dec 1908 m. John Wesley Hill b 07 Oct 1848 d 05 Feb 1888, they had 8 children 5 daughters and 3 sons.
- Joseph Levi b 11 Apr 1857 d 03 Jun 1873
- Dixon Lincoln "Dick" b 01 Apr 1861 d 28 Apr 1925 m. 1881 Anna Belle Clark b 15 Oct 1866 d 28 Dec 1947 they had 10 children 3 daughters and 7 sons.
- Margaret Jane "Sis" b 22 Oct 1862 d 11 Apr 1935 m. 1878 James Preston Hagy b 15 Jun 1854 d 08 Apr 1901, they had 7 children 3 daughters and 4 sons.
Murray James lost his beloved wife of 62 years, Elizabeth A. "Lizzie" Craig 21 Mar 1907, he would follow her in death 7 years later, 14 May 1914 Pocahontas County West Virginia and was buried in the Hagy Family Cemetery, Jetsville (off Jetsville Road), Nicholas County, West Virginia. Together they led a full life raising their 9 children.
Murray James' siblings are:
- Nancy Catherine b 06 Apr 1814 d 31 Oct 1888 m. 25 Mar 1838 Levi Julius Hooker b 13 Sep 1808 d 23 Dec 1873, they had 6 children: Urania Catherine b 22 Dec 1838 d 28 Nov 1926, m. 29 May 1856 Henry Wilson Powell b 17 Aug 1831 d 1917, had 4 children: Walter Lafayette b 1857, William Henry b 23 Nov 1862 d 05 Mar 1918, Martin J,. b 1868, and Nancy Agnes b 1878.
- Martha b 1815 d 1847 m. James Ewing b 27 Dec 1804 d 1885, they had 4 children: Mary Elizabeth v Jun 1836, Rebecca b 1938, Julia b 1843, and Lydia b 1845.
- Margaret Ann b 09 Mar 1819 d 09 Mar 1878 m. 1840 Morgan Anderson b 26 Jul 1822 d 02 Dec 1909, they had 6 children: Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie", Martha Ann, Joseph, Nancy, Lavinia Thompson, and Millard Dickson "Richard".
- Julia M. b 1821 d 1851 m. William B. McClure b 1824 d 1854, had stillborn infant 1849 and J. Mather b 1851.
- Lavinia b 14 Feb 1823 d 09 May 1876 m. 13 Nov 1846 Thomas Claiborne Blair b 25 Sep 1824 d 12 Nov 1902, had 6 children: Luther Robbins b 19 Sep 1847 d 16 Nov 1903, Elizabeth Virginia b 11 May 1851 d Jun 1935, William, Shirrell b 11 May 1854 d 06 Jan 1931, John Culbertson b 19 Feb 1857 d 1913, Eliza b 18 Mar 1860 d 19 Jun 1882 age 22 years, and, Martha Ann "Annie" b 15 Nov 1866 d 19 Jun 1882 age 15 years.
- Bradford Barton b 01 Mar 1825 d 17 Apr 1881 m. 21 Mar 1855 Mary Jane Watts b 23 Oct 1831 d 21 Dec 1916, they had 7 children: Newton Samuel b 30 Apr 1856 d 30 Apr 1929 m. Emaline Virginia Myles b 22 Jun 1862 d 23 Feb 1936, they had 7 children 4 daughters and 3 sons; John Franklin "Frank" b 01 Apr 1858 d 27 Jan 1923 m. 1895 Estella A. "Stella" Bennett b 26 Aug 18778 d 22 Feb 1965, had eight children, 2 daughters and 6 sons; Elizabeth Jane b 31 Jan 1863 d 12 Dec 1945 m. John Robert Rhinehart b 27 Sep 1890 d 02 Jul 1955, they had a son and a daughter; Thomas Anderson b 13 Jun 1863 d 03 Jun 1943 m. 1891 Lucy Hill Peck b 14 Jan 1871 d 05 Dec 1947, had 5 sons; Serene b 21 Jun 1865 d 18 Oct 1944 m. 1888 John Barnett Grimes b 28 Oct 1865 d 14 Dec 1935, had 6 children 2 daughters and 4 sons; Mary Watts "Aunt Bird" b 26 Sep 1867 d 13 Jun 1950 m. George Preston Shisler b 1867 d 16 Jul 1947; and, Ida Hill b 21 Feb 1872 d 1942 m. 1894 Charles McComas Sarver b 26 Apr 1863 d 01 Jun 1942, they had a son Landon Arndale b 26 Jan 1898.
