Individual Details
Katherine "Katy" MURPHY
(5 May 1832 - 8 Nov 1903)
Katy married Benjamin Franklin Louis Elrod in 1851. He was a son of Elias Franklin Elrod and Mary Howard Douthit, b. 18 Jun 1828, d. 4 Jan 1902 in Anderson Co, TX.
There were probably older children already married. The census shows that the family was living in Alabama by 1860 and left there sometime before 1871.
1880 Anderson Co, TX
Ben F. Elrod, age 52, b. SC. Catherine, wife, age 48, b. SC.
Elias M., son, age 20, b. AL
Elizabeth, dau age 18, b. AL
Emily J., dau age 15, b. AL
William, son, age 13, b. AL
Charles W., son age 9, the first child to be born in TX
Ester J., dau age 7, b. TX.
Ned Duval, age 14, Black, working on the farm.
1860 - DeKalb Co, Alabama, Division #2. P. O. Lebanon, AL, p.167, Household 515:
Benjamin L. Elrod age 32, Farmer, b. SC
Catherine, age 28, b. SC
Susannah 7 & Charity 5, b. SC
Mary age 3, b. Alabama, and Elias M. age 6 months. [the family had moved to Alabama approximately 1856]
1900 Census. Anderson Co, TX, Justice Prec 4., Hh 56
Ben. L. Elrod, b. Jun 1827, age 72, married 48 years, b. SC
Katie, wife, b. May 1832, age 68, 9 children - all living, b. SC
Hh 57
Chas W. Elrod, b. Dec 1870, age 29, b. TX
Lela E., wife, b. Oct 1879, age 20, 1 child, b. TX
Charlsie M., daughter, b. Dec 1898, age 1, b. TX
Olive Branch Cemetery, Anderson Co TX
Catherine w/o B. L. ELROD May 5, 1832 - Nov. 8, 1903
B(enjamin) L(ouis) ELROD June 17, 1828 - Jan. 4, 1902
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Events
| Birth | 5 May 1832 | Anderson County, South Carolina |  | ||
| Marriage | 1851 | Benjamin Franklin Louis Elrod | |||
| Death | 8 Nov 1903 | Anderson County, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Benjamin Franklin Louis Elrod (1828 - 1902) |
| Child | Susannah A. Elrod (1852 - ) |
| Child | Charity Elrod (1855 - ) |
| Child | Mary Elrod (1857 - ) |
| Child | Elias Murphy Elrod (1860 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Elrod (1862 - ) |
| Child | Emily J. Elrod (1865 - ) |
| Child | William Marion Elrod (1867 - ) |
| Child | Charles W. Elrod (1871 - ) |
| Child | Hester J. Elrod (1873 - ) |
| Child | Esta Jane Elrod (1876 - ) |
| Father | William Ezekiel MURPHY (1791 - 1867) |
| Mother | Charity Hester Martin (1793 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Hester MURPHY (1814 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Nancy MURPHY (1816 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Thomas Martin MURPHY (1818 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Charles MURPHY (1820 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" MURPHY (1823 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth MURPHY (1826 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Chesley MURPHY (1828 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Ruth MURPHY (1830 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Robert King MURPHY (1834 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Lucinda E. MURPHY (1836 - 1881) |
Endnotes
1. Eleonore Crespo