James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)
Also known as: James J. Murphy, J. J. Murphy, James Joseph Murphy, James Murphy of the Hennessy store, James J. Murphy of Centerville, James J. Murphy (LA), J. J. Murphy (LA boys'-dept manager J. W. Robinson & Co.)
family confidence: 95 — certain (corroborated)Murphy (paternal)
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THE USER'S JJM — the nucleus of the family tree per the 2026-05-27 GEDCOM. Born 26 July 1883 Ardgroom, Co. Cork, Ireland (anchored to the Ancestry source-citation Irish Catholic Parish Registers). Eldest son of person_patrick_j_murphy_bartender_1908 and person_ellen_murphy_fox_hotel_1935. Arrived US 1891-1892 via New York. Butte resident 1892-c.1925, then LA (first in the Los Angeles city directory of 1926). **Career arc** (consolidated from the former person_james_j_murphy_centerville_aoh record, merged 2026-05-27 once the user identified A=C): - 1898: Hennessy's cash boy (Butte) - 1904: Hennessy's boys' department head - 1908-10-19: m. Agnes Kelly at St. Lawrence church Butte (best man Charles H. Gallagher; bridesmaid Miss Mamie Kelly the bride's sister) — see 1908-10-24 Butte Miner and 1908-10-25 Anaconda Standard wedding write-ups - 1915 (Jun): Hennessy's store superintendent - 1915-1920: Hennessy's Centerville branch manager - 1920 (Mar): founding partner of Murphy-Softley (ladies' apparel, 22 W. Park st Butte — per 1923 directory) with Edward W. Softley - 1924 (Aug 30): Murphy-Softley going-out-of-business sale - About 1925: moved to Los Angeles. Not in the 1925 LA city directory; in the 1926 edition. The 1938 obit's "About 10 years ago he went to Los Angeles with his family" (c. 1928) is about three years late. (LA city directories, filed 2026-09-28 under archive/documents/city_directory/19xx_los- angeles-*; research/docs/2026-09-28_jjm-los-angeles-city- directories.md.) - 1926-1928: "dept mgr Bullock's" (LA directories 1926, 1927, 1928; daughters Agnes and Eileen "cashr Bullock's" 1927) - 1929: "slsmn J W Robinson Co"; 1930-1934: "buyer J W Robinson Co" (LA directories); "Buyer, Dept Store" (1930 census); "manager of the boys' department in J. W. Robinson & Co. department store" (LA Times 18 Jun 1930). The 1938 obit: "manager of the boys' section of two department stores" = Bullock's and J. W. Robinson Co. - 1935: no occupation listed (LA directory) - 1936: "slsmn Theodore Kotzin Co" (LA directory; printed "Murphy Jas ... r4339 Victoria av") - 1937-1938: "slsmn May Co" (LA directories). The 1938 obit: "More recently he sold men's clothing." - c.1937: forced to retire due to ill health (per 1938 obit "About a year ago he was forced to retire because of ill health") - 1938-summer: last visit to Butte (~3 weeks; "appeared unusually healthy" per friends, per 1938 obit) - 1938-12-17: d. Los Angeles age 55 — per the 1938-12-19 Montana Standard obit ("He was a native of Ireland", "about 55"; Opus vision pass 2026-05-28 confirms "about 55" — the Sonnet version's "about 50" reading was wrong) **Murphy-Softley building afterlife** (new finding from 1938 Opus pass): "Later he was associated in a clothing store where **Walker's Cigar store** now is located" — i.e., the 22 W. Park Murphy-Softley storefront was occupied by Walker's Cigar by 1938. **Residence sequence** (primary-source-verified, 2026-05-28 directory + census vision pass): - 1900: 407 W Cobban (with Pat + Ellen, age 16) - by 1904: 120 W Quartz (with parents) - 1900 directory only: boarding entry at 406 E Mercury (downtown near Hennessy's, separate young-clerk listing) - 1908 Oct (wedding): moved out to a Butte residence - 1909-c.1913: 505 W Galena (tenant in Ellen's apartment building) - by 1914: 423 N Jackson, Centerville (per 1914 directory; held through 1918 WW1 draft) - by Jan 1920: 2745 State Street, Butte (per 1920 federal census — predates Murphy-Softley founding by 2 months) - 1920-1925: 2745 State Street (held through Murphy-Softley run; gone from the 1926 Butte directory) - 1926: 433 W 60th street, LA (1926 LA directory, "h433 W 60th"; daughter Agnes T. "r433 W 60th") - 1927: 453 W 60th street, LA (1927 LA directory, "h453 W 60th", with daughters Agnes and Eileen at 453; 433 vs 453 unresolved: a move within the block or a misprint) - 1927-1938: 4339 Victoria Avenue, LA. Kelts' 1927 street directory "4339 Murphy J J VE 6454"; LA directories 1928-1939 "h4339 Victoria av" (1933 misprints 4389); 1930 census, owned $8,750 home (house number reads 4339, not 4334 as first read). Widow "Agnes R (wid J J) h4339 Victoria av" in the 1941 and 1942 directories. **AOH career** (from the former Centerville-AOH record): - 1909 (Dec): AOH Division 2 president (with Patrick Lyne as sentinel) - 1910 (Jun): AOH chief sentinel; 100 candidates initiated at Centerville under his oversight - 1911: planned the Irish-American Ball at Columbia Gardens - 1912-1913+: AOH Silver Bow County president - 1916: AOH state treasurer; Friends of Irish Freedom branch organiser - 1920: bond campaign for Irish Republic / Irish Independence support - 1921: Silver Bow delegation to AOH state assembly - 1922 (Mar 17): St. Patrick's banquet self-reported birthplace "Cork, Ireland" (matches GEDCOM Ardgroom) - 1918 (Nov 11-12): two cousins, John (b. 2 Dec 1891) and Patie (b. 5 Apr 1895) Murphy of Ballycrovane, sons of Jim Murphy and Julia O'Sullivan (Seer), drowned off Pointe Reanna, Kilcatherine, when the seine boat's follower was thrown by a wave (Butte Independent 14 Dec 1918 p. 1: "The two Murphy brothers are cousins to James Murphy of the Hennessy store"; Annals of Beara II p. 270 (C); Riobard O Dwyer, "The Dream"). First cousins if Patrick was Seamus Mor's son (Hypothesis B). The Butte dailies of 10 Dec 1918 wrongly named the cousins as "Robert and Richard Dwyer": only Robert O'Dwyer of Caolrua drowned, and no Richard did (Norelene O'Dwyer, 3 Aug 2026). See research/docs/beara-kin-thread-2026-09-26.md. **LA family**: Household lived at 4339 Victoria Ave LA from 1927 (Kelts street directory) to his death, and his widow after him; the 1930 federal census (Venice Township Prec-1, LA County, ED 19-1536, sheet 15B, line 76) gives house 4339, owned, $8,750, with radio. The "Romping Child" 1930 LA Times clip prints "4300 Victoria Drive", a rounded or garbled number: every directory 1927-1942 prints 4339 (checked 2026-09-28; the census had been read as 4334). All six children enumerated alive at the 1930 census (15 April 1930): Agnes T (20, Telephone Co clerk), Ellen [= Eileen] (18), James J Jr (16), Imelda (12), Joan (8), Frances (6). Frances died 18 June 1930 LA (per GEDCOM, 2 months after the census) — the "Romping Child" LA Times piece must have been published in the brief April-June 1930 window. Children per the user's GEDCOM and the 1940 LA Times Llewellyn-Murphy wedding: Agnes Terese (m. John Paul Ward Llewellyn 1940), Eileen, James Joseph Jr. (m. Marie A. Schueller), Imelda Mary, Joan Claire, Frances M. Per the 1938 obit + 1940 wedding: surviving daughters Agnes / Imelda / Joan / Dahl + son James Jr. The mystery "Dahl" is most likely Eileen — the 1924 school census shows her as "Eileen", the 1930 federal census shows her as "Ellen" (= name variation), and "Dahl" may be a third recorded form or a middle name. Surviving siblings in 1938: brother Dan (= person_daniel_l_murphy_son_of_pat_and_ellen) at Boucher's men's clothing in Butte; sister Theresa Murphy in Seattle. **Distinct from**: - person_james_j_murphy_butte_died_1927 — the "OTHER James J. Murphy" the user separately filed (d. 1927 age 58 at 79 Missoula avenue Butte). Coincidence of surname + Cork-Ireland + Butte; widow ALSO named Agnes Murphy (different woman). NOT family.
Facts
Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.
- Birth:
- 1883-07-26, Ardgroom (village + RC Chapel) 951883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms; 2026-04-19 — Joe Murphy's family research, April 2026 (emails to Dan and Luke Murphy: 'Re: can you see this? - Patrick murphy analysis', 'Part #3-Patrick's life story', 'Patrick's Life Story-Part #4'); 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration); 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words; 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth Register; undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II; undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara" (volume number not specified on this excerpt; page numbered "—29—"); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1967 — Murphy family papers26 July 1883: the Eyeries baptismal register (born 26 July, baptized 29 July 1883; the 1971 certificate and the irishgenealogy.ie index KY-RC-BA-232395, book E 4, p. 87, no. 5, both of one register entry); his own draft card ('July 26 1883'); his own 1907 diary ('it was my birthday', the trip's second day, 26 July); the 1900 census 'July 1883'; the Annals 'July 26th 1883'; the tree. Against: the civil register gives 2 August 1883 (entry 168, registered 10 Aug 1883, informant Dora Neill; year read 1883 at 90-97 in today's proof); a baptism on 29 July cannot follow a birth on 2 August, so the civil day is the likelier error. The 1967 chart's '1885' and the 1930 census age 44 are understatements. Kept at 95 because of the civil conflict; the year 1883 is 100.
- Death:
- 1938-12-17, Los Angeles, California 1001938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)The Montana Standard of Monday 19 Dec 1938: 'James Murphy, about 55, former Butte business man, died at his home in Los Angeles, Calif., Saturday night' (Saturday = 17 Dec 1938); the tree gives 17 Dec 1938, Los Angeles, citing the California Death Index 1905-1939. Two independent records agree: raised from 95 to 100. His home was 4339 Victoria Avenue (directories 1928-1939).
- Residence:
- Los Angeles, California
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | event · His father emigrated before he was born: 'His father had left for America some months before he was born' (1971); 'He came to Butte in 1884 [third digit written over], before Jim was born' (1967) Terese's two letters; the 1900 census gives Patrick's immigration as 1883. The civil register still names the father 'of Ardgroom' in Aug 1883, but the informant was Dora Neill, not he. | 75 | 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers; 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900 |
| 1883-07-29 | event · Baptized 29 July 1883 in the Church of Eyeries by the Rev. J. O'Connell; sponsors Michael Murphy and Catherine Murphy; entry 'JAMES MURPHY of SLEAVE', book E 4, p. 87, no. 5 (Eyeries (village + parish + RC Chapel)) The 1971 certificate (P.P. Thomas McMahon), the irishgenealogy.ie index printout (mother printed 'HELEN LYNE', father 'PATRICK NR') and the certificate reproduced in the 1994 booklet. | 100 | 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms; 2026-04-19 — Joe Murphy's family research, April 2026 (emails to Dan and Luke Murphy: 'Re: can you see this? - Patrick murphy analysis', 'Part #3-Patrick's life story', 'Patrick's Life Story-Part #4'); 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words |
| 1883-08-10 | event · Birth registered 10 Aug 1883, Kilcatherine district (Castletown), entry 168: 'James', father 'Patrick Murphy', of Ardgroom, 'Shoe-maker'; mother 'Ellen Murphy formerly Lyne'; informant 'Dora Neill, Present at the Birth, Ardgroom' (Ardgroom (village + RC Chapel)) Certified copy of 2013; proofed 4 Oct 2026. Its date of birth (2 Aug 1883) is discussed under birth. | 100 | 1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth Register |
| 1892 | emigration · Immigrated to the United States in 1892 (1900 census: '1892', 8 years in the U.S.) The 1900 census is the one primary statement (95 that it says 1892). Conflicts: 1891 (1920 census, cited by the tree), 1890 (1930 census, image in _inbox), '1872' (1910 census, impossible), about 1889 (Terese: Ellen 'migrated ... in the year 1889'; James left 'about six'). His Aug 1918 statement 'I have resided in this community for 26 years' (Butte Independent, not filed) also gives 1892. Hence 75 for the year. | 75 | 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers; 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; 1892-04-25 — New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 |
| 1892-04-25 | emigration · New York passenger list: 'Ellen Murphy, 30, F, Matron' and 'James Murphy, 4, M, Child', both bound for 'Miles City Montana', county column Cork; Ancestry's index dates the roll to 25 Apr 1892 (departure Liverpool / Queenstown) The tree cites this roll for James (line 40) and Ellen (line 39). Ellen's age (30) and the year 1892 fit; 1892 is also the year of the 1900 census and of his 1918 'resided in this community for 26 years'. DISCREPANCY, kept: the clerk wrote '4' (97 on the image), but James, baptised July 1883, was 8 in April 1892. Luke's call, 4 Oct 2026: this is James, and his age was given about 4 years low, as his father's was understated by about 8 years (perhaps to save on the fare: Luke's suggestion, no source). The analyst's estimate before that call was 50; 85 on Luke's call, with the age conflict unresolved. The manifest's heading page (roll 586, images before 373) would confirm the date. | 85 | 1892-04-25 — New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms |
| 1898-1920 | employer · The Hennessy company (Hennessy Mercantile Co., Butte), 1898-1920: 'started employment with the Hennessy company as a cash boy in 1898'; 'connected with the Hennessy company for the past 22 years, starting with D. J. Hennessy when the Hennessy store was situated in the building now occupied by the Seigel store' (Butte, Montana) Five consistent counts: '16 years' (Aug 1914), '17 years' (May 1915), '16 years with the concern' (Aug 1915), '22 years' (Mar 1920, two papers). 'Cash boy' rests on the Butte Miner of 25 May 1915 (95). | 100 | 1915-05-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1914-08-19 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8; 1915-08-13 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1920-03-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6; 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3 |
| 1900 | occupation · 'Clerk' (aged 17, in the 'not attending school' column) (Butte, Montana) 1900 Butte school census, household of 'Murphy Pat'; proofed 4 Oct 2026. | 95 | 1900 — 1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census (BSBA = Butte-Silver Bow Archives) |
| 1900-06-01 | occupation · 'Clothing Salesman' (aged 16) (Butte, Montana) 1900 federal census, his parents' household, Ward 2. | 95 | 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900 |
| 1900-06-01 | residence · With his parents at house No. 407 (street not legible; 'West Cobban' in Patrick's record is unconfirmed, 50), Butte Ward 2 (Butte, Montana) 1900 census, ED 100, dwelling 114, family 127; tenure read 'R'. The 1900 directory (not filed) has him boarding at 406 E. Mercury. | 95 | 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1900-1914 | occupation · Clerk at Hennessy's in the Butte directories: 'Murphy James, clk "Hennessy's," b 406 E Mercury' (1900); 'clk Hennessy's, b 120 W Quartz' (1904, 1906; 'Murphy James J' 1907, 1908); 'b 505 W Galena' (1909); 'Murphy Jas J clk Hennessy's r 423 N Jackson' (1914) (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: Butte directory pages photographed in _inbox (1900, 1904, 1906-1909, 1914), read 26 Sept 2026 (research/docs/jjm-dossier-2026-09-26/register/docs.yaml). The same pages list other James J. Murphys (miners, a policeman); this one is fixed by Hennessy's and by his mother's addresses (120 W Quartz, 505 W Galena). The tree cites 'U.S. City Directories' for his Butte residences 1904-1914. | 85 | |
| 1904-1908 | residence · Boarding at 120 W. Quartz street, his mother's house (she was janitress of the Court House Annex, then kept furnished rooms) (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: Butte directories 1904, 1906, 1907 and 1908 (_inbox images). The 1908 newspapers place the family home at 120 West Quartz. The tree cites city directories for his Butte residence 1904-1908. | 85 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1906 | membership · AOH Division No. 2, Butte: on the Silver Bow County Board for Division 2 (28 Jan 1906); 'Chas Gallagher and Jas Murphy Pres and Rec Sec of Division #2' (20 May 1906) (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: AOH Silver Bow County Board minute book 1903-1912, pp. 33 and 35 (Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives export; dossier register books-aoh.yaml). Identity rests on Division 2 continuity to his presidency of 1909-11 and his transfer from Division 2 in 1912. | 75 | |
| 1906-05-20 | office · Member of the reorganized county degree team (20 May 1906; the minute reads '... Bard James Murphy Division #2 Oracle P.H. Kenney ...', so his post is Bard or Oracle) (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: County Board book p. 35. The post is ambiguous in the minute. | 50 | |
| 1906-08-23 | office · Division No. 2 delegate to the 12th biennial state convention of the AOH of Montana at Anaconda, and Division 2's member of the Committee on Credentials ('James Murphy, Division #2 Silver Bow County') (Anaconda, Montana) Filed 4 Oct 2026 (society_records): typescript proceedings, pp. 5-6 (IMG_7599-7600). The same pages name Jerry D. Murphy (Division 1) and David B. Murphy separately. | 75 | 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript); 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript) |
| 1906-09 to 1908-09 | office · County Financial Secretary of the AOH of Silver Bow County, 'elected Co Financial Sec by acclamation' (30 Sept 1906); 'Co Secs Holland & Murphy' (17 May 1907); outgoing at the county convention of 20 Sept 1908 (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: County Board book pp. 45, 50, 54, 59. At the adjourned convention of 28 Sept 1908 'Jas. Murphy' sat for Division 2 and a different 'Jas. J. Murphy' for Division 3. | 75 | |
| 1906-09-26 | naturalization · Naturalized 26 Sept 1906 in the District Court of the Second Judicial District, Silver Bow County, at Butte: 'J. J. Murphy, a native of Ireland'; Petition No. 1872, Certificate No. 1712; witnesses Martin Toway (Towey in the booklet) and C. H. Gallagher (Butte, Montana) His own certificate, its copy in the 1994 booklet, 'Naturalized' on his 1918 draft card, and the tree. The court's register page was re-photographed in 2026 (Petition 1872, Certificate 1712 confirmed). | 100 | 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, Told in His Own Words; 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1907-07-25 to 1907-08-23 | event · Wagon trip from Butte to Yellowstone National Park and back with a party of twelve and a cook and her husband ('July 25 - 1907 / Yellowstone National Park Trip. / Party composed.'), keeping a pencil diary; he turned 24 on the second day ('they must have fixed it up for me as it was my birthday') (Yellowstone National Park) His own diary (four original pages and the full 1994 text). Party: Maud Sheehan, Tish Maloney, Grace Dawson, Kate and Nell Cosgrove, Geo. Archibald, May Konen, Wm. Thoroway and Mrs. Thoroway, Owen Brinton, Ann Laughrin; cook Mrs. Charles Emerson and her husband. | 100 | 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words; 1907-07-25 — James J. Murphy's diary of the 1907 Yellowstone trip (original pencil manuscript, "Crown Memorandum" pocket notebook) |
| 1907-07-28 | education · In Virginia City 'a fellow hailed me. I stopped and recognized an old college chum from Butte' (Virginia City, Montana) His own diary. That the 'college' was the Butte Business College of his 1918 statement is an inference (75). | 95 | 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words |
| 1907-08 | description · Monogram 'J.J.M.' joined with 'A.R.K.' (Agnes Ruth Kelly) drawn in his 1907 diary; he 'wrote my hon's and my Monogram on a tree' (Yellowstone National Park) In the diary text and as a drawing; the ink 'Our monogram / J.J.M. - A.R.K.' in the manuscript is a later addition. | 95 | 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words; 1907-07-25 — James J. Murphy's diary of the 1907 Yellowstone trip (original pencil manuscript, "Crown Memorandum" pocket notebook) |
| 1908-10-19 | marriage · Married Agnes Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly of Walkerville, on Monday 19 Oct 1908 at St. Lawrence (O'Toole) church, Walkerville, the Rev. F. X. Batens officiating; witnesses Charles (H.) Gallagher (best man) and Mary ('Mamie') Kelly, the bride's sister (bridesmaid) (Walkerville, Montana) Two newspaper reports ('Monday morning', i.e. 19 Oct) and the certificate of the St. Lawrence O'Toole register (dated 5 Dec 1946) reproduced in the 1994 booklet; the tree; the 1967 chart and letter. | 100 | 1908-10-24 — The Butte Miner, p.14; 1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26; 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers; 1967 — Murphy family papers |
