1910 US Census Butte Ward 6 — TWO Murphy households on the same page (Ellen widow-de-facto + JJM newlywed)

US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census) · Butte Ward 6, Silver Bow County, Montana · 1910-04-15

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Summary

TWO related Murphy households appear on this enumeration sheet: **Household 1 (lines 72-77) — Ellen Murphy as de-facto Head** (Patrick absent — consistent with his 1908 commitment to Warm Springs state asylum): 72 — Ellen Murphy, Head, F W, 46, M1 (married once), 27 yrs married, **9 children born, 3 living**, Ireland-born, immigrated 1872 [census error — should be 1892 per 1900 census], English, **Landlady, Apartments**, Owner. 73 — Daniel Murphy, Son, M W, 14, Single, Montana-born, None. 74 — Theresa Murphy, Daughter, F W, 11, Single, Montana-born, None. 75 — **Margaret Murphy**, Sister, F W, 40, Single, Ireland-born, immigrated [1872?], Waitress, Restaurant. (= JJM's paternal aunt; matches GEDCOM Margaret Murphy b. 10 May 1873.) 76 — **Christopher Murphy**, Cousin, M W, 26, Single, Ireland-born, immigrated 1904, Naturalized, Miner, Copper mine. (= NEW: Christopher Murphy, JJM's paternal cousin — possibly son of Michael Murphy of Ardgroom per the 1901 Ireland census household, plausibly Patrick's nephew.) 77 — **Sullivan, Nora**, Niece, F W, 22, Single, Ireland-born, immigrated 1906, Seamstress, Dressmaker. (= same Nora Sullivan who would marry John Hanley per the inbox file "Norah_Sullivan_and_John_Hanley_marriage.pdf".) CRITICAL: Ellen listed as **Head** of household in 1910 despite being M1 (married once, still married). Patrick is ABSENT — consistent with his 1908 commitment to the Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs (per the 1908 clippings already in the archive). He was at the asylum during the 1910 enumeration. Ellen's "9 children born, 3 living" statistic is brutal — between the 1900 census (4 born, 3 living) and 1910 (9 born, 3 living), she lost 5 more infants in a decade. None survived to be enumerated. **Household 2 (lines 89-91) — JJM's newlywed household**: 89 — James Murphy, Head, M W, 25, M1, **2 yrs married**, Ireland-born, immigrated 1872 [census error — should be 1892], Salesman, Clothing store. 90 — Agnes Murphy, Wife, F W, 24, M1, 2 yrs married, **1 child born, 1 living**, Montana-born, **father Ireland, mother Michigan**. (Mother-Michigan confirms Mary Chatham Kelly was Michigan-born per the 2026-05-27 Kelly-Chatham branch reconstruction.) 91 — **Agnes Murphy, Daughter**, F W, 2, Single, Montana-born. (= the future **Agnes Terese Murphy** who married John Paul Ward Llewellyn in 1940 LA. b. c. 1907-1908.) CONFIRMS the 2026-05-27 Llewellyn-Murphy-LA reconstruction: Agnes Terese is JJM + Agnes Kelly's eldest daughter, b. c. 1908 Montana (during her parents' first year of marriage).

Household as enumerated

Name as printed	Role	Age	Sex	Birthplace	Occupation	Marital status	Years in US	Conf.
Ellen Murphy	head of household	46	F	Ireland	Landlady, Apartments	M1 (27 yrs)		100
Daniel Murphy	son in household	14						100
Theresa Murphy	daughter in household	11						100
Margaret Murphy	sister in household	40		Ireland	Waitress, Restaurant			95
Christopher Murphy	cousin in household	26		Ireland	Miner, Copper mine		6 (immigrated 1904, naturalized)	75
Nora Sullivan	niece in household	22		Ireland	Seamstress, Dressmaker		4 (immigrated 1906)	75
James Murphy	head of household	25			Salesman, Clothing store			100
Agnes Murphy	spouse	24		Montana				100
Agnes Murphy	daughter in household	2		Montana				100

