Charles B. Murphy (1856-1900)

Charles B. Murphy was born in June 1856 in Boone County, Kentucky.  He was the eldest of three children born to James Murphy and Mary Ann Stevenson.  He was raised on the family farm in Boone County, Kentucky.

Charles married Nellie May Meyers on June 23, 1896 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky.  He was 40 years old and she was 18 years.  Nellie was born in September 1877 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Elkana Owen Meyers and Laura Ellen Booth. 

The couple settled in a home in Covington, where Charles was employed as a grocery clerk.  Charles and Nellie had three children:

Nettie Mae Murphy              born April 22, 1897

Edith Bryan Murphy            born February 3, 1899

Charles Edw Murphy          born January 15, 1901

Charles B. Murphy died sometime between 1900 and 1902, probably in Kenton County, Kentucky, leaving his wife a young widow with three children.

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Nellie May Meyers Murphy married Charles E. Crothers on March 16, 1902 in Hamilton County, Ohio.  Charles was born on September 17, 1871 in Ohio, the son of James Crothers and Emma Pierson.  The couple had one child:

Morris William Crothers      born April 8, 1905

In 1910, Charles and Nellie were renting a house in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, where Charles was employed as a barber.  Nellie’s brother, Joseph Meyers, and Charles’ cousin, Delbert Pierson, were also living in the home, along with Nellie’s and Charles’ children.

Charles and Nellie Crothers divorced sometime between 1910 and 1918.   

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Charles enlisted with the National Guard to serve in the First World War on April 12, 1917 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He served as a baker and cook, and was honorably discharged on September 25, 1918. 

In 1930, Charles was living in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, with his widowed mother, Emma Morris, sister, Rachel Mason, and Mabel Hane, a servant.  He was working in a barber shop.

Charles E. Crothers died on April 25, 1940 in Jefferson, Montgomery County, Ohio.  He was buried four days later, in the Highland Cemetery in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.

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Nellie May Meyers Murphy Crothers married Claude Edward Hallsman after her divorce with Charles Crothers. 

Claude Edward Hallsman was born on February 14, 1878 in Ohio, the son of Salathiel T. Hallsman and Mary Belle Conkle.  He married Mary Lucinda Woodruff on September 21, 1904 in Franklin County, Ohio.  He was 26 years old and she was 17 years.  Mary was born on August 27, 1887 in Birmingham, Van Buren County, Iowa, the daughter of James Woodruff and Susan Catharine Crane.  The couple had two children:

Dorothy May Hallsman       born February 23, 1906

Paul M. Hallsman                born July 14, 1910

           

Mary Lucinda Woodruff Hallsman died of pulmonary tuberculosis on February 26, 1914 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.  She was 26 years old at her death.

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Nellie May Meyers Murphy Crothers married Claude Edward Hallsman on September 7, 1918 in Clark County, Ohio.  This was Nellie’s third marriage, and Claude’s second. 

Five days after their marriage, Claude registered for the draft for the First World War.  They were living in Franklin County, Ohio, where Claude was employed as decorator.  He was of medium height and slender build, with blue eyes and dark hair.  He did not serve in the war.

In 1930, Claude and Nellie were living in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky.  Nellie’s daughter, Edith, and her son, Morris, were living with them.  Claude was employed as a newspaper agent. 

Nellie May Meyers Murphy Crothers Hallsman died on August 23, 1963 in Kenton County, Kentucky.  She was 84 years old at her death.

Claude Edward Hallsman died five years later, on June 21, 1968 in Latonia, Kenton County, Kentucky. He was 90 years old at his death.

Notes for Charles B. Murphy

Birth:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Covington Ward 3, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 535; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240535.

Marriage:  "Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWR2-TVM : accessed 06 Sep 2013), C.W. Murphy and Nellie M. Meyers, 23 Jun 1896.

Death:  "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8R4-6X2 : accessed 10 Sep 2013), Chas E. Crothers and Nellie M. Murphy, 1902.

Notes for Nellie May Meyers

Birth:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Covington Ward 3, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 535; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240535.

Marriage to Charles Crothers:  "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8R4-6X2 : accessed 10 Sep 2013), Chas E. Crothers and Nellie M. Murphy, 1902.

Residence in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbus Ward 8, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: T624_1182; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1375195.

Divorce from Charles Crothers:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 761; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 652.0; FHL microfilm: 2340496.

Marriage to Claude Edward Hallsman:  "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8NH-R5B : accessed 11 Sep 2013), Claude E. Hallsman and Nellie M. Crothers, 1918.

Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.  Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

Notes for Charles E. Crothers

Birth & Death:  "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X87H-11X : accessed 10 Sep 2013), Charles E Crothers, 1940.

Residence & Occupation in 1910:  Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbus Ward 8, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: T624_1182; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1375195.

Military:  Ancestry.com. Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.  Original data: The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the World War, 1917-18. Columbus, OH, USA: The F.J. Heer Printing Co., 1926.

Residence & Occupation in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 761; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 652.0; FHL microfilm: 2340496.

Notes for Claude Edward Hallsman

Birth, Physical Description, Occupation, and Residence in 1918:  Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.  Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Franklin; Roll: 1832031; Draft Board: 4. 

Marriage to Mary Lucinda Woodruff:  "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDHP-PB8 : accessed 10 Sep 2013), Claude Edward Hallsman and Mary Lucinda Woodruff, 21 Sep 1904.

Residence & Occupation in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 762; Page: 30B; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 446.0; FHL microfilm: 2340497.

Residence & Occupation in 1940:  Year: 1940; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1324; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 59-36.

Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.  Original data: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems.

Notes for Mary Lucinda Woodruff

Birth & Death:  "Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6KM-CBZ : accessed 10 Sep 2013), James Woodruff in entry for Mary Lucinda Halliman, 26 Feb 1914.

Notes for Paul M. Hallsman

Birth:  Ancestry.com. Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  Original data: Ohio Birth Records. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Vital Records Office.