Jemima M Davis (Murphy)

1811 - 1876  (64 years)

• Name	Jemima M Davis (Murphy)  [1]
  Born	16 Jul 1811	North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	1876	Illinois, USA
  Person ID	P4931	Woelfel Test
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family 1	Amaziah Murphy,   b. 1809, Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1847, Mercer County, Illinois, USA  (Age 38 years)
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F1269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John A Speer,   b. 1790, Surry County, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 1842, Leesville, Lawrence, Indiana, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1831	Lawrence, Marion, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Robert D Speer,   b. 1835, Leesville, Lawrence, Indiana, USA ,   d. 1899, Chili, Hancock, Illinois, USA  (Age 64 years)  [natural]   2. Lydia Speer (Ogle),   b. 7 Apr 1838, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 20 Jan 1912, Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA  (Age 73 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F1249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jemima married 15 December 1831 in Indiana to widower John A. Speer (1790-about 1842), son of Andrew Speer & Elizabeth Murphy; 2 children: Robert Davis Speer & Lydia Speer. (Robert may be the Robert D. Speer, born 1835 in Indiana; died 1899 in Illinois; during the Civil War he enlisted in Company C, Iowa 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 16 Mar 1864; mustered out on 09 Aug 1865 at Atlanta, GA; buried Chili Township Cemetery, Hancock County, Illinois. Robert married 26 September 1869 at Adams, Illinois, to Mrs. Margaret Guin.) Jemima married 2nd on 22 October 1843 in Mercer County, Illinois to Amaziah Murphy; 2 sons: William & Lucien, who both served in the Civil War. Amaziah died 18 September 1847; his coffin cost $12.50. (A lot of money then! Today, that would equal $313.24.) In the appraisal of his estate, his black mare was valued at $40 and his bald-faced horse at $25. One cow & calf, $10; 1 2-yr-old heifer $6; 11 head of hogs $22; 4 shoats (A young pig just after weaning) $3; 13 small shoats $6.50; 15 acres corn @2.50=$37.50; 4 acres wheat in ground $5; 15 acres corn @1.50=$22.50; set harness $6; saddle $2; wagon $18; 2 shovel plows $4.50; 7 pieces cooking utensils $2; old brass kettle $.50; andirons & tongues $.37-1/2; cupboard & wares $10; table $2.50; 7 chairs $1.75; settee $1; kitchen table .50; 3 bedsteads & bedding thereof $20; cradle & sythe $1.50; 1 clock .25; hand saw .50; hay fork .37-1/2; one rifle gun $5; 2 hoes .62-1/2; Total $254.87-1/2 Family tradition says Jemima was raised a Quaker, but was disowned by the Friends when she married a non-Quaker. (how un-Friendly of them!) I do not know where she is buried; she may be in Davis cemetery with her parents & siblings. Her second husband Amaziah Murphy may be there, too.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1275859915] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).