Christopher Lyne (b. c. 1882–84 Co. Kerry; Butte copper miner; "cousin" in Ellen Murphy's household 1910; Walkerville 1912)
family confidence: 50 — candidate (user review)Lyne (paternal in-law via Ellen Lyne Murphy)
One man in three records, merged 2026-10-03 on the user's instruction (they had been held apart because neither identity was proven): - **1901 Census of Ireland, Co. Kerry**: Christopher Lyne, 19, single, "farmer's son", in the household of his widowed mother Mary Lyne (60). - **1910 US census, Butte Ward 6** (ED 109, sheet 4B, line 76, 505 West Galena street): "Lyne, Christopher — Cousin — M W 26 S — Ireland — immigrated 1904, naturalized — Miner, Copper mine", in Ellen (Lyne) Murphy's household. The earlier reading of the surname as "Murphy" was a transcription error, corrected 2026-09-26. - **Butte Miner, 15 Aug 1912, p. 7**: Walkerville mine worker; his (unnamed) brother filed an insanity complaint against him over not working and acting "peculiar"; Judge Donlan dismissed it when Under-Sheriff Mike Murray found Lyne "rustling a job" at the mines. Plausibly a younger brother of Patrick Lyne (b. 1872 Gurtavallig, Tuosist, Kerry; JJM's 1909 AOH sentinel partner) and a son of Christopher Lyne Sr. (d. 1887 New York, m. Mary Shea); the Christopher Sr. → Christopher Jr. naming is standard. That placement is still unproven. Ages as stated: 19 in 1901, 26 in 1910.
Facts
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- Birth:
- ~1883, County Kerry 501901-03-31 — Census of Ireland 1901; 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census)Ages: 19 on 31 Mar 1901 (born 1881-82) and 26 on 18 Apr 1910 (born 1883-84), two years apart as census ages often are. 'Co. Kerry' comes from the 1901 form (60 that it is the same man); 1910 says Ireland.
- Residence:
- Butte, Montana
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-03-31 | residence · with his widowed mother Mary in Co. Kerry: son, 'Farmer's son', single, Roman Catholic, 'read & write', Irish and English ('do.') (County Kerry) True of the 1901 son (95); Luke merged the 1901 son into this record on 3 Oct 2026 ('merge the chris lynes'); Claude's estimate then was 60 that the 1901 son is the Butte man (ages 19 and 26 nine years apart; Christopher is a repeated name among Kerry Lynes). Nothing found on 4 Oct changes it. | 60 | 1901-03-31 — Census of Ireland 1901 |
| 1904 | emigration · immigrated 1904 1910 census, year-of-immigration column (both filings of the sheet). | 95 | 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule |
| 1910-04-18 | naturalization · 'Na' (naturalized) in the 1910 census Stated by the census, but only six years after his 1904 arrival; census naturalization entries are often wrong and no paper is filed. | 50 | 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule |
| 1910-04-18 | residence · 505 West Galena street, Butte: 'Cousin' in the household of Ellen Murphy, 'Landlady, Apartments' (Butte, Montana) 1910 census, ED 109, sheet 4B, line 76 (read 'Lyne, Christopher' on the enlarged image, 26 Sept 2026). | 95 | 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule |
| 1910-04-18 | occupation · 'Miner', 'Copper mine' (wage worker) (Butte, Montana) 1910 census. | 95 | 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule |
| 1910-04-18 | description · single, 26, born Ireland of Irish parents, speaks English, reads and writes 1910 census. | 95 | 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule |
| 1912-08 | residence · Walkerville (where the under-sheriff looked for him and found him at the mines) (Walkerville, Montana) The article prints no address; the residence is inferred from where the under-sheriff went. | 75 | 1912-08-15 — The Butte Miner, p.7 |
| 1912-08 | description · had a brother in Butte (unnamed) (Butte, Montana) Printed in the 1912 article. | 95 | 1912-08-15 — The Butte Miner, p.7 |
