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Ruby Jean Murphy 1926–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 August 1926

Birth Location: Forsyth County, North Carolina

Death Date: 5 Jan 2018

Death Location: Rural Hall, North Carolina

Father: Sampson Murphy

Mother: Sarah lakey

Spouse(s): KENNETH MYERS

Children(s): Grady Myers, Brenda Myers, Ray Myers, stephen Myers

Ruby Jean Murphy was born in 1926 in Forsyth County, North Carolina, the child of Sampson Canada Kandy Murphy And Sarah Jane Lakey Caudle Lakey. In 1942, Ruby Jean Murphy resided in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. In 1947, Ruby Jean Murphy resided in Tobaccoville, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA. Ruby Jean Murphy married Kenneth Wesley Myers, and had children including Brenda Myers, Charlie Gray Myers, Grady Myers, Jane Russ, Ray Wesley Myers, Rufus Myers, Stephen Laverne Myers. Ruby Jean Murphy passed away in 2018 in Rural Hall, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Ruby Jean Murphy was born in 1926 in Forsyth County, North Carolina, the child of Sampson Canada Kandy Murphy And Sarah Jane Lakey Caudle Lakey.
  • In 1942, Ruby Jean Murphy resided in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1947, Ruby Jean Murphy resided in Tobaccoville, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ruby Jean Murphy married Kenneth Wesley Myers, and had children including Brenda Myers, Charlie Gray Myers, Grady Myers, Jane Russ, Ray Wesley Myers, Rufus Myers, Stephen Laverne Myers.
  • Ruby Jean Murphy passed away in 2018 in Rural Hall, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruby Murphy's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Murphy
1926–2018
Birth Place: Forsyth County, North Carolina
Parents
Sampson Canada "Kandy" Murphy
1857–1920
Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Jane Lakey Caudle) lakey
1889–1972
North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Jesse (Franklin Lakey) Jr
1845–1926
Surry, Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Melton
1847–1921
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Sr.
1810–1873
Icy Matthews
1817–1900
Zachariah Melton
1832–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
FRANCIS Lakey
1764–1826
Hester Allen
1770–1850
Robert Melton
1790–1850
Susannah Cook
1793–

Ruby Murphy's Descendants

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Ruby (Jean) Murphy (31 August 1926–5 Jan 2018) m. KENNETH (WESLEY) MYERS (20 November 1922–16 November 2007)
  1. 1. Grady Myers 1950–2015
  2. 2. Brenda Myers 1946–2004
  3. 3. Ray (Wesley) Myers 1944–2017
  4. 4. stephen (laverne) Myers 1947–2014

Ruby Murphy's Timeline

6 Records

1926
31 August 1926
Birth of Ruby Jean Murphy in Forsyth County, North Carolina
Forsyth County, North Carolina
1942
1942
Age 16
Ruby Jean Murphy resided here in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
1947
1947
Age 21
Ruby Jean Murphy resided here in Tobaccoville, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Tobaccoville, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Ruby Jean Murphy resided here in Old Richmond, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Old Richmond, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
2018
2 Jan 2018
Age 92
Death of Ruby Jean Murphy in Pfafftown, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
Pfafftown, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
2018
5 Jan 2018
Age 92
Burial of Ruby Jean Murphy in Rural Hall, North Carolina
Rural Hall, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 August 1926
    Event Place: Forsyth County, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 2 Nov 2019; Publication Place: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Old Richmond, Forsyt

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 269

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Tobaccoville, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Old Richmond, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Old Richmond, Forsyt

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 2018
    Event Place: Pfafftown, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 2 Nov 2019; Publication Place: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Jan 2018
    Event Place: Rural Hall, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 2 Nov 2019; Publication Place: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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