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Sam Robert Murphy 1924–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 August 1924

Birth Location: Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 9 July 2003

Death Location: Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Marshall Murphy

Mother: Gertrude Hughes

Spouse(s): Daisy Hale

Children(s): Judy Murphy, Betty Murphy, Gloria Murphy

In 1924, Sam Robert Murphy entered the world in Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Marshall Elzie Murphy And Gertrude Gertie Hughes. Sam Robert Murphy married Daisy Viola Hale, and had children including Betty Lou Murphy, Glenda Gale Murphy, Gloria Dean Murphy, Judy Rose Murphy, Robert Murphy. Sam Robert Murphy passed away in 2003 in Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Sam Robert Murphy entered the world in Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Marshall Elzie Murphy And Gertrude Gertie Hughes.
  • Sam Robert Murphy married Daisy Viola Hale, and had children including Betty Lou Murphy, Glenda Gale Murphy, Gloria Dean Murphy, Judy Rose Murphy, Robert Murphy.
  • Sam Robert Murphy passed away in 2003 in Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sam Murphy's Ancestors

Self
Sam Murphy
1924–2003
Birth Place: Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Marshall Elzie Murphy
1894–1988
Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Gertrude ("Gertie") Hughes
1907–1972
Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
John (A.) Murphy
1870–1948
Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Candis Sullins
1874–1962
Joseph (Jackson) Hughes
1867–1938
Tennessee
Mary (Jane) Johnson
1873–1973
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William Murphy
1848–1922
Prudence Murphy
1841–1904
Walter Sullins
1841–1914
Luiza Rigsby
1843–1890
Joseph Hughes
1851–1908
Nancy Shepherd
1846–1945
I. Johnson
1859–
Martha Keith
1848–1931
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Murphy
1826–1854
Sarah Ferrell
1827–1861
Wooden Spurlock
1822–1871
Nancy Herriman
1823–1908
Richmond Sullins
1810–1889
Elizabeth Young
1812–1849
Thomas Jr
1807–1858
Sarah Bray
1812–1897
Tolliver Hughes
1803–1880
Mary Hicks
1810–1860
Sarah Reeves
1824–1870
Roswell KEETH
1820–1911
Mary Chumley
1825–1905

Sam Murphy's Descendants

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Sam (Robert) Murphy (19 August 1924–9 July 2003) m. Daisy (Viola) Hale (27 April 1927–17 May 2004)
  1. 1. Judy (Rose) Murphy 1947–2010
  2. 2. Betty (Lou) Murphy 1949–2002 m. Jimmy (Ferrell) Murphy 1941–1993
  3. 3. Gloria (Dean) Murphy 1944–2010 m. Robert (K) Williams 1939–2017

Sam Murphy's Timeline

2 Records

1924
19 August 1924
Birth of Sam Robert Murphy in Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
2003
9 July 2003
Age 79
Death of Sam Robert Murphy in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 August 1924
    Event Place: Gassaway, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 2003
    Event Place: Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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