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WILLIAM M.. MURPHEY, Fairfield, a native of Meade County. Ky., was born October 26, 1830. His father, Davis Murphey, was born in Kentucky in 1809, and in 1829 married Lucinda Conn. She was born in Kentucky in 1810. They came to Wayne County in 1811, landing here on the day William M., was one year old.  They settled in the southern portion of Barnhill  Township, where they pursued the interest of the farm until their death.  They reared ten children, William being the oldest, all of whom lived to grow to maturity.  Two are now deceased, and six are living within the limits of Wayne and White Counties.  Davis Murphey died June 21, 1866, and Lucinda Murphey died in May, 1873.  William M. remained on the farm until  1860, when he removed to Fairfield, where he has since been  engaged in running a livery and sale stable. He was married, in Wayne County, in March, 1851, to  Darthula Boyce. She is a daughter of Moses and Mahala Boyce, and was born in Kentucky March 17, 1837. She came to Wayne County with her mother in 1848, the father having  died in Kentucky in 1847;  her mother died in White County, Ill., in March, 1862.  Mr. Murphey has had a family of  thirteen children, of whom but three are living - Henry F. Murphey, born in April, 1865, married to Bell Alexander, daughter of Nicholas and Jane Alexander;  Lucinda, wife of Alexander Funckhouser,   was born March 21, 1862; Emily Murphey,  born March 14,1873. Mr. Murphey is a member of the Fairfield Lodge, No. 206, A. F. & A. M.   Henry F. and Lucinda Murphey have two children, one of whom is deceased