1. | James Murphy was born Abt 1871, Kentucky (son of William Murphy and Sally A. McGraw). Notes: ---------- |
2. | William Murphy was born Abt 1841, North Carolina (son of William Albert B. Murphy and Zillah Ownbey); died Mar 1896, Huntsville, Tennessee. Notes: William was probably the first born of William and Zillah. After his marriage William moved to Kentucky, had four sons and two daughters. He separated from his wife and left. He remarried, but found his wife with another man and killed him. The family heard that he had been lynched, but Great Aunt Gemma said that a man visited the old home place and asked many questions regarding persons having died, old buildings torn down, even talked to his sister, Nancy, who would never admit it. Aunt Gemma felt is was her uncle in spite of the denial. William — Sally A. McGraw. Sally was born Abt 1850, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] |
3. | Sally A. McGraw was born Abt 1850, Kentucky. Notes: ----------
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4. | William Albert B. Murphy was born 1 Jul 1812 (son of James Murphy and Nancy Ledbetter); died 26 Jul 1869; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Notes: Before William Murphy married Zillah, she was with child. He married her William married Zillah Ownbey Abt 1840. Zillah (daughter of Ambrose "Little Ambrose" Ownbey and Margarette "Peggy" Hodge) was born 11 Jul 1818; died 9 Jun 1911; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] |
5. | Zillah Ownbey was born 11 Jul 1818 (daughter of Ambrose "Little Ambrose" Ownbey and Margarette "Peggy" Hodge); died 9 Jun 1911; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Notes: Before William Murphy married Zillah, she was with child. He married her anyway and before the child was born, he came up missing. He spent a few years in Charlotte, North Carolina, driving a stage, where he had a son, James, by Nancy Fagin (illegitimate). He returned to his wife, they forgave one another and each accepted the children and raised them as their own blood.
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8. | James Murphy (son of William "John" Murphy and Katie Mahazie Dobson); died Bef 1840. Notes: James Murphy was a brick mason. Died sometime prior to the time of the 1840 James married Nancy Ledbetter Abt 1810. Nancy (daughter of George Ledbetter) was born Abt 1790; died Aft 1840. [Group Sheet] |
9. | Nancy Ledbetter was born Abt 1790 (daughter of George Ledbetter); died Aft 1840. Notes: Nancy Ledbetter lived in Rutherford County, North Carolina. She was still
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10. | Ambrose "Little Ambrose" Ownbey was born 28 Dec 1798, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of James Ownby and Joanna Sims); died 31 Mar 1864, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Jones Family Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina. Notes: Buried in "Koon Family" Cemetery. Ambrose married Margarette "Peggy" Hodge Abt 4 Mar 1816. Margarette (daughter of Robert Hodge and Susanna Koon) was born 10 Jul 1802, North Carolina; died 7 Feb 1884, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Jones Family Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] |
11. | Margarette "Peggy" Hodge was born 10 Jul 1802, North Carolina (daughter of Robert Hodge and Susanna Koon); died 7 Feb 1884, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Jones Family Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina. Notes: In Henderson County in 1852
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