John A. /Chatham/
family confidence: 95 — certain (corroborated)Chatham (Kelly maternal grandparent line)
Facts
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- Birth:
- 1829-12-16, Avoca, Wicklow, Ireland 502026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 1967 — Murphy family papersThree dates: baptism 16 Dec 1829 at Wicklow (tree, citing NLI microfilm 06477/01; the tree gives the same day for birth and baptism); 'born in County Wicklow - Ireland Dec 11 ... 1830 - Vale of Avoca', with 'my mother was born on his 31 birthday' (Agnes's 1949 notes, from his daughter Josephine); '18[3?]9' with 'Dec 11' added (1967 chart). A birth on 11 Dec 1829 and baptism five days later would reconcile the register and the family's birthday; the notes' 1830 is then a year out. Place: Vale of Avoca, Co. Wicklow, 95 (notes, chart and tree agree).
- Death:
- 1901, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)The tree: death 1901, Butte, citing Find a Grave, the Montana county deaths index and the Anaconda Standard obituary index of 13 May 1901; it also has 'John Chatham dies at the residence of son Jame[s] Chatham', Butte Miner, 13 May 1901.
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1829-12-16 | religion · baptised 16 Dec 1829, Co. Wicklow (Catholic register) (Wicklow, Ireland) Tree, citing the Irish Catholic parish registers (NLI microfilm 06477/01); not filed. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1850 | emigration · arrival in the United States, 1850 (tree: 1900 census) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1856-1857 | marriage · married 'Kathryn, or (Catherine) Ryan. 1857' (Agnes's 1949 notes; 'married 1857' added on the 1967 chart); the tree has 1856 The marriage itself is 95 (notes, both family charts and the tree); the year is 1857 by the family and 1856 by the tree (50 each). | 75 | 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 1967 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1860 | residence · Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan (tree: 1860 census) (Houghton, Michigan) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1870 | residence · Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan (tree: 1870 census) (Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1895-09-16 | event · juror ('John Chatham'; 'John Cheatham' in the Standard) in the trial of Thomas Hudson for attempting to hold up the Silver Bow National bank, Judge Speer's court, Butte (Butte, Montana) Both papers of 17 Sept 1895 print a 'John Chatham'/'Cheatham' first in the jury list. Identity 80: the tree attaches both items to him, and his son John James (b. about 1877) was too young to sit on a jury. | 80 | 1895-09-17 — The Butte Miner, p.6; 1895-09-17 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5 |
| 1900 | residence · Silver Bow, Silver Bow County, Montana (tree: 1900 census) (Silver Bow County, Montana) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1901 | burial · Butte (tree, citing Find a Grave) (Butte, Montana) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1901-05 | event · died 'at the residence of son James Chatham' (tree's title for the Butte Miner item of 13 May 1901); the 1967 chart gives 1902 (Butte, Montana) Tree citation of two obituaries of 13 May 1901 (75) against the chart's 1902 (25). | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1967 — Murphy family papers |
| — | emigration · 'Came to America as a very young man, to New Jersey. traveled extensively in Michigan and Calif.'; 'Some of the Chathams are buried in Jackson Co. Calif.' Agnes Kelly Murphy's handwritten notes 'The Chatham Family', dated May 6, 1949 (pages 3-4 of the enclosures to Joan Murphy's letter of 20 Feb 1995; read from the scan for this analysis, the folder's transcription quotes only the Murphy lines). Agnes writes that 'Josephine sent me the following'. The tree has his arrival in 1850 (1900 census). | 75 | 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
Relationships
Family (blood)
- child of Christopher /Chatham/90'Fathers name was Christopher Chatham' (Agnes's 1949 notes, from his daughter Josephine); Christopher Chatham at the head of the 1967 chart and the 1979 typed tree; the Ancestry tree (presumably from the Wicklow baptism entry it cites). Family papers and tree agree. · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 1967 — Murphy family papers
