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Minerva Elizabeth Armstrong 1848–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Sharp County, Arkansas

Father: Samuel Armstrong

Mother: Jemimah Hamby

Spouse(s): Abijah Murphy

Children(s): William Murphy

In 1848, Minerva Elizabeth Armstrong entered the world in Kentucky, born to Samuel Armstrong And Jemimah Thompson Hamby. Minerva Elizabeth Armstrong married Abijah Fairchild Bige Murphy, and had children including William Robert Bob Murphy. Minerva Elizabeth Armstrong passed away in 1885 in Sharp County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Minerva Elizabeth Armstrong entered the world in Kentucky, born to Samuel Armstrong And Jemimah Thompson Hamby.
  • Minerva Elizabeth Armstrong married Abijah Fairchild Bige Murphy, and had children including William Robert Bob Murphy.
  • Minerva Elizabeth Armstrong passed away in 1885 in Sharp County, Arkansas.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Minerva Armstrong's Ancestors

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Minerva Armstrong
1848–1885
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Samuel Armstrong
1808–1875
Kentucky
Jemimah (Thompson) Hamby
1826–1905
Livingston, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Jesse) Hamby
1791–1868
Greenville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Margaret Brasher
1793–1864
Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Hamby
1765–1847
Jemimah Thompson
1767–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hamby
1744–1840
Isaac Hamby
1744–1847
Closs Thompson
1729–1800
Jane Lee
1738–1842

Minerva Armstrong's Descendants

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Minerva (Elizabeth) Armstrong (1848–1885) m. Abijah (Fairchild Bige) Murphy (1847–1887)
  1. 1. William (Robert "Bob") Murphy 1878–1945 m. Missouri (Belle) Prewitt 1879–1963
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Murphy 1908–1979 m. Anna (Marie) Friesz 1906–1994
      1. 1. Wanda (Emma) Murphy 1932–2012
      2. 2. Robert (Lewis) Murphy 1930–2010
      3. 3. Barbara (Joanne Murphy) Waldron 1934–2018
    2. 2. James (Archie "Arch") Murphy 1910–1968

Minerva Armstrong's Timeline

2 Records

1848
1848
Birth of Minerva Elizabeth Armstrong in Kentucky
Kentucky
1885
1885
Age 37
Death of Minerva Elizabeth Armstrong in Sharp County, Arkansas
Sharp County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Sharp County, Arkansas

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