Murphy, Sallie 1a

Birth Name Murphy, Sallie
Gender female
Age at Death 102 years, 7 months, 29 days

Narrative

Was 102 years at time of death

Funeral Register/Certificate of Death indicates she was a housekeeper. possibly owned her home (not clear). Funeral cost $252.00 by Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home.

According to Jessie Murphy, Sallie was in the family home on the Nashville Highway (later the Old Nashville Highway) adjacent to the Stones River Battlefield at the time of the Battle. The home was used as a hospital, but it is unclear which army utilized the home. The house burned down some time in the early 80's.

Her nickname was "Miss Puss" because she always had a sour puss.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1850-08-10      
Death 1953-04-08 Rutherford County TN    

Age: 102y 7m 29d

Burial 1953-04-09 Evergreen Cemetery Murfreesboro TN   2

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Murphy, John18001877-06-09
Mother Parrish, Elizabeth R1816UNKNOWN
    Brother     Murphy, James Knox Polk 1840-09-21 1913-08-15
    Brother     Murphy, George Mifflin Dallas 1842
    Sister     Murphy, Martha Caroline 1849 UNKNOWN
    Brother     Murphy, William Wayne 1849-05-14 1916-04-12
         Murphy, Sallie 1850-08-10 1953-04-08
    Sister     Murphy, C 1857

Source References

  1. Robert Murphy: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3168395&id=I034 Murphy - TN,TX,OK,CA
      • Source text:

        # ID: I034
        # Name: Ezekiel MURPHY
        # Sex: M
        # Birth: 1774
        # Death: 1843 in Rutherford County TN
        # Burial: Unknown
        # Note:

         

         

        GRANTOR INDEX TO DEEDS, TRUST DEEDS, LIENS ETC.
        PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VA (incomplete record)
        DateGrantorGrantee Vol/Page

        20 May 1816Ezekiel & Martha MurphyWilliam Walton20/36

        4/12/02 - from the files of:Pittsylvania VA
        Beverly Cunningham White

         

        1810 Census of Rutherford County
        Ezekiel Murphy Household
        Under 10 - 1 Male, 1 female
        10 to 16 - 1 Male
        26 - 45 - 1 Male, 1 Female
        Slaves - 2 Males

        1840 Census of Rutherford County Dist 6
        Ezekiel Murphy Houshold
        Under 5 - 1 Male, 1 Female
        5 to 10 - 1 Male, 1 Female
        10 to 15 - 1 Male, 1 Female
        15 to 20
        20 to 30 - 1 Male
        30 to 40 - 1 Female
        60 to 70 - 1 Male

         

         

         

         

        Father: Miles MURPHY b: ABT 1750
        Mother: Amey Norman (MILLY?) b: 1738

        Marriage 1 Martha SMITH b: BET 1780 AND 1790

        * Married: 17 FEB 1799 in Pittsylvania County Virginia

        Children

        1. Has Children John MURPHY b: 1800 in North Carolina
        2. Has No Children Annie MURPHY
        3. Has No Children Wayne William MURPHY
        4. Has No Children Caroline MURPHY

         

        Marriage 2 Louisa Parrish JONES b: 1801 in Virginia

        * Married: 27 FEB 1835 in Rutherford County TN

        Children

        1. Has Children Harrison Gaines MURPHY b: 11 OCT 1836 in Rutherford County ,TN
        2. Has Children Louisa Victoria MURPHY b: ABT 1839
        3. Has Children Samuel Houston MURPHY b: 18 NOV 1840 in Rutherford County ,TN
        4. Has No Children Ezekiel "Ike" MURPHY b: ABT 1843

      • Citation:

        e-mail: amurf@aol.com

  2. Funeral Register/Certificate of Death