William Henry Murphy (1839 - 1923)

Born 31 Dec 1839 in Warren, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary S (Parish) Murphy — married 14 Jan 1861 in Warren County, IL

Husband of Martha S. (Warford) Murphy — married 20 Dec 1870 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa

Died 30 Apr 1923 at age 83 in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States

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Pvt. William Murphy served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: October 10, 1861
Mustered out: July 7, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 66th Regiment Illinois Sharpshooters, Company F

Biography

Notes

History of Dallas County, Iowa: Murphy, W. H., farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Minburn; born in Warren County, Illinois, December 31, 1839, and lived there until 1861; enlisted as a private in Company F 66th Illinois Infantry, October 10; was mustered out December 23, 1863; he was re-enlisted the same day as a veteran, and in the same company, and was a Sargeant when mustered out July 7, 1865, at Louisville, Kentucky; he participated in sixteen pitch battles and numerous skirmishes; has been married twice; first wife was Mary S. Parish, a native of Warren County, Illinois; they were married January 14, 1861; she died August 19, 1863; he has one son by this union: Ira V. He came to this county in February, 1866; on December 20, 1870, he married again, to Martha, widow of David Starbuck and Thomas Arrington; her maiden name was Warford; Mrs. M.�s first husband was an old settler of this county; he was born in Washington County, Indiana, November 17, 1817; he came to this county in 1850, and located where she now lives; he was a member of the first board of supervisors and was the first township clerk; he died December 1, 1865. ^[1]

Military

Member of the 66th Ill Sharpshooters Co F

Burial

Violet Hill Cemetery, Perry, Dallas County, Iowa

Find A Grave: Memorial #16351840

Sources

1. ↑ http://iagenweb.org/dallas/twp/washington/washington-twp-bios1879.htm

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFL7-CVM : 3 March 2016), William H. Murphy and Mary S. Parish, 14 Jan 1861; citing Warren, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,377,921.

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJXR-S56 : 8 March 2016), William H. Murphy and Martha S. Arrington, 1870.