- Harriet Ann b 06 Feb 1830 d 15 Apr 1899 m. 01 Oct 1851 William "Wesley" Crookshanks, Sr., they had 8 children, 4 daughters and 4 sons
- John Allen II b 28 May 1833 d 14 Jan 1916 m. 21 Mar 1833 Elizabeth Caul b 1830 d 23 Apr 1894, had 11 children a stillborn baby, 3 daughters and 7 sons.
- Elizabeth "Eliza" b 1813 d 1872 m. 18 Sep 1831 Robert Moore, Jr. b 1812 d 1875, they had 3 sons: George Preston b 09 Feb 1838 d 22 Apr 1922, Moses Clark b 1842 m. 1865 Susan A. Moore b abt 1848, they had 2 sons Oliver E 1866 and George E 1873.
Murray James m. 1845, Nicholas County, Elizabeth Agnes "Lizzie" Craig, the daughter of Frances Pinnell (1792-1853) and Robert Craig (1772-1858). They had 9 children:
- Mary Frances b 1848 d 1951 Lobelia, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, age 3 years.
- John Robert b Nov 1849 d 18 Feb 1879, m. 17 Feb 1870 Greenbrier County, West Virginia Margaret B. "Maggie" McMillion b Jun 1848 d 18 Nov 1923, they had 4 children:
+ Morgan b 1879 d 1896, age 17 years.
+ William Murray b 27 Mar 1876 d 15 Sep 1947 m. Anna Laura "Annie" Blankenship b 26 Apr 1877 d 02 May 1938, they had Clarence M b 06 Jun 1903 d 13 Aug 1987 m. Elenora Vivian Lively b 11 Jun 1907 d 19 Aug 2001, and, Evalyn b 23 Jan 1898 d 12 Jul 1976, m 31 Oct 1914 Vincent Richard White b 05 Apr 1894 d 07 Sep 1961, they had Thomas b 1922 and Laura b 1924, the later divorced as Evalyn was living with her parents in the 1930 Census.
+ Clarence Colbert M. b 1874 d 10 Dec 1929
- James b 1853 d 1870
- William Allen b 03 Oct 1853 d 17 Oct 1934 m. 28 Feb 1878 Martha Jane Carron b 04 Oct 1855 d 26 Nov 1927, they had 6 children: Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" b 18 Dec 1878 d 24 May 1895, Remus A. Murray b 04 Apr 1883 d 01 Feb 1954, James Walter b 18 Dec 1885 d 13 Apr 1954, Ivy Ellen b 15 Oct 1891 d 10 Sep 1983, Pearl Fountain b 24 May 1895 d 08 Oct 1973, and, Nelson Anderson b 30 Jul 1897 d 10 Feb 1973
- Nancy Ann b 07 Oct 1856 d 17 Dec 1930 m. 1873 William Henry Boggs b 10 Sep 1841 d 24 Mar 1922, they had 11 children: Laura Jane b 22 May 1874 d 21 Jan 1941 m. 16 Jun 1902 William Lewis Huffman b 15 Sep 1865 d 04 Apr 1955, had Grace b Mar 1903 and Paul b 1904; Robert Houston b Jun 1877 d 30 Aug 1966 m. Rhoda B. Neal b 1881, they had Henry A., Lee H., Vada Belle, and William V.
- Sarah Elizabeth b 07 Oct 1856 d 08 Dec 1908 m. John Wesley Hill b 07 Oct 1848 d 05 Feb 1888, they had 8 children 5 daughters and 3 sons.
- Joseph Levi b 11 Apr 1857 d 03 Jun 1873
- Dixon Lincoln "Dick" b 01 Apr 1861 d 28 Apr 1925 m. 1881 Anna Belle Clark b 15 Oct 1866 d 28 Dec 1947 they had 10 children 3 daughters and 7 sons.
