Timothy "Tady" Murphy (1992-letter framework — DISFAVORED 2026-05-28)
Also known as: Tady Murphy, Timothy Murphy
family confidence: 0 — not family / context
**DISFAVORED FRAMEWORK 2026-05-28.** Originally proposed as Pat Murphy the bartender's father per the 1992 Donald V. Murphy reader's letter (Montana Standard, 1992-05-29). The letter claimed Tady was son of Michael C. Murphy of Clounaglaskin, born 1825, had 15 children of whom 8 emigrated to Butte: Kit, Julia, Michael, Dan, Johney, Pat, Jerry, Cornelius — and that "Pat" in that list was the 1858-born Cork bartender (= our Pat). Per user reassessment 2026-05-28: the Ballycrovane / Seamus Mór framework ([[person_seamus_mor_murphy_pjm_father]], DNA-confirmed via Oliver Murphy 2026-05-11 email) is now the working parental theory for Pat. The Tady record is preserved for archival continuity and for re-evaluation if independent Tady-line documentation surfaces, but no longer treated as a candidate Pat ancestor. The father_of relationship below is preserved as historical-claim documentation but should not be relied on as a live family connection. Pending uploads (per docs/TODO.md): the Ballycrovane letter + Annals of Beara citations the user has promised will further close the framework choice.
Facts
Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.
- Birth:
- 1825, Clounaglaskin 501992-05-29 — The Montana Standard, p.4The 1992 reader's letter (Donald V. Murphy, Godfrey, Illinois) is the only source: one paragraph summarising a privately compiled Murphy genealogy book that has never been seen. One generation nearer the compiler than Michael C., so likelier to be right: 50 (the record has 25).
- Residence:
- Clounaglaskin
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | description · 'had 15 children and eight of them emigrated to Butte in the late 1800s. They were: Kit, Julia, Michael, Dan, Johney, Pat, Jerry and Cornelius' (Butte, Montana) The 1992 reader's letter (Donald V. Murphy, Godfrey, Illinois) is the only source: one paragraph summarising a privately compiled Murphy genealogy book that has never been seen. The emigrant children are the compiler's near kin, the part a family book most often gets right. | 50 | 1992-05-29 — The Montana Standard, p.4 |
Relationships
Family (blood)
- son of Michael C. Murphy (Clounaglaskin) — 1992-letter framework, DISFAVORED 2026-05-2825As on Michael C.'s record. · 1992-05-29 — The Montana Standard, p.4
- claimed father of Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)2Confidence that the claim is true. The letter never connects its 'Pat' to James J. Murphy's father; the archive drew the link on 26 May 2026 from the first name alone, and Luke set it aside on 28 May 2026. Patrick's civil marriage return of 1881 names his father 'James Murphy, Farmer'; his 1850 baptism ('Jacobi Murphy', in _inbox, not filed) gives James too; Luke's decision of 3 Oct 2026 is Seamus Mor (95). Patrick's sisters of the 1908 hearing (Maggie, Mary) are not in Tady's list. · 1992-05-29 — The Montana Standard, p.4; 1881-02-13 — Marriage Returns, Superintendent Registrar's District of Castletown
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Sources linking to this person
<25 — Namesake / flag / context — 1
- 1992-05-29 — The Montana Standard, p.4Tracing Murphys back to Irelandrole: ancestral_subject · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 10 · as printed: Timothy Murphy (aka Tady)
Identity: The record is the letter's 'Timothy Murphy (aka Tady)'.