William E. and Elizabeth ("Betsy") Richardson (Roundtree) Murphy, who came overland to Oregon from Illinois in 1852, arriving in 1853. They married in Knox County, Illinois, on May 20, 1841. Their sons, William P. (born 1850), Levi Alexander (born 1842), and John Leon (born 1843), Morvan A. (born 1845) were born in Knox County. Once in Oregon, the family resided in Polk County, Oregon, probably near Monmouth. Nancy Ellen (born 1847) and Mary Frances (born 1852) were their only daughters. Their youngest son, A. E., was born in 1856 in Washington Territory.