Margaret Murphy died 1899
MURPHY, HOULIHAN, SHEEHY
Posted By: SGF (email) In Response To: Patrick Murphy 1821-1904 (SLG)
Date: 10/3/2003 at 00:31:53
[the first few lines of this obit were very difficult to read]
Died at her home in Postville [illegible words] morning, of heart [illegible] Mrs. Margaret Murphy, aged [illegible] years. Margaret Murphy, wife of Michael Murphy was born in County Kerry, Ireland. Was married in 1848, and [illegible] America in 1848, and lived in Massachusetts until 1855. They then moved to Clermont township, Fayette county Iowa where they resided until 18?? when they moved to Postville. She was the mother of the following named children: Mrs. John Houlihan, Clermont, Iowa; Mrs. Jas. W. Sheehy, Postville, Iowa. John W. Murphy, Carrington, N.D., M. Murphy, West Superior, Wis., D.A. Murphy, St. Paul, Minn., Jas. A. Murphy, Jamestown, N.D., Martin C. Murphy, Carrington, N.D. The funeral will be held on Saturday at 10 o'clock a.m. from the Catholic church in Postville. Interment at Clermont. While we were not acquainted with the deceased it has been our pleasure to know most of the children, and knowing them we know it must have been a consolation for a mother to have reared such a family, a credit and an honor to any mother. As we have often stated no family or families of boys have ever gone out of Postville and made a better mark in the world than the Murphy families. To all who mourn the Review extendends all the sympathy it is capable of. May the knowledge that she who is gone before fulfulled her mission in life nobly and will be a satisfaction to those who remain inciting them to still higher and holier aims. May peace come upon you like a benediction from above.
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Additional local.
We believe that all the family of Michael Murphy are here to attend the funeral of their mother, or will be today.source: Postville Review, April 14, 1899
note: she died April 12, 1899
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