The Shemwell Family

Ernest MurphyAge: 70 years19372008

Name
Ernest Murphy
Given names
Ernest
Surname
Murphy
Birth March 1, 1937 38 19
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterDelois “Lois” Murphy
January 25, 1941 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 4 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 sisterMargaret Murphy
February 27, 1949 (Age 11 years)
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames H “Jim” Murphy
September 13, 1950 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherTalitha Jennie Shemwell
December 25, 1953 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 12 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
Death of a fatherErnest Pless Murphy
February 20, 1971 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sisterMargaret Murphy
January 15, 1974 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 8 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 February 8, 2008 (Age 70 years)
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father
Ernest Pless Murphy
Birth: June 10, 1898 28 25Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 20, 1971St. Louis, Missouri, United States
mother
Pearl Short
Birth: September 18, 1917Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 13, 2015Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, United States
himself
Ernest Murphy
Birth: March 1, 1937 38 19Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 2008Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, United States
sister
Private
younger sister
Delois “Lois” Murphy
Birth: January 25, 1941 42 23West Virginia, United States
Death: July 13, 2010Evansville, Gibson, Indiana, United States
sister
Private
brother
Private
younger sister
Margaret Murphy
Birth: February 27, 1949 50 31West Virginia, United States
Death: January 15, 1974Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
sister
Private

Ernest Murphy has 10 first cousins recorded