Cecil Ray MurphyAge: 60 years1926–1986
- Name
- Cecil Ray Murphy
- Given names
- Cecil Ray
- Surname
- Murphy
 Birth | March 26, 1926 22 17 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 3 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 |
 Marriage of a parent | Cova Murphy — Anna Louise Jernigan — View this family June 1938 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Paul Edward Murphy July 8, 1938 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James R Murphy January 14, 1940 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | James R Murphy January 14, 1940 (Age 13 years) Cause: Premature |
 Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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 son #1 | Darrell Wayne “Butch” Murphy April 17, 1948 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1950 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James H “Jim” Murphy September 13, 1950 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lavona Sharon Murphy March 30, 1951 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Talitha Jennie Shemwell December 25, 1953 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 daughter #3 | Jan Denise Murphy April 29, 1955 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a mother | Opal Farmer October 11, 1956 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 father | Cova Murphy October 28, 1976 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lavona Sharon Murphy September 7, 1980 (Age 54 years) |
 Death | August 3, 1986 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Alexander Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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Cova Murphy Birth: April 1, 1903 33 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1976 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Opal Farmer Birth: November 18, 1908 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1956 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1925 — |
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15 months himself |
Cecil Ray Murphy Birth: March 26, 1926 22 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1986 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| Father’s family with Anna Louise Jernigan |
| father |
Cova Murphy Birth: April 1, 1903 33 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1976 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Anna Louise Jernigan Birth: June 26, 1921 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 2002 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 1938 — |
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1 month half-brother |
Paul Edward Murphy Birth: July 8, 1938 35 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 2018 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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18 months half-brother |
James R Murphy Birth: January 14, 1940 36 18 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1940 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Private |
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Cova Murphy Birth: April 1, 1903 33 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1976 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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| Mother’s family with Private |
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| mother |
Opal Farmer Birth: November 18, 1908 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1956 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mary Wanda Smith |
| himself |
Cecil Ray Murphy Birth: March 26, 1926 22 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1986 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Mary Wanda Smith Birth: May 7, 1931 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 2007 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| son |
Darrell Wayne “Butch” Murphy Birth: April 17, 1948 22 16 — Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: May 19, 1995 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lavona Sharon Murphy Birth: March 30, 1951 25 19 — Indiana, United States Death: September 7, 1980 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Jan Denise Murphy Birth: April 29, 1955 29 23 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States Death: September 8, 2011 — Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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Cecil Ray Murphy has 14 first cousins recorded
Father's family (14)
Parents John Haskell Solomon + Oma Edna Murphy
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Parents Ernest Pless Murphy + Pearl Short
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Parents Thomas D Carroll + Bulah Murphy
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Opal Farmer - Household
2006 West Pennsylvania Street Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Cecil Ray Murphy - Household
Old Henderson Road Union, Vanderburgh, Indiana
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