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Mary Wanda SmithAge: 76 years19312007

Name
Mary Wanda Smith
Given names
Mary Wanda
Surname
Smith
Married name
Mary Wanda Murphy
Birth May 7, 1931
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 10 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 16 years)
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lavona Sharon Murphy
March 30, 1951 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 18 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 23 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 14 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 daughterLavona Sharon Murphy
September 7, 1980 (Age 49 years)
Death of a husbandCecil Ray Murphy
August 3, 1986 (Age 55 years)
Death of a sonDarrell Wayne “Butch” Murphy
May 19, 1995 (Age 64 years)
Death August 15, 2007 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Alexander Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with Cecil Ray Murphy - View this family
husband
Cecil Ray Murphy
Birth: March 26, 1926 22 17Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 3, 1986Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
herself
Mary Wanda Smith
Birth: May 7, 1931White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 15, 2007Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
son
Darrell Wayne “Butch” Murphy
Birth: April 17, 1948 22 16Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 19, 1995Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
3 years
daughter
Lavona Sharon Murphy
Birth: March 30, 1951 25 19Indiana, United States
Death: September 7, 1980Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
4 years
daughter
Jan Denise Murphy
Birth: April 29, 1955 29 23Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Death: September 8, 2011Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
daughter
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son
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Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Cecil Ray Murphy - Household

Old Henderson Road Union, Vanderburgh, Indiana

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Murphy, Cecil RheadMW24MarKYCoal mine track layerCoal Mine
Murphy, Mary WwifeFW18MarKY
Murphy, Darrell WsonMW2NecKY