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DEATH OF MRS. GOV. MURRAH.
-We were surprised and pained at the following editorial notice, which we clip from the Tyler Index of the 12th. Here where the deceased so long resided, it will be read with melancholy interest:
We are pained to have to record the death of Mrs. S. E. Murrah, widow of the late Ex-Governor Murrah, deceased, who died at the residence of Judge Samuel Earle, near this place, on Tuesday evening, the 8th inst. Mrs. Murrah was taken ill on the evening of Saturday previous, and although the best medical skill of this city was called to her aid, the ravages of the disease was so rapid that it was found almost impossible to do anything to mitigate or release her sufferings. How uncertain is life and how certain is death?
Source: The Texas Republican, Marshall, Texas, Friday, December 18, 1868; Pg. 2, Column 4
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Sue Ellen Taylor was born at Hamburg, South Carolina in 1835. Her family moved to Harrison County in Texas in 1850. She married Pendleton Murrah who was a politician and attorney. The Murrahs had no children of their own.
1863 - Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah and Pendleton Murrah moved to Austin when he was elected Governor. These were tragic days during the War Between the States. Instead of the fine white cakes usually served at the inauguration, only cakes made of cornmeal were served at an inaugural dinner.
The Governor's Mansion caught fire during Pendleton Murrah's term in office. The Murrahs had to temporarily leave the mansion.
As Governor Murrah's term of office drew to a close, rumors said that he and other Confederate leaders would become political prisoners. He fled to Mexico to avoid persecution and died soon after he arrived.
There is no record of an inaugural gown. The gown representing Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah was worn in 1865 and was presented to the collection by Mrs. J. S. Humphreys of Amarillo, Texas through the Esther McCrory Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The gown is made of soft green starched silk voile lined with cambric. The tight bodice, bell sleeves, high neckline with narrow white collar and the long full skirt are authentic fashion notes. Crinolines were being replaced by starched cotton petticoats which were more comfortable and graceful.
Source: Texas Women's University, Denton, Denton County Texas, First Ladies of the State of Texas, Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah, Dress Collection.
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Miss Sue Ellen Taylor married Pendleton Murrah, 10 Oct 1850, Harrison Co. TX.; She was the daughter of John Bayliss Earle Taylor and ______.
DEATH OF MRS. GOV. MURRAH.
-We were surprised and pained at the following editorial notice, which we clip from the Tyler Index of the 12th. Here where the deceased so long resided, it will be read with melancholy interest:
We are pained to have to record the death of Mrs. S. E. Murrah, widow of the late Ex-Governor Murrah, deceased, who died at the residence of Judge Samuel Earle, near this place, on Tuesday evening, the 8th inst. Mrs. Murrah was taken ill on the evening of Saturday previous, and although the best medical skill of this city was called to her aid, the ravages of the disease was so rapid that it was found almost impossible to do anything to mitigate or release her sufferings. How uncertain is life and how certain is death?
Source: The Texas Republican, Marshall, Texas, Friday, December 18, 1868; Pg. 2, Column 4
(2)
Sue Ellen Taylor was born at Hamburg, South Carolina in 1835. Her family moved to Harrison County in Texas in 1850. She married Pendleton Murrah who was a politician and attorney. The Murrahs had no children of their own.
1863 - Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah and Pendleton Murrah moved to Austin when he was elected Governor. These were tragic days during the War Between the States. Instead of the fine white cakes usually served at the inauguration, only cakes made of cornmeal were served at an inaugural dinner.
The Governor's Mansion caught fire during Pendleton Murrah's term in office. The Murrahs had to temporarily leave the mansion.
As Governor Murrah's term of office drew to a close, rumors said that he and other Confederate leaders would become political prisoners. He fled to Mexico to avoid persecution and died soon after he arrived.
There is no record of an inaugural gown. The gown representing Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah was worn in 1865 and was presented to the collection by Mrs. J. S. Humphreys of Amarillo, Texas through the Esther McCrory Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The gown is made of soft green starched silk voile lined with cambric. The tight bodice, bell sleeves, high neckline with narrow white collar and the long full skirt are authentic fashion notes. Crinolines were being replaced by starched cotton petticoats which were more comfortable and graceful.
Source: Texas Women's University, Denton, Denton County Texas, First Ladies of the State of Texas, Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah, Dress Collection.
(3)
Miss Sue Ellen Taylor married Pendleton Murrah, 10 Oct 1850, Harrison Co. TX.; She was the daughter of John Bayliss Earle Taylor and ______.
