John Miller Murphy (1839 - 1916)

Born 3 Nov 1839 in Allen, Indiana, United States

Husband of Eliza Jane (McGuire) Murphy — married 20 Apr 1861 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Died 20 Dec 1916 at age 77 in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States

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Biography

John Miller Murphy was born in Indiana on November 3, 1839. In 1850, at the tender age of eleven, he traveled to Oregon with his older, married sister and a year later they moved to Olympia, Washington. There he held the position of clerk in his brother-in-law’s general merchandise store until 1856 at which time, he moved to Portland, Oregon to learn the trade of printing. In 1860 and after learning his trade, Mr. Murphy joined with anther man in Vancouver and created the newspaper, the Chronicle but that would only last for a few months. Mr. Murphy sold his half to his partner and moved to Olympia in June 1860. Once he was settled, he created the Standard newspaper, which he owned and operated until 1912. In 1862, he married Miss Eliza J. McGuire, they raised eight children before she passed away in November 1895. He then met and married Susan C. Sprague in May 1896. He was a supporter of the Union Army during the Civil War, women’s suffrage, and abolitionism. Mr. Murphy wrote several articles in support of the women’s suffrage movement, going so far as to publish an article in the book, The Souvenir of Western Women, edited by Mary Osborn Douthit in the year 1905.

Douthit, Mary Osborn. The Souvenir of Western Women. Portland: Anderson and Duniway Press, 1905.

Edwards, Thomas G. Sowing Good Seeds. Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press, 1990.

Prosser, William Farrand. A History of the Puget Sound Country. New York: Lewis Publishing Co. 1903. bio by: MICHELE ADKINS (49840618)

Burial

Odd Fellows Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington, USA ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/38243490/john-miller-murphy : accessed 22 July 2021), memorial page for John Miller Murphy (3 Nov 1839–20 Dec 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #38243490, citing Odd Fellows Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Elaine and Bill Schrock (contributor 46915548) .

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHW-V8Z : 21 December 2020), John M Murphy, Portland, Washington, Oregon, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Oregon Marriages, 1853-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HH8R-WT6Z : 13 February 2020), John M. Murphy, 1861.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6M1-XDW : 29 May 2021), James M Murphy, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTX-KG1 : 20 February 2021), J M Murphy, Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district ED 15, sheet 103D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,397.

• "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZJ-R8KZ : 22 July 2021), John Miller Murphy and Susan C Sprague, 1899.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMP1-H2S : accessed 22 July 2021), John M* Murphy, Olympia Precinct Olympia city Ward 2, 4, 6, Thurston, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 227, sheet 10B, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,752.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGVH-984 : accessed 22 July 2021), John M Murphy, Olympia Ward 2, Thurston, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 304, sheet 2B, family 54, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1672; FHL microfilm 1,375,685.

• "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HV67-XB6Z : 30 June 2021), John Mider Murphy, 1916.