Martin Murphy was a son of Michael Murphy.
Laura Fletcher was born August 1, 1873, in Indiana. She came to Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown College in 1890. She taught school in Foster County.
Her marriage to Martin Murphy was on December 28, 1892.
They lived on a farm near Bordulac. They had four children: Eileen, Ruth, Lee and Clarence.
Mrs. Murphy died in October 1915. They are buried at Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 10B