Wedding Bells.

Summary

Society note. James Murphy of Butte married Miss Agnes Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly of Walkerville, on Monday morning (19 October 1908) at St. Lawrence church. "A large number of the friends and relatives of the contracting parties" were present. The groom is described as "a well-known and popular young clerk in the employ of the Hennessy Mercantile company on the second floor." Mr. and Mrs. Murphy will reside in Butte. Lump judgment: linked to person_james_j_murphy_butte_died_1927 (the Catholic Foresters / FOE James J. Murphy whose 1927 obituary names his widow as Mrs. Agnes Murphy), pending evidence to the contrary.

People

• James J. Murphy (Butte, d. 1927 age 58)(as printed: James Murphy)
  role: groom · family confidence: 10 flag

  Linked here on lump-rather-than-split: the 1927 obit's widow is also a Mrs. Agnes Murphy. The wedding article gives no middle initial, so identity is provisional until confirmed.

• Agnes Kelly Murphy(as printed: Miss Agnes Kelly)
  role: bride · family confidence: 0 not family

  Walkerville Kelly daughter. Kelly is on the user's associated- families list but this specific Agnes has no positive blood alignment. Logged for record continuity.

Also mentioned

• John Kelly · father_of_bride

  Of Walkerville. Distinct from person_john_kelly_butte_musician (1884) and person_john_kelly_stewart_mine_1900 (mine death); both unrelated to a Walkerville parent in 1908. Logged separately as the bride's father.

• Mrs. John Kelly · mother_of_bride

Places

• Butte, Montana (primary)
• Walkerville, Montana (primary)

Themes

• marriage
• irish_american_community

Tags

• candidate_family
• collateral

Source type

marriage_announcement, society_column

Related sources

• 1927-04-05 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 — JAMES J. MURPHY DIES

Open questions

• Is the "James Murphy" of this wedding the same as person_james_j_ murphy_butte_died_1927? Surname + first name + Hennessy's connection + Butte residence + widow Agnes all align — but the 1927 obit lists a brother-in-law named Pat V. Ryan, which does not obviously match an "Agnes Kelly" maiden name. Either Agnes Kelly remarried, or Pat V. Ryan is unrelated to Agnes's birth family, or there are two James Murphy / Agnes pairs in this Butte cohort. Default — one couple, two-records-rule preserved.
• Walkerville Kelly family — John Kelly of Walkerville, 1908 — is he the same as either John Kelly already in people.yaml? The musician left for the East in 1884; the Stewart-mine John died in 1900. Both predate or are inconsistent with a Walkerville father living in 1908. Treated as a distinct John Kelly; not promoted to people.yaml until further reference.