Family History - Louis Gregg Murphy

1. Louis Gregg Murphy,¹ born 17 April 1883 in Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio, the son of Wright C. Murphy and Etta Apple.^{1, 2} Louis married, 29 March 1905 in Hamilton County, Ohio, Maude Belle Chaney^{2, 4} (born August 1884 in Ohio, the daughter of Henry Chaney and Anna Jane ‘Jennie’ Chamberlin^{2, 3}).

+	2	i.	Dorothy May Murphy, born 22 April 1906 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; died 11 February 1996 in Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio. Married Harold Clarence Steadman.
	3	ii.	Ruth Etta Murphy, born 1909 in Ohio.2, 5, 6

1. Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962, Lou Gregg Murphy, born: 17 April 1883 in Batavia, Clermont [County], Ohio; father: Wright Murphy; mother: Ettie Apple; [erroneously listed as female].
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 3A, family of Louis G. Murphy (27, Ohio, paper hanger, own business); wife of 5 years Maude B. Murphy (21, Ohio, 2 children, 2 living); daughter Dorothy M. Murphy (3, Ohio); daughter Ruthetta Murphy (1, Ohio). They are living near Louis’ parents: family of Wright Murphy (52, Ohio, carpentry, R.R. Co.); wife of 28 years Etta Murphy (45, Ohio, notion clerk, own store, 4 children, 3 living); son Scott Murphy (20, Ohio, fireman, R.R. Co.); border Lyman Pray (30, Ohio, engineer, R.R., Co.); border Glenn Pray (25, Ohio, fireman, R.R., Co.).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 229, Sheet No. 15A, 15B, family of Henry Chaney (39, Maryland, Mar 1861, book binder); wife of 16 years Annie J. Chaney (36, Ohio, Oct 1863, 7 children, 6 living); daughter Maud Chaney (15, Ohio, Aug 1884); son Walter Chaney (13, Ohio, Dec 1886); son Henry Chaney (11, Ohio, Sept 1888); son Arthur Chaney (8, Ohio, Aug 1891); son Robert Chaney (3, Ohio, Sept 1896); son Charles Chaney (1, Ohio, Nov 1898); border Charles Stone (21, Ohio, Apr 1879, apprentice shoes).
4. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997, Hamilton County, Hamilton County, Page 422, Louis Murphy, age 22, born in Ohio; elevator man; father: W. Murphy; mother: Etta Apple; and Maud Chaney, age 21, born in Ohio; father: Hy Chaney; mother: Jennie Chamberlin; married on 29 March 1905.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 4B, family of Wright C. Murphy (63, Ohio, carpenter, bridge); wife Etta Murphy (54, Ohio); granddaughter Dorothy Murphy (13, Ohio); granddaughter Ruth E. Murphy (11, Ohio).
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati City, Enumeration District 31-5, Sheet No. 6B, family of Etta Murphy (65, Ohio, widow); gr.daughter Ruth Murphy (21, Ohio, contomiter operator, railroad office).

2. Dorothy May Murphy² (Louis¹), born 22 April 1906 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} died 11 February 1996 in Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio.^{1, 3} Dorothy married, 1 November 1927 in Hamilton County, Ohio, Harold Clarence Steadman^{2, 6} (born 15 October 1895, the son of Clarence Steadman and Emma Hughes;^{2, 6, 7} Harold died 5 December 1957¹). Dorothy and Harold are buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.¹

1. Find a Grave (website). Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, Harold C. Steadman and Dorothy M. Steadman: Steadman [at bottom] / Harold C. / 1894-1957 / Dorothy M. / 1906 - 1996 [from grave marker]; The records show: Harold: born: Unknown; died: 5 December 1957; Dorothy: born: 20 April 1906; died: 4 February 1996. [Note: some dates differ from other records, which are considered more reliable.]
2. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997, Hamilton County, No. 10, Harold Clarence Steadman, age 32 on 15 October 1927 [so born 15 October 1895]; R.R. fireman; father: Clarence Steadman; mother: Emma Hughes; and Dorothy May Murphy, age 21 on 22 April 1927 [so born 22 April 1906]; stenographer; father: Louis Murphy; mother: Maude Chaney; married on 1 November 1927.
3. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Dorothy Steadman, died: 11 February 1996 in Beavercreek, Greene [County], Ohio; widowed; born: 22 April 1906 in Cincinnati, Hamilton [County], Ohio; father: Murphy; mother: Chaney; SSN: 311-26-5832.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 3A, family of Louis G. Murphy (27, Ohio, paper hanger, own business); wife of 5 years Maude B. Murphy (21, Ohio, 2 children, 2 living); daughter Dorothy M. Murphy (3, Ohio); daughter Ruthetta Murphy (1, Ohio). They are living near Louis’ parents: family of Wright Murphy (52, Ohio, carpentry, R.R. Co.); wife of 28 years Etta Murphy (45, Ohio, notion clerk, own store, 4 children, 3 living); son Scott Murphy (20, Ohio, fireman, R.R. Co.); border Lyman Pray (30, Ohio, engineer, R.R., Co.); border Glenn Pray (25, Ohio, fireman, R.R., Co.).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 4B, family of Wright C. Murphy (63, Ohio, carpenter, bridge); wife Etta Murphy (54, Ohio); granddaughter Dorothy Murphy (13, Ohio); granddaughter Ruth E. Murphy (11, Ohio).
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Indiana, Wayne County, Richmond City, Enumeration District 89-40, Sheet No. 11B, family of Harold C. Steadman (34, Indiana, fireman, steam railroad, first married age 31); wife Dorothy M. Steadman (23, Ohio, first married age 21); niece Phyllis Jean (1, Indiana).
7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Indiana, Wayne County, Richmond, Enumeration District 89-38, Sheet No. 7A, family of Harold C. Steadman (45, Indiana, fireman, steam railroad); wife Dorothy Steadman (33, Ohio); daughter Jean Steadman (11, Indiana) [this is suspected to be their niece, not their natural daughter based on the 1930 census].