J. T. Murphy
The Clarke Courier of January 6, 1921 reported the death near Aldie of J. T. Murphy, born on the Price farm near Price's mill, who it said served through the Civil War in Col. 'Lige White's Battalion. He had farmed in Loudoun County for twenty years but kept his membership in the Berryville Methodist Church, South, of which the paper called him perhaps the oldest member.
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IDENTITY Unconfirmed Whether the J. T. Murphy in Gold's list is the man the Courier reports is not established.
What distinguishes him: Name as printed in one Courier obituary (headline initials "S. T.", body "J T."). Gold's History of Clarke County (1914, printed p. 308) lists a J. T. Murphy under Company K, 11th Virginia Cavalry, where the Courier says White's Battalion; the two are not reconciled here.
Clarke connection: Birth statement in an obituary: the Courier of January 6, 1921 says he was born on the Price farm near Price's mill and kept his membership in the Berryville Methodist Church, South (C605), and calls him Clarke-born. It says he moved to Loudoun County twenty years before. That is the paper's statement, not a birth record.
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| War | Civil War | Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 6, 1921 The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Confirmed |
| Unit | Col. 'Lige White's Battalion | Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 6, 1921 The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Confirmed |
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| Date not established | The Clarke Courier of January 6, 1921 reports that J. T. Murphy, perhaps the oldest member of the Berryville Methodist Church, South, died near Aldie the Thursday before from paralysis. It says he was born on the Price farm near Price's mill, moved to Loudoun County twenty years before and farmed there, kept his membership in the Berryville church, and served through the Civil War in Col. 'Lige White's Battalion. | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY ConfirmedThis is the item the entity was created from. | See the source and its limits✓ LikelyAn account exists
The Clarke Courier of January 6, 1921 reports that J. T. Murphy, perhaps the oldest member of the Berryville Methodist Church, South, died near Aldie the Thursday before from paralysis. It says he was born on the Price farm near Price's mill, moved to Loudoun County twenty years before and farmed there, kept his membership in the Berryville church, and served through the Civil War in Col. 'Lige White's Battalion. What the source supportsThat the Courier of January 6, 1921 reported J. T. Murphy, a member of the Berryville Methodist Church, South, dead near Aldie, and called him Clarke-born and a veteran of Col. 'Lige White's Battalion. UncertaintyRead from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The headline prints the initials "S. T."; the body prints "J T." The item dates the death only as "last Thursday night" and gives no age. The widow and children it names have no records here. Gold's History of Clarke County (1914), printed page 308, lists a J. T. Murphy under "Company K, 11th Virginia Cavalry"; the Courier says White's Battalion. The two are not reconciled here. SourceEvidence role: supports. The January 6, 1921 obituary. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 6, 1921Clarke Courier · 1921-01-06 (publication) Locator: Page 1, obituary "Oldest Member of M. E. Church Here Dies" Relevant passageMr. J T. Murphy, perhaps the oldest member of ihe [the] Berryv-ille Methodist Church, South, died near Aldie ast [last] Thursday night from paralysis. He was born on the Price farm, near Price’s mill, and moved to Loudoun county 20 years ago, where he con continued to follow farming as his avocation. Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Evidence role: supports. Its account of his war service. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 6, 1921Clarke Courier · 1921-01-06 (publication) Locator: Page 1, obituary "Oldest Member of M. E. Church Here Dies," continued Relevant passageMr. Murphy served through the j civil war as a member of Col. ’Lige ! '< White's Battalion. Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Evidence role: supports. The same passage, read from the page image and shown in the clipping above. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 6, 1921Clarke Courier · 1921-01-06 (publication) Locator: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 6, 1921, page 1, obituary "Oldest Member of M. E. Church Here Dies", the passage beginning "Mr. J. T. Murphy, perhaps the..." Relevant passageMr. J. T. Murphy, perhaps the oldest member of the Berryville Methodist Church, South, died near Aldie [l]ast Thursday night from paralysis. He was born on the Price farm, near Price's mill, and moved to Loudoun county 20 years ago, where he con- [sic] continued to follow farming as his avocation. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. |
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The obituary of J. T. Murphy, headed Oldest Member of M. E. Church Here Dies, on the front page of the Clarke Courier of January 6, 1921: born in Clarke, died near Aldie, Loudoun County, and a veteran of White's Battalion, Confederate Army.
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Clarke Courier (Berryville, Va.), January 6, 1921, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Rights Changes: Cut from the Library of Congress page image at full resolution (the region lies at box 1348,1565 340x1200 pixels of the saved half-size copy of the page) and shown at its own 681 by 2399 pixels; not scaled, retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
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Passage it reproduces: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 6, 1921, page 1, obituary "Oldest Member of M. E. Church Here Dies", the passage beginning "Mr. J. T. Murphy, perhaps the..."
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- The Clarke Courier of January 6, 1921 reports that J. T. Murphy, perhaps the oldest member of the Berryville Methodist Church, South, died near Aldie the Thursday before from paralysis. It says he was born on the Price farm near Price's mill, moved to Loudoun County twenty years before and farmed there, kept his membership in the Berryville church, and served through the Civil War in Col. 'Lige White's Battalion.
People namedJ. T. Murphy
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 6, 1921, page 1.
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OLDEST MEMBER OF M. E. CHURC HHERE DIES [sic] J. T. Murphy, Born in Clarke in 18[3]6, Who Never Broke His Connection With Berryville Methodist Church, Passes Away in Loudoun--Veteran of White's Battalion, Confederate Army. Mr. J. T. Murphy, perhaps the oldest member of the Berryville Methodist Church, South, died near Aldie [l]ast Thursday night from paralysis. He was born on the Price farm, near Price's mill, and moved to Loudoun county 20 years ago, where he con- [sic] continued to follow farming as his avocation. Mr. Murphy became connected with the Berryville Methodist Church when a young man and although he left the county he always maintained his connection with this church. He wanted the funeral services to be held from the church and his body laid to rest in Green Hill Cemetery, but the condition of his wife's health prevented this, as she was not able to come to Berryville for the services. Mr. Murphy served through the civil war as a member of Col. 'Lige White's Battalion. After the war he returned to his native county and took up farming as a means of making a livelihood. He followed this avocation until the end. He was a faithful friend and neighbor. He is survived by a widow, who was Miss Virginia Barton, and four children as follows: Messrs. L. V. Murphy, of Ballston; O. M. Murphy, of Berryville; T. H. Murphy, of Aldie; and Mrs. Gettie Kirby, of Aldie.
- Source
- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 6, 1921, Clarke Courier
- Date as printed
- 1921-01-06 (published)
- Page
- 1 as printed
- Passage
- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 6, 1921, page 1, obituary "Oldest Member of M. E. Church Here Dies", the passage beginning "Mr. J. T. Murphy, perhaps the..."
- What it supports
- The Clarke Courier of January 6, 1921 reports that J. T. Murphy, perhaps the oldest member of the Berryville Methodist Church, South, died near Aldie the Thursday before from paralysis. It says he was born on the Price farm near Price's mill, moved to Loudoun County twenty years before and farmed there, kept his membership in the Berryville church, and served through the Civil War in Col. 'Lige White's Battalion.
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- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 6, 1921, Page 1, obituary "Oldest Member of M. E. Church Here Dies," continued. The text was read from a transcription or machine reading, not from a saved page image.
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