Edra Murphy

Brief Life History of Edra

When Edra Murphy was born on 10 June 1906, in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States, her father, George Washington Murphy, was 37 and her mother, Amanda Caroline Clawson, was 25. She married Rulon Wayne Taylor on 8 June 1928, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Sevier, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 26 October 1999, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rulon Wayne Taylor
1905–1929
Edra Murphy
1906–1999
Marriage: 8 June 1928
Garna Taylor
1929–2011

Sources (38)

  • Edra Murphy Taylor, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Edra Murphy, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Edna Murphy, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

Spouse and Children

World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1908 · Utah's First National Monument

Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

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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Edra's Temple Sealing to Her Family

Edra Murphy was 18 when her parents and all of her siblings, except elder brother George, were sealed in the Manti Temple on January 22, 1925. Edra was later sealed to her parents on October 30, 1925 …

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