DENNIS J. MURPHY DIES AT HOME IN THIS CITY

The Butte Miner, Butte, 1916-10-19, p.5

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Summary

Dennis J. Murphy, 920 North Henry street, died early Wednesday morning 18 October 1916. Age 51 (born ~1865). Resident of Butte 30 years (came c. 1886). Born in Ireland. A miner all his Butte years. Survived by wife (unnamed) and five children: Jerry, Josie, Margaret, Dennis, and Regina. Also surviving: two brothers Michael J. and Daniel; a sister Mrs. M. J. Lyons, all of Butte. IDENTITY QUESTION vs. person_dennis_j_murphy_butte_1892 (the Cork-married, 1892-divorced Dennis with sons John and Michael). - 1892 record — age 31, b. ~1861; this 1916 obit: age 51, b. ~1865. Four years discrepancy — within the noise of news-paper self-reporting / next-of-kin reporting. - 1892 record — two sons John (b. 1880) and Michael (b. 1883). 1916 obit: five children Jerry, Josie, Margaret, Dennis, Regina. NO overlap of names. Either (a) all the 1892 children predeceased or moved before 1916, or (b) this is a different Dennis. - Lump-rather-than-split bias — provisionally treat as the same Dennis with a SECOND family after the 1892 divorce. Default assumption; flagged as open question. TADY MURPHY TREE CONNECTION: This Dennis has brothers Michael J. and Daniel — both names appear in Tady Murphy's eight Butte- emigrant children per the 1992 letter (Michael and Dan). Sister "Mrs. M. J. Lyons" could be Julia Murphy (Tady's daughter) married to a Lyons. Dennis himself is NOT in Tady's 8 listed children — but the 1992 letter lists only 8 of Tady's 15 children, the others being non-Butte siblings. Dennis could be a 9th sibling who came later. Plausible Tady-tree alignment but not confirmed.

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Narrative

Dennis J. Murphy of 920 North Henry street died early on the morning of October 18, 1916, aged 51. Born in Ireland, he had lived in Butte for 30 years and worked in mining, leaving his wife and five children — Jerry, Josie, Margaret, Dennis and Regina — along with two brothers, Michael J. and Daniel, and a sister, Mrs. M. J. Lyons, all of Butte.

“He was widely known in Butte and his intimate friends were many.”

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People

Dennis J. Murphy (Butte, 1892)(as printed: Dennis J. Murphy)
role: subject · family confidence: 50 candidate
Promoted from 50 → still 50 (held; not higher pending user signal). Same person record as the 1892 divorce Dennis, with a SECOND family after the divorce. Five new children named here (Jerry, Josie, Margaret, Dennis, Regina) who should be added to people.yaml as Dennis's children by his second wife. The first marriage's sons (John b. 1880, Michael b. 1883) are not mentioned as 1916 survivors — consistent with their having predeceased or moved.

Also mentioned

Jerry Murphy · surviving_son_of_dennis
Jerry = Jeremiah. Possibly same Jerry as Tady's son? Probably not — generational mismatch (this Jerry is Dennis's son, would be a grandson of Tady).
Josie Murphy · surviving_daughter_of_dennis
Margaret Murphy · surviving_daughter_of_dennis
Distinct from person_margaret_murphy_sister_of_pat_bartender (sister of person_patrick_j_murphy_bartender_1908) — different generation, different father.
Dennis Murphy · surviving_son_of_dennis
Jr — same name as his father.
Regina Murphy · surviving_daughter_of_dennis
Michael J. Murphy · surviving_brother_of_dennis
Of Butte. Possibly the same Michael in Tady's 8 Butte-emigrant children list. Two-records rule keeps him as a separate record.
Daniel Murphy · surviving_brother_of_dennis
Of Butte. Possibly the same Dan in Tady's 8 Butte-emigrant children list. Distinct from person_daniel_l_murphy_1894_1980 (the bartender Pat's son, b. Butte 1894 — wrong generation).
Mrs. M. J. Lyons · surviving_sister_of_dennis
Possibly Julia Murphy (Tady's daughter) married to a Lyons. Or Kit Murphy. Unconfirmed.

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)
Ireland (context)

Themes

Story threads

Famine to emigration

Source type

obituary

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Transcription

transcription: complete · confidence high

# DENNIS J. MURPHY DIES AT HOME IN THIS CITY *The Butte Miner, Thursday, October 19, 1916, p. 5.* The death of Dennis J. Murphy, 920 North Henry street, occurred early yesterday morning. Mr. Murphy was 51 years of age and had been a resident of Butte for 30 years during which time he had followed the business of mining. He was born in Ireland. He was widely known in Butte and his intimate friends were many. He leaves his wife and five children: Jerry, Josie, Margaret, Dennis and Regina. There are also two brothers, Michael J., and Daniel, and a sister, Mrs. M. J. Lyons, all of Butte.

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Open questions

Are 1892-divorce Dennis and 1916-obit Dennis the same man? Default lump.
Mrs. M. J. Lyons sister identity — was she one of Tady's daughters (Julia, Kit)?
The brothers Michael J. and Daniel — same Michael and Dan as Tady's 8 Butte emigrants? If yes, this Dennis is Tady's son (the 9th Butte arrival not on the 1992 letter list).