James Joseph "James J." Murphy

Birth and Baptismal Certificate — James Murphy (born 26 July 1883, baptized 29 July 1883)

Roman Catholic Birth and Baptismal Certificate issued 27 October 1971 by P.P. Thomas McMahon of Eyeries, transcribing the original baptismal register entry of 29 July 1883. Subject: James Murphy, born 26 July 1883 in the **townland of Sleave** (not Ardgroom proper as the GEDCOM had it — Sleave is a more specific sub-locality within the Eyeries parish), baptized 29 July 1883 in the Church of Eyeries by the Rev. J. O'Connell. Parents: **Patrick Murphy** and **Ellen Lyne** — first primary- source confirmation that Ellen's maiden name was Lyne. This opens a new in-law branch (Lyne) on the paternal Murphy line. Sponsors (godparents): **Michael Murphy** and **Catherine Murphy** — per Irish Catholic baptismal custom, godparents are usually paternal/maternal aunts and uncles. Patrick Murphy's only GEDCOM-attested adult sister of plausible age in 1883 is Catherine Murphy (b. ~1864 Co. Cork; she would have been ~19 in 1883). Michael Murphy is not in the GEDCOM as a Patrick sibling; he is likely either an uncle or cousin in the Murphy paternal line — provisionally treated as a new person.

Same moment, also reported in: 1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth Register; ~1887 — New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957

1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census — Murphy Pat (James 17, David 7, Teresa 3) household confirmed

Single typed page from the 1900 Butte / Silver Bow County school census (held at the BSBA = Butte-Silver Bow Archives). Lists ~30 Butte households whose surnames cluster M (McKivitt, McBride, Meade, McAuliff, Martin, Murphy, Maguire, Mitchell, McKenzie, McGarry, Murray, Mullins, Matheson, McKenna, McGraw) with each household's school-aged children + age + sex + "Not Attending School Occupation" column. ## CRITICAL FAMILY-IDENTIFICATION FINDING **Second "Murphy Pat" entry on the page** (highlighted in the source by the user with a marginal bracket) matches the PJM-Ellen family exactly: | Child | Age | Sex | Occupation if not in school | |---|---|---|---| | **James** | 17 | M | **Clerk** | | **David** | 7 | M | (in school) | | **Teresa** | 3 | F | (under school age) | Cross-references: - **James** = James Joseph Murphy (= JJM, b. 1883 Ardgroom Cork; in 1900 age 17 ✓; Hennessy clerk per CLAUDE.md ✓) - **David** = **Daniel L. Murphy** (David is most plausibly a misread or hypocoristic for Daniel; existing archive's Daniel L. Murphy b. ~1893 → age 7 in 1900 ✓; OR a separate sibling David Murphy not previously documented) - **Teresa** = Theresa Murphy (b. ~1897 → age 3 in 1900 ✓; existing archive's Theresa) All three are the surviving children referenced in PJM's 1908 asylum clinical notes ("8 children, only 3 living"). The 1900 census CONFIRMS this 3-living count: there were exactly three Murphy children in the Pat-Ellen household in 1900 (matching the 1912 PJM obit's surviving-children list). **James as a Clerk at age 17 in 1900** — corroborates the CLAUDE.md framework's "Hennessy cash boy 1898 → boys'-dept head ~1904 → store superintendent June 1915 → Centerville branch manager 1915-1920" career arc for JJM-Centerville. By 1900, JJM was 17 and listed as a Clerk in the census. ## ALSO ON THE PAGE: a DIFFERENT "Murphy Pat" household The FIRST "Murphy Pat" entry on the same page: - William Murphy, age 11 - Pat Murphy Jr., age 4 This is a SEPARATE Pat Murphy of Butte in 1900 with sons William (b.~1889) and Pat Jr (b.~1896). Not the family-PJM. Confirms that the namesake-Pat-Murphys-of-Butte pattern was alive and confusing already in 1900. ## SIGNIFICANCE 1. CORROBORATES the family's three-living-children composition in 1900 (James, David/Daniel, Teresa). 2. CONFIRMS JJM (= the future James J. Murphy of LA, d. 1938) at age 17 in 1900 already employed as a Clerk (= Hennessy's clerk position per the CLAUDE.md framework). 3. PROVIDES a probable 1893 birth year for Daniel L. Murphy (age 7 in 1900). Adds vital data on the second-born surviving son. 4. DOCUMENTS a separate Butte "Murphy Pat" with sons William + Pat Jr — relevant for the discriminator framework when bare "Pat Murphy" appears in later 1900s Butte clippings. ## OTHER HOUSEHOLDS ON PAGE (peripheral) See `mentioned:` for the full list of surnames and notable children (McGraw J.H. with 7+ children including baby Eveline 3 months; McBride Barney with adult-aged Joseph, Lizzie, Kate; etc.). The McBride/McAuliff/Maguire/Mitchell cluster represents the broader Butte Irish-American school community PJM's children grew up alongside.

Same moment, also reported in: 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1906-09-26 — Naturalization Records, District Court of the Second Judicial District of Montana, Silver Bow County; 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park; 1909-12-18 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5

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

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).