- child of Catherine /Chatham/50The Ancestry tree names his mother Catherine (uncited on her record). The family's papers say 'mothers name Mary Breen' (1949 notes; the 1979 typed tree: 'Christopher Chatham — Mary Breen'). The 1967 chart strikes 'Breen', writes 'Katherine', and adds 'Mary Breen - second marriage to Christopher ???'. · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 1967 — Murphy family papers
- parent of Mary (Chatham) Kelly95'Grand Father Chatham, my Mother's Father ... (my mother was born on his 31 birthday)' (Agnes's 1949 notes); John Chatham as Mary Chatham's father on the 1967 chart and the 1979 typed tree; the Ancestry tree (1870 census household). · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words; 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 1967 — Murphy family papers
Marriage
- married to Catherine /Ryan/95'Married Kathryn, or (Catherine) Ryan. 1857' (Agnes's 1949 notes); 'Katherine Ryan' beside him on the 1967 chart and 'Kathryn Ryan' on the 1979 typed tree; the Ancestry tree (m. 1856, with the 1870 and 1900 census households). · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 1967 — Murphy family papers
Nexus
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Appears with
- Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)3 shared sources
- Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)3 shared sources
- Agnes Kelly Murphy3 shared sources
- Mary (Chatham) Kelly3 shared sources
- John /Kelly/3 shared sources
- Catherine /Ryan/3 shared sources
- James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)3 shared sources
- Myles Lyne (c. 1791–1872; Ardgroom farmer; second husband of Margaret Shea; Ellen Lyne Murphy's stepfather, named as her father in 1881)2 shared sources
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)2 shared sources
- Christopher /Chatham/2 shared sources
- Marie A. Schueller Murphy (b. 31 Aug 1916 Ferdinand ID; d. 11 Apr 2012 La Mesa CA age 95; "Marie by the Sea"; user's paternal grandmother)2 shared sources
- Daniel ("Dan") Murphy2 shared sources
- Catherine (Chatham) Maloughney (b. ~1859 Michigan; d. 20 Apr 1916 Walkerville age 57; Tish's mother)2 shared sources
- Catherine /Chatham/1 shared source
- Michelle Murphy1 shared source
- …and 34 more people with shared sources.
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 5
- 1895-09-17 — The Anaconda Standard, p.5HUDSON WAS GUILTY / The Case of the Would-Be Daylight Bank Robber. / HIS NAME IS TIM MURPHY / He Was Not Put on the Stand and the Jury Was Out About an Hour and a Half—Did Not Surprise Him.role: juror · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: John Chatham
Identity: Same jury in the Standard's report (printed 'John Chatham'); the tree attaches the Standard's item too.
- 1895-09-17 — The Butte Miner, p.6BANK ROBBER GUILTY / Jury Finds Hudson, Alias Doe, Alias Murray Guilty. / PUNISHMENT LEFT TO THE COURTrole: juror · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: John Chatham
Identity: Jury list, Hudson bank-robbery trial; the tree attaches this item to him.
- 1967 — Murphy family papersMurphy Family Tree, 1967: 'Patrick Murphy, Balykrewan, County Cork, Ireland'; Ellen Lyne (1859-1935)role: grandfather_of_agnes_on_chart · identity 95 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: John Chatham
Identity: Father of Mary Chatham on the 1967 chart, Vale of Avoca, Co. Wicklow, with 'Dec 11' added; the years on the box are partly overwritten.
- 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: subject_of_enclosed_1949_notes · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Grand Father Chatham; John Chatham
Identity: Agnes's 1949 notes on her grandfather and the 1979 typed tree.
- ~2026-05 — Family research deck — Luke Murphy (user) self-prepared PowerPointLuke Murphy's Murphy Family Research deck — Ancestry-tree summary cards for great-great-grandparents back through 3rd-great-grandparent generationrole: third_great_grandfather_chatham_side · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: John A. Chatham (b. 16 Dec 1829 Avoca Wicklow; d. 1901 Butte)
Identity: His Ancestry card (derived from the tree); in mentioned: only.