PARENTS: Zebulon Vance Murphy & Mattie Lee Smith.

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Ezekiel Jefferson Murphy & Mary Elizabeth Letchworth.

Ezekiel & Mary (Mollie) are buried at Eli Craft Graveyard (Greenville), Pitt Co., NC; Memorial 66432943.

MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Joel Smith & Melissa Lucretia Joyner.


1900 U.S. Census for Swift Creek Twp, Pitt Co, NC:
Ezekiel Murphey Head M 39 yrs, b. Oct. 1861 NC
Mary E Murphey Wife F 42 yrs, b. Oct. 1858 NC
John W Murphey Son M 17 yrs, b. June 1883 NC
Zebulon V Murphey Son M 12 yrs, b. Sept. 1888 NC
Ezekiel B Murphey Son M 9 yrs, b. April 1891 NC
Ida M Murphey Dau F 7 yrs, b. Nov. 1893 NC
Alva H Murphey Son M 3 yrs, b. June 1897 NC
Jesse C Murphey Son M 1 yrs, b. Sept. 1899 NC

Mary had 8 children, 6 living. Ezekiel is a farmer. John & Zebulon assist with the farm work.


Zeb Murphy m. Mattie Smith 10 Nov 1906, Swift Creek Twp, Pitt Co., NC.


1910 U.S. Census for Swift Creek Twp, Pitt Co., NC (18 April):
Zeb Murphy Head M 21 North Carolina
Mattie Murphy Wife F 12 North Carolina
William Murphy Son M 2 North Carolina
Hubert Murphy Son M 1 North Carolina
Walter Murphy Son M 1 mo North Carolina

They reside next to his parents, Ezekiel & Mary & his siblings. Ezekiel is 48 yrs, Mary is 51 (she's had 8 children, 6 living); Ezekiel is a farmer. Living on their other side is Mattie's parents, Joel & Melissa Smith & Mattie's siblings. Joel is 42 yrs & Melissa is 45 yrs (she's had 11 children, 7 living). Joel is a farmer as is Zeb. Mattie had 3 children, all living.


1930 U.S. Census for Swift Creek Twp., Pitt Co., NC:
Zeb V Murphy Head M 41 NC; farmer
Mattie L Murphy Wife F 38 North Carolina
Hubert Murphy Son M 21 NC; farm laborer
Linwood Murphy Son M 20 NC; farm laborer
Linnie R Murphy Dau F 17 North Carolina
*Rachel Murphy Dau F 15 North Carolina
Robert L Murphy Son M 14 North Carolina
Mary E Murphy Dau F 12 North Carolina
E J Murphy Son M 10 North Carolina
Mildred Murphy Dau F 8 North Carolina
Myrtle Murphy Dau F 6 North Carolina
Zeb V Murphy Jr. Son M 4 North Carolina
Jaruis Murphy Son M 2 North Carolina


Rachel Leona Murphy m. Solomon Lewis Adams 14 Dec 1932, Ft. Barnwell, Craven Co., NC. His parents were Robert A. Adams & Mary Ellen Dixon. All parties resided in New Bern, NC.


1940 U.S. Census for Twp 9, Craven Co., NC:
Sal Adams Head M 29 North Carolina
Rachel Adams Wife F 26 North Carolina
Peggy Adams Dau F 5 North Carolina
Kay F Adams Dau F 1 North Carolina
Mattie F Adams Dau F 1 North Carolina

They resided in the same house in 1935. Sal is a farmer.


Notes: Daughter Peggy Joyce Adams, b. 1934; m. Ralph Gene Gardner 19 Oct 1958, at Spring Garden Baptist Church, Rt. 2, Craven Co., NC. Ralph was b. 1929 & his parents were Walter J Gardner & Lida Elizabeth Gardner. Ralph & his father reside in Williamston, Martin Co., NC; his mother is deceased. Peggy & her parents live on Rt. 2, New Bern, NC.


Brother William Edward (Eddy) Murphy, b. 14 Nov 1907, Pitt Co., NC; m. Carrie Jenkins (of Kinston); d. 30 May 1929, Swift Creek Twp, Pitt Co., NC from sinus cancer. His DC informant was his father (or brother?). He was to be buried at St. Johns Cem in Grifton, NC (where father or brother was living). He was a farmer. See his link below.

Brother Hubert Jefferson Murphy, b. 5 Feb. 1909, Pitt Co., NC; m. Mollie Davis; d. 17 June 1990, New Bern, Craven Co., NC. At the time of his passing, he was married to Mollie, a supervisor at a telephone company & resided in New Bern, NC. He is buried at Greenleaf Memorial Park, New Bern, NC; Memorial 151549357

Sister Lillie Rae Murphy, b. 5 Dec. 1912, Pitt Co., NC; m. Levy James Rice 7 Nov 1931, New Bern, Craven Co., NC. Levy was b. 1909 to Mack Rice & Elena Rice. All parties reside in New Bern except for Levy's parents who are deceased. Lillie & Levy are buried at the Spring Garden Baptist Church Cem., New Bern, NC; Memorial 168346547.

Brother E. J. Murphy, b. 19 Dec. 1919, Swift Creek Twp, Pitt Co., NC;

Sister Mildred E. Murphy, b. 5 Jan. 1922, Swift Creek Twp, Pitt Co., NC;

Sister Myrtle Marie Murphy, b. 14 Dec. 1923, Swift Creek Twp, Pitt Co., NC; see link below.

Brother Zebulon Vance Murphy, Jr., b. 27 Nov. 1935, Swift Creek Twp, Pitt Co., NC;

Brother Jarvis Ray Murphy, b. 23 Mar. 1928, Pitt Co., NC; m. Grace Braxton; d. 21 Dec. 1982, New Bern, NC. At the time of his passing, he was married to Grace, was a truck driver & resided in Grifton, Pitt Co., NC. He's buried at Pinelawn Cem., Kinston, Lenoir Co. NC; Memorial 120176005

Sister Dorothy Mae Murphy, b. 18 June 1930, Pitt Co., NC; m. Patrick W. Miller; d. 16 Nov. 1990, Kinston, NC. At the time of her passing, she was married to Patrick, worked as a nurse & resided in Kinston. She is buried at Westview Cem., Kinston, NC; Memorial 137746705.


Her father d. in New Bern, NC.