Same moment, also reported in: 1910-06-09 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3; 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3; 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5; 1911-06-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2; 1912-02-27 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5; 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4; 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8; 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7; 1912-10-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7; 1912-10-14 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1912-12-13 — The Butte Miner, p.8; 1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11; 1913-01-26 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1914-03-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7; 1914-03-17 — The Butte Miner, p.1; 1914-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1; 1914-08-18 — The Daily Missoulian, p.10; 1914-12-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7; 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3; 1915-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1; 1915-05-02 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1915-05-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1915-08-13 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1916-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1916-08-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5; 1917 — Butte City Directory (R. L. Polk & Co.) — Murphy surname pages (pp. 724–725); 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration); 1918-12-10 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7; 1918-12-10 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1

IRISH ORGANIZE FOR BOND DRIVE — Hundred Thousand to Be Sold in Montana of Ten Millions Offered

Major Irish-republican-bond-drive organising meeting held the previous evening (Fri Jan 23 1920) in Judge Lynch's courtroom Butte. Part of a $10-million national Irish-republican bond drive — Montana's allocation $100,000. Intensive work to open Feb 12 (Lincoln's birthday, chosen over Feb 14 in deference to American history); drive to end on St. Patrick's Day 1920. NATIONAL FRAME. The bond drive is led by the American Commission on Irish Independence (chairman Frank P. Walsh — former chair of the National War Labor Board, future Versailles delegate for Irish recognition). State chairman is James E. Murray (later US Senator from Montana, 1934-1961). The bonds will be NON-NEGOTIABLE and NON-INTEREST until the Irish Republic is recognised by the nations of the world (principally the US) AND British forces withdraw from Irish territory; six months after recognition + withdrawal, the bonds convert to gold bonds of the Republic. Denominations $10 through $10,000. SILVER BOW COUNTY COMMITTEE: - Chairman — John J. Caplis - Treasurer — J. J. Harrington - Secretary — Mrs. Mamie Lenihan - Members — Barry O'Leary, John Gribben, Judge J. J. Lynch, **James J. Murphy**, W. J. Sewell, Catherine Harrington, Margaret O'Meara KEY QUOTES: - Judge Lynch: "The liberation of Ireland is as sure as the fact that we are sitting here; whether it happens today, tomorrow or years hence, it is sure to happen. Empires as great, as powerful and as potential as Great Britain have fallen. These bonds will help bring the date of that fall nearer." - Major Deeney: "The wedge for the dissolution of the British empire is being driven. Ireland, the wedge, will welcome any agency that will expedite the dissolution." POLITICAL CONTEXT. January 1920 — the Irish War of Independence was 12 months in (Soloheadbeg Jan 21 1919). The First Dáil was sitting (under British proscription); Eamon de Valera was touring America for funds (May 1919 – Dec 1920). This Montana bond drive is the practical expression of that campaign in Butte / Anaconda. The rhetoric on the "dissolution of the British empire" is striking — explicit, public, and carried in the ordinary daily newspaper.

Same moment, also reported in: 1920-01-24 — The Labor Bulletin, p.4; 1920-03-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6; 1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12; 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1; 1920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12; 1920-09-24 — The Butte Miner, p.1; 1920-09-24 — The Butte Miner, p.3; 1920-09-25 — The Butte Miner, p.1; 1920-10-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.32; 1920-11-12 — The Labor Bulletin, p.3; 1920-12-05 — The Butte Miner, p.23; 1921-08-10 — The Butte Miner, p.7; 1922-02-24 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1922-03-12 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26; 1922-03-17 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8; 1923-02-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6; 1923-02-04 — The Anaconda Standard, p.25; 1923-03-04 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10; 1923-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.26; 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1924-01-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5; 1924-01-13 — The Butte Miner, p.16; 1924-03-19 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1924-06-06 — The Butte Miner, p.7; 1924-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.7; 1924-09-13 — The Butte Miner, p.5

Judges Are Chosen for Elections of Next Month

The Silver Bow County Commissioners completed the list of election judges for two May 1924 elections — a "consolidation election" on May 12 (a special-question election; consolidation of Butte and Silver Bow county-government was a recurring early-1920s Butte civic question) and the presidential preference primary later in the same month. The list runs by precincts; ~47 precincts listed in the visible columns, with 3-5 judges named per precinct. Per the user's filename, James J. Murphy is one of the named judges. The clipping body lists hundreds of names — at the export resolution the specific precinct in which JJM appears is not isolable. Worth a higher-resolution re-pull to confirm. Recurring archive-relevant names visible: Frank Murphy (Precinct 2, 117 West Daly); J. J. P. Nolan (Precinct 22, 1003 Caledonia); Mary Harrington (Precinct 22, 1100 Caledonia); James McDonald (Precinct 26); Mary Hennelly (Precinct 41, 410 Garden); Mary Phillips (Precinct 45, 813 West Second); James McCarthy (Precinct 45, 1622 California); Andrew Carroll (Precinct 45, 1023 California); Frank Kelley (Precinct 46, 803 West Park); Julia Lynch (Precinct 46, 545 West Mercury); J. F. O'Connor (Precinct 47, 805 East Front); Charles O'Connell (Precinct 47, 805 East Front). Period local-government context — Butte's recurring "consolidation" debate (eventually consolidated 1976).

