Judge William P. Murphy (1828-1884) Mexican-American War Co. K, 4th IL INF
William P. Murphy was born Nov 11, 1828 in Lincoln County, TN, but whose parentage is not known. In July 1846, at age 18, William enlisted with the 4th Illinois Infantry, Company K for a 12-month tour in the Mexican-American War as a Private. He mustered out in May of 1847. Two years later in 1849, William married Mrs. Mary J. Frush, a widow with a baby girl. The young family moved to Washington County, where William worked as a merchant (1850 Census).
There are several Murphy families living in Randolph County which do not immediately appear to be related, but perhaps are: Lawson Murphy (b. VA), John Murphy and a different William Murphy, both born in Ireland. Lawson Murphy was in Randolph County in about 1820, but John and William didn't move in until the 1840's. Between 1850 and 1860, William attended law school and set up a practice in Sparta. The Sparta Directory of 1859 lists William as an attorney. The Directory also lists a John Calvin Murphy and David Murphy living is Sparta. The 1860 Census finds William employed as an attorney, residing on T5S R5W (Sparta & Eden areas) with 6 children and living next to A.B. Murphy (perhaps Andrew Bryson Murphy, son of Lawson). By the 1870 Census, William had been appointed a judge in the Common Pleas Court, had 8 children and was living in T5S R6W, the Schuline area. The family moved to Sparta by 1880, and lived at 33 Main Street with William still a county judge.
William's life was cut short at age 55 when he accidently fell from a third-floor hotel window in St. Louis on April 18, 1884. He was buried in Union Cemetery. Mary died a few years later on October 25, 1891 at age 62. She offered a spoken will and testament on her death bed, leaving everything to her oldest daughter, Clarinda J. Murphy, and charging her other 3 attending children to see that her wishes were carried out. Mary is also buried in Union Cemetery next to William, sons Emmon L. and Homer and daughter Mary Alice.
Researched and authored by Carole Morris Pancake, cemeterist, (ID 49421609) 8/8/2022
Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org databases
U.S. Census: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 1880
"United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848", database with images, FamilySearch
http://grundych.org/05_Res/Military/Mexican_War_Veterans.pdf
https://apps.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/mexicanSearch.do
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/380725:9759
Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137442405/william-p-murphy: Maintained by Pat Oder (contributor 48351374).
Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137442501/mary-j-murphy: accessed 08 August 2022), Maintained by Pat Oder (contributor 48351374).
Contributor: David Shaw (48646632) • [email protected]
William P. Murphy was born Nov 11, 1828 in Lincoln County, TN, but whose parentage is not known. In July 1846, at age 18, William enlisted with the 4th Illinois Infantry, Company K for a 12-month tour in the Mexican-American War as a Private. He mustered out in May of 1847. Two years later in 1849, William married Mrs. Mary J. Frush, a widow with a baby girl. The young family moved to Washington County, where William worked as a merchant (1850 Census).
There are several Murphy families living in Randolph County which do not immediately appear to be related, but perhaps are: Lawson Murphy (b. VA), John Murphy and a different William Murphy, both born in Ireland. Lawson Murphy was in Randolph County in about 1820, but John and William didn't move in until the 1840's. Between 1850 and 1860, William attended law school and set up a practice in Sparta. The Sparta Directory of 1859 lists William as an attorney. The Directory also lists a John Calvin Murphy and David Murphy living is Sparta. The 1860 Census finds William employed as an attorney, residing on T5S R5W (Sparta & Eden areas) with 6 children and living next to A.B. Murphy (perhaps Andrew Bryson Murphy, son of Lawson). By the 1870 Census, William had been appointed a judge in the Common Pleas Court, had 8 children and was living in T5S R6W, the Schuline area. The family moved to Sparta by 1880, and lived at 33 Main Street with William still a county judge.
William's life was cut short at age 55 when he accidently fell from a third-floor hotel window in St. Louis on April 18, 1884. He was buried in Union Cemetery. Mary died a few years later on October 25, 1891 at age 62. She offered a spoken will and testament on her death bed, leaving everything to her oldest daughter, Clarinda J. Murphy, and charging her other 3 attending children to see that her wishes were carried out. Mary is also buried in Union Cemetery next to William, sons Emmon L. and Homer and daughter Mary Alice.
Researched and authored by Carole Morris Pancake, cemeterist, (ID 49421609) 8/8/2022
Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org databases
U.S. Census: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 1880
"United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848", database with images, FamilySearch
http://grundych.org/05_Res/Military/Mexican_War_Veterans.pdf
https://apps.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/mexicanSearch.do
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/380725:9759
Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137442405/william-p-murphy: Maintained by Pat Oder (contributor 48351374).
Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137442501/mary-j-murphy: accessed 08 August 2022), Maintained by Pat Oder (contributor 48351374).
