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WILLIAM PERRIN MURLEY.
To the honor of being a native of the beautiful
state of California Mr. Murley adds the distinc-
tion of being the son of one of the state's pioneers,
William Murley, who, though now passed to that
bourne to which all are destined, still lived to
enjoy the benefits of an advanced civilization.
At the time of the birth of William P. Murley,
July 22, 1858, the family home was in Alameda
county, but three years later it was transferred
to Monterey county. They did not remain here
permanently at that time, however, for three years
later they returned to Alameda county and made
their home there for two years thereafter. The
year 1866 found them located in Monterey coun-
ty once more, and from that time to the present
this has continued to be the home of the family,
although various members have in the meantime
passed away. On locating here the second time
the father homesteaded and pre-empted three
hundred and twenty acres in Qiolame valley,
where he carried on farming and stock-raising
throughout the active years of his life.
Parkfield was the town nearest to his home,
and in the schools of this place William P. Hur-
ley received a fair knowledge in the rather primi-
tive schools. He was twenty-three years of age
at the time he started out on his own behalf and
became a land owner, having homesteaded one
hundred and sixty acres of land in the county.
He had made this his home for about eighteen
years, when, in 1898, he sold out his ranch and
removed to Parkfield, and for two years conduct-
ed two blacksmith shops in the town. Selling
out at the end of two years, he turned his atten-
tion once more to agricultural pursuits by the
purchase of the William Imess ranch, near Park-
field, and here he has since been contented to re-
main. The ranch comprises one hundred and
sixty acres, upon which Mr. Murley carries om
diversified farming, raising successfully the va-
rious grains grown generally in this locality, be-
sides which he raises a large number of hogs.
Mr. Murley's marriage occurred in 1887, unit-
ing him with Miss Alameda Chenny, a native of
Alameda county, and a lifetime resident of the
state. She passed away December 5, 1893, leav-
ing, besides her husband, one daughter, Delia
Maggie.
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