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Elizabeth Dunbar Murray
Elizabeth Dunbar Murray (25 October 1877 19 May 1966) of Natchez, Mississippi, was an author, director, impersonator, and conducted the Murray School of Expression. Early life and education Murray was the eldest daughter of William Forman and Mary Conway Shields Dunbar, born at her parents' home "Birdsnest" in Natchez, Mississippi.''The Journal of Mississippi History'', William David McCain Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1961.''Early Romances of Historic Natchez'', Natchez, Mississippi: Natchez Print and Stationery Company, 1950. She was the granddaughter of Judge Joseph Dunbar Shields, the author of ''The Life and Times of S.S. Prentiss''.''Natchez Democrat'', 22 March 1917, page 36. She was the grand-niece of the historian Colonel J.F.H. Claiborne. Elizabeth Dunbar married Alexander Murray (of Canada) on 16 April 1901. She graduated from the Natchez Female College and the Boston School of Expression. She taught at both schools as well. As an author, she wrot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez ( ) is the only city in and the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,520 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia, Louisiana, Natchez was a prominent city in the Antebellum South, antebellum years, a center of cotton planters and Mississippi River trade. Natchez is approximately southwest of the State capital, capital of Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson and north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, located on the lower Mississippi River. Natchez is the List of municipalities in Mississippi, 28th-largest city in the state. The city was named for the Natchez people, who with their ancestors, inhabited much of the area from the 8th century AD through the French colonial period. History Established by French colonization of the Americas, French colonists in 1716, Natchez is one of the oldest and most important European settlements in the lower Mississippi River Valley. After the Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
