Joseph Samuel Murrow^[1]

1835 - 1939  (103 years)

• Name	Joseph Samuel Murrow
  Birth	7 Jun 1835	Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1939	Atoka, Oklahoma, USA
  Person ID	I495	Murrow
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	John William Murrow,   b. Feb 1787, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA d. 1867, Bryan County, Georgia, USA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Amelia Louisa Badger,   b. 29 Sep 1793, Charleston, South Carolina, USA d. 1867, Effingham, Georgia, United States (Age 73 years)
  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.
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jun 1835 - Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia, USA Death - 1939 - Atoka, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  'Father of Oklahoma Masonry'; sent by Rehoboth Baptist Assn 1857; ordained 1857. OK Historical Society Encyclopedia MU016. m. Clara Burns 1859. His obituary: grandfather William Murrow served under MARION - the lowcountry Rev-War candidate (distinct from the SC849 upstate farrier man). [DOCUMENTED]

  
  

• 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).