Son Son Murphy
1873–
Tennessee, United States
The Life of Son
When Son Son Murphy was born in 1873, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Thomas Languard Murphy, was 47 and his mother, Eliza Heart, was 45.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Languard Murphy
1826–1900
Eliza Heart
1828–1907
William B. Murphy
1847–
John Asbury Murphy
1850–1927
Crieton Murphy
1854–
James Louis Lincoln Murphy
1865–1944
Leander Monroe Murphy
1852–
Thomas Martin Devalquit Murphy
1856–1920
Sussanah Magdaline Caroline Murphy
1867–
Eliza M V Murphy
1871–1898
Mr Murphy
1871–
Son Son Murphy
1872–
Leander or Leonard? Murphy
1873–
Son Son Murphy
1873–
Parents & Siblings
1826–1900Male
1828–1907Female
siblings
(12)
1847–Male
1850–1927Male
1852–Male
1854–Male
1856–1920Male
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World Events (3)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 2
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
Age 2
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
Age 5
When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murchadha ‘descendant of Murchadh’, a personal name composed of the elements muir ‘sea’ + cath ‘battle’, i.e. ‘sea-warrior’. This was an important family in Tyrone.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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