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John Burns Murphy, Compiler, Genealogy of Murphy and Related Families

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3199

Overview

Three volumes of genealogical compilations of family group sheet forms of the Murphy family and allied families by John Burns Murphy (b. July 5, 1914-d. November 24, 1992). There are three separate name indexes, one for each volume, and 12 captioned photos of the William and Hester Murphy family of Moatsville, Barbour Co., WV, 1770-1988, 1 1/2 ft. Other families mentioned most often in the index are Allen, Amos, Anderson, Anon, Arnett, Ashcraft, Bailey, Baker, Ball, Barnes, Barr, Bartlett, Baughman, Bennett, Benson, Blake, Boggess, Bolyard, Booth, Boyles, Brady, Brown, Bryan, Campbell, Canfield, Carpenter, Coffman, Cole, Copenhaver, Corder, Cox, Crim, Crites, Cross, Cunningham, Davis, Davisson, Digman, Duckworth, Duncan, Dye, Edgell, Ellifritt, Elliot, Ellison, Ellyson, Eneix, Farence, Felton, Ferguson, Flowers, Forman, Fortney, Freeman, Friend, Gainer, Gall, Gatrell, Glasscock, Glover, Godwin, Griffin, Gum, Haddix, Hall, Haller, Hannah, Harbert, Hart, Harvey, Hathaway, Hawker, Hawkins, Heldreth, Hess, Hoffman, Holbert, Huey, Huffman, Hustead, Ice, Isner, Jackson, James, Jefferies, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Keller, Kelly, Kennedy, Kittle, Knotts, Laulis, Lawson, Leach, Linville, Long, Looman, Lyons, Markley, Marple, Marsh, Martin, Mason, Matthews, McDaniel, McGee, McIntire, McIntosh, McVicker, Minear, Mitchell, Moats, Moore, Mouser, Nay, Nestor, Nutter, Odle, Ogden, O'Neal, Phillips, Pigott, Poe, Poling, Price, Pritchard, Proudfoot, Rector, Reed, Rice, Richardson, Rittenhouse, Robbins, Robey, Robinson, Rogers, Rusk, Saffell, Sanders, Sandy, Sayre, Shaffer, Shanabarger, Sharp, Shaver, Shaw, Shinn, Shreve, Simons Sinsel, Stansberry, Stark, Stemple, Stewart, Stickel, Straight, Stump, Sturm, Swiger, Swisher, Switzer, Talbott, Talkington, Taylor, Tetrick, Tharp, Thompson, Tibbs, Van Scoy, Wadsworth, Wass, Watson, Weaver, Webb, White, Whiteman, Whitman, Williams, Williamson, Wilmoth, Wilson, Woodford, Wright, Wyer, Zinn. Materials cover the years 1770-1988.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1890-1988

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (Summary: 2 ft. 6 in. (2 records cartons, 15 in. each))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
John Burns Murphy, Compiler, Genealogy of Murphy and Related Families, 1770-1988
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536