John Murphy (1840 - 1923)

Born 25 May 1840 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ada Isabel (Williams) Hale — married 1907 in Indiana, United States

Died 18 Jul 1923 at age 83 in Michigantown, Clinton, Indiana, United States

Biography

John Murphy is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army
Company I, 100th Indiana Infantry

John Murphy, the oldest of five siblings born to Alexander B Murphy and Mary (Van Sweringen) Murphy (1820-abt.1860), was born in 1840 in Pennsylvania.

John married twice - Rebecca Kelley when he was age 40 and Ada Williams when he was 67 and Ada was 37.

Marriage

1. Rebecca Kelley, m. 1880
2. Ada I Williams, m. 1907^[1]

Death & Burial

John Murphy died at age 83 of cerebral hemorrhage on 18 July 1923 in Michigan, Clinton, Indiana. He was a retired farmer, married to Ada I Murphy.

Father: Alexander Murphy, Pennsylvania

Mother: Mary Van Sweringen, Pennsylvania.^[2]

He was buried at Brandon Cemetery in Michigantown, Clinton County, Indiana, USA

Sources

1. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WP2K-LDW2 : 7 August 2020), Alexander B Murphy in entry for John Murphy, 1907.
2. ↑ Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMK-QW5 : 24 August 2017), Alexander Murphy in household of John Murphy, Michigan, Clinton, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 6, sheet 80D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,270. 00:30, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

John Murphy Self Male 39 Pennsylvania, United States

Rebecca Murphy Wife Female 40 Indiana, United States

Alexander Murphy Father Male 64 Pennsylvania, United States

Margaret Nicolle Sister Female 35 Pennsylvania, United States

Cory A Nicolle Niece Female 7 Indiana, United States

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Michigan, Clinton, Indiana; Roll: T624_343; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374356. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana 22:10, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

John Murphy 69, married 2 years, Pennsylvania,

Adie I Murphy 40, married 2 years, 4 children, 3 living, Wisconsin, father-Wales, mother-Ohio

Gladis V Murphy 18, single, Indiana

James W Murphy 15, single, Indiana

Edith L Murphy 12, single, Indiana

• Indiana, Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. 22:55, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

Name: John Murphy

Birth Year: abt 1840

Age: 22

Enrollment Date: 29 Aug 1862

Discharge Date: 8 Jun 1865

Place: Frankfort, Indiana

Company: I

Regiment: 100

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7T5D-45T2 : 23 October 2019), John Murphy, ; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers. 21:59, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
• Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Indiana Death Certificate 22:01, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 September 2020), memorial page for John Murphy (25 May 1840–18 Jul 1923), Find A Grave: Memorial #10401507, citing Brandon Cemetery, Michigantown, Clinton County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Robin Huffer D'Agostino (contributor 26163610).