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A Family Tribute and Scrapbook This site is an online resource for the ancestry of Bruce Eugene Shirey and Gloria Julene Hughey, and Dr. LeRoy Cecil Mims and Nancy Grace Blackistone. This resource encompasses over 15,000 individuals including direct, collateral, and allied lines. The site also presents over 10,000 scanned images. We would like to thank all who have contributed to this ongoing project. If you have any questions, comments, information, or items to include please Contact The Site Manager. |
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Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey
1899 - 1967 (68 years)
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Name Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Born 2 Jan 1899 Meyer, Adams, Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 28 Jul 1967 Dewey, Washington, Oklahoma [7, 8, 9] Buried Bartlesville Memorial Park Cemetery, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma Notes - Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey enlisted in WWI on 15 Aug 1917 in Coffeyville, Montgomery, Kansas.
- Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey fought with the 139th Infantry (first class), 35th Division, Company A in World War I. He was a point man, which meant that he was the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation. He had better that 20/20 vision and knew how to read the stars. His commanders would tell him where they thought the enemy was and Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey would go out at night using his skills to locate the enemy. He would return to his unit before dawn and inform his commanders where he found the enemy. This would then help the commanders decide where they needed to go.
- Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey was a decorated sharp shooter during World War I.
- Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey fought at the Meuse - Argonne offensive battle during World War I. This battle was a major part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front. It was fought from September 26, 1918, until the Armistice of November 11, 1918, a total of 47 days. The Meuse - Argonne offensive was the largest in United States military history, involving 1.2 million American soldiers.
- While on leave during the war Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey bought his first alcohol. He purchased a bottle of wine, drank the entire bottle, and got very sick. He never drank again his whole life.
- Lee Julene "Julene" Wilkins Hughey and Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey raised Julene's niece, Kathrine Elizabeth Wilkins, from the age of two.
- Charles Murrell "Murrell" Hughey was a founding member of the Bartlesville Tuxedo Lions Club. He helped build the building and playground.
Person ID I0116 The Family Tree Last Modified 21 Aug 2020
Father George Mertle "Mert" Hughey, b. 27 Dec 1870, Illinois , d. 27 Dec 1938, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas (Age 68 years) Mother Virgie Viola "Ollie" Ross, b. 5 Oct 1881, Braymer, Caldwell, Missouri , d. 17 Feb 1961, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (Age 79 years) Married 15 Dec 1897 Pike County, Illinois [10] Divorced 24 Mar 1919 Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma Family ID F273 Group Sheet
Family Lee Julene "Julene" Wilkins, b. 11 Jul 1903, Calloway County, Kentucky , d. 9 Jul 1990, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma (Age 86 years) Married 12 Nov 1921 Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma [1] Children + 1. Gloria Julene Hughey + 2. Ruth Merylene Hughey Family ID F055 Group Sheet
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Headstones 
Hughey, Charles M. (Murrell) and (Lee) L. Julene (Wilkins) Headstone
Memorial Park Cemetery, Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma. Cemetery is located in Bartlesville on the corner of Highway 60 and Swann Drive.
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Sources - [S17381] Hughey Family Bible.
- [S08611] Census Records.
- [S17583] Mortgage Records.
- [S07945] Letters.
- [S07958] Land Deeds.
- [S17424] Obituary.
- [S17381] Hughey Family Bible.
Burial- Memorial Park Cemetery, Bartlesville, Washington Co., Ok - [S17383] Memorial Park Cemetery Records.
- [S17386] Death Certificate.
- [S09722] Illinois Marriages .
- [S17381] Hughey Family Bible.
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