Charles Murphey

Biography

Charles Murphey lived from 1799 to 1861, his life beginning in the early years of the American republic and ending on the eve of the Civil War. He was part of the generation that saw the nation's expansion and faced the conflicts that would define the nineteenth century.

Murphey is remembered at Decatur Cemetery, where he rests among his community. His life spanned a period of remarkable change and development in American history.