elcome to the Murphree Archives room. This is where we store our scrapbooks, old letters, and biographical sketches of the descendants of Daniel and Sarah Murphree. We're rounding up all our old shoeboxes now and sorting through them for items that we think might be of interest to all you Murphree cousins. Drop in next time you come by the Murphree Homeplace, we'll be adding items periodically. We'll list the items below as we add them. So, just check out the list whenever you drop by.
WILL: Daniel Murphree's will. See a copy of the actual will of our earliest proven ancestor, written in 1769. An abstract, which will download faster, is located on a separate page.
LETTER: Letter from Euterpsa Murphree, written during the Civil War from Murphree's Valley, Alabama, dated April 1863.
LETTER: Letter from Roy Samuel Murphree of Hohenwald, Tennessee to Miss Nellie Murphree of Thomaston, Texas dated 29 October 1939.
LETTER: Letter from Thomas Marion Murphree of Troy, Alabama to Mrs. Virginia Davis of Hephzibah, Georgia dated 25 Setember 1902.
LETTER: Letter from Warren F. Carothers of Houston, Texas (chain letter to Friends, All) dated 18 February 1951.
MAP: Murphree Surname Distribution. Murphree surname distribution in the USA in 1990.
MAP: Nice map, ca. 1779, of early North Carolina showing the various creeks and rivers.
MILITARY: Bailey Barton Muster Roll. This ca. 1863 muster roll from Pickens District, South Carolina gives a description of James Madison Murphree, age 47, g-grand son of Daniel I.
MILITARY: Murphree boys in the militia. Five of Daniel and Sarah's sons are on the Muster Roll of Capt. Isaiah Hogan's Co. of Chatham Co., North Carolina Militia in 1772.
NEWSLETTER: First issue of the Murphree Monthly Newsletter, 26 August 1963.
PHOTO: Another Murphree homeplace. The home of Wesley Madison and Octavia Rebecca (Nealy) Murphree ca 1915, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina.
PHOTO: Editha Murphree and John Hellums. Help us identify these portraits. The Hellums family believes they are portraits of Editha Murphree and her husband John H. Hellums.
PHOTO: The seven sons of Wesley Madison and Octavia Rebecca (Nealy) Murphree
ca 1919, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina.
RESEARCH: Robert Baird has done some excellent research on Daniel and Solomon Murphree. Bob has also posted his "Thoughts on the Origin of Daniel Murphree" which should give you Murphree researchers some ideas to pursue in your quest for the proof of Daniel's heritage. Go to Bob's Genealogy Filing Cabinet for other family lines and more excellent research materials.
SKETCH: Biographical sketch of Solomon James Murphree (1865-1917).
Updated November 28, 2006
