Clara M. Mudd1,2,3

b. 20 July 1910, d. 7 March 1994
Family
Father*George T. Mudd4 b. 2 Feb 1877, d. 23 Dec 1957
Mother*Angella A. Horrell4 b. 1879, d. 1963
Birth*20 July 1910Clara M. Mudd was born on 20 July 1910 in Kentucky.1,3 
Name VariationHer full name was Clara Margaret Mudd.5 
Marriage*1930She married John Edwin Montgomery Sr., son of Oscar George Montgomery and Anna O'Rourke, about 1930. He was 21 years of age when they married and she was age 19.1 
(Daughter-in-Law) Census US 193010 April 1930Clara M. Montgomery was enumerated with her husband on the 1930 census taken on 10 April 1930 in the household of her husband's parents, Anna O. and Oscar G. Montgomery, at 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Clara was 19 years old, and had been age 19 when she married. Edwin was 22 years of age, had been age 21 when they married. He worked as a clerk for a railroad company.1 
(Daughter-in-Law) Death1 May 1932 On 1 May 1932, when Clara's husband was 23 years old, his father was murdered. He was 46 years of age.6 
(Daughter-in-Law) Arrest2 May 1932John Kinslow was arrested on 2 May 1932 for the murder of Clara's father-in-law, who had been stabbed to death the day before.6 
(Daughter-in-Law) MurderHer father-in-law's murder was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
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(Wife) Death17 November 1989Clara became a widow when John Edwin Montgomery Sr. died on 17 November 1989 at age 81.7,2 
Death*7 March 1994She died on 7 March 1994 at age 833 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Section 23A, Plot 16, of Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.3,7 

Family

 John Edwin Montgomery Sr. b. 29 Oct 1908, d. 17 Nov 1989

Citations

  1. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Oscar G. and Anna O. Montgomery, Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2340489. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, obituary for John E. "Ed" Montgomery, age 81, died Friday, 17 November 1989 at Christopher East Healthcare Facility, born about 1908, survived by wife, the former Clara Mudd, and children and grandchildren, citing The Courier-Journal, published on 19 November 1989, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Clara (Mudd) Montgomery, Memorial# 207196761. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George T. and Angela Mudd, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 114. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of John Edwin Montgomery of Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, age 31, born on 28 October 1908 at Louisville, Kentucky, registered on 16 October 1940 in Kentucky, USA, describing him as 5 10 in height, weighing 148, Light complexion, Brown eyes and Brown hair, other members of his household included Clara Margaret Montgomery, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 447. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  6. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Edwin Montgomery Sr., Memorial# 207196488.

George T. Mudd1

b. 2 February 1877, d. 23 December 1957
Family
Birth*2 February 1877George T. Mudd was born on 2 February 1877 in Grayson County, Kentucky.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was George Todd Mudd.2 
Name VariationHe was called Todd.3 
Marriage*1 November 1899He married Angella A. Horrell on 1 November 1899 in Grayson County, Kentucky. Todd was 22 years of age and Angella was age 20.1,3 
Death*23 December 1957He died on 23 December 1957 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 802 
Burial* and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Louisville.2 

Family

 Angella A. Horrell b. 1879, d. 1963
Child 1.Clara M. Mudd1 b. 20 Jul 1910, d. 7 Mar 1994

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George T. and Angela Mudd, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 114. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, George Todd Mudd, Memorial# 49671391. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 1 November 1899 in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA, of Todd Mudd, age 22, born about 1877, and Angella A. Harrell, age 20, born about 1879, citing FHL Film# 000588028. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.

Charles Louis Mueller1

b. 16 July 1905, d. 17 July 2002
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Louis Mueller1
Mother*Anna Howe1
Birth*16 July 1905Charles Louis Mueller was born on 16 July 1905 in St. Louis, Missouri.1 
Marriage*18 January 1930He married Lora May Herlinger, daughter of John Cornelius Herlinger and Rocceana Heaton, on 18 January 1930.1,2 
(Husband) Death17 October 1987Charles became a widower when Lora May (Herlinger) Mueller died on 17 October 1987 at age 77.2 
Death*17 July 2002He died on 17 July 2002 in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, at age 971 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Olivet Presbyterian Cemetery, Vandalia, Audrain County, Missouri.1 

Family

 Lora May Herlinger b. 7 Jul 1910, d. 17 Oct 1987

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Louis Mueller, Memorial# 93727722. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lora May (Herlinger) Mueller, Memorial# 93727580.

Louis Mueller1

Family
Marriage*He married Anna Howe.1 

Family

 Anna Howe
Child 1.Charles Louis Mueller1 b. 16 Jul 1905, d. 17 Jul 2002

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles Louis Mueller, Memorial# 93727722. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Dicy Mullen1

Family
Marriage*1824She married, as his third wife, Edward Beeson, son of Benjamin Beeson and Elizabeth Hunter, about 1824.1 

Family

 Edward Beeson b. 1 Jan 1757, d. 16 Jan 1837

Citations

  1. [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, A Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Edward Beeson immigrated to America in 1682 or 1684 from Stoke, Lancaster, England and settled in New Castle, Delaware. He married Rachel Pennington and they had four children. He married Elizabeth and they had two children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Texas. Includes index. (Houston, Texas: H.H. Beeson, 1968), page 17. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family.

Priscilla Mullins

b. between 1600 and 1602, d. after 1680
Family
Birth*between 1600 and 1602Priscilla Mullins was born between 1600 and 1602 in Dorking, Surrey County, England. 
(Young Female) Mayflower Passenger9 November 1620Priscilla Mullins was about 18 years of age when she sailed with her parents and younger brother onboard the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts. When the Mayflower departed Plymouth, England on 6 Sep 1620, she was carrying 102 passengers, including three pregnant women. During the voyage one baby, Oceanus Hopkins, was born making a total of 103 passengers. Three days before land was sighted, passenger William Button died, so when the Mayflower arrived there were again 102 passengers. A full list of the passengers may be accessed by clicking on the PDF icon at the end of this section and those included in this project so far include adult males John Alden, Francis Cooke and James Chilton, adult females Susanna (Furner) Chilton, young male John Cooke, and young females Priscilla Mullins and Mary Chilton.

