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Robert Lee “Bob” Murphree

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Robert Lee “Bob” Murphree

Birth
Thomaston, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
Death
31 Jul 1975 (aged 83)
Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
Burial
Thomaston, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
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Bob was the tenth of twelve children born to James Owen "Jim" Murphree (1847-1923) and Lulu Smith (1853-1937). Seven of the children survived to adulthood; five died in infancy.

Bob was born in the house that his father built in 1881 on his share of the David Murphree estate. It was near "Point Evergreen," the house that Bob's paternal grandfather, Judge David Murphree (1811-1866) had built (completed in 1848). It was located on Prices Creek, near the bend of the Guadalupe River, from which the community of Thomaston emerged.

In 1962, the book "A History of DeWitt County" by Nellie Murphree, Bob's older sister, was published. In that book, Nellie wrote:

"Robert 'Bob,' an award-winning farmer and stockman of Thomaston, raises registered Herefords on the land of Jim Murphree's estate.

Also in that book, Nellie wrote about her brother Bob, herself and their sister, Ann:

"He, Nellie and Ann live in the parental home and remain active in the Cuero Presbyterian Church."

Bob was a lifelong resident of Thomaston. He was never married.
Bob was the tenth of twelve children born to James Owen "Jim" Murphree (1847-1923) and Lulu Smith (1853-1937). Seven of the children survived to adulthood; five died in infancy.

Bob was born in the house that his father built in 1881 on his share of the David Murphree estate. It was near "Point Evergreen," the house that Bob's paternal grandfather, Judge David Murphree (1811-1866) had built (completed in 1848). It was located on Prices Creek, near the bend of the Guadalupe River, from which the community of Thomaston emerged.

In 1962, the book "A History of DeWitt County" by Nellie Murphree, Bob's older sister, was published. In that book, Nellie wrote:

"Robert 'Bob,' an award-winning farmer and stockman of Thomaston, raises registered Herefords on the land of Jim Murphree's estate.

Also in that book, Nellie wrote about her brother Bob, herself and their sister, Ann:

"He, Nellie and Ann live in the parental home and remain active in the Cuero Presbyterian Church."

Bob was a lifelong resident of Thomaston. He was never married.

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