MURPHY Family

Ireland / Whitestown, Oneida Co. NY

Dixon, Nelson Twp., Lee Co., IL / Norton Twp., Kankakee Co., IL, Red Cloud, NE

Compiled by Sean McGINNIS

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Murther/Murtaugh MURPHY (SEE 1860 Lee Co. IL Census Info )

b- c. 1802 p- IRE  
d- ? p-  bur. ?
m- ? p-  

Elisabeth _____ (QUAIL) MURPHY
b- c. 1810 p- IRE  
d- after 1870 p-  
 ch- as follows :
I.
Mary MURPHY IRE (c.1835-____)

II.

James MURPHY IRE
(1838-1897) = Sarah C. HALDEMANN
III.
 
Margaret McGINNIS DEVLIN
 
NY
 
(c.1844-1888) = Peter McGINNIS
  = John DEVLIN

IV.

John MURPHY NY (c. 1846-____)

 V.

Thomas MURPHY NY (c. 1847-____)

VI.

Murther MURPHY NY
(c.1848-____) = pos. Eliza PETIT
  = Johanna COMEDY

VII.

Patrick MURPHY NY (c. Mar 1849 - dy)

VIII.

Terrence MURPHY NY (c. 1853-____)
IX.
Berny MURPHY IL (c. 1857-____)

Note : Murther MURPHY Family was in Whitestown, Oneida Co. NY, by 1844 (perhaps as early as 1839).

The family moved to Dixon, Nelson Twp., Lee Co., IL about 1855 and is listed there in the 1860 census.

Several members of the family are listed in 1870 in Norton Twp., Kankakee Co., IL.

James, Murther Jr. MURPHY, and Margaret (married to DEVLIN at the time) moved to Red Cloud NE in 1872. James is buried there. Margaret is said to have died there, but no grave has been found.

No idea where Murther Sr. and Elisabeth died or were buried, but likely in IL.

Murther Jr. is a mystery. There is a marriage record in Dixon of a Murther MURPHY marrying an Eliza PETIT. There are further records for Eliza, but it leaves more questions than it answers. One daughter may have been born to this marriage. If this is the same Murther, then it is likely that the two were divorced as both are later married to others. Murther is later shown in Webster County, NE, as married to Johanna COMEDY. At least two children are listed for this marriage.

II. James MURPHY

b 23 Jun 1838  p- IRE  
d 11 Sep 1897  p- Webster Co. NE bur. 1 mile S.W. of Redcloud NE
m-  p-  

Sarah C_____ (HALDEMANN) MURPHY
b 29 Jul 1845 p- OH  
d 01 Sep 1896 p- Webster Co. NE bur. 1 mile S.W. of Redcloud NE
 ch- as follows :

A.

Mary E. IL (c.1862-____)

B.

Annie E. IL (c. 1865-____)

C.

Amanda IL (c. 1869-____)

D.

James William MURPHY IL b 07 Apr 1871 IL d 12 Jan 1901 NE

E.

Emily NE (c. 1873-____)

F.

Elisabeth NE b 24 Dec 1875 d 07 Feb 1897 NE

G.

Sarah NE (c.1878-____)

H.

Lucy NE (c. Oct 1879-____)

Note for James MURPHY Jr. Not a very flattering reference, but it is interesting to note that James is the real life person that the author Willa Cather based her character Larry DONOVAN on for her book "My Antonia," which is set in RedCloud NE. This makes James the father of "Antonia's" illegitmate daughter. In real life, Antonia was based on Anna SADILEK 1869-1955. Her oldest daughter was Lucille born 1892 who later married Frank PAVELKA. This makes characters in Willa Cather's book relatives of mine. If you haven't read this book or this author you are in for a delightful surprise. It gives a detailed look into life in settler's nebraska, and is a lovely portrait of the people it describes. A memorable read.

This makes the character Larry DONOVAN / James MURPHY the nephew of my great-great-grandmother Margaret (MURPHY)(McGINNIS) DEVLIN (as follows) and Larry's / James' daughter, Lucille, a first cousin to my g-grandfather Thomas McGINNIS.

Here is a link to the Willa Cather Foundation's walking tours of Red Cloud, NE, which makes reference to the MURPHYs and to the grave where James is buried. It says that he died of tuberculosis .

