John C. Murray was born about 1826, in Medina, Medina, Ohio, United States as the son of Mr Murray. He married Sally B. Allis on 27 January 1848, in Medina, Medina, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Spencer, Spencer Township, Medina, Ohio, United States in 1870 and Spencer Township, Medina, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died in United States.
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1826– Male
1827–1894 Female
1849– Male
1854–1924 Female
Scottish: habitational name from Moray in northeastern Scotland, which derives from Celtic mori- ‘sea’ + treb- ‘settlement’. The founder of the Scottish house of Murray was a Fleming named Freskin who was granted Strathbrock in West Lothian and Duffus in Moray by David I. The family took its name from the region in the late 12th century.
Irish and Scottish: shortened form of McMurray .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muireadhaigh ‘descendant of Muireadhach’ a personal name meaning ‘mariner’. Occasionally it may be a shortened form of McMurray .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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