tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post1737137388168550885..comments2024-03-21T07:58:02.168-05:00Comments on Amateur Mormon Historian: Jeremiah & Lavinia MurphyBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-42707440537318219272014-11-19T10:35:34.167-06:002014-11-19T10:35:34.167-06:00I've heard of that book and found it on Amazon...I've heard of that book and found it on Amazon. It has been on my Christmas list for a while, but somehow there are always more books to buy than there is money to buy them. Go figure.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-25407834264439897212014-11-18T16:43:53.130-06:002014-11-18T16:43:53.130-06:00The "Scotch-Irish" were large group in t...The "Scotch-Irish" were large group in the southern states. They fought as gorilla-style fighters for George Washington, but later were disenfranchised by Congressional laws to "oversee" their booze making. The modern day Nascar got its root in a later century when prohibition necessitated the need for fast cars to escape the booze police.websling72https://www.blogger.com/profile/08847193152558014747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-59834540175344640692014-11-18T16:42:54.132-06:002014-11-18T16:42:54.132-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.websling72https://www.blogger.com/profile/08847193152558014747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-89404325796241875662014-11-18T16:38:47.245-06:002014-11-18T16:38:47.245-06:00Hi Bruce,
My family is Murphy. Murphy Lane in Sa...Hi Bruce,<br /><br />My family is Murphy. Murphy Lane in Salt Lake City was their home. At some point they left Tennessee and moved around until residing in South Carolina and Georgia. I have a book that traces an Ancestory from Eastes E. Murphy, a Navy Dentist. My source is a manual written by Don E. Norton, Jr. The publisher is my sister's in-law parents professional geneologists, Stevensons' 230 W 1230 N, Provo, UT 84601websling72https://www.blogger.com/profile/08847193152558014747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-65557809459446011432014-02-16T10:17:22.025-06:002014-02-16T10:17:22.025-06:00Have to ask about Irish connection with name "...Have to ask about Irish connection with name "Murphy" - have never really tracked down too big an Irish link ?B. Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425034644040800735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-29453374088467316732009-07-16T20:32:11.675-05:002009-07-16T20:32:11.675-05:00Thanks Ardis. Glad you liked it.Thanks Ardis. Glad you liked it.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-21134140175405088662009-07-16T18:17:23.631-05:002009-07-16T18:17:23.631-05:00I kept trying to figure out why Lavinia's name...I kept trying to figure out why Lavinia's name seemed familiar. I didn't figure it out before the O. Henry-like ending. (The Donner Party histories always mention her, of course, but their focus is on the Donners themselves -- she seemed to be in disguise by being the whole focus of the article. Good going!)Ardis Parshallhttp://www.keepapitchinin.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-37406682999154118472009-07-16T10:59:23.308-05:002009-07-16T10:59:23.308-05:00Thanks. That is exactly what I was going for. The ...Thanks. That is exactly what I was going for. The connections Tennessee has to such a wide variety of Mormon history subjects continues to surprise me.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-89883935323838986372009-07-16T08:24:00.988-05:002009-07-16T08:24:00.988-05:00Wow, Bruce. I didn't see that coming (the Donn...Wow, Bruce. I didn't see that coming (the Donner connection). You set up that surprise just right!Amy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037263182287268748noreply@blogger.com