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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)

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

Birth:: 1916-08-31, place_ferdinand_id
Death:: 2012-04-11, La Mesa, California
Residence:: La Mesa, California

Relationships

married to James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)
mother of Michelle Murphy (b. ~1937; JJM Jr's eldest child)
mother of Marty Murphy (b. ~1940; m. Monita; JJM Jr's 2nd child)
mother of Chris Murphy Taub (b. ~1945; m. John Taub; JJM Jr's 3rd child)
mother of Melda Murphy Arick (b. ~1948; m. Tom Arick; JJM Jr's 4th child)
mother of Maureen Murphy Renden (b. ~1953; m. Sean Renden; JJM Jr's 5th child)
mother of Daniel ("Dan") Murphy (b. ~1954; m. Jan; THE USER'S FATHER)
child of Mary Josephine /Gerding/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
child of Theodore Mathias /Schueller/inferred

Nexus

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Appears with

James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)3 shared sources

Sources linking to this person

≥75 — High confidence — 2

~1958 — Family papers — JJM Jr's personal resumeJJM Jr's typewritten resume — age 44, Anaheim CA (~1958)
role: spouse · 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)
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: subject · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Marie Schueller Murphy / Marie Murphy

<25 — Namesake / flag / context — 1

1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42MURPHY—SCHUELLER
role: bride · confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: Marie A.