Abundant Ancestors:Information about Robert King Murphey, Jr.
Robert King Murphey, Jr. (b. 16 Jan 1877, d. 29 Sep 1904)
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Robert King Murphey, Jr. (son of Robert King Murphey, Sr. and Mary H. Baker) was born 16 Jan 1877 in Anderson, Texas, USA4520, 4521, and died 29 Sep 1904 in Nursery, Victoria, Texas, USA4522.He married Louisa Eugenia Russell on 14 Oct 1900 in Texas, USA4523, daughter of William Chalmers Russell and Elizabeth Ann Greene.
Notes for Robert King Murphey, Jr.:
According to his daughter, Ceciel Eugenia Morgan, Robert was resting his gun on his foot while leaning against a buggy and chatting with a friend.For some reason (some say a rattle snake), the horses were spooked and reared.When the buggy moved, the gun went off and shot off Robert's big toe.Gangrene set in, and he died a few days later.Robert was Richard Milner's 1st cousin.
According to daughters, Elizabeth and Ceciel Murphey, he changed the spelling of his last name so that his descendents could distinguish their line from the other Murphys in Texas.
More About Robert King Murphey, Jr.:
Date born 2: 18724524
Burial: 01 Oct 1904, Nursery, Victoria, Texas, USA.4525, 4526
Burial Location: 01 Oct 1904, Nursery Cemetery.
Residence 1: 14 Jun 1900, Brazoria, Texas, USA.4527
Residence 2: 07 Jun 1880, Anderson, Texas, USA.4528
More About Robert King Murphey, Jr. and Louisa Eugenia Russell:
Marriage: 14 Oct 1900, Texas, USA.4529
Children of Robert King Murphey, Jr. and Louisa Eugenia Russell are:
- +Mary Elizabeth Murphey, b. 06 Sep 1901, Athens, Henderson, Texas USA4530, 4531, d. 26 May 1990, Yoakum, Lavaca, Texas, USA.
- +Ceciel Eugenia Murphey, b. 03 Feb 1903, Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA4532, 4533, d. 18 Dec 1985, Webster, Harris, Texas, USA4534.
- Cassie Kay Murphey, b. 29 Oct 1904, Nursery, Victoria, Texas, USA4535, d. 15 May 1906, Nursery, Victoria, Texas, USA4535.