Born in Berkeley County, Virginia, United States
Daughter of Samuel Murphy
and Lydia (Johnson) Murphy
Sister of
William Murphy, Joseph Murphy, Robert Murphy, Mary (Murphy) Hess, Elizabeth (Murphy) McDonald, Sarah (Murphy) Boyd, James E. Murphy and Annetta (Murphy) Hockman
Wife of
John Alexander Boyd
— married
19 May 1881 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Arthur E. H. Boyd, Homer Cleveland Boyd, Frederick Alexander Boyd, Susan Frances (Boyd) Strouse and Hunter James Boyd
Died
at age 64
in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jun 2015
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Biography
Virginia was a daughter of Samuel Murphy and Lydia Johnson. She married John A. Boyd in Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia. They had five known children. She died on 27 April 1911 in Berkeley County and was buried in Tomahawk Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Jennie's sister, Sarah, married John's brother, David "James" Boyd.
Marriage
- Husband: John Alexander Boyd
- Wife: Virginia Murphy
- Child: Arthur E. H. Boyd
- Child: Homer Cleveland Boyd
- Child: Frederick Alexander Boyd
- Child: Susan Sadie Frances Boyd
- Child: Hunter James Boyd
- Marriage:
- Date: 19 MAY 1881
- Place: Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia[1]
Sources
- Source: S3126 1850 United States Federal Census, Household of Samuel Murphy, enumerated 14 September 1850, Berkeley County, Virginia - The 9 District; Series M432, Roll 936, page 272. Repository: #R175
- Source: S25 1860 U. S. Federal Census. Household of Samuel Murphy, enumerated 18 August 1860. Berkeley County, Virginia - Post Office Tomahawk. Series M653, Roll 1335, page 249 (925). :Repository #R175
- Guy L. Keesecker, compiler, Marriage Records of Berkeley County VA 1781-1854 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983); page 26 "Boyd John A 37 w Md m Murphy, Va 34 S Berk R3 May 19, 1881 Wm A & Eliz Samuel & Lydia 19B51."
- John A. Boyd and Virginia Murphy marriage, 19 May 1881, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia; http://www.wvculture.org/index.aspx ; Berkeley County, West Virginia, Marriage Register page 51
- 1900 Federal Census. Household of Jennie Boyd, enumerated 1 June 1900. Berkeley County, West Virginia - Hedgesville Magisterial District. Series T623, Roll 1755, ED 13, page 1A. Repository: #R175
- 1910 Federal Census. Household of Jennie Boyd, enumerated 30 April 1910. Berkeley County, West Virginia - Hedgesville Magisterial District. Series T624, Roll 1676, ED 17, sheet 13B. Repository: #R175
- Tomahawk Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church Road, Tomahawk, West Virginia 25427, (304) 754-8869; "JENNIE BOYD / BORN / May 29, 1846 / DIED / Apr. 27, 1911 / Aged 64 yrs."
- Repository: R175 National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia
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