Contributor: David Shaw (48646632) • [email protected]
Judge William P. Murphy (1828-1884) Mexican-American War Co. K, 4th IL INF
William P. Murphy was born Nov 11, 1828 in Lincoln County, TN, but whose parentage is not known. In July 1846, at age 18, William enlisted with the 4th Illinois Infantry, Company K for a 12-month tour in the Mexican-American War as a Private. He mustered out in May of 1847. Two years later in 1849, William married Mrs. Mary J. Frush, a widow with a baby girl. The young family moved to Washington County, where William worked as a merchant (1850 Census).
There are several Murphy families living in Randolph County which do not immediately appear to be related, but perhaps are: Lawson Murphy (b. VA), John Murphy and a different William Murphy, both born in Ireland. Lawson Murphy was in Randolph County in about 1820, but John and William didn't move in until the 1840's. Between 1850 and 1860, William attended law school and set up a practice in Sparta. The Sparta Directory of 1859 lists William as an attorney. The Directory also lists a John Calvin Murphy and David Murphy living is Sparta. The 1860 Census finds William employed as an attorney, residing on T5S R5W (Sparta & Eden areas) with 6 children and living next to A.B. Murphy (perhaps Andrew Bryson Murphy, son of Lawson). By the 1870 Census, William had been appointed a judge in the Common Pleas Court, had 8 children and was living in T5S R6W, the Schuline area. The family moved to Sparta by 1880, and lived at 33 Main Street with William still a county judge.
William's life was cut short at age 55 when he accidently fell from a third-floor hotel window in St. Louis on April 18, 1884. He was buried in Union Cemetery. Mary died a few years later on October 25, 1891 at age 62. She offered a spoken will and testament on her death bed, leaving everything to her oldest daughter, Clarinda J. Murphy, and charging her other 3 attending children to see that her wishes were carried out. Mary is also buried in Union Cemetery next to William, sons Emmon L. and Homer and daughter Mary Alice.
Researched and authored by Carole Morris Pancake, cemeterist, (ID 49421609) 8/8/2022
Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org databases
U.S. Census: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 1880
"United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848", database with images, FamilySearch
http://grundych.org/05_Res/Military/Mexican_War_Veterans.pdf
https://apps.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/mexicanSearch.do
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/380725:9759
Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137442405/william-p-murphy: Maintained by Pat Oder (contributor 48351374).
Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137442501/mary-j-murphy: accessed 08 August 2022), Maintained by Pat Oder (contributor 48351374).
Contributor: David Shaw (48646632) • [email protected]
William P. Murphy was born Nov 11, 1828 in Lincoln County, TN, but whose parentage is not known. In July 1846, at age 18, William enlisted with the 4th Illinois Infantry, Company K for a 12-month tour in the Mexican-American War as a Private. He mustered out in May of 1847. Two years later in 1849, William married Mrs. Mary J. Frush, a widow with a baby girl. The young family moved to Washington County, where William worked as a merchant (1850 Census).
There are several Murphy families living in Randolph County which do not immediately appear to be related, but perhaps are: Lawson Murphy (b. VA), John Murphy and a different William Murphy, both born in Ireland. Lawson Murphy was in Randolph County in about 1820, but John and William didn't move in until the 1840's. Between 1850 and 1860, William attended law school and set up a practice in Sparta. The Sparta Directory of 1859 lists William as an attorney. The Directory also lists a John Calvin Murphy and David Murphy living is Sparta. The 1860 Census finds William employed as an attorney, residing on T5S R5W (Sparta & Eden areas) with 6 children and living next to A.B. Murphy (perhaps Andrew Bryson Murphy, son of Lawson). By the 1870 Census, William had been appointed a judge in the Common Pleas Court, had 8 children and was living in T5S R6W, the Schuline area. The family moved to Sparta by 1880, and lived at 33 Main Street with William still a county judge.
William's life was cut short at age 55 when he accidently fell from a third-floor hotel window in St. Louis on April 18, 1884. He was buried in Union Cemetery. Mary died a few years later on October 25, 1891 at age 62. She offered a spoken will and testament on her death bed, leaving everything to her oldest daughter, Clarinda J. Murphy, and charging her other 3 attending children to see that her wishes were carried out. Mary is also buried in Union Cemetery next to William, sons Emmon L. and Homer and daughter Mary Alice.
Researched and authored by Carole Morris Pancake, cemeterist, (ID 49421609) 8/8/2022
Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org databases
U.S. Census: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 1880
"United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848", database with images, FamilySearch
http://grundych.org/05_Res/Military/Mexican_War_Veterans.pdf
https://apps.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/mexicanSearch.do
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/380725:9759
Find a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137442405/william-p-murphy: Maintained by Pat Oder (contributor 48351374).
Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137442501/mary-j-murphy: accessed 08 August 2022), Maintained by Pat Oder (contributor 48351374).
Contributor: David Shaw (48646632) • [email protected]
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