Sara Murphy

Sara Sherman Wiborg Murphy was born on November 7, 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio, into the wealthy Wiborg family. Her father, Frank, was a self-made millionaire by the age of 40, and her mother was a member of the noted Sherman family, daughter of Hoyt Sherman and counting Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman as an uncle. Originally raised in Cincinnati, Sara Wiborg and her family moved to Germany for several years when she was a teenager, so he... more

Sara Sherman Wiborg Murphy was born on November 7, 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio, into the wealthy Wiborg family. Her father, Frank, was a self-made millionaire by the age of 40, and her mother was a member of the noted Sherman family, daughter of Hoyt Sherman and counting Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman as an uncle. Originally raised in Cincinnati, Sara Wiborg and her family moved to Germany for several years when she was a teenager, so her father could concentrate on the European expansion of his company. Upon returning to the United States, the Wiborgs eventually spent most of their time in New York City and, later, East Hampton, of which they were one of the first wealthy families to build a house there. In East Hampton the young Sara Wiborg met her future husband, Gerald Murphy, who was the heir to the Mark Cross company. Five years her junior, for many years Sara and Gerald were more familiar companions than romantically attached. After marrying and having three children,... less