M, #10058, b. 1765, d. 27 September 1834
| Source | | Source(s): LDS Archive sheet for Elisha & Jennet says "Birth rec. from Loren E Murphey. Gravestones, by an aunt, Bernice Murphe (my father's sister) 27 Sep 1833, now destroyed." Archive temple ordinance data are dated in Jun 1960. |
| Source | | Source(s): Some info from SLC 1562418 - OGS Ancestor card file, OGS chart submitted by Mrs N.P. Olsen 314 Mark Way Napa CA 94558. |
| Birth* | 1765 | Elisha Murphey was born in 1765 at Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, based on 45+ on 1820 census. Twin to Elijah. |
| Marriage* | between 1797 and 1798 | He married Jennet Fields, daughter of William Wilborn/Welburn Fields/Feely and Jannet or Jana (__________), between 1797 and 1798 at Bedford Co., Pennsylvania. |
| Source* | | Source(s): Evd 373 says, in part: "Her parents were married in Pennsylvania and made that state their home until the year 1819, at which time they removed to Ohio, settling in Richland county, and afterward came to Illinois in 1833, locating in Cass Township. The father died in 1834, and the mother in 1854. To them had been born twelve children, of whom only three are living at the present writing, viz: Mrs Rowlandson, Abraham and Jesse, and they had many interesting experiences in clearing up the land and cultivating the soil upon the old homestead."1 |
| Residence* | 1819 | Elisha Murphey lived in 1819: Moved from PA to Richland Co. OH. |
| Census1820* | August 1820 | He was the head of the household in the 1820 census, Orange, Richland Co., Ohio, with pg 172b 3m0-10 (1810-1820) 1m45+ (prior 1775) 1f0-10 (1810-1820) 2f10-16 (1804-1810) 1f16-26 (1794-1804) 1f45+ (prior 1775) (Evd 371). |
| Census1830* | 1 June 1830 | He was the head of the household in the 1830 census, Orange, Richland Co., Ohio, with pg 102 1m0-5 1m5-10 2m 15-20 1m50-60 1m90-100 1f0-5 1f50-60 (Evd 371). |
| Residence | 1833 | He lived in 1833: Moved to Cass Twnship, Fulton Co. IL. |
| Death* | 27 September 1834 | He died on 27 September 1834 at Fulton Co., Illinois. |
| Burial | | He was buried at Totten Prairie Cemetery, Cass Township, Fulton Co., Illnois. |
| Probate* | | His estate was probated at Fulton Co., Illinois; Probate packet #1571 is on SLC 1674133 - Photoduplication order is being sent to SLC for 38 pages - this has been received, need to enter. |
| Source | 1890 | Source(s): Port & Bio of Fulton Co - children James, William, Grace, Hannah, Jennet(Jane), Prudence, Margaret, John, Adam, Mary M., Abraham, & Jesse. - last three alive in bio, rest deceased. Mary b.1817 PA m.16Jan 1834 David Baughman, son of Henry. in 1890. |