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Theresa Murphy (Seattle)

Also known as: Theresa C. Murphy, Terese Murphy

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

Daughter of person_patrick_j_murphy_bartender_1908 and person_ellen_murphy_fox_hotel_1935. Born Butte. Of Butte 1912 ("Theresa, all of Butte" — 1912 Patrick obit) and of Seattle by 1935 ("Miss Theresa Murphy of Seattle" — Ellen obit). Still surviving and still unmarried at her brother Daniel L.'s death in 1980 ("a sister, Theresa Murphy of Seattle" — 1980 obit). Born May 1898 in Montana (1900 census; family tree); died 4 December 1985, King County, Washington (family tree; GEDCOM record merged here 2026-10-03).

Facts

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Birth:: 1898-05, Butte, Montana 751900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)1900 census: born May 1898, Montana; the tree: May 1898, Montana, citing the 1900-1940 censuses and the SSDI (the month and year 95). Butte as the town is an inference (the family lived there; no record names it): 75. The school census age 3 and her 1940 census age (37 for 42, by the tree's note) are later slips.
Death:: 1985-12-04, King County, Washington 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)Tree only, citing the SSDI, the Washington death index and Find a Grave; nothing is filed. Consistent with her being alive in Seattle in Oct 1980 (Daniel's obituary).
Residence:: Seattle, Washington

Date	Fact	Conf.	Sources
1900-06-01	residence · her father's household, Butte ward 2 (daughter, 2) (Butte, Montana) 1900 census; the tree cites it.	100	1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1910-04-18	residence · 505 West Galena street, Butte, in her mother's household (daughter, 11) (Butte, Montana) 1910 census (the age reads 11[?] in one filing and 10 in the other).	100	1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1912-04-24	residence · 'all of Butte' (surviving daughter, her father's obituary) (Butte, Montana) Butte Miner, 24 Apr 1912.	95	1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6
1920	residence · Butte ward 2A, daughter in the household (tree, 1920 census) (Butte, Montana) Tree only.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1925	occupation · 'Teresa tchr Garfield School r 2503 State' (with her mother Ellen and brother Danl L) (Butte, Montana) R. L. Polk's Butte City Directory 1925, p. 245, read in research/docs/jjm-dossier-2026-09-26/register/docs.yaml; not filed.	75
1930	residence · 1019 Terry Ave, Apt 320, Seattle (head, single) (Seattle, Washington) Tree, citing the 1930 census and a directory.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1931	residence · 1111 Boren, Seattle (Seattle, Washington) Tree, citing a city directory.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1935-08	residence · 'Miss Theresa Murphy of Seattle' (her mother's obituaries) (Seattle, Washington) Two 1935 reports; the tree's 1940 census gives her 1935 residence as Seattle.	100	1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1938	event · 1938: 'five weeks on the Continent, racing ahead of the war clouds, and visiting seven countries', then 'a fast trip to So. Ireland'; at James's wish went to Castletown and found the house he had lived in; 'located a young Dr Lyne in Castletown'; stayed at the Gresham Hotel Her own accounts, written 29 and 33 years later.	75	1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers; 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers
1938-12	residence · 'a sister, Theresa Murphy, of Seattle' (James's obituary) (Seattle, Washington) Montana Standard, 19 Dec 1938.	95	1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3
1940	residence · Seattle (tree, 1940 census) (Seattle, Washington) Tree; its note says she gave her age as 37 when she was 42.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1956-08-04	event · departure from New York (U.S. departing passenger lists) (New York, New York, USA) Tree only.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1967-04-09	event · wrote to her brother Dan (9 Apr 1967) with answers for young Dan's school questions: 'Dad was born in Balykrewan ... about the year 1854'; 'Mother's father was Myles Lyne'; her grandmother's two marriages Unsigned; she is the writer by the content and the family's file name (95).	95	1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers
1971-09-20	event · wrote to her niece Imelda (20 Sept 1971) before Imelda's trip to Ireland; signed 'Terese' Typed copy enclosed with Joan's 1995 letter, which names the writer.	100	1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
1979	description · on the family's typed 'Murphy Family Tree 1979' as 'Terese', child of Patrick Murphy and Ellen Lyne Enclosure 1 of Joan's 1995 letter.	95	1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
1980-10-05	residence · 'a sister, Theresa Murphy of Seattle' (Daniel's obituary) (Seattle, Washington) 1980 obituary.	95	1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2
—	name · 'Theresa J.[?]' (1900 census, the J uncertain); 'Theresa C' (tree); 'Teresa' (1900 school census, 1925 directory); 'Terese' (her own letters, and 'Aunt Terese') Each form is printed or written in its source; the middle initial is unsettled (J against C).	95	1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1900 — 1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census (BSBA = Butte-Silver Bow Archives); 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
—	occupation · 'a spinster teacher all her life' Her niece Joan Murphy (1995), a late family source (75), agreeing with the 1925 directory's 'tchr Garfield School' (unfiled): 95 together.	95	1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
—	description · never married: 'Miss Theresa Murphy' (1935), 'Theresa Murphy of Seattle' (1980), 'a spinster' (1995) Three sources agree.	100	1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
—	description · 'very intelligent, travelled extensively, played golf, loved to walk but could be VERY difficult'; on visits to the Los Angeles area 'she stayed at the Biltmore Hotel'; 'She always wore beautiful shoes' Joan Murphy, 1995: a late family recollection.	75	1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
—	description · Joan Murphy: 'She is the one I inherited my otosclerosis from' Joan Murphy, 1995.	75	1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
—	burial · Seattle, King County (tree, Find a Grave) (Seattle, Washington) Tree only.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)

