Today we'll take a brief look at the last family descended from Henderson and Rebecca (Davidson) Murphy, their youngest son.
G. Claude Henry Murphy (1885–1970) was born on 4 October 1885 in Independence, Polk County, Oregon.
Claude and Ethel Murphy 50th Anniversary Sun, Jul 26, 1959 – Page 16 · Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) · Newspapers.comOn 29 July 1909 in Linn County, Oregon, Claude married Ethel Blackburn (1892–1980), the youngest daughter of Addison Pollard Blackburn (1844–1918) and Arabelle S "Belle" Woodworth (1846–1935).
Ethel was born in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon, on 19 June 1892. She grew up in Lebanon, and after their wedding, Claude and Ethel lived in Klamath Falls, where Claude was a hardware salesman.
Over the years, Claude sold hardware, cars, and real estate, and insurance as the couple raised their three children. In July 1949 Claude was appointed to serve as the Oregon State Insurance Commissioner, a post he held for ten years.
The couple celebrated their 50th Anniversary in 1959. Claude died in Salem on 30 June 1970. Ethel moved to Portland in 1978, presumably to live near their son; she died in Portland on 29 October 1980. They are buried together in the IOOF Cemetery in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon.
They were survived by two daughters, one son, and one granddaughter.
1. Lucile Claudena Murphy (1910–1995) was born in Oregon (most likely in Klamath Falls) on 9 November 1910. She graduated from Albany Union High School in 1928 and went on to graduate from Temple University in Philadelphia. By the early 1940s, she had become the principal of Linnton school in Portland.
Lucile married Paul Maxwell Brunskill (1910–2000) on 17 Jul 1943 in Marion County, Oregon, after he returned from twenty months of service in the U.S. Navy. Paul was born on 10 January 1910 in Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa, the son of David Ellsworth Brunskill (1877–1952) and Nellie May Maxwell (1880–1952).
As far as I can tell, both continued their careers in the Portland area, she in education and he as a pharmacist. Lucile died in Portland on 4 December 1995 and was buried in Skyline Memorial Gardens. Paul died on 23 October 2000 in Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, and was buried with Lucile.
2. Kenneth Addison Murphy (1913–1985) was born on 10 December 1913 in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon. His family moved to Albany when he was age 5. He later lived in Salem for 39 years before moving to Portland in 1977. He was an Eagle Scout and active in the Boy Scouts of America, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Portland.
He died on 3 February 1985, in Portland at the age of 71, and was buried in Skyline Memorial Gardens, Lebanon.
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This post was meant to be at least a little bit longer, but because I never post information about living people, I had to leave out the youngest daughter of Claude and Ethel. I think that's some rather good news, don't you? Here's hoping the rest of this family is well and having a lovely holiday season.
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