People — link detail

Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)(as printed: Ellen Murphy)
role: head of household · family confidence: 100 certain
age: 46 · sex: F · birthplace: Ireland · status: M1 (27 yrs) · occupation: Landlady, Apartments
Same Ellen as 1900 census. Now operating an apartment building ("Landlady, Apartments, Owner") — implies the Murphy household had become a small Butte landlord. The "9 children, 3 living" statistic shows the toll of period infant mortality on the family.
Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)(as printed: Daniel Murphy)
role: son in household · family confidence: 100 certain
age: 14
Age 14 in April 1910 → b. ~1895-96. Matches 1900 census Daniel b. Aug 1894 (would be 15.5 by April 1910; minor drift). Daniel later worked at Boucher's in Butte (per 1938 LA James obit).
Theresa Murphy (Seattle)(as printed: Theresa Murphy)
role: daughter in household · family confidence: 100 certain
age: 11
Margaret /Murphy/(as printed: Margaret Murphy)
role: sister in household · family confidence: 95 certain
age: 40 · birthplace: Ireland · occupation: Waitress, Restaurant
"Sister" of Ellen on the census = sister of Patrick (the household-head reference often defaults to the actual blood relation regardless of which spouse is listed as head). Matches GEDCOM person_margaret_murphy_b1873_gedcom (Patrick's sister b. 10 May 1873 Co. Cork). She emigrated and was a Butte waitress at 40, still single, living with her widowed-de-facto sister-in-law Ellen.
Christopher Murphy (JJM's paternal cousin, b. ~1884 Ireland)(as printed: Christopher Murphy)
role: cousin in household · family confidence: 75 strong
age: 26 · birthplace: Ireland · occupation: Miner, Copper mine · years in US: 6 (immigrated 1904, naturalized)
NEW PERSON. Listed as cousin of household head; per Murphy-side lineage almost certainly a paternal cousin of JJM (son of one of Patrick's siblings). Most plausibly a son of Michael Murphy of Ardgroom (per the 1901 Ireland census, Michael had at least two sons born ~1877). Or a son of one of Patrick's other siblings. Confirms the Ardgroom-Butte chain migration was ongoing — Christopher came to Butte 1904 to work the copper mines, and went to live with his uncle's family (the established Murphy household in Butte).
Nora Sullivan (Ellen Murphy's niece, b. ~1888 Ireland; later m. John Hanley)(as printed: Nora Sullivan)
role: niece in household · family confidence: 75 strong
age: 22 · birthplace: Ireland · occupation: Seamstress, Dressmaker · years in US: 4 (immigrated 1906)
NEW PERSON. "Niece" of household head Ellen — meaning a daughter of one of Ellen's Lyne siblings (since Sullivan is her own surname, not married). Likely the same Nora Sullivan who later married John Hanley (per the inbox file "Norah_Sullivan_and_John_Hanley_marriage.pdf", to be processed).
James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: James Murphy)
role: head of household · family confidence: 100 certain
age: 25 · occupation: Salesman, Clothing store
JJM's own household 2 years into marriage with Agnes Kelly. Salesman at clothing store = Hennessy's.
Agnes Kelly Murphy(as printed: Agnes Murphy)
role: spouse · family confidence: 100 certain
age: 24 · birthplace: Montana
Wife of JJM since Oct 1908. Father Ireland, mother Michigan — matches Mary Chatham Kelly's Michigan birth.
Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940)(as printed: Agnes Murphy)
role: daughter in household · family confidence: 100 certain
age: 2 · birthplace: Montana
Agnes Terese — the future Llewellyn bride (1940 LA wedding). Age 2 in April 1910 → b. c. 1908 (Oct 1908 wedding + 9 months = July 1909 earliest, but census ages drift; she was probably b. early 1908 before the wedding, or the age "2" rounds up from "1 yr 9 months" if b. mid-1908).

Also mentioned

Patrick Murphy · notable_absence
Patrick is NOT enumerated in the household. Per the 1908 archive clippings, he was committed to the Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs in 1908. He was still institutionalised at the time of the 1910 enumeration and died there in 1912.

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)
Silver Bow County, Montana (primary)
Montana (primary)
Ireland (context)
Michigan (context)