| 1908-10-19 | event · Wedding breakfast 'at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly, 412 West Daly street, after which the happy couple left on an extended trip to the coast'; 'Mr. and Mrs. Murphy will reside in this city' (Walkerville, Montana) The two wedding reports. | 95 | 1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26; 1908-10-24 — The Butte Miner, p.14 |
| 1908-10-24 | occupation · 'a well-known and popular young clerk in the employ of the Hennessy Mercantile company on the second floor' (Butte, Montana) His wedding notice. | 95 | 1908-10-24 — The Butte Miner, p.14 |
| 1909-08-07 | event · Birth of his child Agnes (Agnes Terese) (Butte, Montana) 1924 Butte school census: date of birth listed under father James and mother Agnes Murphy, 2745 State (ditto marks for the younger children); also 'Agnes, Daughter, 2' in his 1910 household. | 95 | 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1909-12 to 1911 | office · President of AOH Division No. 2: elected 17 Dec 1909 ('James Murphy, president'; installed at the joint installation in Hibernia hall, Centerville, in January); 'Jim Murphy Pres Div #2' (1 Jun 1910); 'Div #2 Jas. Murphy Pres' (officers for 1911) (Butte, Montana) Butte Daily Post 18 Dec 1909 (with Charles H. Gallagher treasurer and Patrick Lyne sentinel); the tree attaches the clipping to him. Not filed: Butte Independent 22 Jan 1910; Division 2's letter of 1 Jun 1910 (IMG_7592); County Board book p. 174. | 90 | 1909-12-18 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1909-1910 | residence · 505 West Galena street (1909 directory, 'b 505 W Galena', his mother's furnished rooms); his own rented household, with wife Agnes and daughter Agnes, on the same census sheet as his mother's apartments at No. 505 (Butte, Montana) 1910 census, Ward 6, ED 109, sheet 4B, lines 89-91 (family 103), on West Galena street; the 1909 directory is not filed. | 95 | 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1910-04-18 | occupation · 'Salesman, Clothing store' (Butte, Montana) 1910 census, his own household. | 95 | 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census) |
| 1910-06-08 | office · 'James J. Murphy was chief sentinel' at the conferring of the first, second and third degrees on 107 candidates by the Hibernians of Centerville (Centerville (district of Butte)) See source_links: in 1909-10 he was printed 'James' or 'Jim' Murphy, and Division 3 had its own 'Jas. J. Murphy' to 1908, so this initialled entry is probable, not certain. | 60 | 1910-06-09 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 |
| 1910-08-20 | office · 'Jim Murphy secretary' of the joint committee of the three Butte divisions preparing the 1910 state convention (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: Butte Independent 20 Aug 1910, p. 1 (OCR text). | 75 | |
| 1910-09-12 | office · At the AOH state convention in Butte, named by State President John J. O'Meara to the committees on 'Business', 'Irish history' and 'Abuse of Irish surnames' ('James Murphy') (Butte, Montana) Read from the vision transcription and the dossier's image reading; the curated transcription garbles these lists ('Aims of Irish substance'). | 75 | 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 |
| 1910-09-12 | office · Floor committee for the convention dance at Columbia Gardens: 'C. H. Gallagher, Walter Sewell, P. H. Kennedy, James Murphy, T. J. McCarthy' (Columbia Gardens, Butte) With his Division 2 colleagues Gallagher and Sewell. | 80 | 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 |
| 1911-03-16 | event · Attended the Irish-Americans' St. Patrick's banquet at the Silver Bow club ('James Murphy', listed beside Patrick Lyne) (Butte, Montana) Bare name; Patrick Lyne and Harry Davenport were Division 2 officers with him. | 75 | 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5 |
| 1911-05-28 | event · Birth of his child Eileen (Butte, Montana) 1924 Butte school census: date of birth listed under father James and mother Agnes Murphy, 2745 State (ditto marks for the younger children); the tree agrees. | 95 | 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1911-06-12 | office · One of 'The committee who represented the Hibernians of the county, who were the hosts of the ball' (first annual Irish-American ball, Columbia Gardens): 'John J. Crowley, James F. Hurley, Dennis O'Neill, James J. Murphy, T. J. Moran, C. H. Gallagher and Thomas Collins' (Columbia Gardens, Butte) The record's 'planned the Irish-American Ball' promotes the verb. A 'James Murphy' in the ball's chorus is probably another man (or him singing; 25). | 75 | 1911-06-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2 |
| 1911-08-27 | event · Invited guest at the Gaelic League's second annual picnic: 'James Murphy, wife and family' (Butte, Montana) Listed with Judge Lynch, J. J. McCarthy, Walter Sewell and Charles H. Gallagher; 'wife and family' fits his household of 1911. The tree attaches this clipping to him. A 'James Murphy' on Judge Lynch's football team may be he. | 70 | 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10 |
| 1912-03 to 1918-09 | residence · 423 North Jackson street, Butte (Butte, Montana) His 1914 notice, the c. 1917 directory and his 1918 draft card; also the address on his AOH Division 1 dues card from March 1912 and in the 1914 directory (both not filed). No source prints 'Centerville' for it, as the record's residence note does. | 100 | 1914-08-19 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8; 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) |
| 1912-03-04 | event · Seated at the banquet for AOH National President James J. Regan at Gregson Springs ('James Murphy, James J. Murphy, C. H. Gallagher') (Gregson Hot Springs) Two men of the name were seated (CLAUDE.md rule 4). The initialled one, beside Gallagher, is the better fit; the plain 'James Murphy', who also sang, is another man or (if the singer was James) James. | 60 | 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4 |
| 1912-03-28 to 1919-09 | membership · Transferred from AOH Division No. 2 to Division No. 1 ('Transferred from No 2 March 28th -12'; member 'James J. Murphy', address '423 N Jackson'); dues of $1 a month paid without a break from Jan 1912 to Dec 1919 (last payment 9 Sept 1919) (Centerville (district of Butte)) Filed 4 Oct 2026 (society_records): Division 1 dues ledger p. 420 (IMG_7507). This card is the bridge between the AOH 'James J. Murphy' and the Hennessy's man of 423 N. Jackson. | 85 | 1912-03-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): dues ledger |
| 1912-07-21 | office · Committees of the United Irish societies' picnic at Gregson Springs: 'Press and Publicity - J. J. Murphy, Jerry Egan and D. P. Kane' and 'Dance Hall - T. J. Moran, T. F. Collins, J. J. Murphy, P. J. Hawe, Tom Kenny' (Gregson Hot Springs) Initials only; Moran and Collins became county officers with him in October. | 70 | 1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8 |
| 1912-08-28 | office · Alternate to the county board's delegates to the state convention at Anaconda (5-6 Sept 1912): 'Alternates - W. J. Sewell, James Murphy, John J. Crowley, Thomas Kenny, W. P. McCarty'; 'Extended remarks were made by Judge Lynch, James Murphy and others' (Butte, Montana) The County Board book (24 Aug 1912, p. 109; not filed) names 'Jas Murphy' alternate to Vice President Gallagher. The Anaconda Standard's convention report of 7 Sept 1912 prints no office or delegation for him on p. 1 (p. 4 is not in the archive). | 85 | 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7 |
| 1912-10 to 1916-10 | office · County president of the AOH, Oct 1912 to Oct 1916: re-elected in Oct 1914 'to serve for the next two years'; still 'county president of the order' in March 1916; 'former County President and now State Treasurer' by Jan 1917 (succeeded by Ed Fitzpatrick) (Silver Bow County, Montana) Filed sources show the office from Oct 1912 to March 1916, and the 1919 caption makes Edward Fitzpatrick county president. Not a filed source: Butte Independent 10 Oct 1914 p. 6 (re-election); Butte Daily Post 18 Jan 1917 p. 5 (successor). | 85 | 1914-12-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7; 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3; 1916-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1 |
| 1912-10-13 | office · President of the Hibernians (AOH) of Silver Bow County, elected at the biennial county convention in Hibernia hall, Centerville ('President, James J. Murphy; vice-president, Ed Lawler; recording secretary, Thomas F. Collins; financial secretary, Thomas J. Moran; treasurer, James Connolly'); 'The officers were installed after the election' (Centerville (district of Butte)) Two papers (100 for the election of a 'James J. Murphy'); identity 90 through the Division 1 minutes ('Co President elect James Murphy', 16 Oct 1912; 'Co Pres James Murphy in the chair', 11 Dec 1912; not filed) and his Division 1 dues card. | 95 | 1912-10-14 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1912-10-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7; 1912-10-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7 |
| 1912-12 | event · Contributor of $5 to the Irish parliamentary (Home Rule) fund ('James J. Murphy, $5') (Butte, Montana) Name only; the older James J. Murphy could also have given. | 70 | 1912-12-13 — The Butte Miner, p.8 |
| 1913-01-08 | office · Installed the officers of the AOH divisions at the joint installation in Hibernia hall, Centerville, as 'county president for this district' ('James J. Murphy and Mrs. Margaret Kiley in charge of session') (Centerville (district of Butte)) Office printed. | 95 | 1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11 |
| 1913-01-25 | office · 'James J. Murphy was chairman of the social session' of Division No. 3 in the Lewisohn block (address by James T. Fitzgerald) (Butte, Montana) No title printed; Division 3 had its own 'Jas. J. Murphy' (1904-08), the natural chairman of his division's social. | 50 | 1913-01-26 — The Butte Miner, p.6 |
| 1914-01 | office · 'brehon' of the Butte degree team at the institution of the Missoula division (Missoula, Montana) Not a filed source: Butte Independent 31 Jan 1914 p. 5 (OCR text). | 75 | |
| 1914-03-01 | office · 'County President James J. Murphy will be marshal of the day' (St. Patrick's Day 1914); on the committees for 'Halls, printing and music' and 'Musical and literary' ('J. J. Murphy') (Butte, Montana) Office printed; planning meeting chaired by Larry Duggan. | 95 | 1914-03-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 |
| 1914-03-16 | event · 'Song - "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" ... James N. Murphy' on the programme of the Irish-Americans' St. Patrick's eve banquet at the Silver Bow club (Butte, Montana) Read from the clipping image 4 Oct 2026: the initial prints as N. The same song by a 'James Murphy' the next afternoon suggests one singer; the printed N does not fit James. | 50 | 1914-03-17 — The Butte Miner, p.1 |
| 1914-03-17 | office · Presided at the AOH's St. Patrick's Day exercises in the Auditorium: 'James J. Murphy, county president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, presided. His introductory remarks were timely. He told of the feeling in Butte among the Irishmen for a closer union.' (Butte, Montana) Verified reading of 26 Sept 2026 appended to the transcription; the Anaconda Standard of 18 Mar 1914 (not filed) adds that he dated the order's founding to 1565. | 95 | 1914-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1 |
| 1914-03-17 | event · 'Vocal solo, "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen," James Murphy' on the programme he chaired (with an encore, per the Anaconda Standard) (Butte, Montana) A plain 'James Murphy'. For him: the Division 1 minute of 5 May 1915 records 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy [interlined: Sung Down in Donov(an)s]' (not filed), and the 28 Sept 2026 analysis counts eight such performances. Against: a separate 'James Murphy' sat beside 'James J. Murphy' in 1912, and the dossier graded these singer items uncertain. | 55 | 1914-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1 |
| 1914-03-20 | event · Birth of his child James (James J. Jr.) (Butte, Montana) 1924 Butte school census: date of birth listed under father James and mother Agnes Murphy, 2745 State (ditto marks for the younger children); his own 1958 resume gives 20 March 1914, Butte. | 95 | 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1914-06-13 | office · Chairman of the 1914 AOH outing (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: Butte Independent 13 Jun 1914 p. 8 (OCR text: 'Chairman, James J. Murphy'). | 75 | |
| 1914-07 to 1914-08 | event · With the Montana delegation in the East after the AOH national convention at Norfolk, Va. (opened 20 Jul 1914) Not a filed source: Butte Independent 8 Aug 1914 p. 1 ('James Murphy and Walter Sewell'); named in advance as a Montana delegate (Daily Missoulian 2 Jul 1914). Attendance at Norfolk itself is unproven. | 50 | |
| 1914-08 | event · Candidate for the Democratic nomination for county treasurer at the primary of 25 Aug 1914: 'A Butte man, an employe of the Hennessy company and has been with that firm for the past 16 years. If nominated and elected, promises to faithfully perform and discharge the duties of the office to the best interests of the people. J. J. MURPHY, 423 North Jackson street.' (Silver Bow County, Montana) His paid notice (AS 19 Aug 1914, p. 8; rival Democrats T. Harold Jennings and Homer E. Townsend on the same page) and the Butte Miner of 25 May 1915: 'He was a candidate for nomination as county treasurer at the last election.' The Butte Independent endorsed him (22 Aug 1914, not filed). The result is the next fact: he was not nominated (BDP 26 Aug 1914). | 100 | 1914-08-19 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8; 1914-08-19 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8; 1915-05-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6 |
| 1914-08-17 | office · Among 'Butte's A. O. H. delegates to the Missoula convention, who left tonight' ('J. J. Murphy') (Missoula, Montana) Initials only, but he was county president; the list prints no offices. | 85 | 1914-08-18 — The Daily Missoulian, p.10 |
| 1914-08-26 | event · Not nominated: the Butte Daily Post's list of 'the candidates nominated' by the Democrats at the primary of 25 Aug 1914, printed the next evening, gives 'County treasurer—John J. Harrington' and does not name him. (Silver Bow County, Montana) BDP 26 Aug 1914, p. 1 col. 5 and p. 5 cols. 4-5 ('Official count must be made to tell story'): 'Among the democrats there is no doubt as to the names of the persons selected for the county offices.' Read from the page scan 20 Oct 2026 (Sonnet tiles, Apple OCR and an Opus transcription agree on the name). No vote figure for the race is printed and the official canvass (due 9 Sept 1914) is not filed, so 95 rather than 100 (estimate, 20 Oct 2026). | 95 | 1914-08-26 — The Butte Daily Post, p.1; 1914-08-26 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5 |
| 1914-12-01 | event · Signed, as 'JAMES J. MURPHY, County President, A. O. H.', the Irish societies' reply to the letter of 'John F. Brennan', offering Brennan 'a free ticket to the nearest British recruiting station' (Butte, Montana) Anaconda Standard 2 Dec 1914; co-signers as printed: W. P. McCarty, John H. Murphy (president of Division 1), James Connolly, Maurice Drohan, Mrs. Mamie Lenahan, Bernard Carr, John H. O'Meara. | 95 | 1914-12-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 |
| 1915-03-15 | office · 'chairman of the committee on the St. Patrick's day celebration': Mayor C. A. Smith's letter of 15 Mar 1915, barring firearms from the parade, was addressed to him (Butte, Montana) Butte Miner 16 Mar 1915. | 95 | 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3 |
| 1915-03-15 | event · His reply to the mayor, signed 'JAMES J. MURPHY, Co. Pres. A. O. H.': 'your action at this time seems to me to be influenced by a few underground bigots. Regardless of that I have made known your instructions to the officers of the Irish Volunteers' (Butte, Montana) His own letter as printed (first half on p. 1, not in the clipping). | 95 | 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3 |
| 1915-03-17 | office · Reception committee at Coliseum hall for the St. Patrick's night dance ('James Cummins, James J. Murphy, James J. Connolly, ...') (Butte, Montana) Same article. | 90 | 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3 |
| 1915-03-17 | office · 'James J. Murphy headed the parade as marshal of the day. He was assisted by W. P. McCarthy, Maurice Hayes and John Doherty as aids.' (Butte, Montana) Butte Miner 18 Mar 1915 (about 2,500 men in line). | 95 | 1915-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1 |
| 1915-04 to 1915-06 | event · AOH Division 1 as county president: called the joint meeting of the two divisions to order (28 Apr 1915); 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy [interlined: Sung Down in Donov(an)s] Made some interest(ing) remarks' (5 May 1915); named with Jas. J. Connolly and Jno. J. Crowley to prepare the conferring of degrees (23 Jun 1915) (Centerville (district of Butte)) Filed 4 Oct 2026 (society_records): Division 1 minute book pp. 109, 110 and 119. | 75 | 1915-04-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book; 1915-05-05 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book; 1915-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book |
| 1915-06-01 | occupation · Store superintendent of the Hennessy store from 1 June 1915, 'succeeding Arthur Berry' (Butte, Montana) Butte Miner 25 May 1915 ('will assume the position of store superintendent on June 1'); 13 Aug 1915 ('recently appointed store superintendent'); 1920 ('was superintendent of the store for some time'). | 100 | 1915-05-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1915-08-13 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1920-03-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6 |
| 1915-08 to c. 1918 | occupation · General manager of Hennessy's Centerville branch: 'further promoted to the general management of the Centerville branch' (succeeded in the Butte store by E. J. Devine; 'the policy of E. A. Brown, manager of the store'); 'manager of the Hennessy branch store at Centerville for a period of three years'; 'Mngr Hennessy's Centerville [Branch]' (Centerville (district of Butte)) Three sources. 'Three years' from Aug 1915 ends about 1918, which fits the draft card's 'Dept. Manager' at the Hennessy Building in Sept 1918; the record's '1915-1920' overstates it. | 100 | 1915-08-13 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1920-03-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6; 1917 — Butte City Directory (R. L. Polk & Co.) — Murphy surname pages (pp. 724–725) |
| 1915-1919 | office · Acting recording secretary of AOH Division 1 (annual election meeting, late 1915; 21 Mar 1917; 26 Feb, 7 May, 13 Aug, 27 Aug and 11 Nov 1919), signing 'Jas. J. Murphy Acting Rec. Sec.' (Centerville (district of Butte)) Filed 4 Oct 2026 (society_records): Division 1 minute book (IMG_7516, 7542, 7550, 7554, 7560, 7561, 7566). | 75 | 1915-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book; 1917-03-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book; 1919-02-26 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book; 1919-05-07 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book; 1919-08-13 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book; 1919-08-27 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book; 1919-11-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book |
| 1915-1920 | description · Portraits: captioned 'JAMES J. MURPHY / Boys' Shop - Luggage' in a Hennessy's advertisement (2 May 1915); captioned 'JAMES J. MURPHY.' with the Murphy-Softley purchase (1 Mar 1920, two papers); pictured as 'James J. Murphy, state treasurer of A. O. H.' (14 Mar 1919, third name in the caption's left-to-right order) (Butte, Montana) Captions name him. The unlabelled portrait printed directly above his 1914 candidacy notice (AS 19 Aug 1914) is probably also his (75); no formal face comparison has been made. | 95 | 1915-05-02 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1920-03-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6; 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1 |
| 1915-1920 | description · 'one of the most popular young Irishmen in Butte' (1918); 'one of the most popular employees of the firm ... He is well known in local lodge circles' (1915); 'virtually a Butte product, having been a resident of the city practically all his life' (1920) (Butte, Montana) The papers' own words. | 95 | 1918-12-14 — The Butte Independent, p.1; 1915-05-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1920-03-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6 |
| 1916-03-24 | event · Pallbearer at the funeral of Thomas Kealey at St. Patrick's church: 'James J. Murphy, county president of the order' (Butte, Montana) Office printed. | 95 | 1916-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6 |
