Frederick Peter Murphy (1889 - 1979)

Born 17 Apr 1889 in South Gilboa, Gilboa, Schoharie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Gertrude C (Wheeler) Murphy — married 6 Jan 1915 in Delaware County, New York, United States

Died 27 Oct 1979 at age 90 in Stamford, Delaware, New York, United States

Biography

Born at the home of his grandfather, Peter McMahon.

1906, Graduated from Stamford Seminary.

1912, Graduated from Cornell University with Bachelor of Law.

1915, Moved to Kansas City, MO as resident manager of Grolier, Inc.

1936, Moved to Boronxville, NY as President of Grolier, Inc.

1947, Elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grolier, Inc.

1958, Honorary Degree Doctorate of Philosophy, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY.

CENSUS

1900

1905 Stamford, Delaware, New York

Thomas Murphy Head Male 52y United States

Agnes Murphy Wife Female 52y Ireland

Mary A Murphy Daughter Female 22y United States

Thomas L Murphy Son Male 20y United States

Joseph M Murphy Son Male 17y United States

Fred P Murphy Son Male 16y United States

Mary M Murphy Sister Female 58y United States ^[1]

1910 Stamford, Delaware, New York

Thomas Murphy Head Male 57 New York

Joseph M Murphy Son Male 22 New York

Frederick P Murphy Son Male 20 New York

Mary L Murphy Sister Female 63 New York ^[2]

1920 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

Fred P Murphy Head Male 30 New York

Gertrude W Murphy Wife Female 29 New York

Joseph M Murphy Brother Male 32 New York

Anna E Wyatt Servant Female 69 Kentucky ^[3]

1930 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

Fred Murphy Head Male 41 New York

Gertrude Murphy Wife Female 39 New York

Betty Murphy Daughter Female 10 Missouri

William Murphy Son Male 2 Missouri

Alveria Schumacker Maid Female 17 Missouri ^[4]

1940 Bronxville, Eastchester Town, Westchester, New York

Fred P Murphy Head Male 51 New York

William Murphy Son Male 12 Missouri

Fred Mccabe Lodger Male 22 New York

William Mccabe Lodger Male 21 New York

Willard Wright Lodger Male 21 New York

Margaret Brosnan Housekeeper Female 25 Irish Free State ^[5]

New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935

Name: Fredrick P. Murphy

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 22 Dec 1914

Event Place: , New York, United States

Age: 25

Birth Year (Estimated): 1889

Father's Name: Thomas Murphy

Mother's Name: Agnes Mcmahan

Spouse's Name: Gertrude C. Wheeler

Spouse's Age: 23

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1891

Spouse's Father's Name: William H. Wheeler

Spouse's Mother's Name: Cornell ^[6]

United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name: Frederick Peter Murphy

Event Type: Draft Registration

Event Date: 1917-1918

Event Place: Kansas City no 13, Missouri, United States

Gender: Male

Nationality: United States

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1889

Birthplace: Stanford, New York, United States ^[7]

Find A Grave Index

Name: Fred Peter Murphy

Event Type: Burial

Event Date: 1979

Event Place: Stamford, Delaware, New York, United States of America

Photograph Included: Y

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1889

Death Date: 27 Oct 1979

Affiliate Record Identifier: 140189387

Cemetery: Sacred Heart Cemetery ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKMQ-72Z : 19 July 2018), Mary A Murphy in household of Thomas Murphy, Stamford, E.D. 02, Delaware, New York; citing p. 16, line 14, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 832,854.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5S1-1R5 : accessed 16 August 2018), Thomas Murphy, Stamford, Delaware, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 9B, family 194, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 935; FHL microfilm 1,374,948.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8HZ-1VK : accessed 18 August 2018), Fred P Murphy, Kansas City Ward 12, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing ED 194, sheet 12B, line 75, family 259, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 924; FHL microfilm 1,820,924.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHFC-1GQ : accessed 18 August 2018), Fred Murphy, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 117, sheet 35A, line 33, family 524, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1197; FHL microfilm 2,340,932.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQM9-BCG : accessed 21 August 2018), Fred P Murphy, Bronxville, Eastchester Town, Westchester, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-28, sheet 18B, line 47, family 430, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2802.
6. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV59-J8H : 18 October 2017), Fredrick P. Murphy and Gertrude C. Wheeler, 22 Dec 1914, , New York, United States; citing ref. ID v 5 p 1035, county clerk’s office,; FHL microfilm 831,894.
7. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3RJ-C3C : 13 March 2018), Frederick Peter Murphy, 1917-1918; citing Kansas City no 13, Missouri, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,386.
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1X-TC7R : 15 December 2015), Fred Peter Murphy, 1979; Burial, Stamford, Delaware, New York, United States of America, Sacred Heart Cemetery; citing record ID 140189387, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.