Veteran of World War I

Son of George Hamlin Murphy & Annie Oakley

California Death Records
Name: Pliny O Murphy
Birth: 4 Jul 1893
Death: 8 Jun 1966 at Los Angeles Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Oakley
SSDI: Last residence Wilmington, CA

Marriages
1. Minnie Buck (1898-1987)
Married abt 1919
2. Effie Nerlda Doyle Daugherty (1909-1978)
Married abt 1927

Census
1900 Census, San Luis Obispo city, San Luis Obispo, California
-George H Murphy, head, 43, Dec 1856, married 13 yrs, b. IL, father WV, mother IL, teamster
-Anna E Murphy, wife, 40, Sep 1859, 6 children born, 6 living, b. TN, parents TN
-George W Murphy, son, 12, Jun 1887, b. CA [b. Los Angeles, per WWI Draft Card]
-Jessie I Murphy, dau, 11, Feb 1889, b. CA
-Richard R Murphy, son, 9, Jan 1891, b. TN [b. Winchester, TN, per WWI Draft]
-Pleny O* Murphy, son, 5, Jul 1894, b. TN
-Ira E Murphy, son, 3, Dec 1896, b. CA
-Ethel A Murphy, dau, 1, Oct 1898, b. CA

1910 Census, King City, Monterey, California
-George Hamlin Murphy 54, 1st marriage, married 33 yrs, b. IL, father VA, mother MA, farmer
-Anne Eunice Murphy, wife, 50, 1st marriage, 8 children born, 8 living, b. TN, parents TN
-Jesse Irene Murphy 21, b. CA, father IL, mother TN, stenographer law firm
-Richard Robert Murphy 19, b. TN, laborer farm
-Pliny Oscar* Murphy 16, b. TN
-Ira Elliot Murphy 14, b. CA
-Ethyl Adeline Murphy 12, b. CA
-Ellen Larena Murphy 9, b. CA
-Francis Maria Murphy 5, b. CA

1920 Census, Lodi, Elkhorn twp, San Joaquin, California; 20 N Cherokee
-Pliny O* Murphy 26, b. TN, pipe fitter cement pipe factory
-Minnie Murphy, wife, 21, b. CA, father IA, mother England
-Plino O Murphy, son, 0mo, b. CA

1930 Census, King city, Monterey, California
-Minnie Murphy, head, 31, widow, b. CA, father IA, mother England, Cook home
-Pliny Murphy, son, 10, b. CA, father TN, mother CA
-Ann O Murphy, dau, 8, "
-Lorin Murphy, son, 6, "
-Glenn Murphy, son, 4yr 2mo, "
plus two roomers

1940 Census, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California
Minnie Kruse, head, 41, divorced, b. CA
Lorin Murphy, son, 17, b. CA
Glenn Murphy, son, 14, b. CA

1940 Census, Twenty-Nine Palms, San Bernardino, California
-Pliny O* Murphy, head, 47, b. TN, Miner gold mining
-Effie N Murphy, wife, 30, b. OR
-Donna L Murphy, dau, 12, b. MO
-Edward Murphy, son, 8, b. MO
-George S Murphy, son, 3, b. CA

Son
California Birth Index
Name: Pliny O Murphy
Birth: 30 Dec 1919 at San Joaquin Co.
Gender: Male
Mother's Maiden Name: Buck

First Wife
Oregon Death Index
Name: Minnie B Murphy
Age: 88
Birth: 9 Jul 1898
Death: 26 Apr 1987 at Douglas Co.
Spouse: Pliny

Mother
California Death Index
Name: Anna E Murphy
Death: 28 Nov 1930 at Monterey Co., CA
Age at Death: 71 (b. abt 1859)

Father
(only slightly possible match; alive in 1920; his wife listed as a widow in 1930; also middle initial should be H, not E; & birthplace should be IL, not PA)
California Death Index
Name: George E Murphy
Birth: 1 May 1855 at Pennsylvania
Death: 23 Feb 1940 at Los Angeles
Father's Surname: Murphy

1920 Census, San Luis Obispo city, San Luis Obispo, California; 1209 Archer St
-George H Murphy, head, 63, b. IL, father VA, mother IL:, blacksmith blacksmith shop
-Anna Murphy, wife, 60, b. TN, parents TN
-Ira E Murphy, son, 24, b. CA, boiler maker helper railroad
-Francis Murphy, son, 18, b. CA, laborer railroad

1930 Census, San Luis Obispo city, San Luis Obispo, California; 1140 Marsh St
-Anna E Murphy, head, 70, widow, b. TN, parents TN
-Francis M Murphy, son, 25, b. CA, manager oil station

His Great-Great Grandson:
Pliny Oscar Murphy, V (1990-2010)