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)
Also known as: Marie Schueller, Marie Murphy, Mrs. James J. Murphy Jr., Marie by the Sea
family confidence: 100 — certain (corroborated)Murphy (paternal)
Wife of James J. Murphy Jr. since 22 Oct 1936 LA (marriage intentions 7 Oct 1936). Born 31 Aug 1916 in Ferdinand, Idaho — German-Catholic farming community; family moved to LA when she was young. Worked briefly as beautician before marriage. Mother of six children (Michelle, Marty, Chris [Taub], Melda [Arick], Maureen [Renden], Dan = the user's father). Settled family in La Mesa CA 1959. After husband Jim's 1972 death, moved to Pacific Beach (San Diego), nicknamed "Marie by the Sea." Worked at Warwick's bookstore in La Jolla. Returned La Mesa 1992; St. Martin's Catholic Church congregant. Last 3 years (2009-2012) at Cloisters of the Valley care facility. Died 11 April 2012, age 95. 16 grandchildren (the user is one of them, via Dan Murphy), 23 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren living as of her death. USER'S PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER per the user's confirmation 2026-05-27 (correcting earlier framework that placed the user one generation later). Direct family at confidence 100. The Schueller-from-Ferdinand-ID ancestry is the user's German-American maternal-paternal grandmother line, distinct from the Irish Murphy lines.
Facts
Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.
- Birth:
- 1916-08-31, Ferdinand, Idaho 1002012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children); 1967 — Murphy family papers; 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)The 2012 obituary: 'Marie Schueller was born in Ferdinand, Idaho on August 31, 1916'; the 1967 family chart: 'Marie A. Schueller (1916- ), Ferdinand, Idaho'; her age, 20, on the October 1936 licence; the tree (Public Records Index; the 1920-1940 censuses). 100.
- Death:
- 2012-04-11, 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)The obituary written by her children gives 11 April 2012 and her last three years as 'a resident of Cloisters of the Valley', with the funeral at St. Martin's, La Mesa; it does not name the place of death. The tree gives La Mesa (Find a Grave; Obituary Daily Times index). Date 100, place 75: 95.
- Residence:
- La Mesa, California
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918-1920 | residence · 'Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was a young girl' (Los Angeles, California) The obituary; the tree has the family in Los Angeles in the 1920 census. | 95 | 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1936 | occupation · 'Mom worked briefly as a beautician' The obituary: before her marriage. | 95 | 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children) |
| 1936-10 | residence · 1928 Raymond avenue, Los Angeles ('Marie A., 20, 1928 Raymond avenue') (Los Angeles, California) The licence notice of 7 Oct 1936; the tree gives the same address for her father's household in 1930 (see Theodore M. Schueller). | 95 | 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42 |
| 1936-10-22 | marriage · married James J. Murphy Jr.: 'she married our Dad, Jim Murphy in 1936' (Los Angeles, California) The obituary, the licence notice and his resume ('MARRIED: October 22, 1936'). 100. | 100 | 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children); 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42; ~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1940 | residence · Los Angeles (1940 census) (Los Angeles, California) Tree residence citing the 1940 census. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1940-11-09 | event · 'Mrs. James Murphy Jr. is to be matron of honor' at the wedding of her sister-in-law Agnes Terese Murphy (Los Angeles, California) 1940 report; she was Mrs. James Murphy Jr. from 1936. | 95 | 1940-11-09 — The Los Angeles Times, p.24 |
| 1955-1957 | residence · Seattle, with her husband and children ('when your family lived in Seattle') (Seattle, Washington) Joan Murphy's letter of 1995 to her son Dan; her husband's resume dates the Seattle post. | 95 | 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; ~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume |
| 1959 | residence · La Mesa: 'several moves up and down the West Coast before settling in La Mesa in 1959' (La Mesa, California) The obituary. | 95 | 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children) |
| 1972-1992 | residence · Pacific Beach, San Diego, after her husband's death: she 'became known as "Marie by the Sea"' (Pacific Beach (San Diego), California) The obituary. | 95 | 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children) |
| 1972-1992 | employer · 'working at Warwick's in La Jolla' (La Jolla, California) The obituary, in its account of her years at Pacific Beach. | 95 | 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children) |
| 1992 | residence · 'Mom returned to La Mesa in 1992' (La Mesa, California) The obituary. | 95 | 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children) |
| 1992 | religion · 're-joining the congregation at St. Martin's Catholic Church' (La Mesa) (La Mesa, California) The obituary. | 95 | 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children) |
| 2009-2012 | residence · 'a resident of Cloisters of the Valley' during her last three years The obituary ('During the past three years'). | 95 | 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children) |
| 2012 | description · survived by '6 children ... along with 16 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren' The obituary. | 95 | 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children) |
| 2012 | burial · San Diego (San Diego, California) Tree, citing Find a Grave. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 2012-05-11 | event · funeral 'Friday, May 11th, 2:00 pm at St. Martin's Catholic Church in La Mesa' (La Mesa, California) The obituary. | 95 | 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children) |
