Ashland County, Ohio -
GUY B. MURRAY.  As cashier of the Nova Banking Company, of Nova, Mr. Murray is numbered among the substantial citizens of Ashland County.  He was born in Orange Township, Ashland County, May 1, 1876, the son of Hugh and Jennie (Shidler) Murray.
     Hugh Murray, deceased, was a veteran of the Civil War.  He was born on a farm in Orange Township, where he lived his entire lifetime, with the exception of three years which were spent in the service during the Civil War.  He died in 1913 and his wife, also born in Orange Township, died in 1922.  Both are buried at Nankin.  He was a lifelong Democrat and held numerous public offices in the township.  He held membership in the Methodist Church and belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic.  To  Mr. and Mrs. Murray were born three children: Guy B., the subject of this sketch; H. F., lives at Willard, Ohio; and Mary, married W. B. Hart, lives at Wooster.
     The early education of Guy B. Murray was received in the public schools of Nova, and he received the degree of Bachelor of Science at Ohio Northern University in 1896.  Mr. Murray spent the following five years in business with his brother as heating contractors.  Mr. Murray has served as cashier of the Nova Banking Company continuously since 1907, with the exception of three years during which time he was vice president of the institution.
     Politically, Mr. Murray is a Democrat.  He served for two terms as a member of the General Assembly from Ashland County, during 1925-28.  He belongs to the Sons of Veterans.
     Patrick Murray, great-grandfather of Guy B. Murray, was a soldier during the Revolutionary War.  James Murray, an uncle, served throughout the Civil War, and was one of the founders of teh Grange movement in Michigan.
Source:  North Central Ohio Biographies embracing Ashland, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron & Knox Counties by William A. Duff - 3 vols. - 1931 - Page 1503-04 - Vol. I