Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
James W Murphy
1832 - Aft 1900 (> 69 years) Has 2 ancestors and 15 descendants in this family tree.-
Name James W Murphy Birth Nov 1832 Rutherford Co, NC 
Gender Male _UID 4D6D3C043B071F43A22C924E1165AE8BFBE1 Death Aft 1900 Rutherford Co, NC Person ID I57897 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 18 Feb 2020
Father Murphy d. Bef 1850, McDowell Co, NC Mother Frances, b. 1804/1805, NC d. Aft 1850, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 46 years)Marriage Bef 1823 NC _UID 4374BF023ADFD348BB494A265984B4F2A336 Family ID F30354 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Harriet Elizabeth Owenby, b. Jun 1841, NC d. Aft 1900, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 60 years)Marriage 1856/1857 McDowell Co, NC _UID 1BB9CBA2C0684B46B72C19A57F4634E77B8F Children 1. Walton W Murphy, b. 1859/1860, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1870, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 11 years)2. William A B Murphy, b. 1861/1862, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 19 years)3. James S Murphy, b. 1863/1864, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 17 years)4. Joseph Lafayette Murphy, b. 27 Mar 1867, McDowell Co, NC d. 31 Aug 1936, Asheville, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 69 years)5. Hester Naomi L R Murphy, b. 1868/1869, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 12 years)6. Montraville L Murphy, b. 31 Jul 1871, McDowell Co, NC d. 27 Dec 1969, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 98 years)7. Roscoe L Murphy, b. Nov 1875, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1920, Old Fort, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 46 years)8. Rucker Murphy, b. Jan 1882, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 19 years)9. Bertie Murphy, b. Oct 1884, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 17 years)Family ID F10729 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Born Rutherford Co., NC per D/C of son Joseph L.
!CENSUS:1850 McDowell Co., NC # 790/790
Frances Murphy 45 f $800 NC
William 27 Farmer
James 18 Farmer
Lambert 16 Farmer
Lafayette 14
Wesley 13
Catharine B. 11
Sophia 9;
!CENSUS:1860 x
* Unless this is him. It fits except the name being "Charles"
McDowell Co., NC Marion PO # 78/78
Charles Murphy 29 Laborer $-/- NC
Harriet 28
W. B. 1/12 m;
!CENSUS:1870 McDowell Co., NC Broad River Township No 8. Bear Wallow PO # 12/12
James W. Murphy, 33 Farmer $300/175 NC
Elizabeth 29 Keeping House
Walton W. 10 at home
William A. 8
James S. 6
Lafayette 4
Oma 1
John L. Harris 17 Farm Labor.;
!CENSUS:1880 Rutherford Co., NC Morgan # 71/71
James W. Murphy 45 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Harriet E. 39 wife M Keeping house
William A. B. 18 son S Farm Labor
James S. 15 son Farm Labor
Joseph L. 12 son at home
Hester N. L. R. 11 dau at home
Monterville L. 8 son
Rossy L. 3 son;
!NAMED-MARRIAGE LICENSE: 6 Nov 1893 McDowell Co., NC
R. L. Murphy, of Rutherford, 21, white, son of J. W. Murphy & Bettie Murphy, both living of Rutherford
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Susan Grant of McDowell, 18, white, dau of S. B. Grant & Harriett Grant, both living of Rutherford
Married 7 Nov 1893 by J. R. Harris, JP in Montford Cove Township.
Wit: M .G. Harris, C. Bradley, G. M. Harris;
!CENSUS:1900 Rutherford Co., NC Morgan # 8/8
James W. Murphy head Nov 1832 67 M 43 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Harriett wife Jun 1841 58 M 43 9-8
Rucker son Jan 1882 18 Farm Laborer
Bertie dau Oct 1884 15;
!CENSUS:1910 x
- !NOTES:Born Rutherford Co., NC per D/C of son Joseph L.