Themes

Story threads

The Pat-and-Ellen Murphy household — Butte 1887 to LA 1980

Related sources

Transcription

transcription: complete · confidence high

--- newspaper: U.S. Federal Census — Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910 — Population (not a newspaper) date: 1910-04-18 page: Sheet 4 B --- **Note to archivist:** This image is not a newspaper page. It is a printed/manuscript schedule from the **Department of Commerce and Labor — Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910 — Population**. The transcription below follows the verbatim/uncertainty rules of the system prompt, but is laid out as a census table rather than as newspaper columns. # Department of Commerce and Labor—Bureau of the Census ## Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910—Population **State:** Montana **County:** Silver Bow **Township or other division of county:** X **Name of Incorporated Place:** Butte city (Part of) **Name of Institution:** [blank] **Enumerated by me on the** 18th **day of** April **, 1910** **Supervisor's District No.** 1 **Enumeration District No.** 109 **Sheet No.** 4 B **Ward of city:** 6th (Part of) **Enumerator:** Hettie M. [Peter?] ### Entries (line no. — dwelling no. / family no. / person no. — name — relation — sex/race/age/marital/yrs mar./ch.born/ch.living — birthplace self — birthplace father — birthplace mother — yr immigr./nat. — language — occupation — industry — employer/wage status — school/read/write — home owned/free/farm) Line 51 — 521 53 91 — Silver, Joseph R. — Head — M W 59 M1 34 — Port[uguese] — Port. Portuguese — Port. Portuguese — 1875 Na — English — Contractor — General — Emp — Yes Yes Yes — O F [40?] [4?] 8 Line 52 — — Mary — Wife — F W 47 M1 34 6 4 — Port. Portuguese — Port. Portuguese — Port. Portuguese — 1892 — English — None — — Yes Yes Yes Line 53 — — William — Son — M W 20 S — Montana — Port. Portuguese — Port. Portuguese — — English — None — — Yes Yes Yes Line 54 — — Francis — Son — M W 14 S — Montana — Port. Portuguese — Port. Portuguese — — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 55 — 503 54 92 — Kingsbury, Julia — Head — F W 36 S — California — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — — English — Landlady — Lodging house — O A — Yes Yes — R x [1?]-2-7-X Line 56 — — John — Brother — M W 45 S — New Jersey — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — — English — Miner — Copper mine — W No 40 — Yes Yes — 0-3-0-2 Line 57 — — 93 — Hall, Lillian M. — Head — F W 22 S — Montana — Eng. English — Kentucky — — English — Office work — Department store — W No 0 — Yes Yes — R x 11-3-7-X Line 58 — — Edna — Sister — F W 24 S — Montana — Eng. English — Kentucky — — English — None — — Yes Yes — 1-3-3-X Line 59 — — 94 — Gardner, Charles — Head — M W 40 M1 9 — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — 1894 Na — English — Salesman — Dry Goods Store — W No 0 — Yes Yes — R x 6-2-3-X Line 60 — — Ella — Wife — F W 34 M1 9 0 0 — Michigan — New Jersey — Ire. English — — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 61 — — 95 — Christ, Charles — Head — M W 26 M1 1 — Minnesota — Ger. German — United States — — English — Salesman — Grocery store — W No 6 — Yes Yes — R x 6-2-3-X Line 62 — — Salina — Wife — F W 27 M1 1 1 1 — Wisconsin — Ire. England — Virginia — — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 63 — — Marie M. — Daughter — F W 2 S — Montana — Minnesota — Wisconsin — — — None Line 64 — — 96 — Bickley, Edwin — Head — M W 31 M1 7 2 1 — Kentucky — Kentucky — Louisiana — — English — Miner — Copper mine — W Yes 21 — Yes Yes — R x 0-3-0-2 Line 65 — — Mary — Wife — F W 31 M1 7 2 1 — Kentucky — Ire. English O — West Virginia — — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 66 — — Edwin H. — Son — M W 2 S — Montana — Kentucky — Kentucky — — — None Line 67 — — 97 — Robinson, John W. — Head — M W 31 M1 7 — Not English — Not English — Not English — 1888 Na — English — Bartender — Saloon — W Yes 37 — Yes Yes — R x 0-1-7-X Line 68 — — Mary M. — Wife — F W 25 M1 7 3 3 — New York — New York — New York — — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 69 — — William — Son — M W 4 S — Utah — New York — New York — — — None Line 70 — — Harold — Son — M W 2 S — Nevada — New York — New York — — — None Line 71 — — Jessie — Daughter — F W 1[?] S — Utah — New York — New York — — — None Line 72 — 505 55 98 — Murphy, Ellen — Head — F W 46 M1 27[?] 9 3 — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — 1872 — English — Landlady — Apartments — O A — Yes Yes — R x 1-2-7-X Line 73 — — Daniel — Son — M W 14 S — Montana — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — — English — None — — Yes Yes Yes Line 74 — — Theresa — Daughter — F W 11[?] S — Montana — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 75 — — Murphy, Margaret — Sister — F W 40 S — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — [1872?] — English — Waitress — Restaurant — W Yes 0 — Yes Yes — 14[?] 