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1860 United States Federal Census, Clark County, York, IL, Page 19 lines 25-28, lists Jefferson S. Murphy, 27, living with Caroline Murphy, 28, Marrion Murphy, 3, and Erastus W. Murphy, 5 months. Jefferson is a Blacksmith. Jefferson was born in Virginia, Caroline in Vermont, Marrion in Indiana, and Erastus in Illinois.
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1870 United States Federal Census, Vigo County, Sugar Creek, IN, Page 22 lines 1-10, lists Erastus Church, 62, living with Lucy Church, 57, Geo Church, 24, Lucy A. Church, 22, Orange Church, 20, Caroline Murphy, 38, Marion Murphy, 13, Willie Murphy, 10, Oscar Church, 30, and Martha Church, 22. Oscar and Martha are listed as being a separate family but living in the same dwelling; they were married the previous November. Geo, Lucy A., Orange, Marion, and Oscar were born in Indiana. Erastus, Lucy, and Caroline were born in Vermont. Willie was born in Illinois. No one had parents of foreign birth. Marion and Willie were in school. Everyone is either a farmer or a house keeper, except for Caroline who is a seamstress.
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1880 United States Federal Census, Vigo County, Sugar Creek, IN, Supervisor's District 4, Enumeration District 200, Page 8 lines 35-37, lists J. P. Hubbard, 65, living with his wife Caroline R., 47, and her son Erastus W. Murphy, 20. Erastus is listed as the "Son" directly below Caroline, but has a separate family number, suggesting that he is Caroline's son but not J.P. Hubbard's son. J.P. and Erastus are farmers, Caroline is a housekeeper. J.P. was born in New Hampshire, his father in Massachusetts, and his mother in New Hampshire. Caroline was born in Vermont, her father in Vermont, mother in New Hampshire. Erastus was born in Illinois, his father in Virginia, his mother in Vermont. Erastus is listed as suffering from "Spinal Fever."
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Church family bible records contain birth, marriage, and death dates and locations for numerous members of the Church family. Relevant to this page, Erastus Church was born in Orange Co., VT, on 9 Jan 1808 and died 3? Sept 1877 at the age of 71. Lucy H. Whitten was born in Sullivan Co., NH, on 6 Oct 1807. They were married at Rochester, VT, on 4 May 1828. Carolyn R. Church was born at Rochester, VT, on 19 Nov 1831. She married Jefferson S. Murphy on 31 Oct 1855 in Terre Haute, IN. He was born in VA on 22 Mar 188?3. Marion A. Murphy was born at Marion Co., IN, on 21 Oct 1856. Willie E. Murphy was born at York, IL, on 25 Mar 1860.
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Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 has a record for Erastus W. Murphy marrying Ella Thomas on 23 Dec 1883 in Vigo Co., IN.
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