| 1916-04-29 | event · One of the signers of the call for a mass meeting in Hibernia hall on 30 Apr 1916 'for the purpose of forming a branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom' (Centerville (district of Butte)) Name in a long list headed by the AOH leadership. Source verb: he signed the call; the record's 'Friends of Irish Freedom branch organiser' overstates it. | 80 | 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5 |
| 1916-07-05 | office · Delegate of Division 1 to the AOH National Convention (Boston, July 1916): 'an assessment of $1 be levied on the membership to defray the expences of Jas J. Murphy as delegate to the National convention' Filed 4 Oct 2026 (society_records): Division 1 minute book p. 184 (IMG_7532). | 75 | 1916-07-05 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book |
| 1916-08-23 to 1919-08 | office · State Treasurer of the AOH of Montana, elected at the 17th biennial convention at Great Falls ('James J. Murphy of Butte, treasurer'); 'James J. Murphy, state treasurer of A. O. H.' (Mar 1919); succeeded by J. M. Brown at the Butte convention of Aug 1919 (Great Falls, Montana) Two filed sources. Not filed: letters to 'Jas. J. Murphy State Treas. A.O.H' (7 Aug 1918, 3 May 1919) and the State Board letterhead (1918-19); Division 1 minute of 27 Aug 1919 ('Bro J. M. Brown our newly elected state Treasurer'). | 95 | 1916-08-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5; 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1 |
| 1916-1917 | office · Member ('Committee') of the Irish Relief Committee of Butte: 'Jeremiah J. Lynch, Chairman; Walter J. Sewell, Treasurer; ... James J. Murphy, Committee'; $2,000 remitted 20 Jun 1916 and $540 on 16 Jan 1917 to Thomas Hughes Kelly, national treasurer (Butte, Montana) The statement dated 19 Jan 1917, printed by the Butte Daily Post (20 Jan 1917) and the Gaelic American (3 Feb 1917). Not filed: Division 1 minute of 11 Oct 1916, 'James Murphy' urging support for the committee's concert of 26 Nov 1916. | 80 | 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7; 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7 |
| 1917-02-14 | office · On Division 1's committee of five on the general committee for St. Patrick's Day 1917, announced by President Walter J. Sewell: 'James J. Murphy, Barry O'Leary, John P. Foley, T. D. McCarthy and James Downey' (Butte, Montana) Butte Daily Post 16 Feb 1917 (not yet linked; see proposed_links). Not filed: Butte Daily Post 13 and 16 Mar 1917 (arrangements committee; Fallmont hall floor committee; Auditorium social programme committee). | 85 | 1917-02-16 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3 |
| 1917-09-07 | event · Birth of his child Imelda (Butte, Montana) 1924 Butte school census: date of birth listed under father James and mother Agnes Murphy, 2745 State (ditto marks for the younger children); the tree agrees. | 95 | 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1918-02-22 | office · On the AOH committee for St. Patrick's Day 1918 (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: Butte Independent 23 Feb 1918 p. 1 (OCR text). | 75 | |
| 1918-08 | event · Candidate again for the Democratic nomination for county treasurer (primary of Aug 1918), with a statement of his schooling and 'Since 1898 I have been employed by the Hennessy Mercantile Co.' (Silver Bow County, Montana) Not a filed source: Butte Independent, 17 and 24 Aug 1918 (OCR text). | 75 | |
| 1918-09-12 | name · James Joseph Murphy (written in full on his draft registration card) The middle name Joseph is written only on the 1918 card (his own answers) and in the tree; the monogram 'J.J.M.' in his 1907 diary fits it. | 95 | 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1918-09-12 | description · Draft-card description: height 'Medium', build 'Medium', eyes '[H]azel', hair 'Black'; no disability (Butte, Montana) Registrar's report on the back of the card (registrar W. S. Bates); proofed 4 Oct 2026. | 95 | 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration) |
| 1918-09-12 | occupation · 'Dept. Manager'; employer 'Hennessy Co.'; place of employment 'Hennessy Bld[g] Butte' (Butte, Montana) His draft card (proofed 4 Oct 2026: no apostrophe-s; serial 8917, order 6925). | 95 | 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration) |
| 1918-10-03 | membership · Friends of Irish Freedom, Patrick H. Pearse Branch, Butte: subscriber, 'Jas J Murphy 5.00 Pd', to the fund for the Gaelic American (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: FOIF book (friends of irish freedom_1.pdf, PDF 222), Butte Archives export. | 75 | |
| 1918-11-11 | event · His Ballycrovane cousins drowned off Kilcatherine on 11 Nov 1918: 'The two Murphy brothers are cousins to James Murphy of the Hennessy store' (Kilcatherine (parish)) Butte Independent, 14 Dec 1918. The dailies of 10 Dec 1918 named his cousins 'Robert and Richard Dwyer'; only Robert Dwyer drowned and he was not a stated cousin of the Murphys (the Dwyer claim: 10). | 95 | 1918-12-14 — The Butte Independent, p.1; 1918-12-10 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7; 1918-12-10 — The Butte Miner, p.5 |
| 1919-03-14 | event · Pictured with the men in charge of the 1919 St. Patrick's celebration: 'James J. Murphy, state treasurer of A. O. H.' (Butte, Montana) Caption read from the page image (26 Sept 2026). | 95 | 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1 |
| 1919-03-16 | office · Secretary of the joint Irish societies' committee of arrangements for the Irish self-determination mass meeting of 16 Mar 1919 ('James J. Murphy, the secretary of the committee of arrangements') (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: RELA minutes 15 May 1919, book p. 170 (a check drawn in his favour as an outside officer). This is not evidence of RELA membership. | 75 | |
| 1919-03-26 | office · On Division 1's committee of five (26 Mar 1919) to work with the other Irish societies in raising the $10,000 guaranteed at the Irish Race Convention (Centerville (district of Butte)) Filed 4 Oct 2026 (society_records): Division 1 minute book p. 317 (IMG_7551). | 75 | 1919-03-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book |
| 1919-05 to 1919-06 | event · His bill for $5.60, a share of a cablegram to Frank P. Walsh in Paris, was allowed by Division 1 (28 May 1919) and by the FOIF Pearse Branch ('J. J. Murphy', 2 Jun 1919) (Butte, Montana) Division 1 minute book p. 326 filed 4 Oct 2026 (society_records); not filed: FOIF Pearse Branch minute book p. 34. | 75 | 1919-05-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book |
| 1919-07 | office · Reception committee for Eamon de Valera's visit to Butte (25-26 Jul 1919) (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: Butte Daily Bulletin 21 Jul 1919 p. 3 (graded probable). | 50 | |
| 1920-01 to 1925 | residence · 2745 State street, Butte (owned, free of mortgage, in Jan 1920) (Butte, Montana) 1924 school census ('2745 State'); the 1920 census (State street, Precinct 73; the tree: Floral Park), the 1923 directory ('r 2745 State st'; his 'Pres' line has 2740) and the 1925 directory ('h 2745 State') are not filed. | 95 | 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1920-01-23 | office · Member of the directing committee for the Irish Republic bond drive in Silver Bow county ('Barry O'Leary, John Gribben, Judge J. J. Lynch, James J. Murphy, W. J. Sewell, Catherine Harrington and Margaret O'Meara'; chairman John J. Caplis) (Butte, Montana) Two papers; meeting in Judge Lynch's courtroom. The record's 'bond campaign for Irish Republic' is close; the 4 Mar 1920 'James Murphy' of the Anaconda branch is another man. | 85 | 1920-01-24 — The Labor Bulletin, p.4; 1920-01-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7 |
| 1920-01-24 | occupation · Manager in a department store (wage earner), aged 36, immigrated 1891, naturalized, owning his State Street house free of mortgage (Butte, Montana) 1920 census, Precinct 73, ED 253, sheet 21B (image in _inbox, read 26 Sept 2026; not filed). The tree cites the same census (Floral Park, Silver Bow). | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1920-03 | office · General committee in charge of the St. Patrick's evening entertainments, 1920 ('John J. Caplis, chairman; J. M. Brown, secretary; W. J. Sewell, treasurer; M. J. McDonough, John Gibben, P. J. Boyle, J. J. Murphy, J. J. Lynch, Anthony Sullivan, W. E. Deeney, T. J. McCarthy') (Butte, Montana) Read from both page images on 4 Oct 2026. He was a member, not the treasurer: the link role 'committee_treasurer' is wrong. | 85 | 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12; 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1 |
| 1920-03 to 1924-08 | occupation · Partner in and 'directing head' of the Murphy-Softley company, 'women's furnishings house' / women's apparel shop, 22 West Park street: 'The firm is composed of James J. Murphy and Edward W. Softley' (1923); 'since that time James J. Murphy, for a number of years connected with Hennessy's, has been its directing head' (1924) (Butte, Montana) Several items; the 1923 one prints 'Jaues J. Murphy' (misprint). The 1923 Butte directory (image in _inbox, not filed) lists him twice in bold: 'MURPHY JAS Pres Murphy-Softley r 2740 State st' and 'MURPHY J J Mngr Murphy-Softley r 2745 State st'. | 100 | 1923-03-04 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10; 1924-03-19 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1920-10-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.32; 1924-01-13 — The Butte Miner, p.16; 1924-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.7 |
| 1920-03-01 | event · With Edward Softley and John F. Forbis Jr. bought the controlling interest in the Brown company, which operated 'the store formerly known as Green's on West Park street' ('one of the exclusive ladies' apparel stores of the west'), from E. A. Brown, formerly president and general manager of Hennessy's; 'Mr. Murphy and Mr. Softley will take possession of the store and the active management on March 1' (Butte, Montana) Two papers of the same day (the Butte Miner prints 'F. A. Brown', the Anaconda Standard 'E. A. Brown'). | 100 | 1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1920-03-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6 |
| 1920-03-17 | office · Manager of Pallas hall for the St. Patrick's night dances, 1920 ('Pallas hall, James J. Murphy') (Butte, Montana) Both papers; Division 1's report of 10 Mar 1920 (not filed) names 'James Murphey' floor manager at the Pallas. | 85 | 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12; 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1 |
| 1920-08-01 | office · Committee for the United Irish Societies' picnic at Washoe Park, Anaconda: 'well-known active workers in all the Irish welfare work: Judge J. J. Lynch, chairman ... James J. Murphy ...' (Washoe Park, Anaconda) Proofed 4 Oct 2026. | 80 | 1920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12 |
| 1920-09-23 to 1920-09-24 | event · Murphy-Softley's models in the Butte Miner style show at the American theater (Neita Parmenter, Edna Gillis, Lucille Staebler) (Butte, Montana) The firm, not James, is named; the attribution to him rests on the firm (CLAUDE.md discriminator rule 1). | 95 | 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 | event · 'An exclusive Printzess garment display in the windows of the Murphy-Softley company, at 22 West Park street, entered in this season's window display contest' (Butte, Montana) Photograph and caption. | 95 | 1920-10-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.32 |
| 1920-12 | event · The millinery department of the Murphy-Softley store was bought by Mrs. Nellie Gannon and Mrs. Catherine Ward; their shop was 'on the balcony of the Murphy-Softley store' (Butte, Montana) Butte Miner 5 Dec 1920 ('last week'). | 95 | 1920-12-05 — The Butte Miner, p.23 |
| 1921-08 | office · Silver Bow county delegation to the AOH state assembly at Anaconda ('M. J. McDonough, T. J. McCarthy, James Murphy, Judge J. J. Lynch, Walter J. Sewell and Charles H. Gallagher') (Anaconda, Montana) Plain name, among the county's senior Hibernians; the Deer Lodge delegation in the same report has a 'James D. Murphy'. | 80 | 1921-08-10 — The Butte Miner, p.7 |
| 1921-11-11 | event · Birth of his child Joan (Butte, Montana) 1924 Butte school census: date of birth listed under father James and mother Agnes Murphy, 2745 State (ditto marks for the younger children); the tree agrees. | 95 | 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1922-02-23 | office · 'James J. Murphy, treasurer' of the committee on arrangements for St. Patrick's Day 1922 and the silver jubilee of St. Lawrence church (Judge J. J. Lynch chairman, Anthony Lavelle secretary) (Walkerville, Montana) Butte Miner 24 Feb 1922. | 85 | 1922-02-24 — The Butte Miner, p.5 |
| 1922-03-16 | description · Gave his place of birth as 'Cork, Ireland' at the St. Patrick's banquet ('James J. Murphy, Cork, Ireland') (Butte, Montana) The banquet roll listed each guest's birthplace; the chief of police (Jere J. Murphy) is listed separately. Identity 85 (see source_links). | 85 | 1922-03-17 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8 |
| 1922-03-17 | office · 'At Twentieth Century hall the floor manager will be James J. Murphy' (AOH St. Patrick's night dances; C. H. Gallagher chairman of the reception committee) (Butte, Montana) Anaconda Standard 12 and 17 Mar 1922. | 80 | 1922-03-12 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26; 1922-03-17 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8 |
| 1923-02 | event · The Murphy-Softley hockey team ('younger stars who started the game three years ago at Lake Avoca') entered the senior division of the first Butte-Anaconda tourney and played Boucher's at Lake Avoca (Lake Avoca) The team bore the firm's name; that the firm sponsored it is an inference the papers do not state (today's proofs). | 95 | 1923-02-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6; 1923-02-04 — The Anaconda Standard, p.25 |
| 1923-03 | event · Murphy-Softley chose Printz (Printzess) models for the Miner style show at the Broadway (Butte, Montana) The transcription is OCR-degraded; the dossier register has the correct readings. | 75 | 1923-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.26 |
| 1923-03-05 | event · Third-anniversary sale; 'Despite the fact that the firm was compelled to face an almost unprecedented industrial depression soon after it became established, the wonderful support given by the Butte buying public enabled it to come through in excellent style' (Butte, Montana) Anaconda Standard 4 Mar 1923 (the sale began Monday). | 95 | 1923-03-04 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10 |
| 1923-04 to 1923-05 | office · Butte merchants' market week: executive committee and entertainments sub-committee; biographical sketch and group photograph (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: Butte Miner 28 Apr 1923 p. 6 (_inbox page); Butte Independent 12 and 19 May 1923 p. 1. | 75 | |
| 1923-05-12 | name · 'Jimmy': 'James (popularly known as Jimmy) Murphy of the Murphy-Softley Co.' (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: Butte Independent, 12 May 1923, p. 1, biographical sketch (OCR text, research/docs/butte-independent-search-2026-09-26.md). The firm identifies him. A singer 'Jimmie Murphy' at a Gaelic League entertainment (BI 12 Nov 1910) is probably him (50). | 75 | |
| 1924-01-02 | event · E. W. Softley 'has retired from Murphy-Softley' to market Super-Shine polish, his own invention (Butte, Montana) James continued as head of the firm (1924-03-19). | 95 | 1924-01-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5 |
| 1924-01-13 | event · Boxed notice in the firm's fur-sale advertisement: 'the firm of Murphy-Softley has no intention of discontinuing. On the contrary, our business for the past year has been the best in its history, and our faith in Butte remains unshaken' (Butte, Montana) Proofed 4 Oct 2026 (a three-column 'Exceptional Fur Values' advertisement, not a quarter-page ad of its own). | 95 | 1924-01-13 — The Butte Miner, p.16 |
| 1924-01-22 | event · Birth of his child Frances (Butte, Montana) 1924 Butte school census: date of birth listed under father James and mother Agnes Murphy, 2745 State (ditto marks for the younger children); the tree agrees. | 95 | 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1924-03-19 | event · Fourth-anniversary sale; quoted: 'We are pleased with the progress made during the four years of business and are attempting to show our appreciation by giving the ladies of Butte and vicinity some substantial reductions in seasonable merchandise' (Butte, Montana) Butte Miner 19 Mar 1924 ('Murphy-Soltley' misprint). | 95 | 1924-03-19 — The Butte Miner, p.6 |
| 1924-06-06 | event · 'For years the Murphy-Softley company has specialized in fitting out June brides and the institution has come to be known as the June brides' store' (Butte, Montana) Butte Miner society column. | 95 | 1924-06-06 — The Butte Miner, p.7 |
| 1924-08-01 | event · Closing sale of Murphy-Softley: 'With the expiration of our lease ... we will positively discontinue business and our mercantile connection in Butte'; 'Fixtures and lease for sale' (Butte, Montana) Advertisement across pp. 6-7 (headline 'Here's Big News! Murphy-Softley's Closing Out Sale' on p. 6); the 26 Sept 2026 reading gives the lease's end as 30 Aug 1924. The record's '1924 (Aug 30): going-out-of-business sale' confuses the lease's end with the sale, which began 1 Aug. | 95 | 1924-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.7 |
| 1924-09-13 | event · The county Democratic headquarters 'now occupy the Murphy-Softly store building' (printed '222 West Park') (Butte, Montana) The building, not James, is named; 222 against the store's 22 West Park is unresolved (today's proof). 'Renting to the party' is not printed. | 75 | 1924-09-13 — The Butte Miner, p.5 |
| 1925 | residence · Left Butte for Los Angeles in 1925: last Butte directory entry 'Jas J h 2745 State' (1925, no occupation); not in the 1925 Los Angeles directory; first Los Angeles entry 1926 (Los Angeles, California) The 1925 and 1926 Butte directories are in _inbox (not filed); in 1926 only his brother Daniel is at 2745 State. The obituary's 'About 10 years ago he went to Los Angeles with his family' (about 1928) is about three years late. The tree's 'RESI 1926 Butte' conflicts. | 75 | 1926 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1926; 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3 |
| 1926 | residence · 433 West 60th street, Los Angeles ('h433 W 60th'; daughter Agnes T. 'r433 W 60th') (Los Angeles, California) 1926 directory. | 95 | 1926 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1926 |
| 1926-1928 | occupation · 'dept mgr Bullock's' (Los Angeles, California) Los Angeles directories 1926 (h433 W 60th), 1927 (h453 W 60th; daughters Agnes and Eileen 'cashr Bullock's') and 1928 (h4339 Victoria av). | 95 | 1926 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1926; 1927 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1927; 1928 — Los Angeles City Directory 1928 |
| 1926-1938 | occupation · '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.' (Los Angeles, California) The obituary; the directories name the stores (Bullock's, J. W. Robinson Co.) and the later sales jobs (Theodore Kotzin Co., May Co.). | 95 | 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3 |
| 1927 | residence · 453 West 60th street, Los Angeles (with daughters Agnes and Eileen) (Los Angeles, California) 1927 directory; 433 against 453 is unresolved (a move or a misprint). | 95 | 1927 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1927 |
| 1927 to 1938-12 | residence · 4339 Victoria Avenue, Los Angeles (telephone VErmont 6454 in 1927); owned house valued at $8,750 with a radio in April 1930 (Los Angeles, California) Kelts' street directory 1927 and every city directory 1928-1939 (1933 misprints 4389); the Los Angeles Times of 1930 prints '4300 Victoria Drive'. House value from the 1930 census (not filed). His mother's 1935 obituaries call him 'James Murphy of Los Angeles'. | 100 | 1927 — Los Angeles Street Directory (Kelts) 1927, Nolden–Z; 1928 — Los Angeles City Directory 1928; 1929 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1929; 1930 — Los Angeles City Directory 1930; 1931 — Los Angeles City Directory 1931; 1932 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1932; 1933 — Los Angeles City Directory 1933; 1934 — Los Angeles City Directory 1934; 1935 — Los Angeles City Directory 1935; 1936 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1936; 1937 — Los Angeles City Directory 1937; 1938 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1938; 1939 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1939; 1930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22 |
