John T. McMurran, Jr., son of John T. McMurran Sr. (1801-1866), a lawyer and state senator in Natchez, Miss., and the former Mary Louise Turner (1814-1891), married Alice "Alie" Austen (d. 1899) of Baltimore County, Md., in 1856. They resided at Riverside Plantation in Wilkinson County, Miss., until the Civil War. John McMurran enlisted in a local artillery unit but was discharged in 1862 for deafness. In 1864 he worked as a clerk for the federal war department in Washington, D.C. The couple had three daughters: Mary Louise (died in infancy), Caroline (Carrie), and Alice (Alie), who moved with their mother from Riverside to her family home, Filstone Farm in Baltimore County, Md., during the Civil War.
From the description of Alice Austen McMurran journal, 1856-1889 (bulk 1856-1878). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 437415315