Relationships

Family (blood)

daughter of Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)100
Daughter in Patrick's 1900 household; 'a daughter, Theresa' (1912 obituary); 'Dad' in her letters. · 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers; 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
daughter of Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)100
1900 and 1910 censuses; 'a daughter, Miss Theresa Murphy of Seattle' (1935); 'Mother' in her letters. · 1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 1900; 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census); 1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1967-04-09 — Murphy family papers
sister of James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)100
'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
sister of Daniel L. Murphy (Butte, b. 1894)100
'a sister, Theresa Murphy of Seattle' (Daniel's obituary) and the earlier family records. · 1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2; 1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census)

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≥75 — High confidence — 13

1900 — 1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census (BSBA = Butte-Silver Bow Archives)1900 Butte/Silver Bow School Census — Murphy Pat (James 17, David 7, Teresa 3) household confirmed
role: child_of_head · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Teresa
Identity: 'Teresa', 3, in 'Murphy Pat's' household with James, 17, clerk.
1900-06-01 — US Federal Census 19001900 US Census Butte Ward 2 — Murphy household (Patrick + Ellen + James 16 + Daniel 5 + Theresa 2)
role: daughter_in_household · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Theresa J. Murphy
Identity: 'Theresa J.[?]', daughter, born May 1898 Montana, in Patrick's household.
1910-04 — Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 — Population schedule1910 US Federal Census — Butte MT Margaret Murphy household (pending vision pass)
role: daughter_in_household · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Theresa
Identity: Line 74 of the second filing of the same 1910 sheet (ED 109, 4B, 505 West Galena).
1910-04-15 — US Federal Census 1910 (Thirteenth Census)1910 US Census Butte Ward 6 — TWO Murphy households on the same page (Ellen widow-de-facto + JJM newlywed)
role: daughter_in_household · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Theresa Murphy
Identity: 'Theresa', daughter, in Ellen's household.
1912-04-24 — The Butte Miner, p.6PATRICK MURPHY DEAD.
role: surviving_daughter · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Theresa
Identity: 'a daughter, Theresa', in her father's obituary.
1935-08-24 — The Montana Standard, p.5MRS. ELLEN MURPHY, 70, SUCCUMBS AT HOSPITAL
role: surviving_daughter · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Miss Theresa Murphy
Identity: 'Miss Theresa Murphy of Seattle', in her mother's obituary.
1935-08-25 — The Montana Standard, p.5Ellen Murphy
role: surviving_daughter · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Miss Theresa Murphy
Identity: 'Miss Theresa Murphy of Seattle', in the funeral notice.
1938-12-19 — The Montana Standard, p.3JAMES MURPHY DIES ON COAST
role: surviving_sister_seattle · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Theresa Murphy
Identity: 'a sister, Theresa Murphy, of Seattle', in James's obituary.
1967-04-09 — Murphy family papersTerese Murphy to Dan, 9 April 1967: 'Dad was born in Balykrewan ... about the year 1854'; her mother's two fathers
role: writer · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: (unsigned)
Identity: The writer calls Patrick 'Dad' and Ellen 'Mother', made the 1938 trip to Ireland and knew the family in Seattle in 1955. Terese lived in Seattle. The family's file name gives her as the writer.
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: writer · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Terese (my dad's sister)
Identity: Signed Terese; the copyist adds that she is 'my dad's sister', and Joan Murphy's covering letter calls the enclosure a letter Aunt Terese wrote to Imelda.
1980-10-05 — The Montana Standard, p.2Daniel Murphy dies
role: surviving_sister · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Theresa Murphy
Identity: 'a sister, Theresa Murphy of Seattle', in Daniel's obituary.
1995-02-20 — Murphy family papersJoan Murphy to Dan, 20 Feb 1995: Grandma Murphy's arranged marriage to 'a much older man'; the foremost shoemaker
role: mentioned · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: Aunt Terese
Identity: Her father's sister, the spinster teacher.
2026-04 — Luke Murphy's family researchPatrick Murphy of County Cork — genealogical briefing on the two competing baptism hypotheses (April 2026)
role: 1967_letter_to_dan · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Aunt Theresa Murphy
Identity: Luke's briefing names her as the writer of the c.1967 letter to Dan (the 'Balykrewan' letter); its mentioned: note already equates her with this record.