Charlie Blue Murphy

Brief Life History of Charlie Blue

When Charlie Blue Murphy was born on 3 March 1880, in Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, United States, his father, Private George Washington Murphy, was 34 and his mother, Virginia Devore Berry, was 24. He married Bess Elizabeth Pickard on 8 February 1908, in Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Hickman Township, Scott, Arkansas, United States in 1940 and Hunt, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 3 January 1968, in Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charlie Blue Murphy
1880–1968
Bess Elizabeth Pickard
1887–1939
Marriage: 8 February 1908
Charles Wesley Murphy
1909–1996
Lettie May Murphy
1913–1998
Clarence Milburn Murphy
1916–1934
Dennis Caufman Murphy
1919–1921
Cecil Earl Murphy
1921–1948
William Clovis Murphy
1923–1988
Herald Carlisle Murphy
1928–2000
Marvin Carl Murphy
1929–1945

Sources (26)

  • Charley B Murphy, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Charlie Blue Murphy, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
  • C B Murphy, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882

Historical Boundaries 1892: Hunt, Texas, United States Historical Names: 1882: Roberts 1892: Payne's Store 1894: Quinlan

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Aileen, Kieran, Brigid, Donal, Siobhan, Eamon, Aidan, Dermot, John Patrick, Declan.

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. For the surname with mac, see also McMurrough (Leinster).

English: variant of Morphey (see Morphew ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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