A news article about the St. Francis graduating Class of 1914 states that this graduate was "Anna R. MURPHY, Uniontown, Pa."

Anna served in the U. S. Army Nurse Corps during World War I. On her application for compensation, dated 1934, her service is stated as April 1, 1918 - July 6, 1919.

The documents indicate that she was born March 28, 1892 in Washington, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Mary (Reape/Raipe) Murphy.

In 1930, she was a lodger on Friendship Avenue, Pittsburgh, and employed as a registered nurse in a hospital.

In the 1940 census, Anna, a Trained Nurse employed at a government hospital, was living on Freeport Road, Blawknox, with her brother, William, and sister, Mary. She is also listed in the 1940 census of the Veterans' Hospital, Aspinwall, where she was a staff nurse.

Nurse Anna R. Murphy, a resident of Blawknox, Allegheny County, died on June 24, 1961 at St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh. She is buried at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania.