John Franklin Murphy^[1]

1858 - 1923  (65 years)

• Name	John Franklin Murphy
  Born	1858	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199617140
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	RC
  	Was living with his grand parents.
  Eby ID Number	00068-4137.4
  Died	25 Jun 1923	Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States   [4]
  Buried	Lakewood Cemetery, Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I134025	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Murphy,   b. 26 Dec 1829, , Ireland ,   d. 13 May 1919, Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Catharine "Catherine" Kolb,   b. 18 Jun 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1864  (Age 27 years)
  Married	19 Jun 1855	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F3858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DIES AFTER ILLNESS OF SEVERAL MONTHS John F. Murphy Contractor, Came To Ohio From Canada 54 Years Ago Funeral services for John F. Murphy, 65, contractor, who died at Peoples hospital Monday night after an illness of more than three months caused by a tumor, will be held from the home at 737 Fern st., at 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Burial at Lakewood cemetery. Mr. Murphy was born near Toronto; Can., and came to this state when he was 20 years of age. He was an active contractor and builder and aided materially in the structural growth of the city, The Murphy lumber yard has been located at 760 Moon st., for a number of years. He leaves his wife, Martha A. five daughters, Mrs. G. H. Stewart, Mrs. D. R. Carver, Mrs. W. W. Stockdale, D. G. Mitchell, and Miss Della Murphy, and two sons, E. L. Murphy and J. O. Murphy, all of Akron. He also leaves 14 grand children. Rev. C. E. Stockdale of Frederickstown, O., will conduct the funeral services. The Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio Tue, Jun 26, 1923 Page 19

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 860. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 20. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 12 Page 86. [S2720] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953. Name: John F Murphy Sex: Male Age: 64 Birthplace: Canada Address: 737 Fern 7 Ward Burial Date: 28 Jun 1923 Marital Status: Married Race: White Father's Name: Thos. Murphy Mother: unknown Father's Birthplace: Canada Spouse's Name: Martha A. Spouse's Sex: Female Event Type: Death Event Date: 25 Jun 1923 Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio Cemetery: Lakewood [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Thomas Murphy, teamster of Waterloo married 19 Jun 1855 to Catherine Kolb of Waterloo [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 21 Jun 1855 Pg: 25. COLB, Elisabeth married 19 Jun 1855 To Thomas MURPHY. Both of Waterloo. minister F.W. Bindemann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1858 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - RC - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Jun 1923 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth