1885 Dakota Territory Census Index — 5 Patrick Murphys; entry 3 (Jamestown bartender, ED 44-011-15) is user's ancestor

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The scan of the original record, as filed in the archive. Zoom in to read it against the transcription below.

Summary

Screen-capture of the NDSU Archives "Dakota Territory 1885 Census Index" search results for "Murphy, Patrick". Five results: 1. Patrick Murphy, age 1/12 (infant son), Dakota-born, ED 33-009-49, Barnes County 2. Patrick Murphy, age 35, Head, Boiler washer, Ireland-born, Fargo, ED 55-023-03, Cass County 3. **Patrick Murphy, age 26, [Head — implied], BARTENDER, Ireland-born, Jamestown City, ED 44-011-15, Stutsman County** — THE USER'S ANCESTOR. Age 26 in 1885 (b. ~1858/59) matches Patrick's actual April 1858 birth (per the 1884 Declaration of Intent + 1900 census). Occupation "Bartender" matches CLAUDE.md's identification of him as Pat the bartender — first primary-source confirmation of his bartender occupation. Jamestown City matches his Stutsman County residency in 1884 + 1885 per the Declaration of Intent. 4. Patrick Murphy, age 18, RR laborer, Iowa-born, ED 53-057-47, Morton County 5. Patrick Murphy (Mort.), age 65, Farmer, Ireland-born, ED 06, Walsh County (died during 1885) Index page only — does NOT include the actual census record. The full enumeration sheet for ED 44-011-15 would name Patrick's household composition, address, neighbors. The accompanying "Murphy - Census & Natural" composite PDF (filed at 1885-06-01_us-state-census-stutsman-jamestown_composite-with- patrick-murphy-naturalization) is the actual sheet for ED 44 and shows row 16 "Mr. Patrick" age 25 M Boarder — likely the same Patrick (age drift of 1 year is normal).

In its time

• Dakota Territory1861–1889
• Anti-Chinese movement in the West1882–1888

Household as enumerated

People — link detail

• Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)(as printed: Patrick Murphy)
  role: subject of search match 3 · family confidence: 100 certain

  age: 26 · birthplace: Ireland · occupation: Bartender · residence: Jamestown City, Stutsman County, ED 44-011-15

  Match 3 of 5 in the index. First primary-source attestation of Patrick Murphy's BARTENDER occupation (in 1885 Jamestown). The "Pat the bartender" CLAUDE.md identification is now anchored to a federal record.

Places

• Jamestown, North Dakota (primary)
• Stutsman County, North Dakota (primary)
• Dakota Territory / North Dakota (primary)
• Ireland (context)

Themes

• Emigration from Ireland
• Dakota territory settlement

Story threads

• The Pat-and-Ellen Murphy household — Butte 1887 to LA 1980

Tags

• #Source primary family
• #Evidence corroborating
• #Direct family

Related sources

• 1884-11-04 — North Dakota, U.S., Naturalizations, 1873-1952 — Stutsman County Volume 2 — Declaration of Intent — Patrick Murphy, native of Ireland, b. 1858, arr. NY March 1882; filed Jamestown ND 4 Nov 1884
• 1885-06-01 — Composite — 1885 Dakota Territory State Census (Stutsman County, Jamestown) + 1884 Patrick Murphy Declaration of Intent — 1885 Dakota Territory Census (Jamestown) + 1884 Patrick Murphy Declaration of Intent (composite PDF)

Open questions

• Retrieve the actual ED 44-011-15 enumeration sheet to see Patrick's full 1885 household + neighbors. The composite Murphy-Census-and-Natural PDF likely contains this — verify.