John Emerald Murphy (1902 - 1996)

Born 8 Nov 1902 in Howard, Elk County, Kansas

Husband of Mabel Esther Bretches — married 18 Oct 1922 (to 1927) in Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1996 at age 94 in Howard, Elk County, Kansas

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Richard Parker [send private message]

Biography

Johnny was born on November 8, 1902 in Howard, Elk County, Kansas. Johnny married Mabel Bretches on October 18, 1922 in Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas. After Mabel's death, he married Elise Arabell Francisco. He passed away on December 24, 1996 in Howard, Elk county, Kansas and buried in the Moline Cemetery, Moline, Elk County, Kansas ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ A Memorial On Find A Grave (Memorial Number: 17030831).

Marriage

1922 --- U. S. NEWSPAPERS.COM MARRIAGE INDEX 1600'S-1999

Name: Mable E. Bratches

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Birth Date: About 1904

Residence Place: Longton

Marriage Date: 1922

Spouse: John E. Murphy

Gender: Male

Age: 19

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Citation: Publication Date: 3/ Nov/ 1922; Publication Place: Cedar Vale, Kansas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/419638952/?article=e8db86b1-708c-4bf0-ac17-20a4a1bb3807/acc602c8-931a-4a69-b80c-5f730437336e&focus=0.63378274,0.8743549,0.78661406,0.9169261&xid=3398 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2020. --- Description: This database consists of facts extracted from marriages found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800s to 1999.

Military

1942 --- U. S. WORLD WAR II DRAFT CARDS YOUNG MEN 1940-1947

Name: Johnnie Emerald Murphy

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 39

Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)

Birth Date: November 8, 1902

Birth Place: Elk County, Kansas, USA

Residence Place: Elk Falls, Elk, Kansas, USA

Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942

Registration Place: Kansas, USA

Employer: Self

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 150

Complexion: Light

Hair Color: Gray

Eye Color: Blue

Next of Kin: J E Murphy

Household Members: Johnnie Emerald Murphy - Self (Head) ----- J E Murphy - Father

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Citation: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kansas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 275 --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. --- Description: This database contains World War II draft registration cards from multiple registrations filled out by men in select states aged 18–44.

U. S. Censuses

1930 --- U. S. Federal CensusFall River Township, Wilson County, Kansas -- Dwelling Number: 12 - Line 36 - Page: 66A - Microfilm Roll: 726 ----- John E. Murphy 27 (head) -- Elise E. 26 (wife) -- Zelma M. 6 (daughter) -- Edwin 11/12 (son) --- United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.---Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

1940 --- U. S. Federal, Census, Howard Township, Elk County, Kansas -- Dwelling Number: 171 - Line: 47 - Page: 8B - Microfilm Roll: 1230. John E. Murphy 36 (head) -- Elsie A. 35 (wife) -- Zelma M. 16 (daughter) -- James Edwin 10 (son) -- Robert Dean 1 (son) --- United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. --- Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.

1950 United States Federal Census View 1950 United States Federal Census

Name Johnnie E Murphy Age 47 Birth Date abt 1903 Gender Male Race White Birth Place Kansas Marital Status Married Relation to Head of House Head Residence Date 1950 Home in 1950 Paw Paw, Elk, Kansas, USA Street Name Lower Paw Paw-8 Apartment Number West For 11-8 Right Dwelling Number 56 Farm Yes Questionnaire Number 35 Occupation Farmer Industry Farm Occupation Category Working Hours Worked 75 Worker Class Own Business Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Johnnie E Murphy 47 Head Elsie A Murphy

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Wife Robert D Murphy

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Son Researcher: Source Citation: National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Paw Paw, Elk, Kansas; Roll: 330; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 25-13. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. --- Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC.

