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Basin Springs Cemetery



Hiram L. Murray
Hiram Lilly Murray went to Texas with his Aunt and Uncle, the (William)Billy Mc Carrolls and settled near Sherman, TX where he died. His was the first burial in this cemetery.
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Hiram was born on April 22, 1840 to James Dugan Murray and Mary Reese. He died Dec. 29, 1861. Hiram's grandfather James Murray and his great grandfather Samuel Murray fought with Gen. Frances Marion in the 2nd S.C. Regiment during the Revolutionary War. His parents and the William Mc Carrolls who are buried in Oakwood Cemetery traveled from Tuxedo, NC near Asheville in the late 1830's to Morgan County, MO. The James Murray Jr.  family stayed in Morgan County but William Mc Carroll decided to move on to Texas because Missouri was a swing state and William favored "States Rights". At this time there was a lot of unrest in Missouri.Hiram Lilly Murray was named after his Aunt Lilly Murray McCarroll and moved on to Texas with the McCarrolls. He died shortly afterward and was buried in Basin Springs Cemetery. 
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