20 LIFE AND WORK OF DR. A. A. MURPHREE

 The splendid home of Harvey Cornelius was looted and
burned by a gang of marauders during the war. Many of the
"bush-whackers" of those stirring days came from the hill
countries of the southern states, and the Cornelius homestead
suffered severely at their hands.
 Two of the children of the Murphree family were born
during those trying times. On September 5, 1862, Walter
Theodore was born. Two years later, October 22, 1864,
the second son was born, Ethridge Winchester. The oldest
son is today a well-known lawyer of Gadsden, Alabama, a
leader of civic affairs, a pillar of his community, a fine Chris-
tian gentleman. The second is a well-known dentist of Tar-
rant, Alabama.
 The third child was a daughter, Ida Ethel, born Novem-
ber 22, 1866. She died in early childhood, December 5,
1868. The third son was born on June 21, 1868, Bert Lamar.
He died August 23, 1901. \
 Albert Alexander was the fifth child. He was born April
29, 1870, when spring had enlivened the hills and valleys of
northern Alabama and covered them with wild flowers in a
rich verdant setting.
 There were five other children. When Albert was passed
two years old, on May 25, 1872, the fourth son was born,
Claude Leoidas. He is now outstanding in the medical pro-
fession in Alabama and holds a position with the Public
Health Department of the State Government with an office in
Gadsden and in Birmingham.
 Mai Ola Murphree, the second sister, was born March 29,
 1874; she died August 30, 1907. Then followed Grace Inez,
 born December 10, 1875, who died February 22, 1901.
 The sixth son, Conrad Murphree, is a versatile musician
and a teacher of music, with a studio in Tampa, Florida. The
tenth child was a daughter, Elsie. Her present name and
address is Mrs. Luther Fowler, Columbiana, Alabama.
 It will be seen, therefore, that there survive President
Murphree, four brothers and one sister.
 The only surviving member of his father's family is Mrs.
 Frank Findley, Oneonta, Alabama.