DENNIS J. MURPHY DIES AT HOME IN THIS CITY

Summary

Dennis J. Murphy, 920 North Henry street, died early Wednesday morning 18 October 1916. Age 51 (born ~1865). Resident of Butte 30 years (came c. 1886). Born in Ireland. A miner all his Butte years. Survived by wife (unnamed) and five children: Jerry, Josie, Margaret, Dennis, and Regina. Also surviving: two brothers Michael J. and Daniel; a sister Mrs. M. J. Lyons, all of Butte. IDENTITY QUESTION vs. person_dennis_j_murphy_butte_1892 (the Cork-married, 1892-divorced Dennis with sons John and Michael). - 1892 record — age 31, b. ~1861; this 1916 obit: age 51, b. ~1865. Four years discrepancy — within the noise of news-paper self-reporting / next-of-kin reporting. - 1892 record — two sons John (b. 1880) and Michael (b. 1883). 1916 obit: five children Jerry, Josie, Margaret, Dennis, Regina. NO overlap of names. Either (a) all the 1892 children predeceased or moved before 1916, or (b) this is a different Dennis. - Lump-rather-than-split bias — provisionally treat as the same Dennis with a SECOND family after the 1892 divorce. Default assumption; flagged as open question. TADY MURPHY TREE CONNECTION: This Dennis has brothers Michael J. and Daniel — both names appear in Tady Murphy's eight Butte- emigrant children per the 1992 letter (Michael and Dan). Sister "Mrs. M. J. Lyons" could be Julia Murphy (Tady's daughter) married to a Lyons. Dennis himself is NOT in Tady's 8 listed children — but the 1992 letter lists only 8 of Tady's 15 children, the others being non-Butte siblings. Dennis could be a 9th sibling who came later. Plausible Tady-tree alignment but not confirmed.

People

• Dennis J. Murphy (Butte, 1892)(as printed: Dennis J. Murphy)
  role: subject · family confidence: 50 candidate

  Promoted from 50 → still 50 (held; not higher pending user signal). Same person record as the 1892 divorce Dennis, with a SECOND family after the divorce. Five new children named here (Jerry, Josie, Margaret, Dennis, Regina) who should be added to people.yaml as Dennis's children by his second wife. The first marriage's sons (John b. 1880, Michael b. 1883) are not mentioned as 1916 survivors — consistent with their having predeceased or moved.

Also mentioned

• Jerry Murphy · surviving_son_of_dennis

  Jerry = Jeremiah. Possibly same Jerry as Tady's son? Probably not — generational mismatch (this Jerry is Dennis's son, would be a grandson of Tady).

• Josie Murphy · surviving_daughter_of_dennis
• Margaret Murphy · surviving_daughter_of_dennis

  Distinct from person_maggie_murphy_niece_of_pat_bartender (sister of person_patrick_j_murphy_bartender_1908) — different generation, different father.

• Dennis Murphy · surviving_son_of_dennis

  Jr — same name as his father.

• Regina Murphy · surviving_daughter_of_dennis
• Michael J. Murphy · surviving_brother_of_dennis

  Of Butte. Possibly the same Michael in Tady's 8 Butte-emigrant children list. Two-records rule keeps him as a separate record.

• Daniel Murphy · surviving_brother_of_dennis

  Of Butte. Possibly the same Dan in Tady's 8 Butte-emigrant children list. Distinct from person_daniel_l_murphy_1894_1980 (the bartender Pat's son, b. Butte 1894 — wrong generation).

• Mrs. M. J. Lyons · surviving_sister_of_dennis

  Possibly Julia Murphy (Tady's daughter) married to a Lyons. Or Kit Murphy. Unconfirmed.

Places

• Butte, Montana (primary)
• Ireland (context)

Themes

• death
• obituary
• mining_west
• irish_american_community

Story threads

• Famine to emigration

Tags

• candidate_family

Source type

obituary

Related sources

• 1892-09-14 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5
• 1992-05-29 — The Montana Standard, p.4 — Tracing Murphys back to Ireland

Open questions

• Are 1892-divorce Dennis and 1916-obit Dennis the same man? Default lump.
• Mrs. M. J. Lyons sister identity — was she one of Tady's daughters (Julia, Kit)?
• The brothers Michael J. and Daniel — same Michael and Dan as Tady's 8 Butte emigrants? If yes, this Dennis is Tady's son (the 9th Butte arrival not on the 1992 letter list).