Miss Margaret Murphy (b. ~1867-70 Eyeries Co. Cork; emigrated 1892; never married; sister of Pat the bartender)
Also known as: Maggie Murphy (1908 hearing — but see disambig note re sister vs niece), Margt. Murphy (1892 manifest), Miss Margaret Murphy
family confidence: 95 — certain (corroborated)Murphy (paternal)
Unmarried sister of person_patrick_j_murphy_bartender_1908. **Documented appearances** (per April 2026 Patrick Murphy Briefing + earlier vision-pass material): - **1892 ship manifest** (= Ellen Lyne's crossing to join Pat in Montana): line 118 "Margt. Murphy, 22, Spinster, New York" — alongside Ellen Murphy (line 119) and James Murphy (line 120, age recorded as 4 though actually ~8-9 per family age-fudging pattern). The age-22 reading implies birth ~1870. - **1908-01-07 Butte Daily Post** insanity hearing — testimony from "Maggie Murphy, a niece" (later corrected by Butte Miner Jan 8 to "a sister") - **1908-01-08 Butte Miner** insanity hearing correction: "Maggie Murphy, a sister" - **1910 US federal census** Butte household 505/55/98: "Margaret Murphy, sister, age 40" (→ birth ~1870) - **1912-04-24 Butte Miner** Pat Murphy obituary: survived by "a sister, Miss Margaret Murphy, of Butte" — the "Miss" is explicit - Disappears from US records after 1916 Implied birth year ~1867-1870 from the two age-statements (22 in 1892, 40 in 1910). Both Hyp A (Joseph + Margaret Crounhane) and Hyp B (James + Margaret Harrington / Seamus Mor) have to account for her existence as Pat's sister with a ~10-13-year age gap; under Hyp B she would have to be either a child O'Dwyer omitted or a half-sister from a hypothetical second marriage by James after Peig Uonhi's death. See person_patrick_j_murphy_bartender_1908 for the full two-hypothesis discussion. **Records merged 2026-10-03**: this record, the "Maggie Murphy, a niece" alias, and her family-tree (GEDCOM) record, which the 1910 census document had been linked to. The tree gives Margaret Murphy, born 10 May 1873, Co. Cork, daughter of James Murphy and Mary O'Leary. The 1873 date sits against the two age statements above (22 in 1892, 40 in 1910); the birth field keeps c. 1870.
Facts
Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.
- Birth:
- ~1870, Ireland 751910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 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)Statements: 25 on the manifest indexed 25 Apr 1892, if line 119 is she (about 1866-67); 40 in the 1910 census (1869-70); 10 May 1873, baptism, in the tree (citing the Catholic Parish Registers). The record's 'age 22 in 1892' belongs to 'Margt [Crowley]' on line 118. Born in Ireland: 100; Co. Cork: 75 (manifest county column by ditto; tree).
- Residence:
- Butte, Montana
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1892-04-25 | emigration · Probably the spinster '· Murphy, 25' (first name a ditto under 'Marg^t' of line 118) on the line above Ellen and James, outside the brace that joins them, county Cork; the tree gives her arrival at New York on 25 Apr 1892 (New York) Proof of 4 Oct 2026: surname written out, first name Margaret by ditto (75); the tree's date matches the index date of Ellen's line. Her '[1872?]' in the 1910 census matches Ellen's misread '1872', which suggests they came together. | 75 | 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) |
| 1896 | residence · 'Murphy Maggie, bds 313 S Washington' (Polk, 1896), at her brother's house (Butte, Montana) Same address as 'Murphy Patrick J, bartndr, res 313 S Washington'. | 90 | 1896 — R. L. Polk & Co.'s Butte City Directory, 1896 |
| 1900 | residence · Butte Ward 4 (1900 census, ED 113, p. 5, per the tree) (Butte, Montana) Tree with a cited census page; not in Patrick's Ward 2 household. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1908-01-07 | event · Testified at her brother's insanity hearing: 'Maggie Murphy, a niece, and Mary Sullivan, a sister of Patrick Murphy, testified to the same facts' (Post); 'Similar testimony was given by Maggie Murphy, a sister, and Mary Sullivan' (Butte Miner) (Butte, Montana) Two reports; the Post's 'a niece' is wrong (the Miner, the 1910 census and the 1912 obituary). | 100 | 1908-01-07 — The Butte Daily Post, p.6; 1908-01-08 — The Butte Miner, p.12 |
| 1910-04-15 | occupation · 1910 census: 'Sister' of the head Ellen, 40, single, born Ireland, immigrated '[1872?]', 'Waitress — Restaurant', in the household at 505 [W Galena] (Butte, Montana) Vision transcription; 'Sister' of Ellen means sister-in-law. | 95 | 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census) |
| 1911-1918 | residence · Per the tree's city directories: 3 W Agate (1911), 9 E Granite (1914), Hazel Blk (1917), Butte (1918) (Butte, Montana) Tree, citing U.S. City Directories; 3 W Agate was the family's address at Patrick's death. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1912-04-24 | description · 'a sister, Miss Margaret Murphy, ... of Butte' (Patrick's obituary); single in 1910; not known to have married (Butte, Montana) Two records to 1912; nothing later is filed. | 100 | 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census) |
