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James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)

family confidence: 100 — certain (corroborated)Murphy (paternal)

Son of James J. Murphy Sr. (= person_james_murphy_son_of_pat_ and_ellen, the 1938-LA-d JJM) and his wife Mrs. James J. Murphy of LA (Kelly maiden name per CLAUDE.md framework). Per his self-written ~1958 Anaheim resume (= c1958_anaheim-ca_ james-j-murphy-jr-resume document): b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte, Montana; Loyola HS LA 1927-1931; Loyola Law College LA 1934-1937 night session; m. Marie A. Schueller 22 Oct 1936; six children at writing. Per his wife's 2012 obit (= 2012-04-11_la-mesa-ca_marie- schueller-murphy-obituary-six-children family document): **died 1972** (year only specified). Marie referred to him as "Dad" and "the captain of the ship"; settled family in La Mesa CA 1959; six children Michelle / Marty / Chris (Taub) / Melda (Arick) / Maureen (Renden) / Dan (= the user's father Daniel Mark Murphy). USER'S PATERNAL GRANDFATHER per the user's confirmation 2026-05-27 (correcting earlier framework that had Dan as grandfather; the line is JJM Jr → Dan → user). Direct family at confidence 100.

Facts

Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.

Birth:: 1914-03-20, Butte, Montana 100~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume; 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1967 — Murphy family papers; 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)His resume: 'BIRTHDATE: March 20, 1914 ... PLACE OF BIRTH: Butte, Montana'; the 1924 Butte school census: 'Murphy, James, 10, 3/20/14' under James and Agnes Murphy; the 1967 family chart: 'James J. Murphy (1914- ), Butte, Montana'; his age, 22, on the October 1936 licence; the tree (draft card, SSDI, California Death Index). 100.
Death:: 1972, La Mesa, California 952012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); ~2026-05 — Family research deck — Luke Murphy (user) self-prepared PowerPointMarie's 2012 obituary: 'we lost Dad in 1972', the family having settled in La Mesa in 1959. The tree gives 27 Jan 1972, La Mesa, citing the California Death Index (1972-01-27), the SSDI and Find a Grave; Luke's research deck shows the same. Year and place: the family's obituary and the tree's indexes agree, 95. The day rests on the tree (75).
Residence:: La Mesa, California

