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Notes for Larkin M. Murphy/Sally Lowe


Source#1
In an email dated 14 Feb, 1999, Cynthia wrote:
"Sally Murphy was born after Richard L. Murphy was born. They did not move to Polk County until after Richard was born in 10-19-1869, most of the kids were already born at that time. Maybe your dates are off. The story went that Larkin's wife was ill and the Lowe girl, Sally, was there helping out and Larkin got her pregnant. When the baby was born, Sally died, and her parents sent word that they were leaving the county and they were leaving the baby at the fork of the road if they didn't want her the bears and wolves could have her. Then Helen got the message and sent the boys after the baby. They called her Sally after her mother." Sally Lowe was never married. Lowe was her maiden name. (no evidence of this so far. Another source says that Sally Lowe Murphy's mother was a Lowe by marriage nee Shaver. No evidence of this has been found either.)

Sally LOWE and Lark MURPHY were never married. They did conceive their child in 1877 and Sally died during childbirth in Aug 1878. If she had lived, he probably would have taken her as a wife since he was later known as a bigamist.
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