Life History

Notes

• Two sources report Murphy as well as his wife died in JeffersonCounty, Tennessee, where they were married, and where he was born.One also reports his birthplace there, as given above.  However, afamily in Missouri in 1880 appears to match them in every detail.  Itappears that the family moved at some time before 1880 to MadisonCounty, Missouri, where they are reported to be living in GermanTownship.  Other Stranges from this family moved to Missouri, but arereported in Moniteau County.
  
  Murphy C and wife Mary F are shown with two children.  In this census,Mary's birthplace is reported as Virginia, which the genealogies didnot have.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Madison County, Missouri, 1 June, GermanTownship, District 61, page 1 (Scan 54A), Hse/Fam #5
  Strange, Murphy C  W M 25 Husband Laborer TN TN TN
  Strange, Mary F W F 23 Wife Housekeeping VA VA VA
  Strange, Lucille A W F 6 Dau Cannot read or write TN TN VA
  Strange, Martha E W F 5 Dau Cannot read or write TN TN VA
  Strange, William H W M 1 Son Cannot read or write TN TN VA
  Strange, Charles C W M 5mos born Jan 1880 Son Cannot read or write TNTN VA
  Strange, Joseph S  W M 20 Brother Laborer TN TN TN
  
  Also with them in Missouri is Murphy's brother Joseph
  Joseph L Strange  Bro S Male 20, born TN Laborer Father TN Mother TN
  --  http://www.yourtotalevent.com/people/STRANGE%20in%20USA.htm,Strange and Derivatives, USA, citing 1880 census, German, Madison,Missouri
  
  From the ages in this census, they would have had to move to Missouriin 1879.  Their last child Charles C Strange is aged 5 months.  Hewould have been born in December 1879 or January 1880.
  
  Initially the latest information I could find on Murphy Columbus andhis family was this 1880 census.  I had seen his death information inan anonymous genealogy in the World Family Tree collection(Genealogy.com), which gave his death information as 3 August 1919 inJefferson County, Tennessee, but I had not found any information abouthis moving back to Tennessee.  In November 2007, I got an email fromSteven Strange, a great grandson of Murphy's telling me they hadindeed moved back to Tennessee, where more children were born.  In1881, Murphy and Mary had a son named Arthur, in Jefferson County,Tennessee, where the family had come from.  Other children were bornlater.
  
  From the dates of birth of the children, it appears Murphy and Marywere in Missouri only between one year and 1.5 years.  Their sonCharles C was born in Tennessee in January 1880, and they were in thecensus in Missouri in June 1880.  Then their next child, ArthurStrange, was born in Tennessee in October 1881, according to Arhtur'sgrandson Steven Strange, and the 1900 census.
  
  I later found the record of Murphy and Mary and their family inJefferson County, Tennessee.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14 June, CivilDistrict 17, Enumeration District 55, page 9A, Hse/Fam #149
  Strange, Murphy C  Head W M Feb 1850  50 Married 25 yrs TN VA TNFarmer Owns
  Strange, Mary  Wife W F Aug 1855  44 Married 25 yrs 15 children, 12living VA VA VA
  Strange, William H  Son W M Nov 1878  21 Single TN TN VA Farm Laborer
  Strange, Author S Son W M Oct 1881  18 Single TN TN VA Farm Laborer
  Strange, Senter S Son W M May 1887  13 Single TN TN VA Farm Laborer
  Strange, Walter Son W M Aug 1889  10 Single TN TN VA Farm Laborer
  Strange, Samantha J Dau W M Nov 1893  6 Single TN TN VA
  Strange, Florence E  Dau W F Mar 1895  5 Single TN TN VA
  Strange, Carry M Dau W F May 1898  2 Single TN TN VA
  Strange, Callie C Dau W F Mar 1900  2mos Single TN TN VA
  
  1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 3 May, CivilDistrict 6, District 71, page 7A, Hse #120, Fam #122
  Strange, Murphy C Head  M W 56 Married 36 years TN TN TN Laborer.working Out  Rents
  Strange, Mary Wife F W 54 Married 36 years 15 children, 12 living TNVA VA
  Strange, Walt Son M W 19 TN TN TN Farm Laborer
  Strange, Carl Son M W 17 TN TN TN Farm Laborer
  Strange, Samantha Daughter F W 16 TN TN TN
  Strange, Florence Daughter F W 14 TN TN TN
  Strange, Carie [sic] Daughter F W 11 TN TN TN
  Strange, Callie Daughter F W 9 TN TN TN
  
  Murphy died on 3 August 1919.  Steven Strange informs me that Murphywas buried in Lawson's Chapel United Methodist Cemetery in JeffersonCounty.  Another source indicates this cemetery is on Indian CreekRoad, in South Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Sources

• 1. World Family Tree Vol. 14
  • Pedigree #2932
• 2. 1880 Federal Census, Madison County, Missouri
  • 1 June, German Township, District 61, page 1 (Scan 54A), Hse/Fam #5
• 3. 1870 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • July 23, District 3, PO Trion, p. 7, Hse/Fam #42
• 4. 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 3 May, Civil District 6, District 71, page 7A, Hse #120, Fam #122
• 5. Steven Strange, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, November 2007
• 6. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 14 June, Civil District 17, Enumeration District 55, page 9A, Hse/Fam
• 7. 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 3 May, Civil District 6, District 71, page 7A, Hse #113, Fam #115
• 8. World Family Tree Vol. 14
  • Pedigree # 2932
• 9. 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 7 September, page 333 (Scan p 495), Hse #2360, Family #2403
• 10. 1880 Federal Census, Mason County, Illinois
  • 1 June, German Township, District 61, page 1 (Scan 54A), Hse/Fam #5
• 11. Ancestry Trees
  • http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v14t2932&id=I072
• 12. 1920 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 6 January, Civil District 1, District 64, page 4A, Ferry Road, Hse
• 13. 1930 Federal Census, Knox County, Tennessee
  • 9 April, Civil District 10, District 85, page 3A, Southern Railway,
• 14. Ancestry Trees
  • http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v156t0294&id=I0493
• 15. 1910 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  • 30 April, Civil District 8, Enumeration District 76, page 8B, Hse/Fam
• 16. Social Security Death Index
• 17. Ancestry Trees
  • http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v14t2932&id=I009