James Joseph Murphy WW1 Draft Registration — 12 Sept 1918, Butte

Summary

Federal WW1 draft registration card for the September 12 1918 final registration (the third and last of the war, covering all males 18-45). **Personal data**: - Name: **James Joseph Murphy** - Date of Birth: **July 26, 1883** (4th primary-source confirmation: baptism cert + GEDCOM + 1900 census month-year + this 1918 card all agree) - Age: 35 - Race: White - US Citizenship: **Naturalized** (matches the 1906 Silver Bow Court naturalization cert) - Permanent Home Address: **423 N. Jackson, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana** (NEW — first specific 1918 family address) - Present Occupation: **Dept. Manager** - Employer: **Hennessy's Co.** - Place of Employment: **Hennessy's Building, Butte** - Nearest Relative: **Agnes Murphy (wife)** — same address - Signature: **Jas. J. Murphy** **Physical description** (registrar's report — first physical description of JJM in the archive): - Height: Medium - Build: Medium - Color of Eyes: **Hazel** - Color of Hair: **Black** - No physical disabilities **Officials**: - Registrar: W. S. Bates - Local Board: City of Butte, State of Montana, Court House, Butte

People

• James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)(as printed: James Joseph Murphy)
  role: registrant · family confidence: 100 certain

  age: 35 · born: 1883-07-26 · occupation: Dept. Manager (Hennessy's Co.)

  The user's JJM. Card extends his career record (1918 Hennessy's Dept Manager — bridging the 1915 store superintendent promotion to the 1920 Murphy-Softley founding). Adds first physical description (hazel eyes, black hair) and first 1918 home address (423 N. Jackson Butte).

• Agnes Kelly Murphy(as printed: Agnes Murphy)
  role: nearest relative · family confidence: 100 certain

Also mentioned

• W. S. Bates · draft_board_registrar

  Local Board registrar at the Butte Court House Sept 1918.

Places

• Butte, Montana (primary)
• Silver Bow County, Montana (primary)
• Montana (primary)

Themes

• irish_american_community
• world_war_one

Story threads

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

Tags

• source_primary_family
• evidence_corroborating
• direct_family
• book_chapter_material

Related sources

• 1906-09-26 — Naturalization Records, District Court of the Second Judicial District of Montana, Silver Bow County — Certificate of Naturalization — J. J. Murphy, native of Ireland, 26 Sept 1906, Butte
• 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900 — 1900 US Census Butte Ward 2 — Murphy household (Patrick + Ellen + James 16 + Daniel 5 + Theresa 2)
• 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)