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Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)

Also known as: Dan Murphy of Butte

family confidence: 95 — certain (corroborated)Murphy (paternal)

Middle son of person_patrick_j_murphy_bartender_1908 and person_ellen_murphy_fox_hotel_1935. Born Butte Aug 29 1894. Lifelong Butte resident; retired clothing salesman at Hennessy's. Died New Castle, Wyoming, 4 October 1980 age 86, while living with son Joseph. Buried Holy Cross cemetery, Butte.

Facts

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Birth:: 1894-08-29, Butte, Montana 1001900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2; 1936-08-18 — Montana Marriage Licenses, Silver Bow County; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)1900 census: born Aug 1894, Montana; 1980 obituary: 'A native of Butte, Mr. Murphy was born Aug. 29, 1894'; licence: 'born at Butte'; the tree gives the same day and place, citing the 1900, 1910 and 1930 censuses and Find a Grave. The 1910 census age (14), the licence age (35) and the 1900 school census's 'David, 7' are off.
Death:: 1980-10-04, New Castle, Wyoming 951980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)The Montana Standard of Sunday 5 Oct 1980: 'died Saturday in New Castle, Wyo.' (obituary, 'Butte statistics' box and paid notice on the same page) = 4 Oct 1980. The tree has 4 Oct 1980 (Find a Grave) but gives the place as Butte, probably the burial place. Date 100, place 95.
Residence:: Butte, Montana

