Person:William Murrill (4)

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William Neely Murrill
b.24 Feb 1824 Henry County, Tennessee
d.15 Dec 1864 Madison County, Illinois
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m. Abt 1850
  1. Mary J. MorrillAbt 1850 -
  2. Nancy MurrillAbt 1851 -
  3. Rhoda MurrillAbt 1854 -
  4. Joseph MurrillAbt 1856 -
  5. Isaac MurrillAbt 1858 -
  6. Louisa MurrillAbt 1859 -
  7. William Murrill, Jr.Abt 1862 -
  8. Alabama Murrill1864 -
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Name[1][2] William Neely Murrill
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 Feb 1824 Henry County, Tennessee
Census[2] 1850 Reynolds County, Missouri
Marriage Abt 1850 Reynolds County, Missourito Elvira Whitecotton
Census[3] 1860 Logan Twp, Reynolds County, Missouri
Death[1] 15 Dec 1864 Madison County, Illinois(of typhoid)
Burial[1] Confederate Cemetery, North Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Reynolds County, Missouri, 1850 census:[2]

Morill, William 26 yrs Farmer (real estate = $200) b. Tennessee
      Elvira 21 yrs b. Tennessee
      Mary J. 3/12 yr b. Missouri

Reynolds County, Missouri, 1860 census:[3]

Murril, William 34 yrs Farmer (real estate = $500; personal estate = $300) b. Tennessee
      Elvira 33 yrs b. Tennessee
      Mary 10 yrs b. Missouri
      Nancy 9 yrs b. Missouri
      Rhoda 6 yrs b. Missouri
      Joseph 4 yrs b. Missouri
      Isaac 2 yrs b. Missouri
      Louisa 7/12 yr b. Missouri

Conscripted unwillingly into CSA service by Shelby's men, 22 Sep 1864. Managed to desert after about one month and was captured by Federal troops about 23 Oct 1864. Never took the Confederate oath. Described himself as married, six children, farmer. Died of typhoid in Federal prison camp at Alton, Illinois.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.

    (no separate marker; name appears on collective monument) Find a Grave

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Reynolds, Missouri, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 407B, dwelling/family 248/248.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Reynolds, Missouri, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 375, dwelling/family 413/406.
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