During the weeks ahead, while everyone still "lived" on the ship, the men explored the area looking for a place to build their settlement. Another baby, Peregrine (meaning "wanderer") White, son of William and Susannah, was born in America onboard the Mayflower on 20 Nov, the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World. The White's servant, Edward Thompson, died on 4 Dec, followed shortly by 7 year old Jasper More, one of the four illegitimate children placed on the Mayflower in the care of the William Brewster family by their mother's humiliated husband. Two of the other More children died as well. And, tragically, Dorothy May Bradford, William Bradford's wife, slipped over the side of the anchored Mayflower and drowned. In early December the group decided to move the ship and look somewhere else for a settlement location. The ship and its passengers left Provincetown Harbor on 15 Dec. Two days later on 17 Dec, the Mayflower dropped anchor at Plymouth Harbor and on 21 Dec the first landing party arrived at the site of what would become the settlement of Plymouth. The weather, however, was so terrible they could not begin work on shore for several days. In the meantime, the Mayflower had become a hospital ship, the passengers suffering from colds, coughs, fevers and scurvy. James Chilton had died even before the Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor. Richard Britteridge passed away the day the ship arrived, and two days later Solomon Prower, the stepson of Christopher Martin, the ship's designated "governor", died. The following day Mary Allerton gave birth to a stillborn son.

By the end of January 1621, enough of the settlement had been built to begin unloading provisions from the Mayflower, however the emigrants' ordeal was far from over. With two and sometimes three people dying a day during February and March, almost everyone had lost a loved one. Christopher Martin died in early January, his wife Mary soon after. The Rigsdale, Tinker and Turner families were completely wiped out, followed by Susannah Chilton whose husband James had died while the ship was at Provincetown Harbor. The Chilton's 13 year old daughter Mary had become an orphan. Also orphaned that first winter were 17 year old Joseph Rogers, 12 year old Samuel Fuller, 18 year old John Crackston, 17 year old Priscilla Mullins and 13 year old Elizabeth Tilley, who also lost her aunt and uncle, Edward and Ann Tilley. By mid-March, William Bradford, Myles Standish, Francis Eaton and Isaac Allerton, who had three children between the ages of eight and four, had all become widowers. When William White died, his widow Susannah was left with their newborn son Peregrine and 5 year old Resolved. Susannah was the plantation's only surviving widow. By that first spring, 52 of the 102 who had originally arrived at Provincetown were dead. Half, however, survived. And, miraculously, the families of William Brewster, Francis Cooke, Stephen Hopkins and John Billington were completely untouched by all the disease. The remaining "Pilgrims" worked, prayed and fought together and their settlement of Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth Colony had begun.1,2,3
Marriage*12 May 1622She married John Alden on 12 May 1622 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). 
Death*after 1680She died after 1680 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). 

Family

 John Alden b. c 1598, d. 22 Sep 1687
Children 1.Elizabeth Alden+ b. 1624/25, d. 31 May 1717
 2.John Alden4 b. c 1626, d. 14 Mar 1701/2
 3.Joseph Alden+4 b. c 1627, d. 8 Feb 1696/97
 4.Rebecca Alden+ b. b 1649, d. a 13 Jun 1688

Citations

  1. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  2. [S911] Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War (New York, New York: Penguin Group, Inc., 2006), Chapter 5, The Heart of Winter, pages 78-92. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower: A Story.
  3. [S911] Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story, Chapter 4, Beaten with Their Own Rod, pages 56-77.
  4. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Ursula Mumby1

Family
Marriage*She married John Tenney in England.1 

Family

 John Tenney
Child 1.Elizabeth Tenney+1 b. 8 Aug 1610, d. 1685

Citations

  1. [S46] Dean Crawford Smith C.G. and Douglas Richardson, "English Ancestry of Nathaniel Heaton of Boston, Mass., and his Nephew, James Heaton of New Haven, Conn.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 152, pages 430-452 (October 1998): pages 451-452. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton, Nathaniel and James Ancestry."

Quency Mundorf1

Family
Marriage*26 August 1942He married, as her second husband, Phoebe (King) Spraggins, daughter of George W. King and Mary Anne Kendall, on 26 August 1942.1 

Family

 Phoebe M. King b. 1 Jan 1873, d. 19 Dec 1966

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Phoebe May (King) Spraggins, Memorial# 29266384. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Ada L. Murphy1

b. September 1869
Family
Father*William F. Murphy1 b. 1829, d. 1893
Mother*Mary Jane Collins1 b. 10 Feb 1832, d. 1911
Birth*September 1869Ada L. Murphy was born in September 1869 in Illinois.1 
Name VariationHer full name was Ada Lorraine Murphy.2 
(Daughter) Census US 18708 June 1870Ada L. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 8 June 1870 in the household of her parents in Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. She had been born the previous September, and was 8 months old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18808 June 1880Ada was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas. She was 10 years old and at school.3 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Mary J. Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 324A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Jane (Collins) Murphey, Memorial# 138290023. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of W. F. and M. J. Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: 40; Page: 465D; Enumeration District: 033. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Andew J. Murphy1

b. 1845
Family
Father*John Murphy2 b. 1789, d. 1860
Mother*Mary Ann Fiddy2 b. 1808, d. Nov 1869
Birth*1845Andew J. Murphy was born about 1845 in Alabama.2 
Name VariationHis full name was Andrew Jackson Murphy.1,2 
Name VariationHe was called Jackson Murphy.2 
(Son) Census US 185018 December 1850Jackson was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 18 December 1850 in the household of his parents in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was 5 years old.2 
(Son) Census US 186014 June 1860Andew J. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 June 1860 in the household of his parents in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was 14 years old and was attending school.1 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary A. Murphy, Year: 1860; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Page: 35. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Murphy, Year: 1850; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 293a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Andrew Murphy1

Family
Occupation*He was a grocer and seed merchant in Dublin.1 

Family
Child 1.John Joseph Murphy+1 b. 1840, d. 23 Jan 1909

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage on 8 February 1875 of John Joseph Murphy of 74 Lower Camden Street, Dublin, full age, bachelor, M.D., son of Andrew Murphy, grocer and seed merchant, and Mary Elizabeth Harris of 14 Charlemont Mall, Dublin, full age, spinster, daughter of Daniel Harris, billiard table manufacturer, married at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Rathgar, Rathmines, Dublin, witnesses Thomas Keogh and Nannie Harris, both John Joseph and Mary Elizabeth signed their names to the marriage document, registered in the registration district of South Dublin, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.

