Edward R Murrow
Cassie Sanchez 7th
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R Murrow, born near Greensboro, North Carolina, April 25, 1908. He was the third son of the three sons. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Murrow. His memories were of trapping rabbits, eating watermelons and listening to the war stories his grandfather would tell. His family moved to Washington when he was about six years old because of his mother’s health. His father was an agricultural laborer, brakeman on local railroad and a locomotive engineer. He including his brothers attended the local two-room school, worked on adjoining farms during the summer also keeping in shape of the farm. His first economic venture happened when he was about nine years old, buying small pigs raising them up and then selling them. He later learned to handle horses and tractors. He was a fair student, having difficulty with spelling and arithmetic. Beginning at age 14 he spent his summers in High Lead logging camp as whistle punk, woodcutter, and then a donkey engine fireman. He became a better average wing shot, duck and pheasant because shells cost money. The last two years in High School he drove a bus per day, including eleven unguarded grade crossings. The only accident was running over one dog. He is a descendent of the Cherokee ancestors and the Quaker missionary from his father side. His mother was a former Methodist. She was converted to strict Quakerism upon marriage. From an early age Edward was listener, synthesizer of information, and storytelling, but he was not a good student. His name was originally Egbert then he changed it to Edward in his twenties. His older brother Lacey became a consulting engineer and brigadier general in the air force. Lacey committed suicide in 1996. His second brother Dewey work as a contractor. Dewey was considered the calm and down to earth of the brothers. He never forgot of his early years in the Southern and Western United States and his family’s background as a workers and farmers. He
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R Murrow, born near Greensboro, North Carolina, April 25, 1908. He was the third son of the three sons. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Murrow. His memories were of trapping rabbits, eating watermelons and listening to the war stories his grandfather would tell. His family moved to Washington when he was about six years old because of his mother’s health. His father was an agricultural laborer, brakeman on local railroad and a locomotive engineer. He including his brothers attended the local two-room school, worked on adjoining farms during the summer also keeping in shape of the farm. His first economic venture happened when he was about nine years old, buying small pigs raising them up and then selling them. He later learned to handle horses and tractors. He was a fair student, having difficulty with spelling and arithmetic. Beginning at age 14 he spent his summers in High Lead logging camp as whistle punk, woodcutter, and then a donkey engine fireman. He became a better average wing shot, duck and pheasant because shells cost money. The last two years in High School he drove a bus per day, including eleven unguarded grade crossings. The only accident was running over one dog. He is a descendent of the Cherokee ancestors and the Quaker missionary from his father side. His mother was a former Methodist. She was converted to strict Quakerism upon marriage. From an early age Edward was listener, synthesizer of information, and storytelling, but he was not a good student. His name was originally Egbert then he changed it to Edward in his twenties. His older brother Lacey became a consulting engineer and brigadier general in the air force. Lacey committed suicide in 1996. His second brother Dewey work as a contractor. Dewey was considered the calm and down to earth of the brothers. He never forgot of his early years in the Southern and Western United States and his family’s background as a workers and farmers. He