Biographical Sketch of L. B. Murray, Johnson County, Missouri Columbus Township >From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," Kansas City Historical Co. 1881 L. B. MURRAY, was born in Columbus Township. He is the grandson of Uriel Murray, one of the early settlers of Johnson county, who was appointed one of the judges of the county when it was first organized. He was a native of Tennessee, emigrated and settled in Lafayette county, Missouri. The subject of the present sketch is the principal owner of the Columbus mills. He has been running them very successfully for the past four years. The style of the firm is L.B. Murray & Co. Mr. Snyder, a member of the firm, is a practical miller of long experience. They manufacture large quantities of flour, which finds a ready market on its merits in Warrensburg, Holden and Odessa. The mill cost originally $10,000. They have added all the new improvements which enable them to manufacture New Process and Perre patent flour. The subject of this sketch was brought up a farmer and stock raiser, and manages a farm of 160 acres adjoining the mill. He is also an extensive dealer in cattle and hogs. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Pennington ====================================================================