Arry Murphy1

b. 1873
Family
Father*William Murphy1 b. 1830
Mother*Cynthia Ann Lawrence1 b. 1836, d. 22 Apr 1879
Birth*1873Arry Murphy was born about 1873 in Illinois.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18803 June 1880Arry, whose mother had died the year before, was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 3 June 1880 in the household of her widowed father in Otter Creek, Jersey County, Illinois. Arry was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter Creek, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 216; Page: 107C; Enumeration District: 099. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Carrie Murphy1

b. 1869
Family
Father*William Murphy1 b. 1830
Mother*Cynthia Ann Lawrence1 b. 1836, d. 22 Apr 1879
Birth*1869Carrie Murphy was born about 1869 in Illinois.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18803 June 1880Carrie, whose mother had died the year before, was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 3 June 1880 in the household of her widowed father in Otter Creek, Jersey County, Illinois. Carrie was 11 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter Creek, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 216; Page: 107C; Enumeration District: 099. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Charles C. Murphy1

b. 1865
Family
Father*William F. Murphy1 b. 1829, d. 1893
Mother*Mary Jane Collins1 b. 10 Feb 1832, d. 1911
Birth*1865Charles C. Murphy was born about 1865 in Illinois.1 
Name VariationHis full name was Charles Collins Murphy.2 
(Son) Census US 18708 June 1870Charles C. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 8 June 1870 in the household of his parents in Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. He was 5 years old.1 
(Son) Census US 18808 June 1880Charles was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas. He was 15 years old and at school.3 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Mary J. Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 324A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Jane (Collins) Murphey, Memorial# 138290023. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of W. F. and M. J. Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: 40; Page: 465D; Enumeration District: 033. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Charles John Murphy1

b. 30 July 1879
Family
Father*John Joseph Murphy1 b. 1840, d. 23 Jan 1909
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Harris1 b. 1852, d. 1 Jan 1888
Birth*30 July 1879Charles John Murphy was born on 30 July 1879 in his parents' home at 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland,1,2 
Baptism4 August 1879 and was baptized on 4 August 1879 in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Kevin, Harrington Street, Dublin.2 

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 30 Jul 1879 of Charles John Murphy, son of John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, physician, and Elizabeth (Harris) Murphy, registered on 16 August 1879 in the registration district of Dublin South, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  2. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Charles John Murphy on 4 August 1879, age 0, born on 30 July 1879, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church on Harrington St, Dublin city, Dublin , Ireland, child of John Murphy and Elizabeth Harris of 18 Harcourt St, Parish Variants: Harrington Street, St. Kevin's, Diocese of Dublin. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.

Charles O. Murphy1

b. 1881
Family
Birth*1881Charles O. Murphy was born about 1881 in Iowa.1 
Marriage*22 November 1906He married, as her first husband, Lulu E. Gaston, daughter of Clarence G. Gaston and Effie J. Smith, on 22 November 1906 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. They were married by a Minister of the Gospel.1 
Divorce*Charles and Lulu separated, and were probably divorced, not long after their marriage. They had no children.2,1 

Family

 Lulu E. Gaston b. Feb 1890, d. 2 Apr 1939

Citations

  1. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Lulu Gaston, age 17, born in Iowa, daughter of Clarence G Gaston and Effie Smith, her first marriage, married Chas O Murphy, age 25, fireman, born in Iowa, son of L F Murphy and Jennette ______, his first marriage, married on 22 November 1906 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA, by a Minister of the Gospel, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947.
  2. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, affidavit of birth for Helen Jepsen, born on 1 September 1911 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA, daughter of John T Jepsen, age 29, groceryman, born in Omaha, Nebraska, and Effie Lulu Gaston, age 20, housewife, born in Hartley, Iowa, notarized affidavit signed on 31 October 1942 in by Gertrude Joy of 2115 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, Alameda County, California (record typed Illinois), aunt of Helen Jepsen, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.

Christina Murphy1

b. 23 July 1880
Family
Father*John Joseph Murphy1 b. 1840, d. 23 Jan 1909
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Harris1 b. 1852, d. 1 Jan 1888
Birth*23 July 1880Christina Murphy was born on 23 July 1880 in in her parents' home at 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland,1 
Baptism31 July 1880 and was baptized on 31 July 1880 in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Kevin, Harrington Street, Dublin.1 

Citations

  1. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Christina Murphy on 31 July 1880, age 0, born on 23 July 1880, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church on Harrington St, Dublin city, Dublin, Ireland, child of John Murphy and Elizabeth Harris of 18 Harcourt St, Parish Variants: Harrington Street, St. Kevin's, Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09312 / 03. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.

Edward Emmett Murphy1

b. 1 April 1836, d. 10 February 1911
Family
Father*John Murphy2 b. 1789, d. 1860
Mother*Mary Ann Fiddy2 b. 1808, d. Nov 1869
Birth*1 April 1836Edward Emmett Murphy was born on 1 April 1836 in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama.1 
Name VariationHe was also called Emmett.1 
(Son) Census US 185018 December 1850Edward was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 18 December 1850 in the household of his parents in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was 14 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
(Son) Census US 186014 June 1860Edward E. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 June 1860 in the household of his parents in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was 24 years of age and worked as a laborer.4 
Marriage*He married first Mary A. Robinson.5 
Marriage*23 April 1874He married second, as her first husband, Arminta Elizabeth Ratliff, daughter of Robert Ratliff and Mary Edwards, on 23 April 1874.1,6 
(Father) Research NotesEvidence indicates that Frances Murphy and Florence Eliza Jane Murphy, biological daughters of Edward Emmett Murphy, both believed their biological mother was Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy, their father's second, or possibly even his third or fourth, wife. Arminta raised the girls and certainly considered them her daughters. Confusion over biological relationships, of course, doesn't really matter, except for genealogical purposes. Maybe, if anyone really cares, DNA will one day solve the issue. For now, we'll explain our research findings and current thinking. Edward Emmett Murphy married, as his first wife, Mary A. Robinson, and they had a son, Thomas William Edward Murphy, born on 4 December 1865. Researchers tracking Thomas believed his mother died before 1870 because Thomas was enumerated, at 5 years of age, on the 1870 census in the household of his father's brother, William F. Murphy. Those same researchers also reported that Thomas's father married a second wife in 1874. We haven't ever found Thomas together with either of his parents.

For most of his life, Edward Emmett Murphy was able to do a masterful job of avoiding the census takers. We found him with his parents in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, in 1850 and 1860, and are embarrassed to admit we have been unable to find him in any of the 1870, 1880, 1900 or 1910 censuses.

