1.  1ST LT REUBEN WILLIAM EARLY (Source: (1) Provided by Roger Murray, Forest Cemetery., (2) Roger Murray Notes.) was born 08 January 1812 in South Carolina, and died 08 January 1863 in St. Clair County Alabama.  He married SYNTHA BRIDGES (Source: (1) Provided by Roger Murray, Forest Cemetery., (2) Roger Murray Notes.) 29 March 1831 in Hall County Georgia (Source: Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, Georgia Marriage Index 1754-1850, "CD-ROM."), daughter of JOSHUA BRIDGES.  She was born 24 May 1815, and died 29 July 1884 in St. Clair County Alabama.

    Notes for 1ST LT REUBEN WILLIAM EARLY:
    "He was home from the war in 1863 when he was killed by the Springfield Brothers Gang."  taken from the notes of Roger
    D. Murray.

    More About 1ST LT REUBEN WILLIAM EARLY:
    Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1863, Co. D, 25th AL Infantry, CSA (Source: Provided by Roger Murray, Forest Cemetery.)
 
Children of REUBEN EARLY and SYNTHA BRIDGES are:
     i. MARTHA ELIZABETH4 EARLY, b. Abt. 1832, Georgia.
     ii. JAMES WILEY EARLY, b. Abt. 1834, Georgia.
2.  iii. SGT JOHN EDWARD EARLY, b. 18 January 1836, Georgia; d. 14 February 1914.
     iv. CPL. WILLIAM HENRY EARLY, b. 1843, Georgia; d. 1862.

    Notes for CPL. WILLIAM HENRY EARLY:
    During the war, William was wounded in the leg at Frazier's Farm, Virginia.

    More About CPL. WILLIAM HENRY EARLY:
    Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1862, Co. A, 10th AL Infantry, CSA (Source: Provided by Roger Murray, Forest Cemetery.)

     v. ROBERT WHITFIELD EARLY, b. September 1848, Georgia.
     vi. WHITFIELD ANTHONY EARLY, b. 1850, Georgia.
     vii. ELIZA ANN REBECCA EARLY, b. 1853, Georgia.

2.  SGT JOHN EDWARD EARLY (REUBEN WILLIAM) (Source: (1) Provided by Roger Murray, Forest Cemetery., (2) Roger Murray Notes.) was born 18 January 1836 in Georgia, and died 14 February 1914.  He married MARY ABNEY (Source: (1) Provided by Roger Murray, Forest Cemetery., (2) Roger Murray Notes.) 1858.  She was born 07 September 1838 in Georgia, and died 27 November 1932.

    Notes for SGT JOHN EDWARD EARLY:
    John Edward was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War.

    More About SGT JOHN EDWARD EARLY:
    Burial: Hopwell Cemetery, Whitney, Alabama
    Military service: Bet. 04 July 1861 - 26 April 1865, 25th AL Infantry, CSA (Source: (1) Provided by Roger Murray, Forest
     Cemetery., (2) Roger Murray Notes.)

    Notes for MARY ABNEY:
    She was adopted by her relative, Mr. Kitchens, when she was a child.
 
Children of JOHN EARLY and MARY ABNEY are:
     i. MARTHA F.5 EARLY, b. July 1859, Georgia.
     ii. JEFFERSON HENRY EARLY, b. June 1862, St. Clair County Alabama.
     iii. RUBIN S. EARLY, b. 1864, St. Clair County Alabama.
     iv. EMMA EARLY, b. 10 May 1866, St. Clair County Alabama; d. 11 October 1911, St. Clair County Alabama.
3.   v. SARAH IDA EARLY, b. 27 October 1869, St. Clair County Alabama; d. 27 January 1935, Etowah County Alabama.
     vi. TERESA L. EARLY, b. 1871, St. Clair County Alabama.
     vii. ALBERT M. EARLY, b. 1874, St. Clair County Alabama.
     viii. MINNIE E. EARLY, b. February 1877, St. Clair County Alabama.
       ix. ROBERT V. EARLY, b. August 1882, St. Clair County Alabama.

3.  SARAH IDA EARLY (JOHN EDWARD, REUBEN WILLIAM) (Source: Roger Murray Notes.) was born 27 October 1869 in St. Clair County Alabama, and died 27 January 1935 in Etowah County Alabama.  She married (1) ? PHILLIPS.    She married (2) BARNEY E. MURRAY (Source: (1) Roger Murray Notes., (2) Census:  1860 Calhoun Co. AL, Household of Henry Murry.) 13 October 1904 in St. Clair County Alabama (Source: Murray/Phillips Marriage License, Marriage Book, pg. 298, St. Clair County AL.), son of HENRY MURRAY and JANE WISE.  He was born May 1853 in Alabama, and died 1916.

    More About SARAH IDA EARLY:
    Burial: Forest Cemetary, Etowah County Alabama

    More About ? PHILLIPS:
    Cause of Death: Lightning strike

    Notes for BARNEY E. MURRAY:
    Sometime after Joe was born, Barney "left the family and is believed to have started another family in Calhoun County
    Alabama." taken from notes of Roger D. Murray

    More About BARNEY E. MURRAY:
    Burial: Hopwell Cemetery, Etowah County Alabama
    Census 1: 1880, Calhoun County Alabama (Source: Census:  1880 Calhoun Co. AL, E.D. 10/13.)
    Census 2: 1900, Etowah County Alabama (Source: Census:  1900 Etowah Co. AL, E.D. 165/11.)
 
Children of SARAH EARLY and ? PHILLIPS are:
     i. PORTER PHILLIPS.
     ii. BRITT PHILLIPS.
     iii. DOVIE PHILLIPS.
     iv. MANILLA PHILLIPS.
 
Children of SARAH EARLY and BARNEY MURRAY are:
     v. EARLY MURRAY (Source: (1) Morris Allen Murray Certificate of Birth., (2) Roger Murray Notes.), b. 25 July 1905, St. Clair County Alabama; d. 05 January 1982, Etowah County Alabama; m. ELSIE DEVADA BOWLIN (Source: (1) Morris Allen Murray Certificate of Birth., (2) Roger Murray Notes., (3) Census:  1920 St. Clair Co. AL, E.D. 172/1, Household of Louis Bowlin., (4) Census:  1910 Bolivar Co. MS, E.D. 17/32, Household of Louis Bowlin.), Bef. 1931, Etowah County Alabama; b. 05 May 1909, Bolivar County Mississippi; d. 13 March 1990, Etowah County Alabama.

    Notes for EARLY MURRAY:
    "Early was born in Whitney, Steele area, but lived in Attalla most of his life.  He worked in cotton mills and poultry plants."
    taken from the notes of Roger D. Murray

    More About EARLY MURRAY:
    Burial: Hopwell Cemetery, Etowah County Alabama (Source: Provided by Roger Murray, Hopewell Cemetery.)
    Cause of Death: Heart problems

    Notes for ELSIE DEVADA BOWLIN:
    From Maurice Allen's birth record, it states that there was one child born alive to Elsie and Early but is now dead.

    More About ELSIE DEVADA BOWLIN:
    Burial: Hopwell Cemetery, Etowah County Alabama (Source: Provided by Roger Murray, Hopewell Cemetery.)

     vi. HEWLETT MURRAY.
     vii. JOE MURRAY.