He was the s/o Sarah F. Hart and John William Murray. He was married to Looney Lawson. However, she divorced him when he got in trouble and was sent to prison. According to 1910 census records, he was an inmate in
the Kentucky State Prison. In other reports, he was shown as having been released and was working in the coal mines and was given good reports by his superiors.
According to family information, he went to Corbin in 1914 to catch a train gong to Oklahoma to his Uncle's. He told his Mother that he would write when he got there. She never heard from him again and believed he may have been robbed and murdered as he was carrying $500.00; which was a lot of money in those days.
the Kentucky State Prison. In other reports, he was shown as having been released and was working in the coal mines and was given good reports by his superiors.
According to family information, he went to Corbin in 1914 to catch a train gong to Oklahoma to his Uncle's. He told his Mother that he would write when he got there. She never heard from him again and believed he may have been robbed and murdered as he was carrying $500.00; which was a lot of money in those days.
He was the s/o Sarah F. Hart and John William Murray. He was married to Looney Lawson. However, she divorced him when he got in trouble and was sent to prison. According to 1910 census records, he was an inmate in
the Kentucky State Prison. In other reports, he was shown as having been released and was working in the coal mines and was given good reports by his superiors.
According to family information, he went to Corbin in 1914 to catch a train gong to Oklahoma to his Uncle's. He told his Mother that he would write when he got there. She never heard from him again and believed he may have been robbed and murdered as he was carrying $500.00; which was a lot of money in those days.
the Kentucky State Prison. In other reports, he was shown as having been released and was working in the coal mines and was given good reports by his superiors.
According to family information, he went to Corbin in 1914 to catch a train gong to Oklahoma to his Uncle's. He told his Mother that he would write when he got there. She never heard from him again and believed he may have been robbed and murdered as he was carrying $500.00; which was a lot of money in those days.
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