JAMES J. MURPHY DIES

Summary

Brief obituary for James J. Murphy, 58, resident of Butte for the past 35 years, who died "yesterday" (4 April 1927) at the family residence, 79 Missoula avenue. Funeral plans incomplete at press time. Survivors named: widow Mrs. Agnes Murphy; six sons (Vincent, Francis, Emmet, James, Paul, William); sister Mrs. Mary Quinn; grandson Thomas Murphy; brother John in Ireland; sister-in-law Mrs. Nan Rayn; brother-in-law Pat V. Ryan of Butte. Fraternal affiliations listed: Catholic Foresters, Woodmen of the World, and Butte Aerie No. 11, F.O.E. (Fraternal Order of Eagles). Notably ABSENT: any AOH affiliation — which distinguishes this James J. Murphy from person_james_murphy_son_of_pat_and_ellen (the Silver Bow County AOH president 1912–1913). The user's filename ("OTHER JAMES J MURPHY") flags this distinction; two-records rule preserved.

People

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

  Logged as a CANDIDATE Butte Murphy of the same generation as the user's research orbit. Distinguishing details beyond surname + region: first name + middle initial J, specific death date and address (79 Missoula avenue), specific widow (Agnes) and six named sons. NOT the AOH-active JJM (Catholic Foresters / FOE memberships listed, no AOH). Flagged 10 (worth surfacing in the index) but not promoted until family alignment confirmed by user.

Also mentioned

• Mrs. Agnes Murphy · widow

  Surviving widow. Initially conflated with the Agnes Kelly who married the user's JJM 19 Oct 1908 St. Lawrence church (the lump-rather-than-split call). 2026-05-27 GEDCOM evidence REJECTS that identification: the user's JJM (now person_james_murphy_son_of_pat_and_ellen) lived until 1938 LA, so his wife Agnes Kelly was NOT a widow in 1927. The two Agnes Murphys are distinct individuals; this widow remains unidentified, NOT family.

• Vincent Murphy · surviving_son
• Francis Murphy · surviving_son
• Emmet Murphy · surviving_son
• James Murphy · surviving_son
• Paul Murphy · surviving_son
• William Murphy · surviving_son
• Mrs. Mary Quinn · surviving_sister
• Thomas Murphy · surviving_grandson
• John Murphy · surviving_brother

  In Ireland — implies Ireland-born origin for this James J. Murphy himself.

• Mrs. Nan Rayn · surviving_sister_in_law

  Spelling likely Ryan, given Pat V. Ryan as brother-in-law on same line.

• Pat V. Ryan · surviving_brother_in_law

Places

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

Themes

• death
• obituary
• irish_american_community

Tags

• candidate_family
• collateral

Source type

obituary, death_notice

Related sources

• 1908-10-24 — The Butte Miner, p.14 — Wedding Bells.

Open questions

• The user filed this as "OTHER JAMES J MURPHY" — implying they distinguish him from the AOH-active James J. Murphy of Centerville (person_james_murphy_son_of_pat_and_ellen). The Catholic Foresters / Woodmen / F.O.E. memberships (with NO AOH listed) are consistent with that judgment. Default holding — two records.
• Brother John in Ireland — what region? If Beara / West Cork that's a direct line to the family arc. If elsewhere, less direct. No clue in this clipping.
• Brother-in-law Pat V. Ryan vs. wife Agnes Murphy (b. Kelly per 1908 wedding) — Ryan relationship is unexplained. Either Pat V. Ryan is married to a sister of JJM (the deceased), or Agnes was actually a Ryan and "Kelly" in the 1908 wedding was a different Agnes. Note for follow-up.
• Note headline says "age 58" but the filename the user assigned reads "Aged 68" — user filing typo, NOT a body-text disagreement.