Murphy Family Cemetery, est. 1871
This is an archived index from the Digital Cemetery.
Address
Mize Rd
Shawnee, KS
GPS Location
38° 58' 15" N, 94° 52' 54" W
38.9707, -94.8816
GoogleMap
Legal Location
Section 29, Township 12S, Range 23E
About the Cemetery
The land where the Murphy Cemetery is located was first patented to Horace white, a Shawnee Indian. White sold this portion of land to N. W Murphy on on 4 Sep 1862, as shown in Deed Book E, page 361. N W Murphy deeded the 5/8 acre cemetery to the Trustees of Monticello Township on 26 Jun 1871. Now the cemetery is under the care of the Monticello Cemetery District Association, formed on May 5, 1936.
This is a beautiful family cemetery set on a rural road surrounded by prairie farmland and fronted by stone pillars and wrought iron gates. A plaque is on one of the stone pillars dedicating the gates to the memory of Emmett and Mary Murphy. The lot is immaculate, and dotted with several large trees.
The southern-most gate pillar and gate suffered a hit-and-run accident in 2006, causing extensive damage to the cemetery. The pillar was sheared off near the base and fell onto the gate, blocking the cemetery entrance and crushing the wrought-iron gate.
Index
Photographed and transcribed by Linda K. Lewis, 20 Aug 2005. Re-photographed and updated 5 Jan 2008. This is a complete transcription by reading and photographing the gravestones. Research at Johnson County Archives provided a transcription from the early 1970s, found in the Johnson County Cemetery Index, Johnson Co. Genealogical Society and Library, 1975. After a comparison of my transcription to this earlier one, I was able to fill in a few illegible blanks in this transcription.
Keys: s/w = same stone with, * = Supplemented by 1970s index, + = known Veteran
??, ??; Footstone D D; Footstone laying against a tree; Row 04 Photo
??, ??; Pedistal for missing monument; Row 05 Photo
??, ??; Top missing, with Nancy D Brown; Row 07 Photo
??, ??; d. 25 Dec 1880; Illegible pieces of small stone * Date and age added; Row 07 Photo
??, ??; b. 24 Aug 1864; d. 01 May 1880; Broken piece of stone * Birth date added; Row 09 Photo
??, Ettie E; Broken, illegible child stone; Row 01 Photo Photo
Ashlock, Berdie A; d. 19 Jun 1877; Children of S C and M G Ashlock; Ashlock children monument, illegible; Row 04 Photo Photo
Ashlock, Harry E; d. 16 Aug 1880; Children of S C and M G Ashlock; Ashlock children monument, illegible; Row 04 Photo Photo
Ashlock, Lorenzo Dow; d. 13 Mar 1870; Children of S C and M G Ashlock; Ashlock children monument, illegible; Row 04 Photo Photo Photo
Baker, Martin D; d. 25 May 1873; Son of B T and S E Baker; broken and toppled; Row 01 Photo
Blaylock, Homer A; b. 1916; d. 1979; Row 05 Photo
Brady, Johnie; b. 08 Oct 1878; d. 17 Feb 1879; Infant son of Mr and Mrs J H Brady; I came to see my Grand-pa's folks and have a pleasant time; But God put on his death-like ?oke, and claimed me as his shrine.; Row 09 Photo Photo Photo
Brown, Effie; b. 14 Apr 1880; d. 05 Aug 1880; Children of A and M B Brown; Brown monument; Row 10 Photo Photo Photo
Brown, Herbert A; d. 14 Jun 1880; Son of W C and M A Brown; s/w M Agnes Brown; Row 11 Photo Photo
Brown, M Agnes; d. 10 Mar 1880; Wife of W C Brown, Dau of J and C Brady; s/w Herbert A Brown; Row 11 Photo Photo
Brown, Maggie B; b. 27 May 1850; d. 17 Sep 1880; Wife of Austin Brown; Brown monument; Row 10 Photo Photo Photo
Brown, Mary E; b. 27 May 1878; d. 07 Aug 1879; Children of A and M B Brown; Brown monument; Row 10 Photo Photo Photo
Brown, Nancy D; b. 18 May 1798; d. 18 Dec 1878; Broken; Row 07 Photo
Deane, Dixie; b. 18 Aug 1860; d. 08 Apr 1882; Wife of M O Deane, Dau of N W and Mary Murphy; Deane-Murphy Monument; Row 05 Photo Photo Photo
Dubois, Abiah; d. 02 Mar 1873; Wife of R H Dubois; Broken, toppled on inscription (2008); Row 11 Photo Photo
Dunlap, Frankie; d. 11 Feb 1882; Dau of J T and S J Dunlap; Toppled; Row 02 Photo Photo
Dunlap, James T; b. 23 Jun 1824; d. 15 Jan 1875; s/w Sarah J Dunlap; Row 03 Photo Photo Photo Photo
