Genealogy, I am doing it!: September 2013

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Mary Ann Stevenson (1824-1915)

Mary Ann Stevenson was born in November 1824 in Mason County (now, Bracken County), Kentucky. She was the daughter of Stephen Stevenson and Fanny Proctor.

Mary married James Murphy on March 25, 1855 in Boone County, Kentucky. She was 30 years old and he was 41 years. James was born in 1816 in Pennsylvania. The couple settled their family on a farm in Boone County. They had three children:

Charles B. Murphy born June 1856

Mary Stella Murphy born March 1, 1857

George B. Murphy born May 18, 1859

James Murphy died sometime between 1870 and 1880. After the death of her husband, Mary lived with her son, George.

Mary Ann Stevenson Murphy died in February 15, 1911 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. She was 86 years old at her death.

Notes for Mary Ann Stevenson

Birth and Residence in 1900: Year: 1900; Census Place: Covington Ward 3, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 534; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240534.

Marriage: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Death: "Kentucky, Death Records, 1911-1955," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NS9R-JMS : accessed 05 Sep 2013), Mary A. Murphy, 1911.

Notes for James Murphy

Birth and Residence in 1860: Year: 1860; Census Place: Walton, Boone, Kentucky; Roll: M653_355; Page: 450; Image: 450; Family History Library Film: 803355.

Death: Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Boone, Boone, Kentucky; Roll: 403; Family History Film: 1254403; Page: 545C; Enumeration District: 008; Image: 0296.

Notes for Mary Stella Murphy

Birth: "Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWJ3-3ZY : accessed 05 Sep 2013), James Murphy in entry for Murphy, 01 Mar 1857.

George B. Murphy (1859-1915)

George B. Murphy was born on May 18, 1859 in Boone County, Kentucky. He was the youngest of three children born to James Murphy and Mary Ann Stevenson. George was raised on the family farm in Boone County, Kentucky.

George married Catherine Doyle on November 1, 1899 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. He was 40 years old and she was 32 years. Catherine was born in September 1867 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, the niece of Patrick and Ellen Corcoran.

After their marriage, George and Catherine made their home in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, where George was employed as a grocer. The couple had two sons:

James M. Murphy born about 1901

George Brazier Murphy born September 22, 1905

Catherine Doyle Murphy died sometime between 1905 and 1910. George was listed as a widow in the 1910 US Census.

George B. Murphy died on October 1, 1915 in Compton, Kenton County, Kentucky. The cause of death listed on his death certificate was a “cerebral tumor.” He was 57 years old at his death.

Notes for George B. Murphy

Birth: "Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWJ3-ZRJ : accessed 05 Sep 2013), James Murphy in entry for George B. Murphy, 18 May 1859.

Marriage: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWTZ-MQ5 : accessed 22 Sep 2013), George B Murphy and Catherine Doyle, 01 Nov 1899.

Residence & Occupation in 1900: Year: 1900; Census Place: Covington Ward 1, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 534; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1240534.

Death: "Kentucky, Death Records, 1911-1955," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSCH-M4Z : accessed 05 Sep 2013), James Murphy in entry for George B. Murphy, 1915.

Notes for Catherine Doyle

Birth: Year: 1900; Census Place: Covington Ward 1, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 534; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1240534.

Relation to Pat Corcoran & Residence in 1880: Year: 1880; Census Place: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: 426; Family History Film: 1254426; Page: 495B; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 0212.

Death: Year: 1910; Census Place: Covington Ward 2, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: T624_488; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1374501.

Notes for James M. Murphy

Birth: Year: 1910; Census Place: Covington Ward 2, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: T624_488; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1374501.

Notes for George Brazier Murphy

Birth: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Birth Records, 1852-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Residence in 1940: Year: 1940; Census Place: Miami, Dade, Florida; Roll: T627_631; Page: 81A; Enumeration District: 69-83.

