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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Dobson

    Notes:

    A Doctor.
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    52.

    . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Katie Mahazie Dobson  Descendancy chart to this point was born , Ireland.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Katie Mahazie Dobson Descendancy chart to this point (1.1) was born , Ireland.

    Notes:

    Katie graduated from college in Dublin, Ireland.
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    52.

    Katie — William "John" Murphy. William was born , Ireland. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. James Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 1840.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  James Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (2.Katie2, 1.1) died Bef 1840.

    Notes:

    James Murphy was a brick mason. Died sometime prior to the time of the 1840
    census enumeration in North Carolina.
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    27, 52.

    James married Nancy Ledbetter Abt 1810. Nancy (daughter of George Ledbetter) was born Abt 1790; died Aft 1840. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. William Albert B. Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jul 1812; died 26 Jul 1869; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    2. 5. Rebecca Eliza Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1820, Burke County, North Carolina; died 1897.
    3. 6. Emily Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 7. Polly Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1820/1830.
    5. 8. Elizabeth Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1825/1830.
    6. 9. Nancy Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1830/1835.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  William Albert B. MurphyWilliam Albert B. Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Katie2, 1.1) was born 1 Jul 1812; 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
    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.

    The private cemetery in which William A. B. Murphy was buried is on Highway #9
    just north and west from Bat Cave. It has a narrow, faint path that winds its
    way up the side with the plot - a lush thick forest and undergrowth carpet
    which slants away from the approach. Here is the tall grave marker of Zillah
    (Ownbey) Murphy. It is engraved as Zillah Ownby, wife of Will A. B. Murphy.
    Near her is his, a square shaped soap stone engraved in fine bold printing -
    telling the story of his part in politics.

    "Sacred memory of William A. B. Murphy, who died 20 July 1869,
    aged 67 years. A member of the State Convention for forming
    the present constitution of this State (North Carolina). A
    Republican in its broadest sense, the most popular man of the
    party in the County of McDowell. His hospitality at home was
    as unfeigned as it was unbounded. Republicans in and outside
    of his county deeply regret his death."

    William A. B. Murphy was sympathetic with the North, although he owned slaves.
    Just before the war between the States was over, the Home Guard 'rounded' him
    up and made him serve. After the war, he released his slaves, about seven in
    number. One small boy, Cato, who had no parents, was kept until he was old
    enough to care for himself. Cato was a banjo stummer. He evidently made good,
    as many years later, William was in Asheville and heard him play. Even after
    all those years they recognized each other.
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    16, 27, 52.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 10. William Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1841, North Carolina; died Mar 1896, Huntsville, Tennessee.
    2. 11. Nancy Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 May 1847, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 18 Dec 1932; was buried Stone Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    3. 12. Eliza Jane Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Sep 1863, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 23 Apr 1942, McCowell County, North Carolina; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    4. 13. Mary Lou "Louisa" Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1844, Black Mountain, McDowell, North Carolina; died Apr 1878.
    5. 14. Margaret Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jul 1862, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 May 1946, Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried Sunset Cemetery, Cleveland County, North Carolina.

    William — Nancy Fagin. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. James W. Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Nov 1834, North Carolina; died 7 Mar 1908, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Montsford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery.

  2. 5.  Rebecca Eliza Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Katie2, 1.1) was born 1820, Burke County, North Carolina; died 1897.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    52.

    Rebecca married George Washington Ledbetter 19 Sep 1841, Rutherford County, North Carolina. George was born 1817, Broad River, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 13 May 1864. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. James Ledbetter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Nov 1842, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 28 Apr 1855, McDowell County, North Carolina.
    2. 17. Katherine Ledbetter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Dec 1845, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
    3. 18. Sarah Adeline Ledbetter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Mar 1848; died 18 Oct 1931, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Gilliam Ledbetter Cemetery.
    4. 19. Mary Belinda Ledbetter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 May 1850; died 31 Aug 1888.
    5. 20. Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Ledbetter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jun 1852, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 22 Apr 1927, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried St. Paul's Episcopal Cemetery.
    6. 21. Harriet Ledbetter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Sep 1854, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 11 Aug 1943, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Ledbetter Cemetery.
    7. 22. Thomas Walton Ledbetter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1856, North Carolina.
    8. 23. George Ledbetter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1858, McDowell County, North Carolina; died Abt 1867.
    9. 24. Rebecca Ledbetter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Aug 1860; died 24 Aug 1946, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Garrison Cemetery.
    10. 25. William Higgins Ledbetter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Oct 1862; died 26 Jul 1932, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Ledbetter - Murphy Cemetery.

  3. 6.  Emily Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Katie2, 1.1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    53.

    Emily — William Garrison. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Polly Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Katie2, 1.1) was born Abt 1820/1830.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    53.

    Polly — Thomas Elliott. [Group Sheet]


  5. 8.  Elizabeth Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Katie2, 1.1) was born Abt 1825/1830.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    53.

    Elizabeth — Thomas Hill. [Group Sheet]


  6. 9.  Nancy Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (3.James3, 2.Katie2, 1.1) was born Abt 1830/1835.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    53.

    Nancy — Allison. [Group Sheet]