I'm sorry I missed my usual Friday deadline; some things in the real world have made it hard to stick to my schedule. Hopefully, the world will cooperate with my preferred schedule, and I'll be able to keep up regular updates.
Today, we're continuing our catalogue of the descendants of Rebecca Lucretia Davidson Murphy, the granddaughter of Elizabeth Callin Montgomery. Last week we discussed the family of Lucretia's second child, John D. Murphy - today, we'll pick up with Lucretia's third child, Omer:
C. Omer Thurston Murphy (1871–1961) was born on 28 April 1871 in Linn County, Oregon, at Peoria, west of Shedd. He married his first wife Mabel Grace Sloper (1877–1913) in 1895. She was born in May 1877 in Oregon to Mortimer Sloper (1849–1891) and Viola Cooper (1854–1909). She and Omer had a son and a daughter before her death on 9 February 1913.
Omer married his second wife, Florence Bowling (1888–1971) in 1914, and they also had a daughter and a son. Florence was born in May 1888 and raised in Gallatin County, Illinois, the daughter of John M Bowling (1830–1911) and Nancy Miranda Bain (1851–1909).
After Omer retired from farming, they moved to Salem from Washington County around 1958. Omer died there on 16 February 1961, survived by two sons, two daughters, ten grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. Florence remarried Ivy Jerome Sawyer (1885–1966) on 5 March 1964, but she also survived him. She died on 19 December 1971 and was buried with Omer in City View Cemetery in Salem, Marion County, Oregon.
1. Raymond Henderson Murphy (1897–1968) was born on 22 August 1897 in Independence, Polk County, Oregon. He married Greeta Lucile Carter (1899–1983) on 17 September 1921 in Benton County, Oregon. She was born in Benton County on 8 May 1899 to Virgil Anson Carter (1870–1944) and Nora Persis Bilieu (1873–1946).
Raymond was farmed (general and dairy) in the Oak Creek area near Albany until he and Greeta moved to Albany in 1961. Raymond died of a heart attack at his home on 21 October 1968 and was buried in Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens in Albany. Greeta died on 30 December 1983 and was buried with Raymond. They were survived by two daughters and several grandchildren.
a. Marjorie Joyce "Marge" Murphy (1923–2007) was a daughter of Raymond and Greeta Murphy. She born on 5 October 1923 in Hubbard, Marion County, Oregon, and she grew up on a large dairy farm between Albany and Lebanon, attending Albany Union High School. She spent her adult life living in Albany, La Pine, and in Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, Washington, for her last 35 years. She died on 22 December 2007 in Bothell, Snohomish County, Washington, and was survived by her husband, three children, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
2. Kathryn Leon "Katie" Murphy (1899–1978) was born on 22 July 1899 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. She grew up on her father's farm in Polk County, and she was about 14 years old when her mother died.
Katie married Otto Andrew Olson (1898–1985) on 7 June 1919 in Vancouver, Washington. Otto was the son of Danish immigrants Ole Olson (1861–1942) and Bertha Marie Hansen (1868–1931), born in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, on 2 March 1898. When they married, Otto was working as a riveter in the shipbuilding industry and he worked as a mechanic and as a foreman later on.
Katie died in Portland on 17 October 1978, and Otto died there on 13 July 1985.
a. Ray Otto Olson (1920–2010) was born on 20 June 1920 in Portland, Oregon. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served from 22 July 1940 through 20 July 1946.
Ray married Florence Isabella Burns (1917–2004) on 6 October 1943 in Stevenson, Skamania County, Washington. They divorced on 13 June 1980 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Florence died on 13 January 2004 in Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon; Ray died there on 28 June 2010. They were survived by at least two sons.
b. Ronald Vern Olson (1922–1993) was born in Portland on 2 July 1922. According to Ancestry's U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 database, both Ronald and his brother Ray served aboard the Yorktown class aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Enterprise (CV-6). The record shows they both enlisted on 22 July 1940, and while Ray arrived on the Enterprise on 8 October 1940, Ronald arrived on 8 October 1942.
Ronald married Shirley Jean Fox (1925–1982) on 6 August 1943 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington. Shirley was born on 21 January 1925 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, the daughter of
Glen Elmer Fox (1896–1951) and Lydia Therwachter (1895–1925). He worked as an auto mechanic, and they raised two daughters and two sons together.
Shirley died in September 1982 in Salem, and Ronald died on 11 March 1993. They were survived by their four children and four grandchildren.
3. Helen M Murphy (1916–2016) was born on 27 August 1916 in Oregon. She married John Theodore Glodt (1912–2001) in Washington County, Oregon on 2 June 1940. He was the son of John Louis Glodt (1867–1950), and Ursula Stangle (1869–1942), born on 14 March 1912 in Park City, Stillwater County, Montana.
John sold cars, worked in the bakery and grocery business and cut meat before going into the restaurant business. He owned restaurants in several cities and operated the Cupboard Cafe, Ham & Egg and J's restaurants. Helen was one of a group of Salem ladies who starred in the 1960's Bisquick commercial that ran for several years on TV nationwide.
John died on 13 February 2001 in Salem, Polk County, Oregon, and was buried in Fircrest Cemetery in Monmouth, Polk County. Helen also died in Salem at age 99 on 20 February 2016; she was buried with her husband, and they are survived by a daughter, two sons, nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
4. Robert Bowling Murphy (1918–2010) was born on 10 October 1918 in Hubbard, Oregon. His family moved to Forest Grove, Oregon, when he was nine years old, where he worked in the hops field for his Dad and did other farm work including hand-milking cows.
After graduating from Forest Grove High School in 1937, Robert worked in a restaurant in Gresham and worked in the shipyards before enlisting in the army in 1943. He served overseas in Europe until discharged in 1946. He settled in Salem, Ore., where he worked in a restaurant before working in the garage at Mayflower Farms Dairy.
He married Frances Mary Downing (1921–2015) on 4 October 1947. Frances was born on 26 August 1921 in Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, to Hiram Parker Downing (1875–1953) and Maynie Eliza Ayres (1884–1965). She graduated high school in 1938. She then attended the University of Oregon for two years before transferring to Oregon State University to finish her secretarial degree. After graduating she enlisted into the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve Battalion and served from 1944-1946 at Camp Pendleton. After returning from the Marines, Frances worked for the City of Beaverton.
After Bob and Frances married, he moved to Beaverton and operated his father-in-law’s farm. He and Frances operated the 300-acre farm, which included a u-pick produce business — starting with strawberries in the spring to walnuts in the fall.
They bought a 400-acre farm in 1971 in Prineville on Grimes Road, which they operated until retirement in 2004. After that, they traveled and lived in their RV, residing mainly in Fort Mohave, Mohave County, Arizona, but visiting every state in the United States as well as visiting Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.
Bob died on 13 August 2010 at 91 years of age and was buried in Crescent Grove Cemetery in Tigard, Washington County, Oregon. Frances moved to Redmond in January 2011. After living at Brookside Place for four years, she moved to Prineville to live with her son, and she died on 18 November 2015 in Prineville leaving behind her son, two daughters, eleven grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren. She was buried with Bob in the Crescent Grove Cemetery.
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Until next time... Happy Hunting!
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