The Shemwell Family

John E Murphy1868

Name
John E Murphy
Given names
John E
Surname
Murphy
Birth 1868
Birth of a brotherJames H “Jim” Murphy
October 15, 1869 (Age 21 months)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 12 months)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 10 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a daughter
#1
Carrie E Murphy
February 12, 1892 (Age 24 years)
MarriageMary Elizabeth “Betty” ShemwellView this family
October 30, 1892 (Age 24 years)
Note: States it's her 2nd marriage. Parents born in Todd Co.
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ollie May Murphy
November 20, 1896 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Annie E “Anna” Murphy
March 10, 1898 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a daughter
#4
Hettie J Murphy
October 1899 (Age 31 years)
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Walter Sherman Murphy
1903 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Hyman Wesley Murphy
1906 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Cecil Bernard Murphy
June 26, 1908 (Age 40 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Howard Newman Murphy
December 4, 1910 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childHoward WrightOllie May MurphyView this family
December 26, 1911 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childBarney KeelingAnnie E “Anna” MurphyView this family
November 14, 1916 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 48 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#1
Leonard Charles “Red” Keeling
September 8, 1917 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 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 50 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/
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Neal Sherman Keeling
November 20, 1920 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Gertrude “Gertie” Wright
November 11, 1921 (Age 53 years)
Death of a daughterOllie May Murphy
March 11, 1923 (Age 55 years)
Cause: Cancer of the Mouth
Birth of a grandson
#4
John Eugene Keeling
June 3, 1923 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Betty J Keeling
June 14, 1925 (Age 57 years)
Death of a daughterCarrie E Murphy
August 8, 1929 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 61 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 15, 1930 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Barbara Eloise Murphy
May 26, 1931 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childCecil Bernard MurphyHelen Irene SherrardView this family
about 1931 (Age 63 years)

Birth of a grandson
#7
Barney Ray Keeling
1934 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Cecil Bernard Murphy Jr
December 27, 1935 (Age 67 years)
Death of a grandsonBarney Ray Keeling
1935 (Age 67 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 sonWalter Sherman Murphy
April 18, 1949 (Age 81 years)
Death of a wifeMary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
July 1, 1949 (Age 81 years)
Death of a sonHyman Wesley Murphy
March 1, 1950 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherJames H “Jim” Murphy
September 13, 1950 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 82 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 sonCecil Bernard Murphy
December 2, 1958 (Age 90 years)
Death of a sonHoward Newman Murphy
January 26, 1972 (Age 104 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 78 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
Deathunknown

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mother
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himself
wife
Marriage: October 30, 1892Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
-9 months
daughter
Carrie E Murphy
Birth: February 12, 1892 24 22Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1929Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
5 years
daughter
Ollie May Murphy
Birth: November 20, 1896 28 27Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 11, 1923Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
16 months
daughter
20 months
daughter
Hettie J Murphy
Birth: October 1899 31 30Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death:
4 years
son
Walter Sherman Murphy
Birth: 1903 35 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 18, 1949Penrod, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
son
Hyman Wesley Murphy
Birth: 1906 38 36Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1, 1950Williamson, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
Cecil Bernard Murphy
Birth: June 26, 1908 40 39Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 2, 1958Johnson City, Williamson, Illinois, United States
2 years
son
Howard Newman Murphy
Birth: December 4, 1910 42 41Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1972Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
David W O'Neal + Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: November 9, 1887Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
8 months
step-son

John E Murphy has 0 first cousins recorded

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Marriage
States it's her 2nd marriage. Parents born in Todd Co.
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

Her father James L Shemwell next door/page

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Murphy - Household

Diamond Black Mines Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Murphy, John EheadMW41M117INININMinerCoal Mine
Murphy, Mary EwifeFW40M217126KYKYKY
Murphy, Carrie EdaughterFW16SKYINKY
Murphy, Ollie MaydaughterFW14SKYINKY
Murphy, Annie EdaughterFW13SKYINKY
Murphy, Walter SsonMW7SKYINKY
Murphy, HymansonMW4SKYINKY
Murphy, CecilsonMW2SKYINKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household

Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Murphy, John EheadMW52MTNTNUSLoaderCoal Mine
Murphy, BettiewifeFW51MKYKYKYLoaderCoal Mine
Murphy, WaltersonMW16SKYTNKY
Murphy, HymansonMW13SKYTNKY
Murphy, CecilsonMW10SKYTNKY
Murphy, HowardsonMW9SKYTNKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household

Herrin, Williamson, Illinois

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Murphy, John EheadMW60M18TNTNTNCoal LoaderCoal Mine
Murphy, EmmawifeFW60M18KYKYKY
Murphy, HymansonMW23MKYTNKY
Murphy, CecilsonMW20SKYTNKY
Murphy, HowardsonMW18SKYTNKY
Wright, Gertrudegrand daughterFW8SKYILKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household

1316 South 13th Street Herrin, Williamson, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Murphy, J EXheadMW70MTNSame Place
Murphy, BettyXwifeFW70MKYSame Place