Joseph Emmett Murphy (1912 - 1982)

Born 25 Aug 1912 in Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Minnetta Clarabell (Gardner) Murphy — married 13 Sep 1944 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Died 30 Oct 1982 at age 70 in Tustin, Orange, California, United States

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Biography

Joseph Emmett Murphy was born 25 August 1912 at Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, United States of America, a son of Joseph Alberic Murphy and Marie Cecelia Emig.^[1][2]

Emmett lived with his family at Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa in 1920, 1925, and 1930.^[3][4][5]

Joseph attended the University of Notre Dame at Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana. He played tuba in the band, and graduated in 1935.^[6][7][8]

In 1940, Joseph worked on property abstracts for the Tennessee Valley Authority at Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky and at Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky.^[9][10]

Joseph entered the United States Naval Reserve in November 1942. He was a Lieutenant Junior Grade in April 1944, and a Lieutenant in November 1945.^[11][12]

Joseph entered into active duty in the United States Navy on 1 February 1943 at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; and separated from active duty under honorable conditions on 28 January 1946. He departed the United States for foreign service on 23 October 1944 and returned on 27 November 1945. During World War II, Joseph served in the United States Naval Reserve; U. S. Naval Training School, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; U. S. Naval Training School (Recognition), Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; U. S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, California; U. S. Naval Training Center, Newport, Rhode Island; and on the U. S. S. Muliphen (AKA-61).^[13]

Joseph married Minetta Clarabelle Gardner on 13 September 1944 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.^{[14][15][16][1]}

Joseph and Minnetta lived in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona in 1948.^[17]

Joseph and family lived at Santa Ana, Orange County, California in 1950 and 1952.^[18][19]

Joseph died 30 October 1982 at Tustin, Orange County, California.^{[20][21][22][23]}

