Biographical Sketch of John Murphy, Crawford Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** John Murphy, farmer, section 18, postoffice Halleck, was born in Ken- tucky, February 9, 1849 and came to Missouri in the fall of 1849 with his parents. His educational advantages were very poor. He married, January 18, 1872, to Miss Annie J. Willis, a native of Missouri. They have had three children: William, born April 20, 1874 and died July 6, 1874; Charles, born March 7, 1876 and Otho, born January 7, 1878. He has secured 154 acres of land, acquired principally by his own efforts. He has a good house and barn, and his land is in a good state of culti- vation. From 1874 to 1878 Mr. Murphy was engaged in general merchand- ise at Halleck doing a successful business. He has been a friend to popular advancement, aiding liberally in establishment of churches and school houses. The subject of the above sketch is young and ambitious and if misfortune does not overtake him, will make his mark, ranking among the most prosperous farmers of his township and county. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================