Emma J. Diven (1846-1905)

Murry Family in Landisburg ca. 1904 Left to right: Ruth or Belle, Elizabeth "Biz", Mary, mother Emma William (child down in front, son of Ted), James "Ted", Frank Chandler McClure (nephew-in-law to Emma) (photo coutesy of Elizabeth McClure Davenport)
Emma J. Diven ca. 1900-1905	William C. Murray
Sarah Lulu Belle "Belle" Murray (1875 - 1944) ca. 1912	Mary Gettys Murray (1877 - 1948) ca. 1910

E4 Emma J. Diven, born 1846, died 1905; married William C. Murray, born ca. 1838, died 1900. We know next to nothing about this great-grandmother, the youngest of Elizabeth Junkin Diven's four daughters, although her mother died the year following her birth, so she knew only step-mothers: Mary Rebecca Irvine from her marriage to James Linn Diven in 1848 to her death in 1856 and then Margaret Black from her marriage in 1858 for over 30 years.

William Murray was described by censuses as a farmer (1860 and Civil War Draft Registration List in 1863 87) and a butcher (1870). They married in 1869, apparently at the Landisburg Presbyterian Church, and honeymooned at Niagara Falls.

William was a member of the International order of Odd Fellows' Mt. Dempsey Lodge in Landisburg, and the marriage was inscribed in the Lodge's bible. Probably the inscription happened on the 15th.

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William and Emma had six children from 1871 to 1881, all given rich family names. If she had young children or babies who did not live long, we do not of this. Emma herself may have been named for her mother's half-sister Emma Diven, and it seems likely that the "J" was her mother's maiden name Junkin:

F1 James Linn "Ted" Murray, (1872 - 1934). Named for his Grandfather James Linn Diven. Ted married 1900 Ella May McClain.

G1 William Murray.

G2 Robert Murray.

G3 Richard Murray.

F2 George Stroop Murray, (about 1874 - 1943). Named for uncle-in-law George Stroop. Never married.

F3 Sarah Lulu Belle "Belle" Murray, (1875 - 1944). Named for her aunt Sarah Murray and/or Emma's sister Sarah and for 1st cousin Lulu Belle Murray, b. 1872. Never married. Retired from 41 years at a bonding firm in Philadelphia the day before her death.

F4 Mary Gettys Murray, (1877 - 1948) Named for great-great grandmother Mary Gettys or grand-aunt Mary Gettys Diven; married Frank Alfred Manship (1877-1915) in 1910. She was born and raised in Landisburg, Perry, Pennsylvania where she trained as a teacher and taught in one-room schoolhouse in various townships nearby. She moved to Philadelphia sometime between 1900 and 1910 and met and married Frank Alfred Manship (1877-1915) in 1912 in Wilmington, Delaware. Frank was the son of Alfred Henry Manship (1837-1904) and Eliza J. Lindle (1847-1898) of Milton, Delaware.

F5 Elizabeth Junkin "Biz" Murray, (1879 - 1942) Named for her grandmother Elizabeth Junkin. Never married.

F6 Ruth Diven Murray, (1881 - about 1946) Taught school in Perry County and then later in Philadelphia. Never married.