- Margaret Jane "Sis" b 22 Oct 1862 d 11 Apr 1935 m. 1878 James Preston Hagy b 15 Jun 1854 d 08 Apr 1901, they had 7 children 3 daughters and 4 sons.
Murray James lost his beloved wife of 62 years, Elizabeth A. "Lizzie" Craig 21 Mar 1907, he would follow her in death 7 years later, 14 May 1914 Pocahontas County West Virginia and was buried in the Hagy Family Cemetery, Jetsville (off Jetsville Road), Nicholas County, West Virginia. Together they led a full life raising their 9 children.
Murray James Bruffey was born 23 Sep 1827 in Pocahontas County, West Virginia the son of Elizabeth Sarah Hill b 07 Sep 1791 d 27 May 1880, and, John Allen Bruffey, Sr. b 02 Nov 1788 d 16 May 1873.
Murray James' siblings are:
- Nancy Catherine b 06 Apr 1814 d 31 Oct 1888 m. 25 Mar 1838 Levi Julius Hooker b 13 Sep 1808 d 23 Dec 1873, they had 6 children: Urania Catherine b 22 Dec 1838 d 28 Nov 1926, m. 29 May 1856 Henry Wilson Powell b 17 Aug 1831 d 1917, had 4 children: Walter Lafayette b 1857, William Henry b 23 Nov 1862 d 05 Mar 1918, Martin J,. b 1868, and Nancy Agnes b 1878.
- Martha b 1815 d 1847 m. James Ewing b 27 Dec 1804 d 1885, they had 4 children: Mary Elizabeth v Jun 1836, Rebecca b 1938, Julia b 1843, and Lydia b 1845.
- Margaret Ann b 09 Mar 1819 d 09 Mar 1878 m. 1840 Morgan Anderson b 26 Jul 1822 d 02 Dec 1909, they had 6 children: Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie", Martha Ann, Joseph, Nancy, Lavinia Thompson, and Millard Dickson "Richard".
- Julia M. b 1821 d 1851 m. William B. McClure b 1824 d 1854, had stillborn infant 1849 and J. Mather b 1851.
- Lavinia b 14 Feb 1823 d 09 May 1876 m. 13 Nov 1846 Thomas Claiborne Blair b 25 Sep 1824 d 12 Nov 1902, had 6 children: Luther Robbins b 19 Sep 1847 d 16 Nov 1903, Elizabeth Virginia b 11 May 1851 d Jun 1935, William, Shirrell b 11 May 1854 d 06 Jan 1931, John Culbertson b 19 Feb 1857 d 1913, Eliza b 18 Mar 1860 d 19 Jun 1882 age 22 years, and, Martha Ann "Annie" b 15 Nov 1866 d 19 Jun 1882 age 15 years.
- Bradford Barton b 01 Mar 1825 d 17 Apr 1881 m. 21 Mar 1855 Mary Jane Watts b 23 Oct 1831 d 21 Dec 1916, they had 7 children: Newton Samuel b 30 Apr 1856 d 30 Apr 1929 m. Emaline Virginia Myles b 22 Jun 1862 d 23 Feb 1936, they had 7 children 4 daughters and 3 sons; John Franklin "Frank" b 01 Apr 1858 d 27 Jan 1923 m. 1895 Estella A. "Stella" Bennett b 26 Aug 18778 d 22 Feb 1965, had eight children, 2 daughters and 6 sons; Elizabeth Jane b 31 Jan 1863 d 12 Dec 1945 m. John Robert Rhinehart b 27 Sep 1890 d 02 Jul 1955, they had a son and a daughter; Thomas Anderson b 13 Jun 1863 d 03 Jun 1943 m. 1891 Lucy Hill Peck b 14 Jan 1871 d 05 Dec 1947, had 5 sons; Serene b 21 Jun 1865 d 18 Oct 1944 m. 1888 John Barnett Grimes b 28 Oct 1865 d 14 Dec 1935, had 6 children 2 daughters and 4 sons; Mary Watts "Aunt Bird" b 26 Sep 1867 d 13 Jun 1950 m. George Preston Shisler b 1867 d 16 Jul 1947; and, Ida Hill b 21 Feb 1872 d 1942 m. 1894 Charles McComas Sarver b 26 Apr 1863 d 01 Jun 1942, they had a son Landon Arndale b 26 Jan 1898.
