Brief Life History of Vina
When Vina McMurry was born in 1835, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, her father, James McMurry, was 37 and her mother, Levina Jane Earnest, was 31.
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Family Time Line
James McMurry
1798–1859
Levina Jane Earnest
1804–1891
Sarah McMurry
1825–1849
Martha Jane McMurry
1827–1917
Robert Sims McMurry
1828–1913
Mahala McMurry
1830–1832
Jacob McMurry
1832–1842
Egan McMurry
1833–
Thomas Newton McMurry
1833–1905
Vina McMurry
1835–
Francis Asbury McMurry
1837–1903
Elizabeth Ann McMurry
1839–1862
Lavine McMurry
1841–
James William McMurry
1844–1926
Mary Elizabeth McMurry
1846–1926
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Parents and Siblings
1798–1859 Male
1804–1891 Female
Siblings (13)
1825–1849 Female
1827–1917 Female
1828–1913 Male
1830–1832 Female
1832–1842 Male
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World Events (3)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 1
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
Age 4
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
1846
Age 11
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish (northern) and Scottish: variant of McMurray .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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