I recently received several emails from Sherry Collins regarding Morphew/Murphy connections.
I post them here as received with our thanks for the information. (Larry Morphew, ed.)
-----Original Message----- From: LARRY MORPHEWTo: dustyc@microgear.net 1. GANER PRINCE1 MORPHEW was born December 12, 1846 in Nauvoo, Walker County, Alabama, and died 1921 in Bowie County, Texas. He married CATHERINE CANTREL in Arkansas, daughter of L. D. CANTRELL. Children of GANER MORPHEW and CATHERINE CANTREL are: i. ADA2 MORPHEW, b. Kirby, Pike County, Arkansas; m. JAMES K. HUGHES. ii. WILLIAM HIRAM (ISIAH) MORPHEW, b. September 29, 1867, Kirby, Pike County, Arkansas; m. ELIZA TIPTON PALMER. iii. MARY MORPHEW, b. 1869, Arkansas. iv. MOLLIE ANGELINE MORPHEW, b. March 20, 1873, Kirby, Pike County, Arkansas; m. WATSON CARVER. v. NANCY CATHERINE(NANNIE) MORPHEW, b. March 03, 1876, Kirby, Pike County, Arkansas; m. R. B. PALMER, 1895. vi. E. A. MORPHEW, b. 1878, Arkansas. vii. AMERICA (MARCIA) MORPHEW, b. May 09, 1878, Kirby, Pike County, Arkansas; m. V. L. RYAN. viii. LEVI THOMAS (BUD) MORPHEW, b. March 20, 1881, Kirby, Pike County, Arkansas; m. SERENA DEFORA WHITE. 2. ix. OBEDIAH BOISE MORPHEW, b. October 25, 1888, Texarkana (Bowie County) Texas; d. August 1978, Dallas, Texas. x. JAMES BLAINE MORPHEW, b. May 01, 1893, Comanche, Comanche County, Texas; m. (1) LEONA PATTERSON; m. (2) MARGIE JONES.Date: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 8:38 PM Subject: Morphew information Hi Sherry, Betty Cole, a relative and e-friend of mine (bettyc@uswest.net), sent me a forward of an email she received from you entitled "Descendants of Ganer Prince Morphew". I would like to have your permission to post this information on a little website I maintain called The Morphew/Murphy Website (which I understand you've seen). http://www.over.to/morphewspast I would, of course, credit you with having provided the information. Sincerely, Larry D. Morphew Hi Larry: Thanks so much for your reply. It would be my pleasure to have the info. I sent Betty posted on your website, however, I only did the research from my great aunt Mady
(Maida Belle Markham) down. The parents and siblings of her husband, Obediah Boise Morphew (O.B.) were given to me
by another researcher who sent me a great deal of info. on this line. I have looked and looked, but cannot for the life of me,
find her correspondence in my files. I am embarrassed that I cannot remember her name.
Descendants of Ganer Prince Morphew
Generation No. 1
Generation No. 2
2. OBEDIAH BOISE2 MORPHEW (GANER PRINCE1) was born October 25, 1888 in Texarkana (Bowie County) Texas, and died August 1978 in Dallas, Texas. He married MAIDA BELL (MADY) (AUNT NICKIE) MARKHAM, daughter of RICHARD MARKHAM and MARY SMITH. Notes for OBEDIAH BOISE MORPHEW: SS# 441-14-5049 Children of OBEDIAH MORPHEW and MAIDA MARKHAM are: 3. i. LETITIA3 MORPHEW. ii. JUANITA MORPHEW, m. UNKNOWN COLEMAN. iii. OBEDIAH B. (JR.) MORPHEW, b. August 21, 1914; d. April 1986, Little Rock, Arkansas. Notes for OBEDIAH B. (JR.) MORPHEW: Called "Obie", SS#442-09-6365Generation No. 3
3. LETITIA3 MORPHEW (OBEDIAH BOISE2, GANER PRINCE1). She married BAXTER SPUR. Child of LETITIA MORPHEW and BAXTER SPUR is: i. JAN4 SPUR. sherry dustyc@microgear.net