Cecil Bernard MurphyAge: 50 years1908–1958
- Name
- Cecil Bernard Murphy
- Given names
- Cecil Bernard
- Surname
- Murphy
 Birth | June 26, 1908 40 39 |
 Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 22 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Howard Newman Murphy December 4, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham April 18, 1912 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ollie May Murphy March 11, 1923 (Age 14 years) Cause: Cancer of the Mouth |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Lewis Shemwell January 21, 1926 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a sister | Carrie E Murphy August 8, 1929 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 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 21 years) |
 Marriage | Helen Irene Sherrard — View this family about 1931 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Barbara Eloise Murphy May 26, 1931 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Cecil Bernard Murphy Jr December 27, 1935 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 brother | Walter Sherman Murphy April 18, 1949 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell July 1, 1949 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | Hyman Wesley Murphy March 1, 1950 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1950 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 37 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 | December 2, 1958 (Age 50 years) |
| 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 himself |
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 Helen Irene Sherrard |
| himself |
Cecil Bernard Murphy Birth: June 26, 1908 40 39 — Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 2, 1958 — Johnson City, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Helen Irene Sherrard Birth: March 14, 1913 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: October 6, 2002 — Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: about 1931 — |
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5 months daughter |
Barbara Eloise Murphy Birth: May 26, 1931 22 18 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: January 15, 2007 |
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5 years son |
Cecil Bernard Murphy Jr Birth: December 27, 1935 27 22 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: April 7, 2003 — Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Private + Helen Irene Sherrard |
| wife’s husband |
Private |
| wife |
Helen Irene Sherrard Birth: March 14, 1913 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: October 6, 2002 — Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| 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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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household
Herrin, Williamson, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Cecil Bernard Murphy - Household
1017 S. 13th. Street Herrin, Williamson, Illinois
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Cecil Bernard Murphy - Household
1017 S. 13th. Street Herrin, Williamson, Illinois
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