1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census — Murphy Pat (James 17, David 7, Teresa 3) household confirmed
1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census (BSBA = Butte-Silver Bow Archives) · Silver Bow County, Montana · 1900
Summary
Single typed page from the 1900 Butte / Silver Bow County school census (held at the BSBA = Butte-Silver Bow Archives). Lists ~30 Butte households whose surnames cluster M (McKivitt, McBride, Meade, McAuliff, Martin, Murphy, Maguire, Mitchell, McKenzie, McGarry, Murray, Mullins, Matheson, McKenna, McGraw) with each household's school-aged children + age + sex + "Not Attending School Occupation" column. ## CRITICAL FAMILY-IDENTIFICATION FINDING **Second "Murphy Pat" entry on the page** (highlighted in the source by the user with a marginal bracket) matches the PJM-Ellen family exactly: | Child | Age | Sex | Occupation if not in school | |---|---|---|---| | **James** | 17 | M | **Clerk** | | **David** | 7 | M | (in school) | | **Teresa** | 3 | F | (under school age) | Cross-references: - **James** = James Joseph Murphy (= JJM, b. 1883 Ardgroom Cork; in 1900 age 17 ✓; Hennessy clerk per CLAUDE.md ✓) - **David** = **Daniel L. Murphy** (David is most plausibly a misread or hypocoristic for Daniel; existing archive's Daniel L. Murphy b. ~1893 → age 7 in 1900 ✓; OR a separate sibling David Murphy not previously documented) - **Teresa** = Theresa Murphy (b. ~1897 → age 3 in 1900 ✓; existing archive's Theresa) All three are the surviving children referenced in PJM's 1908 asylum clinical notes ("8 children, only 3 living"). The 1900 census CONFIRMS this 3-living count: there were exactly three Murphy children in the Pat-Ellen household in 1900 (matching the 1912 PJM obit's surviving-children list). **James as a Clerk at age 17 in 1900** — corroborates the CLAUDE.md framework's "Hennessy cash boy 1898 → boys'-dept head ~1904 → store superintendent June 1915 → Centerville branch manager 1915-1920" career arc for JJM-Centerville. By 1900, JJM was 17 and listed as a Clerk in the census. ## ALSO ON THE PAGE: a DIFFERENT "Murphy Pat" household The FIRST "Murphy Pat" entry on the same page: - William Murphy, age 11 - Pat Murphy Jr., age 4 This is a SEPARATE Pat Murphy of Butte in 1900 with sons William (b.~1889) and Pat Jr (b.~1896). Not the family-PJM. Confirms that the namesake-Pat-Murphys-of-Butte pattern was alive and confusing already in 1900. ## SIGNIFICANCE 1. CORROBORATES the family's three-living-children composition in 1900 (James, David/Daniel, Teresa). 2. CONFIRMS JJM (= the future James J. Murphy of LA, d. 1938) at age 17 in 1900 already employed as a Clerk (= Hennessy's clerk position per the CLAUDE.md framework). 3. PROVIDES a probable 1893 birth year for Daniel L. Murphy (age 7 in 1900). Adds vital data on the second-born surviving son. 4. DOCUMENTS a separate Butte "Murphy Pat" with sons William + Pat Jr — relevant for the discriminator framework when bare "Pat Murphy" appears in later 1900s Butte clippings. ## OTHER HOUSEHOLDS ON PAGE (peripheral) See `mentioned:` for the full list of surnames and notable children (McGraw J.H. with 7+ children including baby Eveline 3 months; McBride Barney with adult-aged Joseph, Lizzie, Kate; etc.). The McBride/McAuliff/Maguire/Mitchell cluster represents the broader Butte Irish-American school community PJM's children grew up alongside.
Household as enumerated
| Name as printed | Role | Age | Born | Occupation | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy Pat | head of household | 100 | |||
| James | child of head | 17 | Clerk | 100 | |
| David | child of head | 7 | ~1893 | 95 | |
| Teresa | child of head | 3 | ~1897 | 100 |
People — link detail
- Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)(as printed: Murphy Pat)role: head of household · family confidence: 100 certain
PJM the bartender (b. ~1856 Cork; d. 1912 Warm Springs). 1900 census head-of-household with three children listed matches PJM-Ellen family exactly.
