The Shemwell Family

Opal FarmerAge: 47 years19081956

Name
Opal Farmer
Given names
Opal
Surname
Farmer
Married name
Opal Murphy
Married name
Opal Reed
Birth November 18, 1908
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/
MarriageCova MurphyView this family
about 1925 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Cecil Ray Murphy
March 26, 1926 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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, 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Darrell Wayne “Butch” Murphy
April 17, 1948 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Lavona Sharon Murphy
March 30, 1951 (Age 42 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Jan Denise Murphy
April 29, 1955 (Age 46 years)
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 October 11, 1956 (Age 47 years)
Family with Cova Murphy - View this family
husband
herself
Opal Farmer
Birth: November 18, 1908White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 1956Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1925
15 months
son
Cecil Ray Murphy
Birth: March 26, 1926 22 17Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 3, 1986Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Family with Private - View this family
husband
Private
herself
Opal Farmer
Birth: November 18, 1908White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 1956Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Cova Murphy + Anna Louise Jernigan - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Anna Louise Jernigan
Birth: June 26, 1921Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 19, 2002Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: June 1938
1 month
step-son
Paul Edward Murphy
Birth: July 8, 1938 35 17Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 12, 2018Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
18 months
step-son
James R Murphy
Birth: January 14, 1940 36 18Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 14, 1940Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Cova Murphy + Private - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Private

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Opal Farmer - Household

2006 West Pennsylvania Street Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Murphy, OpalXheadFW30DKYSame Place
Murphy, Cecil RsonMW14SKYRMuhlenburgKY