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James Monroe Murphy 1857–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1857

Birth Location: Macon, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 24 Jan 1926

Death Location: Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Murphy

Mother: Catherine Capps

Spouse(s): Octavia Ray

Children(s): William Murphy, Thomas Murphy, Eula Murphy, Richard Murphy, Fletcher Murphy, Onia Murphy, Ulallia Murphy

James Monroe Murphy was born in 1857 in Macon, Alabama, United States, the child of William Richard Murphy And Catherine Ann Capps. James Monroe Murphy married Octavia Jennie Ray, and had children including Eula Murphy, Fletcher Clay Murphy, Onia Catherine Murphy, Richard Arnold Murphy, Thomas Nugent Murphy, Ulallia Murphy, William Ray Willy Murphy. James Monroe Murphy passed away in 1926 in Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Monroe Murphy was born in 1857 in Macon, Alabama, United States, the child of William Richard Murphy And Catherine Ann Capps.
  • James Monroe Murphy married Octavia Jennie Ray, and had children including Eula Murphy, Fletcher Clay Murphy, Onia Catherine Murphy, Richard Arnold Murphy, Thomas Nugent Murphy, Ulallia Murphy, William Ray Willy Murphy.
  • James Monroe Murphy passed away in 1926 in Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Murphy's Ancestors

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James Murphy
1857–1926
Birth Place: Macon, Alabama, United States
Parents
William Richard Murphy
1826–1894
Tuskegee, Macon, United States
Catherine (Ann) Capps
1825–1894
North Carolina
Grandparents
Wiley (*) Murphy
1790–1850
South Carolina, USA (North ?)
Larisa (Lazina *) Brown
1805–1917
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Murphy
1765–1830
Mary Pritchett
1765–1883
Elisha Brown
1757–1836
Nancy Bullock
1763–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Murphy
1734–1812
Elizabeth carter?)
1734–1802
Arthur Pritchett
1730–1801
Elizabeth Wingate
1736–1799
James Brown
1712–1772
Elizabeth Elgar
1730–1805
Charles Bullock
1740–1823
Mary Johnson
1745–1826

James Murphy's Descendants

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James (Monroe) Murphy (28 Dec 1857–24 Jan 1926) m. Octavia (Jennie) Ray (13 July 1856–17 March 1940)
  1. 1. William (Ray (Willy)) Murphy 1892–1979 m. Allye (May) Payne 1895–1992
    1. 1. Emma (Ahnolia) Murphy 1921–2005 m. William (Roscoe) Gill 1916–1978
      1. 1. Larry (Neal Gill) Sr 1948–2014
    2. 2. James (Ervin) Murphy 1926–2017
    3. 3. Lawrence (Neal) Murphy 1928–2005
    4. 4. Rex (Raymond) Murphy 1916–1994 m. Oweta (Marie) Murphy 1919–2006
      1. 1. Jerry (Rex) Murphy 1941–2015
    5. 5. Erma (Genelle) Murphy 1918–1921
  2. 2. Thomas (Nugent) Murphy 1895–1958 m. Jenelle (A (Nell)) Murphey 1897–1984
    1. 1. James (Phillip) Murphy 1927–2006 m. Ruth (Alma) McAfee 1930–2016
  3. 3. Eula Murphy 1882–1964
  4. 4. Richard (Arnold) Murphy 1889–1951 m. Edith (Leone) Murphy 1889–1973
    1. 1. Iva (Guella) Murphy 1918– m. Elmer (Godfrey) Casey 1917–1968
    2. 2. Dewey (Caswell) Murphy 1921–2002 m. Ethel (Irene) Cook 1921–2003
  5. 5. Fletcher (Clay) Murphy 1880–1941
  6. 6. Onia (Catherine) Murphy 1886–1957
  7. 7. Ulallia Murphy 1882–1964

James Murphy's Timeline

2 Records

1857
28 Dec 1857
Birth of James Monroe Murphy in Macon, Alabama, United States
Macon, Alabama, United States
1926
24 Jan 1926
Age 69
Death of James Monroe Murphy in New Summerfield, Cherokee County, Texas, United States
New Summerfield, Cherokee County, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1857
    Event Place: Macon, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1926
    Event Place: New Summerfield, Cherokee County, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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