Frances M /Murphy/
family confidence: 95 — certain (corroborated)Murphy (paternal)
Facts
Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.
- Birth:
- 1924-01-23, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA 751924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22January 1924 is certain: the 1924 school census ('1/22/24'), the tree (citing Montana birth records, the California Death Index and the 1930 census) and her age of six in June 1930. The day differs: the school census reads 22 (checked on the image), the tree 23. 75 for the exact day.
- Death:
- 1930-06-18, Los Angeles, California, USA 501930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)The Los Angeles Times of Wednesday 18 June 1930: 'suddenly gasped late yesterday and fell to the ground. She was dead when picked up', which puts the death on Tuesday 17 June. The tree's 18 June cites the California Death Index but also attaches the 18 June article three times, so it may carry the paper's date. Place: her home on Victoria Drive, Los Angeles.
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | residence · 2745 State [street], Butte, with her parents James and Agnes Murphy (an infant) (Butte, Montana) 1924 school census: 'Murphy, Frances, 1/22/24, F', ditto marks under James and Agnes Murphy. | 95 | 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1) |
| 1930-04 | residence · Venice township, Los Angeles: 'Frances M., Daughter, 6' in James J. Murphy's household (Los Angeles, California) The 1930 census (ED 19-1536, sheet 15B, line 83) is in _inbox, not yet filed; the tree cites it for her 1930 residence. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1930-06 | residence · 'her home at 4300 Victoria Drive' (Los Angeles, California) 1930 death report. The directories and the census give the family's house as 4339 Victoria Avenue; '4300' is the block or a misprint. | 95 | 1930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22 |
| 1930-06 | event · 'Dr. C. O. Driver of 3431 Leimert avenue was summoned and pronounced death due to heart disease'; Deputy Sheriff Thomas was detailed to investigate and 'Inquiry developed the child had been subjected to several heart attacks' (Los Angeles, California) 1930 death report. | 95 | 1930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22 |
| 1930-06-17 | event · 'Happily romping on the lawn in front of her home ... suddenly gasped late yesterday and fell to the ground. She was dead when picked up.' (Los Angeles, California) Los Angeles Times, 18 Jun 1930, p. 22. | 95 | 1930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22 |
| — | name · 'Frances M.' (1930 census; the tree's 'Frances M'); the second name is not recorded Tree name; the census is not yet filed. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
Relationships
Family (blood)
- child of James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)1001924 school census (ditto marks under James and Agnes Murphy); the 1930 death report ('daughter of J. J. Murphy, manager of the boys' department in J. W. Robinson & Co.', which the directories confirm as James's employer); the 1930 census (unfiled); the tree. 100. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- child of Agnes Kelly Murphy1001924 school census (mother Agnes, by ditto), the 1930 census (unfiled) and the tree. 100. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
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Appears with
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)3 shared sources
- Agnes Kelly Murphy2 shared sources
- James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)2 shared sources
- Imelda Murphy Bryant (1917–1998; JJM Sr's daughter; Iowa diaspora)2 shared sources
- Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940)2 shared sources
- Eileen /Murphy/2 shared sources
- Joan Claire /Murphy/2 shared sources
- Daniel ("Dan") Murphy1 shared source
- Theresa Murphy (Seattle)1 shared source
- Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)1 shared source
- Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)1 shared source
- Mary (Chatham) Kelly1 shared source
- Miss Mary "Mamie" Kelly (LA, d. 1954)1 shared source
- John /Kelly/1 shared source
- John A. /Chatham/1 shared source
- …and 19 more people with shared sources.
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 3
- 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1)1924 Butte school census — JJM Sr (LA-d 1938) family at 2745 State street with 6 children including James Jr b. 20 Mar 1914 + Imelda b. 7 Sep 1917role: jjm_sr_6th_child · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Murphy, Frances (b. 22 Jan 1924)
Identity: 'Murphy, Frances, 1/22/24, F' with ditto marks under James and Agnes Murphy, 2745 State: the same household and January 1924.
- 1930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22Romping Child Drops Dead of Heart Diseaserole: deceased_child_subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Frances Murphy
Identity: The report is about her: 'Frances Murphy, 6 years of age, daughter of J. J. Murphy, manager of the boys' department in J. W. Robinson & Co.', at her home on Victoria Drive.
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papersJoan Murphy to Dan, 20 Feb 1995: Grandma Murphy's arranged marriage to 'a much older man'; the foremost shoemakerrole: james_child_on_1979_typed_tree · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Frances Marta
Identity: Youngest under James J. Murphy, '(1923-1929)', on the family's typed 'Murphy Family Tree 1979' (page 2 of the PDF, read from the scan 4 Oct 2026; not transcribed because it lists living people); the record has 23 Jan 1924 to 18 Jun 1930, a year later each way.