| 1929 | occupation · 'slsmn J W Robinson Co' (Los Angeles, California) 1929 directory, first entry naming his wife (Agnes). | 95 | 1929 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1929 |
| 1930-04 | description · Mother tongue 'Gaelic' (Los Angeles, California) Not a filed source: 1930 census, Venice township, ED 19-1536, sheet 15B, line 76 (image in _inbox, read 26 Sept 2026). | 75 | |
| 1930-06-17 | event · His daughter Frances, 6, 'suddenly gasped late yesterday and fell to the ground' on the lawn of the family home and was dead when picked up (heart disease) (Los Angeles, California) Los Angeles Times of 18 June 1930: 'late yesterday' makes the death 17 June 1930; the record's '18 June' (from the tree) is the paper's date. | 95 | 1930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22 |
| 1930-06-18 | occupation · 'manager of the boys' department in J. W. Robinson & Co. department store' (Los Angeles, California) Los Angeles Times report of his daughter Frances's death. | 95 | 1930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22 |
| 1930-1934 | occupation · 'buyer J W Robinson Co' (Los Angeles, California) Five consecutive directories (1933 prints 'Murphy Jas' and '4389'). The 1930 census (not filed) gives 'Buyer, Dept Store'. | 100 | 1930 — Los Angeles City Directory 1930; 1931 — Los Angeles City Directory 1931; 1932 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1932; 1933 — Los Angeles City Directory 1933; 1934 — Los Angeles City Directory 1934 |
| 1935 | occupation · No occupation listed ('Murphy Jas J (Agnes) h4339 Victoria av') (Los Angeles, California) 1935 directory. | 95 | 1935 — Los Angeles City Directory 1935 |
| 1936 | occupation · 'slsmn Theodore Kotzin Co' (Los Angeles, California) Printed 'Murphy Jas ... r4339 Victoria av' without the J and as 'r', not 'h'; his son has his own line ('Jas J, msngr Co Auditor'). | 90 | 1936 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1936 |
| 1937-1938 | occupation · 'slsmn May Co' (Los Angeles, California) 1937 and 1938 directories; the 1938 entry is his last with an occupation. | 95 | 1937 — Los Angeles City Directory 1937; 1938 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1938 |
| 1938 | event · His sister Terese visited his childhood village in 1938 at his wish: 'Your dad wanted me to go to the little village where he spent his earliest childhood'; she described the house 'in a letter to your Dad to his satisfaction' (Castletownbere, County Cork) Terese's 1971 letter. | 75 | 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers |
| 1938-12 | event · Funeral in Los Angeles: 'Dan Murphy left Butte yesterday for Los Angeles to attend the funeral' (Los Angeles, California) Burial place not in the archive. | 95 | 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3 |
| 1938-12-19 | description · 'Later he was associated in a clothing store where Walker's Cigar store now is located' (Butte, Montana) His obituary's description of the Murphy-Softley years. | 95 | 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3 |
| 1938-summer | event · 'His last visit to Butte was last summer when he spent about three weeks in the Mining city. Friends at that time commented on the fact that he appeared unusually healthy.' (Butte, Montana) The obituary. | 95 | 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3 |
| 1949-05-06 | description · Agnes's note of 1949: '(Dad - J. J. M.) was born in Co. Cork Ire. Had an uncle who had a store in Ardgroom or Eyries' Agnes Kelly Murphy's 'The Chatham Family' (6 May 1949), enclosed with Joan's 1995 letter. The uncle is unnamed; Agnes herself was unsure of the place. | 50 | 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers |
| — | name · Printed and signed forms: 'James J. Murphy', 'J. J. Murphy', 'Jas. J. Murphy' (his signature, 1918), 'Murphy Jas J' (directories) His own signature on the draft card; 'J. J. Murphy' on his naturalization certificate and his signed 1914 candidacy notice; the directories. | 100 | 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration); 1906-09-26 — Naturalization Records, District Court of the Second Judicial District of Montana, Silver Bow County; 1914-08-19 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8; 1912-10-14 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1917 — Butte City Directory (R. L. Polk & Co.) — Murphy surname pages (pp. 724–725); 1929 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1929 |
| — | name · 'Jim': 'Jim Murphy' heads his own party list (1907); 'you, Jim, and all the family' (Mullaney to Agnes, c. 1925-29); 'Jim' (Terese, 1967); 'my Grandfather Jim' (Dan Murphy, 1994) His own hand in the diary manuscript, a family letter and the booklet's preface. Also 'Jim Murphy Pres Div #2' on Division 2's letter of 1 Jun 1910 (Butte Archives, IMG_7592; not filed). | 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; c1925-1929-01-25 — Family letters — Michael R. Mullaney to Agnes Kelly Murphy; 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers |
| — | religion · Roman Catholic: baptized in the Church of Eyeries by the Rev. J. O'Connell (29 Jul 1883); married by the Roman Catholic rite at St. Lawrence O'Toole, Walkerville (1908) Baptismal register (two renderings) and the 1946 certificate of the St. Lawrence marriage register reproduced in the 1994 booklet. | 100 | 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms; 2026-04-19 — Joe Murphy's family research, April 2026 (emails to Dan and Luke Murphy: 'Re: can you see this? - Patrick murphy analysis', 'Part #3-Patrick's life story', 'Patrick's Life Story-Part #4'); 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words; 1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26 |
| c. 1883-1889 | residence · Earliest childhood 'in the home of his maternal grandmother in the village of Castletown', until 'about six years old, before leaving for the States' (Castletownbere, County Cork) Terese Murphy, 1971 (a family account written 88 years later). The Annals put Patrick and Ellen's house, which 'belonged to Ellen', in Ardgroom Village, and the civil register gives Ardgroom, so 'Castletown' may stand for the district. 'About six' conflicts with the 1892 immigration of the censuses. | 75 | 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II; undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara" (volume number not specified on this excerpt; page numbered "—29—"); 1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth Register |
| c. 1888-1892 | education · 'He had a vivid memory of Castletown and the school where he attended' (Castletownbere, County Cork) Terese Murphy's 1971 letter only. | 75 | 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers |
| c. 1892-1898 | education · 'was a student at St. Patrick's Parochial School and at the Butte Business College' (his own statement as a candidate for county treasurer) (Butte, Montana) Not a filed source: Butte Independent, 24 Aug 1918, p. 6 (OCR text; his campaign statement, 'I was reared and educated in Butte'). Consistent with the 'college chum' of his 1907 diary. | 75 | |
| c. 1904-1915 | occupation · Manager of the boys' (clothing) department at Hennessy's: 'in charge of the boys' department at Hennessy's for about 11 years' (1920); 'manager of the boys' clothing department at the Hennessy store' (May 1915); caption 'Boys' Shop - Luggage' (May 1915); 'for a number of years was manager of the boys' department in Hennessy's store' (1938) (Butte, Montana) The role is stated by four independent items. The dates are an inference: 'about 11 years' counted back from 1915 gives about 1904 (the record's '1904 boys' department head', 50); the 1908 and 1910 records still call him clerk and salesman, so the title may have come later. | 100 | 1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5; 1920-03-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6; 1915-05-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1915-05-02 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3 |
| c. 1937-1938 | event · 'About a year ago he was forced to retire because of ill health' (Los Angeles, California) The 1938 directory (canvassed earlier) still lists 'slsmn May Co'. | 95 | 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3 |
Relationships
Family (blood)
- son of Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)100Parish register ('Parents: Patrick Murphy, Ellen Lyne') and civil register (father Patrick Murphy, shoemaker, of Ardgroom); son in Patrick's 1900 household (census and school census); 'survived by a wife, two sons, James and Daniel' (1912 obituary); the Annals, the 1967 chart, Terese's letters and the tree. · 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms; 1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth Register; 2026-04-19 — Joe Murphy's family research, April 2026 (emails to Dan and Luke Murphy: 'Re: can you see this? - Patrick murphy analysis', 'Part #3-Patrick's life story', 'Patrick's Life Story-Part #4'); 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1900 — 1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census (BSBA = Butte-Silver Bow Archives); 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II; undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara" (volume number not specified on this excerpt; page numbered "—29—"); 1967 — Murphy family papers; 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers; 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- son of Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)100Parish register ('Ellen Lyne'; the index prints 'HELEN LYNE'), civil register ('Ellen Murphy formerly Lyne'), her 1900 household, and her 1935 obituaries: 'Two sons survive, James Murphy of Los Angeles and Dan Murphy of Butte'. The New York passenger list pairing 'Ellen Murphy, 30' with 'James Murphy, 4' is held at 50 and not used here. · 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms; 1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth Register; 2026-04-19 — Joe Murphy's family research, April 2026 (emails to Dan and Luke Murphy: 'Re: can you see this? - Patrick murphy analysis', 'Part #3-Patrick's life story', 'Patrick's Life Story-Part #4'); 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.5; undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II; undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara" (volume number not specified on this excerpt; page numbered "—29—"); 1967 — Murphy family papers; 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers; 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- father of James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)100'Murphy, James', b. 20 Mar 1914, under James and Agnes Murphy (1924 school census); 'a son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy Jr.' (1938 obituary); 'Jas J jr' at 4339 Victoria (1935, 1937); his 1936 marriage licence gives 4339 Victoria avenue; the 1967 chart and the tree. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 1935 — Los Angeles City Directory 1935; 1937 — Los Angeles City Directory 1937; 1967 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1936-10-07 — The Los Angeles Times, p.42
- father of Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940)100'Agnes, Daughter, 2' in his 1910 household; b. 7 Aug 1909 under James and Agnes (1924); 'four daughters, Agnes, ...' (1938); at his addresses in 1926 and 1927; 'daughter of Mrs. James J. Murphy of Victoria Ave.' (1940); the tree. · 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 1926 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1926; 1927 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1927; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1940-11-09 — The Los Angeles Times, p.24
- sibling of Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)100inferredNamed 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
- sibling of Theresa Murphy (Seattle)100inferred'a sister, Theresa Murphy, of Seattle' (James's obituary); the 1912 obituary; 'Terese (my dad's sister)' on the 1971 copy. · 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers
- parent of Eileen /Murphy/100inferred1924 school census: Eileen with ditto marks under father James and mother Agnes Murphy, 2745 State; the 1930 census (unfiled) lists her as daughter, 18, in James J. Murphy's household; his 1938 obituary names her as 'Dahl' (95); the directories put her at his addresses from 1927; the tree agrees. 100. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1927 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1927; 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- parent of Frances M /Murphy/100inferred1924 school census (ditto marks under James and Agnes Murphy); the 1930 death report ('daughter of J. J. Murphy, manager of the boys' department in J. W. Robinson & Co.', which the directories confirm as James's employer); the 1930 census (unfiled); the tree. 100. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- parent of Joan Claire /Murphy/100inferred1924 school census (ditto marks under James and Agnes Murphy); his 1938 obituary ('four daughters, Agnes, Inelda, Joan and Dahl'); the 1940 report ('sisters of the bride'); her own letter of 1995 ('my Dad', 'Mom'); the tree. 100. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 1940-11-09 — The Los Angeles Times, p.24; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- parent of Imelda Murphy Bryant (1917–1998; JJM Sr's daughter; Iowa diaspora)100inferred1924 school census (ditto marks under James and Agnes Murphy); his 1938 obituary ('Inelda' among his 'four daughters'); the 1940 report ('sisters of the bride'); Terese's 1971 letter to her ('Your dad'); the tree. 100. · 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 1940-11-09 — The Los Angeles Times, p.24; 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
Marriage
- married to Agnes Kelly Murphy100Two 1908 wedding reports and the 1946 certificate of the St. Lawrence O'Toole register (19 Oct 1908); wife in his 1910 household and nearest relative on his 1918 draft card ('Agnes Murphy (wife)'); mother in the 1924 school census; '(Agnes)' / '(Agnes R)' in the Los Angeles directories; 'his wife' (1938); 'Agnes R. and James J. Murphy' (1967). · 1908-10-24 — The Butte Miner, p.14; 1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26; 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words; 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration); 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1); 1929 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1929; 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3; 1967 — Murphy family papers; 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
Other documented tie
- godchild of Michael Murphy (Ardgroom carpenter, b. ~1841; James's godfather of 1883 by Luke's merge, unproven)25The register names the sponsor only as 'Michael Murphy', with no address or relationship. Luke merged the godfather into the Ardgroom carpenter on 3 Oct 2026 ('michael murph merge. all data has sourcing anyway'), with no number; the decisions log's estimate was 45. On the evidence: the carpenter (b. about 1841) 25; Patrick's brother Michael (baptized 28 May 1864 at Ballycrovane, son of James Murphy and Margaret Harrington; record person_michael_murphy_ballycrovane_b1864) 50, since the godmother was Patrick's sister and siblings were the usual sponsors; another Michael Murphy 25. Same numbers as b02b. · 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms; 2026-04-19 — Joe Murphy's family research, April 2026 (emails to Dan and Luke Murphy: 'Re: can you see this? - Patrick murphy analysis', 'Part #3-Patrick's life story', 'Patrick's Life Story-Part #4'); 1864-05-28 — irishgenealogy.ie church records (Kerry RC, Eyeries), transcription index page; undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II
- godchild of Catherine Murphy Sullivan (b. ~1864; sister of Patrick Murphy; m. Patrick "Tailor" Sullivan 1884; JJM's godmother 1883)85Sponsor 'Catherine Murphy', no address: Patrick's unmarried sister Catherine, who married Patrick ('Tailor') Sullivan of Slieve seven months later (23 Feb 1884) and whom Terese (1971) and the Annals place as Patrick's sister. A common name, so 85, as in b02b; the archive link holds 75. · 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms; 2026-04-19 — Joe Murphy's family research, April 2026 (emails to Dan and Luke Murphy: 'Re: can you see this? - Patrick murphy analysis', 'Part #3-Patrick's life story', 'Patrick's Life Story-Part #4'); 1884-02-23 — Irish Family History Foundation — Cork South West Roots Ireland; 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II
- listed as witnessed naturalization of this person by Charles H. Gallagher (b. c.1875 Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland; d. 28 Aug 1964 Butte, age 89; founder of Wiz-Way Stores; AOH state president)95inferredThe court's register of 26 Sept 1906 carries the witness signature 'C H Gallagher'; the certificate handed to James, reproduced in the 1994 Sagebrushers booklet, reads 'Witnesses: Martin Towey. C. H. Gallagher.' That this C. H. Gallagher is the Charles H. Gallagher of the record rests on his Division 2 office (1904) and his role at James's wedding two years later (95). · 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, Told in His Own Words
- listed as best man at wedding of this person by Charles H. Gallagher (b. c.1875 Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland; d. 28 Aug 1964 Butte, age 89; founder of Wiz-Way Stores; AOH state president)100inferredTwo independent records: the Anaconda Standard, 25 Oct 1908 ('the bridegroom was attended by Charles H. Gallagher'), and the St. Lawrence O'Toole marriage register as certified 5 Dec 1946 and reproduced in the Sagebrushers booklet ('in the presence of Charles Gallagher and Mary Kelly Witnesses'). The source verbs are 'attended' and 'witness'; 'best man' is the usual name for that role. · 1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26; 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words
- listed as witnessed naturalization of this person by Martin Towey (JJM naturalization witness, 1906)100inferredHis signature as witness in the court's register of 26 Sept 1906 (re-photographed 21 Sept 2026) and 'Witnesses: Martin Towey. C. H. Gallagher.' on James's own certificate (Sagebrushers booklet). The record is defined by this signature. · 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, Told in His Own Words
- godchild of Michael Murphy (bapt. 28 May 1864, Ballycrovane; went to San Francisco; Patrick's brother)50inferredCandidate only. James's baptism (Eyeries, 29 Jul 1883) names the sponsors 'Michael Murphy' and 'Catherine Murphy', with no address or relationship. Catherine was Patrick's sister, and a brother and sister of the absent father are the usual sponsors for a first child; this Michael was 19. Against: Oliver Murphy says he emigrated in 1883, so he may have sailed before the baptism. Analyst's estimate 50 (b01, b02b). The Ardgroom carpenter, into whom Luke merged the godfather on 3 Oct 2026 (kept on Luke's call of 4 Oct), 25; another Michael, 25. Settled by his 1883 sailing date or by sponsorship patterns in the Eyeries register. · 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms; 1864-05-28 — irishgenealogy.ie church records (Kerry RC, Eyeries), transcription index page; undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II (Norelene O'Dwyer's printed copy; a different setting from the repository's screenshot copy); 2026-05-11 — Email correspondence — Oliver Murphy (Beara-side researcher) to Luke Murphy (user)
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- Judge J. J. Lynch (Silver Bow / Butte AOH)42 shared sources
- 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3
- 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5
- 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10
- 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4
- 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11
- 1913-01-26 — The Butte Miner, p.6
- 1914-03-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7
- 1914-08-18 — The Daily Missoulian, p.10
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3
- 1915-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7
- 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1
- 1920-01-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7
- 1920-01-24 — The Labor Bulletin, p.4
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1
- 1920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 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
- 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript)
- 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript)
