Father: James Crosby, born in New York
Mother: Rebecca Cameron, born in Kentucky
Husband: John T. Murphy
Mrs. Mary Jane Murphy, long-time resident of Douglas, died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. R. L. Swan, Monday afternoon following a long illness. Mrs. Murphy had been a resident of Douglas for forty-two years. She was the daughter of James and Rebecca Crosby. In 1870 she was married to James MacAllister, who became a scout in the government service and was killed by Indians in 1885. Two children were born to them. A son, Verne, died in his sixteenth year; a daughter, Mrs. H. P. Allen of Douglas survives. Surviving also are two sisters, Mrs. Nell Mowers of Genoa, Ill., and Mrs. Ella J. Stewart of Kingston, Ill. (Information was obtained from her obituary in the Douglas Budget May 8, 1930; mortuary and cemetery records.)
Mother: Rebecca Cameron, born in Kentucky
Husband: John T. Murphy
Mrs. Mary Jane Murphy, long-time resident of Douglas, died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. R. L. Swan, Monday afternoon following a long illness. Mrs. Murphy had been a resident of Douglas for forty-two years. She was the daughter of James and Rebecca Crosby. In 1870 she was married to James MacAllister, who became a scout in the government service and was killed by Indians in 1885. Two children were born to them. A son, Verne, died in his sixteenth year; a daughter, Mrs. H. P. Allen of Douglas survives. Surviving also are two sisters, Mrs. Nell Mowers of Genoa, Ill., and Mrs. Ella J. Stewart of Kingston, Ill. (Information was obtained from her obituary in the Douglas Budget May 8, 1930; mortuary and cemetery records.)
Father: James Crosby, born in New York
Mother: Rebecca Cameron, born in Kentucky
Husband: John T. Murphy
Mrs. Mary Jane Murphy, long-time resident of Douglas, died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. R. L. Swan, Monday afternoon following a long illness. Mrs. Murphy had been a resident of Douglas for forty-two years. She was the daughter of James and Rebecca Crosby. In 1870 she was married to James MacAllister, who became a scout in the government service and was killed by Indians in 1885. Two children were born to them. A son, Verne, died in his sixteenth year; a daughter, Mrs. H. P. Allen of Douglas survives. Surviving also are two sisters, Mrs. Nell Mowers of Genoa, Ill., and Mrs. Ella J. Stewart of Kingston, Ill. (Information was obtained from her obituary in the Douglas Budget May 8, 1930; mortuary and cemetery records.)
Mother: Rebecca Cameron, born in Kentucky
Husband: John T. Murphy
Mrs. Mary Jane Murphy, long-time resident of Douglas, died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. R. L. Swan, Monday afternoon following a long illness. Mrs. Murphy had been a resident of Douglas for forty-two years. She was the daughter of James and Rebecca Crosby. In 1870 she was married to James MacAllister, who became a scout in the government service and was killed by Indians in 1885. Two children were born to them. A son, Verne, died in his sixteenth year; a daughter, Mrs. H. P. Allen of Douglas survives. Surviving also are two sisters, Mrs. Nell Mowers of Genoa, Ill., and Mrs. Ella J. Stewart of Kingston, Ill. (Information was obtained from her obituary in the Douglas Budget May 8, 1930; mortuary and cemetery records.)
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