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Raghister Murphy 1917 - 1993

Raghister Murphy of Columbus, Muscogee County, GA was born on February 26, 1917 in Union, Union County, South Carolina United States, and died at age 76 years old on March 2, 1993 in Chattahoochee County, GA. Raghister Murphy was buried at Flint Hill Baptist Church in Whitmire, Newberry County, SC.

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Columbus, Muscogee County, GA 31906
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February 26, 1917
Union, Union County, South Carolina, 29379, United States
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Chattahoochee County, Georgia, United States
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    February 26, 1917
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    Union, Union County, South Carolina 29379, United States
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  • Military Service

    James retired from the United States Army as a veteran of World War II, the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War.

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    Raghister Murphy was born on February 26th, 1917 in Union, South Carolina to James Murphy (1890 - 1951) and Mary Ann Duckett (1894 - 1969) and he had siblings Floyd, Herticine, Eloise, Ella, Florence, Mattie, Robert, Marie, Willie, Dorothy, and two more sisters. On his October 1940 World War II draft card, Raghister described himself as being five feet nine inches tall and as weighing 175 pounds with brown eyes, black hair, and a "black" complexion. Raghister married Fannie Pearl Joyner, (1919 - 2005) on March 26th, 1946 in Laurens, South Carolina and they had a daughter, Angeline.
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In 1917, in the year that Raghister Murphy was born, "I Want You" became famous. James Montgomery Flagg's poster, featuring Uncle Sam and based on a 1914 British poster, attracted thousands of U.S. recruits to WWI duty. Over 4 million posters were printed in 1917 and 1918.
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In 1925, he was only 8 years old when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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Murphy, Helen (Born Jan 8, 1905) Murphy, Denis (Born Sep 25, 1895) Murphy, Thomas (Born Jul 27, 1890) Murphy, Morgan (Born Nov 24, 1885) Murphy, Ellen (Born 1892) Murphy, Johanna (Born 1851) Murphy, Anne (Born May 27, 1884) Murphy, Patrick (Born Feb 27, 1888) Murphy, James (Born 1854) Murphy, Hugh
Murphy, Mabel (Born Feb 6, 1921) Murphy, Rose E (Born 1901) Murphy, Emmett (Born Apr 14, 1924) Murphy, John (Born Oct 26, 1927) Murphy, Rose Eunice (Born 1901) Murphy, Margaret (Born Nov 14, 1865) Murphy, Jeremiah (Born May 1864) Murphy, Nathan (Born Apr 1879) Murphy, Margaret Lillian (Born Feb 20, 1918) Murphy, Richard (Born May 1836)
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