Charles Harlan Murrow, Sr^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1794 - 1880  (85 years)

• Name	Charles Harlan Murrow
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	18 Nov 1794	Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Jan 1880	Polk City, Polk, Iowa, USA
  Burial	Clay Twp, Polk, Iowa, USA
  Person ID	I83	Murrow
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	James Murrow,   b. Abt 1762, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA d. 1843, Parke County, Indiana, USA (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Wallingford,   b. Abt 1766, Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA d. 1828, Mason County, Kentucky, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Between 1783 and 1784	Virginia, USA
  Notes	8 children per 1942 book GROUP 111; 5 more sons (Samuel, David, Michael, Thomas, Richard) per Skaggs files, unverified. Rebecca is the great-grandmother line: her dau. Amy Blue m. Charles Murrow Sr - double cousins with the Blue line below.
  Family ID	F77	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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
  Children	1. Narcissus (Narissa) Murrow,   b. 19 Oct 1818, Fleming County, KY, USA d. 29 Dec 1892, Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States (Age 74 years)   2. Delilah Murrow,   b. 20 Jan 1817, Fleming Co., Kentucky d. 5 Jan 1853, Polk Co., Iowa (Age 35 years)   3. Rebecca Murrow,   b. 6 Jul 1819, Mason Co, Kentucky, USA d. 1885, Franklin, Bourbon Co., Kansas (Age 65 years)   4. Phoebe Murrow,   b. 30 Jan 1822, Mason Co., Kentucky d. 26 Sep 1863, Dallas Co., Iowa (Age 41 years)   5. Sarah Murrow,   b. 19 Oct 1822, Parke Co., IN, USA d. 11 Oct 1906, Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years)   6. Mary Jane Murrow,   b. 12 Dec 1824, Parke Co., Indiana d. 19 Dec 1872, Polk Co., Iowa (Age 48 years)   7. James Madison Murrow,   b. 18 Oct 1826, Polk Co., Iowa d. 19 Apr 1853, Jefferson Co., Iowa (Age 26 years)   8. George Washington Murrow,   b. 9 Nov 1830, Parke Co., Indiana d. 19 Sep 1899, Bourbon Co., Kansas (Age 68 years)   9. Benjamin Lewis Murrow,   b. 6 Mar 1834, Polk Co., IA, USA d. 22 Dec 1868, Polk Co., Iowa (Age 34 years)   10. Charles Clark Murrow,   b. 26 Apr 1836, Polk County, IA, USA d. 13 Jan 1909, Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas, USA (Age 72 years)   11. John Salter Murrow,   b. 31 Jan 1839, Parke Co., IN, USA d. 19 Aug 1919, Polk County, IA, USA (Age 80 years)   12. Nicholas Wallingford Murrow, Sr,   b. 24 Jul 1842, Parke Co, IN, USA d. 30 Mar 1929, Polk County, IA, USA (Age 86 years)   13. Oliver Lewis Murrow,   b. 1845, Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Nov 1794 - Virginia, USA Marriage - 4 Jan 1816 - Fleming, Kentucky, United States Death - 5 Jan 1880 - Polk City, Polk, Iowa, USA Burial - - Clay Twp, Polk, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  BIRTH: Murrow Family website has birth in Kentucky County, Virginia. Attime of his birth it was Virgina before Kentucky gained statehood.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. [S500003] Joyce Murrow, Murrow Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV6PJL3YB7TVECMIPPYRRZSIKVELY-1504237/charles-murrow (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500003] Joyce Murrow, Murrow Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV6PJL3YB7TVECMIPPYRRZSIKVELY-1500645/charles-murrow (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500012] Judi Lewis, Lewis Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV6ODU2YYSRL62A5DMYGWV3CWDHQQ-7007109/charles-harlan-murrow (Reliability: 3). Added by confirming a Smart Match [S500010] Bob Blue, WALLINGFORD Web Site, 3 Oct 2026, Charles MURROW (Reliability: 3). Added via a Smart Match