Suggested edit: Even though the tag says F. G. Murphy, I am fairly sure this should have been F. C. Murphy. I found no one with the initials F. G. Murphy living in the area at the genearal time of most of the death dates in this cemetery - the early 1900s. Here is information on Francis Coyne "Frank" Murphy:
Newspaper articles available at archive.org, Tonopah Daily Bonanza, Tonopah, Nevada:
-1910 June 28, Page 4 - PERSONALS - "Frank C. Murphy leaves this morning for Reno where he will look the fighters over."
-1910 Aug 6 - "CORONER'S JURY HOLDS INQUEST ON F. C. MURPHY - FINDS THAT DECEASED CAME TO HIS DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES." Paraphrased: Death occured about the 28th day of July, 1910, body found near Four Mile, Nye County, Nevada, by the Clifford boys, no evidence of vioence was found, jury ruled death by natural causes, signed by J. B. Lindsay, foreman.
-1910 Apr 6 - "MOTHER AND SISTER ARE APPRECIATIVE, GRATITUDE EXPRESSED FOR KINDNESS TO THE LATE FRANK MURPHY." pARAPHRASED: Sister, May Murphy wrote on behalf of herself and her mother, informed Judge H. H. Atkinson of Frank's full name, birth date, place of birth, and stated that his middle name, Coyne, was the maiden name of their mother.
Other information on Frank Murphy, gathered from ancestry.com - census report:
-1910 US Census showed Frank C. Murphy, age 33, lived in Tonopah, worked at a saloon as a bartender, wage earner, single, and rented a house.
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Suggested edit: Even though the tag says F. G. Murphy, I am fairly sure this should have been F. C. Murphy. I found no one with the initials F. G. Murphy living in the area at the genearal time of most of the death dates in this cemetery - the early 1900s. Here is information on Francis Coyne "Frank" Murphy:
Newspaper articles available at archive.org, Tonopah Daily Bonanza, Tonopah, Nevada:
-1910 June 28, Page 4 - PERSONALS - "Frank C. Murphy leaves this morning for Reno where he will look the fighters over."
-1910 Aug 6 - "CORONER'S JURY HOLDS INQUEST ON F. C. MURPHY - FINDS THAT DECEASED CAME TO HIS DEATH FROM NATURAL CAUSES." Paraphrased: Death occured about the 28th day of July, 1910, body found near Four Mile, Nye County, Nevada, by the Clifford boys, no evidence of vioence was found, jury ruled death by natural causes, signed by J. B. Lindsay, foreman.
-1910 Apr 6 - "MOTHER AND SISTER ARE APPRECIATIVE, GRATITUDE EXPRESSED FOR KINDNESS TO THE LATE FRANK MURPHY." pARAPHRASED: Sister, May Murphy wrote on behalf of herself and her mother, informed Judge H. H. Atkinson of Frank's full name, birth date, place of birth, and stated that his middle name, Coyne, was the maiden name of their mother.
Other information on Frank Murphy, gathered from ancestry.com - census report:
-1910 US Census showed Frank C. Murphy, age 33, lived in Tonopah, worked at a saloon as a bartender, wage earner, single, and rented a house.
Contributor: (48339058)
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