Nettie Mae Murphy (1897-1982)

Nettie Mae Murphy was born on April 22, 1897 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky.  She was the eldest of three children born to Charles B. Murphy and Nellie MayMeyers.  She was raised in Kenton County, Kentucky, and Franklin County, Ohio.

Nettie’s father died when she was a very young child.  Her mother remarried when Nettie was five years old, to a man named Charles E. Crothers.  After that, the family relocated to Franklin County, Ohio.

Nettie married Lawrence H. “Larry” Grunkemeyer on July 19, 1919 in Clark County, Ohio.  She was 22 years old and he was 25 years.  Lawrence was born on October 16, 1893 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, the son of John Grunkemeyer and Minnie Shearer.  Larry and Nettie had one child:

Nettie Jane    born February 21, 1921

Larry registered for the draft for the First World War on June 5, 1917 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.  At that time, he was employed as a railway clerk.  He was tall and slender, with brown eyes and red hair.   Larry was a veteran of the war, having served from April 25, 1918 until May 2, 1919.

In 1930, the Grunkemeyers were living at 611 Lindon Street in Ludlow, Kenton County, Kentucky.  Larry’s brother, Alphonse, was living with them as well.  By 1940, Larry, Nettie, and their daughter had moved to 14306 Coyle Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.  Larry was employed as a clerk in the freight department of NYC Depot.

Nettie Mae Murphy Grunkemeyer died on March 18, 1982 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, at the age of 84.  Larry died one year later.

Lawrence H. Grunkemeyer died on June 24, 1983 in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan.  He was 89 years old at his death.

Notes for Nettie Mae 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.

Marriage:  "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8NC-8VQ : accessed 06 Sep 2013), Lawrence Grunkemeyer and Nettie Mae Murphy, 1919.

Residence in 1930:  Year: 1930; Census Place: Ludlow, Kenton, Kentucky;  Roll: 762; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 782.0; FHL microfilm: 2340497.

Death:  Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998.

Original data: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index. Lansing, MI, USA.

Notes for Lawrence “Larry” H. Grunkemeyer

Birth:  "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8NC-8VQ : accessed 06 Sep 2013), Lawrence Grunkemeyer and Nettie Mae Murphy, 1919.

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: Ohio; Registration County: Hamilton; Roll: 1819798; Draft Board: 1.

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 and Occupation in 1940:  Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1888; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 84-1568.

Death:  Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1998.

Original data: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index. Lansing, MI, USA.

Notes for Nettie Jane Grunkemeyer

Birth:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.