Benjamin Harrison Murrow b. 21 Nov 1886 Polk County, Iowa, USA d. 29 Aug 1948 Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA: Murrow Genealogy Pages

1886 - 1948 (61 years)

Name	Benjamin Harrison Murrow
Birth	21 Nov 1886	Polk County, Iowa, USA [2, 3]
Gender	Male
Death	29 Aug 1948	Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA [2, 3]
Burial	Rising Sun Cemetery, Rising Sun, Polk County, Iowa, USA [2]
Person ID	I40	Murrow
Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

Father	John Salter Murrow, b. 31 Jan 1839, Parke Co., IN, USA d. 19 Aug 1919, Polk County, IA, USA (Age 80 years)
Mother	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 [5]
Family ID	F21	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Jessie Lowe, b. 1889 d. 1988 (Age 99 years) [6]

Marriage 17 Oct 1908

Children

	1. Mabel Emily Murrow, b. 1909 d. 1995 (Age 86 years)
	2. Hazel J. Murrow, b. Abt 1912 d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Infant daughter Murrow, b. 1914 d. 1914 (Age 0 years)
	4. Marjorie J. Murrow, b. Abt 1915 d. Yes, date unknown
	5. John Charles Murrow, Sr, b. 27 Jan 1918, Iowa, USA d. 8 Dec 2006, Oxford, Mississippi, USA (Age 88 years)
	6. Frankie Marie Murrow, b. 1920 d. 1972 (Age 52 years)

Family ID F143 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 Oct 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 21 Nov 1886 - Polk County, Iowa, USA
	Death - 29 Aug 1948 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
	Burial - - Rising Sun Cemetery, Rising Sun, Polk County, Iowa, USA

Notes

m. 1 Jul 1951 Jasper NY. Her Luce descent: Henry Luce(1) > Eleaser(5) > David(6) > Eleaser(7) > Eliza Jane Luce(8) > Emma Slocum(9) > Sarah Jane Whitcomb(10) - McCourt book pp. 1617-18, 2039-40, 2706-07 [DOCUMENTED].

[S10] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
[S17] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S21] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records.
[S500003] Joyce Murrow, Murrow Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV6PJL3YB7TVECMIPPYRRZSIKVELY-1500988/benjamin-harrison-murrow (Reliability: 3).
Added by confirming a Smart Match
[S19] Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S59] Hermes Agent for Rob Murrow, Session 7-8 extension reports (Sep 10, 2026): murrow/MURROW-1909-MURDER-AND-1880-TRIAL.md; reports/extension-{nc-ermurrow,iowa-cousins,sc-orangeburg}.md, (10 Sep 2026).

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