Death: Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Morris William Crothers (1905-1934)

Morris William Crothers was born on April 8, 1905, in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. He was the son of Charles E. Crothers and Nellie May Meyers Murphy.

Morris’ parents divorced sometime between 1910 and 1918. His mother remarried in 1918 to Claude Edward Hallsman.

In 1930, Morris was living with his mother and step-father in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. His widowed half-sister, Edith Butler, was also in the household.

Morris William Crothers died on January 8, 1934 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. The cause of death listed was, “Pistol shot into brain. Back of right ear. Self-inflicted.” He was 27 years old at his death.

Notes for Morris William Crothers

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

Death: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1955). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Dorothy May Hallsman (1906-1974)

Dorothy May Hallsman was born on February 23, 1906 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Claude Edward Hallsman and Mary Belle Conkle. She was raised in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

Dorothy married Paul R. Callahan on June 22, 1927 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. She was 21 years old and he was 25 years. Paul was born on September 16, 1901 in the same place. He was the son of James J. Callahan and Catherine Brady. Paul and Dorothy had at least four children:

Mary Jane born and died June 16, 1928

Elizabeth J. born 1929

John born 1931

Sue C. born December 9, 1937

Paul R. Callahan died on February 24, 1962 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. He was 60 years old at his death. Dorothy died 14 years later.

Dorothy May Hallsman Callahan died on August 24, 1974 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, at the age of 68.

Notes for Dorothy May Hallsman

Birth & Death: "Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKTK-8JZ : accessed 17 Sep 2013), Dorothy M Callahan, 1974.

Marriage: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8VM-WLN : accessed 17 Sep 2013), Paul R. Callahan and Dorothy May Hallsman, 1927.

Notes for Paul R. Callahan

Birth: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8VM-WLN : accessed 17 Sep 2013), Paul R. Callahan and Dorothy May Hallsman, 1927.

Death: "Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKY7-RPM : accessed 17 Sep 2013), Paul R Callahan, 1962.

Notes for Mary Jane Callahan

Birth & Death: "Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F62T-JS8 : accessed 17 Sep 2013), Callahan, 16 Jun 1928.

Notes for Elizabeth J. Callahan

Birth: "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3GR-LQW : accessed 17 Sep 2013), William H Zelinski and Elizabeth J Callahan, 1948.

Notes for John Callahan

Birth: Year: 1940; Census Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: T627_3250; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 93-288.

Notes for Sue C. Callahan

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.

Edith Bryan Murphy (1899-1985)

Edith Bryan Murphy was born February 3, 1899 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. She was the second of three children born to Charles B. Murphy and Nellie MayMeyers. She was raised in Kenton County, Kentucky, and Franklin County, Ohio.

Edith married Thomas Columbus Butler between 1920 and 1929. Thomas was born on May 6, 1892 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, the son of Columbus Butler and Mary O’Brien. Both of his parents were born in Ireland.

Thomas registered for the draft for the First World War on June 5, 1917 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. At that time, he was employed as a salesman for “Lovell & Buffington Tobacco Co.” in Covington. He was of medium height and slender build, with brown hair and eyes.

Thomas Columbus Butler died on June 19, 1929 in Kenton County, Kentucky. He was just 37 years old at his death. The cause of death was “pulmonary tuberculosis.” He was buried at St. Mary’s on June 22, 1929.

After the death of her husband, Edith moved back in with her mother and step-father in their home at 3313 Emerson Avenue, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. In 1930, she was employed as a clerk for the railroad office, and then as a typist for a life insurance company in 1940. Edith never remarried.

Edith Bryan Murphy Butler died on July 22, 1985 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky. She was 86 years old at her death.

Notes for Edith Bryan Murphy

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. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

Notes for Thomas Columbus Butler

Birth, Physical Description, Occupation, and Residence in 1917: 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: Kentucky; Registration County: Kenton; Roll: 1653349; Draft Board: 1.

Death & Burial: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.