Nicholas Wallingford Murrow, Sr[1, 2, 3, 4]
1842 - 1929 (86 years)-
Name Nicholas Wallingford Murrow Suffix Sr Birth 24 Jul 1842 Parke Co, IN, USA 
Gender Male Death 30 Mar 1929 Polk County, IA, USA Burial Mitchellville Cemetery, Mitchellville, IA, USA Person ID I85 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 
Phoebe Barnes, b. 22 Nov 1845 d. 23 Jan 1873, Mitchellville, Polk, IA, USA (Age 27 years) [5]Children 1. Murrow, b. Abt 1866, Washington, Oregon d. Abt 1866, Washington, Oregon (Age 0 years)2. Charles Milton Murrow, b. 4 Mar 1867, Washington, Oregon d. 23 Oct 1923, Polk County, IA, USA (Age 56 years)3. John Salter Murrow, b. 8 Mar 1871, Polk, Iowa d. Mar 1872, Polk, Iowa (Age 1 year)4. Roxie Eva Murrow, b. 21 Aug 1872, Polk, Iowa d. 1894 (Age 21 years)Family ID F150 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Oct 2026
Family 2 Eolian Elvira Barnes, b. Yes, date unknown d. Yes, date unknown [5] Notes - 2nd marriage. Nick Jr's FAMC link goes here (his mother Eolian).
Children 1. Nicholas Wallingford Murrow, Jr, b. 5 Jan 1882, Mitchellville, Polk, Iowa, USA d. 17 Jul 1952, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa (Age 70 years)Family ID F151 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Oct 2026
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Event Map 
Birth - 24 Jul 1842 - Parke Co, IN, USA 
Death - 30 Mar 1929 - Polk County, IA, USA 
Burial - - Mitchellville Cemetery, Mitchellville, IA, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - WARNING: WIFE CONFLICT (both readings recorded, Sep 9 2026): (1) Mary CLARK 'of Gloucester RI' - Uxbridge VRs: 'Mijamin and Mary Clark of Gloucester, R.I., int. May 5, 1787' [DOCUMENTED]; (2) Amy/Luna SPRAGUE m. 1785 per Sprague genealogy/WikiTree Taft-1442/FaG 113342487 [LIKELY]. The Dorsey genealogy warns the Clark marriage may belong to the OTHER Mijamin (nephew, son of Nathan). Resolve via Uxbridge birth entries for Benedict/Jesse 's. of Mijamin'.
DO NOT MERGE with his father Mijamin (1712-1785) or cousin Mijamin5 - the two same-name Mijamins have been conflated in print once already.
DAR patriot 'MIJAMIN TAFT, Private, MA' exists on chapter rosters - which Mijamin it refers to needs the DAR GRS ancestor search (free).
* DAR VERDICT 10 Sep 2026 (GRS, browser): OUR Mijamin (b. 9 Sep 1760
Glocester RI) is NOT a registered DAR patriot. The two registered
Mijamin Tafts are: A112368 = Mijamin b. 13 Jun 1740 Uxbridge, d. 23 Jun
1817 Uxbridge (PRIVATE, MA) - our Mijamin's FIRST COUSIN (son of Nathan
1738); DAR spouse list for A112368 = (1) SARAH SMITH (2) MARY CLARK,
member apps 619549/635292 (via Sally Hutchinson), 706199 (via Hannah
Lilley) - this settles the Clark-vs-Sprague reading: the 1787 Mary
CLARK marriage belongs to the 1740 Mijamin (as Dorsey warned), NOT to
ours; and A206647 = the 1712 Mijamin (Civil Service). COROLLARY: the
Amy/Luna SPRAGUE 1785 marriage attribution to OUR Mijamin rests on
WikiTree/FaG only - Uxbridge VR has no Sprague entry for either
Mijamin; our Mijamin's wife remains OPEN (children Benedict 1787 +
Jesse 1798 need their mother documented). The DAR-registered PRIVATE
1740 cousin is also the man whose wife-problem Dorsey described.
- WARNING: WIFE CONFLICT (both readings recorded, Sep 9 2026): (1) Mary CLARK 'of Gloucester RI' - Uxbridge VRs: 'Mijamin and Mary Clark of Gloucester, R.I., int. May 5, 1787' [DOCUMENTED]; (2) Amy/Luna SPRAGUE m. 1785 per Sprague genealogy/WikiTree Taft-1442/FaG 113342487 [LIKELY]. The Dorsey genealogy warns the Clark marriage may belong to the OTHER Mijamin (nephew, son of Nathan). Resolve via Uxbridge birth entries for Benedict/Jesse 's. of Mijamin'.
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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, 2 Oct 2026, Nicholas Wallingford Murrow (Reliability: 3).
Added by confirming a Smart Match - [S500003] Joyce Murrow, Murrow Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV6PJL3YB7TVECMIPPYRRZSIKVELY-1500803/nicholas-wallingford-murrow (Reliability: 3).
Added by confirming a Smart Match - [S500003] Joyce Murrow, Murrow Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/profile-OYYV6PJL3YB7TVECMIPPYRRZSIKVELY-1504250/nicholas-wallingford-murrow (Reliability: 3).
Added by confirming a Smart Match - [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).
- [S10] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.