Susan Elizabeth Murrah

Brief Life History of Susan Elizabeth

When Susan Elizabeth Murrah was born on 26 April 1860, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Henry Plummer Murrah, was 36 and her mother, Mary A Felts, was 29. She married Dr John Henry Reeves on 21 November 1894, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Civil District 5, Robertson, Tennessee, United States in 1910 and Coopertown, Robertson, Tennessee, United States in 1920. She died on 7 July 1900, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Coopertown, Robertson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr John Henry Reeves
1860–1931
Susan Elizabeth Murrah
1860–1900
Marriage: 21 November 1894
Charles Henry Reeves
1896–1947
John Rayburn Reeves
1899–1950

Sources (15)

  • Susan Reeves in household of John H Reeves, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Bettie Murrah, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Susan Elizabeth Murrah Reeves, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of Scottish Murray .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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