John Salter Murrow b. 31 Jan 1839 Parke Co., IN, USA d. 19 Aug 1919 Polk County, IA, USA: Murrow Genealogy Pages

1839 - 1919 (80 years)

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Name	John Salter Murrow
Birth	31 Jan 1839	Parke Co., IN, USA [2, 4]
Gender	Male
Death	19 Aug 1919	Polk County, IA, USA [4]
Burial	Canfield Cemetery, Ivy, Polk, IA, USA [4]
Person ID	I38	Murrow
Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

Father	Charles Harlan Murrow, Sr, b. 18 Nov 1794, Virginia, USA d. 5 Jan 1880, Polk City, Polk, Iowa, USA (Age 85 years)
Mother	Amy Anna Blue, b. 6 Jan 1797, Berkeley, James County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Jan 1873, Canfied, Polk Co., Iowa (Age 76 years)
Marriage	4 Jan 1816	Fleming, Kentucky, United States
Family ID	F38	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Emily Adaline Journey, b. 12 May 1843, Missouri, United States d. 31 Mar 1900, Polk, Iowa, United States (Age 56 years)

Marriage 25 Mar 1862 Polk Co., Iowa [3]

Children

	1. Ulysses Murrow, b. 1 Oct 1858, Iowa, USA d. 1 Sep 1868, Polk City, Polk, Iowa, USA (Age 9 years)
	2. Nancy Elizabeth "Eliza" Murrow, b. 3 Mar 1863, Iowa, U.S.A. d. 15 Mar 1929, Alberta, Canada (Age 66 years)
	3. John Charles Murrow, Jr, b. 17 Aug 1868, Polk County, Iowa, USA d. 4 Mar 1872, Polk Co, Iowa, USA (Age 3 years)
	4. George Washington Murrow, b. 10 Nov 1870, Polk, Indiana, United States d. 24 Apr 1927, Fremont, Newaygo, Michigan, United States (Age 56 years)
	5. Mary Amy Murrow, b. 5 Nov 1872, Polk, Indiana, United States d. 28 May 1958, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA (Age 85 years)
	6. Alice Mabel Murrow, b. 3 Oct 1874, Polk County, Iowa, USA d. 21 Dec 1945, Rising Sun, Polk Co, Iowa, USA (Age 71 years)
	7. Nicholas Wallingford Murrow, Jr, b. 5 Jan 1877, Polk, Indiana, United States d. Nov 1968, Altoona, Polk, Iowa, USA (Age 91 years)
	8. Alfred Douglas Murrow, b. 9 Jun 1880, Warren, Iowa, United States d. 27 Jan 1923, Martensdale, Warren, Iowa, USA (Age 42 years)
	9. Charley E. Murrow, b. 15 Apr 1884, Polk County, Iowa, USA d. 29 Sep 1909, Iowa, USA (Age 25 years)
	10. Benjamin Harrison Murrow, b. 21 Nov 1886, Polk County, Iowa, USA d. 29 Aug 1948, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA (Age 61 years)

Family ID F21 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 Oct 2026

Family 2	Theresa E Johnson, b. Nov 1853, Indiana, USA d. 13 May 1926, Stanislaus, California, USA (Age 72 years)
Marriage	Aft 1901	Rising Sun, Iowa, USA
Family ID	F22	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 31 Jan 1839 - Parke Co., IN, USA
	Marriage - 25 Mar 1862 - Polk Co., Iowa
	Marriage - Aft 1901 - Rising Sun, Iowa, USA
	Death - 19 Aug 1919 - Polk County, IA, USA
	Burial - - Canfield Cemetery, Ivy, Polk, IA, USA

[S10] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
[S20] Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1868; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 12; List Number: 81.
[S19] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S17] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S500003] Joyce Murrow, Murrow Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV6PJL3YB7TVECMIPPYRRZSIKVELY-1500808/john-salter-murrow (Reliability: 3).
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[S500003] Joyce Murrow, Murrow Web Site, 2 Oct 2026, John Saulter MURROW (Reliability: 3).
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[S500003] Joyce Murrow, Murrow Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV6PJL3YB7TVECMIPPYRRZSIKVELY-1504249/john-saulter-murrow (Reliability: 3).
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