Edward Emmett Murphy married Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy on 23 April 1874, which would make our research a lot less complicated if Edward's two daughters, Frances Murphy and Florence Eliza Jane Murphy, hadn't both been born earlier than that. Frances was born on 31 March 1870 and Florence on 16 June 1873.

So... How many wives did Edward Emmett Murphy have? Was Mary A. Robinson the biological mother of all three of his children? If not, who was the biological mother of Frances and Florence? Or... Oops! Did Frances and Florence have different biological mothers? Whatever the truth, Arminta, Frances and Florence all considered Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy to be their "real" mother.7,8,5,4,3,9,10,11,6,1 
(Husband) Death6 October 1901Edward Emmett became a widower when Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy died on 6 October 1901 at age 57.6 
Death*10 February 1911He died on 10 February 1911 near Minimum, Iron County, Missouri, at age 741,2 
Burial* and was buried in Russell Cemetery, Iron County.1 

Family 1

 Mary A. Robinson
Children 1.Thomas William Edward Murphy+5 b. 4 Dec 1865, d. 10 Feb 1906
 2.Frances Murphy+1 b. 31 Mar 1870, d. 10 Nov 1953
 3.Florence Eliza Jane Murphy+10 b. 16 Jun 1873, d. 12 Jun 1938

Family 2

 Arminta Elizabeth Ratliff b. 27 Jun 1844, d. 6 Oct 1901

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Edward Emmett Murphy, Memorial# 89007756. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 10 February 1911 near Minimum, Iron County, Missouri, USA, of Edward Emmett Murphy, age 75 years, 10 months, 10 days, widower, common laborer, born on 1 April 1836 in Florence, Alabama, to John Murphy, born in County Wexford, Ireland, and Mary Ann Fiddy, born in North Carolina, died of pneumonia contributed by old age, informant Florence DeBoard of Annapolis, burial on 12 February 1911 in Russell Cemetery, Minimum, Iron County, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 6242. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Murphy, Year: 1850; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 293a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary A. Murphy, Year: 1860; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Page: 35. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas William Edward Murphy, Memorial# 197311358.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy, Memorial# 148627331.
  7. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Mary J. Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 324A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Thos W E Murphy, age 22, born about 1864, son of Emmett Murphy and Mary A. Robinson, and Minnie M Morrow. age 19, born about 1867, daughter of Willliam Morrow and Elizabeth Whitehouse, on 21 April 1886 in Massac County, Illinois, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963669. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Frances (Murphy) Marlow, Memorial# 20516186.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Florence Eliza Jane (Murphy) DeBoard, Memorial# 71973617.
  11. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 12 June 1938 in Annapolis, Union Township, Iron County, Missouri, USA, of Florence Eliza Jane Deboard, age 64 years, 11 months, 27 days, widow of Stephen DeBoard, housewife, born in Texas County, Missouri, parents Emmett Murphy, born in Florence, Alabama, and Arminta Ratliff, born in Kentucky, died of heart disease, informant E. T. Womack, burial on 13 June 1938 in Collins Cemetery, Annapolis, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 39356.

Eileen Mary Elizabeth Murphy1

b. 4 March 1887
Family
Father*John Joseph Murphy1 b. 1840, d. 23 Jan 1909
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Harris1 b. 1852, d. 1 Jan 1888
Birth*4 March 1887Eileen Mary Elizabeth Murphy was born on 4 March 1887 in her parents' home at 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland,1 
Baptism18 March 1887 and was baptized on 18 March 1887 in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Kevin, Harrington Street, Dublin.2 

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 4 March 1887 of Eileen Mary Elizabeth Murphy, daughter of John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, medical doctor, and Elizabeth (Harris) Murphy, deceased, registration informant was the father, John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, registered (very late) in the registration district of Dublin South on 29 March 1898 on the authority of the registrar general, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  2. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Eileen Mary Elizabeth Murphy on 18 March 1887, age 0, born on 4 March 1887, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church on Harrington St, Dublin city, Dublin, Ireland, child of John Murphy and Mary Eliza Harris of 18 Harcourt St, Parish Variants: Harrington Street, St. Kevin's, Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09312 / 04. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.

Eliza Murphy1

b. 1833
Family
Father*John Murphy1 b. 1789, d. 1860
Mother*Mary Ann Fiddy1 b. 1808, d. Nov 1869
Birth*1833Eliza Murphy was born about 1833 in Alabama.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185018 December 1850Eliza was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 18 December 1850 in the household of her parents in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. She was 17 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Murphy, Year: 1850; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 293a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Ellen Murphy1

b. 1864
Family
Father*William Murphy1 b. 1830
Mother*Cynthia Ann Lawrence1 b. 1836, d. 22 Apr 1879
Birth*1864Ellen Murphy was born about 1864 in Ohio.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18803 June 1880Ellen, whose mother had died the year before, was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 3 June 1880 in the household of her widowed father in Otter Creek, Jersey County, Illinois. Ellen was 16 years old and was keeping house for the family.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter Creek, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 216; Page: 107C; Enumeration District: 099. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Elsworth Murphy1

b. 1867
Family
Father*William Murphy1 b. 1830
Mother*Cynthia Ann Lawrence1 b. 1836, d. 22 Apr 1879
Birth*1867Elsworth Murphy was born about 1867 in Illinois.1 
(Son) Census US 18803 June 1880Elsworth, whose mother had died the year before, was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 3 June 1880 in the household of his widowed father in Otter Creek, Jersey County, Illinois. Elsworth was 13 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter Creek, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 216; Page: 107C; Enumeration District: 099. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Emily Murphy1

b. 1850, d. 28 October 1877
Family
Father*Samuel Murphy2,3,4 b. 1806
Mother*Lucinda House2,4 b. 1815
Birth*1850Emily Murphy was born about 1850 in Kentucky.5 
Name VariationHer full name was Nancy Emily Murphy.2,1 
Marriage*25 January 1869She married Benjamin T. Lankford, son of Isaac Lankford and Elizabeth Hornbeck, on 25 January 1869 in Spencer County, Kentucky.1 
(Daughter-in-Law) Census US 18701 August 1870Emily was enumerated with her husband and daughter on the 1870 census taken on 1 August 1870 in the household of her husband's parents, Elizabeth and Isaac Langford, in Nations Precinct, Spencer County, Kentucky. Emily was 20 years old and helped her mother-in-law with the house, and her husband, Ben, was 24 years of age and worked on the family farm with his father. The couple's baby daughter, Mary E., was three months old.5 
Death*28 October 1877She died of dysentery on 28 October 1877 in Spencer County, Kentucky, at about age 25, four months after the birth of her son, Samuel.2 

