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Lewis Fletcher Murphy 1784–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 February 1784

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 27 February 1826

Death Location: Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Murphy

Mother: Katherine Bates

Spouse(s): JOANNA DEER

Children(s): Uel Murphy, Robert Murphy, Gilbert Murphy, Albert Murphy, Elizabeth Bryant

The story of Lewis Fletcher Murphy began in 1784 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America. In 1820, Lewis Fletcher Murphy resided in Wane, Clark, Illinois. Lewis Fletcher Murphy married Joanna Deer, and had children including Albert Gilston Murphy, Elizabeth Heydon Murphy Bryant, Gilbert Wilson Murphy, Robert Murphy, Uel Sanford Murphy. Lewis Fletcher Murphy passed away in 1826 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis Fletcher Murphy began in 1784 in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • In 1820, Lewis Fletcher Murphy resided in Wane, Clark, Illinois.
  • Lewis Fletcher Murphy married Joanna Deer, and had children including Albert Gilston Murphy, Elizabeth Heydon Murphy Bryant, Gilbert Wilson Murphy, Robert Murphy, Uel Sanford Murphy.
  • Lewis Fletcher Murphy passed away in 1826 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis Murphy's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Murphy
1784–1826
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Murphy
1738–1819
Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Katherine Bates
1753–1833
Essex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Lee "Captain Jack") Murphrey
1705–1776
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Bess Betsy Ann) Harrison
1705–1788
Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
William (John) Bates
1732–1785
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Sarah Henshaw (mayflower) line)
1721–1790
Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Michael Murfree
1684–1747
Mary Hampton
1689–1735
Benjamin III
1673–1710
Elizabeth Burwell
1677–1734
John Bates
1675–1746
Elizabeth Markham
1700–1734
Samuel Henshaw
1685–1756
Martha Noell
1689–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Murphrey\Murphy
1650–1717
Lady Perkins
1650–1686
Colonel II
1645–1713
Hannah Churchill
1651–1698
Major II
1651–1710
Abigail Smith
1656–1692
William Bates
1646–1683
Martha Willard
1650–1697
Richard II
1660–1723
Samuel Henshaw
1661–1719
Keziah Pell
1663–1721
John Noel
1669–
Martha Briggs
1666–

Lewis Murphy's Descendants

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Lewis (Fletcher) Murphy (23 February 1784–27 February 1826) m. JOANNA DEER (1789–Dec 1870)
  1. 1. Uel (Sanford) Murphy 1812–1891 m. Catherine (Ruth) Runyan 1825–1861 m. Jane Hunter 1806–1853 m. Jane (M) Clark 1833–1907
    1. 1. Harriet (Hattie Amy) Murphy 1855–1921 m. John (Webster) Wilson 1847–1918
      1. 1. Edna (Alice) Wilson 1887–1950 m. Frank (Marion) Battin 1883–1940
        1. 1. Charles (Melvin) Battin 1910–1999 m. Opal (E) Battin 1914–2007
        2. 2. Kathryn (Maxine) Wright 1912–2004 m. Clifford (Meade) Wright 1912–2000
      2. 2. Emma (Grace Wilson) Caraway 1885–1974
      3. 3. Ethelbert Wilson 1892–1972 m. James (Rayburn) Davis 1896–1982
        1. 1. John (K) Davis 1919–2000
      4. 4. Agnes (Fern) Wilson 1894–1959 m. William (Arthur) Rarick 1893–1962
        1. 1. Helene (Grace) Hodge 1919–1979
        2. 2. Izola (G) Moore 1916–2019
      5. 5. Walter (Winn) Wilson 1897–1964
      6. 6. Charles (P) Wilson 1899–1968
    2. 2. John (Lafayette) Murphy 1847–1919 m. Mary (M) Lemaster 1854–1925
    3. 3. Emma (Emily) Murphy 1859–1918 m. Walter (P) Redmon 1857–1901
      1. 1. Arthur (Dean) Redmon 1882–1935
    4. 4. Walter (George) Murphy 1835–1905
    5. 5. Uel (Sanford Murphy) Jr 1844–1914 m. Elizabeth Cornwell 1848–1924
      1. 1. William (Curtis) Murphy 1880–1943
      2. 2. Charles (Sanford) Murphy 1874–1875
      3. 3. Merritt (Roy) Murphy 1889–1975
      4. 4. Marion (Walter) Murphy 1883–1958
    6. 6. Benjamin Murphy 1840–1931 m. Phebe (J Mackey) Murphy 1846–1935
      1. 1. Edgar (E.) Murphy 1882–1954
      2. 2. Maude (Betty) Murphy 1872–1942
    7. 7. George (Albert) Murphy 1876–1945
    8. 8. Samantha (Caroline Murphy) Staneart 1867–1953
    9. 9. Charles (Edwin) Murphy 1879–1954
    10. 10. Smith (Buntain) Murphy 1869–1945
    11. 11. Mary (Ellen) Harvey 1878–1898
    12. 12. Jane Murphy 1842–
  2. 2. Robert Murphy 1803–1865
  3. 3. Gilbert (Wilson) Murphy 1819–1870
  4. 4. Albert (Gilston) Murphy 1810–1882
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Heydon Murphy) Bryant 1814–1901

Lewis Murphy's Timeline

3 Records

1784
23 February 1784
Birth of Lewis Fletcher Murphy in Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
1820
1820
Age 36
Lewis Fletcher Murphy resided here in Wane, Clark, Illinois
Wane, Clark, Illinois
1826
27 February 1826
Age 42
Death of Lewis Fletcher Murphy in Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America
Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 February 1784
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Wane, Clark, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1826
    Event Place: Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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