JAMES J. MURPHY DIES

The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, 1927-04-05, p.7

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  • name as printed"James J. Murphy, 58, a resident of"

    James J. Murphy

Summary

Brief obituary for James J. Murphy, 58, resident of Butte for the past 35 years, who died "yesterday" (4 April 1927) at the family residence, 79 Missoula avenue. Funeral plans incomplete at press time. Survivors named: widow Mrs. Agnes Murphy; six sons (Vincent, Francis, Emmet, James, Paul, William); sister Mrs. Mary Quinn; grandson Thomas Murphy; brother John in Ireland; sister-in-law Mrs. Nan Rayn; brother-in-law Pat V. Ryan of Butte. Fraternal affiliations listed: Catholic Foresters, Woodmen of the World, and Butte Aerie No. 11, F.O.E. (Fraternal Order of Eagles). Notably ABSENT: any AOH affiliation — which distinguishes this James J. Murphy from person_james_murphy_son_of_pat_and_ellen (the Silver Bow County AOH president 1912–1913). The user's filename ("OTHER JAMES J MURPHY") flags this distinction; two-records rule preserved.

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Narrative

James J. Murphy, 58, a resident of Butte for 35 years, died at the family residence, 79 Missoula avenue, with funeral plans still incomplete. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Agnes Murphy; six sons, Vincent, Francis, Emmet, James, Paul and William; a sister, Mrs. Mary Quinn; a grandson, Thomas Murphy; a brother, John, in Ireland; and a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mrs. Nan Rayn and Pat V. Ryan of Butte. He belonged to the Catholic Foresters, the Woodmen of the World and Butte Aerie No. 11, F. O. E.

  • “a resident of Butte for the past 35 years, died yesterday at the family residence, 79 Missoula avenue”
  • “a brother, John, in Ireland”

AI-generated (claude-opus-5). Verify against the transcription before quoting.

People

  • James J. Murphy (Butte, d. 1927 age 58)(as printed: James J. Murphy)
    role: subject · family confidence: 10 flag

    Logged as a CANDIDATE Butte Murphy of the same generation as the user's research orbit. Distinguishing details beyond surname + region: first name + middle initial J, specific death date and address (79 Missoula avenue), specific widow (Agnes) and six named sons. NOT the AOH-active JJM (Catholic Foresters / FOE memberships listed, no AOH). Flagged 10 (worth surfacing in the index) but not promoted until family alignment confirmed by user.

  • role: surviving grandson · family confidence: 0 not family

Also mentioned

  • Mrs. Agnes Murphy · widow

    Surviving widow. Initially conflated with the Agnes Kelly who married the user's JJM 19 Oct 1908 St. Lawrence church (the lump-rather-than-split call). 2026-05-27 GEDCOM evidence REJECTS that identification: the user's JJM (now person_james_murphy_son_of_pat_and_ellen) lived until 1938 LA, so his wife Agnes Kelly was NOT a widow in 1927. The two Agnes Murphys are distinct individuals; this widow remains unidentified, NOT family.

  • Vincent Murphy · surviving_son
  • Francis Murphy · surviving_son
  • Emmet Murphy · surviving_son
  • James Murphy · surviving_son
  • Paul Murphy · surviving_son
  • William Murphy · surviving_son
  • Mrs. Mary Quinn · surviving_sister
  • John Murphy · surviving_brother

    In Ireland — implies Ireland-born origin for this James J. Murphy himself.

  • Mrs. Nan Rayn · surviving_sister_in_law

    Spelling likely Ryan, given Pat V. Ryan as brother-in-law on same line.

  • Pat V. Ryan · surviving_brother_in_law

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Transcription
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# JAMES J. MURPHY DIES *The Anaconda Standard, Tuesday, April 5, 1927, p. 7.* James J. Murphy, 58, a resident of Butte for the past 35 years, died yesterday at the family residence, 79 Missoula avenue. The plans for the funeral are incomplete. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Agnes Murphy; six sons, Vincent, Francis, Emmet, James, Paul and William; a sister, Mrs. Mary Quinn; a grandson, Thomas Murphy; a brother, John, in Ireland; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Nan Rayn, and a brother-in-law, Pat V. Ryan of Butte. He was a member of the Catholic ForestersFraternal & benefit ordersCatholic Order of Forestersfounded 1883Catholic fraternal insurance order founded in Chicago; local lodges were called courts.More in Key terms →, Woodmen of the WorldFraternal & benefit ordersWoodmen of the Worldfounded 1890Fraternal life-insurance order founded in Omaha; local lodges were called camps.More in Key terms → and the Butte AerieFraternal & benefit ordersFraternal Order of Eaglesfounded 1898Fraternal order founded in Seattle; a local lodge is an aerie.More in Key terms → No. 11, F. O. E. ## Correction from the dossier pass (26 Sept 2026, Opus agent clips-c2, read from the image) The older James J. Murphy's widow was also named Agnes (apparently a Ryan by birth), so "wife Agnes" alone does not distinguish the two men; his address was 79 Missoula avenue, which also identifies the "James Murphy, 79 Missoula avenue" election judge of 13 Apr 1924 as him.

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Open questions

  • The user filed this as "OTHER JAMES J MURPHY" — implying they distinguish him from the AOH-active James J. Murphy of Centerville (person_james_murphy_son_of_pat_and_ellen). The Catholic Foresters / Woodmen / F.O.E. memberships (with NO AOH listed) are consistent with that judgment. Default holding — two records.
  • Brother John in Ireland — what region? If Beara / West Cork that's a direct line to the family arc. If elsewhere, less direct. No clue in this clipping.
  • Brother-in-law Pat V. Ryan and widow Agnes Murphy (not the Agnes Kelly of the 1908 wedding) — Ryan relationship is unexplained. Either Pat V. Ryan is married to a sister of the deceased, or the widow Agnes was born a Ryan. The 1908 bride married the user's JJM; this widow is a different Agnes. Note for follow-up.
  • Note the obituary body says "58" but the filename the user assigned reads "Aged 68" — user filing typo, NOT a body-text disagreement.