George B. Archibald (1884–1955; 1907 Sagebrushers traveler; mining engineer; the trip started at his house)
Also known as: George Archibald, Geo. Archibald, G. Archibald, George B. Archibald, G. B. Archibald
family confidence: 0 — not family / context
Party member #7 on JJM's 1907 trip, paired with May Konen, whom he married in Butte on 4 Jan 1910 (GEDCOM, from the Montana county marriage record; 0.85). The trip began at "Archibald's house" (p. 1) and ended with lunch "at George's" (p. 44): 808 W. Galena St., shared with his probable father James T. Archibald (1910 Archibald family directory; J. T. Archibald took over a Butte paint business in Dec 1913). Montana State School of Mines student 1900-05, Class of 1905 (Owen Brinton was his classmate every year), graduate student 1908-09. Mining engineer: Anaconda Co. engineering department 1905-06; surveyor and engineer, Butte & Bacorn Mining Co. 1906-09 (School of Mines alumni registers, confirming Westfall's 1907 directory reading). From May 1909 a U.S. General Land Office mineral and Carey Act inspector (Helena, Salt Lake City, Portland); manager of the Jordan Valley irrigation project, Oregon, 1917-18; Idaho Assistant Commissioner of Reclamation 1920-22. Probably (0.6) later an assistant city engineer in San Diego (1926) and a civilian engineer with the U.S. Army Engineers (1929-44); d. 1955 San Diego (Find a Grave 118425930, beside Gladys H. Archibald, 1897-1978, probably a second wife); May had become Mrs. Lackey by 1942. Identification with the Sagebrusher 0.95. NOT a Hennessy's clerk (the earlier guess); distinct from the Oakland jockey and other George Archibalds. Research: research/docs/sagebrushers-companions-2026-09-28/george-archibald.md
Facts
Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.
- Birth:
- 1884 502026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)The tree has "abt 1885" (from his age on the 1910 marriage record, not seen); Find a Grave 118425930 has 1884 for a man identified with him at 0.6. A School of Mines preparatory pupil in 1900-01 fits either. Sources differ by a year and the 1884 rests on a probable identification: 50, the record's number.
- Death:
- 1955, California 50Find a Grave 118425930, "George B Archibald, 1884-1955", Cypress View Mausoleum, San Diego, reached through a chain of probable identifications (San Diego 1926, Army Engineers 1929-44; research 0.6 → 50). No filed source.
- Residence:
- Butte, Montana
- Affiliations:
- Montana State School of Mines, student 1900-05 (Class of 1905), graduate student 1908-09, Anaconda Copper Mining Co., engineering department, 1905-06, Butte & Bacorn Mining Co., surveyor and engineer, 1906-09, U.S. General Land Office, mineral and Carey Act inspector, 1909-22 (Helena, Salt Lake City, Portland), Jordan Valley Project, Oregon, manager, 1917-18, State of Idaho, Assistant Commissioner of Reclamation, 1920-22
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900-1909 | education · Montana State School of Mines: preparatory 1900-01, freshman to senior 1901-05, Class of 1905 ("I took a four-year course, and graduated with the degree of Mining Engineering in 1905"); graduate student 1908-09 (Butte, Montana) School of Mines annual catalogues (Internet Archive) and his sworn testimony in A. B. Hammond v. United States (9th Circuit transcript), via the research note; not filed. | 90 | |
| 1905-1906 | occupation · "Eng. Dep't A. C. M. Co." (Anaconda Copper Mining Co. engineering department) (Butte, Montana) School of Mines 6th catalogue, alumni register (research note). | 85 | |
| 1906-1909 | occupation · "Surveyor, Butte & Bacorn Mining Co." (1906-07), then "Engineer" (1907-08); "mining engineer at the Butte and Bacorn Copper Company" (Westfall, 1907) (Butte, Montana) School of Mines 7th-9th catalogues and Westfall's 1907 directory reading agree (research note). | 90 | |
