Biographical Sketch of James T. Murphy, Jr., Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** James T. Murphy, Jr., editor and publisher of the New Haven "Notes", a weekly newspaper, was born in Culpeper County, Va., in 1856 and is the fourth child born to James T. and Helen M. (Marshall) Murphy, natives of the same county, born in 1818 and 1827, respectively. They were married March 11, 1845, and in 1857 removed to St. Francois Co., Mo., and from there one year later to Warren County. In 1864 they came to Franklin County, locating five miles southeast of New Haven on a farm. In 1880 they came to New Haven, and here the father engaged in the lumber business. He has been justice of the peace for nearly twenty years, and is much respected in the community in which he is living. He is of Scotch-Irish descent. The mother is also living, and both are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. James T. was reared at home on a farm, and had the advantages of a common school education until eighteen years of age, after which he attended a pri- vate school at Bethel, and one year at Central College at Fayette. In 1876 he engaged in teaching, which occupation he continued for five years. During 1880 and 1881 he was principal of the New Haven School, after which he engaged in the lumber business with his father, and has continued at this ever since, under the firm title of Murphy & Son. In October, 1885 he assumed charge of the New Haven "Notes", which he has since continued to edit and publish. March, 1879, he married Miss Letitia, daughter of George and Amanda E. Patton. She was born in Franklin County, and the result of her marriage was the birth of two children: Nettie Vera and Helen Esther. Mr. Murphy is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first presidential vote for Hancock. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and his wife is a mem- ber of the Baptist Church. ==================================================================== 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: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================