1 [7?] 7 X Line 76 — — Murphy, Christopher — Cousin — M W 26 S — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — 1904 Na — English — Miner — Copper mine — W — Yes Yes — 0-3-0-2 Line 77 — — Sullivan, Nora — Niece — F W 22 S — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — 1906 — English — Seamstress — Dressmaker's[?] — W No[?] 0 — Yes Yes — [illegible] Line 78 — — 99 — Jordan, Fred A. — Head — M W 31 M1 10 — Michigan — Ger. German — Michigan — — English — Engineer — In mine — W No 0 — Yes Yes — R x 13[?]-4-0-2 Line 79 — — Adelia — Wife — F W 30 M1 10 4 2 — Michigan — Can. French — Can. French — — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 80 — — Allan — Son — M W 9 S — Michigan — Michigan — Michigan — — — None Line 81 — — Merle — Son — M W 6 S — Michigan — Michigan — Michigan — — — None — — Yes Line 82 — — 100 — Pinner[?], Feodor — Head — M W 55 Wd — Ger. German — Ger. German — Ger. German — 1878 Na — English — Commercial traveler — Cigars — W No 0 — Yes Yes — R x 6-1-3-X Line 83 — — Theresa — Daughter — F W 18 S — Montana — Ger. German — Ger. German — — English — None — — Yes Yes Yes Line 84 — — Frieda — Daughter — F W 15 S — Montana — Ger. German — Ger. German — — English — None — — Yes Yes Yes Line 85 — — 101 — Ford, John P. — Head — M W 39 M1 12 — Illinois — Ire. English — Ire. English — — English — Salesman — Cigar store — W No 30 — Yes Yes — R x 6-2-3-X Line 86 — — Ella E. — Wife — F W 39 M1 12 1 1 — Arkansas — Illinois — Missouri — — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 87 — — Margaret — Daughter — F W 6 S — Texas — Illinois — Arkansas — — English — None — — Yes Line 88 — — 102 — Whitney, Mary — Head — F W 44 Wd — Eng. English — Eng. English — Eng. English — 1872 — English — Roomer[?] — [illegible] — — Yes Yes — R x 1[?] 9 [?] X X Line 89 — — 103 — Murphy, James — Head — M W 25 M1 2 — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — Ire. English O — 1872 — English — Salesman — Clothing store — W No 0 — Yes Yes — R x 6-2-3-X Line 90 — — Agnes — Wife — F W 24 M1 2 1 1 — Montana — Ire. English O — Michigan — — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 91 — — Agnes — Daughter — F W 2 S — Montana — Ire. English O — Montana — — — None Line 92 — — 104 — Drysdale, Alexander — Head — M W 36 M1 11 — Minnesota — Eng. English — Eng. English — — English — Barber — Barber shop — W Yes 13 — Yes Yes — R x 0-0-7-X Line 93 — — Louisa — Wife — F W 37 M1 11 0 0 — Ger. German — Ger. German — Ger. German — 1889 — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 94 — 515 56 105 — Jobs[?], Solomon — Head — M W 49 M1 23 — New York — Ger. French — Ger. French — — English — Wheelwright — Wagon shop — O A — Yes Yes — O F x 13-3-4-2 Line 95 — — Jennie — Wife — F W 46 M1 23 5 4 — New York — Ger. French — New York — — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 96 — — Maude — Daughter — F W 18 S — Montana — New York — New York — — English — None — — Yes Yes Yes Line 97 — — Marie — Daughter — F W 10 S — Montana — New York — New York — — English — None — — Yes Yes Line 98 — — Marguerite — Daughter — F W 3 S — Montana — New York — New York — — — None Line 99 — 517 57 106 — Smith, George — Head — M W 30 M1 7 — Missouri — Missouri — Virginia — — English — Janitor — Pool room — W No 0 — Yes Yes — R x 1[?]-0-7-X Line 100 — — Theodosia — Wife — F W 25 M1 7 0 0 — Missouri — Kentucky — Kentucky — — English — None — — Yes Yes ### Marginal notation Left margin, written vertically beside lines ~67–77: "West [Galena?] Street" ## Peripheral items - Pre-printed schedule headings and column captions across the top of the sheet (LOCATION, NAME, RELATION, PERSONAL DESCRIPTION, NATIVITY, CITIZENSHIP, MOTHER TONGUE, OCCUPATION, EDUCATION, OWNERSHIP OF HOME, etc.); not transcribed individually. - Punch/registration marks and bleed-through from reverse of sheet along right and bottom edges. - Modern scanner artefacts at right edge: "KODAK" film-edge branding and circular registration dots; not part of the original document. - Hand-written sheet-number annotation "B" and pencilled figure (possibly "8") in upper right corner above printed "SHEET NO. 4."

Open questions

Christopher Murphy (cousin) — confirm parentage via Annals of Beara (Riobárd Ó Dwyer). Plausibly a son of Michael Murphy of Ardgroom (1901 census household).
Nora Sullivan (niece) — confirm parentage. Her mother is likely one of Ellen Lyne's sisters who married a Sullivan. Cross-reference with the inbox Sullivan-Hanley marriage record when processed.
The vision-transcribed immigration year "1872" for both Ellen and James is a known census error — should be 1892 per the 1900 census + ship log. Census taker likely transposed digits or miscopied from a household informant's quick answer.