Merritt
Murphy
Born about in Iowa
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Leona (Hankins) Murphy
— married
1 Jan 1888 in Hay Springs, Nebraska, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Edgar Murphy, Arpha Murphy, James Murphy, Charles Murphy, Dean Murphy, Charlotte May Murphy and Clara Murphy
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Nov 2018
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Biography
1888 - married Leona Hankins on January 1 in Hay Springs, Nebraska. His parents were listed as Marshall and Mary Jane (Helmich) Murphy.[1]
1900 - living in Pennington County, South Dakota with Leona and their children. Age 43; married 12 years; farmer. [2]
1910 - living in Cheyenne River, South Dakota, with his wife Leona and their six children. Age 52; married 23 years; both parents born Indiana; farmer. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRD-V3R : accessed 14 November 2018), Merritt Murphy, Forbes, Pactola, Hill City, Cross Mine, Cresville, Mountain City, Tigerville, Sheridan, Rochfo, Pennington, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40, sheet 13B, family 298, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,553.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPX4-571 : accessed 13 November 2018), Mernt Murphy, Cheyenne River, Fall River, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 2A, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1480; FHL microfilm 1,375,493.
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