Mrs. James Stafford (née Chatham; first name unknown)
family confidence: 75 — strongChatham (Kelly maternal grandparent line)
Named in 1916 Catherine Chatham Maloughney obit (surviving sister, Butte). Husband James Stafford of Butte. Not on 1940 Mary Chatham Kelly surviving-sisters list — so predeceased Mary 1916-1940.
Facts
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- Birth:
- unknown date, Michigan 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)Tree: 1860, Michigan (1870 Calumet and 1880 Portage censuses as cited).
- Death:
- pre-1940, Butte, Montana 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5She is not among Mary's surviving sisters in 1940. The tree gives 18 Jan 1925, Portland, Oregon (citing Oregon death records), with an obituary 'E. STAFFORD' in the Butte Miner of 8 July 1925 and burial in Butte.
- Residence:
- Butte, Montana
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | marriage · married James Patrick Stafford (b. 1855, Lovelton, Pennsylvania), 1886 (tree) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1900 | residence · Silver Bow, wife (tree: 1900 census) (Silver Bow County, Montana) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1916-04-21 | residence · 'Mrs. James Stafford', of Butte (Butte, Montana) 1916 obituary. | 95 | 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10 |
| 1916-11-08 | event · widowed: her husband James Stafford died 8 Nov 1916, Butte, after an injury at the Black Rock mine (tree items, Sept-Nov 1916) (Butte, Montana) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1920 | residence · Portland, Oregon, widowed head of household (tree: 1920 census) (Portland, Oregon) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| — | name · first name Emma: 'Emma' among the Chatham daughters on the 1979 typed tree, with 'Nellie Stafford' added under her; 'Nellie Stafford under Aunt Emma' (Joan Murphy, 1995); 'Emma Chatham Stafford' (Ancestry tree) Two family statements and the tree; 'Mrs. James Stafford' in 1916 matches the tree's husband James Patrick Stafford. | 95 | 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10 |
| — | description · mother of Nellie Stafford, 'Mom's favorite cousin, who was an only child' (Joan Murphy of her mother Agnes) Joan's 1995 letter. The tree gives Emma two children, Nellie and Fred, against 'an only child'. | 75 | 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 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) Kelly95Both in the 1916 list of Catherine's sisters. · 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
- Mary (Chatham) Kelly2 shared sources
- Nellie (Chatham) Dennison Tracy2 shared sources
- Agnes (Chatham) Brennan2 shared sources
- Margaret (Chatham) Sullivan2 shared sources
- Josephine (Chatham) Lee Pascoe2 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
- Joan Claire /Murphy/1 shared source
- Daniel ("Dan") Murphy1 shared source
- Theresa Murphy (Seattle)1 shared source
- Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)1 shared source
- Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)1 shared source
- …and 23 more people with shared sources.
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 2
- 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. James Stafford
Identity: The record is made from this list; in mentioned: only.
- 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 95 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Emma
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). 'Emma' is one of the seven daughters of John Chatham and Kathryn Ryan. 'Nellie Stafford' is added in pen under Emma, and Joan's letter speaks of 'Nellie Stafford under Aunt Emma'.