Descendants of Talbot

Newspaper articles on relatives of Nora Terrance (MURPHY) Talbot

12-10-1900

Mr. John A. Prior, the affable clerk of McKeena’s grocery store is at Clarion Pa., the quest of his cousin Mr. M. Murphy, proprietor of the Loomis Hotel, who with a number of other men is on a hunting trip in the mountains.

Newark Daily Advocate
November 16, 1904

Laurence Prior Lawrence McCarthy Prior died suddenly Wednesday morning at his late home No. 111 South First Street after a brief illness of heart failure, lasting only five minutes and passed to his eternal reward. The venerable gentleman was born in the parish of Belygarvin, County Cork Ireland, where his father owned the right to one of the best tracts of land in the county of Cork. Mr. Prior married Miss Mary Daily of the parish of Ballymartle. The parishes of Ballygarvin and Ballyheathea are adjoining districts. Mr. and Mrs. Prior left Ireland in September, 1852 for their future home in Ohio. Four months they were on a voyage on the ships of the olden time from Queenstown to Cleveland, and landed in the latter city. As there were no railroads in the early days or other transportation to Newark, They took the canal boat from Cleveland to Newark where they made their home. They lived a while on West Main street on the old Bess property after which they moved to the place where the Scheidler Machine Works are now located., on South First street at which place his ? wife died November 17, 1871 and where he lived 23 years. Mr. Prior has lived in the immediate locality for 50 years. He was one of the hardest workingmen and most industrious citizens for the past five decades that ever lived in Newark. He was a faithful and conscientious member of the St. Francis de Sales church since its early existence, and died after receiving the rites of the church. Mr. Prior was aged 82 years last May and was the son of Laurence Prior who lived to the age of 96 years. He is survived by three sons, Thomas J. Prior, ex-city solicitor of this city. John A. Prior and Laurence Prior of Zanesville, and the Misses Mary and Johanna Prior of this City, and Miss Julia Prior of Colorado Springs, Colo, Misses Nellie and Mamie Prior, and Laurence Prior of Newark, children of the late David Prior, are grandchildren of the deceased.

The funeral will take place at nine o’clock Friday morning at St. Francis de Sales Church. Rev. B. M. O’Boylan will celebrate holy requiem high mass in behalf of the deceased after which the remains will be laid by the side of his wife, Mary Prior, in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Thus one of the best and oldest citizens has gone to meet his Maker.

Newark Daily Advocate
March 1, 1905

Miss Johanna Murphy of Pittsburg, who has been, the guest of her first cousins, the Misses Prior and Mrs. Henry P. Talbot, returned home today.

May 3, 1905
John Murphy

Michael Murphy, a former Newark boy, owner and proprietor of the Hotel Loomis at Clarion, the county seat of Clarion County, Pa., arrived Saturday and was the guest of his first cousins, Mrs. Henry P. Talbot, the Misses Mary and Hannah Prior, John A. and Thos. J. Prior on South First street, until noon Monday, when he left for Pittsburg. This is the first visit of Mr. Murphy in eighteen years to Newark. Sunday and today he was taken for a drive through the different parts of the city and adjoining territory, and he was surprised at the remarkable growth of Newark. Mr. Murphy was called to Chicago by the death of his youngest brother John Murphy, a sergeant of police, who died in that city from pneumonia after three weeks’ illness. The officer was a former Newark boy and his many friends in this city regret to hear of his untimely death.


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