The Shemwell Family

Hettie J Murphy1899

Name
Hettie J Murphy
Given names
Hettie J
Surname
Murphy
Birth October 1899 31 30
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 8 months)
Birth of a brotherWalter Sherman Murphy
1903 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherHyman Wesley Murphy
1906 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherCecil Bernard Murphy
June 26, 1908 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherHoward Newman Murphy
December 4, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEliza Ann “Lizia” Latham
April 18, 1912 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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/
Death of a sisterOllie May Murphy
March 11, 1923 (Age 23 years)
Cause: Cancer of the Mouth
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Lewis Shemwell
January 21, 1926 (Age 26 years)
Death of a sisterCarrie E Murphy
August 8, 1929 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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 42 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 49 years)
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
July 1, 1949 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherHyman Wesley Murphy
March 1, 1950 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 brotherCecil Bernard Murphy
December 2, 1958 (Age 59 years)
Death of a half-brotherJames Edward “Ed” O'Neal
March 30, 1961 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherHoward Newman Murphy
January 26, 1972 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 of a sisterAnnie E “Anna” Murphy
February 22, 1984 (Age 84 years)
Deathunknown

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
herself
Hettie J Murphy
Birth: October 1899 31 30Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
Walter Sherman Murphy
Birth: 1903 35 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 18, 1949Penrod, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger brother
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

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household

Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Murphy, John EheadWMJanM8TNTNUNCoal Miner
Murphy, May EwifeWFMay186931M855KYTNKY
Murphy, Carrie EdaughterWFFeb18946SKYTNKY
Murphy, Ollie MdaughterWFNov18963SKYTNKY
Murphy, Annie EdaughterWFMar18973SKYTNKY
Murphy, Hettie JdaughterWFOct18997mSKYTNKY

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