★★★ Murchison, Kenneth M.

Kenneth McKenzie Murchison​

Born: February 18, 1831

Birthplace: Cumberland County, North Carolina

Father: Duncan Murchison 1801 – 1870

(Buried: Cross Creek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, North Carolina)​

Mother: Fanny Reid 1806 – 1839

(Buried: Cross Creek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, North Carolina)​

Wife: Katherine Elliott "Kate" Williams 1836 – 1912

(Buried: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina)​

Children:

Kate Murchison 1856 – 1859​

(Buried: Cross Creek Cemetery No. 3, Fayetteville, North Carolina)

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Luola Murchison Sprunt 1858 – 1916​

(Buried: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina)​

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Jesse S. Murchison Carter 1870 – 1929​

(Buried: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina)​

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Kenneth McKenzie Murchison Jr. 1872 – 1938​

(Buried: Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, New York)​

Education:

1853: Graduated from University of North Carolina​

Occupation before War:

Businessman in New York City, New York & Wilmington, North Carolina​

Civil War Career:

Lt. Company C, 8th​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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Captured at Roanoke Island​

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Colonel of 54th​ North Carolina Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Participated in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia​

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1863: Captured at Rappahannock Station, Virginia​

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1863 – 1865: Prisoner of War, held at Johnson's Island Union Prison​

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1865: Released from Union Army Prison in July

Occupation after War:

Establish three firms​

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Founder of Murchison National Bank​

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Owner of the Orton Hotel​

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Stockholder in Coal, Cement, and Supply Company​

Died: June 3, 1904

Place of Death: Brunswick County, North Carolina

Age at time of Death: 73 years old

Burial Place: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina

 

[Virginia Dave]

Well done. Thanks for your hard work.

 

[Lubliner]

I have walked Murchison Avenue many times in three years near Cross Creek. It was part of a triangle near the Avenue of the America's.
Lubliner.

 

[covers]

Kenneth M. Murchison's Oath of Allegiance - Colonel 54th Regiment of NC Infantry captured at Rappahannock Station, ADS, 1p, Johnson's Island (OH), July 6, 1865, countersigned by Col. Charles Hill, Commanding Post