John William Murrow^{[1, 2]}

1787 - 1867  (79 years)

• Name	John William Murrow
  Birth	Feb 1787	Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1867	Bryan County, Georgia, USA
  Burial	1867	Pembroke, Bryan, Georgia, United States of America
  Person ID	I450	Murrow
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Amelia Louisa Badger,   b. 29 Sep 1793, Charleston, South Carolina, USA d. 1867, Effingham, Georgia, United States (Age 73 years)  [1]
  Marriage	Abt 1815
  Notes	Seven children per FaG 17213117: Mary Amelia (Pate Downs), Rev. William J., Oliver H., Rev. Joseph Samuel, Rev. Jonathan Badger, Elizabeth R. (Van Brackle), Dr. John Adams (SC12, family SCF4). Also: 'John Murrow and three of his brothers were Baptist preachers' (OK pioneer source) - the preacher brothers are unnamed leads for Georgia Baptist records. Joseph Samuel b. Louisville Jefferson Co. GA 1835; Mary Amelia b. Effingham 1823 - family moved SC -> GA by 1823.
  Children	1. Mary Amelia Murrow,   b. 10 Nov 1823, Effingham County, Georgia, USA d. 19 Mar 1875, Bryan County, Georgia, USA (Age 51 years)   2. Oliver H. Murrow,   b. Abt 1824, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States d. 20 Oct 1873, South Carolina, United States (Age 49 years)   3. Jonathan Badger Murrow,   b. 9 May 1826, Georgia, United States d. 14 Mar 1880, Georgia, United States (Age 53 years)   4. Elizabeth R. Murrow,   b. 1829, Effghm Co., Ga d. 17 Dec 1861, Fort Stewart, Bryan, Georgia, United States (Age 32 years)   5. John Adams Murrow,   b. 1829, Effghm Co., Ga d. 1912 (Age 83 years)   6. Joseph Samuel Murrow,   b. 7 Jun 1835, Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia, USA d. 1939, Atoka, Oklahoma, USA (Age 103 years)   7. William James Murrow,   b. 12 Oct 1822, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA d. 30 Jan 1892, Jenkins, Georgia, United States (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Feb 1787 - Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA Death - 1867 - Bryan County, Georgia, USA Burial - 1867 - Pembroke, Bryan, Georgia, United States of America  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  REV. JOHN WILLIAM MURROW, Baptist minister of Irish descent, son of William Murrow (Rev. War, Marion's brigade per family obituary - tradition grade). Father of William J. Murrow (1822-1892), founder of the Burke Co. GA line. Wife: Mary Amelia Louisa Badger (1793 Charleston - 1867 Bryan Co. GA). Children: Mary Amelia (Pate Downs), William J., Oliver H., Rev. Jonathan Badger, Dr. John Adams, Rev. Joseph Samuel (1835-1939, Oklahoma missionary). Sources: FaG 17213117/17213186; okhistory.org MU016; extension-sc-orangeburg.md [DOCUMENTED]. The Orangeburg line is IRISH-BAPTIST - NOT German/Swiss, NOT the upstate Morrow DNA groups.

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S500005] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 3). Rev. John William Murrow Birth name: John Murrow Gender: Male Birth: Feb 1787 - Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States Marriage: Spouse: Mary Amelia Louisa Badger - Circa 1815 Residence: 1850 - Effingham, Georgia, United States Residence: 1860 - Bryan, Georgia, United States Death: 1867 - Bryan, Georgia, United States Burial: 1867 - Pembroke, Bryan, Georgia, United States of America Father: William Murrow Spouses: Mary Amelia Louisa Murrow (born Badger), Mary Murrow Children: Rev. William James Murrow, Oliver H. Murrow, Rev. Jonathan Badger Murrow, Elizabeth R. Van Brackle (born Murrow), Elizabeth Marrow, John Marrow, Josephine Pate (born Marrow), William Marrow Additional information: LifeSketch: Information in Find a Grave: John William Murrow, the son of William Murrow, was born in February 1787 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. He was a Baptist minister descended from Irish immigrants. He was married to Mary Amelia Louisa Badger Murrow, and they had seven children: Mary Amelia Murrow Pate Downs, Rev. William J. Murrow, Oliver H. Murrow, Rev. Joseph Samuel Murrow, Rev. Jonathan Badger Murrow, Elizabeth R. Murrow Van Brackle, and Dr. John Adams Murrow. He and his wife also partly raised two of their grandchildren, Edna Josephine Pate Downs and William James Pate, after their daughter's divorce. In their old age he and his wife lived with their son Dr. John Adams Murrow. He died at age 80 in 1867 in Bryan County, Georgia and is buried at Old Hopeful Cemetery (also known as Hopeful Cemetery or Stevens Grove Cemetery) near Pembroke, Bryan County, Georgia. His tombstone is badly in need of repair. I hope one of his descendants will add his photo to this site. Thanks so much to Murrow family researchers for much of this information. Any errors, however, are mine alone. Please go to the "edit" link on this site with any corrections or additions. Can anyone read the inscription at the bottom of the tombstone? Created by: Sharlotte Neely Donnelly Record added: Dec 30, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 17213117 Occupation: Baptist Minister