Murray Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Murray Family

16,607 Murray records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

16,607Records in our database

1785Earliest birth

2Documented families

10Biographies

See the Murray family trees →872 Murray families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

16,607 Murray records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (3,275 of 16,607)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: John Murray, born 1785, Illinois

Most common first names

John640 James568 William492 Mary468 Robert386 Thomas270 Charles251 George215 Margaret215 Edward191 Helen189 Joseph170

Documented families

Murray families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (2)

The Murray family of Greene CountyMissouriStarts: Renne Murray (b. 1801)Most recent: William Penn Murray (b. 1867)The Murray family of Linn CountyIowaStarts: William Murray and Elizabeth (Keachie) Murray (b. 1784)Most recent: Charles P. Murray (b. 1854)

The earliest Murrays in the county histories

George MurrayBorn 1807Clark County, Ohio Michael MurrayBorn 1810Child of Michael Murray and Mary (Craig) MurrayHarrison County, Iowa Adam MurrayBorn 1812Coshocton County, Ohio Andrew Keachie MurrayBorn 1813Linn County, Iowa John W. MurrayBorn 1820Child of Edward Murray and Christena (Youngblood) MurrayAllen County, Ohio Thomas MurrayBorn 1825, McMinn countyGreene County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

872 Murray families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

44 Murray death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

46 Murray people in 24 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (10)

Thomas MurrayBorn 1825 · Greene County, Missouri William MurrayBorn 1829 · Greene County, Missouri Lilburn H. MurrayBorn 1834 · Greene County, Missouri Ralph V. MurrayBorn 1841 · Randolph County, Indiana James B. MurrayBorn 1843 · Preble County, Ohio Charles P. MurrayBorn 1854 · Linn County, Iowa Daniel MurrayBorn 1854 · Greene County, Missouri W. H. MurrayBorn 1858 · Greene County, Missouri Harvey MurrayBorn 1864 · Greene County, Missouri William Penn MurrayBorn 1867 · Greene County, Missouri

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Common questions

Murray genealogy: FAQ

Where does the Murray surname come from?

Scottish habitational name from the region of Moray in the northeast.

Where were Murray ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 16,607 Murray records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (3,275), then Ohio (2,843) and Illinois (2,385).

How far back does the Murray family tree go?

The earliest Murray birth in our database is 1785: John Murray, Illinois. We have pieced together 872 Murray family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Murray family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Murray family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.