Ancestry of
Audie Murphy

WWII Hero and Movie Actor

Jefferson D. Killian

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• • Grandfather of Audie Murphy — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 6 
  • Father:
  • Andrew Killian 
  • Mother:
  • Mina White   
  • Birth Date:
  • 23 JUN 1860 or 02 JUN 1861 
  • Birth Location:
  • Tennessee 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 21 Nov 1943 
  • Death Location:
  • Farmersville, Collin, Texas 
  • Burial Date:
  • 22 Nov 1943 
  • Burial Location:
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery, Collin County, Texas 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Sarah Elizabeth Gill
  • Marriage Date:
  • 17 May 1883 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Monroe County, Tennessee 
  • Child:

  Josie Bell Killian (Ahnentafel No:3 )

  • Notes: 

  • The death certificate for J. D. Killian gives his birth date as 23 JUN 1860, however, his tomstone lists it as 02 JUN 1861.

• Sources for Jefferson D. Killian

  • ¹ Federal Census, TX, Collin County, 1900, Justice Precinct 7, E.D. 22, Sheet 9B, Image 18 of 44.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 12/04/2017).
  • ³ Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, Marriage record for Jefferson D. Killian and Sarah E. Gill.
  • ⁴ Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Death certificate for daughter Josie Murphy.
  • ⁵ Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Death certificate for J. D. Killian.