I am interested in the movement of Murph families from Orangeburg SC to Alabama. I believe my husband's Murph ancestors to be John Rudolph Murph (1777-1847) and his son, John Henry Murph (1804-1850s). They came to Autauga Co. AL from Orangeburg Co. SC at least by the time the 1840 census was taken. There are other Murph families in Perry Co. and Dallas Co. AL on the 1850 census. I am trying to prove the connection of brothers William Phillip Murph (1854-1912) and James Henry Murph (1857-1920) to the John Henry Murph family in Autauga Co. A William and James are on the 1860 census in that household, but their birthdates show as 1852. Other researchers say that John Henry Murph died in 1853. Family information and cemetery and census records show their years of birth as 1854 and 1857. I can't quite make the pieces of the puzzle fit. . . Both William and James came to Smith Co. Texas before 1877. Any information on the Murph family who came from Switzerland to Orangeburg Co. to Alabama to Texas would be most appreciated. Sue Clark [email protected]