Joan Claire /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:
- 1921-11-11, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana 951924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)1924 school census: 'Murphy, Joan, 2, 11/11/21' with ditto marks under James and Agnes Murphy (read from the image). The tree gives 11 Nov 1921, Butte, citing the Montana birth index and birth records and the 1930 census. 95.
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | residence · 2745 State [street], Butte, with her parents James and Agnes Murphy (Butte, Montana) 1924 school census. | 95 | 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1) |
| 1930-04 | residence · Venice township, Los Angeles ('Joan, Daughter, 8' 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) |
| 1940-11-09 | event · 'bridesmaids will be Misses Imelda and Joan Claire Murphy, sisters of the bride' at the Llewellyn-Murphy wedding (Los Angeles, California) 1940 report. | 95 | 1940-11-09 — The Los Angeles Times, p.24 |
| 1941 | occupation · 'clk', at the family house ('Murphy Joan, clk, r4339 Victoria dr') (Los Angeles, California) 1941 directory, p. 1633; 'dr' for 'av' is a slip on this line and Imelda's. | 95 | 1941 — Los Angeles City Directory 1941 |
| 1942-08-18 | marriage · married Wayne Kisker (California) Tree: 18 Aug 1942, California, citing California county marriage records; it also attaches a Los Angeles Times marriage notice of 2 Aug 1942. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1944-1945 | education · University of California, Santa Barbara (1944 yearbook) and University of California, Los Angeles (1945 yearbook) (California) The tree cites 'U.S., School Yearbooks' for both. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1948 | residence · Los Angeles (voter register) (Los Angeles, California) Tree residence citing the California voter registers. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1968-04 | event · her marriage to Wayne Kisker ended in divorce, Orange County (Orange County, California) Tree, citing the California Divorce Index, 1966-1984. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1979 | event · typed 'the extended family tree' ('Murphy Family Tree 1979') Her letter of 20 Feb 1995: 'Am enclosing the extended family tree I typed in 1979'. | 95 | 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers |
| 1995-02 | residence · Anaheim, California (Anaheim, California) Heading of her letter of 20 Feb 1995 (street address withheld in the transcription). | 95 | 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers |
| 1995-02-20 | event · sent her nephew Dan her 1979 tree, 'some family history in Mom's handwriting, which she sent to Imelda in 1949', a copy of Terese Murphy's letter to Imelda, and the 'Murphy Family Tree 1967' chart Her letter and its enclosures. | 95 | 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers |
| — | event · when her aunt Terese 'was in this area, she stayed at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles and I would drive in and take her to lunch and learn more about my Dad's life' (Los Angeles, California) Her letter of 1995. | 95 | 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers |
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); his 1938 obituary ('four daughters, Agnes, Inelda, Joan and Dahl'); the 1940 report ('sisters of the bride'); her own letter of 1995 ('my Dad', 'Mom'); the tree. 100. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 1940-11-09 — The Los Angeles Times, p.24; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- child of Agnes Kelly Murphy1001924 school census (mother Agnes); her 1995 letter encloses notes 'in Mom's handwriting' about the Chathams and Kellys; the tree. 100. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
Marriage
- married to Wayne /Kisker/75Tree only: married 18 Aug 1942, California, citing California county marriage records and a Los Angeles Times notice of 2 Aug 1942; divorced April 1968 (California Divorce Index). 75. · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
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Appears with
- Agnes Kelly Murphy5 shared sources
- Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940)5 shared sources
- Eileen /Murphy/5 shared sources
- Imelda Murphy Bryant (1917–1998; JJM Sr's daughter; Iowa diaspora)5 shared sources
- James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)4 shared sources
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)3 shared sources
- 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)3 shared sources
- Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)2 shared sources
- Theresa Murphy (Seattle)2 shared sources
- Mary (Chatham) Kelly2 shared sources
- John Paul Ward Llewellyn2 shared sources
- Frances M /Murphy/2 shared sources
- Daniel ("Dan") Murphy1 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
- …and 19 more people with shared sources.
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 5
- 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_5th_child_named_obit · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Murphy, Joan (b. 11 Nov 1921)
Identity: 'Murphy, Joan, 2, 11/11/21, F' with ditto marks under James and Agnes Murphy, 2745 State; her birth date as on the tree.
- 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3JAMES MURPHY DIES ON COASTrole: surviving_daughter · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Joan
Identity: 'four daughters, Agnes, Inelda, Joan and Dahl': the only Joan among his children.
- 1940-11-09 — The Los Angeles Times, p.24Llewellyn-Murphy Bridal Solemnities Due Todayrole: sister_of_bride_bridesmaid · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Miss Joan Claire Murphy
Identity: 'Misses Imelda and Joan Claire Murphy, sisters of the bride': her full name, as on the tree.
- 1941 — Los Angeles City Directory 1941Los Angeles City Directory 1941 — 'Murphy Agnes R (wid J J) h4339 Victoria av'role: directory_entry · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Murphy Joan
Identity: 'Murphy Joan, clk, r4339 Victoria dr', below her widowed mother's entry at the family house number.
- 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: writer · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Joan
Identity: Signed Joan; she calls James 'my Dad' and Agnes 'Mom', and the family's file name gives her as the writer.