- 1915-05-26 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1915-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1915-12-15 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-04-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-05-03 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-05-17 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-10-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1917-03-07 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-01-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-02-26 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-03-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-08-27 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-10-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- W. J. Sewell / Walter J. Sewell (Butte AOH)36 shared sources
- 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3
- 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5
- 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10
- 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4
- 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1912-12-13 — The Butte Miner, p.8
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7
- 1917-02-16 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3
- 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1
- 1920-01-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7
- 1920-01-24 — The Labor Bulletin, p.4
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1
- 1920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 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
- 1915-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-05-03 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-10-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1917-02-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1917-05-02 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-01-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-03-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-07 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-08-13 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-08-27 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-11-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1920-01-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- James Connolly (Butte AOH Division 1 officer; county treasurer 1912)28 shared sources
- 1910-06-09 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3
- 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3
- 1911-06-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2
- 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
- 1914-03-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7
- 1914-08-18 — The Daily Missoulian, p.10
- 1914-12-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3
- 1916-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1
- 1912-10-09 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1912-10-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1914-10-15 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): correspondence
- 1915-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1915-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-05-17 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-10-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-01-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-03-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-07 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- T. J. McCarthy (Silver Bow AOH)25 shared sources
- 1910-06-09 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3
- 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3
- 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4
- 1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8
- 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1914-03-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1
- 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
- 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript)
- 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript)
- 1915-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-05-03 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1917-03-07 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-01-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-03-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-08-13 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- Charles H. Gallagher (b. c.1875 Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland; d. 28 Aug 1964 Butte, age 89; founder of Wiz-Way Stores; AOH state president)24 shared sources
- 1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26
- 1909-12-18 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5
- 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
- 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10
- 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4
- 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1912-12-13 — The Butte Miner, p.8
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1
- 1920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 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
- 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words
- 1906-09-26 — Naturalization Records, District Court of the Second Judicial District of Montana, Silver Bow County
- 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript)
- 1919-01-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-03-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-11-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- John Gribben24 shared sources
- 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3
- 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4
- 1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8
- 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7
- 1920-01-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7
- 1920-01-24 — The Labor Bulletin, p.4
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1
- 1922-02-24 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1922-03-12 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26
- 1922-03-17 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8
- 1912-10-09 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-04-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-01-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-03-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-07 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-08-27 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-10-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- Agnes Kelly Murphy23 shared sources
- 1908-10-24 — The Butte Miner, p.14
- 1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26
- 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3
- 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census)
- 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1)
- 1929 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1929
- 1930 — Los Angeles City Directory 1930
- 1931 — Los Angeles City Directory 1931
- 1932 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1932
- 1933 — Los Angeles City Directory 1933
- 1934 — Los Angeles City Directory 1934
- 1935 — Los Angeles City Directory 1935
- 1937 — Los Angeles City Directory 1937
- 1938 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1938
- 1939 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1939
- 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
- 1967 — Murphy family papers
- 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers
- 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
- c1925-1929-01-25 — Family letters — Michael R. Mullaney to Agnes Kelly Murphy
- 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration)
- John J. Crowley (Butte AOH; president of Division No. 1, 1916)19 shared sources
- 1911-06-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2
- 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10
- 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4
- 1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8
- 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1913-01-26 — The Butte Miner, p.6
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3
- 1916-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7
- 1915-05-05 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1915-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1915-12-15 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-04-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-05-03 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-05-17 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-05-24 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-07-05 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- John C. Murphy (Butte Gaelic League president; AOH Division 1 recording secretary, 1913)18 shared sources
- 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10
- 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4
- 1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8
- 1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1
- 1920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 1912-12-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1915-05-05 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1915-12-15 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1915-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-04-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-05-03 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- Maurice J. McDonough (secretary of Butte's 1914 St. Patrick's Day celebration; AOH 1914-1923)18 shared sources
- 1914-03-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7
- 1914-08-18 — The Daily Missoulian, p.10
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3
- 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1
- 1921-08-10 — The Butte Miner, p.7
- 1922-02-24 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1922-03-12 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26
- 1915-05-05 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1915-05-26 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1915-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1915-12-15 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-08-27 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-10-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1920-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940)17 shared sources
- 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3
- 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census)
- 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1)
- 1926 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1926
- 1927 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1927
- 1930 — Los Angeles City Directory 1930
- 1931 — Los Angeles City Directory 1931
- 1932 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1932
- 1933 — Los Angeles City Directory 1933
- 1934 — Los Angeles City Directory 1934
- 1935 — Los Angeles City Directory 1935
- 1936 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1936
- 1937 — Los Angeles City Directory 1937
- 1938 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1938
- 1939 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1939
- 1907-07-25 — James J. Murphy's diary of the 1907 Yellowstone trip (original pencil manuscript, "Crown Memorandum" pocket notebook)
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
- Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)15 shared sources
- 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6
- 1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5
- 1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.5
- 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900
- 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census)
- 1917 — Butte City Directory (R. L. Polk & Co.) — Murphy surname pages (pp. 724–725)
- 1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth Register
- 1967 — Murphy family papers
- undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara" (volume number not specified on this excerpt; page numbered "—29—")
- undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II
- 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers
- 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
- 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms
- 1892-04-25 — New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
- Dan Leahy (Daniel Leahy), Butte Gaelic League dancer and AOH Division 1 member14 shared sources
- 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10
- 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4
- 1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8
- 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7
- 1913-01-26 — The Butte Miner, p.6
- 1914-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1915-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-04-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-05-24 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-07-05 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1916-10-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- c1915 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): volume endpaper
- Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)14 shared sources
- 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6
- 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900
- 1900 — 1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census (BSBA = Butte-Silver Bow Archives)
- 1917 — Butte City Directory (R. L. Polk & Co.) — Murphy surname pages (pp. 724–725)
- 1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth Register
- 1967 — Murphy family papers
- 2026-04-19 — Joe Murphy's family research, April 2026 (emails to Dan and Luke Murphy: 'Re: can you see this? - Patrick murphy analysis', 'Part #3-Patrick's life story', 'Patrick's Life Story-Part #4')
- 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara" (volume number not specified on this excerpt; page numbered "—29—")
- undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II
- 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers
- 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
- 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of Baptisms
- Anthony Lavelle (Butte AOH; Division 2 sergeant-at-arms 1909; secretary of the 1922 St. Patrick's committee)12 shared sources
- 1909-12-18 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5
- 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1
- 1922-02-24 — The Butte Miner, p.5
- 1922-03-12 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26
- 1914-10-15 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): correspondence
- 1919-01-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-05-07 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-08-13 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1919-11-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
- 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book
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- undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara" (volume number not specified on this excerpt; page numbered "—29—")Annals of Beara p.29 (volume TBD): PATRICK MURPHY & ELLEN LYNE entry — duplicate framing of the Vol II p.271 content but with the addition 'had a son James who went to Butte, Montana, married and had a son a priest'role: only_named_son_who_went_to_butte · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100
Identity: 'Patrick and Ellen had a son James (July 26th 1883) who went to Butte, Montana, married': parents, birth date and Butte. Its 'had a son a priest' is not borne out (see issues).
- undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume IIAnnals of Beara Vol II, p.271: PATRICK MURPHY & ELLEN LYNE (ARDGROOM VILLAGE) entry — Pat as son of James Murphy + Mary O'Leary of Eyeries Village (cliamhain isteach)role: only_named_son_of_entry · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: a son James (July 26th 1883)
Identity: 'Patrick and Ellen had a son James (July 26th 1883)': the same entry as p. 29.
- 1883-07-29 — Parish of Eyeries, Diocese of Kerry — Register of BaptismsBirth and Baptismal Certificate — James Murphy (born 26 July 1883, baptized 29 July 1883)role: baptized · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: His own baptismal entry (1971 certificate): born 26 July 1883, parents Patrick Murphy and Ellen Lyne.
- 1883-08-02 — Republic of Ireland Civil Registration — Birth RegisterJJM Sr's civil birth cert — born 2 Aug 1883 Ardgroom; father Patrick Murphy SHOEMAKER; mother Ellen Murphy formerly Lynerole: registered_child · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James
Identity: His civil birth entry: James, son of Patrick Murphy, shoemaker, of Ardgroom, and Ellen Murphy formerly Lyne (date conflict aside).
- 1892-04-25 — New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957NY arrival of Ellen Murphy 30 + James Murphy 4 (= JJM), destination Miles City Montanarole: passenger · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: 'Ellen Murphy, 30' with 'James Murphy, 4', from Cork to Miles City, Montana; the index dates it 25 Apr 1892, when he was 8. Luke's call, 4 Oct 2026: this is James, with his age given about 4 years low (as his father's was understated by about 8). Analyst's estimate before the call: 50. The age conflict is noted, not resolved.
- 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 confirmedrole: child_of_head · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James
Identity: 'Murphy Pat': James 17, Clerk; David [Daniel?] 7; Teresa 3: Patrick's family; 'David' is the sheet's spelling.
- 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: James Murphy
Identity: Son, b. July 1883, Ireland, in the household of Patrick, Ellen, Daniel and Theresa.
- 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript)23 Aug 1906: Proceedings of the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the AOH of Montana (typescript), p. 5: Committee on Credentialsrole: delegate · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James Murphy, Division #2 Silver Bow County.
Identity: Tied to Division No. 2 of Silver Bow County, of which ours was Recording Secretary in 1906 (county board book, 20 May 1906) and President 1909-11. The other Silver Bow Murphys at this convention are Jerry D. Murphy (Division 1 delegate) and David B. Murphy (alternate county vice president), both named on p. 6. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1906-08-23_state-convention-proceedings_p05_credentials-committee), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. The 4 Oct 2026 analysis holds the Division 2 'James Murphy' of 1906 at 75 (plain name; identity rests on Division 2 continuity to his presidency of 1909-11), and that is followed here.
- 1906-08-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians of Montana: proceedings of the twelfth biennial convention, Anaconda, 23-24 Aug 1906 (typescript)23 Aug 1906: Proceedings of the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the AOH of Montana (typescript), p. 6: delegates seated for Division No. 2, Silver Bow Countyrole: delegate · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Division #2 Silver Bow County. ... James Murphy
Identity: Listed under 'Division #2 Silver Bow County' with the division's leading members Chas. H. Gallagher and John A. Coleman; ours was Division 2's Recording Secretary in 1906. The same page lists Jerry D. Murphy under Division 1 and David B. Murphy among the county officers, so this James Murphy is the Division 2 man of p. 5. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1906-08-23_state-convention-proceedings_p06_div2-delegate), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. The 4 Oct 2026 analysis holds the Division 2 'James Murphy' of 1906 at 75 (plain name; identity rests on Division 2 continuity to his presidency of 1909-11), and that is followed here.
- 1906-09-26 — Naturalization Records, District Court of the Second Judicial District of Montana, Silver Bow CountyCertificate of Naturalization — J. J. Murphy, native of Ireland, 26 Sept 1906, Butterole: applicant · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: J. J. Murphy
Identity: His own certificate, kept by the family and reproduced in his diary booklet; witness C. H. Gallagher, his best man of 1908.
- 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: author · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Jim Murphy
Identity: The original pages in his hand ('Jim Murphy' heads the party list); Agnes's notes on them.
- 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: narrator · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James J. Murphy / Jim Murphy
Identity: His own diary; the booklet also reproduces his baptismal, marriage and naturalization certificates.
- 1908-10-24 — The Butte Miner, p.14Wedding Bells.role: groom · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: Groom of Agnes Kelly, daughter of John Kelly of Walkerville; a Hennessy clerk.
- 1908-10-25 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26MURPHY-KELLY NUPTIALS.role: groom · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: The same wedding (St. Lawrence, 19 Oct 1908; best man Charles H. Gallagher).
