General Notes

May have lived near Preston, Richardson Co., Nebraska in 1904.  The Preston, NE, Patrick MURPHY's brother
William had been living with him for about 6 months when he committed suicide by shooting himself with a
shotgun after being despondent about his poor health.  William was single and was buried in the Michael Daniel
MURPHY, Jr., and Ellen TOBIN plot in the Steele cemetery in Falls City, Richardson Co., Nebraska.  Prior to
living with  his brother, William had lived for 8-10 years in Chicago.
The Preston  Patrick MURPHY was the brother-in-law of Jerry KANALY.
Mark CASEY has as Patrick F. MURPHY.

History of RICHARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA page 1181

PATRICK F. MURPHY.

The general appearance of Patrick F. Murphy's farm in Falls City
precinct would indicate that a man of thrift and good management was at the
helm there. Mr. Murphy was born in Clinton county, Iowa, February 3, 1860,
a son of Michael and Ellen (Tobin) Murphy. Michael Murphy was born in
Ireland about 1820, but left that country when young with his parents, the
family locating in Canada, later coming to Iowa. In 1872 he came to Nemaha
county, Kansas, and established his home in Richmond township, one mile
and a half west of Seneca. He lived there about five years, then came to
Richardson county, locating on a farm northwest of Falls City, in Barada
township, and there he engaged in farming and made numerous
improvements until 1880, when he bought land in the southwestern part of
Jefferson precinct, where he farmed until his death, which occurred in 1885.
His wife was also born in Ireland, about 1821. Her death occurred in 1880.
They were members of the Catholic church. To these parents twelve children
were born, eight sons and four daughters, of whom Patrick F., of this sketch,
was the ninth in order of birth, the others being as follow: Edward R., a
veteran of the Civil War, who now lives in Seneca, Kansas; Mary J., who
married P. Casey, and is now deceased; Thomas F., deceased; James, who
lives in Moberly, Missouri; Ella, wife of John Draney, of Seneca, Kansas;
John, who lives in Oklahoma; Lizzie, wife of Jerry Kanaly, a retired farmer and
extensive landowner, now living retired in Falls City; Michael D., who lives in
Oklahoma; Robert, who lives in Falls City; Margaret, wife of Mat. Kanaly, of
Edmond, Oklahoma, and William, deceased.
Patrick F. Murphy was reared on the farm and he attended the district
schools when a boy. He remained at home with his father until the latter
retired from active life in 1885, when the son traded for his present farm of
one hundred and sixty-three acres in Falls City precinct. He has made
many improvements here and has carried on general farming and stock
raising. Most of the original buildings on the place were demolished by a
tornado. Mr. Murphy is a Democrat and has served as a member of the local
school board in district 94. He belongs to the Catholic church and, fraternally,
holds membership in the Knights of Columbus and in the Ancient Order of
United Workmen.
Mr. Murphy was married on February 16, 1885, to Hannah Moran, who
was born, July 10, 1862, in Canada. She is a daughter of John and Mary
(Barrett) Moran, who moved from Canada to Missouri and later, in 1870, to
Nebraska, and settled on a farm in the vicinity of Rulo, this county. The father
later bought land near Preston. He and his wife are both now deceased. To
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy eleven children have been born, namely: Mrs. Mary
Stump, who lives in Texas; Thomas, who lives in Falls City; Paul, Alice and
John, at home; Leo, deceased; Grace, deceased; William, a student in St.
Benedict College at Atchison, Kansas; Vera, at home; Ruth, who is in a
convent in Falls City, and Bernice, deceased.

Residence: 1869 Nemaha County, Kansas per James MURPHY