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Mariah “Shug” Cornwell Murphy 1854–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1854

Birth Location: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 13 Oct 1932

Death Location: Elk Creek, Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Cornwell

Mother: Margaret McClain

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The story of Mariah “Shug” Cornwell Murphy began in 1854 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA. Mariah “Shug” Cornwell Murphy passed away in 1932 in Elk Creek, Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mariah “Shug” Cornwell Murphy began in 1854 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Mariah “Shug” Cornwell Murphy passed away in 1932 in Elk Creek, Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA.

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Mariah Murphy's Ancestors

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Mariah Murphy
1854–1932
Birth Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas “Jeff” Jefferson Cornwell
1816–1880
Virginia, USA
Margaret McClain
1820–1871
Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Archibald (Charles McClain) Jr
1795–1871
Virginia, United States,
Comfort Sexton
1798–1851
Lewis, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sexton
1775–1850
Elizabeth Ingram
1775–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1752–1831
Comfort Smith
1756–1846
Andrew Cock
1748–1834
Susan Cole
1753–1782

Mariah Murphy's Timeline

2 Records

1854
19 Feb 1854
Birth of Mariah “Shug” Cornwell Murphy in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
1932
13 Oct 1932
Age 78
Death of Mariah “Shug” Cornwell Murphy in Elk Creek, Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
Elk Creek, Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1854
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1932
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, USA

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