Mrs. Martin Murphy Passed Away Saturday

Mrs. Martin Murphy passed away at her farm home six miles south of Blair Saturday, January 20, after a two weeks illness from pneumonia and grip, aged 74 years.

Mary McAndrews was born in county Mayo, Ireland, March 15, 1849, and came to America in 1867, locating at Thompson, Ill. In 1882 she came with her parents to Omaha, and in January 1873, she was united in marriage to Martin Murphy at St. Philemena’s cathedral. Not long afterwards they came to Washington county and located on a farm south of Kennard and forty years ago they moved to the farm on which she died, and which had since been her home.

She was the mother of seven children, two having preceded their mother to the other world. Those surviving are M. P., James J., and John A., residing near Blair, and Mrs. Agnes Coulton and S. M. Murphy, Omaha; seven grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Rose Murphy, of Ogden, Utah.

The funeral was held from the Catholic church on Tuesday and was largely attended, Father Beyersdorfer having charge of the obsequies, and burial was made in the Catholic cemetery.

#2-Pilot 24 Jan 1923

Mrs. Martin Murphy died at her home on the farm six miles south of Blair at 2:30 Saturday afternoon following an illness of two weeks with pneumonia. She had been very hearty up to the time she was taken sick, doing her own housework and seemed to feel little of the effects of her 74 years. The funeral was held at the Catholic church in this city yesterday at 10:30, Father Byersdorfer officiating. Burial was in the Blair cemetery by the side of her husband, whose death occurred January 13th, 1908. Mary McAndrews was born in County Mayo, Ireland, March 15th, 1849, and came to America when eighteen years of age, settling first at Thompson, Ill. where an uncle lived. They moved later to Clinton, Ia., which was her home for four years. In 1872 she came to Omaha and there she was married to Martin Murphy in St. Philomena’s cathedral in January of ’73. Shortly after their marriage they settled on a homestead 4 ½ miles south of Kennard, moving to the farm 6 miles south of Blair about 40 years ago. Seven children were born to them the two eldest Daniel and Mary, died in early youth. The living are M. P., Jas. J., John A. Murphy, of near Blair, Agnes, Mrs. J. L. Coulton, of Omaha, and S. M. Murphy, of Omaha. She is survived by seven grandchildren and an only sister, Mrs. Rose Murphy, of Ogden, Utah. Her passing leaves but one of the very early settlers in that neighborhood, Mrs. Wilcox, who is now past ninety years of age.

#3-25 Jan., 1923 - The Enterprise - Mary Murphy

PIONEER WOMAn OF COUNTY DIES Mrs. Mary Murphy, an old and highly respected citizen of Washington county, died last Saturday, Jan. 20, at her farm home south of Blair following an illness with pneumonia.

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning, Jan. 23, at the Catholic church, Father Beyersdorfer officiating.

The deceased was born in Ireland nearly 74 years ago, and came to America when a young woman, settling in Nebraska in the early seventies. With her husband, she took a homestead near Kennard and shortly afterward moved to the place which has since been her home.

Her husband died in 1908.

She is survived by five children, John A., J.J., M.P. and S.M. Murphy, who live near Blair and Mrs. J. L. Coulton of Omaha.

The funeral services were attended by almost the entire neighborhood where she had lived for forty years, many having known the deceased all their lives. Burial was made in the Catholic cemetery beside her husband.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~