| 1912-08-14 | event · insanity complaint: 'Lyne's brother caused the complaint to be issued', telling the county attorney 'that his brother would not work or even look for employment and that he was beginning to act in a peculiar manner'; summoned before Judge Donlan and a commission of Drs. P. J. Sullivan and Christopher Turner; Under-Sheriff Mike Murray 'went up to Walkerville to look for Lyne' and 'found that he was at the mines rustling a job'; Judge Donlan 'dismissed the insanity proceeding' (Butte, Montana) The Butte Miner, 15 Aug 1912, p. 7 ('yesterday'), proofed 4 Oct 2026. True of the 1912 man; that he is the 1910 cousin is 85 (Claude's estimate at Luke's merge). | 95 | 1912-08-15 — The Butte Miner, p.7 |
Relationships
Family (blood)
- cousin of Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)95The 1910 census gives his relation to the head, Ellen Murphy, as 'Cousin'. The kind of cousinship is not stated and census 'cousin' was used loosely. Since Ellen is recorded (Luke, 3 Oct 2026) as John Sullivan's daughter and Myles Lyne's stepdaughter, a Lyne cousin is either a step-cousin or kin through her mother's Shea family; a Shea mother for Christopher would fit. · 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule
- child of Mary Lyne (Co. Kerry widow, b. ~1841)60'Son' of Mary Lyne in 1901 (95 for that boy); Luke merged the 1901 son into this record on 3 Oct 2026 ('merge the chris lynes'); Claude's estimate then was 60 that the 1901 son is the Butte man (ages 19 and 26 nine years apart; Christopher is a repeated name among Kerry Lynes). Nothing found on 4 Oct changes it. · 1901-03-31 — Census of Ireland 1901
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Appears with
- Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)2 shared sources
- Theresa Murphy (Seattle)2 shared sources
- Judge Michael Donlan (Butte; heard the 1908 insanity complaints against Patrick J. Murphy)1 shared source
- Dr. Christopher Turner (Butte physician; insanity commissions of 1908 and 1912)1 shared source
- Mary Lyne (Co. Kerry widow, b. ~1841)1 shared source
- Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)1 shared source
- Miss Margaret Murphy (b. ~1867-70 Eyeries Co. Cork; emigrated 1892; never married; sister of Pat the bartender)1 shared source
- Nora Sullivan (Ellen Murphy's niece, b. ~1888 Ireland; later m. John Hanley)1 shared source
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)1 shared source
- Agnes Kelly Murphy1 shared source
- Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940)1 shared source
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 1
- 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)role: cousin_in_household · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Lyne, Christopher
Identity: Line 76, 'Lyne, Christopher, Cousin, 26, 1904 Na, Miner, Copper mine', in Ellen Murphy's household; the record's anchor.
25–74 — Candidates — 3
- 1901-03-31 — Census of Ireland 19011901 Co. Kerry — Mary Lyne (widow) and son Christopher (19) householdrole: son_in_household · identity 60 family confidence on this source: 50 · as printed: Christopher Lyne
Identity: The son Christopher, 19, of Mary Lyne; that he is the Butte miner is Luke's merge (Claude 60).
- 1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule1910 US Federal Census — Butte MT Margaret Murphy household (pending vision pass)role: cousin_in_household · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 50 · as printed: Lyne, Christopher
Identity: A second filing of the same census sheet (ED 109, sheet 4B, 505 West Galena street, enumerated 18 Apr 1910 by Hattie M. Peter); its transcription reads line 76 'Lyne, Christopher, Cousin, M W 26 S, 1904 Na, Miner, Copper mine'.
- 1912-08-15 — The Butte Miner, p.7ELUDES COMMISSION BY RUSTLING WORK — Insanity Complaint Against Lyne Is Dismissed When He Looks for Work — G. German Committedrole: subject · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 50 · as printed: Christopher Lyne
Identity: Same name, a mine worker in the Butte district two years later; Claude's estimate at Luke's merge, 85.