The Patrick Murphy family came to Charleston from Carlow, Ireland in 1850 and the Robert Rowand  family came to Charleston from Glasgow, Scotland in 1754.  The two families became one on October  10, 1911 when George Patrick Lawrence Murphy married Lucretia Mary Rowand at the Cathedral of St.  John the Baptist Catholic Church in Charleston. George and Lucretia had nine children and the family has grown to over 150.
 Although the majority of the Murphy-Rowand descendants reside in Charleston, family members live  in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
This tribal web page was created by the oldest grandchild of George and Lucretia, Patrick, and is  maintained by their granddaughter, Deborah, for you to access the Murphy-Rowand history and to  share additional family information and photos.