Person:Vera Murphy (1)

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Vera Odessa Murphy
b.5 Dec 1893 Moville, Woodbury, Iowa
d.14 Jan 1971 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Parents and Siblings
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m. 10 Jan 1893
  1. Vera Odessa Murphy1893 - 1971
  2. Blanche Georgia Murphy1895 - 1961
  3. Sr. Benjamin Sidney Murphy, Sr.1903 - 1975
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m. 1914
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Facts and Events
Name Vera Odessa Murphy
Gender Female
Birth? 5 Dec 1893 Moville, Woodbury, Iowa
Other[1] 1895 Odebolt, Sac, IowaCensus - State
Other[2] 1900 Carthage, Jasper, MissouriCensus - US - 1900
Other[3] 1910 Cherryvale, Montgomery, KansasCensus - US - 1910
Marriage 1914 to Sr. Harry Monroe Hobart, Sr.
Other[4] 1920 Independence, Montgomery, KansasCensus - US - 1920
Other[5] 1930 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OklahomaCensus - US - 1930
Death? 14 Jan 1971 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
Burial? 16 Jan 1971 Resurrection Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma

!BURIAL: Resurrection Memorial Cemetery Records; Section 6, Block 45, Lot 6, Grave 3

!DEATH: Resurrection Memorial Cemetery Records Obituary

!ADDRESSES: 522 Chestnut Street, Carthage, MO (1900) 801 East Main, Cherryvale, KS (1910) 1822 W 8th, Oklahoma City, OK (1917) 2214 NW 39th Street, Oklahoma City, OK (1941) 4016 Frankfort St., Oklahoma City, OK (1964)

From Patricia Anne Murphy: "Vera, the other sister, was the aunt who made our lives bearable during the depression and for as long as she lived. Vera was as modest as Blanche was grand, and surely was a saint on earth. Vera married a salesman who worked with or for Grandpa Murphy; I think his name was Harry Hobart. Until the "crash" of 1931 they must have lived quite well. They had a nice brick house in one of the better neighborhoods, and a long, shiny black car. Then their father, George Murphy, and her husband Harry Hobart died within a short span. Harry and Vera lived in New York City with their son, Harry Jr. They were dealers for the Cheney Silk Co., a manufacturer of dress goods and necktie silks. Harry died suddenly, toward the end of 1933, probably from the stress of the deepening depression, and when George read the telegram, he had a heart attack and died shortly after. Vera and Harry Jr. came back to OKC to take care of her mother. We called Harry "Beadie". The two widows, Vera and her mother Harriet ( always called Hattie ) lost their home and moved into the first of a series of tiny rented cottages. They took in sewing; even working on the heavy theatre curtains that grace the Municipal Auditorium in Oklahoma City. They served as nannies and sitters and governesses to several families. None of this earned them much, but they always had the willingness to share. Aunt Vera spent holidays and other special occasions with us, bringing a large portion of the dinner with her, across town, on the bus. She also came to stay whenever a new little brother arrived. Our lives were immeasurably richer for her involvement."

References
  1. ↑ Census; State; 1895; Iowa.

    Iowa, Sac, Odebolt

    Age 1

  2. ↑ Census; US; 1900; MO; Jasper
    18B.

    ED 60, Marion Township, Cathage, 3rd Ward, 522 Chestnut Street, Family 397

    Age 6

  3. ↑ Census; US; 1910; KS; Montgomery
    1B.

    ED 160, Cherryvale, 2nd Ward, Page 1B, 801 East Main, Family 18

    Age 16

  4. ↑ Census; US; 1920; KS; Montgomery
    3B.

    ED 187, Independence, 1101 Laurel St, Family 71

    Age 26, Living with the Barnard family, listed as Friend. Leslie Barnard was a Salesman, Retail Clothing Store

  5. ↑ Census; US; 1930; OK; Oklahoma
    8B.

    ED 30, Oklahoma City, 1138 NW 40th, Family 232

    Age 36

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