Kansas Censuses

Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925 View Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

Name J E Murphey Census Date 1925 Residence County Elk Residence State Kansas Locality Oak Valley Birth Place Kansas Family Number 13 Marital Status Married Gender Male Age 22 Birth Year abt 1903 Race White Relation Head Spouse's Name Mable Murphey Household Member(s) (Name) Age Relationship J E Murphey 22 Head Mable Murphey

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Wife Zelma Murphey

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Daughter Researcher: Richard Parker Source Citation: Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_45; Line: 16. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

Social Security

1996 --- U. S. SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX 1935-2014

Name: Johnnie E. Murphy

Social Security Number: 510-24-5819

Birth Date: Novembere 8, 1902

Issue Year: Before 1951

Issue State: Kansas

Last Residence: 67045, Eureka, Greenwood, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 24 December 24, 1996

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Citation: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. --- Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. --- Description: The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence

Obituary

1996 -- OBITUARY:

Johnnie Emerald Murphy passed away Tuesday, December 24, 1996 at Howard, KS. He was 94 years of age. Johnnie was born November 8, 1902 on a farm five miles north of Howard, to John Edwin and Nancy Jane (Adams) Murphy. He attended Elk County schools and grew to manhood in the Howard area. He married Mable Bretches in October of 1922 at Seda, KS. Mable died in Janury of 1927 after giving birth to their daughter, Zelma and her twin, who died three days after birth.

On March 14, 1928 he married Elsie Arabell Francisco at Fredonia, KS and to this union were born two sons, James Edwin and Robert Dean. They owned and operated a farm in Elk County until 1957, and then moved to Moline, KS in 1958. He was employed at Mac's Service in Moline, and was caretaker of the Moline Cemetery for several years. Johnnie worked in carpentry, house painting and lawn care since retiring in 1965. He loved to sing to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and spent many hours in his flower and vegetable garden after moving to Howard in 1975. He was one of the first elders of the Howard Church of Chrit and enjoyed spending time with this wife and family. He is survived by his wife, Elsie, his sons, James of Clearwater and Robert of Benton; his daughter, Zelma Carriger of Topeka; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Friday, December 27, 1996 at the Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard with Tom Henry of Wichita, KS, officiating. Betty Russell provided the organ music. Diana Carriger sang "How Beautiful Heaven Must Be" and "An Empty Mansion". The casket bearers were Billy Carriger, Greg Carriger, Michael Gardner, Jerry Murphy, Robert Murphy, Jr., and Johnnie Murphy. Interment was held in the Moline Cemetery. A memorial has been established with the Howard Church of Christ.

Contributions may be left with the funeral home. The funeral arrangements were made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.

Community Tree

the Geneanet Community Trees Index Geneanet Community Trees Index

Name Johnnie Emerald Murphy Gender M (Male) Birth Date 8 nov. 1902 (8 Nov 1902) Birth Place Howard, Elk, Kansas, USA Death Date 24 déc. 1996 (24 Dec 1996) Death Place Howard, Elk, Kansas, USA Spouse Mabel Esther Bretches Child Thelma Pearl Murphy Zelma Muriel Murphy View on Geneanet https://gw.geneanet.org/rlewis1971?n=murphy&oc=&p=johnnie+emerald Researcher: Richard Parker Source Information; Ancestry.com. Geneanet Community Trees Index [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. --- Original data: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet --- Description; This collection contains an index of more than 1.5 million family trees accumulated into a single database. The information in this collection was compiled through Geneanet, a collaborative genealogy website. Each record in the index includes a link to the originating family tree on Geneanet. Records from the original site can be viewed in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese

Cemetery

1996 --- FIND A GRAVE INDEX 1600'S-CURRENT

Name: Johnnie Emerald Murphy

Birth Date: November 8, 1902

Birth Place: Howard, Elk County, Kansas, United States of America

Death Date: December 24, 1996

Death Place: Howard, Elk County, Kansas, United States of America

Cemetery: Moline Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Moline, Elk County, Kansas, United States of America

Has Bio?: Yes

Father: John Edwin Murphy

Mother: Nancy Jane Murphy

Spouse: Elsie Arabell Murphy -- Mabel Esther Murphy

Children: Robert Dean Murphy -- James Edwin Murphy -- Zelma Muriel Carriger -- Thelma Pearl Murphy

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17030831/johnnie-emerald-murphy

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. --- Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. --- Description: This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave. Corrections and additions to memorials can be submitted on the Find a Grave site. When viewing a record in this database, you can navigate to the corresponding memorial on Find a Grave by clicking "Go to website" or clicking on the Find a Grave URL. Once viewing the memorial on Find a Grave, corrections can be submitted by clicking the 'edit' tab.