James J. Murphy Margaret McDonough
Born: Aug. 1861 - Ballyhooly, Co. Cork, Ireland
Married: Oct. 1, 1882 - Philadelphia, PA
Died:
Mother: Mary (nee Vale/Veal/Veale) Murphy
Father: Dennis Murphy
Born: About Jul. 1865 - Pennsylvania, USA
Married: Oct. 1, 1882 - Philadelphia, PA
Died:
Mother: Mary (nee xxx) McDonough
Father:

Marriage
James J. Murphy, son of Dennis and Mary (nee Vale/Veal/Veale) Murphy, and a woman named Margaret McDonough, were married October 1, 1882, in Philadelphia, PA. I have obtained, through my sister-in-law, Jan McCabe, a copy of the James Murphy and Margaret McDonough church marriage record. To view a copy of the James Murphy and Margaret McDonough church marriage record I have obtained, click
here.

Offspring
James J. and Margaret (nee McDonough) Murphy had three children. I have listed those children in the table below. To browse any additional information I have posted to the web for any of the individual children, click on the links in the table.

Children of James J. and
Margaret (nee McDonough) Murphy
Child's Name Birth Date Birth Place Other Info
Thomas N. Murphy Feb. 20, 1883 Philadelphia, PA Married Hannah A. Haw - 1907
James J. Murphy Sep. 24, 1888 Philadelphia, PA Married Anna E. Sheridan - 1907
Mary Murphy May 18, 1893 Philadelphia Married Frank Shafhauser - 1913
Note: I have a 1st cousin twice removed relationship to these Murphy children
through their grandparents Dennis and Mary (nee Vale) Murphy.

Murphy Census Records
I have obtained a copy of the 1900 U.S Federal Census record for James and Margaret (nee McDonough) Murphy. I have also obtained copies of Margaret (nee McDonough) Murphy in the 1910 through 1940 U.S. Federal census after the death of her husband. You can access my Dennis and Mary (nee Vale/Veal/Veale) Murphy and Related Families U.S. Federal census selector page by clicking here.

Philadelphia City Directories
James Murphy appears in several Philadelphia City Directories. You may access my Dennis and Mary (nee Vale/Veal/Veale) Murphy and Related Families Philadelphia City Directories Selector Page by clicking here. All five included James Murphy city directory entries show James Murphy living at one of three different addresses within the 200 block of N. Front St. Included are 222 N. Front, 224 N. Front and 225 N. Front. I know James' parents and their children, including James, lived at 225 N. Front for quite a few years. Both of James' parents were buried from 225 N. Front. James' wife Margaret McDonough and her family lived at 224 N. Front. In fact, James and his wife were living at 224 N. Front, with Margaret's widowed mother, when the 1900 Federal census was taken.

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