| 1907-07-25 | event · "Geo. Archibald." seventh on JJM's pencil list, May Konen's partner; the trip began at "Archibald's house", where the wagons were packed and the horses hitched, and ended with lunch "at George's" before the outfit was returned (Butte, Montana) JJM's own pencil list (manuscript scan, heading "Party composed.") and the 1994 booklet ("Party pairs:" is Dan Murphy's heading). One primary record, written by a member of the party: 95. Booklet pp. 1, 44. | 95 | 1907-07-25 — James J. Murphy's diary of the 1907 Yellowstone trip (original pencil manuscript, "Crown Memorandum" pocket notebook); 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words |
| 1907-08-05 | event · "George and May had built a bonfire" (p. 19); "George made a chile con carne" in the tent after the snowstorm (p. 28) (Yellowstone National Park) Booklet pp. 19, 28. | 95 | 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words |
| 1907-08-14 | event · "George called me to one side and said Brinton was afraid for his job, that he was a wind jammer, and that it was impossible to get a telegram as the operators were all out on strike" (Yellowstone National Park) Booklet p. 34. | 95 | 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words |
| 1907-08-22 | event · he and Tish "did not want the girls to dress that way" when May and Grace dressed in JJM's pants and coat on the last night Booklet p. 43. | 95 | 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words |
| 1907-1910 | residence · 808 W. Galena St., Butte, with (probably his father) James T. Archibald (Butte, Montana) Westfall (1907 directory) and W. C. Archibald, Home-making and its philosophy (1910), ch. V (research note). | 85 | |
| 1909-1922 | occupation · mineral inspector of the U.S. General Land Office "since May, 1909"; "Carey Act and Mineral Inspector" based at Helena (1909-12), Salt Lake City (1912-16, 1918-20) and Portland (1916-17, 1921-22) His testimony (A. B. Hammond v. U.S.); School of Mines registers 10th-22nd; Land Service Bulletin vols 1 and 3 (research note). | 90 | |
| 1910-01-04 | marriage · married Mae M. Konen, 4 Jan 1910, Butte (Butte, Montana) Family tree only (family @F92@), citing Ancestry's Montana County Marriage Records and the Newspapers.com Marriage Index; the record has not been seen. The diary pairs them in 1907. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1914-12-15 | event · his report of 15 Dec 1914 on the King Hill Carey Act project, Idaho, which the Bureau of Reclamation still called "our principal source of information for historical data" in 1949 (Idaho) Bureau of Reclamation Project Feasibilities and Authorizations (1949), via the research note. | 85 | |
| 1917-1918 | occupation · "Manager, Jordan Valley Project" (Oregon); resigned from the GLO field service about Jan 1918 (Jordan Valley, Oregon) School of Mines 18th catalogue; Land Service Bulletin vol. 1 (research note). | 75 | |
| 1920-1922 | office · "Assistant Commissioner of Reclamation, State of Idaho"; "Idaho was represented on the board by George B. Archibald, assistant commissioner of reclamation" (Columbia river board, c. Apr 1922) (Idaho) School of Mines 21st catalogue; The Washington Farmer, 1922 (research note). | 85 | |
| 1926-1944 | occupation · probable later career: assistant city engineer, San Diego (1926, living "with his father, James T. Archibald"); civilian engineer with the U.S. Army Engineers (Milk River 1929; Los Angeles District 1936-38; "chief engineer of Canol branch", 1944) (California) Research pass chain at 0.6 (george-archibald.md section 4, test 4) → 50. | 50 | |
| — | name · identified as George B. Archibald, mining engineer, of 808 W. Galena St., Butte (Butte, Montana) Research pass 0.95 (george-archibald.md section 4): Westfall's two 1907 readings (employer Butte & Bacorn; address 808 W. Galena) are confirmed by the School of Mines alumni register and by "George B. Archibald, 808 W. Galena St., Butte" in a 1910 Archibald family directory; his classmate of four years, Owen Brinton, was on the trip; no other George Archibald in Butte 1900-1930. | 95 | |