Here's another link to a photo and text about the John and Annie Sadilek Pavelka home in RedCloud NE

 

III. Margaret (MURPHY) (McGINNIS) DEVLIN

 b- c. 1844 p- Whitestown, NY  
 d- pre-Apr 1888 p-  bur. Redcloud, NE
 1m- 19 Jan 1865 p- St. Patrick's Cath. CH, Dixon, IL  
Peter McGINNIS (to US when?) probably son of Bridget b.c. 1800 IRE SEE US 1860 CENSUS
 b- circa 1833 p- IRE  
d- 19 Jul 1870 p- (last res.) Norton Twp., Kankakee Co. IL, USA  
  ch-  A. James McGINNIS  Norton, IL................  (1867-1940) = Anna (JOHANEK) (McGINNIS)
   B. Thomas McGINNIS  Norton, IL................  (1867-1902) = Anna JOHANEK
   C. Peter McGUINNIS  Norton, IL................  (1869-1941) = Tony JOHANEK
2m-  p-

John DEVLIN Sr.
b- Dec c.1842  p- IRE  
d- c. 1905 p- Chicago, IL  
_ch-  D. William DEVLIN  Red Cloud, NE  (1875-1957)  
   E. John DEVLIN Jr.  Red Cloud, NE  (1875-1957) = Musette YENNE
   F. Elizabeth FRUIT  Red Cloud, NE  (c.1877-1948) = Arthur FRUIT
   G. Stella BROWN  Red Cloud, NE  (1879-1952) = Roy BROWN
   H. Margaret SHERRY  Red Cloud, NE  (1880-1916) = George F. SHERRY
   I. Joseph DEVLIN  Red Cloud, NE  (1881-1945) = Estella BARMES
   J. Francis DEVLIN  Red Cloud, NE  (1883-1965)  
   K. Edward DEVLIN  Red Cloud, NE  (c.1884-____) =
   L. Louisa (Elisa) DEVLIN  Red Cloud, NE  (c.1885-____)  
   M. ?  Red Cloud, NE    
   N. Charles DEVLIN  Red Cloud, NE  (1887-1932) = Grace ELLIOT

B. Thomas McGINNIS

 b- Dec 1867  p- Norton Twp., Kankakee Co., IL  
 d- 20 Jul 1902  p- State Hospt., Topeka, KS  
 m- 15 Feb 1898  p- St. Elizabeth's CH, Esbon, KS  
Anna _____ (JOHANEK) McGINNIS dau. of Jacob & Mary (HRDINA)
 b- 01 Sep 1869  p- Linn Co. IA, near Cedar Rapids  
 d- 04 Nov 1942  p- Jewell Co. KS (S.W. of Esbon)  bur- St. Eliz. Cem.
 ch-  1. Elizabeth McGINNIS............. (1899-1917) single
   2. Charles W. McGINNIS..........  (1900-1980) = Teresa CONRAD
   3. Ivan G. McGINNIS..............  (1902-1950) = Frances LORENCE

B. 3. Ivan George McGINNIS
  b- 02 Apr 1902  p- Jewell Co. KS, S.W. of Esbon
  d- 16 Jan 1950 p- Mary Lanning H., Hastings, NE
  m- 10 Feb 1930  p- Sacred Heart CH, Esbon, KS
  Frances Cecilia (LORENCE) McGINNIS, dau. of Anton and Delia (MORAVEK) LORENCE
   b- 22 Nov 1901  p- Jewell Co. KS, near Esbon  
   d- 04 Nov 1990  p- (11:50am) St. John's Rest Home, Hays, KS bur- Esbon, KS, USA
   ch-  a. Donald McGinnis........ (1931) = LaVon SCHUMACHER
     b. Darrell McGinnis......... (1932) = Grace STAAB
     c. Constance DODD.......... (1935) = James DODD
     d. Lawrence McGinnis....... (1937-1939)

 

 B. 3. b. Darrell Dean McGINNIS
  b- 23 Sep 1932 p- Jewell Co. KS, SW of Esbon
  m- 20 Aug 1960 p- St. Joseph's CH, Hays, Ellis Co. KS
Grace Kathleen (STAAB) McGINNIS dau. of Joseph J. STAAB & Rose M. (SCHUVIE) STAAB
  b- 04 Jul 1938 p- St. Anthony's H., Hays, KS
   ch-  1) Erin HUGHES......... (1961) = David HUGHES
     2) Martin McGinnis...... (1962-1964)
     3) Collin McGinnis........ (1963) = Maria (CORDOBA) BARONE
     4) Sean McGinnis........... (1965)
     5) Patrick McGinnis..... (1968) = Penny MOSS

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d- = death date = date de mort

p- = place of event = lieu d'evenement

div- = divorce date = date de divorce

bur- = burial place = lieu d'enterrement

ch- = children = progéniture

dau.- = daughter = fille

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