Ernest Pless MurphyAge: 72 years1898–1971
- Name
- Ernest Pless Murphy
- Given names
- Ernest Pless
- Surname
- Murphy
 Birth | June 10, 1898 28 25 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 23 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Bulah Murphy June 3, 1901 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Cova Murphy April 1, 1903 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Vestel Beck Murphy May 15, 1907 (Age 8 years) |
| Census | May 9, 1910 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham April 18, 1912 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 17 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 20 years) Cause: Influenza |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 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 19 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 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Lewis Shemwell January 21, 1926 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 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 33 years) Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ernest Murphy March 1, 1937 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1940 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Delois “Lois” Murphy January 25, 1941 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 daughter #3 | Margaret Murphy February 27, 1949 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1950 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | James H “Jim” Murphy September 13, 1950 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a mother | Talitha Jennie Shemwell December 25, 1953 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 20, 1971 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Hill 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 himself |
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 younger 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 younger brother |
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 Pearl Short |
| himself |
Ernest Pless Murphy Birth: June 10, 1898 28 25 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1971 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Pearl Short Birth: September 18, 1917 — Harlan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 13, 2015 — Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, United States |
| son |
Ernest Murphy Birth: March 1, 1937 38 19 — Harlan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 8, 2008 — Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
Delois “Lois” Murphy Birth: January 25, 1941 42 23 — West Virginia, United States Death: July 13, 2010 — Evansville, Gibson, Indiana, United States |
| daughter |
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| son |
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| daughter |
Margaret Murphy Birth: February 27, 1949 50 31 — West Virginia, United States Death: January 15, 1974 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| daughter |
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Ernest Pless 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 | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James H Murphy - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James H Murphy - Household
Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | Margrette Carroll
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James H Murphy - Household
Main Street Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Process of elimination leaves Beluah the mother of Margaurette Carroll. -b |