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Francis Simon “Frank” Murphy

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Francis Simon “Frank” Murphy

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
16 Jan 1938 (aged 80)
Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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The Calumet News, January 17, 1938, page 5. "Frank Murphy, Former Laurium Man, Striken. Frank Murphy, 80, former well known Laurium contractor, died this morning in Houghton following a long illness. Mr. Murphy was well known in the district and was a resident here for many years. Surviving are several children in Detroit and Cleveland. The body has been removed to the Thomas funeral chapel in Calumet pending word from absent relatives."

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Parents' marriage:
1842 Sep 5 marriage Cuyahoga County, Ohio
William Murphy to Sophia Fisk

1860 Census, Wilton, Waseca, MN
Murphy, Sophia, 34, b. OH, seamstress, $150
-, Clementina, 16, b. PA
-, Sarah A, 13
-, John F, 10
-, Wm M, 8 [memorial #135471656]
-, Susan H, 5
-, Francis, 3

1864 Oct 1 marriage Waseca, Minnesota
Benjamin Gorrell to Sophia Murphy
in the house of Sophia Murphy, in the presence of Adna Carpenter and of W. Tefft. By J W Hosmer J. P.

1865 MN Census, Janesville, Waseca, MN
Gorrell, Benjamin
-, Sophia
Murphy, Willie
-, Susan
-, Frances

1870 Census Waseca, Waseca, MN
Gorrell, Sophia, 44, b. OH, keeping house, $100
Murphy, William M, 18, b. Penn, laborer
-, Francis S, 13, b. Penn, at home
-, Gorrell, Benjamin, 2, b. Minn [mem #47507577)

1875 MN Census, Woodville, Waseca, MN
Gorrell, Sophia, 49, b. OH, parents b. VT
Murphy, William M, 23, b. PA, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH
-, Francis S., 18, b. PA, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH
Gorrell, Benjamin D., 7, b. MN, father b. Virginia, mother b. OH

1880 Census, Moody, Dakota Territory
Murphy, Frank, 23, single, farmer, b. 1857 PA, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH
[nephew Harley Fiske Murphy (memorial #135471656) son of brother William M, was born in Moody County, South Dakota, in 1885]

1881 Dec 1 marriage Waseca, Minnesota
Sophia Gorrell of Waseca Co
to
Thomas Pettijohn of the County of Nicolett, MN [possibly memorial #71225655]
witnesses James Hughes and J. F. Murphy

1884 Jul 31 marriage Kasson, Dodge, Minn
Frank S. Murphy to Ione G. Jones

1885 Apr 23 birth Plainview, Wabasha MN
Franklin J. Murphy
father Frank L. Murphy [Frank S. Murphy]
mother So...G. [Ione G.]
[no image available]

1886 May 24 birth Plainview, Wabasha, MN
Robert G. Murphy
father Frank S., b. Penn.
mother Grace, b. Penn

1885 Census, Plainview Wabasha, Minn
Murphy, S Frank, 28, b. PA, father of foreign birth
-, G Jane [Ione], 21, b. MN
-, M Frank, 0y1m, b. MN
Pettijohn, Sophia, 59, b. OH
Gorrell, D Benjamin, 17, b. MN

1891 May 6 birth Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Murphy, male
father F. S. Murphy, b. US
mother Ione, b. US

1895 MN Census, Duluth City, Ward 5, St. Louis County, Minn
310 West 4th St.
Murphy, Frank S, 32, b. Penn., 28yrs in MN, 8mos res of this district, teamster, worked 12 mos, father of foreign birth, mother not
-, Ione G., 30, b. Minn, parents not of foreign birth
-, Frank M. J., 10, b. Minn
-, Robert G., 9, b. Minn
-, Baby, 6.12. b. Minn

1909 Aug 12 marriage Laurium, Houghton, Michigan
Robert G. Murphy, 23, b. Plainview, Minn., father Frank S. Murphy, mother Ione G. Jones
to
Pearl Bennett, 20, b. 1889 Beacon, MI, father Thos. H. Bennett, mother Annie Williams

City Directory, Calumet, Houghton, Hancock and Laurium Michigan. State Library of Michigan. 1910, in Laurium, Frank S. Murphy, carpenter, resided at 212 Florida. Robert G. Murphy, clerk at the Post Office, resided 441 Pewabic. By 1912 in the Directory, Frank S. was still listed as a carpenter living at 212 Florida, but Robert G. was listed as a mailing clerk at the Post Office and residing at 212 Florida as well.

