James MCMURRY
Early 1801: Family moved to Rolling Forks area of Washington Co.,Kentucky. Fall 1801: They moved to Belleville, Illinois - St.Clair Co. 1840-1841: James & Levina moved to Iowa, settled near Montrose & Keouk. 1852: Moved south and over into Missouri and joined a wagon train to CA. James was chosen Captain of the wagon train and left for California on his 55 birthday (4-5-1853). They crossed the Missouri River at St.Joseph. The wagon train followed the Kit Carson Trail through KS and WY territory,across the South Platte through UT and NV, past Independence Rock and Chimney Rock to Humboldt Sink on across the Rocky Mountains to Ione, CA. All I ask from you for the use of the information contained in this tree..."Please email any information you have that will help fill in the blanks to: <loretta_hughes@hotmail.com>" Thank you, for helping our Tree grow
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He married Levina Earnest at Sangamon Co., Illinois . Levina Earnest was born at Logan, Kentucky 28 Nov 1804 daughter of Jacob Earnest and Elizabeth Sims .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Sarah McMurry
born 29 Oct 1825.
Martha McMurry
born 8 Mar 1827.
Robert Sims McMurry
born 9 Nov 1828.
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James McMurry died 23 Apr 1859 at Ione, California - Amador Co. .
Levina Earnest died 6 May 1891 at Ione, Amador, California .