Capt. William Henry Murray

1839 - 1863  (24 years)

Alexander John Murray

1793 - 1843  (49 years)

Birth	12 Jun 1793	West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Died	16 Feb 1843
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Dr. William Murray,   b. 1752
Mother	Harriet Woodward,   b. 1762
Family 1	Mary Young Addison,   b. 3 Mar 1797
Children	1. Elizabeth Hesselius Murray,   b. 12 Mar 1832   2. William Murray,   b. Abt 1832   3. James Edmund Bryce Murray,   b. 25 Sep 1833
Family 2	Mary "Nancy" Clapham,   b. 22 May 1806, Maryland
Married	10 May 1837	Baltimore Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Lt. Clapham Murray,   b. 16 Feb 1838   2. Mary A.C. Murray,   b. 9 Oct 1840   3. Capt. William Henry Murray,   b. 3 Apr 1839   4. Alexander Murray,   b. 13 Apr 1843, "Woodstock", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Mary "Nancy" Clapham

1806 - 1879  (73 years)

Birth	22 May 1806	Maryland
Died	14 Sep 1879
Buried	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Jonas Clapham,   b. 31 May 1763, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Mother	Catherine Cooke,   b. 6 Aug 1774
Family	Alexander John Murray,   b. 12 Jun 1793, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Married	10 May 1837	Baltimore Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Lt. Clapham Murray,   b. 16 Feb 1838   2. Mary A.C. Murray,   b. 9 Oct 1840   3. Capt. William Henry Murray,   b. 3 Apr 1839   4. Alexander Murray,   b. 13 Apr 1843, "Woodstock", West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

• Name	William Henry Murray  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	3 Apr 1839
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Death	3 Jul 1863	Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania
  Burial	Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [6]
  Person ID	I8191
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Alexander John Murray,   b. 12 Jun 1793, West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland d. 16 Feb 1843 (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Mary "Nancy" Clapham,   b. 22 May 1806, Maryland d. 14 Sep 1879 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1837	Baltimore Co., Maryland
  Family ID	F5820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1850 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Death - 3 Jul 1863 - Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania  Burial - - Christ Episcopal Church, Owensville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones		Capt. William Murray (d. 3 July 1863)
  		The Murray family at Christ Church, Owensville

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] Harry W. Pfanz, Gettysburg: Culps' Hill and Cemetery Hill, (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press), see pages 293-95, 310-19 especially. [S106] Robert J. Driver, Jr., The First and Second Maryland Infantry, C.S.A., (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books). [S164] J. Reaney Kelly, Maryland Historical Magazine. [S200] Addresses Delivered at the Dedication of the Monument in Loudon Park Cemetery to Captain William H. Murray and His Soldiers who Fell in the Confederate War., (Baltimore: Innes & Company). [S622] McHenry Howard, Recollections of a Maryland Confederate Soldier and Staff Officer under Johnston, Jackson, and Lee, (Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins), 22, etc. He was a friend of McHenry Howard's. [S121] Tombstone Inscriptions of Southern Anne Arundel County, (Baltimore: Gateway Press), 274.