| — | description · Statements of her age or birth: line 119 of the New York manifest, '· Murphy, 25, F', spinster (if she; about 1866-67); 40 (1910 census; 1869-70); baptised 10 May 1873, residence 'R Peacon' (tree, citing the Catholic Parish Registers) That the records say these things. | 100 | 1892-04-25 — New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957; 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| — | name · 'Maggie Murphy' (1896, 1908); 'Margaret Murphy' (1910); 'Miss Margaret Murphy' (1912) As printed. | 100 | 1896 — R. L. Polk & Co.'s Butte City Directory, 1896; 1908-01-07 — The Butte Daily Post, p.6; 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6 |
Relationships
Family (blood)
- sister of Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)100'Maggie Murphy, a sister' (1908); 'a sister, Miss Margaret Murphy' (1912); 'Sister' of his wife in 1910; boarding at his house in 1896. · 1908-01-08 — The Butte Miner, p.12; 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1896 — R. L. Polk & Co.'s Butte City Directory, 1896
- child of Seamus Mór (Big James) Murphy — PJM's father, of Ballycrovane Beara75No Luke number for her. She is Patrick's sister (100) and a Murphy; the tree gives her father as James Murphy. Patrick's father is Seamus Mor (Luke 95; analyst 88). Lowered because she is not in the Annals' list of six and her birth (1866-73) falls after Peig's last known child (May 1864): a second wife or another family is possible. · 1908-01-08 — The Butte Miner, p.12; 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); undated — Riobárd Ó Dwyer, "Who Were My Ancestors? Annals of Beara," Volume II
- claimed child of Mary O'Leary (named as Patrick's mother in the Annals and the family tree; flagged as probably an error)20inferredThe tree only; but Margaret, born 1866-73, is the one child for whom a second wife is possible. The tree's 10 May 1873 baptism, if it names a Mary (O')Leary, would raise this. · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
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Appears with
- Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)6 shared sources
- 1908-01-07 — The Butte Daily Post, p.6
- 1908-01-08 — The Butte Miner, p.12
- 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6
- 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census)
- 2026-04 — Luke Murphy's family research
- 1892-04-25 — New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
- Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)5 shared sources
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)3 shared sources
- Theresa Murphy (Seattle)3 shared sources
- Mary (Murphy) Sullivan (PJM's sister; m. a Sullivan; Butte 1908; possibly Yellowstone-county Mary A. Sullivan 1909 probate)2 shared sources
- Judge Michael Donlan (Butte; heard the 1908 insanity complaints against Patrick J. Murphy)2 shared sources
- Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)2 shared sources
- Barney Boyle (Kildare, 1908)1 shared source
- Christopher Lyne (b. c. 1882–84 Co. Kerry; Butte copper miner; "cousin" in Ellen Murphy's household 1910; Walkerville 1912)1 shared source
- Nora Sullivan (Ellen Murphy's niece, b. ~1888 Ireland; later m. John Hanley)1 shared source
- Agnes Kelly Murphy1 shared source
- Agnes Terese Murphy (m. Llewellyn 1940)1 shared source
- Patrick C. Murphy (Anaconda mine fire, 1889)1 shared source
- Seamus Mór (Big James) Murphy — PJM's father, of Ballycrovane Beara1 shared source
- Mary O'Leary (named as Patrick's mother in the Annals and the family tree; flagged as probably an error)1 shared source
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 6
- 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: possible_relative · identity 75 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Murphy
Identity: A spinster Murphy, 25, of Cork, on the line above Ellen and James; the tree dates her arrival to the same day (25 Apr 1892).
- 1896 — R. L. Polk & Co.'s Butte City Directory, 1896Polk 1896 — 'Murphy Patrick J, bartndr, res 313 S Washington' with 'Murphy Maggie, bds 313 S Washington': the family household identifiedrole: directory_entry · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 90 · as printed: Murphy Maggie
Identity: 'Murphy Maggie, bds 313 S Washington', her brother's address.
- 1908-01-07 — The Butte Daily Post, p.6JOHN BARLEYCORN IS VERY BUSY MANrole: testifying_sister_or_niece · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Maggie Murphy
Identity: 'Maggie Murphy, a niece' (the label is the Post's error).
- 1908-01-08 — The Butte Miner, p.12PAT MURPHY FOUND TO BE SICK AND NOT INSANErole: testifying_sister · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Maggie Murphy
Identity: 'Maggie Murphy, a sister'.
- 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: sister_in_household · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Margaret Murphy
Identity: 'Murphy, Margaret', Sister, 40, single, waitress.
- 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6PATRICK MURPHY DEAD.role: surviving_sister · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Miss Margaret Murphy
Identity: 'a sister, Miss Margaret Murphy'. Stale fc 10 on the link.
<25 — Namesake / flag / context — 1
- 2026-04 — Luke Murphy's family researchPatrick Murphy of County Cork — genealogical briefing on the two competing baptism hypotheses (April 2026)role: load_bearing_evidence_sister · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 0
Identity: Discussed in Luke's briefing as the 'load-bearing' sister.