Family

 Benjamin T. Lankford b. 7 Feb 1845
Children 1.Mary E. Langford5 b. Mar 1870
 2.Samuel Langford6 b. Apr 1877, d. 17 Jun 1877

Citations

  1. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 25 January 1869 in Spencer County, Kentucky, USA, of Thomas Langford and Emily Murphy, in the presence of Hardin Cook and Isaac Langford, citing FHL Film# 000482642. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  2. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Nancy E. Langford, age 25, married, of flux (dysentery) on 28 October 1877 in Spencer County, Kentucky, born in Spencer County to Samuel Murphy, born in Anderson County, Kentucky, and Lucinda Murphy, born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and "Caroline" Murphy, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: M653_395; Page: 15; Family History Library Film: 803395. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and Lucinda Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Nations Precinct, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: M593_499; Page: 155B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac and Elizabeth Langford, Year: 1870; Census Place: Nations Precinct, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: M593_499; Pages: 148B and 149A.
  6. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Samuel Langford, age 7 weeks, of brain fever on 17 June 1877 in Spencer County, Kentucky, born in Spencer County to Benjamin T. and Nancy E. Langford, both born in Spencer County, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Eva Murphy1

b. 14 July 1887
Family
Father*Thomas William Edward Murphy1,2,3 b. 4 Dec 1865, d. 10 Feb 1906
Mother*Minnie M. Morrow1,2 b. 1867, d. 1896
Birth*14 July 1887Eva Murphy was born on 14 July 1887 in Massac County, Illinois.1,2 
(Daughter) Death1896She was about 9 years old when her mother died at about age 29, not long after giving birth to her last child. Eva's father was left with five young children under the age of 10 years.3 
(Daughter) Marriage20 October 1899Her father married a second time to Cassie Amanda (Madden) Lynn on 20 October 1899. Cassie was divorced and brought a 5-year-old daughter with her to merge with the five Murphy children who, at the time of the marriage, ranged in age from 3 to 12 years.4,3 
(Daughter) Census US 190019 June 1900Eva was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 19 June 1900 in the household of her father and stepmother on Norton Street, Brooklyn, Massac County, Illinois. The merged children of the couple were listed by the census taker in birth order, and Eva was listed first as the oldest. Her birth date was recorded incorrectly, though, as July 1894, and her age as 5 years, while she was actually, we believe, 12 years old and born in July 1887.1 
(Daughter) Death10 February 1906Her father died on 10 February 1906 at age 40.3 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Cassie Murphy, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn, Massac, Illinois; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240329. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Eva L (Murphy) Morris, Memorial# 45812800. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas William Edward Murphy, Memorial# 197311358.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cassie Amanda (Madden) Murphy, Memorial# 124691365.

Fergus Hugh O'Ferrall Murphy1

b. 23 March 1903
Family
Father*John Joseph Murphy1 b. 1840, d. 23 Jan 1909
Mother*Sarah Louise Dickson1 b. 1863
Birth*23 March 1903Fergus Hugh O'Ferrall Murphy was born at 23 March 1903 at Portobello House, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.1 
(Son) Census Ireland 19112 April 1911Fergus was enumerated on the 1911 census taken as of the night of 2 April 1911 in the household of his widowed mother at Number 7, Beaulieu, County Louth, Ireland. He was 8 years old and a scholar.2 

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 23 March 1903 of Fergus Hugh O'Ferrall Murphy, son of John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, medical doctor, and Louise (Dickson) Murphy, Sara Flaherty of Portobello House was present at his birth, registered on 4 April 1903 in the registration district of Dublin South, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  2. [S1793] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Ancestry Transcription Notes, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louise Murphy as of 2 April 1911, 7 Beaulieu, St. Peters (part of), County Louth, in the Electoral District of St. Peters (part of), citing Ancestry's "Web: Ireland, Census, 1911", Class: RG14. Hereinafter cited as Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Ancestry Transcription Notes.

Florence Eliza Jane Murphy1

b. 16 June 1873, d. 12 June 1938
Family
Father*Edward Emmett Murphy1 b. 1 Apr 1836, d. 10 Feb 1911
Mother-Possible*Mary A. Robinson2
Birth*16 June 1873Florence Eliza Jane Murphy was born on 16 June 1873 in Texas County, Missouri, her date of birth calculated from her reported age at death on her death certificate.3,1 
Research Notes*Evidence indicates that Frances Murphy and Florence Eliza Jane Murphy, biological daughters of Edward Emmett Murphy, both believed their biological mother was Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy, their father's second, or possibly even his third or fourth, wife. Arminta raised the girls and certainly considered them her daughters. Confusion over biological relationships, of course, doesn't really matter, except for genealogical purposes. Maybe, if anyone really cares, DNA will one day solve the issue. For now, we'll explain our research findings and current thinking. Edward Emmett Murphy married, as his first wife, Mary A. Robinson, and they had a son, Thomas William Edward Murphy, born on 4 December 1865. Researchers tracking Thomas believed his mother died before 1870 because Thomas was enumerated, at 5 years of age, on the 1870 census in the household of his father's brother, William F. Murphy. Those same researchers also reported that Thomas's father married a second wife in 1874. We haven't ever found Thomas together with either of his parents.

For most of his life, Edward Emmett Murphy was able to do a masterful job of avoiding the census takers. We found him with his parents in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, in 1850 and 1860, and are embarrassed to admit we have been unable to find him in any of the 1870, 1880, 1900 or 1910 censuses.

Edward Emmett Murphy married Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy on 23 April 1874, which would make our research a lot less complicated if Edward's two daughters, Frances Murphy and Florence Eliza Jane Murphy, hadn't both been born earlier than that. Frances was born on 31 March 1870 and Florence on 16 June 1873.