Date	Fact	Conf.	Sources
1920	residence · Floral Park, Silver Bow County, Montana (Floral Park, Silver Bow County, Montana) Tree residence citing the 1920 census.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1924	residence · 2745 State [street], Butte, with his parents James and Agnes Murphy (Butte, Montana) 1924 school census.	95	1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1)
1926	description · photographed as a boy in overalls and cap beside a lake, the print captioned 'JIM MURPHY' The caption is hand-lettered on the print; that it is James Jr. about 1926 rests on the family's file name ('young jim about 1926'). The place is not known (see issues).	75	~1926 — Murphy family photographs
1927-1931	education · Loyola High School, Los Angeles, '1927 to 1931' (Los Angeles, California) His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1930-04	residence · Venice township, Los Angeles ('James J., Son, 16' in James J. Murphy's household) (Los Angeles, California) Tree residence citing the 1930 census, which is in _inbox but not yet filed.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1932-1934	education · Loyola University, Los Angeles, '1932 to 1934 - Pre Legal' (Los Angeles, California) His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1934-1937	education · Loyola Law College, Los Angeles, '1934 to 1937 - Night Session' (Los Angeles, California) His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1935-1937	residence · 4339 Victoria Avenue, Los Angeles, his parents' house ('Murphy Jas J jr, r4339 Victoria av'; 'James J., 22, 4339 Victoria avenue' on his licence) (Los Angeles, California) Directories of 1935-37 and the licence of October 1936.	95	1935 — Los Angeles City Directory 1935; 1936 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1936; 1937 — Los Angeles City Directory 1937; 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42
1936-10-22	marriage · married Marie A. Schueller ('MARRIED: October 22, 1936'); licence notice 'MURPHY—SCHUELLER. James J., 22, 4339 Victoria avenue; Marie A., 20, 1928 Raymond avenue' (Los Angeles, California) His resume gives the day; the Los Angeles Times licence notice of 7 Oct 1936; Marie's 2012 obituary ('married our Dad, Jim Murphy in 1936'); the 1967 chart and the tree. 100.	100	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume; 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42; 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children); 1967 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1936-1937	employer · Los Angeles County Auditor: 'msngr Co Auditor' (1936), 'clk County Auditor' (1937) (Los Angeles, California) Directories; the 1936 line is printed 'Murphy Jas J', the 1937 line 'Jas J jr' (identity of the 1936 line 90).	95	1936 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1936; 1937 — Los Angeles City Directory 1937
1940	residence · Los Angeles (1940 census, on the same sheet as his father-in-law Theodore M. Schueller); Burbank on his WWII draft registration (Los Angeles, California) Tree residences citing the 1940 census and the draft card.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1943-1946	employer · Lockheed Aircraft, Burbank, 'February, 1943 to June, 1946'; 'Last position was that of Supervisor of Parts and Service Sales Department' (Burbank, California) His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1946-1948	employer · Leo J. Mayberg, Los Angeles ('Out of Business'), 'June, 1946 to June, 1948': 'Wholesale salesman', Norge appliances (Los Angeles, California) His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1948-1950	employer · Kelvinator Sales Corp., 2211 Davie Street, Los Angeles, 'June, 1948 to February, 1950': 'Wholesale salesman' (Los Angeles, California) His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1950-1955	office · Kelvinator Sales Corp., 'Branch Manager of San Diego and Imperial Counties', 'February, 1950 to August, 1955' (San Diego, California) His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1950-1955	residence · San Diego, while branch manager for San Diego and Imperial Counties (San Diego, California) Inference from the resume's post; the tree has the family at San Diego in 1954 (uncited).	75	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1954-05	event · 'Jim Murphy', one of 'the bride's uncles, honorary ushers' at the wedding of his wife's niece Jo Ann Schueller and John J. Cooke, St. Cyril's Catholic Church, Encino (Encino (San Fernando Valley, LA)) Identity 90: the tree makes the bride the daughter of Marie's brother Ted, and the other two 'uncles', Frank and John Schueller, Ted's brothers.	90	1954-05-29 — Valley Times, p.9; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1955-1957	office · Kelvinator Sales Corp., 2819 Elliott, Seattle, 'August, 1955 to March, 1957': 'Zone Manager of Northwest section of United States - Washington, Oregon and Northern Idaho', with 'a total of 27 employees' (Seattle, Washington) His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1955-1957	residence · Seattle ('when your family lived in Seattle') (Seattle, Washington) His resume (zone manager at Seattle, Aug 1955 - Mar 1957) and Joan Murphy's letter of 1995 to his son Dan.	100	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
1957-1958	office · Kelvinator Sales Corp., 2012 N.W. Vaughn, Portland, 'March, 1957 to July, 1958': 'Branch Manager for State of Oregon' (he calls it a 'demotion from Zone Manager in Seattle') (Portland, Oregon) His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1957-1958	residence · Portland, Oregon (Portland, Oregon) His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1958-07	employer · Kelvinator Sales Corp., 2211 Davie Street, Los Angeles, 'July, 1958 to Present time': 'Wholesale salesman'; 'My family and I did not like the climate of the Northwest and wished to return to Southern California' (Los Angeles, California) His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1958-1959	residence · 1861 Morgan Lane, Anaheim (Anaheim, California) Address on his resume, written when he was 44 and his eldest child 21 (between Dec 1958 and Mar 1959).	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
1959-1972	residence · La Mesa: the family made 'several moves up and down the West Coast before settling in La Mesa in 1959' (La Mesa, California) Marie's 2012 obituary.	95	2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children)
1972	burial · San Diego (San Diego, California) Tree, citing Find a Grave.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
—	description · hobbies 'All sports, particularly golf and swimming'; school activities 'Sports, particularly football. Debating Society.' His resume.	95	~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
—	description · 'Dad was the captain of the ship' (his children, 2012) Marie's obituary, written by their six children.	95	2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children)

Relationships

Family (blood)

son of James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)100
The 1924 school census lists him under James and Agnes Murphy with his birth date; James's 1938 obituary names 'a son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy jr.'; the 1935-37 directories list 'Jas J jr' at his father's house; the 1967 family chart makes him the son of James J. Murphy and Agnes R. Murphy; the tree agrees. 100. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 1935 — Los Angeles City Directory 1935; 1967 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
son of Agnes Kelly Murphy100
1924 school census (mother Agnes); the 1967 chart (son of Agnes R. Murphy, daughter of John Kelly and Mary Chatham); the tree. 100. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1967 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
sibling of Imelda Murphy Bryant (1917–1998; JJM Sr's daughter; Iowa diaspora)100inferred
Both in the 1924 school census household of James and Agnes Murphy; both survivors of James in 1938 (daughter 'Inelda'; 'a son ... Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy jr.'); the tree. 100. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)

Marriage

married to Marie A. Schueller Murphy (b. 31 Aug 1916 Ferdinand ID; d. 11 Apr 2012 La Mesa CA age 95; "Marie by the Sea"; user's paternal grandmother)100
The licence notice of 7 Oct 1936 (James J., 22; Marie A., 20); his resume ('MARRIED: October 22, 1936'); Marie's obituary ('married our Dad, Jim Murphy in 1936'); the 1967 chart; the tree. 100. · 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42; ~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume; 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children); 1967 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)

