Born in Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ira Murphree
and Rosie Lee (Patterson) Murphree
Sister of
Gladys Buford Murphree, [private brother (1910s - unknown)], Tilman Henry Murphree, [private brother (1910s - unknown)], [private brother (1910s - unknown)], [private brother (1920s - unknown)], Raymond Elan Murphree, [private brother (1920s - unknown)], Millard Wayne Murphree, Jessie Faye (Murphree) Lloyd, [private sister (1920s - unknown)], Johnnie Mae (Murphree) Gillespie, Doyle Robert Murphree, [private brother (1930s - unknown)], Hazel Ruth (Murphree) Carr, [private sister (1930s - 2010s)] and [private sister (1930s - unknown)]
Wife of
Ernest Hand
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
[private husband (1900s - 1990s)]
Descendants 
Mother of
Otis Hand, [private daughter (1950s - 1950s)], Doris Hand, [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 78
in Bruce, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2010
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Biography
Ruby was born in 1919. She was the daughter of Bud Murphree and Rosie Lee Patterson. She died in 1997.
Research Notes
1930 US Census: Name: Ruby Murphree; Birth: abt 1920; Birthplace: Mississippi; Residence: Beat 3, Calhoun, Mississppi [1]
1940 US Census: Name: Ruby Murphree; Birth: abt 1920; Birthplace: Mississippi; Residence: Calhoun, Mississippi [2]
Death record for Ruby Lee Hand: Birth: 6 Jul 1919; Birthplace: Pittsboro, Calhoun, Mississippi; Death: 6 Jul 1997; Father: Ira N. Murphree; Mother: Rosie L. Patterson [3]
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Calhoun, Mississippi; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340875
- ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02011; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 7-4
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010.
- Pamela Stephenson, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Pamela and others.
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Pamela (Stephenson) Hand
Baptized at Old Town in 1939
posted 27 Jul 2011 by Pamela (Stephenson) Hand
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruby by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruby:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruby by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruby:
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~12.50%
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Murphree-591 and Murphree-428 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
Murphree-590 and Murphree-428 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
Murphree-591 and Murphree-590 appear to represent the same person because: If there are two daughters in the same family with the same name, please clarify in the bio. Otherwise please merge these duplicate profiles. Thank you!
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