- Harriet Ann b 06 Feb 1830 d 15 Apr 1899 m. 01 Oct 1851 William "Wesley" Crookshanks, Sr., they had 8 children, 4 daughters and 4 sons
- John Allen II b 28 May 1833 d 14 Jan 1916 m. 21 Mar 1833 Elizabeth Caul b 1830 d 23 Apr 1894, had 11 children a stillborn baby, 3 daughters and 7 sons.
- Elizabeth "Eliza" b 1813 d 1872 m. 18 Sep 1831 Robert Moore, Jr. b 1812 d 1875, they had 3 sons: George Preston b 09 Feb 1838 d 22 Apr 1922, Moses Clark b 1842 m. 1865 Susan A. Moore b abt 1848, they had 2 sons Oliver E 1866 and George E 1873.
Murray James m. 1845, Nicholas County, Elizabeth Agnes "Lizzie" Craig, the daughter of Frances Pinnell (1792-1853) and Robert Craig (1772-1858). They had 9 children:
- Mary Frances b 1848 d 1951 Lobelia, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, age 3 years.
- John Robert b Nov 1849 d 18 Feb 1879, m. 17 Feb 1870 Greenbrier County, West Virginia Margaret B. "Maggie" McMillion b Jun 1848 d 18 Nov 1923, they had 4 children:
+ Morgan b 1879 d 1896, age 17 years.
+ William Murray b 27 Mar 1876 d 15 Sep 1947 m. Anna Laura "Annie" Blankenship b 26 Apr 1877 d 02 May 1938, they had Clarence M b 06 Jun 1903 d 13 Aug 1987 m. Elenora Vivian Lively b 11 Jun 1907 d 19 Aug 2001, and, Evalyn b 23 Jan 1898 d 12 Jul 1976, m 31 Oct 1914 Vincent Richard White b 05 Apr 1894 d 07 Sep 1961, they had Thomas b 1922 and Laura b 1924, the later divorced as Evalyn was living with her parents in the 1930 Census.
+ Clarence Colbert M. b 1874 d 10 Dec 1929
- James b 1853 d 1870
- William Allen b 03 Oct 1853 d 17 Oct 1934 m. 28 Feb 1878 Martha Jane Carron b 04 Oct 1855 d 26 Nov 1927, they had 6 children: Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" b 18 Dec 1878 d 24 May 1895, Remus A. Murray b 04 Apr 1883 d 01 Feb 1954, James Walter b 18 Dec 1885 d 13 Apr 1954, Ivy Ellen b 15 Oct 1891 d 10 Sep 1983, Pearl Fountain b 24 May 1895 d 08 Oct 1973, and, Nelson Anderson b 30 Jul 1897 d 10 Feb 1973
- Nancy Ann b 07 Oct 1856 d 17 Dec 1930 m. 1873 William Henry Boggs b 10 Sep 1841 d 24 Mar 1922, they had 11 children: Laura Jane b 22 May 1874 d 21 Jan 1941 m. 16 Jun 1902 William Lewis Huffman b 15 Sep 1865 d 04 Apr 1955, had Grace b Mar 1903 and Paul b 1904; Robert Houston b Jun 1877 d 30 Aug 1966 m. Rhoda B. Neal b 1881, they had Henry A., Lee H., Vada Belle, and William V.
- Sarah Elizabeth b 07 Oct 1856 d 08 Dec 1908 m. John Wesley Hill b 07 Oct 1848 d 05 Feb 1888, they had 8 children 5 daughters and 3 sons.
- Joseph Levi b 11 Apr 1857 d 03 Jun 1873
- Dixon Lincoln "Dick" b 01 Apr 1861 d 28 Apr 1925 m. 1881 Anna Belle Clark b 15 Oct 1866 d 28 Dec 1947 they had 10 children 3 daughters and 7 sons.
- Margaret Jane "Sis" b 22 Oct 1862 d 11 Apr 1935 m. 1878 James Preston Hagy b 15 Jun 1854 d 08 Apr 1901, they had 7 children 3 daughters and 4 sons.
