Josephine (Chatham) Lee Pascoe
Also known as: Mrs. Josephine Lee, Mrs. William Pascoe, Mrs. W. J. Pascoe, Josephine Chatham Pascoe
family confidence: 75 — strongChatham (Kelly maternal grandparent line)
Sister of Mary Chatham Kelly; aunt of Agnes Kelly Murphy. Married (1) Michael J. Lee, 1908, and (2) William J. Pascoe, 24 Oct 1916 (tree). "Mrs. Josephine Lee" in her sister Catherine's 1916 obituary; "Mrs. William Pascoe" in her sister Mary's 1940 obituary; "Mrs. W. J. Pascoe of Butte" in her niece Mamie's 1954 obituary. Merged 4 Oct 2026 on Luke's call with the record person_mrs_william_pascoe_chatham_butte (one woman: 90, analyst b04; reasons on the 1916 marriage fact below).
Facts
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- Birth:
- unknown date, Michigan 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)Tree: Nov 1875, Michigan (1880 Portage census).
- Death:
- 1964-06-21, Butte, Montana 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1954-10-28 — The Montana Standard, p.2The tree: 21 June 1964 at 129 West Pacific street, Butte (Montana death records; obituary and funeral notices 22-23 June 1964, not filed). As Mrs. William Pascoe she was alive in May 1940 and Oct 1954 (filed obituaries). The record said 'before 1940' until the merge of 4 Oct 2026.
- Residence:
- Butte, Montana
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | marriage · married Michael J. Lee, 1908, Butte (tree) (Butte, Montana) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1910 | residence · Precinct 4, Silver Bow, married, in her mother's household (tree: 1910 census) (Silver Bow County, Montana) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1916-04-21 | residence · 'Mrs. Josephine Lee', of Butte (Butte, Montana) 1916 obituary. | 95 | 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10 |
| 1916-10-24 | marriage · married William J. Pascoe, 24 Oct 1916, Anaconda, Deer Lodge County (tree) (Anaconda, Montana) Josephine Chatham married (1) Michael J. Lee, 1908, Butte, and (2) William J. Pascoe, 24 Oct 1916, Anaconda (tree, citing Montana county marriages); her daughter Helen Lee (b. 1911) is in the Pascoe household as a stepdaughter in 1930 and 1940; Josephine died 21 June 1964 at 129 West Pacific street, Butte, the address at which William died in 1940 (tree). In print: 'Mrs. Josephine Lee' (Apr 1916), 'Mrs. Sy Pascoe' (1929, cousin of Mullaney), 'Mrs. William Pascoe' (1940, sister of Mary Kelly), 'Mrs. W. J. Pascoe' (1954, aunt of Mamie). Elimination: the 1916 obituary names seven sisters (Catherine plus six). By the tree's dates, Catherine died 1916, Emma (Mrs. James Stafford) Jan 1925, Margaret (Sullivan) Oct 1939; Nellie died Aug 1940, Agnes (Brennan) 1949, Josephine 1964. The 1940 obituary of Mary (May 1940) names exactly three surviving sisters: 'Mrs. Nellie Tracy, Mrs. William Pascoe and Mrs. Agnes Brennan'. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1920-1964 | residence · West Centerville (1920, 1935, 1940 censuses); Precinct 6, Silver Bow (1930); 129 West Pacific street, Butte (1964) (tree) (Centerville (district of Butte)) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1940-05-30 | residence · 'Mrs. William Pascoe ... of Butte', a widow (her husband died 5 Apr 1940, tree) (Butte, Montana) 1940 obituary of her sister Mary; identity with Josephine 90. | 95 | 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5 |
| 1949 | event · supplied the Chatham family history that her niece Agnes Kelly Murphy wrote out on 6 May 1949 ('Josephine sent me the following') 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'. She is the only Josephine among Agnes's aunts and was alive until 1964 by the tree; 85 that the Josephine of the notes is she. | 85 | 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers |
| 1954-10-28 | residence · 'Mrs. W. J. Pascoe of Butte', aunt of Mamie Kelly (Butte, Montana) 1954 obituary of her niece; identity with Josephine 90. | 95 | 1954-10-28 — The Montana Standard, p.2 |
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) Kelly951916 list; as Mrs. William Pascoe, in Mary's own 1940 list. · 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10; 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
Marriage
- married to William Pascoe / W. J. Pascoe (Butte)95inferredHis wife's printed names in 1940 and 1954; the tree's 1916 marriage. · 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 1954-10-28 — The Montana Standard, p.2; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
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Appears with
- Mary (Chatham) Kelly3 shared sources
- Nellie (Chatham) Dennison Tracy3 shared sources
- Agnes (Chatham) Brennan3 shared sources
- Agnes Kelly Murphy3 shared sources
- Miss Mary "Mamie" Kelly (LA, d. 1954)3 shared sources
- Irene Kelly Hauser (1902–1986; 'Mrs. Fred Hauser'; Agnes Kelly Murphy's sister)3 shared sources
- Walter Kelly (1895–1962; 'Beadle Kelly'; Agnes Kelly Murphy's brother)3 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
- William Pascoe / W. J. Pascoe (Butte)2 shared sources
- Fred Hauser (1899–1955; husband of Irene Kelly)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
- …and 24 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: 75 · as printed: Mrs. Josephine Lee
Identity: The record is made from this list; in mentioned: only.
- 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5MRS. MARY KELLY, EX-WALKERVILLE RESIDENT, TAKENrole: surviving_sister · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Mrs. William Pascoe
Identity: Josephine Chatham married (1) Michael J. Lee, 1908, Butte, and (2) William J. Pascoe, 24 Oct 1916, Anaconda (tree, citing Montana county marriages); her daughter Helen Lee (b. 1911) is in the Pascoe household as a stepdaughter in 1930 and 1940; Josephine died 21 June 1964 at 129 West Pacific street, Butte, the address at which William died in 1940 (tree). In print: 'Mrs. Josephine Lee' (Apr 1916), 'Mrs. Sy Pascoe' (1929, cousin of Mullaney), 'Mrs. William Pascoe' (1940, sister of Mary Kelly), 'Mrs. W. J. Pascoe' (1954, aunt of Mamie). Elimination: the 1916 obituary names seven sisters (Catherine plus six). By the tree's dates, Catherine died 1916, Emma (Mrs. James Stafford) Jan 1925, Margaret (Sullivan) Oct 1939; Nellie died Aug 1940, Agnes (Brennan) 1949, Josephine 1964. The 1940 obituary of Mary (May 1940) names exactly three surviving sisters: 'Mrs. Nellie Tracy, Mrs. William Pascoe and Mrs. Agnes Brennan'.
- 1954-10-28 — The Montana Standard, p.2Miss Mary Kelly Dies in Californiarole: surviving_aunt · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Mrs. W. J. Pascoe
Identity: Same woman as Mrs. William Pascoe (95) and as Josephine Lee (90).
- 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: 75 · as printed: Josephine
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). 'Josephine' is one of the seven daughters of John Chatham and Kathryn Ryan. Agnes's 1949 notes also open 'Josephine sent me the following'.