This photograph was identified after a couple phone calls and letters back and forth to Thomas Johannsen. This picture was taken at the McMurray Farm in Hiltons, Virginia near Kingsport, Tennessee. It was taken by Cornelius McMurray in 1949 or so. The woman in the black dress with the white designs is Ethel McMurray Johannsen. Ethel has her hands on the hips of Maggie Kilgore, the wife of Cornelius McMurray. In the back row is Marshall, he is the son of Mattison Dewitt McMurray & Sarah Haven. In front of Marshall is a woman with glasses, that would be Sarah Haven McMurray. The gentleman in the bib overalls is Mattison Dewitt "Witt" McMurray. The man on the far right with his hands on his hips is Thomas Johannsen.
Timeframe: Circa 1949 in Hiltons, Virginia.
Where It Fits: Ethel is the daughter of James & Mary McMurray. Ethel married William N. Johannsen and they had Thomas Johannsen, the man on the far right. Ethel is the sister of Mattison & Cornelius McMurray. Maggie Kilgore is the wife of Cornelius McMurray. Sarah Haven is the wife of Mattison "Witt" McMurray and the mother of Marshall. Cornelius, Ethel and Mattison are some of the siblings of Martha McMurray Taylor. Martha is the mother of Virgie (a.k.a. Velma), William (a.k.a. Bud), Lloyd, George, Gladys, Mary, Charles, Edward, Engle (a.ka. Jack), Lawrence (a.k.a. Dick), Ruth, Norman & Marjorie Taylor.
3 comments:
Hi,
I am Ethel's daughter Betty, Tom's sister. Mattison Dewitt's real name is Dewitt Clinton McMurray. I don't know where Tom got Mattison at. Everyone else is right.
Betty
Hi Betty,
Tom said his name was "Witt". I had records that listed a "Mattison D." as the son of James & Mary and I assumed they were one and the same. It was my assumption and not Tom's mistake.
Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Please keep reading. There will be one on January 1st you might be interested in.
Kathryn
Yes his name was Dewitt Clinton. My name is Juanita Rhoten. He was my grandfather. My father was William Carlos McMurray.
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