1920 Census, Laurium, Houghton, MI
340 Osceola St.
Gardner, Gilbert, 41, b. MI
-, Alice, 32
-, Margaret, 23
-, Nidward, 11
-, Rose, 17
-, Edith, 15
Mac Leod, Angus, 49, lodger, b. Scotland
Murphy, Frank, 62, lodger, b. PA, divorced, can read and write, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH, contractor, own business
Masich, Jacob, 40, lodger, b. Croatia
14 more lodgers

1930 Census, Laurium, Houghton, MI
402 Hecla Street
Schmitt, Joseph, 59, boarder, b. MI
10 other boarders
Murphy, Frank, 73, div, b. PA, lodger, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH, carpenter, contractor
[only one listed as lodger]

1938 Jan 16 death Stanton, Houghton, MI
Frank S Murphy
80, widowed
Death certificate says he died in Stanton Township at the Infirmerary [sic] of Chronic Myocarditis with Acute Cardiac [indecipherable] for 2 days. Other causes listed senility. Informant Warren Bell listed "unknown" for almost all questions, except that Frank's marital status was widow and he was about 80. Burial to be Jan. 18, 1938 in Lakeview.

SON:

1917 WWI Draft Reg Houghton Co, MI
Robert Gilbert Murphy
b. 24 May 1886

1920 Census, Laurium, Houghton, MI
424 Pewabic St
Murphy, Robert, 33, b. MN
-, Pearl, 31, b. MI
-, Ralph, 5
-, Bruce, 2
Bennetts, Thomas, 60, father-in-law, b. MI

1930 Census, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI
Murphy, Robert G, 43, b. MN, father be PA, mother b. VT, O F, mail carrier, US post office
-, Pearl, 41, b. MI
-, Ralph B, 15
-, Bruce F, 12
Bennets, Thomas, 70, father-in-law, b. MI

1942 Apr 27 WWI Draft Reg Homer, Winona, MN
Robert Gilbert Murphy
55, complexion dark, eyes brown, hair gray, 5'10", 170 lbs.
employer self
b. 24 may 1886 Plainview, MN
relative Mrs. Grace Ernst, 418 Grand St. Winona Minn.
The Calumet News, January 17, 1938, page 5. "Frank Murphy, Former Laurium Man, Striken. Frank Murphy, 80, former well known Laurium contractor, died this morning in Houghton following a long illness. Mr. Murphy was well known in the district and was a resident here for many years. Surviving are several children in Detroit and Cleveland. The body has been removed to the Thomas funeral chapel in Calumet pending word from absent relatives."

_____________________________________________________

Parents' marriage:
1842 Sep 5 marriage Cuyahoga County, Ohio
William Murphy to Sophia Fisk

1860 Census, Wilton, Waseca, MN
Murphy, Sophia, 34, b. OH, seamstress, $150
-, Clementina, 16, b. PA
-, Sarah A, 13
-, John F, 10
-, Wm M, 8 [memorial #135471656]
-, Susan H, 5
-, Francis, 3

1864 Oct 1 marriage Waseca, Minnesota
Benjamin Gorrell to Sophia Murphy
in the house of Sophia Murphy, in the presence of Adna Carpenter and of W. Tefft. By J W Hosmer J. P.

1865 MN Census, Janesville, Waseca, MN
Gorrell, Benjamin
-, Sophia
Murphy, Willie
-, Susan
-, Frances

1870 Census Waseca, Waseca, MN
Gorrell, Sophia, 44, b. OH, keeping house, $100
Murphy, William M, 18, b. Penn, laborer
-, Francis S, 13, b. Penn, at home
-, Gorrell, Benjamin, 2, b. Minn [mem #47507577)

1875 MN Census, Woodville, Waseca, MN
Gorrell, Sophia, 49, b. OH, parents b. VT
Murphy, William M, 23, b. PA, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH
-, Francis S., 18, b. PA, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH
Gorrell, Benjamin D., 7, b. MN, father b. Virginia, mother b. OH

1880 Census, Moody, Dakota Territory
Murphy, Frank, 23, single, farmer, b. 1857 PA, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH
[nephew Harley Fiske Murphy (memorial #135471656) son of brother William M, was born in Moody County, South Dakota, in 1885]

