1860 Estimated Birth:568 Birth date estimated from age of 10 years in 1870 census.

1870 U.S. Census:568 William enumerated in the household of his grandfather Robert McMurray in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio along with his father Joseph Sr. and brother Joseph Jr. as a male, age 10, white, at home, born in Ohio.

1907 Death of brother Joseph:2127,2126 William McMurray, the florist: received word of the death of his brother Joseph Jr.,who had been living in Portland, Oregon.