Johnson County KS Archives Biographies.....Murray, Roy 1879 - 
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Author: Ed Blair (1915)

  Roy Murray, the capable city engineer of Olathe, is a native son of Johnson
county. He was born in Olathe township, February 9, 1879, and is a son of Arnold
and Martha K. (Ferree) Murray, both natives of Rush county, Indiana. The father
was a Civil war veteran, enlisting at the age of sixteen and served in the One
Hundred and Twenty-third regiment, Indiana infantry, and was wounded during his
term of service. In 1869 he came to Kansas locating at Pleasant View, Johnson
county, and later bought a farm east of Olathe where he followed farming until
his death, April 11, 1903, in his fifty-ninth year. His health was so impaired
as a result of his services in the army that he never was really a well man
after the war. However, he prospered and made money and at the time of his death
was well to do. Roy Murray is one of a family of three, as follows: Ora May, the
wife of former Gov. George Hodges, of Olathe; Ada, who died at the age of six
and Roy, the subject of this sketch. Roy Murray attended the public schools and
graduated from the Olathe High School in the class of 1897. He then traveled on
the road for four years and during- that time covered nearly every State for
three years studied civil engineering and in 1906-07 he pursued the same course
in the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and in the fall of 1907 was appointed
city engineer of Olathe and has since served in that capacity. During his term
of office, the city of Olathe has done a great deal of constructive improvement
and the city has spent thousands of dollars, all of which falls under the
supervision of the city engineer. It is up to him to see that the work is done
according to specifications and that the taxpayers receive their money's worth.
The new water works system has been completed during Mr. Murray's administration
and a great deal of sewer work has been completed as well as street paving. Mr.
Murray is a skilled civil engineer and a conscientious public official. He was
married, March 29, 1908, to Miss Nadiene Stuart Nichols, daughter of Charles H.
Nichols, of Oklahoma City, and they have one child, Evelyn Jane, three years of
age. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Fraternal Order
of Eagles and is a member of the Christian church. Mr. Murray has a broad
acquaintance in Johnson county and many friends.

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HISTORY OF Johnson County Kansas
BY
ED BLAIR

AUTHOR OF
Kansas Zephyrs, Sunflower Sittings and Other Poems and Sketches

IN ONE VOLUME

ILLUSTRATED
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
1915


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