Catherine A. Murchison

(b. 1834)

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At a Glance

Catherine A. Murchison of Cumberland County attended the Burwell School with her sister Margaret Murchison  in its closing year, 1857.

Story

Catherine A. Murchison was the daughter of Catherine D. Wright and Duncan Murchison, a wealthy cotten manufacturer in Cumberland County. In the United States Census of 1850 [1], the Murchisons were listed with their children, among them, Catherine A. Murchison and Margaret Murchison . Both sisters are recoreded as having attened the Burwell School in its closing year, 1857 [2].

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Catherine A. Murchison was born c. 1834.

Places of Residence

• Cumberland County, NC [2].
• Burwell School, in 1857 [2].

Schools Attended

• Burwell School, in 1857. Margaret Murchison and her sister Catherine A. Murchison attended the Burwell School in its closing year [2].

Relatives

• Parents: Duncan Murchison (1801-1870) [2] and Catherine D. Wright (1808-1883) [2].
• Sibling: one sister, Margaret Murchison (b. 1836)  [2].

References

1. United States Census of 1850.
2. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).