Anna Ione Murphy was born on October 12, 1870, in
Holden, Missouri to Delilah Floyd and
Samuel Murphy, the first treasurer of
Oklahoma Territory. The Murphy family moved to
Oklahoma City on June 3, 1889, after finishing high school in
Arkansas. On October 23, 1889 she married
Henry Overholser. Anna was active in many women's clubs including the Philomathea, Modern Classics, Ladies' Chautauqua Circle, Ladies' Music and Art League, Duplicate Whist Club, Republican Women's Club, and Five O'Clock Tea Club. She founded the Chafing Dish Club, a social club, in 1899 and the First Families of Oklahoma, a charity, in 1908. She served as president of both organizations after their founding. She died on April 29, 1940, and was buried in Oklahoma City.
Overholser Mansion In 1903, Anna and Henry built the
Overholser Mansion, which they would both stay in until their deaths. In 1972 the Overholser's son-in-law David Jay Perry sold the mansion to the
Oklahoma Historical Society. According to
The Oklahoman local ghost stories in
Oklahoma City claim her ghost haunts the mansion. ==References==