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Martha Jane Murray (b. June 10, 1837, d. December 19, 1915)

Martha Jane Murray (daughter of Henry Murray and Jane Wise) was born June 10, 1837 in Cobb County, Georgia, and died December 19, 1915 in Calhoun County, Alabama. She married David Andrew Jennings on December 29, 1856 in Benton County, Alabama, son of John B. Jennings, Sr. and Nancy Bruce.

Notes for Martha Jane Murray:
On the widow's application she stated she owned the following:

Real Estate

250 acres valued at $300
dwelling valued at $250
barn valued at $150
tenant houses valued at $200

total $900

Personal property

one mule & one mare $200
cattle $25
household and kitchen furniture $125

total $350

She signed this application with an X, indicating that she could not write her name.

More About Martha Jane Murray:
Census 3: 1860, Calhoun County, Alabama.

More About Martha Jane Murray and David Andrew Jennings:
Marriage: December 29, 1856, Benton County, Alabama.

Children of Martha Jane Murray and David Andrew Jennings are:

Margaret Ann Jennings, b. July 11, 1858, Calhoun County, Alabama, d. December 14, 1935, Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama.
Julia C. Jennings, b. September 27, 1860, Calhoun County, Alabama, d. December 23, 1923, Calhoun County, Alabama.
Sarah Elizabeth Jennings, b. February 18, 1863, Calhoun County, Alabama, d. August 25, 1951, Piedmont, Calhoun County, Alabama.
Martha Jennings, b. October 18, 1864, d. date unknown.
Robert Bannister Lee Jennings, b. June 21, 1866, Calhoun County, Alabama, d. June 17, 1944.
Henry Wise Jennings, b. January 27, 1871, d. September 11, 1927.
Nancy (Nannie) Jennings, b. June 23, 1873, Calhoun County, Alabama, d. June 07, 1952, Calhoun County, Alabama.
Mary Ada Jennings, b. April 12, 1876, Calhoun County, Alabama, d. November 11, 1966, Piedmont, Calhoun County, Alabama.
John T. Jennings, b. December 1878, d. date unknown.
J. E. Jennings, b. July 1884, d. date unknown.