Joseph Benjamin Murphy son of James Murphy and Barbara McMillian was born on Feb 8, 1815 in Cumberland Co, NC.¹

Joseph Benjamin Murphy age 25 married Catherine Bray age 23 c. 1840.²

Joseph Benjamin Murphy was the Head of Household in the census in 1850 in District 15, Sumter Co, GA. Joseph Murphy 33 farmer NC,Catherine 33 NC, William 8 GA, John 6 GA.²

Joseph married Elizabeth Shirley daughter of Uriah Shirley and Matilda on Apr 10, 1856 in Sumter Co, GA.^3,4

Joseph Benjamin Murphy was the Head of Household in the census in 1870 in Militia District 1007, Sumter Co, GA. Joseph Murphey 56 NC farmer, Elizabeth 28 GA, Randle 23 GA, Robert 10 GA, Rachel 7 GA, Charles 5 GA, Josephine 3 GA, Louis Ville 1 GA.⁵

Joseph Benjamin Murphy was the Head of Household in the census in 1880 in District 27, Sumter Co, GA. J B Murphy 66 NC NC NC barrel maker, Elizabeth 59 GA GA GA, Robert 19 GA NC GA, Charles 16 GA NC GA, Uriah 13 GA NC GA,Eliza 10 GA NC GA.⁶

Joseph died on Feb 14, 1885 in Sumter Co, GA at 70 years of age.¹ He was buried in Salem Meth Ch Cem, Sumter Co, GA.¹

Catherine Bray and Joseph Benjamin Murphy had the following children:

Elizabeth Shirley² was the daughter of Uriah Shirley (1818-bef1860) and Matilda (c. 1814-1862). She and Joseph Benjamin Murphy had the following children: