. History of Texas, together with a biographical history of Tarrant and Parker counties; containing a concise history of the state, with portraits and biographies of prominent citizens of the above named counties, and personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families. ce crossed the river Mr. Murphywas sick and was left behind. After his re-covery he joined the Nineteenth TexasCavalry, Parsons Brigade, and from thattime until the close of the war his serviceswere in Arkansas and Louisiana. Duringhis army life he saw much hard Lexington, Missouri, he was wounded
. History of Texas, together with a biographical history of Tarrant and Parker counties; containing a concise history of the state, with portraits and biographies of prominent citizens of the above named counties, and personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families. ce crossed the river Mr. Murphywas sick and was left behind. After his re-covery he joined the Nineteenth TexasCavalry, Parsons Brigade, and from thattime until the close of the war his serviceswere in Arkansas and Louisiana. Duringhis army life he saw much hard Lexington, Missouri, he was wounded inthe breast by a piece of shell, but he wassoon afterward able for duty again, and inall his service he was never captured. Soon after the close of the war married and settled in Tarrantcounty, Texas, his location here being onschool land, then all in its wild state. Aftermaking some improvements on his propertyand residing here for a time, he sold out andwent back to Missouri again. He, how-ever, remained in Missouri only a shorttime, and upon his return to Texas he rentedland, which he cultivated two years. In1869 he bought 320 acres where he nowlives. To this he has added by subsequentpurchase until now he has 420 acres, about{ 170 of which are under cultivation. He. HISTORY OF TEXAS. 499 rents his land, and has it cultivated chieflyto cotton and corn. He also raises largequantities of sorghum. Since 1882 he hasowned and operated a gin, doing both hisown and public work. At an early day heraised lage quantities of cattle and hogs. Mr. Murphy was the third born in afamily of five children, his parents beingJesse W. and Mary (Hines) Murphy, na-tives of Kentucky. Jesse W. Murphy wentto Missouri at an early day and was marriedin that State, Mrs. Murphy having gone toMissouri before his arrival there. Herfather, John Hines, was one of the earliestpioneers of that State, going there at atime when it was frequently necessary toseek the forts as a place of safety and pro-
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