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James Willis McMurphy

Also Known As: "Ransum"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Moultrie, Colquitt County, GA, United States
Death: December 03, 1947 (82)
Cotton, Mitchell County, GA, United States
Place of Burial: Moultrie, Colquitt County, GA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Pvt. William E. McMurphy and Rebecca McMurphy
Husband of Anna Jane "Annie" (Nix) McMurphy
Father of Lottie Pearl Murphy; Clarence C. Murphy; William Mack McMurphy; Private; Leroy Murphy and 4 others

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About James Willis "Ransum" McMurphy

James W. “Ransum” McMurphy
BIRTH
15 Aug 1865
Georgia, USA
DEATH
3 Dec 1947 (aged 82)
Cotton, Mitchell County, Georgia, USA
BURIAL
Hopewell Cemetery
Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia, USA
PLOT
In cemetery to the side of the church building
MEMORIAL ID
5056859 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 3
FLOWERS 4
The Moultrie Observer
Page Two, Friday, December 12, 1947
J. W. McMurphy, former Moultrian, died at his home at Cotton Tuesday, it has been learned here.

Mr. McMurphy, 81, moved from Moultrie about a year ago after eight years residence here.

Gravesite Details
Unmarked Grave

Family Members
Parents

William E. McMurphy
1839–1929

Rebecca Kearce McMurphy
1843 – unknown

Spouse

Annie Nix McMurphy
1871–1951

Siblings

George Washington Murphy
1867–1945

Alice McMurphy Edwards
1881 – unknown

Hugh Brooks McMurphy
1894–1946

William Oscar McMurphy
1894–1944

Half Siblings

Charles Felton Chance
1872–1952

Peter L. Chance
1873–1920

Cullen Chance
1874 – unknown

Joseph Jackson Chance
1877–1931

Children

Clarence C. Murphy
1891–1982

William Mack McMurphy
1896–1951

John Dewey McMurphy
1902–1955

Leroy Murphy
1902–1998

William Judson McMurphy
1908–1973

Rose Etta Murphy Long
1910–1978

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James Willis "Ransum" McMurphy's Timeline

1865
August 15, 1865
Moultrie, Colquitt County, GA, United States
1890
February 17, 1890
Alabama
1891
April 9, 1891
Georgia
1896
October 16, 1896
Thomas County, Georgia, United States of America
1902
March 18, 1902
Thomasville, Thomas Co., Georgia, U.S.A.
November 12, 1902
Colquitt County, Georgia, United States of America
1908
February 12, 1908
Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, United States