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Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)

Also known as: Mrs. Ellen Murphy, Mrs. Patrick Murphy, Ellen Lyne, Ellen Lyne Murphy

family confidence: 10 — flag

Born Ireland, immigrated to Butte 1892 (per 1900 + 1910 federal censuses; 1935 obit rounds to "45 years a resident" = 1890). Wife of person_patrick_j_murphy_bartender_1908. Three children: James (LA), Daniel L. (Butte), Theresa (Seattle). Active in the Ladies' Catholic Benefit Association at Sacred Heart parish, Butte. Died at a local hospital Aug 23 1935 age 73, after a brief illness. Funeral at St. Patrick's church; burial Holy Cross cemetery. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers spanned the Butte AOH and Sacred Heart parish organisational leadership of the period. **Working career** (per directory pass 2026-05-28): 1906-07 Ellen was "janitress, Court House Annex" at 120 W. Quartz; 1908 (year Pat was committed to Warm Springs) she transitioned to operating furnished rooms at 120 W. Quartz; 1909 (her son JJM's marriage year) she moved her rooming operation to a bigger building she owned at 505 W. Galena where the 1910 census enumerates her as "Landlady, Apartments" with sister Margaret + cousin Christopher Lyne + niece Nora Sullivan + newlywed son JJM's family all as residents/tenants. After Pat's 1912 death she gradually contracted her household — c.1917 at 725 N Main with son Daniel; 1923 at 1749 Florence with Daniel + Theresa; 1925 she owned a home at 2503 State (with Daniel + Theresa) where JJM lived 2.5 blocks away at 2745 State. By 1935 she was at the Fox Hotel. **Residence sequence** (primary-source-verified, 2026-05-28 directory + census vision pass): - 1900: 407 W Cobban (with Pat + 3 kids) - by 1904: 120 W Quartz (with Pat + kids) - 1906-07: 120 W Quartz, janitress Court House Annex - 1908: 120 W Quartz, furn rms operator (Pat to Warm Springs) - 1909: moved to 505 W Galena (as "Mrs Ella" furn rms) - 1910: 505 W Galena, Landlady Apartments (owned home) - 1912: 3 W Agate (Pat's death residence) - c.1917: 725 N Main (with son Daniel, Hennessy's clerk) - 1923: 1749 Florence (with Daniel + Theresa) - 1925: 2503 State (owned home, with Daniel + Theresa) - 1935: Fox Hotel (death) NOTE on namesakes — 1900-1925 directories list 3+ "Ellen Murphy"s in Butte simultaneously: ours = "(wid Patrick J)" or "Mrs Ellen Murphy" with occupation; not "(wid Timothy J) r 18 O'Neil Walkerville", not "(wid Jerry D) r 528½ S Idaho", not the housekeeper at 941 Lewisohn. The 1909 "Mrs Ella furn rms r 505 W Galena" is almost certainly ours with a Polk typo (matches 1910 census).

Facts

Birth:: 1862 (date confidence: 50)
Death:: 1935-08-23, Butte, Montana
Residence:: Butte, Montana

Relationships

married to Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)
mother of James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)
mother of Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)
mother of Theresa Murphy (Seattle)
daughter of Myles Lyne (Ardgroom farmer; father of Ellen Lyne Murphy)
aunt or uncle of Nora Sullivan (Ellen Murphy's niece, b. ~1888 Ireland; later m. John Hanley)inferred
child of Margaret (Shea) Sullivan Lyne (JJM's maternal grandmother)inferred
parent of Unnamed Murphy infant daughter (b. ~Mar 1896 Butte; d. 23 Jun 1896 Butte age 3 months; PJM + Ellen Lyne's daughter)inferred

Nexus

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≥75 — High confidence — 13

1881-02-13 — Marriage Returns, Superintendent Registrar's District of CastletownMarriage of Patrick Murphy and Ellen Lyne, 13 Feb 1881, Ardgroom
role: bride · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Ellen Lyne
1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of BaptismsBirth and Baptismal Certificate — James Murphy (born 26 July 1883, baptized 29 July 1883)
role: mother · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Ellen Lyne
1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth RegisterJJM Sr's civil birth cert — born 2 Aug 1883 Ardgroom; father Patrick Murphy SHOEMAKER; mother Ellen Murphy formerly Lyne
role: mother · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Ellen Murphy formerly Lyne
~1887 — New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957NY arrival of Ellen Murphy 30 + James Murphy 4 (= JJM), destination Miles City Montana
role: passenger · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Ellen Murphy
1896-06-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5[3-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER OF MR AND MRS PATRICK MURPHY DIES]
role: mother_of_decedent · confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Mrs. Patrick Murphy
1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 19001900 US Census Butte Ward 2 — Murphy household (Patrick + Ellen + James 16 + Daniel 5 + Theresa 2)
role: spouse · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: [Lizzie?] Murphy
1908-01-07 — The Butte Daily Post, p.6JOHN BARLEYCORN IS VERY BUSY MAN — HE SENDS MURPHY TO THE POOR FARM, AN INVALID; BOYLE GOES TO THE ASYLUM
role: witness_wife · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Mrs. Murphy / Mrs. Ellen Murphy (per the next-day Butte Miner)
1908-01-08 — The Anaconda Standard, p.9TWO MENTAL UNFORTUNATES — One is sent to the asylum and the other to the county poor-house
role: complainant_wife_breadwinner · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Mrs. Murphy / The wife of Murphy
1908-01-08 — The Butte Miner, p.12PAT MURPHY FOUND TO BE SICK AND NOT INSANE
role: witness_wife_complainant · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Mrs. Ellen Murphy
1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census)1910 US Census Butte Ward 6 — TWO Murphy households on the same page (Ellen widow-de-facto + JJM newlywed)
role: head_of_household · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Ellen Murphy
1935-08-26 — Cemetery interment register (likely Holy Cross Cemetery, Butte)Interment record — Mrs. Ellen Murphy, d. 23 Aug 1935, buried 26 Aug 1935
role: decedent · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Mrs. Ellen Murphy
1936-08-18 — Montana Marriage Licenses, Silver Bow CountyMarriage License — Daniel L. Murphy + Julia B. Wilson, 18 Aug 1936, Butte
role: mother_of_groom · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Ellen Murphy (née Ellen Lyne)
~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 generation
role: second_great_grandmother · confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Ellen Lyne Murphy

<25 — Namesake / flag / context — 7

1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6PATRICK MURPHY DEAD.
role: surviving_wife · confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: wife [unnamed in this obit]
1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.2MURPHY
role: subject · confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: Mrs. Ellen Murphy
1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5MRS. ELLEN MURPHY, 70, SUCCUMBS AT HOSPITAL
role: subject · confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: Mrs. Ellen Murphy
1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.5Ellen Murphy
role: subject · confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: Mrs. Ellen Murphy
1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.9ATTENTION, L. C. B. A. + MURPHY funeral notice
role: deceased_subject_lcba_member · confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: Mrs. Ellen Murphy
1935-08-27 — The Montana Standard, p.7Mrs. Ellen Murphy [pallbearer list, expanded]
role: subject · confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: Mrs. Ellen Murphy
1935-08-27 — The Montana Standard, p.5MURPHY RITES HELD.
role: subject · confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: Mrs. Ellen Murphy

Family notes (private; from people.yaml)

DISTINCT from person_ellen_murphy_wife_of_dennis_1892 (the 1878-Cork-marriage Ellen who deserted Dennis 1889). Two Ellen Murphys held separately under the two-records rule.