Murray James lost his beloved wife of 62 years, Elizabeth A. "Lizzie" Craig 21 Mar 1907, he would follow her in death 7 years later, 14 May 1914 Pocahontas County West Virginia and was buried in the Hagy Family Cemetery, Jetsville (off Jetsville Road), Nicholas County, West Virginia. Together they led a full life raising their 9 children.
Murray James' siblings are:
- Nancy Catherine b 06 Apr 1814 d 31 Oct 1888 m. 25 Mar 1838 Levi Julius Hooker b 13 Sep 1808 d 23 Dec 1873, they had 6 children: Urania Catherine b 22 Dec 1838 d 28 Nov 1926, m. 29 May 1856 Henry Wilson Powell b 17 Aug 1831 d 1917, had 4 children: Walter Lafayette b 1857, William Henry b 23 Nov 1862 d 05 Mar 1918, Martin J,. b 1868, and Nancy Agnes b 1878.
- Martha b 1815 d 1847 m. James Ewing b 27 Dec 1804 d 1885, they had 4 children: Mary Elizabeth v Jun 1836, Rebecca b 1938, Julia b 1843, and Lydia b 1845.
- Margaret Ann b 09 Mar 1819 d 09 Mar 1878 m. 1840 Morgan Anderson b 26 Jul 1822 d 02 Dec 1909, they had 6 children: Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie", Martha Ann, Joseph, Nancy, Lavinia Thompson, and Millard Dickson "Richard".
- Julia M. b 1821 d 1851 m. William B. McClure b 1824 d 1854, had stillborn infant 1849 and J. Mather b 1851.
- Lavinia b 14 Feb 1823 d 09 May 1876 m. 13 Nov 1846 Thomas Claiborne Blair b 25 Sep 1824 d 12 Nov 1902, had 6 children: Luther Robbins b 19 Sep 1847 d 16 Nov 1903, Elizabeth Virginia b 11 May 1851 d Jun 1935, William, Shirrell b 11 May 1854 d 06 Jan 1931, John Culbertson b 19 Feb 1857 d 1913, Eliza b 18 Mar 1860 d 19 Jun 1882 age 22 years, and, Martha Ann "Annie" b 15 Nov 1866 d 19 Jun 1882 age 15 years.
- Bradford Barton b 01 Mar 1825 d 17 Apr 1881 m. 21 Mar 1855 Mary Jane Watts b 23 Oct 1831 d 21 Dec 1916, they had 7 children: Newton Samuel b 30 Apr 1856 d 30 Apr 1929 m. Emaline Virginia Myles b 22 Jun 1862 d 23 Feb 1936, they had 7 children 4 daughters and 3 sons; John Franklin "Frank" b 01 Apr 1858 d 27 Jan 1923 m. 1895 Estella A. "Stella" Bennett b 26 Aug 18778 d 22 Feb 1965, had eight children, 2 daughters and 6 sons; Elizabeth Jane b 31 Jan 1863 d 12 Dec 1945 m. John Robert Rhinehart b 27 Sep 1890 d 02 Jul 1955, they had a son and a daughter; Thomas Anderson b 13 Jun 1863 d 03 Jun 1943 m. 1891 Lucy Hill Peck b 14 Jan 1871 d 05 Dec 1947, had 5 sons; Serene b 21 Jun 1865 d 18 Oct 1944 m. 1888 John Barnett Grimes b 28 Oct 1865 d 14 Dec 1935, had 6 children 2 daughters and 4 sons; Mary Watts "Aunt Bird" b 26 Sep 1867 d 13 Jun 1950 m. George Preston Shisler b 1867 d 16 Jul 1947; and, Ida Hill b 21 Feb 1872 d 1942 m. 1894 Charles McComas Sarver b 26 Apr 1863 d 01 Jun 1942, they had a son Landon Arndale b 26 Jan 1898.
- Harriet Ann b 06 Feb 1830 d 15 Apr 1899 m. 01 Oct 1851 William "Wesley" Crookshanks, Sr., they had 8 children, 4 daughters and 4 sons
- John Allen II b 28 May 1833 d 14 Jan 1916 m. 21 Mar 1833 Elizabeth Caul b 1830 d 23 Apr 1894, had 11 children a stillborn baby, 3 daughters and 7 sons.
