The Shemwell Family

Ralph MurphyAge: 77 years19061984

Name
Ralph Murphy
Given names
Ralph
Surname
Murphy
Birth July 24, 1906
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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/
MarriageMary Emma ParhamView this family
about 1929 (Age 22 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 17, 1930 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ben Elvin Murphy
January 6, 1931 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Bobby Buell Murphy
September 19, 1932 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Raymond Hartsell Murphy
March 5, 1941 (Age 34 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 sonBen Elvin Murphy
January 2, 1956 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Cheryl Lynne Murphy
April 21, 1961 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sonBobby Buell Murphy
May 14, 1971 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 July 2, 1984 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMinn Memory Gardens
Family with Mary Emma Parham - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1929
2 years
son
Ben Elvin Murphy
Birth: January 6, 1931 24 22Tennessee, United States
Death: January 2, 1956Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
20 months
son
Bobby Buell Murphy
Birth: September 19, 1932 26 24Tennessee, United States
Death: May 14, 1971Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
8 years
son
Raymond Hartsell Murphy
Birth: March 5, 1941 34 32Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 11, 2023Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ralph Murphy - Household

Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee 723 Stringer Street

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Murphy, RalphheadMW24M23TNTNTNLaborerPale Mfg.
Murphy, Mary EwifeFW22M21TNTNTNOperatorRug Factory
Parham, Lilliemother in lawFW48Wd17TNTNTNOperatorRug Factory