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In the 1880 Census, there were 80 Patrick Brophy's, including spelling variations, living in the United States. Of these, 50 were born in Ireland. Only a few were in the right age group to be your great granduncle, assuming he survived and was still in the States. A quick check of the actual census records eliminated most as having children born in America prior to 1872. Only two remained as reasonable matches and of these I found only one in 1900, namely Patrick Brophy, born March 1843, with wife Mary, born April 1843 in Ireland. They were residents of Oakland, California, in 1880 and in 1900. The latter census year included Patrick's immigration year as 1875 and that he was naturalized. This is close enough to warrant a closer look. The 1910 Census provides the middle initial "J" for both Patrick and Mary, and contradictorily indicates Patrick's year of immigration as 1865. Mary is his second wife and bore no children. This Patrick was a building contractor and died August 9, 1926. Most of his estate went to various charities; John P. Brophy, a nephew, received $2000; and Mrs. Mary Sohr, a niece, received $100, etc. [Oakland Tribune, August 13, 1926]In his obituary, printed earlier [Oakland Tribune, August 10, 1926] the nephew and niece are named as his children; nieces and nephews were: Mrs. Frank Garrison, Mrs. Elizabeth Baggett, Mrs. Jack McAllister, Joseph Brophy, Nicholas Brophy, Edward Kehoe, Lawrence Kehoe, and Mrs. Al Thompson. I realize this Patrick Brophy may or may not be your relative. Just my two cents. If you think there is a greater liklihood that he is related, I can provide more complete information and source citations. If you can provide more information on Patrick, I would be happy to look further.
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