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.

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Joseph Meyers
Delbert Pierson
Rachel Crothers
Mabel  Hane
Claude Edward Hallsman
Salathiel T. Hallsman
Mary Belle Conkle
Mary Lucinda Woodruff
James Woodruff
Susan Catherine Crane
Paul M. Hallsman

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.

Joel Boggess (1768- )

            Joel Boggess was born about 1768, probably in Fairfax County or Fauquier County, Virginia.  He was the first child born to Richard H. Boggess and Nancy (Ann) Smith.  

 Joel would have married about 1790 in Virginia or North Carolina.  The children I have found for this family are:

                                                                       

            Boy     born between 1795 – 1800                       

            Girl      born between 1795 – 1800                       

            Boy     born between 1800 – 1810  -  LeRoy Boggess        born 1809

            Girl      born between 1800 – 1810                       

            Girl      born between 1800 – 1810  -  Susan Boggess       born 1804

            Girl      born between 1804 – 1810  -  Polly Boggess          born 1808

            Boy     born between 1810 – 1815  -  Peter Boggess          born 1811

            Boy     born between 1810 – 1815  -  Robert D. Boggess  born 1813

            Boy     born between 1810 – 1820                       

            Girl      born between 1815 – 1820  -  Tabitha Boggess      born 1815

           

            I am not sure where Joel is around 1820.  He wasn’t in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky to sign for the will of his mother who died in 1819, but he had someone there to represent him.  Obviously he was still alive, but where was he and his family?

            I did find a Joel Bogus in Illinois in 1820; however I could not find the census image he was on.  Page 294

            I also found a Joel Boggess in Missouri in 1830.  This household seems to match the Joel Boggess household I was looking for, but I have no absolute proof it is the right one.

Susan Boggus (1843- )

Susan Boggus was born about 1843 in Arkansas.  She was the daughter of Robert D. Boggess and Susan Benton.  She was raised on the family farm in Dyer County, Tennessee. 

Susan married James Comrie on June 13, 1867 in Dyer County, Tennessee.  She was about 24 years old at that time. 

Notes for Susan Boggus

Birth:  Year: 1860; Census Place: District 4, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1248; Page: 333; Image: 72; Family History Library Film: 805248.

Marriage:  Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.

Notes for James Comrie

Birth:

Robert D. Boggess (1813- )

Robert D. Boggess was born about 1813 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was the son of Joel and Fanny Boggess.  Robert lived in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Texas during his childhood.

Robert married Susan Benton around 1839, probably in Arkansas.  He was about 36 years old and she was around 16 years.  Susan was born in 1823 in Tennessee, the daughter of Nathaniel Benton and Dorothy Myra Branch.

After their marriage, Robert and Susan settled their family on a farm in Missouri, Clark County, Arkansas.  By 1846, they had moved their family to a farm in Dyersburgh, Dyer County, Tennessee.  Robert was appointed postmaster in Dyersburgh on March 20, 1846.

Robert and Susan had at least nine children:

F. A.                born 1840 in Arkansas       Female
C.                    born 1841 in Arkansas       Female 
Susan            born 1843 in Arkansas       Female
E.                    born 1845 in Arkansas       Female – Died before 1860
M.                    born 1848 in Tennessee    Male
H.                    born 1850 in Tennessee    Female – Died before 1860
Thomas         born 1855 in Tennessee    Male
E.                    born 1857 in Tennessee    Female
Robert D.       born 1860 in Tennessee    Male

Susan Benton Boggess died in June 1885 in Arkansas.  She was 62 years old at her death.

Notes for Robert Boggess

Birth, Marriage, Residence & Occupation in 1850:  Year: 1850; Census Place: District 4, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: M432_877; Page: 191B; Image: 55.

Residence & Occupation in 1840:  Year: 1840; Census Place: Missouri, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: 17; Page: 107; Image: 223; Family History Library Film: 0002474.
Residence & Occupation in 1846: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Roll #: 118; Archive Publication #: M841.

Residence & Occupation in 1860:  Year: 1860; Census Place: District 4, Dyer, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1248; Page: 333; Image: 72; Family History Library Film: 805248.

Residence in 1862:  Ancestry.com. U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.  Original data:  National Archives (NARA) microfilm series: M603, M754-M771, M773-M777, M779-M780, M782, M784, M787-M789, M791-M793, M795, M1631, M1775-M1776, T227, T1208-T1209.

Notes for Susan Benton

Birth & Death:  www.Ancestry.com, public family tree, “Benton Jones Champion Gerstenberg Oldham Boothe Hyde Harless Schwind Powell Jeffreys etc”, accessed 1 April 2012

Le Roy Boggess (1809- )

Le Roy Boggess was born about 1809 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.  He was the son of Joel and Fanny Boggess.  Le Roy lived in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Texas during his childhood.

Le Roy married Nancy R. Sutton on February 4, 1844 in Hempstead County, Arkansas.  He was 35 years old and she was 37 years.  Nancy was born about 1807.

Notes for Le Roy Boggess

Birth & Marriage:  www.FamilySearch.org, "Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957," Nancy R Sutton (1844)

Notes for Nancy R. Sutton

Birth:  www.FamilySearch.org, "Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957," Nancy R Sutton (1844)