So... How many wives did Edward Emmett Murphy have? Was Mary A. Robinson the biological mother of all three of his children? If not, who was the biological mother of Frances and Florence? Or... Oops! Did Frances and Florence have different biological mothers? Whatever the truth, Arminta, Frances and Florence all considered Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy to be their "real" mother.4,5,2,6,7,8,1,3,9,10 
Marriage*10 June 1888She married first, as his first wife, Jasper Marion Womack, son of Abner Womack and Polly Ann __?__, on 10 June 1888 in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri.11,12,1 
Marriage*13 June 1897She married second Steven G. DeBoard, son of Enoch DeBoard and Mary Ann Dixon, on 13 June 1897 in Iron County, Missouri. Researchers have found it easy to confuse Steven Walter DeBoard with his father, Steven Gilmore Deboard, who married as his second wife Florence Eliza Jane (Murphy) Womack. Steven W. DeBoard was a veteran of World War I, married Violet Usser, and is memorialized on the Find a Grave website. He is connected there incorrectly, though, as the husband of Florence. Florence's husband was Steven Gilmore Deboard.13,14,15 
Census US 1900*14 June 1900Florence and Gilmore DeBoard were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 14 June 1900 in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. Gilmore's birth was recorded as June 1862, which would have made him only 39 years of age, although he was actually age 42. He was a farmer and had worked every month of the census year. Florence's birth was recorded as June 1872, making her one year older than her 26 years. They rented their farm, had been married for three years, and Florence reported she had given birth to only one child and had no living child. Gilmore's two children from his first marriage, Ellen and Walter DeBoard, were enumerated nearby, on the previous page of the township's census, in the household of Gilmore's parents, Mary Ann, recorded as "Martha" by the census taker, and Enoch DeBoard.16,17 
Census US 1910*22 April 1910Florence and Steven G. DeBoard were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 21 and 22 April 1910 in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. The "W" recorded by the census taker as Steven's middle initial should be a "G" as this was the household of Steven Gilmore Deboard, Steven Walter DeBoard's father. Steven Gilmore was 51 years of age and a general farmer and employer, and his wife Florence was 36 years of age. Steven could read but not write, and Florence could neither read nor write. They reported being married to each other for 14 years, that it was the first marriage for each, and that Florence had given birth to 14 children, 5 of whom were living. As far as we've been able to ascertain, it was the second marriage for each, they had been married to each other for 13 years, Gilmore had three children from his first marriage, at least two of whom were living, Florence had two children from her first marriage, and together they had three children. Four children were enumerated with them in 1910. Emmett Womack, Florence's son from her first marriage, was recorded by the census taker as Emmett DeBoard. He was 15 years old, worked on the home farm, could read and write, and had attended school within the census year. Thomas C. and Manirva, ages 7 and 6 years, respectively, were the couple's children, as was their baby Nettie, who was one month old. Enumerated in the next household on the same census page, was Steven's brother, John H., with their widowed mother, Mary Ann DeBoard, who had been recorded as Polly Ann.18,19 
Census US 1920*19 January 1920Florence E. J. DeBoard was enumerated as the head of her household on the 1920 census taken on 19 January 1920 on Annapolis and Crane Pond Road, Union Township, Iron County, Missouri. She was 43 years of age, a widow, could neither read nor write, and rented her home. Four children and a brother-in-law were enumerated with her in 1920. William T. DeBoard was 17 years old, could read and write, and worked for wages as a track laborer. Manirva E. and Nettie G. DeBoard were ages 15 and 9 years, respectively. Manirva could read and write, and both had attended school within the census year. Emmett B. Womack, a son from Florence's first marriage, was single, 24 years of age, could read and write and, like William, worked for wages as a track laborer. Florence's brother-in-law, John H. DeBoard, resided with the family as a boarder. He was single, 49 years of age, could read and write, and worked for wages as a grade laborer. William, Emmett and John all worked for a railway company.20 
Death*12 June 1938She died on 12 June 1938 in Annapolis, Iron County, Missouri, at the age of 64 years, 11 months and 27 days3,1 
Burial*13 June 1938 and was buried on 13 June 1938 in Collins Cemetery, Minimum, Iron County.1 

Family 1

 Jasper Marion Womack b. 13 May 1867, d. 8 Jul 1957
Children 1.Edward Turl Womack21 b. 8 Apr 1889, d. 4 Dec 1968
 2.Emmett Byron Womack22 b. 30 Apr 1894, d. 6 Dec 1989

Family 2

 Steven Gilmore DeBoard b. Jun 1858
Children 1.Thomas W. DeBoard23 b. 3 Jun 1902
 2.Manirva E. DeBoard23 b. 1904
 3.Nettie Gertrude DeBoard24 b. 15 Mar 1910

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Florence Eliza Jane (Murphy) DeBoard, Memorial# 71973617. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas William Edward Murphy, Memorial# 197311358.
  3. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 12 June 1938 in Annapolis, Union Township, Iron County, Missouri, USA, of Florence Eliza Jane Deboard, age 64 years, 11 months, 27 days, widow of Stephen DeBoard, housewife, born in Texas County, Missouri, parents Emmett Murphy, born in Florence, Alabama, and Arminta Ratliff, born in Kentucky, died of heart disease, informant E. T. Womack, burial on 13 June 1938 in Collins Cemetery, Annapolis, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 39356. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Mary J. Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 324A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Thos W E Murphy, age 22, born about 1864, son of Emmett Murphy and Mary A. Robinson, and Minnie M Morrow. age 19, born about 1867, daughter of Willliam Morrow and Elizabeth Whitehouse, on 21 April 1886 in Massac County, Illinois, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963669. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  6. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary A. Murphy, Year: 1860; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Page: 35. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Murphy, Year: 1850; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 293a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Frances (Murphy) Marlow, Memorial# 20516186.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy, Memorial# 148627331.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edward Emmett Murphy, Memorial# 89007756.
  11. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 10 June 1888 in Union township, Iron County, Missouri, USA, of Jasper W Womack of Reynolds County, Missouri, over the age of 21 years, and Florence E J Murphy of Iron County, Missouri, under the age of 18 years, her father giving his consent in person, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jasper Marion Womack, Memorial# 92128352.
  13. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 13 June 1897 in Iron County, Missouri, USA, of Florence E J "Warmack" and Stephen Deboard, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].
  14. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 5 July 1955 in Wayne County, Missouri, USA, of Steven Walter Deboard, age 65, married to Violet Usser Deboard, served in WWI, born 9 October 1889 in Iron County, Missouri, parents Steven Gilmore Deboard and Visa Laster, informant Violet Deboard, burial on 8 July 1955 in Collins Cemetery, Iron County, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 25116.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Steven W. DeBoard, Memorial# 104819055.
  16. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Gilmore and Florence DeBoard, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1240859. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  17. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Enoch and Martha DeBoard, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1240859.
  18. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Steven "W" and Florence E. DeBoard, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T624_783; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374796. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  19. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of John Deboard, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T624_783; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374796.
  20. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Florence E. J. DeBoard, Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T625_919; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 25. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  21. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edward Turl Womack, Memorial# 27835155.
  22. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emmett Byron Womack, Memorial# 72465597.
  23. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Steven "W". and Florence E. DeBoard, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T624_783; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374796.
  24. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nettie Gertrude (DeBoard) Wyatt, Memorial# 25396384.