| — | description · probable father James T. Archibald (808 W. Galena St., 1910; "J. T. Archibald" took over a Butte paint business, Archibald Paint Co., 204 W. Park, in Dec 1913) (Butte, Montana) 1910 Archibald directory; The Beach News 24 Apr 1926; Butte Independent 13 Dec 1913 (snippet); via the research note. J. T. = James T. is an inference. | 60 | |
| — | description · possibly a second wife, Gladys H. Archibald (1897-1978), in the adjoining niche at Cypress View Mausoleum, San Diego (California) Find a Grave 118425931 (research note); the San Diego identification is itself 50. | 40 |
Relationships
Marriage
- married to May (Mae) Konen (1885–1942; later Mrs. George Archibald, then Mrs. Lackey; 1907 Sagebrushers traveler)75Tree family @F92@: marriage 4 Jan 1910, Butte, citing the Montana County Marriage Records (groom and bride records) and the Newspapers.com Marriage Index; not seen. The diary pairs them through the trip; he is the only George Archibald found in Butte. The tree alone, citing a record collection: 75 (research 0.85 that the tree's groom is this George). · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words
Other documented tie
- classmate of Owen F. Brinton (1884–1939; "Owen Brinton" of the 1907 Sagebrushers; married Ann Laughrin)90School of Mines catalogues list "Archibald, George" and "Brinton, Owen F" in the same class every year 1901-05 and in the Class of 1905; the Butte Inter Mountain of 8 Nov 1902 lists "Brinton ... G. Archibald" among the School of Mines juniors (research notes). Primary records, not filed, applied through two 95 identifications: 90.
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Appears with
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)2 shared sources
- Agnes Kelly Murphy2 shared sources
- Imelda Murphy Bryant (1917–1998; JJM Sr's daughter; Iowa diaspora)2 shared sources
- Maud Sheehan (Margaret Maude Sheehan, 1886–1938, later Mrs. Edward J. Johns; 1907 Sagebrushers traveler)2 shared sources
- Patrick "Tish" Maloughney (1883–1958; "Tish Maloney" in print; JJM's best friend by family tradition; Chatham cousin of Aggie Kelly)2 shared sources
- Grace Dawson (1907 Sagebrushers traveler; Hennessy's wrapper, aged 18)2 shared sources
- Kate Cosgrove (1907 Sagebrushers traveler; Butte public-school teacher)2 shared sources
- Nell (Helen) Cosgrove (1907 Sagebrushers traveler)2 shared sources
- May (Mae) Konen (1885–1942; later Mrs. George Archibald, then Mrs. Lackey; 1907 Sagebrushers traveler)2 shared sources
- William "Will" Thoroway, probably William Emory Thirloway (1882–1958; 1907 Sagebrushers traveler, with his wife)2 shared sources
- Mrs. Wm. Thoroway, "Bird", probably Bertha L. (Konen) Thirloway (1884–1946; 1907 Sagebrushers traveler)2 shared sources
- Owen F. Brinton (1884–1939; "Owen Brinton" of the 1907 Sagebrushers; married Ann Laughrin)2 shared sources
- Ann Laurie (Loughran) Brinton (1884–1968; "Ann Laughrin" of the 1907 Sagebrushers)2 shared sources
- Mrs. Charles Emerson (1907 Sagebrushers trip cook; probably Annie / Anna E. Emerson, 1877–1907)2 shared sources
- Charles "Charlie" Emerson (1907 Sagebrushers chuck-wagon driver; the cook's husband)2 shared sources
- …and 9 more people with shared sources.
Sources linking to this person
<25 — Namesake / flag / context — 2
- 1907-07-25 — James J. Murphy's diary of the 1907 Yellowstone trip (original pencil manuscript, "Crown Memorandum" pocket notebook)JJM's 1907 Yellowstone diary: four pages of the original pencil manuscriptrole: traveling_companion · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Geo. Archibald
Identity: JJM's pencil list reads "Geo. Archibald."; same person as the booklet's entry.
- 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own WordsThe Sagebrushers — JJM's diary of the July-August 1907 Yellowstone Park triprole: traveling_companion · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: George Archibald
Identity: The record was made for this traveller: the booklet's party list prints "George Archibald", and the narrative follows the same person by name or nickname. Who this traveller was outside the diary is a separate question, carried on the facts.