John H Murphy (1832 - 1900)

Born 1832 in Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Georgeanne (Taylor) Murphy — married 15 Sep 1883 (to 1900) in Jefferson County Alabama

Descendants

Died 1900 at about age 68 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

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Biography

John Murphy was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.

• John is the immigrant for this line of Murphy's and was born in Ireland in 1832.

• John immigrated during the time of "The Great Irish Famine"[[1]]

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• John is shown working as a laborer in the Augusta Virginia 1850 Census [[3]] John states he is 18 and was born in Ireland.

• John married George Anne (Taylor) Murphy Oct 18th 1856 in Albemarle County Virginia.

• They moved to Pinson Alabama which was rural at the time they lived there. Pinson is a suburb of Birmingham Alabama.

• Some of the family worked as minors.

Sources

Marriage

• Name John Murphy
• Spouse's Name Nancy Bailey
• Marriage Date 18 Oct 1856
• Marriage Place Albemarle County
• Original Source Page 132

• Virginia Marriages, 1851-1929/Ancestry.com

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD81-BK5 :

• Confederate Pension Information Name John Murphy * Application Date 19 May 1889 *Application Place Jefferson * Spouse Nancy T Murphy *Death Date 7 Jan 1898
• Pension File Number 15769 * Application Type Widow *Household Members * Name *Age* Name Nancy T Murphy *Name John Murphy * Alabama Department of Archives and *History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection *#: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Moxley, Daniel N. - Musgrove, William H.

Death Certificate

• Name John Murphy
• Death Date 13 Apr 1910
• Death County Jefferson
• Volume 9
• Certificate 578 Roll 1
• Alabama Deaths, 1908-59/Ancestry.com