It was in this home that Josie Murphy died on after a long battle with illness. Audie's father, Emmett Murphy had already abandoned the family and presumably moved to West Texas where he may have been working as an unskilled laborer in the oil fields. During this period of time, Audie's mother and three youngest siblings, Nadine, Beatrice ("Billie"), and Joseph had moved in with their older sister and husband. This was the home of Corrine and Poland Burns from 1940 - 1941. Betty Tate and used with written permission.Ģ03 W. Location where Audie Murphy's mother, Josie Killian Bell Murphy died. Help Needed: If you know the exact address of the Killian home in Farmersville, Texas, please email the webmaster at of Audie's sister, Corrine and her husband Poland Burns Neathery Street, Farmersville, Texas from 1940 to 1941. Her husband eventually abandoned the family in 1933 (Simpson, pp.18-19). Murphy did not want to leave the area where her parents and lifelong friends lived. Unconvinced that this was a wise move, Mrs. He had attempted to convince his wife and family to move with him to West Texas where he hoped to find work in the oil fields. Around 1940, Emmett Murphy, who was known to disappear for weeks at a time while apparently seeking employment, finally vanished permanently. At the height of the depression, around 1929 or 1930, Audie's oldest sister, Corrine, left the Murphy family and moved in with the grandparents in their Farmersville home helping relieve some of the financial stress burdening the Murphy family.Īs the family moved from community to community over the years, they never strayed too far from the Killian home. In fact, the Killian was a place of refuge for the Murphy children when times were difficult during the years of the depression. and Sarah Elizabeth Killian, at their hope in Farmersville, Texas. Grandparents' Jefferson and Sarah Killian HomeĪudie Murphy spent a lot of time with his grandparents, Jefferson D. Killian (died 1943) and Sarah Elizabeth Gill Killian (1863-1950) in Farmersville, Texas. Home of Audie Murphy's maternal grandparents, Jefferson D. Audie finally moved out on his own in 1939 at the age of 15 after finding a job with Haney Lee who had a farm nearby (Simpson pp.18-19). In 1937, the Murphy family moved back into the abandoned railroad car for several weeks and then moved to a farm near Floyd, Texas located just west of Greenville.
It was here that Audie befriended the Cawthon family who played a prominent role in his life. While the family lived in Celeste, the two remaining Murphy children, Beatrice and Joseph, were born. The railroad car no longer exists but its location is noted below. They lived in an abandoned railroad box car on the southern end of the small community for several months before renting a rundown home in Celeste until 1937. In 1933, when Emmett and Josie Murphy with their 5 children June, Audie, Richard, Gene, and Nadine moved to Celeste, Texas with the primary purpose of enrolling the children in school. Betty Tate and used with written permission. Located just off the southern end of Celeste, Texas near the old Katy (Missouri, Kansas, and Texas) railroad lines. Help Needed: If anyone has information regarding the architectural drawings of this home or has better photographs, please email the webmaster at railroad boxcar where Audie Murphy lived for several months in 1933 and again in 1937. The drawings are reported to be maintained by the Audie Murphy / American Cotton Museum in Greenville, Texas but this has not yet been confirmed. A historical marker erected on the east side of the highway in 1973 now commemorates the location.Īrchetectural drawings of the home were supposedly made shortly before the home was torn down. The home was located about 400 yards away from highway 69 just outside of Kingston, Texas. The picture was taken just before the home was demolished. Although the home was built in 1928, several years after Audie's birth, it was constructed with some of the same lumber and bricks acquired from the previous structure (Simpson, page 30). The photo on the left is a 1973 photograph of the home which was built on the site where Audie Murphy was born. From the Collections of the Audie Murphy / American Cotton Museum, Frances Arnold Ellis Local History Gallery, Audie L.
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