| — | name · Marie Agnes Schueller ('Marie A.' on her licence and the 1967 chart; 'Marie Agnes' on the tree) The second name is from the tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42; 1967 — Murphy family papers |
Relationships
Family (blood)
- child of Mary Josephine /Gerding/90inferredTree: Marie is 'Daughter' in the Schueller household in the 1920 and 1930 censuses (the tree's citations). Three filed sources fit it and none conflicts, though none names her parents: Marie's 2012 obituary gives her birth surname and place ('Marie Schueller was born in Ferdinand, Idaho on August 31, 1916') and says 'Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was a young girl', which matches the tree (Idaho to 1916, Los Angeles from 1918); the 1936 licence puts 'Marie A., 20' at '1928 Raymond avenue', the address the tree gives the Schueller household in 1930 (census, voter registers); and the 1954 wedding report names 'Frank and John Schueller and Jim Murphy, the bride's uncles', which on the tree are Theodore's sons Francis Philip and John William and Marie's husband. 90: tree plus three consistent filed sources, one of them a specific street address. · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children); 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42; 1954-05-29 — Valley Times, p.9
- child of Theodore Mathias /Schueller/90inferredTree: Marie is 'Daughter' in the Schueller household in the 1920 and 1930 censuses (the tree's citations). Three filed sources fit it and none conflicts, though none names her parents: Marie's 2012 obituary gives her birth surname and place ('Marie Schueller was born in Ferdinand, Idaho on August 31, 1916') and says 'Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was a young girl', which matches the tree (Idaho to 1916, Los Angeles from 1918); the 1936 licence puts 'Marie A., 20' at '1928 Raymond avenue', the address the tree gives the Schueller household in 1930 (census, voter registers); and the 1954 wedding report names 'Frank and John Schueller and Jim Murphy, the bride's uncles', which on the tree are Theodore's sons Francis Philip and John William and Marie's husband. 90: tree plus three consistent filed sources, one of them a specific street address. · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children); 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42; 1954-05-29 — Valley Times, p.9
Marriage
- married to James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)100The 1936 licence notice, his resume (22 Oct 1936), her obituary ('our Dad, Jim Murphy'), the 1967 chart and 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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Appears with
- James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)7 shared sources
- 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42
- 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3
- 1940-11-09 — The Los Angeles Times, p.24
- 1967 — Murphy family papers
- 2012-04-11 — Family papers — Marie A. Schueller Murphy obituary (written by her surviving children)
- ~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resume
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
- Agnes Kelly Murphy4 shared sources
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)3 shared sources
- Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940)3 shared sources
- Mary (Chatham) Kelly3 shared sources
- Eileen /Murphy/3 shared sources
- Joan Claire /Murphy/3 shared sources
- Imelda Murphy Bryant (1917–1998; JJM Sr's daughter; Iowa diaspora)3 shared sources
- Daniel ("Dan") Murphy3 shared sources
- Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)2 shared sources
- Theresa Murphy (Seattle)2 shared sources
- John Paul Ward Llewellyn2 shared sources
- Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)2 shared sources
- Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)2 shared sources
- John /Kelly/2 shared sources
- …and 33 more people with shared sources.
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 7
- 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42MURPHY—SCHUELLERrole: bride · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Marie A.
Identity: 'Marie A., 20, 1928 Raymond avenue' under MURPHY—SCHUELLER: her age and her father's 1930 address (tree).
- 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3JAMES MURPHY DIES ON COASTrole: surviving_daughter_in_law · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Mrs. James Murphy Jr.
Identity: 'a son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy jr.' in December 1938: she had married James Jr. in October 1936.
- 1940-11-09 — The Los Angeles Times, p.24Llewellyn-Murphy Bridal Solemnities Due Todayrole: matron_of_honor_sister_in_law · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Mrs. James Murphy Jr.
Identity: 'Mrs. James Murphy Jr. is to be matron of honor' at her husband's sister's wedding.
- ~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resumeJJM Jr's typewritten resume — age 44, Anaheim CA (~1958)role: spouse · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: (named only as 'married Oct 22 1936'; spouse identity from corresponding marriage-intention clipping is Marie A. Schueller)
Identity: She is not named: 'MARRIED: October 22, 1936'. The bride of that marriage is Marie A. Schueller (licence notice of 7 Oct 1936; tree); no other marriage is known.
- 1967 — Murphy family papersMurphy Family Tree, 1967: 'Patrick Murphy, Balykrewan, County Cork, Ireland'; Ellen Lyne (1859-1935)role: wife_of_james_jr · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Marie A. Schueller (1916- )
Identity: 'MARIE A. SCHUELLER (1916 - ), FERDINAND, IDAHO', wife of James J. Murphy (1914- ) and mother of the six 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 shoemakerrole: sister_in_law_of_the_writer · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Marie
Identity: 'when your family lived in Seattle, she was unkind to Jim and Marie': Dan's parents.
- 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 namedrole: subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Marie Schueller Murphy / Marie Murphy
Identity: Her own obituary, written by her six children.