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     Laura E. Murphy was born circa 1870 at Ohio.¹ She married John Clements circa 1891.¹

     Lawrence James Murphy was born on 22 November 1919 at Baker, Baker Co., OR; WW II draft registration. Son of Floyd James and Blanche (Dugan) Murphy. He began military service on 28 March 1944 WW II service, US Marine Corps, Cpl, discharged 24 JAN 1948; reenlisted 9 SEP 1950, discharged 22 DEC 1950. Admitted to hospital APR 1945, battle wounds, artillery shell explosion, discharged MAY 1945. WW II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954. (Ancestry.com).

He married Charlene Devault, daughter of Cleo Claude DaVault and Alice Katherine Kuntz, on 6 August 1955 at Stevenson, Skamania Co., WA; ceremony by Ruth G. Miles, J.P. Witnesses were her sister and brother in-law, Charlotte and John Kingan. Two sons and one daughter born to this marriage, per My Family Tree genealogy prepared by Maryann Wilson, online at Ancestry.com. Other marriages for Lawrence:

Marion Edna Rush (1941)
Lolita Lee Chambliss (1960.)

Lawrence James Murphy and Charlene Devault were divorced before 23 May 1959. Lawrence James Murphy died on 10 November 2000 at De Queen, Sevier Co., AR, at age 80. He was buried in November 2000 at Chapel Hill Cemetery, De Queen, Sevier Co., AR, Findagrave #85152927.

     Margaret Murphy was born in August 1849 at Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.¹ She married Peter Coggins on 21 August 1866 at Wayne Co., MI.¹ Margaret Murphy died on 2 December 1938 at Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, at age 89.

     Mary Helen Murphy was born in 1862 at Maries Co., MO. She married Oliver Perry Bumpass on 23 October 1879 at Maries Co., MO. Mary Helen Murphy died in 1939 at Maries Co., MO.

     Mary Katherine Murphy was also known as "Kate". She was born on 14 July 1929 at Winterset, Madison Co., IA. She died on 6 September 2012 at Westminster, Jefferson Co., CO, at age 83.
Note: Kate was previously married to Rex Norris Strable, and after Ned D. Parker she was married to Charles Wesley Lovell.

     Mary T. Murphy was also known as "Marge" Found in 1930 census, Washington DC, Dist. 240, p.7A. She was born circa 1912 at Illinois 1920 census, Montgomery AL, Precinct 3, p.12B

1930 census, Washington DC, Dist. 240, p.7A. She was the daughter of Kenneth Murphy and Mary Dorsey Tyson.

     Mattie E. Murphy was born on 9 April 1861 at Floyd Co., IN. She married David Winfield Hanger, son of David Hanger and Martha Engleman, on 23 September 1908 at Floyd Co., IN.

     Ora Mae Murphy was born on 25 September 1900 at Texas. She married Joseph Zealous Brewer. Ora Mae Murphy died on 27 December 1978 at Crockett, Houston Co., TX, at age 78. She was buried at Lakeside Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Colorado Co., TX, Findagrave #117529208.

     Ray Deaver Murphy was born on 4 December 1925 at Texas. He was the son of William Turner Murphy and Pearl Ann Deaver. Ray Deaver Murphy married Ver Nell Rhinehart, daughter of Marvin Rhinehart and Edna Almira Lemen, on 27 August 1950. Ray Deaver Murphy died on 10 July 2007 at Houston, Harris Co., TX, at age 81.

     Rodney Murphy married Mildred Goldie.

     Sarah Jane Murphy was born on 9 September 1850 at Pickaway Co., OH. She married Henry Green, son of John Mordecai Green and Mary Conrad, on 23 March 1873 at Pickaway Co., OH. Sarah Jane Murphy died on 10 April 1926 at Pickaway Co., OH, at age 75.

     Walter J. Murphy was born on 3 July 1919 at Florida.¹ He was the son of Walter Joseph. Murphy and Daisy W. Giddens.² Walter J. Murphy lived on 18 April 1940 at 801 South Newport, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL.¹ He married Florence Gerow, daughter of Daniel Titus Gerow and Mary Emily Abbott, on 6 October 1942 at Hillsborough Co., FL. Walter J. Murphy died in October 1993 at Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL, at age 74 Dates per SSDI, last residence Tampa.

     Walter Joseph. Murphy was born on 10 April 1893 at Ohio.¹ He married Daisy W. Giddens.¹

     William Perry Murphy Jr. was born on 30 December 1892 at Walterboro, Colleton Co., SC. He married Rowena Elizabeth Haws, daughter of Samuel Nathan Haws and Kathleen Reeves, on 25 April 1935 at Walterboro, Colleton Co., SC, no children. William Perry Murphy Jr. died on 30 November 1972 at Walterboro, Colleton Co., SC, at age 79. He was buried in December 1972 at Live Oak Cemetery, Walterboro, Colleton Co., SC, Findagrave #35600710.

     William Thompson Murphy was born in September 1865 at Pennsylvania.¹ He married Mary Trotter Warrington, daughter of Dr. Joseph H. Warrington and Louisa Rebecca Starr, on 21 May 1892 at Christ Church and St. Michael's Episcopal, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. William Thompson Murphy died in 1943 at Polk Co., FL.

     William Turner Murphy was born on 23 June 1887 at Texas. He married Pearl Ann Deaver on 7 December 1913 at Bell Co., TX. William Turner Murphy died in 1972 at Donna, Hidalgo Co., TX.