- Elizabeth "Eliza" b 1813 d 1872 m. 18 Sep 1831 Robert Moore, Jr. b 1812 d 1875, they had 3 sons: George Preston b 09 Feb 1838 d 22 Apr 1922, Moses Clark b 1842 m. 1865 Susan A. Moore b abt 1848, they had 2 sons Oliver E 1866 and George E 1873.
Murray James m. 1845, Nicholas County, Elizabeth Agnes "Lizzie" Craig, the daughter of Frances Pinnell (1792-1853) and Robert Craig (1772-1858). They had 9 children:
- Mary Frances b 1848 d 1951 Lobelia, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, age 3 years.
- John Robert b Nov 1849 d 18 Feb 1879, m. 17 Feb 1870 Greenbrier County, West Virginia Margaret B. "Maggie" McMillion b Jun 1848 d 18 Nov 1923, they had 4 children:
+ Morgan b 1879 d 1896, age 17 years.
+ William Murray b 27 Mar 1876 d 15 Sep 1947 m. Anna Laura "Annie" Blankenship b 26 Apr 1877 d 02 May 1938, they had Clarence M b 06 Jun 1903 d 13 Aug 1987 m. Elenora Vivian Lively b 11 Jun 1907 d 19 Aug 2001, and, Evalyn b 23 Jan 1898 d 12 Jul 1976, m 31 Oct 1914 Vincent Richard White b 05 Apr 1894 d 07 Sep 1961, they had Thomas b 1922 and Laura b 1924, the later divorced as Evalyn was living with her parents in the 1930 Census.
+ Clarence Colbert M. b 1874 d 10 Dec 1929
- James b 1853 d 1870
- William Allen b 03 Oct 1853 d 17 Oct 1934 m. 28 Feb 1878 Martha Jane Carron b 04 Oct 1855 d 26 Nov 1927, they had 6 children: Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" b 18 Dec 1878 d 24 May 1895, Remus A. Murray b 04 Apr 1883 d 01 Feb 1954, James Walter b 18 Dec 1885 d 13 Apr 1954, Ivy Ellen b 15 Oct 1891 d 10 Sep 1983, Pearl Fountain b 24 May 1895 d 08 Oct 1973, and, Nelson Anderson b 30 Jul 1897 d 10 Feb 1973
- Nancy Ann b 07 Oct 1856 d 17 Dec 1930 m. 1873 William Henry Boggs b 10 Sep 1841 d 24 Mar 1922, they had 11 children: Laura Jane b 22 May 1874 d 21 Jan 1941 m. 16 Jun 1902 William Lewis Huffman b 15 Sep 1865 d 04 Apr 1955, had Grace b Mar 1903 and Paul b 1904; Robert Houston b Jun 1877 d 30 Aug 1966 m. Rhoda B. Neal b 1881, they had Henry A., Lee H., Vada Belle, and William V.
- Sarah Elizabeth b 07 Oct 1856 d 08 Dec 1908 m. John Wesley Hill b 07 Oct 1848 d 05 Feb 1888, they had 8 children 5 daughters and 3 sons.
- Joseph Levi b 11 Apr 1857 d 03 Jun 1873
- Dixon Lincoln "Dick" b 01 Apr 1861 d 28 Apr 1925 m. 1881 Anna Belle Clark b 15 Oct 1866 d 28 Dec 1947 they had 10 children 3 daughters and 7 sons.
- Margaret Jane "Sis" b 22 Oct 1862 d 11 Apr 1935 m. 1878 James Preston Hagy b 15 Jun 1854 d 08 Apr 1901, they had 7 children 3 daughters and 4 sons.
Murray James lost his beloved wife of 62 years, Elizabeth A. "Lizzie" Craig 21 Mar 1907, he would follow her in death 7 years later, 14 May 1914 Pocahontas County West Virginia and was buried in the Hagy Family Cemetery, Jetsville (off Jetsville Road), Nicholas County, West Virginia. Together they led a full life raising their 9 children.
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