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Sources linking to this person

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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 1917
role: child_of_head · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy, James
Identity: 'Murphy, James, 10, 3/20/14, M' under James and Agnes Murphy: his own birth date, as on his resume.
~1926 — Murphy family photographsJames J. Murphy Jr., age ~12, at a Montana lakeshore c. 1926
role: subject · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Jim Murphy
Identity: The print is captioned only 'JIM MURPHY'; the family's file name ('young jim about 1926') makes him James Jr. A boy's photograph, so not his father as an adult; the date is an estimate.
1935 — Los Angeles City Directory 1935Los Angeles City Directory 1935 — 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes) h4339 Victoria av' (no occupation) and 'Jas J jr r4339 Victoria av'
role: directory_entry · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J jr
Identity: 'Murphy Jas J jr, r4339 Victoria av' at his father's house; his 1936 licence gives the same address.
1936 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1936Los Angeles City Directory 1936 — 'Murphy Jas slsmn Theodore Kotzin Co r4339 Victoria av'
role: directory_entry · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: 'Murphy Jas J, msngr Co Auditor, r4339 Victoria av': the father is listed separately that year ('Jas, slsmn Theodore Kotzin Co'), and the 1937 edition prints 'Jas J jr clk County Auditor'.
1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42MURPHY—SCHUELLER
role: groom · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J., 22, 4339 Victoria avenue' marrying 'Marie A., 20': the marriage his resume dates 22 Oct 1936.
1937 — Los Angeles City Directory 1937Los Angeles City Directory 1937 — 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes) slsmn May Co h4339 Victoria'
role: directory_entry · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J jr
Identity: 'Murphy Jas J jr, clk County Auditor, r4339 Victoria av'.
1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3JAMES MURPHY DIES ON COAST
role: surviving_son · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Mr. James Murphy Jr.
Identity: His father's obituary: 'a son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy jr. ... all of Los Angeles'.
1940-11-09 — The Los Angeles Times, p.24Llewellyn-Murphy Bridal Solemnities Due Today
role: brother_of_bride · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Murphy Jr.
Identity: Named in his wife's style, 'Mrs. James Murphy Jr. is to be matron of honor', at his sister Agnes Terese's wedding; he is not otherwise mentioned.
1954-05-29 — Valley Times, p.9Couples Exchange Vows In Valley Church Rites / Misses Schueller And Lanman Choose White Bridal Gowns
role: uncle_of_bride_honorary_usher · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Jim Murphy
Identity: 'Frank and John Schueller and Jim Murphy, the bride's uncles': on the tree the bride's father Ted is the brother of his wife Marie, and Frank and John are their brothers, so he is her uncle by marriage. No other Jim Murphy is known in the family of the bride or her mother (tree).
~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resumeJJM Jr's typewritten resume — age 44, Anaheim CA (~1958)
role: subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: His own resume: name, 20 March 1914, Butte, marriage 22 Oct 1936, six children.
1967 — Murphy family papersMurphy Family Tree, 1967: 'Patrick Murphy, Balykrewan, County Cork, Ireland'; Ellen Lyne (1859-1935)
role: son_of_james_and_agnes · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James J. Murphy (1914- )
Identity: 'JAMES J. MURPHY (1914 - ), BUTTE, MONTANA', son of James J. and Agnes R. Murphy and husband of Marie A. Schueller on the family chart.
1995-02-20 — Murphy family papersJoan Murphy to Dan, 20 Feb 1995: Grandma Murphy's arranged marriage to 'a much older man'; the foremost shoemaker
role: brother_and_sister_in_law_of_the_writer · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Jim and Marie
Identity: Joan writes to his son Dan that 'when your family lived in Seattle' Terese 'was unkind to Jim and Marie': Dan's parents, Joan's brother and sister-in-law. The resume puts the family in Seattle in 1955-57.
2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children)Marie Schueller Murphy (JJM Jr's wife) obituary — d. 11 Apr 2012 La Mesa age 95, with all six children named
role: predeceased_husband · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Jim Murphy / Dad
Identity: His wife's obituary: 'our Dad, Jim Murphy', married 1936, 'we lost Dad in 1972'.
~2026-05 — Family research deck — Luke Murphy (user) self-prepared PowerPointLuke Murphy's Murphy Family Research deck — Ancestry-tree summary cards for great-great-grandparents back through 3rd-great-grandparent generation
role: paternal_grandfather_per_users_ancestry_tree · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Joseph Murphy
Identity: Luke's Ancestry card for 'James Joseph Murphy', paternal grandfather, 20 Mar 1914 Butte - 27 Jan 1972 La Mesa (a print of the tree).