Cova MurphyAge: 73 years1903–1976
- Name
- Cova Murphy
- Given names
- Cova
- Surname
- Murphy
 Birth | April 1, 1903 33 30 |
 Birth of a brother | Vestel Beck Murphy May 15, 1907 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham April 18, 1912 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a sister | Bulah Murphy November 15, 1918 (Age 15 years) Cause: Influenza |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 14 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 24, 1920 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Opal Farmer — View this family about 1925 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Lewis Shemwell January 21, 1926 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Cecil Ray Murphy March 26, 1926 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 26 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a sister | Oma Edna Murphy July 31, 1931 (Age 28 years) Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Marriage | Anna Louise Jernigan — View this family June 1938 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Paul Edward Murphy July 8, 1938 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James R Murphy January 14, 1940 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | James R Murphy January 14, 1940 (Age 36 years) Cause: Premature |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Darrell Wayne “Butch” Murphy April 17, 1948 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1950 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | James H “Jim” Murphy September 13, 1950 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Lavona Sharon Murphy March 30, 1951 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Talitha Jennie Shemwell December 25, 1953 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Jan Denise Murphy April 29, 1955 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a wife | Opal Farmer October 11, 1956 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ernest Pless Murphy February 20, 1971 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ada Mae Murphy December 19, 1971 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | October 28, 1976 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ebeneezer Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James H “Jim” Murphy Birth: October 15, 1869 — DeKalb, Tennessee, United States Death: September 13, 1950 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Talitha Jennie Shemwell Birth: November 13, 1872 32 30 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1953 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 23, 1890 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Ada Mae Murphy Birth: April 4, 1894 24 21 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1971 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Oma Edna Murphy Birth: September 7, 1895 25 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 1931 — North Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Ernest Pless Murphy Birth: June 10, 1898 28 25 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1971 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Bulah Murphy Birth: June 3, 1901 31 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1918 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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22 months himself |
Cova Murphy Birth: April 1, 1903 33 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1976 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Vestel Beck Murphy Birth: May 15, 1907 37 34 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1993 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Anna Louise Jernigan |
| himself |
Cova Murphy Birth: April 1, 1903 33 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1976 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Anna Louise Jernigan Birth: June 26, 1921 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 2002 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 1938 — |
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1 month son |
Paul Edward Murphy Birth: July 8, 1938 35 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 2018 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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18 months son |
James R Murphy Birth: January 14, 1940 36 18 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1940 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Opal Farmer |
| himself |
Cova Murphy Birth: April 1, 1903 33 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1976 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Opal Farmer Birth: November 18, 1908 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1956 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1925 — |
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15 months son |
Cecil Ray Murphy Birth: March 26, 1926 22 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1986 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Private |
| himself |
Cova Murphy Birth: April 1, 1903 33 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1976 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Private |
| Wilburn F Frease + Anna Louise Jernigan |
| wife’s husband |
Wilburn F Frease Burial: Hicks Cemetery, Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Anna Louise Jernigan Birth: June 26, 1921 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 2002 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Private + Opal Farmer |
| wife’s husband |
Private |
| wife |
Opal Farmer Birth: November 18, 1908 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1956 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
Cova Murphy has 22 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents John E Murphy + Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
Mother's family (14)
Parents Redic Young Shemwell + Alice Eliza “Anna” Griffith
Parents David W O'Neal + Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
Parents John E Murphy + Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
Parents Samuel Richard Shemwell + Hettie J “Etta” McBride
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James H Murphy - Household
Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James H Murphy - Household
Main Street Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Cova Murphy - Household
Houses Facing Main St North Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Cova Murphy - Household
1001 W Tennessee Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
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