Florence L. Murphy1

b. 1862
Family
Father*William F. Murphy1 b. 1829, d. 1893
Mother*Mary Jane Collins1 b. 10 Feb 1832, d. 1911
Birth*1862Florence L. Murphy was born about 1862 in Tennessee.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18708 June 1870Florence L. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 8 June 1870 in the household of her parents in Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. She was 8 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18808 June 1880Florence was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas. She was 18 years old and a school girl.2 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Mary J. Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 324A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of W. F. and M. J. Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: 40; Page: 465D; Enumeration District: 033. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Frances Murphy1

b. 31 March 1870, d. 10 November 1953
Family
Father*Edward Emmett Murphy2 b. 1 Apr 1836, d. 10 Feb 1911
Mother-Possible*Mary A. Robinson3
Birth*31 March 1870Frances Murphy was born on 31 March 1870 in Licking, Texas County, Missouri.1 
Research Notes*Evidence indicates that Frances Murphy and Florence Eliza Jane Murphy, biological daughters of Edward Emmett Murphy, both believed their biological mother was Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy, their father's second, or possibly even his third or fourth, wife. Arminta raised the girls and certainly considered them her daughters. Confusion over biological relationships, of course, doesn't really matter, except for genealogical purposes. Maybe, if anyone really cares, DNA will one day solve the issue. For now, we'll explain our research findings and current thinking. Edward Emmett Murphy married, as his first wife, Mary A. Robinson, and they had a son, Thomas William Edward Murphy, born on 4 December 1865. Researchers tracking Thomas believed his mother died before 1870 because Thomas was enumerated, at 5 years of age, on the 1870 census in the household of his father's brother, William F. Murphy. Those same researchers also reported that Thomas's father married a second wife in 1874. We haven't ever found Thomas together with either of his parents.

For most of his life, Edward Emmett Murphy was able to do a masterful job of avoiding the census takers. We found him with his parents in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, in 1850 and 1860, and are embarrassed to admit we have been unable to find him in any of the 1870, 1880, 1900 or 1910 censuses.

Edward Emmett Murphy married Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy on 23 April 1874, which would make our research a lot less complicated if Edward's two daughters, Frances Murphy and Florence Eliza Jane Murphy, hadn't both been born earlier than that. Frances was born on 31 March 1870 and Florence on 16 June 1873.

So... How many wives did Edward Emmett Murphy have? Was Mary A. Robinson the biological mother of all three of his children? If not, who was the biological mother of Frances and Florence? Or... Oops! Did Frances and Florence have different biological mothers? Whatever the truth, Arminta, Frances and Florence all considered Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy to be their "real" mother.4,5,3,6,7,1,8,9,10,2 
Marriage*9 October 1887She married John A. Marlow, son of William Marlow and Elizabeth J. Wallis, on 9 October 1887 in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri.11,1,12 
Census US 1900*7 June 1900Frances and John A. Marlow were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 7 June 1900 in Mount Pleasant, Searcy County, Arkansas. John was 36 years of age and a farmer, and Frances was 37 years of age. They both could read and write, had been married for 13 years and Frances had given birth to 7 children, 5 of whom were living. They owned their farm free of mortgage, and all five of their surviving children were enumerated with them in 1900. William E. was 11 years old, could read and write, had attended school for 3 months of the census year, and also worked as a farmer with his father. Emory L. was 8 years old, could read, but not yet write, and had attended school for 3 months of the census year; Emma M. was 6 years old, had attended school for 3 months of the census year, and could not yet read or write; Cammie L. was 4 years old and not yet in school; and Falby O. was 2 years old.13 
Census US 1910*2 May 1910Frances and John A. Marlow were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 2 May 1910 in Big Hill Township, Osage County, Oklahoma. John was 45 years of age and a general farmer on his own account, and Frances was 40 years of age. They rented their farm, had been married for 22 years, and Frances had given birth to 11 children, 9 of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1910. William E., who was recorded as Emmett W., was 21 years of age and worked on the family farm with his father; Emory L. was 18 years old, had attended school within the census year, and also worked on the family farm with his father and brother; Emmy M., Cammie L., Falby O. and Albert E. were ages 16, 14, 12 and 9 years, respectively, and all were attending school; Rosa O., Flora D. E. and Agnes E. were ages 5, 3 and 1½ years, respectively, and not attending school. John’s father, William Marlow, was also enumerated with the family in 1910. He was 97 years of age, a widower, and "retired on account of age."14 
Census US 1920*16 January 1920Frances and John A. Marlow were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 16 January 1920 in Fairfax, Osage County, Oklahoma. John was 56 years of age and a general farmer on his own account, and Frances was 49 years of age. They rented their farm and five of their children were enumerated with them in 1920. Albert was 19 years old, attending school, and also worked on the family farm; the four younger children, Rosa, Flora, Agnes and Olen were ages 15, 13, 11 and 7 years, respectively, and all had attended school within the census year.15 
Census US 1930*7 April 1930Frances and John A. Marlow were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 7 April 1930 in Brinton, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. John was 66 years of age and a general farmer on his own account, and had employees, and Frances was 60 years of age. They owned their farm which was valued at $6,000. John had been age 24 when they married, and Frances had been age 17. The only child enumerated with the couple in 1930 was their youngest, Olen E., who was 17 years old and attending school.16 
Death*10 November 1953She died on 10 November 1953 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, at age 831 
Burial* and was buried in Tecumseh Cemetery, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County.1 

Family

 John A. Marlow b. 29 Jul 1863, d. 3 Apr 1959
Children 1.William E. Marlow14,17,1 b. 1 Oct 1888
 2.Emory L. Marlow14,18,1 b. 14 Nov 1891
 3.Emma M. Marlow14,19,20,1 b. 8 Sep 1893
 4.Cama L. Marlow14,21,1 b. 30 Jun 1895
 5.Falby O. Marlow14,22,1 b. 27 Aug 1897
 6.Albert E. Marlow14,23,1 b. 24 Nov 1900
 7.Rosa O. Marlow14,24,1 b. 20 Sep 1904
 8.Flora D. E. Marlow14,25,1 b. 31 Oct 1906
 9.Agnes E. Marlow14,26,1 b. 19 Nov 1908
 10.Olen E. Marlow15,27,1 b. 4 Sep 1912