Dunlap, Sarah J; b. 28 Aug 1831; d. 29 May 1898; Wife of J T Dunlap; s/w James T Dunlap; Row 03 Photo Photo Photo Photo
Dunlap, Walter L; b. 22 Dec 1868; d. 26 Feb 1900; Row 03 Photo Photo
Dunlap, William; b. 23 Sep 1855; d. 22 Feb 1879; Broken; Row 03 Photo Photo
Fletcher, Elizabeth; d. 04 Nov 1873; Broken and toppled; Row 12 Photo
Frisbie, Louisa V; d. 10 Jan 1876; Wife of C T Frisbie; Row 11 Photo
Grohowske, Mrs Sharlotta; b. 20 Nov 1843; d. 12 Nov 1902; Broken and toppled; Row 12 Photo
Hazlett, Howard R; d. 09 Nov 1880; Son of J D and M R Hazlett; s/w Sherman Hazlett; Row 06 Photo Photo
Hazlett, Sherman; d. 11 Nov 1880; Son of J D and M R Hazlett; s/w Howard R Hazlett; Row 06 Photo
Larkins, B ?; d. 01 Aug 1882; Children of A and H Larkins; s/w Mattie Larkins, broken; Row 12 Photo
Larkins, Hattie; d. 28 Sep 1883; Children of A and H Larkins; s/w B? Larkins, broken; Row 12 Photo
Mize, Lewis F; d. 06 Dec 1879; Son of H and S Mize; broken and toppled; Row 11 Photo
Moore, Fred H; d. 14 May 1880; Son of T A and E R Moore; Row 09 Photo
Murphy, Charles A; b. 15 Jul 1864; d. 05 Oct 1864; Deane-Murphy Monument; Row 05 Photo Photo
+ Murphy, Emmett S; b. 16 Jun 1858; d. 05 Aug 1932; WWI medallion; Row 05 Photo Photo
Murphy, Harold J; b. 23 Feb 1900; d. 26 Mar 1976; Row 05 Photo
Murphy, Helen Blaylock; b. 23 Jun 1944; d. 11 Apr 1974; Row 05 Photo
Murphy, Hobart Eugene; b. 1942; d. 1957; Row 05 Photo
Murphy, Lillian; b. 23 May 1896; d. 02 Jun 1978; Row 05 Photo
Murphy, Mary Hymer; b. 1872; d. 1963; Row 05 Photo
Murphy, Mary S; b. 17 Apr 1819; d. 20 Jun 1908; Deane-Murphy Monument; Row 05 Photo Photo
Murphy, N W; b. 10 Feb 1820; d. 09 Aug 1903; Deane-Murphy Monument; Row 05 Photo Photo
+ Murphy, Rollie Webb; b. 04 Mar 1890; d. 27 Dec 1956; Kansas Chief Mech I Corps Arty Park World War I; Row 05 Photo
Murphy, Velma; b. 1904; d. 1977; Row 05 Photo
Murphy, William M; b. 24 Jun 1843; d. 23 Oct 1863; Deane-Murphy Monument; Row 05 Photo Photo
Orr, Andrew; d. 29 Aug 1881; broken and toppled; Row 01 Photo Photo
Orr, Margaret A; d. 14 Apr 1881; Children of A and S Orr; s/w Minnerva Orr, broken and toppled; Row 01 Photo
Orr, Minnerva; d. 09 Apr 1881; Children of A and S Orr; s/w Margaret A Orr, broken and toppled; Row 01 Photo
Pike, Benjamin H; b. 27 Apr 1857; d. 26 Jul 1881; Son of Jarvis and Julia Pike; Toppled and broken; Row 08 Photo
Plummer, Benjamin; d. 07 Oct 1869; Son of B A and M J Plummer; Broken; Row 04 Photo Photo
Plummer, Julia A; d. 09 Apr 1881; Wife of W L Plummer, Dau of J W and E Haws; Broken; Row 04 Photo Photo Photo Photo
Plummer, Minerva J; d. 19 Mar 1879; Wife of B A Plummer; Row 04 Photo Photo
Quaintance, Milton J; b. 1900; d. 1973; FLT; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Row 05 Photo Photo
Quaintance, Thema A Murphy; b. 1904; d. 2001; Eastern Star; Row 05 Photo Photo
Ray, Etta C; d. 19 Feb 1870; Dau of E and T B Ray; Row 01 Photo
Richards, David; d. 25 May 1872; broken and toppled; Row 09 Photo Photo Photo
Rudel, John; d. 11 Feb 1876; Son of C and M M Rudel; Broken; Row 04 Photo Photo
Rudel, Lewis; d. 22 Nov 1872; Son of C and M Rudel; Broken; Row 04 Photo Photo
Rudel, Lydia; d. 23 Mar 1882; Dau of C and M Rudel; Illegible; Row 04 Photo
Rudel, Mary M; d. 27 May 1888; Wife of C Rudel; Row 04 Photo
Stephenson, Nancy Poston; d. 07 May 1866; Wife of Wm Stephenson, Erected by their daughters Jeanette and Sarah; s/w William Stephenson; Row 05 Photo Photo Photo
Stephenson, William; d. 28 Jul 1865; Erected by their daughters Jeanette and Sarah; s//w Nancy Poston Stephenson; Row 05 Photo Photo Photo
Strickland, Helen E; b. 13 May 1921; d. 08 Feb 1996; Loving wife and mother; Row 05 Photo
+ Strickland, Theron; b. 10 Oct 1913; d. 03 Jan 1989; TEC 3 US Army World War II; Row 05 Photo
Wendt, Caroline; d. 24 Feb 1885; Wife of Henry Wendt; s/w Christof Wendt; Row 01 Photo Photo
Wendt, Christof; d. 18 Jan 1882; s/w Caroline Wendt; Row 01 Photo Photo
Wolfe, Sarah Jane; d. 20 Jun 1877; Wife of David Wolfe; Row 10 Photo
