Murray County

Georgia

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Georgia Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Georgia, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.

At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web pages.

Our names are Tim Seawolf-Self and Barbara Ann Peck. We're responsible for Murray County. If you would like to contribute your information to this page, please let us know.

Georgia State Coordinator: Ed Gordon
Northwest Regional Assistant: Beth Shaw

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please contact Ed Gordon

GAGenWeb County Selection Table

Murray County, Georgia History

Murray County, Georgia was created December 3, 1832 from part of Cherokee County. The county was named for Thomas Walton Murray (1790-1832), an attorney who was a state legislator. U.S. Census reports are available for this county from 1840 to 1920. The county seat is Chatsworth.

SPECIAL NOTE:

I would like to find someone from Murray County who is
interested in the Native American history of Georgia and who lives in Murray
County. Our organization is working with others to bring the beginning of the
Trail of Tears history into Georgia where it belongs. Georgia was the last
location of the Cherokee Nation of Georgia prior to the 1838 removal - although
portions of the nation extended into Alabama and Tennessee, the capitol was at
New Echota, in Gordon County. Fort Chastain, a removal fort is located in
Towns County. We are in need of documenting the history of this fort along with
locating any other existing sites. If you are or know someone who might be
interested in this effort, please contact me...
Leslie Thomas
Communication Chair

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MURRAY COUNTY GENBBS BOARDS

RESOURCE PAGE

Queries

Please post your contributions directly to the RootsWeb-hosted Board. You may wish to place queries on both the GenConnect Board and this Website.

For more data and documents, visit the
Murray County, GAGenWeb Archives
hosted by Virginia Crilley

Brigham Young University Family History Archive

READ AND CONTRIBUTE TO
TALES OF OUR MURRAY COUNTY ANCESTORS
page 1
page 2

SPECIAL FEATURE:
DAVIS FAMILY HISTORY
by Mary Davis

SPECIAL FEATURE:
MURRAY COUNTY, GA. MARRIAGES
contributed by Randy Gore

FAMILY TREES

Connally

Carroll

Silver

FAMILY INFORMATION

Carney

Please contribute your own family line through one or more surnames. We'll be happy to add it to this section.

1834 Census
contributed by Louise Denston
page 1
page 2
page 3

For the complete 1880 census, please visit the FamilySearch site maintained by
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

MURRAY COUNTY CEMETERIES
Selected cemetery transcriptions by Kaye Nicholson

Kaye writes: "I have put up a new website for the young people of Murray County That are helping restore the John Bates Cemetery. I am dedicating this site to them."
We think that this is one fantastic site...please visit it and enjoy the photos!

Junior McKay has contributed photos of the Latch-Hembree Cemetery
He has also transcribed the text of three wills.

We appreciate any information, photos, and texts concerning cemeteries and wills pertaining to Murray County, GA and will accept all contributions.

INDIVIDUAL WEBSITES RELATING TO MURRAY COUNTY

Gerald D. Hodge Jr. has a new Website devoted to the 39th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Murray County is represented in this wonderful work in progress. Check back often!

Visit Bates in Georgia! and The House of Reuben Cash (the family of Reuben and Elizabeth Buffington Cash)

Southeastern Genealogy Online (main page)
Georgia State Site (sub-page)

Hunting Kin (many references to Murray County)

Visit the Cemetery Catalogue, by Nikki Leigh Neblett and Rose Birdwell. These busy volunteers have been working hard to cover the cemeteries in nearby counties--and it would be wonderful if Murray County could also be represented there. If you would like to volunteer to take photographs in Murray County and put the image files onto a CD, Rose would love to hear from you.

Saving Graves--Georgia

Murray County Links

Murray County Lookups

Murray County Queries
Queries February Through April, 1998
Queries May Through August1998
Queries September 1998 - August 1999
Queries September 1999 -August 2001
Queries September 2001-

Georgia GenWeb Links

Other Georgia Links

Surrounding Counties

Georgia GenWeb Links

Georgia GenWeb

GAGenWeb Archives

Habersham County, GA

Georgia Courthouse Disasters

N. E. Georgia Region

US GenWeb

Georgia in the Civil War Message Board

Georgia--1883--Military Pensions (Early Wars) (contributed by Joy Fisher)

Murray County Links

Murray County, Georgia Surnames

Georgia Census Online

American History and Genealogy Project: Murray County, GA hosted by Paula Keith--be sure to check out this informative site!

Bill Frazier is researching Georgia's streams and fish trap dams. He is interested in any information relative to riverine cultural
      resources in and along Georgia's streams. In his studies, he has compiled lists and maps of the earliest record landowners, those
      who participated in the Gold Rush, etc. Some pertain especially to Murray County. If you are interested in obtaining some of his
   documents, please contact him.

INDIVIDUAL SITES

Southern Muse
http://www.southernmuse.com/
Murray County artist, D.K. Pritchett presents art, regional history, and genealogy. Surnames of interest
include Headrick, Dunn, and Pritchett.

Murray County Museum
http://www.murraycountymuseum.com/
This comprehensive site on Murray County, Georgia, includes history of the county, factual data, artists, and
individuals of interest.

MURRAY COUNTY SURNAME LINKS!

PRITCHETT This link goes to the genealogy Website of Steve A. Pritchett.

Now you can link to the
Northwest Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society
on the Web.

Surrounding Counties

Map of Murray County and Surrounding Counties

Check out the Whitfield County AHGS page hosted by Paula Franklin!

CHEROKEE COUNTY LAND DISTRICT MAP
redrafted from Hall's Original County Map 1895 by Ed Gordon
showing Murray County

State Department of Transportation County Road Maps