     Alva Ilean Murr was born on 23 June 1891 at Tennessee.¹ She married Hubert H. Gray on 10 April 1916 at Johnson City, Washington Co., TN,

Marriage announcement -- The Journal and Tribune, Knoxville, Tennessee; Saturday, 15 APR 1916, p.7 (Newspapers.com):

Gray -- Murr

The marriage of Hubert H. Gray and Miss Alva Murr took place in the Arlington hotel in Johnson City, Monday, April 10th, in the presence of a few friends. Elder P. D. Reed, of Limestone was the officiating minister. Although the wedding had been expected yet the time and place was a surprise to their many friends.

The bride is a daughter f M. S. Murr of near Telford. The groom is the oldest son of W. D. A. Gray, and engaged in the mercantile business under the firm name of W. D. Gray & Sons, having a store on the old stage road at Oakland.

Mr. and Mrs. Gray came from the best families in Washington county, and both have a wide circle of relatives and friends who wish for them a happy and prosperous journey through life. They returned on train No. 8 to Telford and went to the Gray home where a delicious supper was served.

Alva Ilean Murr died on 6 August 1978 at age 87. She was buried in August 1978 at Limestone Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Limestone, Washington Co., TN, Findagrave #54135194.

     Amanda Murr married Theodore Pinaire.

     Shelby Murrah was born on 21 May 1907 at Taylor Co., KY. He married Josephine Smith, daughter of Oliver Norman Smith and Margaret Florence Gilmore, on 14 December 1929. Shelby Murrah died on 2 March 1972 at Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, at age 64

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Mr. Shelby Murrah, 64, of 201 Hillcrest Avenue in Louisville, formerly of the Elkhorn community in Taylor County, son of the late Mr. William Dryden Murrah and Mrs. Amanda Susan Rice Murrah, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, May 21, 1907. He died at 11:15 p.m., Thursday, March 2nd [1972] at the St. Anthony Hospital in Louisville. He had been a patient there for the past two days.

He professed faith in Christ early in life and was a member of the Elkhorn United Methodist Church.

He united in marriage to Miss Josie Smith, December 14, 1929.

Besides his wife, he is also survived by one sister: Mrs. W. C. Mitchell; one niece and one nephew, Mrs. Jane Horn and Mr. George Mitchell.

Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 5th in the Parrott and Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Richard Ramsey. Burial was in the Brookside Cemetery.

He was buried in March 1972 at Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, Taylor Co., KY, Findagrave #103385125.

     Alma V. Murray was born on 17 February 1929 at Greenville, Mercer Co., PA. She married Robert Blaine Gaumer on 9 March 1947 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Parsonage, Frostburg, Allegany Co., MD, Ceremony by Rev. Justus Liesmann, pastor. Alma V. Murray died on 12 October 2011 at age 82. She was buried in October 2011 at Greenville Union Cemetery, Pocahontas, Somerset Co., PA, Findagrave #121683185.

     Annie Murray married Hon. Thomas A. Poffenberger.¹

     Bridget Murray married Sidney Liddle.

     Charles Dean Murray was born on 5 April 1931 at Indiana. He was the son of William D. Murray and Gertrude Marguerite Gilmore. Charles Dean Murray died on 3 November 1997 at Preble Co., OH, at age 66.

     Daniel P. Murray was born on 9 July 1883.¹ He was the son of Rev. Levi E. Murray and Eliza Frances Stover.¹ Daniel P. Murray lived in 1926 at 72 North Irvington Avenue, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.¹

     Ellen T. Murray was born in 1877 at Illinois.¹ She married Philip Francis Buckley.¹ Ellen T. Murray died after 11 April 1940.

     Emily M. Murray was born in March 1855 at Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. (probably), OH.¹ She married an unknown person , Emily is listed as the wife of "Boyd" Herron on the 1880 census, Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, with son "J. Murry" Herron. The marriage in 1886, in Nebraska, was apparently a second ceremony or a remarriage. DLB 2018.

She married James Boyd Herron on 14 August 1886 at Hastings, Adams Co., NE, the Nebraska marriage record names her "Mrs. Emily M. Herron", and names her parents, D. N. (or V) Murray and Harriet White. It appears this was a remarriage, possibly after a separation or divorce. DLB 2018.

     Emma Mae Murray was born on 23 March 1924 at Ohio. She was the daughter of Joseph Edgar Murray and Iva Myrtle Snyder. Emma Mae Murray married Richard Eugene Peppel, son of David Sylvester Peppel and Lela Mae Bartholow, on 11 October 1939. Emma Mae Murray died on 14 July 2002 at Columbiana Co., OH, at age 78.

     Gertrude Murray was born in June 1876 at Metamora, Franklin Co., IN.¹ She married Otto Theodore Wilking on 24 June 1903 at Marion Co., IN. Gertrude Murray died in May 1955 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, at age 78. She was buried in 1955 at Crown Hill Cemetery, Marion Co., IN.

     James L. Murray was born on 24 February 1887.¹ He was the son of Rev. Levi E. Murray and Eliza Frances Stover.¹ James L. Murray married Lucy Margaret Hughes on 19 October 1914.¹

     Jesse C. Murray married Harriet Evelyn Williams, daughter of Losson Elmer Williams and Anna Elizabeth Robb, on 19 May 1919 at Muscatine Co., IA.