James Crawford Murphy (1807-1894)
N 35° 52.142 W 083° 33.918
17S E 268389 N 3972461
A funder of many ventures in Sevier County.
Waymark Code: WM11QZ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2006
Views: 32
Benefactor of Murphy College 1890-1936, for whom it was named, this prominent farmer and merchant first came to Sevierville as a Tanner in 1833. He returned again to Sevier County in 1847 with his wife, Mary "Polly" Smith (1811-1894), settling along the Middle Prong of the Little Pigeon River near Harrisburg. Acquiring the title "Colonel" from his service in the Tennssessee Militia, Murphy donated the land for the building of a house of worship for the congregation of Methodist Episcopal North and Methodist South in 1885. Today known as Murphy's Chapel United Methodist Church. The Murphy's had many descendants still living as farmers on the original homeplace and many sons, grandsons, and great grandsons who had businesses on this square.
Marker Name: James Crawford Murphy
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: March 7, 1986
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Sevier Museum of History and Art
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