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James William Murphy 1935–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1935

Birth Location: Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 15 December 2015

Death Location: Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Mont Murphy

Mother: Vina Smith

Spouse(s): Shirley Geren

Children(s):

James William Murphy was born in 1935 in Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA, the child of Mont Sanders Murphy And Vina May Smith. In 1940, James William Murphy resided in Eagle, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA. In 1983, James William Murphy resided in Cookeville South, Tennessee, USA. James William Murphy married Shirley Anne Geren. James William Murphy passed away in 2015 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James William Murphy was born in 1935 in Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA, the child of Mont Sanders Murphy And Vina May Smith.
  • In 1940, James William Murphy resided in Eagle, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1983, James William Murphy resided in Cookeville South, Tennessee, USA.
  • James William Murphy married Shirley Anne Geren.
  • James William Murphy passed away in 2015 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mont Murphy
1899–1990
Birth Location: Arkansas
MM
Vina Smith
1900–1974
Birth Location: Milltown, Sebastian County, Arkansas
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Spouses(s)

Shirley Geren
1935–2020
Birth Location: Peno, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
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Children(s)

James Murphy's Ancestors

Self
James Murphy
1935–2015
Birth Place: Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Mont Sanders Murphy
1899–1990
Arkansas
Vina (May) Smith
1900–1974
Milltown, Sebastian County, Arkansas
Grandparents
Josiah (H) Smith
1867–1942
Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA
Martha (Sims) Mankin
1870–1918
Boles, Scott, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Murphy's Timeline

7 Records

1935
14 Jul 1935
Birth of James William Murphy in Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 5
James William Murphy resided here in Eagle, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Eagle, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1983
1983-2010
Age 48
James William Murphy resided here in Cookeville South, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville South, Tennessee, USA
1985
1985-2008
Age 50
James William Murphy resided here in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
1999
1999
Age 64
James William Murphy resided here in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
2005
2005-2020
Age 70
James William Murphy resided here in Cookeville, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Tennessee, USA
2015
15 December 2015
Age 80
Death of James William Murphy in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America
Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1935
    Event Place: Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eagle, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00174; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 66-15
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Eagle, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eagle, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00174; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 66-15

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1983-2010
    Event Place: Cookeville South, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1985-2008
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1999
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2005-2020
    Event Place: Cookeville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Dec 2015
    Event Place: Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, James William Murphy 15 Dec 2015

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 December 2015
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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