(From "History of Wabash County, Indiana" pub. 1884, pg. 369)
John F. Murphy, son of Oliver P. and America (Flora) Murphy, was born in Wabash County, Indiana, March 5, 1842. Oliver P. Murphy was one of the earliest settlers of Wabash County, having located in LaGro Township in 1836. John F. was engaged in the duties upon the home farm until 1861, when he enlisted in the Fourteenth Indiana Battery, with which he took part in the siege of Corinth. In a skirmish with Forrest, he, with twenty-five men of the battery, was taken prisoner. They were paroled and furloughed home, but as soon as an exchange was effected he rejoined the battery at Corinth, Mississippi. He remained in the army until the close of the war, and participated in many of the principal battles, where he distinguished himself by his bravery and hard fighting.
After the war, Mr. Murphy returned to his former home, and was married, May 30, 1866, to Angeline Anson. To this marriage was born one son - Frank. Mrs. Murphy died in 1868. The present Mrs. Murphy, to whom he was united September 14, 1869, was Miss Elizabeth Bechtol, a native of Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are the parents of four children, viz: Olive Ellena, Irvin, Augustus and John Lee.
John F. Murphy, son of Oliver P. and America (Flora) Murphy, was born in Wabash County, Indiana, March 5, 1842. Oliver P. Murphy was one of the earliest settlers of Wabash County, having located in LaGro Township in 1836. John F. was engaged in the duties upon the home farm until 1861, when he enlisted in the Fourteenth Indiana Battery, with which he took part in the siege of Corinth. In a skirmish with Forrest, he, with twenty-five men of the battery, was taken prisoner. They were paroled and furloughed home, but as soon as an exchange was effected he rejoined the battery at Corinth, Mississippi. He remained in the army until the close of the war, and participated in many of the principal battles, where he distinguished himself by his bravery and hard fighting.
After the war, Mr. Murphy returned to his former home, and was married, May 30, 1866, to Angeline Anson. To this marriage was born one son - Frank. Mrs. Murphy died in 1868. The present Mrs. Murphy, to whom he was united September 14, 1869, was Miss Elizabeth Bechtol, a native of Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are the parents of four children, viz: Olive Ellena, Irvin, Augustus and John Lee.
(From "History of Wabash County, Indiana" pub. 1884, pg. 369)
John F. Murphy, son of Oliver P. and America (Flora) Murphy, was born in Wabash County, Indiana, March 5, 1842. Oliver P. Murphy was one of the earliest settlers of Wabash County, having located in LaGro Township in 1836. John F. was engaged in the duties upon the home farm until 1861, when he enlisted in the Fourteenth Indiana Battery, with which he took part in the siege of Corinth. In a skirmish with Forrest, he, with twenty-five men of the battery, was taken prisoner. They were paroled and furloughed home, but as soon as an exchange was effected he rejoined the battery at Corinth, Mississippi. He remained in the army until the close of the war, and participated in many of the principal battles, where he distinguished himself by his bravery and hard fighting.
After the war, Mr. Murphy returned to his former home, and was married, May 30, 1866, to Angeline Anson. To this marriage was born one son - Frank. Mrs. Murphy died in 1868. The present Mrs. Murphy, to whom he was united September 14, 1869, was Miss Elizabeth Bechtol, a native of Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are the parents of four children, viz: Olive Ellena, Irvin, Augustus and John Lee.
John F. Murphy, son of Oliver P. and America (Flora) Murphy, was born in Wabash County, Indiana, March 5, 1842. Oliver P. Murphy was one of the earliest settlers of Wabash County, having located in LaGro Township in 1836. John F. was engaged in the duties upon the home farm until 1861, when he enlisted in the Fourteenth Indiana Battery, with which he took part in the siege of Corinth. In a skirmish with Forrest, he, with twenty-five men of the battery, was taken prisoner. They were paroled and furloughed home, but as soon as an exchange was effected he rejoined the battery at Corinth, Mississippi. He remained in the army until the close of the war, and participated in many of the principal battles, where he distinguished himself by his bravery and hard fighting.
After the war, Mr. Murphy returned to his former home, and was married, May 30, 1866, to Angeline Anson. To this marriage was born one son - Frank. Mrs. Murphy died in 1868. The present Mrs. Murphy, to whom he was united September 14, 1869, was Miss Elizabeth Bechtol, a native of Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are the parents of four children, viz: Olive Ellena, Irvin, Augustus and John Lee.
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