Pyrilla Masters Genealogy

Record modified: 2008-10-12

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Born: 1821-06-12 Jackson Co, Tennessee USA
Died: 1884-02-01 Overton Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1849-00-00 Joseph Gillentine Murphy
Children of Pyrilla Masters and Joseph Murphy:
Davis Lafayette Murphy b. 1850-05-05
James Branson Murphy b. 1851-12-01
Susannah L Murphy b. 1853-01-23
William Cord Murphy b. 1854-09-05
Samuel Omega Murphy b. 1856-08-16
Andrew Jackson Murphy b. 1858-05-10
Sarah Ann Murphy b. 1861-08-01
Jefferson Washington Murphy b. 1863-02-14

Notes:

She was Joseph's third wife.
Some RootsWeb entries say they were married in 1849. She would have been 27 or 28, fairly old for
a first marriage. Was it really earlier, and was Joseph's daughter Josephine a daughter of Pyrilla?

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1880 census Jackson Co TN p209d
Joseph Murphy 73 NC/MD/NC
wife Pyrilla TN/VA/TN
son Wm C 24 TN
son Andrew J 21 TN
dau Sarah A 18 TN
son Jeferson W 16 TN
niece Martha Masters 17 TN/TN/TN

Who is the niece? I don't know of any of Pyrilla's brothers having a daughter Martha.

1870 census Jackson Co TN p294b
J G Murphy 60 NC
Parilla 49 TN
Davis L 20 TN
James B 18 TN
Susanah E 16 TN
William C 15 TN
Samuel M 14 TN
Andrew J 11 TN
Sarah A 8 TN
Jefferson W 7 TN
Joseph W 22 TN

1860 census Jackson Co TN p327a
Joseph G Murphey 53 NC
Prissilla 39 TN
Josephin 13 TN
Wheeler 12 TN
David 10 TN
James 8 TN
Susan 7 TN
William 6 TN
Susan 4 TN [should be Samuel]
Andrew 1 TN

Who is Wheeler?

1850 census Overton Co TN p115a
Joseph Murphy 43 NC
Pyrilla 28 TN
Pyrilla 14 TN
Thomas 12 TN
Malinda 10 TN
Josephine 3 TN
Davis 4/12 TN
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 9253
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