Agnes (Chatham) Brennan
Also known as: Mrs. James Brennan, Mrs. Agnes Brennan
family confidence: 95 — certain (corroborated)Chatham (Kelly maternal grandparent line)
Named "Mrs. James Brennan" in 1916 Catherine Chatham Maloughney obit and as "Mrs. Agnes Brennan" in 1940 Mary Chatham Kelly obit's surviving-sisters list. Agnes is her given name; James is her husband's. One of only 3 Chatham sisters still living at Mary Kelly's 1940 death.
Facts
Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.
- Birth:
- unknown date, Michigan 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)Tree: 1870, Michigan (1870 Calumet census).
- Death:
- unknown date, Butte, Montana 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)Tree: 30 Sep 1949, Butte, citing Montana death records and an obituary of 5 Oct 1949.
- Residence:
- Butte, Montana
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | emigration · the Chatham family came to Butte from Leadville, Colorado (tree note under 1884) (Butte, Montana) Uncited tree note. | 50 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1887-10-25 | marriage · married James Brennan, 25 Oct 1887, Butte; the Butte Weekly Miner of 29 Oct 1887 reported the wedding 'with gifts listed by guests' (tree) (Butte, Montana) Tree, citing Montana county marriages and the newspaper; not filed. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1910-1920 | residence · Precinct 3, Silver Bow, wife (1910 census); Butte Ward 6B, wife (1920 census) (tree) (Silver Bow County, Montana) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1916-04-21 | residence · 'Mrs. James Brennan', of Butte (Butte, Montana) 1916 obituary. | 95 | 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10 |
| 1924-12/1925-03 | event · 'your Aunt Agnes' return' (to Butte, winter 1924-25): Michael Mullaney called 'at Douglas to make certain of Brennan's location' and went to see her (Butte, Montana) His letter of 31 Mar 1925 to Agnes Kelly Murphy; the only Aunt Agnes of hers known. | 90 | 1925-03-31 — Family letters — Michael R. Mullaney to Agnes Kelly Murphy |
| 1925-09-06 | event · widowed: James J. Brennan died 6 Sep 1925, Butte (tree) (Butte, Montana) Tree only (obituaries of 7 Sep 1925, 'aged 67'). | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1940-05-29 | event · 'Mrs. Tracy and Mrs. Brennan left yesterday morning for Los Angeles, to attend the funeral services' of their sister Mary 1940 obituary. | 95 | 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5 |
| 1949 | burial · Butte (tree) (Butte, Montana) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
Relationships
Family (blood)
- sister of Catherine (Chatham) Maloughney (b. ~1859 Michigan; d. 20 Apr 1916 Walkerville age 57; Tish's mother)951916 sister list. · 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
- sister of Mary (Chatham) Kelly100In Catherine's sister list with Mary (1916); 'Mrs. Agnes Brennan' among Mary's own sisters (1940); 'your Aunt Agnes' to Mary's daughter (1925). · 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10; 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1925-03-31 — Family letters — Michael R. Mullaney to Agnes Kelly Murphy
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Appears with
- Nellie (Chatham) Dennison Tracy4 shared sources
- Mary (Chatham) Kelly3 shared sources
- Josephine (Chatham) Lee Pascoe3 shared sources
- Agnes Kelly Murphy3 shared sources
- Catherine (Chatham) Maloughney (b. ~1859 Michigan; d. 20 Apr 1916 Walkerville age 57; Tish's mother)2 shared sources
- Mrs. James Stafford (née Chatham; first name unknown)2 shared sources
- Margaret (Chatham) Sullivan2 shared sources
- Miss Mary "Mamie" Kelly (LA, d. 1954)2 shared sources
- Irene Kelly Hauser (1902–1986; 'Mrs. Fred Hauser'; Agnes Kelly Murphy's sister)2 shared sources
- Walter Kelly (1895–1962; 'Beadle Kelly'; Agnes Kelly Murphy's brother)2 shared sources
- Patrick "Tish" Maloughney (1883–1958; "Tish Maloney" in print; JJM's best friend by family tradition; Chatham cousin of Aggie Kelly)1 shared source
- John Maloughney (Tish's brother; Butte miner 1906)1 shared source
- Olive Maloughney (Tish's sister; Butte clerk 1906)1 shared source
- Kate Maloughney Jr (Tish's sister; Butte clerk 1906)1 shared source
- William Pascoe / W. J. Pascoe (Butte)1 shared source
- …and 26 more people with shared sources.
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 4
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10MRS. CATHERINE MALOUGHNEY.role: surviving_sister_chatham · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Mrs. James Brennan
Identity: The record is made from this list; in mentioned: only.
- 1925-03-31 — Family letters — Michael R. Mullaney to Agnes Kelly MurphyMullaney to Agnes Kelly Murphy, 31 Mar 1925 — Walkerville; reports tragic death of nephew Jimmie; mentions Aunt Agnes Brennan, Nellie Dennison, Maggie Devitt of Crofton BCrole: aunt_of_recipient · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: your Aunt Agnes
Identity: Mullaney to Agnes Kelly Murphy; 'Brennan's location' in the same sentence.
- 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5MRS. MARY KELLY, EX-WALKERVILLE RESIDENT, TAKENrole: surviving_sister · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Mrs. Agnes Brennan
Identity: 'three sisters ... Mrs. Agnes Brennan, all of Butte'; 'Mrs. Brennan' went to the funeral.
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papersJoan Murphy to Dan, 20 Feb 1995: Grandma Murphy's arranged marriage to 'a much older man'; the foremost shoemakerrole: on_enclosed_1979_family_tree · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Agnes
Identity: The 'Murphy Family Tree 1979' typed by Joan Murphy (page 2 of the enclosures to her 1995 letter; read from the scan, not transcribed in the folder because it lists living people). 'Agnes' is one of the seven daughters of John Chatham and Kathryn Ryan.