Los Angeles City Directory 1926 — 'Murphy Jas J dept mgr Bullock's h433 W 60th' and 'Murphy Agnes T clk r433 W 60th': his first Los Angeles listing
Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1926 · Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California · 1926
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Summary
Two entries on the Murphy pages of the Los Angeles Directory Co.'s 1926 directory: - p. 1508: **Murphy Jas J, dept mgr Bullock's, h433 W 60th** (h = householder). - p. 1507: **Murphy Agnes T, clk, r433 W 60th** — his eldest daughter, Agnes Terese, at the same house. His first appearance in a Los Angeles directory: the 1925 edition has no such entry (p. 1450). The 1927 edition prints the house number as 453 (same street) for him and for his daughters; the 1928 edition has him, still department manager at Bullock's, at 4339 Victoria av.
In its time
Directory entries
- = James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA) · 95
- = Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940) · 90
People — link detail
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: Murphy Jas J)role: directory entry · family confidence: 95 certain
occupation: dept mgr Bullock's · residence: h433 W 60th
Same employer and title as the 1928 entry 'Jas J dept mgr Bullocks h4339 Victoria av', and 4339 Victoria av is the house of the 1930 census household (James J., wife Agnes R., six children). His daughters are listed at the same house number each year (Agnes T. in 1926; Agnes and Eileen in 1927). No competing Bullock's Jas J.
- Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940)(as printed: Murphy Agnes T)role: directory entry · family confidence: 90 strong
occupation: clk · residence: r433 W 60th
Agnes T. at her father's house number; 'Agnes T.' is the eldest daughter in the 1930 census (20, telephone clerk).
Places
- Los Angeles, California (primary)
Story threads
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Related sources
- 1925 — Los Angeles City Directory 1925 — Los Angeles City Directory 1925, p. 1450 — no 'Murphy Jas J' at Bullock's yet: the only two are a Wilmington clerk and a telephone operator
- 1927 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1927 — Los Angeles City Directory 1927 — 'Murphy Jas J dept mgr Bullock's h453 W 60th', with daughters Agnes and Eileen, cashiers at Bullock's, r453 W 60th
- 1928 — Los Angeles City Directory 1928 — Los Angeles City Directory 1928 — 'Murphy Jas J dept mgr Bullocks h4339 Victoria av'
- 1926-11-11 — The Los Angeles Times, p.20 — KRUEGER [paid death notice]
- 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3 — JAMES MURPHY DIES ON COAST
- 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
Transcription
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