- 1909-12-18 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS ELECTrole: division_2_president_elect · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: Plain 'James Murphy', president of Division 2, with Charles H. Gallagher (his best man) and Patrick Lyne (his mother's surname; kinship unproven) on the slate; the Division 2 president of 1909-11 transferred to Division 1 as 'James J. Murphy, 423 N Jackson' (dues card, not filed). The tree attaches it to him.
- 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: head_of_household · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: Head, 25, salesman, with wife Agnes and daughter Agnes, on the same sheet as his mother's household.
- 1910-06-01 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): correspondence received1 Jun 1910: Division No. 2's invitation to Division No. 1 to its dance at Miners Union hall, signed 'Jim Murphy Pres Div #2'role: signatory · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jim Murphy Pres Div #2
Identity: Signs as President of Division No. 2, the office ours held 1909-11; the Division 3 minutes of 4 Jun 1910 record 'Brother Murphy President of Division 2' announcing the same ball at Miners Union hall on 17 June. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1910-06-01_div2-dance-letter_signature), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1910-06-01_div2-dance-letter_handwriting (confirmed).
- 1910-09-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3A. O. H. CONVENTION NEARS THE CLOSErole: state_convention_committee_member · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: Plain 'James Murphy' on four committees of the 1910 convention in Butte, the floor committee with his Division 2 colleagues Gallagher and Sewell (80); he was secretary of the joint convention committee (BI, not filed). Other plain James Murphys were active.
- 1911-03-17 — The Butte Daily Post, p.5PROMINENT MEN ATTEND BANQUETrole: banquet_attendee · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: Plain name, listed beside Patrick Lyne and near Harry Davenport, Division 2 officers with him; he was Division 2 president.
- 1911-06-13 — The Butte Daily Post, p.2IRISH-AMERICAN BALL A SUCCESSrole: hosting_committee_member · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy' on the county Hibernian hosts' committee with Hurley and Gallagher (Division 2) and Moran and Collins (later his county officers); no office printed. The chorus 'James Murphy' of the same article is probably another man.
- 1911-08-28 — The Butte Daily Post, p.10GAELIC LEAGUERS AT MERRY PICNICrole: footballer_lynch_team · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: Invited guest with 'wife and family' (his household of 1911: Agnes and two small daughters) among his circle (Judge Lynch, J. J. McCarthy, Walter Sewell, Charles H. Gallagher); the tree attaches this clipping to him. The retraction of 26 May 2026 concerned 'President Murphy', who was John C. Murphy, not this guest.
- 1912-03-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): dues ledger28 Mar 1912: AOH Division No. 1 dues ledger, p. 420: account of James J. Murphy (header), transferred from Division No. 2role: member_account · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Member James J. Murphy / Address 423 N Jackson
Identity: Full name with the middle initial, the transfer from Division No. 2 (ours was its President 1909-11) and the 423 North Jackson address that he gives in his own 1914 county-treasurer notice. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1912-03-28_dues-ledger_p420_header-transfer-from-div2), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1919-09-09_dues-ledger_p420_payments-1912-1919 (confirmed).
- 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6PATRICK MURPHY DEAD.role: surviving_son · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James
Identity: 'survived by a wife, two sons, James and Daniel': his father's obituary.
- 1912-08-29 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7A. O. H. NAME THE COUNTY DELEGATESrole: speaker_and_county_board_alternate · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: Plain 'James Murphy', county-board alternate, who 'made extended remarks' with Judge Lynch; the County Board book (not filed) has 'Jas Murphy' as Gallagher's alternate; he was by then a Division 1 member.
- 1912-10-09 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book9 Oct 1912: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and welfare speakers on 'the discord in the organization'role: delegate · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: Plain 'James Murphy' in Division No. 1 seven months after his transfer into it, speaking with the division's and county's leaders four days before the county convention elected him county president; a week later the same minutes call him 'Co President elect James Murphy' (p. 557). The other Division 1 Murphys of these years (John C., John R., Pat, Dan, and John the recorder who signs this page) are not Jameses. Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1912-10-09_minutes_p556_good-and-welfare), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1912-10-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7GOLF BALL KILLS A SPARROW, THEN GOES ONrole: elected_county_president_aoh · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: A page-level clipping whose transcription carries the same item, 'JAMES J. MURPHY IS COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE HIBERNIANS'; link only if page clippings are linked for every printed person, since 1912-10-14_butte-daily-post_jjm-elected-county-aoh-president already holds it.
- 1912-10-14 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7JAMES J. MURPHY IS COUNTY PRESIDENT OF THE HIBERNIANSrole: subject · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: The same election, second paper.
- 1912-10-14 — The Butte Miner, p.6HIBERNIANS CHOOSE OFFICERS AT MEETING / James J. Murphy Heads the Organization for the Ensuing Term.role: subject · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy' elected county president; Division 1's minutes (not filed) call him 'Co President elect James Murphy' and 'Co Pres', and the Division 1 'James J. Murphy' is the man of 423 N. Jackson (dues card).
- 1912-10-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book16 Oct 1912: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co President elect James Murphy' among the Good and welfare speakersrole: named · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Co President elect James Murphy
Identity: 'Co President elect' ties the name to the county presidency, to which James J. Murphy was elected at the biennial county convention in Hibernia hall on 13 Oct 1912 (Butte Inter Mountain and Butte Miner, 14 Oct 1912). Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1912-10-16_minutes_p557_co-president-elect), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1912-10-23 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book23 Oct 1912: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co Pres James Murphy' under Good and welfarerole: committee_member · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Co Pres James Murphy
Identity: 'Co Pres' ties the name to the county presidency he had won on 13 Oct 1912; the page is signed by Judge Lynch as president and John Murphy as recorder, both other men. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1912-10-23_minutes_p559_co-pres-james-murphy), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1912-12-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book11 Dec 1912: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co Pres James Murphy in the chair'role: signatory · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Co Pres James Murphy
Identity: 'Co Pres' ties the name to the county presidency, held by James J. Murphy from 13 Oct 1912. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1912-12-11_minutes_p566_co-pres-in-the-chair), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1912-12-11_minutes_p566_signed-pres-pro-tem (confirmed).
- 1913-01-09 — The Anaconda Standard, p.11JOINT INSTALLATION HELD BY HIBERNIANSrole: presiding_county_president · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy, county president for this district' installed the officers: office printed.
- 1914-03-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7IRISH TO MARCH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAYrole: county_president_and_parade_marshal · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'County President James J. Murphy will be marshal of the day': office printed. The 'J. J. Murphy' of the two committees in the same article is he (85).
- 1914-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1BUTTE HONORS MEMORY OF IRELAND'S PATRON SAINTrole: presiding_aoh_county_president · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy, county president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, presided': office printed (the plain singer 'James Murphy' in the same item: 55).
- 1914-08-18 — The Daily Missoulian, p.10[From Butte.]role: butte_aoh_delegate · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: J. J. Murphy
Identity: 'J. J. Murphy' among Butte's AOH delegates to Missoula, Aug 1914, while he was county president; initials only.
- 1914-08-19 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8PRIMARIES, AUGUST 25 (candidates' page) — J. J. Murphy, candidate for democratic nomination for county treasurerrole: subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: J. J. Murphy
Identity: His own notice: 'J. J. MURPHY, 423 North Jackson street', a Hennessy employee of 16 years.
- 1914-08-19 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8role: candidate_notice_same_page · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: J. J. Murphy
Identity: Peripheral item: his own county-treasurer notice (423 North Jackson street) on the same page as Tish Maloughney's; already held by 1914-08-19_anaconda-standard_jj-murphy-democratic-candidate-county-treasurer.
- 1914-10-15 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): correspondence15 Oct 1914: Division No. 1 invitation to its social of 21 Oct 1914, signed by the committee of arrangements, 'Jas J Murphy' lastrole: signatory · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jas J Murphy
Identity: Name with the middle initial J, signing for Division No. 1 (his division from 1912) while he was county president. All four signers, Cummins, Murphy, Connolly and Leary, were together again on the Coliseum hall reception committee of 17 Mar 1915, where the Butte Miner prints him in full as James J. Murphy. The letterhead's John R. Murphy (President) and Con J. Murphy (Treasurer) are other men. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1914-10-15_invitation-to-reba_signature), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1914-12-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7IRISH SOCIETIES REPLY TO LETTER OF MR. BRENNANrole: county_aoh_president_letter_signatory · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: JAMES J. MURPHY, County President A. O. H.
Identity: Signs 'JAMES J. MURPHY, County President, A. O. H.': office printed.
- c1915 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): volume endpaperundated: Pencilled list on the front endpaper of an AOH volume: 'Sick Com. North Side ... J J Murphy'role: committee_member · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: J J Murphy
Identity: Initials match and the North Side placing fits ours while he lived at 423 N. Jackson (1912-19), but the list is undated and gives no office or address, and the other James J. Murphy (the Centerville miner of 912 N. Montana, 1900-14) would also belong on a North Side list; so probable, not confirmed. Nothing on the page names the division; the Division 1 context comes from the papers photographed with it. Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_undated_sick-committee-list_north-side), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1915-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.3IRISH VOLUNTEERS TO PARADE IN THEIR CIVILIAN ATTIRErole: county_president_letter_author_and_st_pats_committee · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: JAMES J. MURPHY, Co. Pres. A. O. H.
Identity: 'James J. Murphy, chairman of the committee on the St. Patrick's day celebration' and 'Co. Pres. A. O. H.': office printed.
- 1915-03-18 — The Butte Miner, p.1SCENES INCIDENT TO BUTTE'S GREAT CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY / Irish, German and Austrian Societies Unite in Tribute to St. Patrick's Memoryrole: parade_marshal_of_the_day · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy headed the parade as marshal of the day', the role of the county president in 1914 and 1915; no title in this item.
- 1915-04-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book28 Apr 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: joint meeting of the two divisions called to order by 'County Pres. Jas J Murphy'role: presiding_officer · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: County Pres Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'County Pres' with the middle initial J; he was Silver Bow County President from Oct 1912. John R. Murphy, who chaired the division meeting and signs the page as President, is another man. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1915-04-28_minutes_p109_joint-meeting), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1915-05-02 — The Butte Miner, p.6Anticipating the Summer Luggage Needsrole: photographic_portrait_subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: JAMES J. MURPHY
Identity: Captioned portrait 'JAMES J. MURPHY, Boys' Shop - Luggage' in a Hennessy's advertisement: his department at Hennessy's.
- 1915-05-05 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book5 May 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and welfare programme, 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy' among the speakers, with 'Sung Down in Donov[?]ans' interlinedrole: speaker · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Co Pres Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'Co Pres' with the middle initial J; the other Murphys in the same paragraph are named with their own offices, Vice Pres John C. Murphy and 'John R Murphy Pres Div no 1'. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1915-05-05_minutes_p110_co-pres-remarks-and-song), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1915-05-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6BERRY LEAVES HENNESSY STORErole: subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: About him: manager of Hennessy's boys' clothing department, cash boy in 1898, county-treasurer candidate in 1914.
- 1915-05-26 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book26 May 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'County Pres. Jas J Murphy Made some remarks' at the Good and welfare entertainmentrole: speaker · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: County Pres. Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'County Pres.' with the middle initial J. President John R. Murphy (in the chair, and on the condolence committee) and Miss Madge Murphy (accompanist) on the same page are other people. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1915-05-26_minutes_p115_county-pres-remarks), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1915-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book16 Jun 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'County Pres. Jas J Murphy made some remarks' at the Good and welfare entertainment chaired by Jeremiah J. Lynchrole: speaker · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: County Pres. Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'County Pres.' with the middle initial J; President John R. Murphy, who chaired the meeting and signs the page, is another man. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1915-06-16_minutes_p118_county-pres-remarks), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1915-06-23_minutes_p119_degree-committee (confirmed).
- 1915-08-13 — The Butte Miner, p.5PROMOTIONS MADE AT HENNESSY'Srole: subject_promoted_to_centerville_branch_manager · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: About him: promoted from store superintendent to the Centerville branch, 16 years with Hennessy's.
- 1915-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute bookc. 1 Dec 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: the annual election meeting, signed 'Jas. J. Murphy Acting. Rec. Sec.'role: named · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jas. J. Murphy Acting. Rec. Sec.
Identity: Read at high magnification the name is 'Jas. J. Murphy', his name: the writer closes his a like an o, exactly as in 'Jas J. McCarthy' and 'Jas Connolly' written in the same hand on the facing p. 144, and the signature matches his 'Jas. J. Murphy. Acting Sec' of 21 Mar 1917 (IMG_7542) stroke for stroke: looped capital J, closed a, a long-tailed J., the hooked M, and the same open cursive capital A in 'Acting'. He was a Division 1 member from 28 Mar 1912 and is 'County Pres. Jas J Murphy' in the next minutes but one (15 Dec 1915). President John R. Murphy, who signs above him, is another man. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1915-12_minutes_p145_signed-acting-rec-sec), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1915-12-15 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book15 Dec 1915: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Irish Race Convention delegate nominated; 'County Pres Jas J Murphy' among the speakersrole: delegate · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: County Pres Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'County Pres Jas J Murphy': he was Silver Bow County President of the AOH from Oct 1912. Jno C Murphy, named in the same list, and President John R Murphy, who signs the minutes, are other men. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1915-12-15_minutes_p146_county-pres-irish-race-convention), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1916-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.6MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF LATE THOS. KEALEYrole: pallbearer_county_president · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy, county president of the order': office printed.
- 1916-04-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book12 Apr 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and Welfare, 'Jeremiah J Lynch Jas J Murphy Jas J McCarthy'role: committee_member · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'Jas J Murphy' in Division 1, where he is 'County Pres Jas J Murphy' in the minutes of 15 Dec 1915 and 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy' on 17 May 1916. John C Murphy and the new member Pat Murphy, on the same opening, are other men. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1916-04-12_minutes_p167_good-and-welfare), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1916-04-29 — The Butte Miner, p.5ATTENTION! Irish-Americansrole: signatory_to_foif_call · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy' in a list headed by the AOH leadership; no detail. Division 1 minutes (not filed) have him speaking 'on the topic of Irish Freedom' on 3 May 1916.
- 1916-05-03 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book3 May 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and Welfare 'on the topic of Irish Freedom', the week after the Easter Risingrole: addressee · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'Jas J Murphy' in Division 1 between the 'County Pres Jas J Murphy' minutes of 15 Dec 1915 and 17 May 1916. John C Murphy, named separately in the same list, is another man. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1916-05-03_minutes_p172_irish-freedom), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1916-05-17 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book17 May 1916 (headed 'May 10th 1916'): AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy' under Good of the Order, the meeting after the Division's Pearse commemorationrole: speaker · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Co Pres Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy': the Silver Bow County President, as he had been since Oct 1912. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1916-05-17_minutes_p175_co-pres-good-of-the-order), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1916-05-24 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book24 May 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee for Father Batten's silver jubilee, 'J. Connelly, T D Kelly, Jas J Murphy'role: committee_member · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Committe J. Connelly T D Kelly Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'Jas J Murphy' in Division 1, a week after the 'Co Pres Jas J Murphy' minute of 17 May 1916. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1916-05-24_minutes_p176_batten-jubilee-committee), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1916-05-24_minutes_p177_state-convention-remarks (confirmed).
- 1916-07-05 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book5 Jul 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: $1 assessment 'to defray the expences of Jas J. Murphy as delegate to the National convention'role: delegate · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jas J. Murphy as delegate to the National convention
Identity: 'Jas J. Murphy', the County President of these months ('Co Pres Jas J Murphy', 17 May 1916); no other Jas J. Murphy appears in the Division's minutes of 1915-17. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1916-07-05_minutes_p184_national-convention-delegate), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1916-08-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5HIBERNIANS ELECT TWO ANACONDANS / M'DONNELL IS PRESIDENT OF STATE ORGANIZATION / MRS. JOHNSTON IS ELECTEDrole: elected_state_treasurer · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy of Butte
Identity: 'James J. Murphy of Butte, treasurer' of the state AOH; the Butte Daily Post of Jan 1917 (not filed) calls him 'former County President and now State Treasurer', and the 1919 caption names him so.
- 1916-10-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book11 Oct 1916: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: speakers urge support for the concert 'for the relief of the destitute in Ireland'role: speaker · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: Plain 'James Murphy' in Division 1 after his 1912 transfer, in his usual company (Sewell, Lynch, Connolly). He was a member of the Irish Relief committee of Butte (formed about 26 May 1916), whose statement of 19 Jan 1917 is signed 'JAMES J. MURPHY' with Jeremiah J. Lynch as chairman and Walter J. Sewell as treasurer (Butte Daily Post, 20 Jan 1917). Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1916-10-11_minutes_p198_irish-relief-concert), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 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_subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: 'MURPHY JAS J Mngr Hennessy's Centerville [Branch] r 423 N Jackson': employer, post and his address.
- 1917-01-20 — The Butte Daily Post, p.7BUTTE GAVE $2,540 FOR IRISH RELIEFrole: signer_irish_relief_committee_report · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: JAMES J. MURPHY.
Identity: One of the signers of the Irish Relief Committee's report dated 19 Jan 1917 (Butte Daily Post 20 Jan 1917), the same statement the Gaelic American printed and which is linked to him at 80.
