Darace "Mimi" McMurry, Betsy Gardner, Donna and Houston McMurry
This is a picture of Darace McMurry Dean LaFollette holding my newborn daughter Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Gardner, Houston Neal McMurry Sr., and my sister Donna Lieu Neal McMurry.
It was taken in May 1977 at the McMurry Deer Camp while we were in Bradley County for the McFarland Cemetery Decoration Day.
Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Gardner, 2006
Betsy has a rich heritage born of women from Bradley, Calhoun and Cleveland Counties in Arkansas, as she was named Mary Elizabeth after more than one of her maternal ancestors:
Great great great grandmother Elizabeth Nichols McMurry Taylor mother of Pinkney Euphrates McMurry and John Lewis Taylor of Banks, AR.
Great great great grandmother Elizabeth Frisby Plair who was married to William W. Plair of the New Edinburg community in Cleveland County.
Great great grandmother Anna Malinda Plair Wolfe’s sister, Nancy Elizabeth Plair Bethea married to Dixon Pierce Bethea of Cleveland County AR.
Great grandmother Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie) Wolfe McMurry the daughter of Anna Malinda Plair Wolfe.
Aunt Mary F. Gardner Garrison of Vilonia, AR, sister to Marvin Thomas Gardner.
Her mother, Elizabeth Diane McMurry Gardner.
Her grandparents are:
Earl Griffin and Martha Ann (Atkins) Gardner of the Good Hope Community outside of Warren, and
Haskell Aaron and Sara Ellen (Poe) McMurry of Little Rock.
Her great grandparents were:
Carl and Clemmie (Reddin) Atkins (Bradley County AR)
Marvin Dewey and Margarett (Matlock) Griffin (Johnson County AR)
Raymond Withers and Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie Wolfe) McMurry (Bradley County AR)
Daniel Richard and Jessie Henry (Roland) Poe (Faulkner/Pulaski County AR)
Her great great grandparents are:
Pinkney Euphrates (Freight/Pink) and Laura Ann (Trice) McMurry (Bradley County AR)
James R (Jim) and Anna Malinda (Plair) Wolfe (Bradley County AR)
Daniel L (Dink) and Martha Frances (Mattie Sims) Atkins (Bradley County AR)
Charles Edward and Sallie Ann (Hand) Reddin (Calhoun County AR)
Mary, Martha and Marvin Gardner, Oct. 2005
Haskell Aaron McMurry and Sara Ellen Poe McMurry, 1953
Ollie Durmon, R. W. and Lizzie McMurry
Mary Elizabeth Wolfe McMurry
This picture is of Mary Elizabeth Wolfe McMurry (1887 to 1971) at the time of her wedding to Raymond Withers McMurry.
She was about 15 years old per the back of the picture. "Lizzie" and "R. W." were married in 1903.
Lizzie was the daughter of Melinda Plair and James "Jim" Wolfe.
Photo courtesy of Diane Gardner.