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Fanny B. (Stanford) Murray
January 24, 1856 - June 22, 1946


​Francis “Fanny” or "Fannie" B. (Stanford) Murray was born January 24, 1856 in Alabama. Her father’s name is unknown, but her mother was Lucy Stafford. In 1870, Fanny was living near Ash Grove, Missouri, with the family of physician Robert C. Prunty, and working as a domestic servant. On January 19, 1875, she married farmer Flementine “Flem” Murray at Ash Grove. Flem and Fanny had eight children together before his death in 1919. After her husband died, Fanny continued to live with her daughters in Ash Grove, working as a laundress. She died on June 22, 1946 (Russel 2012).

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Fanny Murray, Portrait. Ozarks Afro-American History Museum Online, accessed 2-3-22 oaahm.omeka.net/items/show/14.
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Fanny Murray. Ozarks Afro-American History Museum Online, accessed 2-3-22 oaahm.omeka.net/items/show/92.
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Fannie Murray Ca. 1935. Photo courtesy of the Berry family.

Grave Marker:  Fanny Murray's specific place of burial within the Berry Cemetery is unknown and there is no known individual gravestone for Fannie. However, Fannie is memorialized by the inscription of her name (shown below) on the monument, installed in 2017, for individuals interred in unmarked graves in the Berry Cemetery. 
Francis "Fanny" Murray Death Certificate
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Berry Family, Ash Grove, MO; Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum; Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, College of Humanities and Public Affairs, Missouri State University
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    • Kenneth Berry
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    • Charity James
    • Martha Jane (Robinson) Jones
    • R. S. Jones
    • John Mason
    • Fanny Murray
    • Joseph Flem Murray
    • Alma L. Oliver
    • Jocy Bell Peryman
    • Cassie Reaves
    • Leo Reaves
    • Mary Reaves
    • William Harvey Reaves
    • Isaiah Rice
    • Enoch Simmons
    • Jasper Simmons
    • Ralph Simmons
    • Baby Walls
    • Bob Walls
    • Charles Walls
    • James Aaron Walls
    • Joe Walls
    • Press Walls
    • Levina "Vine" Walls
    • Grace White
    • Harrison Wilson
    • Effie (Reaves) Yokum
    • Frank Yokum
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