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Thomas Murrie came to Johnson County, Il in the late 1830s. The Civil War began in 1861. Two of Thomas Murrie's grandsons died in the war. The first was Thomas J. Murrie son of William Murrie and Rachael DePoister Murrie. Thomas J. Murrie died from wounds he received in the battle of Belmont Missouri. He was a prisoner of the Rebels but died only a day or two after being wounded. The second of Thomas Murrie's grandsons to die in the war was George Walker. Walker was the son of Richard and Debroah Murrie Walker. He died of small pox in a St. Louis hospital. A third death in our family was that of Woodson Kerley who died while serving in Memphis TN. Woodson was the husband of Thomas Murrie's grandaughter Amanda Riddle. Amanda's brother James Riddle survived the war. Also surviving was Jefferson Scott the husband of Mary Elizabeth Riddle. All of the Riddles were children of Richard and Elizabeth Murrie Riddle.
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