Date	Fact	Conf.	Sources
1900	description · 'David', 7, among the children of 'Murphy Pat' (with James, 17, clerk, and Teresa, 3) in the 1900 Butte school census (Butte, Montana) The household is Patrick's (James the clerk, Teresa); in June 1900 Ellen had three living children (federal census), so 'David' is a slip for Daniel.	90	1900 — 1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census (BSBA = Butte-Silver Bow Archives); 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900
1900-06-01	residence · his father's household, Butte ward 2 (son, 5, born Aug 1894, Montana) (Butte, Montana) 1900 census, lines 56-60; the tree cites the same census.	100	1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1910-04-18	residence · 505 West Galena street, Butte, in his mother Ellen's household (son, 14, single, born Montana) (Butte, Montana) 1910 census, ED 109, sheet 4B, line 73 (two filings); the tree cites the same census.	100	1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1910-04-18	education · at school in April 1910 (read, write and school columns 'Yes Yes Yes') (Butte, Montana) Column reading of a low-resolution sheet.	75	1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule
1912-04-24	residence · 'all of Butte' (surviving son, his father's obituary) (Butte, Montana) Butte Miner, 24 Apr 1912, p. 6.	95	1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6
1913	residence · Butte (tree, citing a 1913 city directory) (Butte, Montana) Tree only.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1916-1919	employer · 'Murphy Danl clk Hennessy's rms 725 N Main'; on the same spread 'Murphy Ellen (wid Patk) r 725 N Main' and 'MURPHY JAS J Mngr Hennessy's Centerville Branch' (Butte, Montana) Polk Butte directory, pp. 536-537 (the JJM dossier register dates the edition c. 1916-19; the archive's metadata says 1917-18). Same address as his widowed mother; Hennessy's fits his obituary. So he and James were both at Hennessy's then, which answers the record's open question whether they overlapped.	95	1917 — Butte City Directory (R. L. Polk & Co.) — Murphy surname pages (pp. 724–725)
1923	employer · 'MURPHY DAN L Slsman Boucher's r 1749 Florence' (with 'Mrs E widow r 1749 Florence') (Butte, Montana) Brinck & Malone's Butte City Directory 1923, p. 332, read from _inbox/1923 butte city dir.jpg in research/docs/jjm-dossier-2026-09-26/register/docs.yaml; not filed. 95 once filed.	75
1925	employer · 'Danl L salsn Boucher's Inc r 2503 State' (his mother Ellen, householder, and sister Teresa at the same address) (Butte, Montana) R. L. Polk's Butte City Directory 1925, pp. 244-245, in research/docs/jjm-dossier-2026-09-26/register/docs.yaml; not filed.	75
1926	employer · 'Danl L buyer Boucher's r 2745 State' (James's house of 1920-25) (Butte, Montana) R. L. Polk's Butte City Directory 1926, p. 328, in research/docs/jjm-dossier-2026-09-26/register/docs.yaml; not filed.	75
1930	residence · 10 South Idaho, Butte (roomer, single) (Butte, Montana) Tree, citing the 1930 census (ED 34, sheet 4A).	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1934	residence · 117 Hamilton, Butte (Butte, Montana) Tree, citing a city directory.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1935-08	residence · 'Dan Murphy of Butte' (surviving son, his mother's obituaries) (Butte, Montana) Two reports of Ellen's death.	100	1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.5
1935-08-26	event · 'Purchaser' of his mother's grave (Lot 74, Block 3, Grave 4; services 'S.H Mass'); the account of $220.00 is credited 'By Cash' on 10-2 [2 Oct 1935]; the address line reads 'Fox Hotel' (whose is not stated) (Butte, Montana) Interment ledger, transcribed 4 Oct 2026 (Block read 3, not the metadata's 5). 'Dan Murphy' is Ellen's son Dan of Butte (95).	95	1935-08-26 — Cemetery interment register (likely Holy Cross Cemetery, Butte)
1936-08-18	marriage · licence No. A 23369, Silver Bow County, to marry 'Julia B Wilson' of Pony: he 'aged 35' (he was 41), born at Butte, residing at Butte, 'not' previously married, 'Son of Patrick Murphy, and Ellen Murphy whose maiden name was Ellen Lyne' (Butte, Montana) The licence (transcribed 4 Oct 2026). No certificate of the ceremony is in the image.	95	1936-08-18 — Montana Marriage Licenses, Silver Bow County
1936-08-22	marriage · married Julia Belle Wilson (Silver Bow County, Montana) Tree, citing two Montana county marriage indexes; the licence was issued four days earlier. The ceremony record is not filed.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1938-12	employer · 'employed at Boucher's men's clothing store' (Butte, Montana) His brother's obituary, Montana Standard, 19 Dec 1938.	95	1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3
1938-12-18	event · 'Dan Murphy left Butte yesterday for Los Angeles to attend the funeral' of his brother James (Butte, Montana) Same obituary.	95	1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3
1942	residence · Butte (tree, citing a city directory) (Butte, Montana) Tree only.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1944-04-04	event · son-in-law of Lewis Wilson: 'one son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Murphy of Butte' (Butte, Montana) Both 1944 reports of Lewis Wilson's death; the licence makes Dan L. Murphy the husband of Lew Wilson's daughter, and the tree attaches the obituary to him.	95	1944-04-04 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1944-04-05 — The Montana Standard, p.7; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1961-1977	residence · 919 W. Mercury, Butte ('formerly of 919 W. Mercury'; the tree gives the same address for Julia from her 1961 obituary index) (Butte, Montana) Obituary (95) and the tree (75); the years are an inference from Julia's death and his move.	95	1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1967-04-09	event · addressed ('Dear Dan') by his sister Terese's letter of 9 Apr 1967, which answered young Dan's school questions on the family's origins Claude's reading of the wording ('Our Grandmother', 'our Mother' to the man addressed; young Dan spoken of as 'he'); Luke holds the letter was for young Dan; both can be so if Daniel L. forwarded the boy's questions.	80	1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers
1977-1980	residence · 'living the past few years with his son, Joseph, in New Castle' (Wyoming) (New Castle, Wyoming) Obituary; the tree has 1977 Newcastle, 'moved to new castle w son Joseph a few years before death'.	100	1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1979	description · on the family's typed 'Murphy Family Tree 1979' as a son of Patrick Murphy and Ellen Lyne (with James J., Terese and 'Twins (Deceased @ childbirth)'), married to Julia Wilson Enclosure 1 of Joan Murphy's letter of 20 Feb 1995 (read from the scan; not transcribed because it lists living people).	95	1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
1980	occupation · 'a retired clothing salesman for Hennessy's Department Store'; 'a clothing salesman at Hennessy's many years until illness forced his retirement' (Butte, Montana) 1980 obituary.	95	1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2
1980-10-05	description · survived by his son Joseph, 'a sister, Theresa Murphy of Seattle, and three grandchildren'; no wife is named 1980 obituary (proofed: not 'a stepdaughter', not age 96).	95	1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2
1980-10-07	burial · Mass of the Resurrection Tuesday at 10 in Butte's St. Patrick Church; burial in Holy Cross Cemetery; rosary Monday 7:30 at Duggan Merrill Dolan Mortuary, 101 S. Idaho (Butte, Montana) Obituary and paid notice (same page); the tree's burial at Butte cites Find a Grave.	100	1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
—	name · Daniel Leo Murphy (tree); 'Daniel L.' (licence 1936, obituary 1980); 'Dan L', 'Danl L', 'Danl' (Butte directories); 'Dan' (1935, 1938) The initial L is in two primary sources; the full name Leo is in the tree only (75).	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1936-08-18 — Montana Marriage Licenses, Silver Bow County; 1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2

Relationships

Family (blood)

son of Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)100
Son in Patrick's 1900 household; 'two sons, James and Daniel' (1912 obituary); 'Son of Patrick Murphy' (licence). · 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1936-08-18 — Montana Marriage Licenses, Silver Bow County; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
son of Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)100
1900 and 1910 censuses; her obituaries ('Dan Murphy of Butte'); licence ('Ellen Murphy whose maiden name was Ellen Lyne'). · 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1936-08-18 — Montana Marriage Licenses, Silver Bow County
brother of James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)100
Named together as Patrick's and Ellen's sons (1912, 1935) and as James's surviving brother 'Dan' (1938). · 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900
brother of Theresa Murphy (Seattle)100
Siblings in the 1900 and 1910 households; 'a sister, Theresa Murphy of Seattle' (1980). · 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2; 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census)
father of Joseph Murphy (son of Daniel L.)100
'his son, Joseph, in New Castle' (1980 obituary); the tree and the 1979 typed tree agree. · 1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers

Marriage

married to Julia B. Wilson (m. Daniel L. Murphy 1936; daughter of Lewis + Belle Wilson)100inferred
Licence (1936); 'Mr. and Mrs. Dan Murphy' as Lewis Wilson's son-in-law and daughter (1944); the tree; the 1979 typed tree. · 1936-08-18 — Montana Marriage Licenses, Silver Bow County; 1944-04-04 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1944-04-05 — The Montana Standard, p.7; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers

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≥75 — High confidence — 16

1900 — 1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census (BSBA = Butte-Silver Bow Archives)1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census — Murphy Pat (James 17, David 7, Teresa 3) household confirmed
role: child_of_head · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: David
Identity: 'David', 7, in 'Murphy Pat's' household with James and Teresa; a slip for Daniel (only three children living in 1900).
1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 19001900 US Census Butte Ward 2 — Murphy household (Patrick + Ellen + James 16 + Daniel 5 + Theresa 2)
role: son_in_household · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Daniel Murphy
Identity: 'Daniel', son, born Aug 1894 Montana, in Patrick's household.
1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule1910 US Federal Census — Butte MT Margaret Murphy household (pending vision pass)
role: son_in_household · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Daniel
Identity: Line 73 of the second filing of the same 1910 sheet (ED 109, 4B, 505 West Galena).
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: son_in_household · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Daniel Murphy
Identity: 'Daniel', son, 14, in Ellen's household at 505 West Galena.
1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6PATRICK MURPHY DEAD.
role: surviving_son · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Daniel
Identity: 'two sons, James and Daniel', in his father's obituary.
1917 — Butte City Directory (R. L. Polk & Co.) — Murphy surname pages (pp. 724–725)Butte City Directory c.1917 — Murphy Jas J, Mngr Hennessy's Centerville, r 423 N Jackson (= the user's JJM)
role: directory_entry_clk_hennessy_s_rms_725 · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Murphy Danl
Identity: Same address as 'Murphy Ellen (wid Patk)' on the same spread; a Hennessy's clerk, as his obituary says. Butte had many Daniel Murphys, but this one lives with Patrick's widow.
1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5MRS. ELLEN MURPHY, 70, SUCCUMBS AT HOSPITAL
role: surviving_son · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Dan Murphy
Identity: 'Dan Murphy of Butte', surviving son, in his mother's obituary.
1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.5Ellen Murphy
role: surviving_son · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Dan Murphy
Identity: 'Dan Murphy of Butte', surviving son, in the funeral notice.
1935-08-26 — Cemetery interment register (likely Holy Cross Cemetery, Butte)Interment record — Mrs. Ellen Murphy, d. 23 Aug 1935, buried 26 Aug 1935
role: lot_purchaser · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Dan Murphy
Identity: 'Dan Murphy', purchaser of his mother's grave; the sheet gives no relationship.
1936-08-18 — Montana Marriage Licenses, Silver Bow CountyMarriage License — Daniel L. Murphy + Julia B. Wilson, 18 Aug 1936, Butte
role: groom · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Daniel L. Murphy
Identity: The groom, son of Patrick Murphy and Ellen Lyne.
1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3JAMES MURPHY DIES ON COAST
role: surviving_brother_butte_bouchers_employee · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Dan
Identity: 'a brother, Dan, employed at Boucher's', in James's obituary.
1944-04-04 — The Montana Standard, p.5LEWIS WILSON
role: daughter_and_son_in_law · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Mr. and Mrs. Dan Murphy
Identity: Lewis Wilson's son-in-law; the 1936 licence makes Daniel L. Murphy the husband of Lew Wilson's daughter Julia, and the tree attaches this obituary to him.
1944-04-05 — The Montana Standard, p.7Wilson Funeral to Be Today
role: son_in_law_and_daughter_butte · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Mr. and Mrs. Dan Murphy
Identity: Same as the obituary of the day before.
1967-04-09 — Murphy family papersTerese Murphy to Dan, 9 April 1967: 'Dad was born in Balykrewan ... about the year 1854'; her mother's two fathers
role: recipient · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Dan
Identity: Claude's reading of the wording, 4 Oct 2026. She writes 'Our Grandmother' and 'our Mother' to the man addressed, so he is her brother, and Daniel L. was her one brother living in 1967. She speaks of young Dan in the third person, so the two are different people.
1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2Daniel Murphy dies
role: subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Daniel L. Murphy
Identity: His own obituary.
1995-02-20 — Murphy family papersJoan Murphy to Dan, 20 Feb 1995: Grandma Murphy's arranged marriage to 'a much older man'; the foremost shoemaker
role: patrick_and_ellen_son_1979_typed_tree · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Dan
Identity: Under 'ADDITION TO FAMILY OF PATRICK MURPHY | ELLEN LYNE' with James J., Terese and twins, married to Julia Wilson, on the family's typed 'Murphy Family Tree 1979' (page 2 of the PDF, read from the scan 4 Oct 2026; not transcribed because it lists living people). Not the 'Dan' to whom the letter is written (already linked).