Jessie Easters Murphy was born on January 27, 1832 in Spartanburg, Union County, South Carolina, the eldest of ten children born to Emmanuel Masters Murphy and Nancy Judd Easters. The father, Emmanuel Masters Murphy, was baptized into the Mormon Church on 18 September 1835 and moved later to Far West, Clay County, Missouri, living as a neighbor to the Prophet Joseph Smith. It has been said that young Jessie played with the Prophet's children. The Murphy family moved within a few years to Weekly County, Tennessee where Jessie spent his boyhood on a large plantation working in cotton and tobacco fields.
In St. Louis, Missouri on April 28, 1857, Jessie Easters Murphy married Grace Broadbent, daughter of Wilham and Mary Broadbent of Lancaster, England. Immediately following the marriage they crossed the plains to Utah in a wagon train under the command of Captain Huffians. In 1860, Jessie returned to the Missouri River and successfully brought a train of emigrants to Utah, among them were his father and mother. On page 64 of Church Chronology by Andrew Jensen it states: "After settling in Utah, Jessie Murphy build a beautiful house on South Temple and C Streets. His father, Emmanuel, built across the street where Saint Mary's Cathederal now stands."
On the advice of Brigham Young, who encouraged the growth of farming, Jessie moved to Mill Creek in 1864 and built a fine, large, two story home on a homestead of 35 acres. From 1864 to 1869 he fullfulled a mission for the Latter Day Saint Church to the Southern States. He continued to farm on his return and became one of the largest growers of berries in Salt Lake County.
Jessie Murphy was called as a guard during the Johnston Army troubles, and was one of the men who went out to meet and escort Governor Cummings from Fort Bridger to Salt Lake City in carriages. He took an active part in the problems of the early days and was always ready to assist. No man enjoys a more popular reputation for honesty, integrity, and citizenship than does the subject of this sketch.
Brief History of Jessie Easters Murphy
Jessie Easters Murphy was born on January 27, 1832 in Spartanburg, Union County, South Carolina, the eldest of ten children born to Emmanuel Masters Murphy and Nancy Judd Easters. The father, Emmanuel Masters Murphy, was baptized into the Mormon Church on 18 September 1835 and moved later to Far West, Clay County, Missouri, living as a neighbor to the Prophet Joseph Smith. It has been said that young Jessie played with the Prophet's children. The Murphy family moved within a few years to Weekly County, Tennessee where Jessie spent his boyhood on a large plantation working in cotton and tobacco fields.
In St. Louis, Missouri on April 28, 1857, Jessie Easters Murphy married Grace Broadbent, daughter of Wilham and Mary Broadbent of Lancaster, England. Immediately following the marriage they crossed the plains to Utah in a wagon train under the command of Captain Huffians. In 1860, Jessie returned to the Missouri River and successfully brought a train of emigrants to Utah, among them were his father and mother. On page 64 of Church Chronology by Andrew Jensen it states: "After settling in Utah, Jessie Murphy build a beautiful house on South Temple and C Streets. His father, Emmanuel, built across the street where Saint Mary's Cathederal now stands."
On the advice of Brigham Young, who encouraged the growth of farming, Jessie moved to Mill Creek in 1864 and built a fine, large, two story home on a homestead of 35 acres. From 1864 to 1869 he fullfulled a mission for the Latter Day Saint Church to the Southern States. He continued to farm on his return and became one of the largest growers of berries in Salt Lake County.
Jessie Murphy was called as a guard during the Johnston Army troubles, and was one of the men who went out to meet and escort Governor Cummings from Fort Bridger to Salt Lake City in carriages. He took an active part in the problems of the early days and was always ready to assist. No man enjoys a more popular reputation for honesty, integrity, and citizenship than does the subject of this sketch.