Fourteenth Generation

3295. Helen B Murphy was born on 3 June 1850 in Switzerland Co., Indiana, USA. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Cotton Twp., Switzerland Co., Indiana, USA. She appeared in the census in 1900 in Du Quoin, Perry Co., Illinois, USA. Helen died on 29 April 1925 at the age of 74 in Boise, Ada Co., Idaho, USA. She was buried in Meridian Cmtry., Meridian, Ada Co., Idaho, USA. Father: James Murphy born in Pennsyvlania
Mother: Susan Tucker born in Indiana
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Find A Grave Memorial# 40986007
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Idaho Statesman
May 1, 1925

MRS. BROWN'S FUNERAL TO BE HELD TODAY

Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Summers & Krebs chapel for Helen Murphy Brown, wife of Joel Brown, of the Idaho industrial accident board, who died Wednesday. Burial will be at Meridian.

She was born in Switzerland county, Indiana, June 6, 1853, and married Fernando Damon in 1870. Five children of this marriage survive, Everett Damon of Kankakee, Ill.; Alonzo Damon, Carbondale, Ill.; John Damon, Caldwell, Ill.; Leigh Damon, Centralia, Ill., and Chester Damon, Guthrie, Okla. Fernando Damon died in 1908 and is buried in Meridian. Mrs. Damon married Mr. Brown, December 24, 1913 in Boise. Her husband survives.

Helen B Murphy and Fernando Damon were married on 1 September 1870 in Switzerland Co., Indiana, USA. Indiana Marriages
Name Fernando Damon
Event Type Marriage Registration
Event Date 01 Sep 1870
Event Place Switzerland, Indiana
Gender Male
Marriage License Date 26 Aug 1870
Spouse's Name Helen Or Hellen Murphy Or Murphey
Spouse's Gender Female
Officiator's Name R R Baldwin
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Fernando Damon was born on 2 August 1849 in Switzerland. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Du Quoin, Perry Co., Illinois, USA. He died on 6 November 1908 at the age of 59 in Boise, Ada Co., Idaho, USA. Fernando was buried in Meridian Cmtry., Meridian, Ada Co., Idaho, USA. Idaho Deaths and Burials
Name Fernando Damon
Gender Male
Death Date 06 Nov 1908
Death Place Boise, Ada, Idaho
Age 61
Birth Date 1847
Birthplace Switzerland
Race White
Marital Status Married
Father's Name Warren Damon
Mother's Name Nancy Damon
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United States Census, 1900
Name Fernando Damon
Event Place Du Quoin Precinct Du Quoin city Ward 3-4, Perry, Illinois
Gender Male
Age 52
Marital Status Married
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Years Married 30
Birth Date Aug 1848
Birthplace Indiana
Marriage Year (Estimated) 1870
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Fernando Damon Head M 52 Indiana
Helen Damon Wife F 50 Indiana
Jessie Damon Dau F 21 Indiana
Elza Damon Son M 18 Illinois
Chester Damon Son M 16 Illinois

Helen B Murphy and Fernando Damon had the following children: