James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)
family confidence: 100 — certain (corroborated)
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
- Birth:
- 1914-03-20, place_butte_montana
- Death:
- 1972, La Mesa, California (date confidence: 75)
- Residence:
- La Mesa, California
Relationships
- son of James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)
- son of Mrs. James J. Murphy (Victoria Ave LA, 1940)
- 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)
- father of Michelle Murphy (b. ~1937; JJM Jr's eldest child)
- father of Marty Murphy (b. ~1940; m. Monita; JJM Jr's 2nd child)
- father of Chris Murphy Taub (b. ~1945; m. John Taub; JJM Jr's 3rd child)
- father of Melda Murphy Arick (b. ~1948; m. Tom Arick; JJM Jr's 4th child)
- father of Maureen Murphy Renden (b. ~1953; m. Sean Renden; JJM Jr's 5th child)
- father of Daniel ("Dan") Murphy (b. ~1954; m. Jan; THE USER'S FATHER)
- child of Agnes Bridget /Kelly/inferred
- parent of Chris /Murphy/inferred
- parent of Daniel Mark /Murphy/inferred
- parent of James Martin /Murphy/inferred
- parent of Mary Michelle /Murphy/inferred
- parent of Maureen /Murphy/inferred
- parent of Melda /Murphy/inferred
- sibling of Imelda Murphy Bryant (b. ~1920 LA?; d. ~2001 Cedar Rapids age 81; JJM Sr's daughter; Iowa diaspora)inferred
Nexus
Solid edges: declared/inferred relationships. Dashed edges: appear together in sources (thicker = more shared sources). Click a name to open that person.
Appears with
- 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
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)2 shared sources
- Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940)2 shared sources
- Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)1 shared source
- Theresa Murphy (Seattle)1 shared source
- Mrs. James J. Murphy (Victoria Ave LA, 1940)1 shared source
- Agnes Kelly Murphy1 shared source
- Imelda Murphy Bryant (b. ~1920 LA?; d. ~2001 Cedar Rapids age 81; JJM Sr's daughter; Iowa diaspora)1 shared source
- Luke D. Murphy (USER; book project lead; California)1 shared source
- Agnes Bridget /Kelly/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
- Myles Lyne Sr. (b. ~1791 Beara; d. 10 May 1872 Ardgroom age 81; Farmer; JJM's most plausible great-grandfather)1 shared source
- Mary (Chatham) Kelly1 shared source
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: child_of_head · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy, James
- ~1926 — Murphy family photographsJames J. Murphy Jr., age ~12, at a Montana lakeshore c. 1926role: subject · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Jim Murphy
- ~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resumeJJM Jr's typewritten resume — age 44, Anaheim CA (~1958)role: subject · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James J. Murphy (Jr.)
- 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: predeceased_husband · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Jim Murphy / Dad
- ~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 generationrole: paternal_grandfather_per_users_ancestry_tree · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Joseph Murphy
<25 — Namesake / flag / context — 2
- 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42MURPHY—SCHUELLERrole: groom · confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: James J. Murphy
- 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3JAMES MURPHY DIES ON COASTrole: surviving_son · confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: Mr. James Murphy Jr.