Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 
1887, Anderson Co.

EDWARD MURPHY is a son of Frank and Catherine Murphy, natives of
Ireland, who emigrated and settled in Indiana, where Edward was born in 
1841.  He was educated and reared in that State, but in 1873 located in 
Daviess County, Ky., and engaged in distilling as employee, and 
subsequently worked in Louisville at the same business.  In 1882 he 
removed to Anderson County, and engaged with Thomas B. Ripy, and at 
present is his distiller.  Mr. Murphy is also connected with Michael L. 
Dowling under the firm name of Murphy & Dowling, and is engaged in the 
manufacture of Belle of Anderson County whisky [sic], with the plant 
located on the Kentucky River, in the town of Dowling.  Mr. Murphy 
married, in 1874, Miss Fannie Bailey, daughter of James Bailey of 
Daviess County, Ky., and has one child, Edness.

Murphy Ripy Dowling Bailey
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Daviess-KY IN Ireland

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