Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Murphy, Jacob H 1830 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

Jacob H. Murphy, Minooka, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, September 18, 
1830, eldest son of Horatio and Hannah (Beam) Murphy. Horatio Murphy was born 
about 1792 in Virginia; his wife was born in Belmont County, Ohio, and was a 
daughter of Benjamin Beam, who was a native of Germany and came to Ohio when 
the country was in its infancy. Horatio Murphy was of Scotch-Irish parentage, 
and came to Belmont County, Ohio, when a young man, and there married.  He was 
a jeweler by trade, and, settling in Belmont, engaged in his business, 
remaining there until 1856, when he removed to this State, when he came to 
this county and lived among his children until his death, which occurred in 
the fall of 1865; his wife died in Ohio several years previous to his coming 
to this State. They raised a family of seven children, all of whom lived to 
raise families - Jacob H., Benjamin, John, Mary, Joanna, Ann E. and William. 
Benjamin lives in Livingston County, near Dwight, and is a farmer. John 
resides in Dwight, same county. Mary lives at Nevada, Ill., wife of Mitchell 
Thompson. Joanna lives in Joliet, wife of Caleb Thayer. Ann in same county, 
wife of Charles Smith. William resides in Champaign County; is a farmer. Jacob 
H. left home when nearly of age, and worked three years by the month, 
receiving $10 per month the first two years, and the third year his wages were 
increased to $11 per month. He then came to Illinois, bringing some stock 
through to this place for Mr. Bradshaw, with whom he hired, remaining with him 
until his health failed, when he engaged in trading in horses for nearly two 
years, then engaged in farming by renting on the farm now owned by Israel 
Cryder; then he and his brother Benjamin opened up a farm for John B. 
Davidson, in Erienna Township, and stayed there about seven years. August 29, 
1863, he purchased the farm he now owns, which was then owned by H. Bradshaw, 
for whom he worked when he first came here, and, with the exception of two 
years, when he lived in Minooka, he has remained on the farm, and all the time 
in the township. He has 200 acres of land, and put the substantial 
improvements on the farm, and has been engaged in farming and stock-raising, 
keeping good graded stock. He was married, October 18, 1859, to Mary B. 
Pumphrey, born in Belmont County, Ohio, December 30, 1838, daughter of Ridley 
Pumphrey; she died April 9, 1875, leaving three children - Laura, Willie and 
Nettie, the latter deceased; Laura and Willie are at home. January 27, 1876, 
he married Mrs. Francelia Whittington, born in Whitehall, Washington Co., N. 
Y., daughter of Thaddeus and Eunice M. (Reynolds) Curtis, natives of Vermont. 
By the last marriage, two children have been born, one of whom is living - 
Freddie, born December 27, 1876, and Jessie, died young, October 27, 1881, 
aged two years, five months and seventeen days. Mr. and Mrs. MURPHY are 
members of the M. E. Church, and of the Mutual Aid Society. He is a supporter 
of the Republican party. Mrs. Murphy's grandfather, Nicholas Reynolds, was 
born in West Rutland, Vt.; he was a son of Jonathan Reynolds, who lived to be 
one hundred years old (lacking fourteen days), and who was a great hunter; 
when eighty-three years old, he stood in his own door and killed a deer with 
his rifle.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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