Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2013, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and used with permission of Fred Smoot ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== The Goodspeed Publishing Company, History of Tennessee, 1887 Dr. J. A. MURPHY was born in Juniata County, Penn., in 1824, being the son of JOHN and SARAH (BEIDLEMAN) MURPHY, also of the same State; the former a trader, born April 16, 1793, and deceased February 1, 1856. The mother was born November 11, 1794, and died July 1, 1824. Our sub- ject was reared in Mifflintown, Penn., and was educated in that place, and studied medicine under Dr. FREU, and graduated from Jefferson Medi- cal College, Philadelphia, in 1848. He practiced for two years, and in 1849 located in Sullivan County, where he now resides, and has prac- ticed with marked success. On December 14, 1852, he married ELLEANOR V., the daughter of JACOB and SOPHIA (SPEECE) TEETER, the former born in Washington County, Va., and the latter in Campbell County. The father died September 11, 1848, and the mother February 3, 1861. Our subject’s children are EDWIN S., born March 28, 1854, and deceased July 29, 1874; MARY S., SARAH F., HENRY C. and JOSEPH L. HENRY C. was educated in King’s College, and graduated in 1882, and in 1886 from Jefferson Medical College. He is now practicing medicine at Bluff City, Tenn. JOSEPH L. is a student at Roanoke College, Virginia, where he is preparing for the ministry. The entire family are Lutherans. ===========================================================================