Individual Details

Robert married Dicey Emily Rogers, daughter of Joseph T. Rogers and Dicey Emily Howard, b. 9 Nov 1836, d. 2 Aug 1871. Robert married [2] Mary Hannah Baker.

1860 Anderson Co TX
R. K. Murphy, age 26, Farmer, $600, $2205 in pers prop; b. SC
Emily age 24
Elizabeth 7
S., female age 5
Joshua 3 - 1st child born in TX
Charles age 1

1870 Anderson Co TX, p.50b, Household 751
R. K. Murphy, age 36, Farmer $1200 & $1300, b. SC
Emily age 34, b. SC
Elizabeth 17
Sabilla 15
Oza age 13, b. TX
Charley 11
James 7
Martha 5
Elvin 2

1880 in Anderson Co TX.
Robert K. Murphey, age 46, Mary H. Murphey, wife, age 37, b. in GA. All the children born in Texas:
Ezekiel C. age 21
James L. age 16
Sarah M. age 14
Lawrence E. age 11
Joel T. age 5
Lucinda R., age 7
Robert K, age 3
[The last three, Lucinda, Joel, & Robert were likely children of Mary Hannah. Based on the birth places of the children, they had been in Texas over 20 years.]

Olive Branch Cemetery, Anderson Co TX
These may be additional children of R.K. Murphy's:
David J. Murphy, d. 7 Jul 1861, age 1 day
Joseph B. Murphy d. 25 Sep 1861, aged 22 days
Infant son of R. K. Murphy, d. Jul 25, 1865 [a twin to Martha?]

Robert has a memorial marker Old Dublin Memorial Park, Dublin, Erath Co, TX
He served as 2nd Lt. in Co A, 20th Texas Cavalry, Bass' Regement (Dismounted)
Southern Cross of Honor placed at grave by Grandson J. Barry Turnage (Robert E. Lee Camp #239 Sons of Confederate Veterans)

Birth	1 Aug 1834	Anderson County, South Carolina
Marriage	Abt 1852	Dicey Emily Rogers
Marriage	Abt 1872	Mary Hannah Baker
Death	11 Feb 1911	Texas

Spouse	Dicey Emily Rogers (1836 - 1871)
Child	Elizabeth MURPHY (1853 - )
Child	Savilla MURPHY (1855 - )
Child	Oza Joshua MURPHY (1857 - )
Child	Ezekiel Charles Murphy (1859 - )
Child	James MURPHY (1863 - )
Child	Sarah Martha "Mattie" MURPHY (1865 - 1896)
Child	Lawrence Elvin MURPHY (1869 - 1931)

Spouse	Mary Hannah Baker (1843 - )
Child	Lucinda Ruth MURPHY (1873 - 1951)
Child	Thomas Joel MURPHY (1875 - 1900)
Child	Robert King MURPHY Jr. (1877 - 1904)

Father	William Ezekiel MURPHY (1791 - 1867)
Mother	Charity Hester Martin (1793 - 1884)
Sibling	Hester MURPHY (1814 - 1896)
Sibling	Nancy MURPHY (1816 - 1869)
Sibling	Thomas Martin MURPHY (1818 - 1904)
Sibling	Charles MURPHY (1820 - 1880)
Sibling	Mary "Polly" MURPHY (1823 - 1866)
Sibling	Elizabeth MURPHY (1826 - 1867)
Sibling	Chesley MURPHY (1828 - 1906)
Sibling	Ruth MURPHY (1830 - 1913)
Sibling	Katherine "Katy" MURPHY (1832 - 1903)
Sibling	Lucinda E. MURPHY (1836 - 1881)