Walter Sherman MurphyAge: 46 years1903–1949
- Name
- Walter Sherman Murphy
- Given names
- Walter Sherman
- Surname
- Murphy
 Birth | 1903 35 33 |
 Marriage | Goldie … — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | Hyman Wesley Murphy 1906 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Cecil Bernard Murphy June 26, 1908 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Howard Newman Murphy December 4, 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 13 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 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 15 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 15, 1920 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ollie May Murphy March 11, 1923 (Age 20 years) Cause: Cancer of the Mouth |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Lewis Shemwell January 21, 1926 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a sister | Carrie E Murphy August 8, 1929 (Age 26 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 |
| 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 | April 18, 1949 (Age 46 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John E Murphy Birth: 1868 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: May 1869 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1949 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: October 30, 1892 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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-9 months elder sister |
Carrie E Murphy Birth: February 12, 1892 24 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1929 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Ollie May Murphy Birth: November 20, 1896 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1923 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Annie E “Anna” Murphy Birth: March 10, 1898 30 28 — Graham, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1984 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Hettie J Murphy Birth: October 1899 31 30 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years himself |
Walter Sherman Murphy Birth: 1903 35 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1949 — Penrod, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Hyman Wesley Murphy Birth: 1906 38 36 — Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 1, 1950 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Cecil Bernard Murphy Birth: June 26, 1908 40 39 — Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 2, 1958 — Johnson City, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Howard Newman Murphy Birth: December 4, 1910 42 41 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1972 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with David W O'Neal |
| step-father |
David W O'Neal Birth: estimated 1844 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: May 1869 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1949 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: November 9, 1887 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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8 months half-brother |
James Edward “Ed” O'Neal Birth: July 13, 1888 44 19 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 30, 1961 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Goldie … |
| himself |
Walter Sherman Murphy Birth: 1903 35 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1949 — Penrod, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Goldie … Birth: 1904 Death: 1986 |
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Marriage: — |
Walter Sherman Murphy has 17 first cousins recorded
Father's family (6)
Parents James H “Jim” Murphy + Talitha Jennie Shemwell
Mother's family (11)
Parents Redic Young Shemwell + Alice Eliza “Anna” Griffith
Parents James H “Jim” Murphy + Talitha Jennie Shemwell
Parents Samuel Richard Shemwell + Hettie J “Etta” McBride
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Murphy - Household
Diamond Black Mines Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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