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Frances (Murphy) Marlow, Memorial# 20516186. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Edward Emmett Murphy, Memorial# 89007756.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas William Edward Murphy, Memorial# 197311358.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Mary J. Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 324A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Thos W E Murphy, age 22, born about 1864, son of Emmett Murphy and Mary A. Robinson, and Minnie M Morrow. age 19, born about 1867, daughter of Willliam Morrow and Elizabeth Whitehouse, on 21 April 1886 in Massac County, Illinois, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000963669. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  6. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary A. Murphy, Year: 1860; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Page: 35. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Murphy, Year: 1850; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 293a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Florence Eliza Jane (Murphy) DeBoard, Memorial# 71973617.
  9. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 12 June 1938 in Annapolis, Union Township, Iron County, Missouri, USA, of Florence Eliza Jane Deboard, age 64 years, 11 months, 27 days, widow of Stephen DeBoard, housewife, born in Texas County, Missouri, parents Emmett Murphy, born in Florence, Alabama, and Arminta Ratliff, born in Kentucky, died of heart disease, informant E. T. Womack, burial on 13 June 1938 in Collins Cemetery, Annapolis, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 39356. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Arminta Elizabeth (Ratliff) Murphy, Memorial# 148627331.
  11. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 9 October 1887 in Union Township, Iron County, Missouri, USA, of John A Marlow, over the age of 21 years, of Annapolis, Iron County, and Frances E Murphy, not the age of 18 years, of Annapolis, Iron County, daughter of Emmett and Arminta Murphy who gave their consent to the marriage, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Allen Marlow, Memorial# 20516208.
  13. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. and Frances Marlow, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Searcy, Arkansas; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1240076. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  14. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. and Frances Marlow, Year: 1910; Census Place: Big Hill, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1268; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0159; FHL microfilm: 1375281. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  15. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of J. A. and Frances Marlow, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fairfax, Osage, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1479; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 84. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  16. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John A. and Frances Marlow, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brinton, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341662. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Emmett Marlow, Memorial# 21336793.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emory Luther Marlow, Memorial# 50032114.
  19. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Emma Minervia Goetz, born on 8 September 1893 at Missouri, child of John A Marlow and Francies Murphy, agency notes: 26 Sep 1972: Name listed as EMMA MINERVIA GOETZ. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  20. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma Minerva (Marlow) Goetz, Memorial# 20516248, her birth year recorded as 1895.
  21. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cama Lillie (Marlow) Shockey, Memorial# 88100541.
  22. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Falby Oma (Marlow) Lady, Memorial# 87075054.
  23. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Albert Emmerson Marlow, Memorial# 27302895.
  24. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rosa Orpha (Marlow) Mading, Memorial# 34258855.
  25. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Flora Della Evalee (Marlow) Parris, Memorial# 28141973.
  26. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Agnes Elsie (Marlow) Powers, Memorial# 87091093.
  27. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Olen Elva Marlow, Memorial# 20515942.

Henry Murphy1

b. November 1889
Family
Father*Thomas William Edward Murphy1 b. 4 Dec 1865, d. 10 Feb 1906
Mother*Minnie M. Morrow1 b. 1867, d. 1896
Birth*November 1889Henry Murphy was born in November 1889 in Missouri.1 
Name VariationHis full name was likely Paul Henry Murphy.2 
(Son) Death1896He was about 7 years old when his mother died at about age 29, not long after giving birth to her last child. Henry's father was left with five young children under the age of 10 years.2 
(Son) Marriage20 October 1899His father married a second time to Cassie Amanda (Madden) Lynn on 20 October 1899. Cassie was divorced and brought a 5-year-old daughter with her to merge with the five Murphy children who, at the time of the marriage, ranged in age from 3 to 12 years.3,2 
(Son) Census US 190019 June 1900Henry was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 19 June 1900 in the household of his father and stepmother on Norton Street, Brooklyn, Massac County, Illinois. He was 10 years old and able to both read and write.1 
(Son) Death10 February 1906His father died on 10 February 1906 at age 40.2 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Cassie Murphy, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn, Massac, Illinois; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240329. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas William Edward Murphy, Memorial# 197311358. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cassie Amanda (Madden) Murphy, Memorial# 124691365.

Honora Elisabeth Mary Murphy1,2,3

b. 8 May 1900
Family
Father*John Joseph Murphy1,2 b. 1840, d. 23 Jan 1909
Mother*Sarah Louise Dickson1,2 b. 1863
Birth*8 May 1900Honora Elisabeth Mary Murphy was born on 8 May 1900 in her parents' home at 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland,1,2,3 
Baptism15 May 1900 and was baptized on 15 May 1900 in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Kevin, Harrington Street, Dublin.3 
(Daughter) Census Ireland 190131 March 1901Honora was enumerated on the 1901 census taken as of the night of 31 March 1901 in the household of her parents at Dublin, County Dublin. She was 10 months old.2,1 
(Daughter) Census Ireland 19112 April 1911Honora was enumerated on the 1911 census taken as of the night of 2 April 1911 in the household of her widowed mother at Number 7, Beaulieu, County Louth, Ireland. She was 10 years old and a scholar.4 

Citations

  1. [S1522] 1901 Ireland Census, online at the National Archives of Ireland, www.census.nationalarchives.ie, household of John J. Murphy, 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, County Dublin. Hereinafter cited as 1901 Ireland Census.
  2. [S1794] Ireland, Census, 1901, Ancestry Transcription Notes, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John J Murphy as of 31 March 1901, 18 Harcourt Street, Fitzwilliam, Dublin, Ireland, citing Ancestry's "Web: Ireland, Census, 1901", Class: RG14. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Census, 1901, Ancestry Transcription Notes.
  3. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Honora Elisabeth Mary Murphy on 15 May 1900, age 0, born on 8 May 1900, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church on Harrington St, Dublin city, Dublin, Ireland, child of John J Murphy and Louisa Dickson of 18 Harcourt St, Parish Variants: Harrington Street, St. Kevin's, Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09313 / 02. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.
  4. [S1793] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Ancestry Transcription Notes, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Louise Murphy as of 2 April 1911, 7 Beaulieu, St. Peters (part of), County Louth, in the Electoral District of St. Peters (part of), citing Ancestry's "Web: Ireland, Census, 1911", Class: RG14. Hereinafter cited as Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Ancestry Transcription Notes.