JAMES MURPHY DIES ON COAST

Sub-head: "Former Manager of Boys' Department at Hennessy's Illness Victim." **James Murphy, about 55, former Butte business man**, died at his home in Los Angeles, Calif., Saturday night (Dec 17 1938). Career: "Mr. Murphy for a number of years was manager of the boys' department in Hennessy's store. Later he was associated in a clothing store where Walker's Cigar store now is located. About 10 years ago he went to Los Angeles with his family." "Since moving to Los Angeles Mr. Murphy has been manager of the boys' section of two department stores. More recently he sold men's clothing. About a year ago he was forced to retire because of ill health." Last visit to Butte: "last summer when he spent about three weeks in the Mining city." Origin: "He was a native of Ireland but had lived in Butte for a number of years." **Survivors:** - Brother **Dan**, employed at Boucher's men's clothing store (Butte) - Sister **Theresa Murphy**, of Seattle - Wife (unnamed) - Four daughters: **Agnes, Inelda, Joan and Dahl** - Son and daughter-in-law: Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy Jr. - Mother-in-law: **Mrs. Mary Kelly**, all of Los Angeles Dan Murphy left Butte yesterday (Dec 18) for Los Angeles to attend the funeral. ARCHIVE SIGNIFICANCE. **This is the obituary of the LA Murphy patriarch** — directly identifies with the existing `person_james_murphy_son_of_pat_and_ellen` (father of James J. Murphy Jr. b. ~1914, Agnes Terese Murphy b. somewhere 1910s, etc.) and `person_mrs_james_j_murphy_la_1940` (mother of James J. Jr., Agnes Terese, Dahl, Imelda, Joan Claire per the 1940 Llewellyn wedding). The 1938 obit names four surviving daughters as Agnes / Inelda / Joan / Dahl — exact match with the four daughters named in the 1940 wedding coverage (Agnes Terese / Imelda / Joan Claire / Dahl). **Key new biographical facts** (per the obit's verbatim statements): (1) **b. c. 1883** (age "about 55" at death Dec 17 1938 ⇒ born c. 1883). Slightly later than the existing implied birth date. (2) **Native of Ireland** (specifically stated). The existing Pat-Ellen line has Pat as Cork-Irish-born (1859, in Butte c. 1887). James as son of Pat-Ellen would be Butte-born unless emigrated young; the 1938 obit says he was born in Ireland — i.e. James emigrated as a child or was born just before Pat & Ellen's emigration. The Pat-Ellen-Patrick-Murphy thread previously had this open. (3) **Moved to LA "about 10 years ago"** ⇒ Butte → LA c. 1928. Bookends the Butte residency. (4) **Career at Hennessy's boys' department in Butte** before the LA move. Same boys' department where JJM-Centerville-AOH worked 1898-1915 — this 1938 James Murphy was either a successor or co-worker. Worth noting the boys'-department identity match. (5) **Wife was a daughter of Mrs. Mary Kelly of LA**. The wife's maiden name is therefore Kelly. New genealogical fact for the LA Murphy household. (6) **Brother Dan** (= existing `person_daniel_l_murphy_son_of_pat_and_ellen`) employed at **Boucher's men's clothing store in Butte** as of 1938. Adds Boucher's employment to the Dan Murphy record (= the same Boucher's whose hockey team played Murphy-Softley's in 1923). Dan still in Butte 1938; later in Seattle/Wyoming by 1980. (7) **Sister Theresa Murphy of Seattle** — already documented as `person_theresa_murphy_daughter_of_pat_and_ ellen`. Per scope-shift directive: holding all of the above as fact-derivations from the obituary text; NOT promoting any family_confidence changes on people.yaml. The book-supplemental records will arrive in a future folder. **PARENTAGE CONFIRMED PER USER SIGNAL (2026-05-26):** The 1938 obit's "Survivors" section names only siblings, wife, children, and mother-in-law — it does NOT name parents. However, the user confirms (drawing on family knowledge and the supplemental records that will arrive in a future folder outside archive/clippings/) that **this James Murphy IS the son of Patrick Murphy (the bartender d. 1912-04-23 at 3 West Agate) and Ellen Murphy (d. 1935-08 at the Fox Hotel)**. Identification therefore rests on (a) family-composition pattern match with the existing Pat-Ellen-James-Daniel- Theresa record cluster — brother Dan, sister Theresa Murphy of Seattle, son James Jr. all align — PLUS (b) user-supplied parentage confirmation. The combination upgrades this from inference-by-pattern to confirmed identification. Per the user's vigilance discipline, the parentage claim is explicitly flagged as USER-CONFIRMED, NOT text-evident from the 1938 obit alone.

Same moment, also reported in: 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)