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: James)role: child of head · family confidence: 100 certain
age: 17 · occupation: Clerk
JJM at age 17 already employed as a Clerk in 1900 — corroborates the Hennessy-clerk-1898-onward career arc.
- Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)(as printed: David)role: child of head · family confidence: 95 certain
age: 7 · born: ~1893
"David" most plausibly a clerical misread of "Daniel" (= the Daniel L. Murphy of CLAUDE.md, JJM's surviving brother per 1912 + 1938 obits). Could alternatively be a separate David Murphy sibling not previously documented; pending vital-records corroboration. Provides a probable birth year ~1893 for Daniel L.
- Theresa Murphy (Seattle)(as printed: Teresa)role: child of head · family confidence: 100 certain
age: 3 · born: ~1897
Also mentioned
- Murphy Pat (other household) · peripheral_namesake_household_1900
Separate Butte 'Murphy Pat' household with sons William (11) and Pat Jr (4); NOT the family PJM. A namesake Pat Murphy household.
- William Murphy (b.~1889) · peripheral_namesake_child
- Pat Murphy Jr. (b.~1896) · peripheral_namesake_child
- McKivitt Thomas · peripheral_household_head_1900
Son John age 12.
- McBride James · peripheral_household_head_1900
Children: John 9, Joseph 7, Margaret 5, James 2.
- Meade Mike · peripheral_household_head_1900
Children: George 11, Sylvester 8, Frances 5, Simon 2.
- McBride Barney · peripheral_household_head_1900
Adult-age children: Joseph 19, Lizzie 18, Kate 16. Note Kate Maloughney is not on this page.
- McAuliff Charles · peripheral_household_head_1900
Children: Charles 5, Virginia 4, Anna 2, John 1.
- Martin Fred · peripheral_household_head_1900
Daughter Blanche 3.
- Maguire Ellen · peripheral_household_head_1900
Son Harry 1.
- Mitchell Mary · peripheral_household_head_1900
Children: Alice 20 (Clerk), Lizzie 19, Mabel 9, Ruth 7.
- McKenzie John A. · peripheral_household_head_1900
Son Milton 3.
- McGarry James · peripheral_household_head_1900
Daughter Mary 2; cross-line entry Murray Mary.
- Murray Mary · peripheral_household_head_1900
Son Dennis 2.
- Mullins James · peripheral_household_head_1900
Children: Edna 9, James 8, Catherine 5.
- Matheson William · peripheral_household_head_1900
Children: Margaret 11, Gilbert 9, Glenn 7, George 4, Ruth 2.
- McKenna John · peripheral_household_head_1900
Son Thomas 1.
- McGraw J.H. · peripheral_household_head_1900
7 children including a 3-month-old Eveline; oldest George 16 (Laborer).
Places
- Butte, Montana (primary)
- Silver Bow County, Montana (primary)
Themes
Story threads
Tags
- source_primary_family
- direct_family
- evidence_corroborating
- book_chapter_material
Related sources
- 1908-03-23 — Montana State Hospital admission records — Patient P. J. Murphy — Patrick J. Murphy asylum admission record — Warm Springs MT, 23 March 1908, age 52, bartender, 8 children only 3 living
- 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6 — PATRICK MURPHY DEAD.
- 1881-02-13 — Marriage Returns, Superintendent Registrar's District of Castletown — Marriage of Patrick Murphy and Ellen Lyne, 13 Feb 1881, Ardgroom
- 1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth Register — JJM Sr's civil birth cert — born 2 Aug 1883 Ardgroom; father Patrick Murphy SHOEMAKER; mother Ellen Murphy formerly Lyne
Open questions
- "David" age 7 in 1900 — is this Daniel L. Murphy (under misread) or a separate sibling David? The 1912 PJM death obit names "two sons James and Daniel" (no David); the 1908 asylum clinical notes say only 3 children surviving. If David = Daniel, the misread is consistent; if David is separate, then EITHER David died 1900-1908 OR he existed in addition to Daniel and the obit/asylum count is wrong. Most plausibly David = Daniel.
- Provides probable 1893 birth year for Daniel L. Murphy. Worth a Silver Bow County 1893 birth-records cross-check.