- 1917-02-14 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book14 Feb 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee of five for the celebration of 17 March 1917role: committee_member · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: Plain 'James Murphy' in the minutes, but the Butte Daily Post of 16 Feb 1917 (p. 3) prints the same five-man Division 1 committee with him in full: 'James J. Murphy, Barry O'Leary, John P. Foley, T. D. McCarthy and James Downey'. The identification is therefore secure; the grade follows the dossier's rule for a name without middle initial. Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1917-02-14_minutes_p214_st-patricks-committee-of-five), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1917-02-16 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3NAME COMMITTEE FOR ST. PATRICK'S HOLIDAYrole: division_1_committee_of_five_st_patricks · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'President Walter J. Sewell announced the following committee of five to represent the division [Division No. 1, AOH] on the general committee for the St. Patrick's day celebration: James J. Murphy, Barry O'Leary, John P. Foley, T. D. McCarthy and James Downey.' The Division 1 'James J. Murphy' is the man of 423 N. Jackson (dues card); he was then state treasurer.
- 1917-02-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book28 Feb 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Finance Committee 'Bro. James Murphy, Pat Lee and James Gleason'role: committee_member · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Bro. James Murphy
Identity: Plain 'James Murphy' in Division 1 after his 1912 transfer; in the same month the Division's 'James Murphy' of the 17 March committee is printed as 'James J. Murphy' (Butte Daily Post, 16 Feb 1917). Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1917-02-28_minutes_p217_finance-committee), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1917-03-07 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book7 Mar 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'J J Murphy' among the brothers who spoke on the St. Patrick's Day celebrationrole: speaker · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: J J Murphy
Identity: Initials only. A J. J. Murphy speaking on the St. Patrick's Day celebration fits the Division's man on the 17 March committee, James J. Murphy (minutes of 14 Feb 1917; Butte Daily Post, 16 Feb 1917). The other J. J. Murphy of Butte in these years, Chief of Police Jere J. Murphy, is not named in the photographed Division 1 minutes. Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1917-03-07_minutes_p220_spoke-on-st-patricks-day), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1917-03-07_minutes_p220_good-and-welfare (probable).
- 1917-03-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book21 Mar 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes signed 'Jas. J. Murphy. Acting Sec'role: acting_recording_secretary · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jas. J. Murphy. Acting Sec
Identity: 'Jas. J. Murphy', signing as Acting Secretary of his own division; the signature is the same as the 'Jas. J. Murphy Acting. Rec. Sec.' of late 1915 (IMG_7516), with the same closed a in 'Jas.' and the same capital A in 'Acting'. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1917-03-21_minutes_p223_signed-acting-sec), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1917-03-21_minutes_p222_sick-report-bro-murphy (uncertain).
- 1917-03-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book28 Mar 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Bro. Murphy' calls in the outstanding tickets for the 17th of March dancerole: member_account · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Bro. Murphy
Identity: Bare 'Bro. Murphy', but tied by subject to the 17 March accounts: the Division's man on the 17 March committee was James J. Murphy (minutes of 14 Feb 1917; Butte Daily Post, 16 Feb 1917), and on 2 May 1917 'Bro. James Murphy' delivered that committee's final report and Division 1's share. Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1917-03-28_minutes_p224_dance-tickets), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1917-03-28_minutes_p225_censorship-committee (uncertain); div1_1917-03-28_minutes_p225_national-hibernian-list (uncertain).
- 1917-04-04 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book4 Apr 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Br. Jas Murphy' reads Fr. Hannan's letter about the St. Mary's band checkrole: committee_member · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Br. Jas Murphy ... Bro Murphy
Identity: Plain 'Jas Murphy' (no middle initial) in Division 1 after 1912; the 'Bro Murphy' who then moves is evidently the same man carrying the business forward. He and Rev. M. J. Hannan were fellow members of the Irish Relief committee of Butte (Butte Daily Post, 20 Jan 1917). Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1917-04-04_minutes_p226_fr-hannan-letter), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1917-05-02 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book2 May 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Bro. James Murphy' reads the 17th of March Committee's report and returns a check for $226.18role: committee_member · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Bro. James Murphy
Identity: Plain 'James Murphy' in the minutes; he was the Division's representative on the 17 March committee, printed in full as 'James J. Murphy' in the Butte Daily Post of 16 Feb 1917 (the minutes of 14 Feb 1917 give the same committee with 'James Murphy'). Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1917-05-02_minutes_p233_17-march-report-check), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1918-08-07 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Montana State Board: correspondence7 Aug 1918: Letter of the State President of the AOH of Montana to 'Mr. Jas. J. Murphy, State Treas. A.O.H, Butte'role: addressee · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Mr. Jas. J. Murphy / State Treas. A.O.H / Butte Mont.
Identity: Named in full with his office (State Treasurer, elected at Great Falls on 23 Aug 1916) and town, in a letter from the State President. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1918-08-07_state-board-letter_addressed-state-treasurer), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1918-09-12 — WW1 US Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Third / final registration)James Joseph Murphy WW1 Draft Registration — 12 Sept 1918, Butterole: registrant · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Joseph Murphy
Identity: His own draft card: James Joseph Murphy, born July 26 1883, 423 N. Jackson, Hennessy Co., wife Agnes.
- 1918-12-10 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7ONLY ONE SURVIVES IN PARTY OF SIXrole: relative_of_victims · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James Murphy of the Hennessy store
Identity: 'James Murphy of the Hennessy store': employer; its naming of the cousins (the Dwyers) is wrong.
- 1918-12-10 — The Butte Miner, p.5M'CARTHY'S NEPHEW IS DROWNED NEAR IRELANDrole: relative_of_victims · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James Murphy of the Hennessy company
Identity: 'James Murphy of the Hennessy company': employer.
- 1918-12-14 — The Butte Independent, p.1Irish Fishing Village Is Shrouded in Gloom of Sad Drowning Fatality.role: cousin_of_the_two_murphy_brothers · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Murphy of the Hennessy store
Identity: James J. Murphy was at Hennessy's from 1898 to 1920, and the same phrase is used of him in the dailies of 10 Dec 1918.
- 1918-12-20 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Montana State Board: correspondence received by Division No. 120 Dec 1918: AOH State Board of Montana circular to Division No. 1: letterhead printing 'JAS. J. MURPHY ... Butte, State Treasurer'role: named_on_letterhead · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: JAS. J. MURPHY ... Butte / State Treasurer
Identity: Printed in full, with office and town, on the State Board's own letterhead. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1918-12-20_state-board-circular_letterhead-state-treasurer), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1919-01-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book22 Jan 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee for the 17 March 1919 celebration announced by President Rev. Jas. O'Shearole: committee_member · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'Jas J Murphy' with the middle initial, in Division No. 1, to which ours transferred in March 1912 and whose dues ledger (p. 420) carries his account to December 1919; five weeks later the same book is signed 'James J. Murphy Acting Rec. Sec.' (26 Feb 1919). At this date he was State Treasurer of the AOH of Montana (1916-19). Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1919-01-22_minutes_p311_st-patricks-committee), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1919-01-22_minutes_p311_auditing-committee (confirmed).
- 1919-02-26 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book26 Feb 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes of 26 Feb 1919, written and signed 'James J. Murphy Acting Rec. Sec.'role: acting_recording_secretary · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy Acting Rec. Sec.
Identity: Full name with the middle initial, acting as an officer of Division No. 1, the division ours joined from Division No. 2 in 1912 and in which he held his dues account (p. 420) to December 1919; he was State Treasurer of the AOH of Montana at this date. The regular secretary, Jas J Connolly, is another man. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1919-02-26_minutes_p315_signed-acting-rec-sec), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1919-03-12 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book12 Mar 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Jas J Murphy spoke under the head of good & willfare'role: speaker · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'Jas J Murphy' with the middle initial in Division No. 1, two weeks after he signed the same book as 'James J. Murphy Acting Rec. Sec.' (26 Feb 1919); the minutes are signed by the secretary Jas J Connolly, another man. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1919-03-12_minutes_p316_good-and-welfare), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1919-03-26_minutes_p317_committee-of-five-irish-race-convention (confirmed).
- 1919-03-14 — The Butte Miner, p.1MEN WHO HAVE CHARGE OF BUTTE'S ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONrole: pictured_state_treasurer_aoh · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: Caption 'James J. Murphy, state treasurer of A. O. H.': office printed.
- 1919-05-03 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Montana State Board: correspondence3 May 1919: Printed letterhead of the State Board, AOH of Montana: 'JAS. J. MURPHY ... Butte, State Treasurer'role: named_on_letterhead · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: JAS. J. MURPHY..............Butte State Treasurer
Identity: Printed name with the middle initial, of Butte, in the office ours held from the Great Falls state convention of Aug 1916 (Anaconda Standard, 24 Aug 1916: 'Joseph E. McDonnell of Anaconda, president; ... James J. Murphy of Butte, treasurer') to Aug 1919; the same sheet is addressed by hand to 'Mr James J Murphy State Treas. A.O.H. Butte Mont'. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1919-05-03_state-board-letterhead_state-treasurer), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1919-05-03_state-board-letter_addressed-state-treas (confirmed).
- 1919-05-07 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book7 May 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes of 7 May 1919 signed 'Rev Father O'Shea Pres. / Jas. J. Murphy acting R Sec.'role: acting_recording_secretary · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jas. J. Murphy acting R Sec.
Identity: Name with the middle initial, acting as an officer of Division No. 1, as on 26 Feb 1919 ('James J. Murphy Acting Rec. Sec.'); he was State Treasurer of the AOH of Montana at this date. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1919-05-07_minutes_p323_signed-acting-r-sec), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1919-05-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book21 May 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: Good and Welfare speakers, and the Friends of Irish Freedom's call for a cablegram against Article 10role: delegate · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jas J Murphy
Identity: 'Jas J Murphy' with the middle initial in Division No. 1, a fortnight after he signed the 7 May 1919 minutes as acting recording secretary; John J. McCarthy, next in the list, is another man. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1919-05-21_minutes_p325_good-and-welfare), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1919-05-28 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book28 May 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: bill from Jas J Murphy ('State Treas' struck out) for the division's share of a cablegram to Frank P. Walsh in Parisrole: named · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jas J Murphy [as, blotted] [State Treas, struck through]
Identity: 'Jas J Murphy' with the middle initial, followed by the office 'State Treas' (struck out, but legible), the office ours held Aug 1916-Aug 1919 (see the State Board letter of 3 May 1919). Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1919-05-28_minutes_p326_walsh-cablegram-bill), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1919-08-13 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book13 Aug 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes of 13 Aug 1919 signed 'P. J. O'Boyle Vice Pres. / J. J. Murphy Acting Rec Sec.'role: acting_recording_secretary · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: J. J. Murphy Acting Rec Sec.
Identity: 'J. J. Murphy' acting as an officer of Division No. 1, as 'James J. Murphy' and 'Jas. J. Murphy' did on 26 Feb and 7 May 1919 and 'J. J. Murphy' again on 27 Aug 1919, in the same hand; at this date he was still State Treasurer of the AOH of Montana (his successor was elected at the state convention later in August 1919). Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1919-08-13_minutes_p335_signed-acting-rec-sec), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1919-08-13_minutes_p334_picnic-committee (probable).
- 1919-08-27 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book27 Aug 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes of 27 Aug 1919 signed 'Judge J. J. Lynch Act. Pres. / J. J. Murphy acting Rec. Sec.'role: acting_recording_secretary · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: J. J. Murphy acting Rec. Sec.
Identity: 'J. J. Murphy' acting as an officer of Division No. 1, as 'James J. Murphy' / 'Jas. J. Murphy' did on 26 Feb and 7 May 1919, in the same small, fast hand; the two pages of minutes (pp. 336-337) appear to be in that hand throughout. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1919-08-27_minutes_p337_signed-acting-rec-sec), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1919-08-27_minutes_p336-337_new-state-treasurer-j-m-brown (confirmed).
- 1919-10-22 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book22 Oct 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Brother James J. Murphy proposed Floyd Dunn for membership'role: proposer · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Brother James J. Murphy
Identity: Full name with the middle initial in Division No. 1, the division in which ours held his dues account to December 1919 and whose minutes he had kept as acting recording secretary through 1919. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1919-10-22_minutes_p344_proposed-floyd-dunn), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1919-10-22_minutes_p344_good-and-welfare (confirmed).
- 1919-11-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book11 Nov 1919: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'J. Joe Kelley was proposed for membership by Bro Jas J. Murphy'role: proposer · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Bro Jas J. Murphy
Identity: 'Jas J. Murphy' with the middle initial in Division No. 1; the same minutes are signed 'Jas. J. Murphy acting Rec. Sec.' (p. 347), in the hand of this page. Graded 'confirmed' in the dossier register (div1_1919-11-11_minutes_p346_proposed-kelley), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1919-11-11_minutes_p347_signed-acting-rec-sec (confirmed).
- 1920-01-21 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book21 Jan 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee examining the books for lapsed members 'now Bros Caplis Murphy Lavelle McCarthy & Brown'role: committee_member · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy
Identity: Surname only. John C. Murphy was also a Division No. 1 member at this date (he is on the division's St. Patrick's night reception committee of 10 Mar 1920), so the name alone does not decide it. It fits ours: a books committee, on which the former State Treasurer and 1919 auditing-committee member would be expected, beside J. M. Brown, his successor as State Treasurer; two days later James J. Murphy was named with Caplis, Lynch, Gribben and Sewell to the county directing committee of the Irish bond drive (Anaconda Standard and Butte Daily Bulletin, 24 Jan 1920). Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1920-01-21_minutes_p358_lapsed-members-committee), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1920-01-28_minutes_p359_committee-on-finances (probable).
- 1920-01-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.7IRISH ORGANIZE FOR BOND DRIVE — Hundred Thousand to Be Sold in Montana of Ten Millions Offeredrole: bond_drive_committee_member · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: The same committee, second paper.
- 1920-01-24 — The Labor Bulletin, p.4LOCAL IRISHMEN ORGANIZE FOR BOND DRIVE — Securities of Irish Republic Is to Be Sold During the Period From February 12 to March 17.role: bond_drive_committee_member · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy' on the bond-drive directing committee with Lynch, Gribben and Sewell; Division 1's bond motions of Feb 1920 (not filed) fit.
- 1920-02-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book11 Feb 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'A motion was made by Bro Murphy that $750.00 be taken from the treasury of this Div and used to purchase Irish Bonds'role: named · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Bro Murphy
Identity: Surname only, and John C. Murphy was also a Division No. 1 member, so not confirmed. It fits ours: on 23 Jan 1920 James J. Murphy was named with John Caplis, Judge Lynch, John Gribben and W. J. Sewell (the seconder here) to the directing committee of the Irish bond drive in Silver Bow County (Anaconda Standard and Butte Daily Bulletin, 24 Jan 1920), and as a former State Treasurer he would naturally move a transfer from the treasury. Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1920-02-11_minutes_p361_motion-750-irish-bonds), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1920-02-11_minutes_p361_motion-st-patricks-proceeds-irish-bonds (probable).
- 1920-03-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6CHANGES ARE MADE IN BROWN COMPANYrole: founding_partner_subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: JAMES J. MURPHY
Identity: The same purchase and career, second paper; captioned portrait.
- 1920-03-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5WELL KNOWN BUTTE MEN BUY EXCLUSIVE PARK STREET STORErole: subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: About him: 22 years at Hennessy's, boys' department, superintendent, Centerville branch; captioned portrait.
- 1920-03-10 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book10 Mar 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: St. Patrick's night dances, 'Floor managers ... Pallas James Murphy'role: committee_member · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Pallas James Murphy
Identity: Plain 'James Murphy' in Division No. 1 after 1912. The same page names 'John C. Murphy' separately on the K. C. hall reception committee (second crop), so the floor manager is not John C. The Butte Miner of 16 Mar 1920 and the Anaconda Standard of 18 Mar 1920 print the same appointment with the middle initial ('Pallas hall, James J. Murphy'), still without an office or address that would make it certain which James J. Murphy. Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1920-03-10_minutes_p365_floor-manager-pallas), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
- 1920-03-16 — The Butte Miner, p.12IRISH PROFESSOR TO TELL OF PRISON LIFErole: general_committee_member_and_pallas_hall_manager · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: J. J. Murphy
Identity: 'J. J. Murphy' on the general committee and 'Pallas hall, James J. Murphy' as hall manager (both read from the image, 4 Oct 2026); Division 1 (not filed) names 'James Murphey' floor manager at the Pallas. The earlier link role 'committee_treasurer' was wrong: 'W. J. Sewell, treasurer' (role corrected 21 Oct 2026 from the page reading).
- 1920-03-18 — The Anaconda Standard, p.1GREATEST OF ALL ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS AIDS CAUSE OF INDEPENDENCE FOR IRELANDrole: general_committee_member_and_pallas_hall_manager · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: Same lists ('General ... W. J. Sewell, treasurer; ... J. J. Murphy'; 'Hall Managers ... Pallas hall, James J. Murphy'), read from the image 4 Oct 2026. The earlier link role 'k_of_c_committee_member' was wrong (role corrected 21 Oct 2026 from the page reading).
- 1920-06-16 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book16 Jun 1920: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: committee of three, 'Bros. Murphy. Gribben, Fr O'Shea', to arrange a social for the other Irish organizationsrole: proposer · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Bros. Murphy
Identity: Surname only; John C. Murphy was also a Division No. 1 member (K. C. hall reception committee, 10 Mar 1920), so this is not confirmed. Graded probable with the insurance speech later in the same meeting (the page names only one Murphy): the committee pairs him with Gribben and Fr. O'Shea, with whom James J. Murphy sat on the 1919 St. Patrick's committee and (Gribben) the Jan 1920 bond-drive directing committee. Graded 'probable' in the dossier register (div1_1920-06-16_minutes_p375_social-committee), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026. Other passages on this photograph: div1_1920-06-16_minutes_p375_insurance-speech (probable).
