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Lulu <I>Smith</I> Murphree

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Lulu Smith Murphree

Birth
Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Death
31 Mar 1939 (aged 85)
Thomaston, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
Burial
Thomaston, DeWitt County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Lulu Smith's parents were James Brown Smith (1816-1865) and Virginia Featherstone Murphree (1831-1904) who was Judge David Murphree's youngest sister. Thus, Lulu Smith and James Owen Murphree were first cousins (her mother and his father were siblings).

Two of the sources of the information in this bio are: (1) the 1962 book "A History of DeWitt County," written by Lulu's and James' daughter, the noted DeWitt County historian, Nell Lulu "Nellie" Murphree (1882-1982), and (2) the 1986 book "Cemetery Records of DeWitt County Vol. I," by Patsy Goebel and Karen McWhorter.
Lulu Smith's parents were James Brown Smith (1816-1865) and Virginia Featherstone Murphree (1831-1904) who was Judge David Murphree's youngest sister. Thus, Lulu Smith and James Owen Murphree were first cousins (her mother and his father were siblings).

Two of the sources of the information in this bio are: (1) the 1962 book "A History of DeWitt County," written by Lulu's and James' daughter, the noted DeWitt County historian, Nell Lulu "Nellie" Murphree (1882-1982), and (2) the 1986 book "Cemetery Records of DeWitt County Vol. I," by Patsy Goebel and Karen McWhorter.

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  • Created by: Bob Webb
  • Added: Jan 15, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103623011/lulu-murphree: accessed ), memorial page for Lulu Smith Murphree (22 Sep 1853–31 Mar 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103623011, citing Thomaston Community Cemetery, Thomaston, DeWitt County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Bob Webb (contributor 47235753).