FAMILY HISTORY
Much of Billy Murray's family history has been undocumented by many of his biographers, and since the majority of the Murray family possessions were destroyed in a fire in 1957, the genealogy and family history presented here is literally a reconstruction.
Murray himself had no children of his own (other than two stepsons), but the legend that he had no surviving relatives is incorrect. Two of his four siblings had married (one produced a child), and there are also descendants of all three of Murray's wives.
Here, you can learn about more about Billy Murray's parents and siblings. This section will later be revised to include information on his three marriages.
PARENTS:
PATRICK MURRAY (1840s-1897) Father.
JULIA KELLEHER (1850s-1935) Mother.
SIBLINGS:
MAE MURRAY-HICKEY (1875-1909) Sister.
JOHN JOSEPH MURRAY (1881-1946) First brother.
JAMES P. MURRAY (1885-1918) Second brother.
BARTHOLOMEW ANTHONY MURRAY (1887-1957) Third brother.
OTHER RESOURCES:
PROPERTY RECORDS Deeds and land transactions for Patrick and Julia Murray, regarding 1348 South Water Street.
CENSUS RECORDS Julia, John, James, and Barton as shown in the censuses from 1900 to 1930.
LEGAL NOTICES A collection of printed newspaper legal notices regarding the estates of Patrick Murray and Barton Murray.
JIMMY MURRAY HERE A newspaper article about James getting a job as a cigar salesman at Oak Creek's "Smoke House." The article even mentions James' famous brother, Billy.
BARTON MURRAY'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Dated November 6, 1956.
