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Margaret (Chatham) Sullivan

Also known as: Mrs. Margaret Sullivan

family confidence: 75 — strongChatham (Kelly maternal grandparent line)

Named in 1916 Catherine Chatham Maloughney obit (surviving sister, Butte). Sullivan married name — not necessarily related to Patrick Tailor Sullivan or any other family Sullivan; Sullivan is a very common Butte Irish surname. Not on 1940 Mary Kelly surviving-sisters list — predeceased 1916-1940.

Facts

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Birth:: unknown date, Michigan 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)Tree: 15 Apr 1871, Michigan.
Death:: pre-1940, Butte, Montana 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5Not among Mary's surviving sisters in May 1940. The tree: 11 Oct 1939, Butte, citing Montana death records and her obituary of 12 Oct 1939 ('Margaret Chatham Sullivan').
Residence:: Butte, Montana

Date	Fact	Conf.	Sources
1890	marriage · married John L. Sullivan (b. May 1854, Ireland), 1890, Butte (tree) (Butte, Montana) Tree only.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1900	residence · Silver Bow, wife (tree: 1900 census); Centerville (tree) (Silver Bow County, Montana) Tree only.	75	2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
1916-04-21	residence · 'Mrs. Margaret Sullivan', of Butte (Butte, Montana) 1916 obituary; printed with her own first name, while two sisters are printed under their husbands' names.	95	1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
1929-05-20	event · 'Mrs. Margaret Sullivan', one of Michael Mullaney's 'six cousins' (Butte, Montana) Same printed form as 1916, in a cousin list that also names Pascoe, Brennan and James Chatham; Sullivan is a common name, so 80.	80	1929-05-20 — The Montana Standard, p.7

Relationships

Family (blood)

sister of Catherine (Chatham) Maloughney (b. ~1859 Michigan; d. 20 Apr 1916 Walkerville age 57; Tish's mother)95
1916 sister list. · 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
sister of Mary (Chatham) Kelly95
Both in the 1916 list. · 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)

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Appears with

Catherine (Chatham) Maloughney (b. ~1859 Michigan; d. 20 Apr 1916 Walkerville age 57; Tish's mother)2 shared sources
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
Mary (Chatham) Kelly2 shared sources
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
Nellie (Chatham) Dennison Tracy2 shared sources
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
Mrs. James Stafford (née Chatham; first name unknown)2 shared sources
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
Agnes (Chatham) Brennan2 shared sources
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
Josephine (Chatham) Lee Pascoe2 shared sources
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
Patrick "Tish" Maloughney (1883–1958; "Tish Maloney" in print; JJM's best friend by family tradition; Chatham cousin of Aggie Kelly)1 shared source
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
John Maloughney (Tish's brother; Butte miner 1906)1 shared source
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
Olive Maloughney (Tish's sister; Butte clerk 1906)1 shared source
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
Kate Maloughney Jr (Tish's sister; Butte clerk 1906)1 shared source
- 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10
Michael R. Mullaney (b. ~1856 Michigan; d. 19 May 1929 Walkerville; Chatham cousin; letter-writer)1 shared source
- 1929-05-20 — The Montana Standard, p.7
Margaret (Mullaney) Devitt (Mike's sister; Crofton BC c.1925)1 shared source
- 1929-05-20 — The Montana Standard, p.7
Joan Claire /Murphy/1 shared source
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
Daniel ("Dan") Murphy1 shared source
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
Theresa Murphy (Seattle)1 shared source
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers
…and 25 more people with shared sources.

Sources linking to this person

≥75 — High confidence — 3

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. Margaret Sullivan
Identity: The record is made from this list; in mentioned: only.
1929-05-20 — The Montana Standard, p.7OLD-TIME BUTTE RESIDENT PASSES — Michael Mullaney Dies at Walkerville; Funeral Not Arranged
role: cousin · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Mrs. Margaret Sullivan
Identity: See facts.
1995-02-20 — Murphy family papersJoan Murphy to Dan, 20 Feb 1995: Grandma Murphy's arranged marriage to 'a much older man'; the foremost shoemaker
role: on_enclosed_1979_family_tree · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Margaret
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). 'Margaret' is one of the seven daughters of John Chatham and Kathryn Ryan.