William Leslie Murphy

1892 - 1973  (80 years)

• Name	William Leslie Murphy
  Birth	8 Jul 1892	Daviess County, Kentucky   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Apr 1973	Daviess County, Kentucky   [2]
  Burial	St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana   [2]
  Person ID	I8566	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Felix Lee Murphy,   b. 9 Sep 1868, Nelson County, Kentucky d. 6 Jun 1928, Daviess County, Kentucky (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Etta Wheeler,   b. 4 Nov 1871   d. 12 Jul 1900 (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1891  [3]
  Photos		Leila Morgan & James Pellen
  Family ID	F5045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennie Rose Elder,   b. Abt 1901, Kentucky d. Aft 28 Aug 1941 (Age ~ 40 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1915	St. Raphael's Catholic Church, West Louisville, Daviess, Kentucky   [4]
  Divorce	Bef 1920  [5]
  Notes	It seems clear that the Jennie Rose Elder, age 15, who married William L. Murphy on 18 Oct 1915 is our Jennie Rose (or Generose); the record of their marriage gives her parents as "Wat Elder" and "Annie Elder." On the 1920 census, Jennie Rose Elder is shown as "divorced" and living with her parents.
  Family ID	F7622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2020

  
  

• Notes

  He was a blacksmith, and later in life, an employee of the Marine Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3485] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, on ancestry.com., year and county only. [S4658] Find a Grave page for William Leslie Murphy, Sr.. [S4659] Find a Grave page for Felix Lee Murphy. [S3485] Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, on ancestry.com. [S4023] 1920 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com.