Ida Mary Murphy was born on 22 May 1868 in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA. She was the daughter of John Riley Murphy (aft.1842-abt.1879) and Emily (Inlow) Murphy (abt.1848-). [1]
Ida M. Murphy married Stephen B. Hermsen on 2 April 1889 in St. Charles County, Missouri, USA. The couple had the following children: [1]
Around 1900 the Hermsen family left Missouri and moved to Indiana. They were recorded on the 15 April 1910 US Census as living in a house they owned on New Jersey Street, ED 200, Indianapolis Ward 11, Marion County, Indiana, USA. Stephen Hermsen was 44 and Ida (Murphy) Hermsen was 41 years old. Their 5 children were all living with them. Stephen Hermsen was an "Upholsterer: Owns Shop," while their 2 oldest daughters were "Office Stenographers". The others were "In School". Ida was the home-maker. The Census also recorded that the couple had been married for 22 years and that Ida had had 6 children, 5 of whom were still living in April 1910.[2]
Ten years later, as "Ida Hernsen," she was recorded as 51 years old, married to "Stephen Hernsen," age 52, both born in Missouri. They were living with 3 children: Adele, 25; Viola, 19; and Gerald, 15 years old, in a rented house on Chestnut St., Louisville Ward 12, ED 233, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. Stephen now called himself an "Interior Decorator" and their 2 daughters were both "Office Clerks". [3] Later they returned to Indianapolis.
Ida (Inlow) Hermsen passed away on 16 September 1927 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. She was 58 years old. No Find A Grave Memorial has been found for her. [1]
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