Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Samuel C. Murphy    
                Born: Oct-29-1884          in Doddridge Co, WV  1,2,3
                Died: Dec-13-1972          in Tyler Co, WV  4,5 (see note 1)
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  6
              Census: 1900, 1940           in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
              Father: Elmer Elsworth Murphy   (1862 - 1938) 
              Mother: Rachel L. Tuttle   (1863 - 1930) 
                Wife: Zelpha Elizabeth Thompson   7  
             Married: Mar- 4-1911          in Lima, Tyler Co, WV  8 (see note 2)
                Born: 1894                 in Tyler Co, WV  3,8
                Died: Jun-27-1929           3
              Buried:                      in Victory (aka Big Moses) Cemetery, Indian Crk Rd, Booher, Tyler Co, WV  9
             Resided: 1911                 in Tyler Co, WV  8
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: Everett Glen Murphy      
                Born: Jan-17-1917          in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV  8,5,10
                Died: Jul-18-1982           5,10
              Buried:                      in Murphy Family Cemetery, Rt 23, east of Shirley, Tyler Co, WV  9
             Resided:                      in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  8,6
             Resided: 1963                 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV  8
              Census: 1940                 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV  
            Military:                      Pfc, US Army, World War II  11
                Wife: Mildred Louise Jordan  b. Feb- 8-1922  d. Mar-31-1991  
       Also known as: Louise Jordan 12
             Married: Aug-30-1954          in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV  13
                Wife: Barbara Ruth Cottrill  b. Feb-28-1939  d. Jan- 5-2016  
             Married: Nov- 4-1963          in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV  14

Sources:
(1) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(2) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. 
(3) Headstone (year only) 
(4) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(5) Social Security Death Index. 
(6) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(7) Marriage record of son. 
(8) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. 
(9) Findagrave.com. 
(10) Headstone. 
(11) Military Grave Marker. 
(12) Newspaper wedding announcement of son. 
(13) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Everett Glen Murphy, 37, b. Jan 17 1917 in Shirley WV, 
res. Box 62 West Union WV, son of Samuel C. & Zelpha Elizabeth Murphy; and Mildred Louise Cottrill, 32, b. Feb 8 1922 in 
Clarksburg, res. Box 62 West Union, dau of Paul Nathan & Linda Ruth Jordan.  Married Aug 30 1854 in Middlebourne, 
officiated by Harry Miller, a Minister of the Gospel. MR p. 469 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12046680&Type=Marriage. 
(14) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Everett Glen Murphy, 47, b. Jan 17 1917 in Shirley WV, 
res. Shirley, son of Samual & Zelpha Murphy; and Barbara Ruth Cottrill, 24, b. Feb 28 1939 in Salem WV, res. Shirley, 
dau of Lynn & Mildred Cottrill.  Married Nov 4 1963 in Middlebourne, officiated by Homer F. Burge, Minister of the 
Evangelical United Brethren Church in Middlebourne. MR p. 276 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12048006&Type=Marriage. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Death date on headstone is 1997, which is incorrect.  His birth date,
however, is correctly shown as 1884.  The headstone is shared with his wife,
Zelpha E., 1894-1929.
Note (2) at the home of A. J. Thompson







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