Research Notes

• Another Emmett Murphy was well known at the University of Notre Dame in the early 1930s. Emmett Francis Murphy of Duluth, Minnesota, played varsity football (quarterback) and was a member of the class of 1932.^[24] Murphy-21646 22:06, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Clarence E. Murphy, compiler, The Timothy Murphy Family History and Register of Descendents, Geneological Tables, Military Service Records and Index, privately printed, 1968, (publication place not given, but probably Sioux City, Iowa), comb bound 79 page book with green cover saying “The Murphys”. Joseph Emmett Murphy appears on page 34.
2. ↑ Joseph Emmett Murphy, birth certificate, Iowa State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, certificate number 448443, birth 25 August 1912 at Ida Grove, Ida County, Iowa, father Joseph Alberic Murphy age 36 residing at Ida Grove, mother Marie Cecilia Emig age 28 residing at Ida Grove; Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940 [database on-line], Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017, citing State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904. Ancestry Record 61441 #446750. FamilySearch Record: Q24X-8J7X.
3. ↑ Emmett Murphy in J. A. Murphy household, 1920 United States Census, Ida County, Iowa, population schedule, Corwin Township, Ida Grove city, First Ward, enumerated 7 January 1920, enumeration district 57, supervisor’s district 11, sheet 6A, Court Street, dwelling number 131, visited family number 133; NARA microfilm publication T625, roll T625_492. Ancestry Record 6061 #28815456. FamilySearch Record: M81M-9K5.
4. ↑ Emmett Murphy in Joseph A. Murphy household, 1925 Iowa Census, Ida County, Ida Grove, line 143, 508 Court St., age 14; Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, citing Iowa state census microfilms obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa. Ancestry Record 1084 #1594144.
5. ↑ Emmett Murphy in Joseph A. Murphy household, 1930 United States Census, Ida County, Iowa, population schedule, Ida Grove city, First Ward, enumerated 8 April 1930, enumeration district 47-4, supervisor’s district 4, sheet 6A, Court Street, dwelling number 126, visited family number 137; NARA microfilm publication T626; FHL microfilm: 2340394. Ancestry Record 6224 #27800933. FamilySearch Record: XMJN-4ML.
6. ↑ Joseph Emmett Murphy of Ida Grove, Iowa, in Louis H. Hruby, editor-in-chief, The Dome of 1934, volume XXVIII (Notre Dame, Indiana, USA: The University of Notre Dame, 1934), portrait on page 146 and listing on page 222; U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 [database on-line], Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 1265 #18555754, Ancestry Record 1265 #974917036.
7. ↑ Joseph E. Murphy, B.C.S., Ida Grove, Iowa, Band, in The Dome of 1935, volume XXIX (Notre Dame, Indiana, USA: The University of Notre Dame, 1935), portrait on page 89; U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 [database on-line], Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 1265 #18578665.
8. ↑ Joseph Emmett Murphy, Ida Grove, Iowa, the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce, listed in pamphlet, Commencement Exercises, The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, Summer Session, 1935, 30 July 1935, page 8. Image at Notre Dame online archive accessed 3 September 2023.
9. ↑ Joseph E Murphy, lodger in Hatter E Morgan household, 1940 United States Census, Marshall County, Kentucky, population schedule, Benton Town, Magisterial District #4, enumerated 5 April 1940, enumeration district 79-12, supervisor’s district 1, sheet 2B, visited household number 43; NARA microfilm publication T627, roll m-t0627-01339. Ancestry Record 2442 #52189757. FamilySearch Record: K7YH-73S.
10. ↑ Joseph Emmett Murphy, D. S. S. Form 1 Registration Card, serial number 1734, order number 1091, residing at Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, born 25 August 1912 at Ida Grove, Iowa, father J. A. Murphy of Ida Grove, Iowa, employer Tennessee Valley Authority (Land Acquisition Department), registered 16 October 1940 at Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky; U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 citing National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 462. Ancestry Record 2238 #37703849.
11. ↑ Murphy Joseph E, LTJG, Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve, 1 July 1944, page 929; U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985 [database on-line], Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, citing United States Military Registers, 1902–1985, Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Library. Ancestry Record 2345 #5472836.
12. ↑ Murphy Joseph E, LT, Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve, April 1, 1951, page 744; U.S., Select Military Registers, 1862-1985 [database on-line], Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, citing United States Military Registers, 1902–1985, Salem, Oregon: Oregon State Library. Ancestry Record 2345 #5088217
13. ↑ Joseph Emmett Murphy, born 25 August 1912 at Ida Grove, Iowa, Application to State of Iowa for World War II Service Compensation, claim number 201187, warrant number 233050, application notarized 8 July 1949 at Maricopa County, Arizona, application received 11 July 1949 by World War II Service Compensation Board; Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954 [database on-line], Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, citing WWII Bonus Case Files, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Ancestry Record 8825 #86634.
14. ↑ California, County Marriages, 1850-1953, database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: K86T-CS6 : 18 August 2022), Joseph Emmett Murphy and Minnetta Surbaugh aka Minnetta, 1944. Note: The marriage certificate image itself says the couple were joined in marriage on 13 September 1944, and that the certificate was filed with the registrar (county recorder) on 15 September 1944.
15. ↑ Joseph E Murphy and Minnetta Surbaugh, marriage, 15 September 1944, California, USA; California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 [database on-line], Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017, citing California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1830-1980, California Department of Public Health. Ancestry Record 61460 #900632339.
16. ↑ Joseph E Murphy and Minnetta Gardner, marriage, 15 September 1944, California, USA; California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980 [database on-line], Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017, citing California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1830-1980, California Department of Public Health. Ancestry Record 61460 #900613591.
17. ↑ “Murphy Jos E (Minnetta) atty Ariz Title G & T Co h 4314 N 11th av”, entry in City Directory, Phoenix and Vicinity, 1948-1949 (Phoenix, Arizona, USA: Arizona Directory Company, 1948), page 563; U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line], Lehi, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2469 #948471101.
18. ↑ Joseph E. Murphy household, 1950 United States Census, population schedule, California, Orange County, Santa Ana city, enumeration district 30-207, sheet number 46, sheet started 21 April 1950, 2202 South Birch Street, dwelling number 526; NARA NAID: 43290879, roll 1596. Ancestry Record 62308 #259729298. FamilySearch Record: 6XGS-5DD6.
19. ↑ “Murphy Jos E (Minnetta G) title examiner Reliance Title h 2202 S Birch SA”, entry in Luskey’s Official Santa Ana, Orange, Tustin, and Central Orange County Criss Cross City Directory, July 1952 issue, (Santa Ana, California, USA: The Directory Service Co. Publishers, 1952), page 212. Ancestry Record 2469 #236256706.
20. ↑ Joseph Emmett Murphy, born 25 August 1912 in Iowa, mother’s maiden name Emig, died 30 October 1982 in Orange County, California; California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000, citing California Death Index, 1940-1997, Sacramento, California, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics. Ancestry Record 5180 #5238832. FamilySearch Record: VGB1-SS8.
21. ↑ Joseph E Murphy, born 25 August 1912, enlisted Navy 1 February 1943, discharged 28 January 1946, died 30 October 1982; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, citing Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Ancestry Record 2441 #7923477.
22. ↑ Joseph Murphy, born 25 August 1912, death October 1982, last residence Tustin, Orange County, California; U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line], Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014, citing Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File. Ancestry Record 3693 #44404297. FamilySearch Record: JLBN-T61.
23. ↑ “Joseph Emmett Murphy”, obituary, The Tustin News newspaper, Tustin, California, USA, Thursday 4 November 1982 issue, page A-5, columns 1-2 middle. Image at Newspapers.com.
24. ↑ Emmett Francis Murphy of Duluth, Minnesota, in Leslie Raddatz, editor-in-chief, The Nineteen Hundred and Thirty Two Dome, (Notre Dame, Indiana, USA: The University of Notre Dame, 1932), portrait on page 94 and football narrative on page 203. Ancestry Record 1265 #18594816, Image at Ancestry.com.

• Obituary found on newspapers.com in The Tustin News, Tustin, California on Thursday, November 4, 1982, p 5
• Joseph E. Murphy in the California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, Ancestry.com

See also:

• “USS Muliphen (AKA-61)” at NavSource Online.
• “USS Muliphen (AKA-61) underway in Mediterranean Sea during Lebanon Crisis of 1958 HD Stock Footage” on CriticalPast channel at YouTube, accessed 3 September 2023.
• “Muliphen” at Naval History and Heritage Command, accessed 3 September 2023.