Documenting This American Family
Murray, William Archibald[1, 2, 3, 4]
1853 - 1926 (73 years)-
Name Murray, William Archibald Birth 28 May 1853 Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri USA 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Christening Y [2] Gender Male Death 21 Nov 1926 Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA [1, 2, 3, 5, 6] Burial 24 Nov 1926 Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA [1, 2, 5] Person ID I2010 A367 Last Modified 21 Aug 2023
Father Murray, Robert James Wood, b. 14 Sep 1819, Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 8 Nov 1884, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA (Age 65 years) Mother Archibald, Jessie (Janet), b. 12 Apr 1824, Craighall, Midlothian, Scotland d. 19 Jan 1873, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA (Age 48 years) Marriage Abt 1841 Scotland [3, 4] Family ID F404 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Parker, Sarah Jane Riley, b. 16 Feb 1857, Cedar Fort, Iron, Utah Territory USA d. 4 Nov 1925, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah USA (Age 68 years) Marriage 16 Mar 1874 Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Utah Territory USA [1, 2, 7] Notes Children 1. Murray, William Parker, b. 22 Sep 1874, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 16 Nov 1956, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon USA (Age 82 years)2. Murray, Sarah Parker, b. 28 Jun 1877, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 16 Oct 1954, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA (Age 77 years)3. Murray, Henry Parker, b. 26 Dec 1879, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 31 Dec 1942, Logan, Cache, Utah USA (Age 63 years)4. Murray, Robert James Parker, b. 3 Feb 1882, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 28 Mar 1916, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA (Age 34 years)5. Murray, David Roy Parker, b. 13 May 1884, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 16 Apr 1947, Logan, Cache, Utah USA (Age 62 years)6. Murray, Parley Parker, b. 20 Sep 1886, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 4 May 1966, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA (Age 79 years)7. Murray, Nancy Elva Parker, b. 8 Feb 1890, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 2 Oct 1969, Santa Rosa, Califfornia USA (Age 79 years)8. Murray, Nora Vilate, b. 7 Feb 1892, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 4 Dec 1972, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah USA (Age 80 years)9. Murray, Zella Parker, b. 20 Jun 1894, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 5 Jan 1971, Ogden, Weber, Utah USA (Age 76 years)10. Murray, Heber Parker, b. 4 Apr 1897, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA d. 15 Apr 1944, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA (Age 47 years)11. Murray, Luther Parker, b. 29 Oct 1899, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA d. 5 Jun 1985, Logan, Cache, Utah USA (Age 85 years)Family ID F727 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Feb 2023
Family 2 Bailey, Amanda Adamson, b. 18 Aug 1866, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 25 Oct 1960, Logan, Cache, Utah USA (Age 94 years) [3] Marriage 2 Feb 1887 Logan, Cache, Utah Territory USA [3, 8] Children 1. Murray, Jessie Amanda Bailey, b. 31 Dec 1887, Hyrum, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 27 Jul 1960, Logan, Cache, Utah USA (Age 72 years)2. Murray, Charles Bailey, b. 22 May 1889, Hyrum, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 30 Mar 1980, La Mesa, California USA (Age 90 years)3. Murray, Mary Amanda Bailey, b. 18 Mar 1892, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 17 Jul 1892, Wellsville Cemetery, Cache, Utah USA (Age 0 years)4. Murray, Seymour Bailey, b. 21 Nov 1893, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 8 Feb 1967, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah USA (Age 73 years)5. Murray, Wilford Bailey, b. 18 Sep 1895, Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory USA d. 12 May 1974, Greenbrae, California USA (Age 78 years)6. Murray, Junius Bailey, b. 20 Sep 1897, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA d. 12 Dec 1982 (Age 85 years)7. Murray, Thomas Bailey, b. 10 Sep 1899, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA d. 6 Jun 1988, Logan, Cache, Utah USA (Age 88 years)8. Murray, Evan Bailey, b. 22 Nov 1901, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA d. 29 Jan 1991 (Age 89 years)9. Murray, Johanna Bailey, b. 4 Nov 1903, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA d. 28 Nov 1903, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA (Age 0 years)10. Murray, Reta Bailey, b. 27 Oct 1904, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA d. 5 Jan 1999, Preston, Franklin, Idaho USA (Age 94 years)11. Murray, Preston Bailey, b. 16 Mar 1908, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA d. 15 May 1991, Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah USA (Age 83 years)12. Murray, Ada Madeleine Bailey, b. 25 Oct 1911, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA d. 25 Jul 2009, Logan, Cache, Utah USA (Age 97 years)Family ID F261 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2023
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Headstones 
Headstone: William Archibald Murray
Histories 
History of William Archibald Murray 
Interview with Ada Murray Conrad: A descendant of one of Utah's last legal polygamist families, looks back at her life in Wellsville and beyond
From the article "The Last of a Heritage" by Darrell Edward Ehrlick
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Sources - [S260] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R): David Murray (AFN CS55-CR), (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
- [S230] Family Genealogies and Facts, LeeAnn (nee Murray) Clark .
- [S87] Lana Archibald, Garland, Utah USA, Our Family, Genealogies and Facts, (Online at < freepages.rootsweb.com/~archibald/genealogy/ >, 6 Feb 2019. ).
- [S193] Sarah Brenchley, History of Robert Wood Murray, (Viewed online 2 Apr 2005 at
- [S154] Find a Grave: Eunice Murray Douglas.
Headstone, Wellsville Cemetery, W. A. Murray, b. 28 May 1853, d. 21 Nov 1926 - [S221] Death Certificate, State of Utah USA.
Certificate 2600421, State Board of Health File No. 236. Village or City: Wellsville, No. 2nd West 2nd. Name: William Archibald Murray. Residence: Wellsville. Date of Death: November 21, 1926. Cause of Death: Apoplexy.
Copy in possession of Donald Rodrigues, Alameda, California. 03202008h. - [S233] Murray and Morris family records:, Geneva (nee Morris) Murray.
- [S270] Darrell Edward Ehrlick, Interview, Ada (nee Murray) Conrad, (Logan Herald Journal, March 2003, page 42).
William A. Murray and Amanda Bailey married 2 February 1887
- [S260] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R): David Murray (AFN CS55-CR), (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
