Brief Life History of Thomas Erial
When Thomas Erial Murphy was born on 15 November 1824, in Cross Keys, Union, South Carolina, United States, his father, Simon Peter Murphy, was 34 and his mother, Charlotte Rebecca Harris, was 32. He married Mary Ann Reid on 16 January 1846, in Fayette, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Douglas, Otoe, Nebraska, United States in 1860 and Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 11 February 1897, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Ririe, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.
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- Thos E Murphy, "United States Census, 1870"
- Thomas P. Murphey, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Thomas E. Murphy, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1832 · Worcester v. Georgia
In 1830, U.S. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which required all Native Americans to relocate to areas west of the Mississippi River. That same year, Governor Gilmer of Georgia signed an act which claimed for Georgia all Cherokee territories within the boundaries of Georgia. The Cherokees protested the act and the case made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Worcester v. Georgia, ruled in 1832 that the United States, not Georgia, had rights over the Cherokee territories and Georgia laws regarding the Cherokee Nation were voided. President Jackson didn’t enforce the ruling and the Cherokees did not cede their land and Georgia held a land lottery anyway for white settlers.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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Gideon Mann Murphy History
(Compiled by great granddaughter, Darylann Hawkins Cole, October 23, 1974) Gideon Mann Murphy, son of Thomas Erial Murphy and Mary Reid, was born February 12, 1854, at Fayette County, Georgia. The …
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