1881 Dec 1 marriage Waseca, Minnesota
Sophia Gorrell of Waseca Co
to
Thomas Pettijohn of the County of Nicolett, MN [possibly memorial #71225655]
witnesses James Hughes and J. F. Murphy

1884 Jul 31 marriage Kasson, Dodge, Minn
Frank S. Murphy to Ione G. Jones

1885 Apr 23 birth Plainview, Wabasha MN
Franklin J. Murphy
father Frank L. Murphy [Frank S. Murphy]
mother So...G. [Ione G.]
[no image available]

1886 May 24 birth Plainview, Wabasha, MN
Robert G. Murphy
father Frank S., b. Penn.
mother Grace, b. Penn

1885 Census, Plainview Wabasha, Minn
Murphy, S Frank, 28, b. PA, father of foreign birth
-, G Jane [Ione], 21, b. MN
-, M Frank, 0y1m, b. MN
Pettijohn, Sophia, 59, b. OH
Gorrell, D Benjamin, 17, b. MN

1891 May 6 birth Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Murphy, male
father F. S. Murphy, b. US
mother Ione, b. US

1895 MN Census, Duluth City, Ward 5, St. Louis County, Minn
310 West 4th St.
Murphy, Frank S, 32, b. Penn., 28yrs in MN, 8mos res of this district, teamster, worked 12 mos, father of foreign birth, mother not
-, Ione G., 30, b. Minn, parents not of foreign birth
-, Frank M. J., 10, b. Minn
-, Robert G., 9, b. Minn
-, Baby, 6.12. b. Minn

1909 Aug 12 marriage Laurium, Houghton, Michigan
Robert G. Murphy, 23, b. Plainview, Minn., father Frank S. Murphy, mother Ione G. Jones
to
Pearl Bennett, 20, b. 1889 Beacon, MI, father Thos. H. Bennett, mother Annie Williams

City Directory, Calumet, Houghton, Hancock and Laurium Michigan. State Library of Michigan. 1910, in Laurium, Frank S. Murphy, carpenter, resided at 212 Florida. Robert G. Murphy, clerk at the Post Office, resided 441 Pewabic. By 1912 in the Directory, Frank S. was still listed as a carpenter living at 212 Florida, but Robert G. was listed as a mailing clerk at the Post Office and residing at 212 Florida as well.

1920 Census, Laurium, Houghton, MI
340 Osceola St.
Gardner, Gilbert, 41, b. MI
-, Alice, 32
-, Margaret, 23
-, Nidward, 11
-, Rose, 17
-, Edith, 15
Mac Leod, Angus, 49, lodger, b. Scotland
Murphy, Frank, 62, lodger, b. PA, divorced, can read and write, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH, contractor, own business
Masich, Jacob, 40, lodger, b. Croatia
14 more lodgers

1930 Census, Laurium, Houghton, MI
402 Hecla Street
Schmitt, Joseph, 59, boarder, b. MI
10 other boarders
Murphy, Frank, 73, div, b. PA, lodger, father b. Ireland, mother b. OH, carpenter, contractor
[only one listed as lodger]

1938 Jan 16 death Stanton, Houghton, MI
Frank S Murphy
80, widowed
Death certificate says he died in Stanton Township at the Infirmerary [sic] of Chronic Myocarditis with Acute Cardiac [indecipherable] for 2 days. Other causes listed senility. Informant Warren Bell listed "unknown" for almost all questions, except that Frank's marital status was widow and he was about 80. Burial to be Jan. 18, 1938 in Lakeview.

SON:

1917 WWI Draft Reg Houghton Co, MI
Robert Gilbert Murphy
b. 24 May 1886

1920 Census, Laurium, Houghton, MI
424 Pewabic St
Murphy, Robert, 33, b. MN
-, Pearl, 31, b. MI
-, Ralph, 5
-, Bruce, 2
Bennetts, Thomas, 60, father-in-law, b. MI

1930 Census, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI
Murphy, Robert G, 43, b. MN, father be PA, mother b. VT, O F, mail carrier, US post office
-, Pearl, 41, b. MI
-, Ralph B, 15
-, Bruce F, 12
Bennets, Thomas, 70, father-in-law, b. MI

1942 Apr 27 WWI Draft Reg Homer, Winona, MN
Robert Gilbert Murphy
55, complexion dark, eyes brown, hair gray, 5'10", 170 lbs.
employer self
b. 24 may 1886 Plainview, MN
relative Mrs. Grace Ernst, 418 Grand St. Winona Minn.


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