The Shemwell Family

Hyman Wesley MurphyAge: 44 years19061950

Name
Hyman Wesley Murphy
Given names
Hyman Wesley
Surname
Murphy
Birth 1906 38 36
Birth of a brotherCecil Bernard Murphy
June 26, 1908 (Age 2 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherHoward Newman Murphy
December 4, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEliza Ann “Lizia” Latham
April 18, 1912 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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 14 years)
Death of a sisterOllie May Murphy
March 11, 1923 (Age 17 years)
Cause: Cancer of the Mouth
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Lewis Shemwell
January 21, 1926 (Age 20 years)
Death of a sisterCarrie E Murphy
August 8, 1929 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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
Census April 15, 1930 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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
Death of a brotherWalter Sherman Murphy
April 18, 1949 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
July 1, 1949 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 40 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 March 1, 1950 (Age 44 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herrin City Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 30, 1892Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
-9 months
elder sister
Carrie E Murphy
Birth: February 12, 1892 24 22Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1929Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
5 years
elder sister
Ollie May Murphy
Birth: November 20, 1896 28 27Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 11, 1923Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
16 months
elder sister
20 months
elder sister
Hettie J Murphy
Birth: October 1899 31 30Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death:
4 years
elder brother
Walter Sherman Murphy
Birth: 1903 35 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 18, 1949Penrod, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
himself
Hyman Wesley Murphy
Birth: 1906 38 36Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1, 1950Williamson, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
Cecil Bernard Murphy
Birth: June 26, 1908 40 39Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 2, 1958Johnson City, Williamson, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger brother
Howard Newman Murphy
Birth: December 4, 1910 42 41Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1972Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with David W O'Neal - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: November 9, 1887Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
8 months
half-brother
Family with Lucy Ann Sizemore - View this family
himself
Hyman Wesley Murphy
Birth: 1906 38 36Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1, 1950Williamson, Illinois, United States
wife
Lucy Ann Sizemore
Birth: September 30, 1912Cambria, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: October 22, 1960Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Murphy - Household

Diamond Black Mines Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Murphy, John EheadMW41M117INININMinerCoal Mine
Murphy, Mary EwifeFW40M217126KYKYKY
Murphy, Carrie EdaughterFW16SKYINKY
Murphy, Ollie MaydaughterFW14SKYINKY
Murphy, Annie EdaughterFW13SKYINKY
Murphy, Walter SsonMW7SKYINKY
Murphy, HymansonMW4SKYINKY
Murphy, CecilsonMW2SKYINKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household

Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Murphy, John EheadMW52MTNTNUSLoaderCoal Mine
Murphy, BettiewifeFW51MKYKYKYLoaderCoal Mine
Murphy, WaltersonMW16SKYTNKY
Murphy, HymansonMW13SKYTNKY
Murphy, CecilsonMW10SKYTNKY
Murphy, HowardsonMW9SKYTNKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household

Herrin, Williamson, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Murphy, John EheadMW60M18TNTNTNCoal LoaderCoal Mine
Murphy, EmmawifeFW60M18KYKYKY
Murphy, HymansonMW23MKYTNKY
Murphy, CecilsonMW20SKYTNKY
Murphy, HowardsonMW18SKYTNKY
Wright, Gertrudegrand daughterFW8SKYILKY