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James Morgan Murphy 1827 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1827

Birth Location: Lincoln Co., Ky.

Death Date: Nov. 1903

Death Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky

Father: Cornelius Murphy

Mother: Priscilla Leach

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Yocum

Children(s): Sarah Murphy

The story of James Morgan Murphy began in 1827 in Lincoln Co., Ky.. James Morgan Murphy married Elizabeth Jane (J) Yocum, and had children including Sarah Jane Murphy. James Morgan Murphy passed away in 1903 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of James Morgan Murphy began in 1827 in Lincoln Co., Ky..
  • James Morgan Murphy married Elizabeth Jane (J) Yocum, and had children including Sarah Jane Murphy.
  • James Morgan Murphy passed away in 1903 in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cornelius Murphy
1790 – 1862
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky
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Priscilla Leach
1798 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
PL

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Yocum
1841 – 1882
Birth Location: South Fork, Lincoln, KY, USA
EY

Children(s)

Sarah Murphy
1866 – 1945
Birth Location: Kentucky
SM

James Murphy's Ancestors

Self
James Murphy
1827 – 1903
Birth Place: Lincoln Co., Ky.
Parents
Cornelius Murphy
1790 – 1862
Lincoln County, Kentucky
Priscilla Leach
1798 –
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Murphy's Descendants

1.
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James (Morgan) Murphy (4 Jan 1827 – Nov. 1903) m. Elizabeth (Jane (J)) Yocum (23 May 1841 – 1882)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Murphy (9 Aug 1866 – 21 Aug 1945) m. William (Green) Duke (15 JUN 1859 – 10 Nov 1939)
    1. 1. Nannie (C) Dukes (13 Aug 1878 – 07 May 1953)
    2. 2. Lee Dukes (1882 – )
    3. 3. Neura Belle (January 1884 – 2 May 1953) m. Rev. (Lewis) Lyttle (abt 1869 – 3 Feb 1950)
      1. 1. Shirley Lyttle (ABT 1900 – 12 Oct 1918)
      2. 2. Horace (L) Lyttle (abt 1903 – 19 Feb 1966) m. Nora (Anna) Fothergill (12 Dec 1909 – 28 Dec 1997)
        1. 1. Horace (leet Jr. "Bud") Lyttle (Nov 1 1927 – 1 Mar 1999)
        2. 2. Horace Lytle (abt 1928 – 1 Mar 1999)
        3. 3. Martha (Lee) Lyttle (2 Jan 1930 – 28 Nov 1990) m. carl (louis) hansen (abt 1928 – 2007)
        4. 4. Horace (leet Jr. "Bud") Lyttle (1 Nov 1927 – 1 Mar 1999)
      3. 3. Cecil (Ray) Lyttle (17 March 1909 – 15 SEP 1970)
      4. 4. Cecil (Ray) Lyttle (abt 1910 – 15 Sep 1970)
      5. 5. Sarah (Larue) Lyttle (14 Sept 1914 – 7 May 2001)
      6. 6. Sarah (Larue) Lyttle (14 Sept 1914 – 7 May 2001)
      7. 7. Sarah (Larue) Lyttle (14 Sept 1914 – 7 May 2001)
      8. 8. Boyce (Fredrick) Lyttle (23 Oct 1919 – 21 Nov 1995) m. Bonnie Jean (29 Nov 1926 – 28 Dec 2005)
        1. 1. Jean Tanks-ley
        2. 2. Judy Mayabb m. Kenneth Mayabb
        3. 3. Shirley Mullins
        4. 4. Linda Roark
        5. 5. Debbie Yeargin
        6. 6. Fred Lyttle
        7. 7. Beverly Lyttle
        8. 8. David Lyttle
        9. 9. Linda Lyttle
        10. 10. Robert Lyttle
    4. 4. Anna (Laura "Babe") Dukes (10 November 1885 – 15 September 1961)
    5. 5. Jane Duke (15 Nov 1886 – 10 Mar 1978)
    6. 6. Walter (W) Dukes (8 Sep 1887 – 15 Dec 1973)
    7. 7. Leticia ("Lee") Dukes (Jan 1888 – 9 May 1932)
    8. 8. Sophrona Duke (Jan 1888 – )
    9. 9. Gillie (Ann Dukes) Williams (July 8,1890 – Aug.10,1983)
    10. 10. John (Wesley) Duke (21 Oct 1895 – 15 June 1962)
    11. 11. Claud (Sidney) Dukes (8 December 1895 – 18 January 1976)

James Murphy's Timeline

2 Records

1827
4 Jan 1827
Birth of James Morgan Murphy in Lincoln Co., Ky.
Lincoln Co., Ky.
1903
Nov. 1903
Age 76
Death of James Morgan Murphy in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1827
    Event Place: Lincoln Co., Ky.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov. 1903
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
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