Individual Details
Cecil John Murphy
(16 May 1893 - 27 Mar 1979)
Cecil (PaPa) would walk to and from work instead of paying 7ยข each way for the street car.
Events
| Birth | 16 May 1893 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |||
| Baptism | 19 Jun 1893 | Chapel of St Anthony, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |||
| Census | 1900 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |  | ||
| Photo | c-1900 | ||||
| Residence | 1915 | 939 Jackson St, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |  | ||
| Occupation | 1915 | Clerk - A and V Railroad, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | | ||
| Draft Registration | 1917 - 1918 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | | ||
| Census | 1920 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 23 Jun 1920 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - Barbara Lillian Curry | |||
| Census | 1930 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | 2312 Magazine St, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - Barbara Lillian Curry | |||
| Census | 1940 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1940 | Clerk - Standard Fruit and Steamship Co., New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | | ||
| Draft Registration | 1942 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | | ||
| Will | 24 Nov 1977 | 2312 Magazine St, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America | |||
| Death | 27 Mar 1979 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | | ||
| Court Record | 19 Nov 1980 | Succession - Civil District Court Div F no 80-17712, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America | |||
| Story | Mar 2016 | Richard Garvey | | ||
| Burial | Metairie Cemetery - Murphy Tomb - Section 95, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara Lillian Curry (1897 - 1977) |
| Child | Barbara Lillian Murphy (1921 - 2012) |
| Child | Bernadette Cecile Murphy (1923 - 2014) |
| Child | Marie Anna Murphy (1925 - 2013) |
| Child | Patricia Geradine Murphy (1930 - 2017) |
| Child | Cecil John Murphy Jr (1931 - 2013) |
| Child | James Gerard Murphy (1934 - 2021) |
| Child | Kathleen Isabel Murphy (1937 - 1992) |
| Child | William Joseph Noel "Billy" Murphy (1943 - 2018) |
| Father | James Redmond Murphy (1864 - 1905) |
| Mother | Barbara Sieger (1872 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Ruth Maria Maud Murphy (1891 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Adrian J Murphy (1896 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Alban Lewis Murphy (1900 - 1956) |
Notes
Residence
The residency information comes from Cecil's WW I draft registration recordOccupation
This comes from Cecil's WW I draft registrationOccupation
This comes from Cecil's WW II draft registrationStory
Richard Garvey stated that Cecil Murphy would walk to and from work to save the seven cents it cost to ride the street car.Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS5G-XL4 : accessed 19 Oct 2014), Cecil Murphy in household of James R Murphy, 12th Precinct New Orleans city Ward 10, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 11B, family 246, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240574..
2. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZ8J-86Y : accessed 19 Oct 2014), Cecil John Murphy, 1917-1918..
3. "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MV7F-4JC : accessed 19 Oct 2014), Cecil Murphy in household of Barbara Murphy, New Orleans Ward 10, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 228, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820622..
4. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMR8-PMX : accessed 19 Oct 2014), Cecil J Murphy, New Orleans (Districts 1-250), Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0165, sheet 11B, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 808..
5. "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VYPG-VQY : accessed 19 Oct 2014), Cecil Murphy, Ward 10, New Orleans, New Orleans City, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-277, sheet 9A, family 192, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1428..
6. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5MB-TMG : accessed 19 Oct 2014), Cecil John Murphy Senior, 1942..
7. "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JYGB-422 : accessed 19 Oct 2014), Cecil Murphy, Mar 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..