(1)
DEATH OF MRS. GOV. MURRAH.
-We were surprised and pained at the following editorial notice, which we clip from the Tyler Index of the 12th. Here where the deceased so long resided, it will be read with melancholy interest:
We are pained to have to record the death of Mrs. S. E. Murrah, widow of the late Ex-Governor Murrah, deceased, who died at the residence of Judge Samuel Earle, near this place, on Tuesday evening, the 8th inst. Mrs. Murrah was taken ill on the evening of Saturday previous, and although the best medical skill of this city was called to her aid, the ravages of the disease was so rapid that it was found almost impossible to do anything to mitigate or release her sufferings. How uncertain is life and how certain is death?
Source: The Texas Republican, Marshall, Texas, Friday, December 18, 1868; Pg. 2, Column 4
(2)
Sue Ellen Taylor was born at Hamburg, South Carolina in 1835. Her family moved to Harrison County in Texas in 1850. She married Pendleton Murrah who was a politician and attorney. The Murrahs had no children of their own.
1863 - Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah and Pendleton Murrah moved to Austin when he was elected Governor. These were tragic days during the War Between the States. Instead of the fine white cakes usually served at the inauguration, only cakes made of cornmeal were served at an inaugural dinner.
The Governor's Mansion caught fire during Pendleton Murrah's term in office. The Murrahs had to temporarily leave the mansion.
As Governor Murrah's term of office drew to a close, rumors said that he and other Confederate leaders would become political prisoners. He fled to Mexico to avoid persecution and died soon after he arrived.
There is no record of an inaugural gown. The gown representing Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah was worn in 1865 and was presented to the collection by Mrs. J. S. Humphreys of Amarillo, Texas through the Esther McCrory Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The gown is made of soft green starched silk voile lined with cambric. The tight bodice, bell sleeves, high neckline with narrow white collar and the long full skirt are authentic fashion notes. Crinolines were being replaced by starched cotton petticoats which were more comfortable and graceful.
Source: Texas Women's University, Denton, Denton County Texas, First Ladies of the State of Texas, Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah, Dress Collection.
(3)
Miss Sue Ellen Taylor married Pendleton Murrah, 10 Oct 1850, Harrison Co. TX.; She was the daughter of John Bayliss Earle Taylor and ______.
DEATH OF MRS. GOV. MURRAH.
-We were surprised and pained at the following editorial notice, which we clip from the Tyler Index of the 12th. Here where the deceased so long resided, it will be read with melancholy interest:
We are pained to have to record the death of Mrs. S. E. Murrah, widow of the late Ex-Governor Murrah, deceased, who died at the residence of Judge Samuel Earle, near this place, on Tuesday evening, the 8th inst. Mrs. Murrah was taken ill on the evening of Saturday previous, and although the best medical skill of this city was called to her aid, the ravages of the disease was so rapid that it was found almost impossible to do anything to mitigate or release her sufferings. How uncertain is life and how certain is death?
Source: The Texas Republican, Marshall, Texas, Friday, December 18, 1868; Pg. 2, Column 4
(2)
Sue Ellen Taylor was born at Hamburg, South Carolina in 1835. Her family moved to Harrison County in Texas in 1850. She married Pendleton Murrah who was a politician and attorney. The Murrahs had no children of their own.
1863 - Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah and Pendleton Murrah moved to Austin when he was elected Governor. These were tragic days during the War Between the States. Instead of the fine white cakes usually served at the inauguration, only cakes made of cornmeal were served at an inaugural dinner.
The Governor's Mansion caught fire during Pendleton Murrah's term in office. The Murrahs had to temporarily leave the mansion.
As Governor Murrah's term of office drew to a close, rumors said that he and other Confederate leaders would become political prisoners. He fled to Mexico to avoid persecution and died soon after he arrived.
There is no record of an inaugural gown. The gown representing Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah was worn in 1865 and was presented to the collection by Mrs. J. S. Humphreys of Amarillo, Texas through the Esther McCrory Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The gown is made of soft green starched silk voile lined with cambric. The tight bodice, bell sleeves, high neckline with narrow white collar and the long full skirt are authentic fashion notes. Crinolines were being replaced by starched cotton petticoats which were more comfortable and graceful.
Source: Texas Women's University, Denton, Denton County Texas, First Ladies of the State of Texas, Sue Ellen Taylor Murrah, Dress Collection.
(3)
Miss Sue Ellen Taylor married Pendleton Murrah, 10 Oct 1850, Harrison Co. TX.; She was the daughter of John Bayliss Earle Taylor and ______.
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