Mathew MCMURTREY
SOURCES: 1. Ancestral File 2. Main Archives - nil 3. 1993 IGI 4. Internet - Ancestry World Tree 5. The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama (FHL#976.192H2t) 6. 1850 Census Lauderdale County, Alabama
BIRTH: May have been born in Knoxville, TN
SOURCES: 1. Ancestral File 2. Main Archive Record (UGC) 3. 1870 Census of Lauderdale, Alabama 4. 1850 Census of Lauderdale, Alabama (FHL#976.199/F1H2g)
Had name of Rebecca born in 1822, but McMurtrey book lists a Rachel for that child.
He married Ruth McDonald Abt 1808 at of Laurens, South Carolina, Usa . Ruth McDonald was born at of South Carolina, Usa Abt 1790 daughter of Reuben McDonald and Sally .
They were the parents of 6
children:
William W. McMurtrey
born 1 Apr 1809.
Elizabeth McMurtrey
born 1810.
John M. McMurtrey
born 28 Nov 1814.
Susannah A. McMurtrey
born 1819.
Rachel McMurtrey
born Abt 1816.
Lydia Ann McMurtrey
born Abt 1825.
Mathew McMurtrey died 3 Sep 1863 at St. Joseph, Lawrence, Tennessee, Usa .
Ruth McDonald died Abt 1827 at Lauderdale, Alabama, Usa .