Thursday, March 31, 2011

Volume 98; Number 42

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The Albert Murphy Family: Farmers, Farmer’s Co-op customers
Civil War Soldier, Doctor, Postmaster enjoy Open House
By Rin Porter released. In late November they left for remainder of 1862 and most of 1863, until
The Albert Murphy family of Ward Memphis, Tennessee. They fought under November 1863 when they moved to
Township was one of the many Texas, then Louisiana, then
families who came to Todd back to Mississippi, then to
County in the 1860s, 1870s, and Florida and southern Alabama
1880s from Randolph County, where they remained until July
Indiana. Albert Murphy was the 1865.
son of Robert Murphy and Private Albert Murphy
Elizabeth Duvall, who were both returned to Randolph County,
born in Ohio in about 1804. Indiana, and lived there with
Both of their families had been his family for the next few
in the U.S. for over a hundred years. They appear on the
years. They moved to Indiana U.S. Census of 1870.
in time for Albert’s birth in But in the early 1870s,
December 1834. Robert and they, along with many others,
Elizabeth would have eight left Indiana for Todd County,
more children who lived. Minnesota. Albert Murphy and
Elizabeth died following the birth his wife Ellen were in
of her last child, a son John, in Minnesota in time for the
1847. Minnesota State Census of
Albert Murphy, the third child 1875, where they were living
in the family, married Ellen Polly, on 120 acres in Ward
the daughter of a doctor, Township. By 1880, they had Todd County Dairy Princesses served milk and ice cream to
Barnhill Polly, in 1857 in seven children, the oldest of visitors of Farmer’s Coop Annual Open House held on
Randolph County. In 1860, the whom was Martin Murphy. A Saturday, March 26th.
U.S. Census shows them living descendant wrote on The event was very well attended and numerous bargains
there. Ancestry.com that Albert and were found throughout the store. There was also live music,
In August 1862, Albert his family moved to Old and a lunch was served. Additional photos on page 16.
Murphy joined Company F of Hartford and was appointed
the 69th Indiana Infantry, and
Dr. Mruphy. This photo was taken while he
postmaster. He served in that Student going to college soon? Give
served in the Civil War until he position until the railroad came
was discharged. The unit saw
was practicing medicine in Browerville, MN
to Browerville and the post them a subscription to the Browerville
area. Photo courtesy of "Todd Co. Historical
action in the Battle of Richmond,
Book"
office was moved there. Blade at our special “college rate”. See
Kentucky, on August 30, 1862, Albert Murphy died in
where they were captured, held, and then General Sherman in Mississippi for the Continued on page 16. ordering information on page 15.

Class of 1975 holds 36th reunion

Pictured at left are:
FRONT ROW- L TO R:
Suzanne (Weske) Motyka,
Judy (Bleninger) Lemm, Pam
(Ostrowski) Rickbeil, Julie
(Bleninger) Erickson, Marie
(Chihos) Noska, Marilyn
(Citrowski) Brichacek, Eva
(Buhl) Spychalla, Darlene
(Kilanowski) Ripka; SEC-
OND ROW- L TO R: Anthony
Claseman, Dave Lisson,
Bruce Crosby, Bob Spandl,
Tom Kahlert, Kirk Mahr,
RoseAnn (Kowalczyk)
Homan-right behind Kirk,
Lavonne (Solem) Plouff,
Linda (Chihos) Miller, Sandy
(Carlson) Rohloff-right
behind Linda, Paulette
(Twardowski) Connolly,
Karen (Luke) Hadash, Becky
(Werner) Meis; BACK ROW – L
TO R: Mark Gereats, Kevin
Rickbeil, Mark Irsfeld, Jay
Noska, Steve John, Ken
The Browerville High School class of 1975 had it's 36th class reunion on March 5, 2011, at the Double Eagle Golf Course, Carstensen, Angelo Smieja,
owned by classmate, Dave Lisson and his wife, Theresa. Twenty-nine classmates gathered to celebrate and a memorial was set Karleen (Luke) Tichy.
up for five classmates that have passed away. There was a total of 63 in the graduating class.
The evening started with a social hour, followed by a delicious buffet and then a dance. Everyone had a great time, some of
the people attending had not been together since graduating in 1975.

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