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Daniel “Log Cabin” Murphree

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Daniel “Log Cabin” Murphree

Birth
Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Death
4 Mar 1851 (aged 69)
Blount County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Hoods Crossroads, Blount County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Son of Solomon Murphree (Revolutionary War Veteran) and Sarah Ward.
Married to Pheraby Bynum (1785-1873) on 16 SEP 1802 in Pendleton District, South Carolina.

DAR record has:
Daniel Murphree born on 9 - Oct - 1781 at NC
died at Blount Co AL on 4 - Mar - 1851 married on 16 - Sep - 1802

Parents of:
*Solomon L MURPHREE b: 28 AUG 1803
*Jesse MURPHREE b: 13 JAN 1806
*James S MURPHREE b: 28 MAY 1808
*Barzilla MURPHREE b: 13 APR 1811
*CALEB MURPHREE b: 16 DEC 1812
Martha "Polly" MURPHREE b: 9 APR 1815
Daniel Levi MURPHREE b: 12 AUG 1817
*William Bynum MURPHREE b: 16 DEC 1820

"Solomon Murphree 1757-1852 and his first wife had nine children: Rebecca, Daniel...
2. Daniel Murphree (1781-1851) m. Pheraby Bynum in 1802 (p.230-Chapt. 8). Eight ch. Solomon (b.1805), Jesse (b. 1806), James (b. 1808), Barzilla (b. 1811), Caleb (b. 1812), Martha (b. 1815), William B. (b. 1820), all living in Blount Co., in 1852; Levi (b. 1817) living in Marshall Co. in 1852."

SOURCE: "Genealogy of the Bynum Family, Volume Two" ; Compiled and Edited by Mary Lou Boazman Howard; Reprint Edition with Index 2009, page 231 (from my library)

The Murphree Cabin was built by Daniel Murphree six miles north of Oneonta in Murphree's Valley and was presented to the Blount County Historical Society in January 1973 by John Roderick Sanders, present owner of the land on which it was built. The cabin was dismantled and moved to Palisades Park where it has been reassembled and restored as a Pioneer Cabin, a part of Blount County's Heritage. Daniel Murphree (1781-1851) - The son of Solomon Murphree for whom Murphree's Valley is named. Daniel Murphree, born October 9, 1781 married Pheraby Bynum, September 16, 1802 died March 4, 1851. Daniel came to Blount County in 1817. He built this cabin in 1820. After Pheraby's death in 1873 it was sold to Asa R. Murphree. Asa sold it to Davis Hyatt in 1879. David gave it to his son James B. Hyatt for a wedding gift the same year. James died in 1890. His widow, Rebecca, died in 1894. Their daughter, Docia, a great grand daughter of Daniel Murphree sold the property to John R. Sanders in 1966. Mr. Sanders donated the cabin to the Blount County Historical Society in 1972. It was moved from Murphree's Valley to Palisades Park in 1973. Daniel Muphree's children were Solomon, Jesse, James, Barzillia, Caleb, Patsy, Levi and William. http://www.blountcountypark.com/history.htm

NOTE: Does anyone have a document confirming "Alexander" as Daniel's middle name? I just realized I can't find any so removing that as a middle name
Son of Solomon Murphree (Revolutionary War Veteran) and Sarah Ward.
Married to Pheraby Bynum (1785-1873) on 16 SEP 1802 in Pendleton District, South Carolina.

DAR record has:
Daniel Murphree born on 9 - Oct - 1781 at NC
died at Blount Co AL on 4 - Mar - 1851 married on 16 - Sep - 1802

Parents of:
*Solomon L MURPHREE b: 28 AUG 1803
*Jesse MURPHREE b: 13 JAN 1806
*James S MURPHREE b: 28 MAY 1808
*Barzilla MURPHREE b: 13 APR 1811
*CALEB MURPHREE b: 16 DEC 1812
Martha "Polly" MURPHREE b: 9 APR 1815
Daniel Levi MURPHREE b: 12 AUG 1817
*William Bynum MURPHREE b: 16 DEC 1820

"Solomon Murphree 1757-1852 and his first wife had nine children: Rebecca, Daniel...
2. Daniel Murphree (1781-1851) m. Pheraby Bynum in 1802 (p.230-Chapt. 8). Eight ch. Solomon (b.1805), Jesse (b. 1806), James (b. 1808), Barzilla (b. 1811), Caleb (b. 1812), Martha (b. 1815), William B. (b. 1820), all living in Blount Co., in 1852; Levi (b. 1817) living in Marshall Co. in 1852."

SOURCE: "Genealogy of the Bynum Family, Volume Two" ; Compiled and Edited by Mary Lou Boazman Howard; Reprint Edition with Index 2009, page 231 (from my library)

The Murphree Cabin was built by Daniel Murphree six miles north of Oneonta in Murphree's Valley and was presented to the Blount County Historical Society in January 1973 by John Roderick Sanders, present owner of the land on which it was built. The cabin was dismantled and moved to Palisades Park where it has been reassembled and restored as a Pioneer Cabin, a part of Blount County's Heritage. Daniel Murphree (1781-1851) - The son of Solomon Murphree for whom Murphree's Valley is named. Daniel Murphree, born October 9, 1781 married Pheraby Bynum, September 16, 1802 died March 4, 1851. Daniel came to Blount County in 1817. He built this cabin in 1820. After Pheraby's death in 1873 it was sold to Asa R. Murphree. Asa sold it to Davis Hyatt in 1879. David gave it to his son James B. Hyatt for a wedding gift the same year. James died in 1890. His widow, Rebecca, died in 1894. Their daughter, Docia, a great grand daughter of Daniel Murphree sold the property to John R. Sanders in 1966. Mr. Sanders donated the cabin to the Blount County Historical Society in 1972. It was moved from Murphree's Valley to Palisades Park in 1973. Daniel Muphree's children were Solomon, Jesse, James, Barzillia, Caleb, Patsy, Levi and William. http://www.blountcountypark.com/history.htm

NOTE: Does anyone have a document confirming "Alexander" as Daniel's middle name? I just realized I can't find any so removing that as a middle name


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32004834/daniel-murphree: accessed ), memorial page for Daniel “Log Cabin” Murphree (9 Oct 1781–4 Mar 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32004834, citing Old Mount Moriah Cemetery, Hoods Crossroads, Blount County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by janicet (contributor 47361005).