- 1920-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.12IRISH SOCIETIES TO PICNIC TODAYrole: committee_member · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy' among 'well-known active workers in all the Irish welfare work' with Lynch, Sewell, Gallagher; no detail.
- 1920-09-24 — The Butte Miner, p.1Miner's Style Show Attracts Large Crowds; Stunning Gowns Gracefully Shown by Modelsrole: store_proprietor_implied · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softley
Identity: Only the firm 'Murphy-Softley's' is printed; he was its partner and directing head (rule 1).
- 1920-09-24 — The Butte Miner, p.3MINER'S STYLE SHOW DRAWS LARGE CROWDSrole: store_proprietor_implied · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softley
Identity: Firm name only (models for Murphy-Softley's).
- 1920-09-25 — The Butte Miner, p.1SECOND NIGHT OF STYLE SHOW HUGE SUCCESSrole: store_proprietor_implied · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softley
Identity: Firm name only.
- 1920-10-24 — The Anaconda Standard, p.32BUTTE FIRM ENTERS WINDOW DISPLAY CONTESTrole: store_co_proprietor · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softley
Identity: Firm name only ('the Murphy-Softley company, at 22 West Park street').
- 1920-12-05 — The Butte Miner, p.23POPULAR WOMEN TAKE OVER MILLINERY SHOProle: store_proprietor_sold_millinery_department · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softley
Identity: Firm name only ('the Murphy-Softley store on West Park street').
- 1921-08-10 — The Butte Miner, p.7Ancient Order Hibernians and Auxiliary Order Meet in Annual State Assemblyrole: silver_bow_county_delegate · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: Plain 'James Murphy' in the Silver Bow delegation with Lynch, Sewell, Gallagher, T. J. McCarthy and McDonough; the Deer Lodge list has a separate 'James D. Murphy'.
- 1922-02-24 — The Butte Miner, p.5ST. PATRICK'S DAY WILL BE OBSERVED — Silver Jubilee of St. Lawrence Church Falls on That Day. Bishop Carroll Here.role: arrangements_committee_treasurer · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy, treasurer' of Judge Lynch's committee for St. Lawrence's (his wedding church) jubilee, with his usual colleagues; no other detail.
- 1922-03-12 — The Anaconda Standard, p.26OLD-TIME CELEBRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO BE STAGED IN BUTTE / IRISH OF ANACONDA TO JOIN WITH BUTTErole: twentieth_century_hall_floor_manager · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'At Twentieth Century hall the floor manager will be James J. Murphy', with Gallagher, McDonough and T. J. McCarthy in the other posts.
- 1922-03-17 — The Anaconda Standard, p.8Those Who Attended.role: banquet_attendee · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy, Cork, Ireland' (he was born in Co. Cork), listed apart from the chief of police Jere J. Murphy; the older James J. Murphy was also Irish-born, county unknown. The same page names him floor manager at Twentieth Century hall.
- 1923-02-01 — The Anaconda Standard, p.6EXPECT TEN FAST TEAMS AT AVOCA FOR ICE NUMBERSrole: hockey_team_sponsor_implied · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softley
Identity: Team name only ('Murphy-Softley's'); the firm was his.
- 1923-02-04 — The Anaconda Standard, p.25HOCKEY TEAMS ON AT AVOCA TODAYrole: hockey_team_sponsor_implied · identity 85 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softley
Identity: Team name only.
- 1923-03-04 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10MURPHY-SOFTLEY CO. TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARYrole: subject_principal · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'The firm is composed of James J. Murphy and Edward W. Softley' (printed 'Jaues').
- 1923-03-25 — The Butte Miner, p.26PRINTZ DESIGNS TO FEATURE ELABORATE SPRINGTIME DISPLAYrole: store_proprietor_implied · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softley
Identity: Firm name only.
- 1924 — 1924 Silver Bow County School Census Report (District No. 1)1924 Butte school census — JJM Sr (LA-d 1938) family at 2745 State street with 6 children including James Jr b. 20 Mar 1914 + Imelda b. 7 Sep 1917role: head_of_household · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy, James
Identity: 'Murphy, James' and 'Murphy, Agnes', 2745 State, with the six children and their birth dates.
- 1924-01-01 — The Butte Miner, p.5SEVERS CONNECTION WITH APPAREL STORE — E. W. Softley Will Devote His Time to Marketing New Invention.role: continuing_partner · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: [Murphy of Murphy-Softley — implied]
Identity: Firm name only ("the firm of Murphy-Softley on West Park street"); he was its president. Same story as the Anaconda Standard of 2 Jan 1924, which carries the same link at 90. Added 4 Oct 2026 by the join check (research/docs/joins-2026-10-04).
- 1924-01-02 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5SOFTLEY RETIRES TO BUILD NEW LINE — Member of Murphy-Softley Firm to Put Polish Invention on the Market.role: continuing_partner · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: [Murphy of Murphy-Softley — implied]
Identity: Firm name only; Softley retires from Murphy-Softley, which James continued.
- 1924-01-13 — The Butte Miner, p.16To Our Friendsrole: store_proprietor_signatory · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softley
Identity: Firm name and logo only (MURPHY - SOFTLEY, 22 West Park Street).
- 1924-03-19 — The Butte Miner, p.6ANNIVERSARY SALE ONrole: directing_head_quoted · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy, for a number of years connected with Hennessy's, has been its directing head'; he is quoted.
- 1924-06-06 — The Butte Miner, p.7COLUMBIA GARDENSrole: store_proprietor_implied · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softley
Identity: Firm name only ('the June brides' store').
- 1924-08-01 — The Butte Miner, p.7HERE'S BIG NEWS! MURPHY-SOFTLEY'S CLOSING OUT SALErole: store_proprietor_closing_sale · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softley
Identity: Firm name and logo only.
- 1924-09-13 — The Butte Miner, p.5DEMOCRATIC RALLY SCHEDULED TONIGHTrole: store_landlord_for_democratic_party_hq · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Murphy-Softly
Identity: 'the Murphy-Softly store building', printed at '222 West Park' against the store's 22 West Park; James is not named.
- c1925-1929-01-25 — Family letters — Michael R. Mullaney to Agnes Kelly MurphyMullaney to Agnes Kelly Murphy, Jan 25-27 (c.1925-29) — Walkerville; thanks for buffalo robe and magnifying glass; mentions Melda, Maggie, Jen, Winifredrole: recipients_husband · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jim [Murphy]
Identity: 'love and good wishes for you, Jim, and all the family' to Agnes: her husband, alive 1925-29.
- 1926 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1926Los Angeles City Directory 1926 — 'Murphy Jas J dept mgr Bullock's h433 W 60th' and 'Murphy Agnes T clk r433 W 60th': his first Los Angeles listingrole: directory_entry · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: 'Murphy Jas J dept mgr Bullock's h433 W 60th' with 'Murphy Agnes T' at the same house; joined to 4339 Victoria by the 1928 entry.
- 1927 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1927Los Angeles City Directory 1927 — 'Murphy Jas J dept mgr Bullock's h453 W 60th', with daughters Agnes and Eileen, cashiers at Bullock's, r453 W 60throle: directory_entry · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: 'Jas J dept mgr Bullock's h453 W 60th' with daughters Agnes and Eileen at the same house.
- 1927 — Los Angeles Street Directory (Kelts) 1927, Nolden–ZKelts' Los Angeles street directory 1927 (Nolden–Z), Victoria Avenue — '4339 Murphy J J VE 6454'role: directory_entry · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Murphy J J
Identity: '4339 Murphy J J', the family house of 1927-1942.
- 1928 — Los Angeles City Directory 1928Los Angeles City Directory 1928 — 'Murphy Jas J dept mgr Bullocks h4339 Victoria av'role: directory_entry · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: 'Jas J dept mgr Bullocks h4339 Victoria av': the Bullock's man at the family house.
- 1929 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1929Los Angeles City Directory 1929 — 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes) slsmn J W Robinson Co h4339 Victoria av': from Bullock's to Robinson'srole: directory_entry · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes) slsmn J W Robinson Co h4339 Victoria av': wife and house.
- 1930 — Los Angeles City Directory 1930Los Angeles City Directory 1930 — 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes) buyer J W Robinson Co h4339 Victoria av'role: directory_entry · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: '(Agnes) buyer J W Robinson Co h4339 Victoria av', daughters Agnes and Eileen at the same house.
- 1930-06-18 — The Los Angeles Times, p.22Romping Child Drops Dead of Heart Diseaserole: father_of_frances_la_boys_dept_manager · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: J. J. Murphy
Identity: 'J. J. Murphy, manager of the boys' department in J. W. Robinson & Co.', father of Frances, 6; the street number is printed as 4300.
- 1931 — Los Angeles City Directory 1931Los Angeles City Directory 1931 — 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes R) buyer J W Robinson Co h4339 Victoria av'role: directory_entry · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: '(Agnes R) buyer J W Robinson Co h4339 Victoria av'.
- 1932 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1932Los Angeles City Directory 1932 — 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes R) buyer J W Robinson Co h4339 Victoria'role: directory_entry · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: '(Agnes R) buyer J W Robinson Co h4339 Victoria'.
- 1933 — Los Angeles City Directory 1933Los Angeles City Directory 1933 — 'Murphy Jas (Agnes) buyer J W Robinson Co h4389 [sic] Victoria av'role: directory_entry · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Murphy Jas
Identity: 'Murphy Jas (Agnes) buyer J W Robinson Co h4389 [sic] Victoria av': no J and a misprinted number, but wife, employer and daughter at 4339 fit.
- 1934 — Los Angeles City Directory 1934Los Angeles City Directory 1934 — 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes) buyer J W Robinson Co h4339 Victoria av'role: directory_entry · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: '(Agnes) buyer J W Robinson Co h4339 Victoria av'.
- 1935 — Los Angeles City Directory 1935Los Angeles City Directory 1935 — 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes) h4339 Victoria av' (no occupation) and 'Jas J jr r4339 Victoria av'role: directory_entry · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: 'Jas J (Agnes) h4339 Victoria av' and 'Jas J jr' at the same house.
- 1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5MRS. ELLEN MURPHY, 70, SUCCUMBS AT HOSPITALrole: surviving_son · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: 'Two sons survive, James Murphy of Los Angeles and Dan Murphy of Butte': his mother's obituary.
- 1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.5Ellen Murphyrole: surviving_son · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: The same survivors, second notice.
- 1936 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1936Los Angeles City Directory 1936 — 'Murphy Jas slsmn Theodore Kotzin Co r4339 Victoria av'role: directory_entry · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 90 · as printed: Murphy Jas
Identity: 'Murphy Jas slsmn Theodore Kotzin Co r4339 Victoria av': no J and 'r', but the only other James at the house (the son) has his own line.
- 1937 — Los Angeles City Directory 1937Los Angeles City Directory 1937 — 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes) slsmn May Co h4339 Victoria'role: directory_entry · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: 'Jas J (Agnes) slsmn May Co h4339 Victoria'.
- 1938 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1938Los Angeles City Directory 1938 — 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes) slsmn May Co h4339 Victoria' (his last entry with an occupation)role: directory_entry · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: 'Jas J (Agnes) slsmn May Co h4339 Victoria'.
- 1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3JAMES MURPHY DIES ON COASTrole: deceased_subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James Murphy
Identity: His obituary: former manager of Hennessy's boys' department; brother Dan, sister Theresa, wife, children, mother-in-law Mrs. Mary Kelly.
- 1939 — Los Angeles Directory Co.'s Los Angeles City Directory 1939Los Angeles City Directory 1939 — 'Murphy Jas J (Agnes R) r4339 Victoria av', listed after his death (17 Dec 1938)role: directory_entry · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Murphy Jas J
Identity: 'Jas J (Agnes R) r4339 Victoria av', printed after his death from an earlier canvass.
- 1967 — Murphy family papersMurphy Family Tree, 1967: 'Patrick Murphy, Balykrewan, County Cork, Ireland'; Ellen Lyne (1859-1935)role: ancestor_on_chart · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: James J. Murphy (1885-1938)
Identity: Son of Patrick Murphy and Ellen Lyne, husband of Agnes R., died 1938. The chart's 1885 is two years late.
- 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 fathersrole: mentioned · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Jim; James J. Murphy
Identity: Her brother, named with his wife Agnes R.
- 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papersTerese Murphy to Imelda, 20 Sept 1971: her father's sister married 'Tailor Sullivan'; his father 'left for America some months before he was born'role: mentioned · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Your dad
Identity: Imelda's father, the writer's brother.
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papersJoan Murphy to Dan, 20 Feb 1995: Grandma Murphy's arranged marriage to 'a much older man'; the foremost shoemakerrole: mentioned · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: my Dad
Identity: The writer's father.
- 2026-04-19 — Joe Murphy's family research, April 2026 (emails to Dan and Luke Murphy: 'Re: can you see this? - Patrick murphy analysis', 'Part #3-Patrick's life story', 'Patrick's Life Story-Part #4')Joe Murphy's five irishgenealogy.ie printouts (April 2026): what they actually show against what the emails saidrole: baptised_child_printout_5 · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100
Identity: Printout 5 is his baptismal index entry ('JAMES MURPHY of SLEAVE', b. 26 July 1883, Patrick and Helen Lyne; sponsors Michael and Catherine Murphy).
- 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)role: anchor_paternal_nucleus · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: James Joseph Murphy
Identity: The tree's James Joseph Murphy (@I322181241277@), the paternal anchor of Luke's tree.
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- 1910-06-09 — The Butte Daily Post, p.3MORE THAN HUNDRED CANDIDATESrole: chief_sentinel · identity 60 family confidence on this source: 50 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: Initialled 'James J. Murphy' at a county degree ceremony while he was Division 2 president, but in 1909-10 he was printed 'James' or 'Jim', and Division 3 had its own 'Jas. J. Murphy' (1904-08). Probable, not certain.
- 1912-03-05 — The Butte Daily Post, p.4MERRY EVENING AT GREGSON SPRINGSrole: banquet_attendee · identity 60 family confidence on this source: 50 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: Two men are seated: 'James Murphy, James J. Murphy'. The initialled one beside C. H. Gallagher is the better fit (Division 1's card of March 1912 calls him 'James J. Murphy'), but the singer 'James Murphy' could be he instead (CLAUDE.md rule 4).
- 1912-07-21 — The Butte Miner, p.8UNITED IRISH SOCIETIES OF BUTTE TO PICNIC AT GREGSON SPRINGS TODAYrole: press_publicity_and_dance_hall_committees · identity 70 family confidence on this source: 50 · as printed: J. J. Murphy
Identity: Initials 'J. J. Murphy' only (the older James J. Murphy or Jerry J. Murphy are possible), but paired with T. J. Moran and T. F. Collins, his county officers three months later.
- 1912-12-13 — The Butte Miner, p.8CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOME RULE FUNDrole: home_rule_fund_donor_5_dollars · identity 70 family confidence on this source: 50 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy, $5' among Irish donors, the county AOH treasurer James Connolly among them; no detail, and the older James J. Murphy could also have given.
- 1913-01-26 — The Butte Miner, p.6EULOGIZES LINCOLN AT SOCIAL SESSIONrole: chairman_social_session · identity 50 family confidence on this source: 50 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: No title printed; Division 3's own 'Jas. J. Murphy' would be the natural chairman of Division 3's social. Could be either.
- 1914-03-17 — The Butte Miner, p.1ST. PATRICK'S DAY USHERED IN WITH A GREAT BANQUETrole: implied_attendee_aoh_county_president · identity 50 family confidence on this source: 50
Identity: He is not named as an attendee. The only Murphy printed is the singer 'James N. Murphy' (read from the image, 4 Oct 2026), whose song the plain 'James Murphy' sang the next day under James's chairmanship; the initial N is against him. Re-role the link.
- 1917-02-03 — The Gaelic American, p.7FINE CONTRIBUTION FROM BUTTE, MONTANA.role: committee_member_irish_relief_committee_of_butte · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 50 · as printed: James J. Murphy
Identity: 'James J. Murphy, Committee' of the Irish Relief Committee, whose members are the AOH leadership (he was then state treasurer); no detail printed. The older James J. Murphy is linked here at 10.
- 1917-04-11 — Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 1 (Butte): minute book11 Apr 1917: AOH Division No. 1 minutes: 'Bro. Murphy' sings 'Mother Machree'role: speaker · identity 40 family confidence on this source: 25 · as printed: Bro. Murphy
Identity: Bare 'Bro. Murphy', not tied by the passage to him. He is recorded as a singer at Hibernian and Gaelic League events (see the dossier entries tagged singer), which makes him a plausible singer here, but other Murphys sang in Butte Hibernian programmes too. Graded 'uncertain' in the dossier register (div1_1917-04-11_minutes_p228_mother-machree), read from the image by Opus on 26 Sept 2026.
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- 1920-11-12 — The Labor Bulletin, p.3Business Is Good at Murphy'srole: proprietor_portrait_subject · identity 5 family confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: Murphy
Identity: The advertisement names only 'Murphy's'. Luke's attribution (26 May 2026) predates the finding that the 1923 directory lists 'MURPHY GEO E Prop Murphy's Money Back Store' (65 E Park); the 1924 school census has George and Marie Murphy at 1034 W. Platinum, the directory's address for George E. Analyst's estimate 5 that the store or portrait is James's; Luke to confirm.