Nell (Helen) Cosgrove (1907 Sagebrushers traveler)
Also known as: Helen Cosgrove, Miss Helen Cosgrove
family confidence: 0 — not family / context
Party member #6 on the 1907 diary; sister of Kate. "Nell" is taken to be the pet form of Helen: Kate's sister is "Miss Helen" in 1899 (inference, 0.75). Helen Cosgrove of South Butte was a school registry agent with an office at 1104 Utah avenue (1902), leader of St. Joseph's choir (1902) and a soprano in it beside Kate at Easter 1910, still "Miss". Possibly the Helen Cosgrove, 1872-1932, buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Butte (Find a Grave 141238393; name and place only, 0.55; not adopted here). NOT the Havre Helen Cosgrove (b. c.1895), Ellen Hennessey Cosgrove (1868-1889) or Elinor "Ellen" Bailey Cosgrove (1865-1924, Anaconda). Research: research/docs/sagebrushers-companions-2026-09-28/cosgrove-sisters.md
Facts
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- Residence:
- Butte, Montana
- Affiliations:
- School registry agent, South Butte precinct, 1902, St. Joseph's parish, South Butte (choir leader 1902; choir 1910)
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | occupation · school registry agent for a South Butte precinct: "Helen Cosgrove, agent; office, 1104 Utah avenue" (Butte, Montana) Butte Inter Mountain 22-29 Mar 1902 p. 6 and 29 Apr 1902 p. 8 (research note). Capped by the Nell = Helen inference. | 70 | |
| 1902-1910 | membership · St. Joseph's church choir, South Butte: "Miss Helen Cosgrove, leader" (1902); a soprano beside Kate at Easter 1910 (Butte, Montana) Butte Inter Mountain 21 Jul 1902 p. 7; Butte Independent 26 Mar 1910 p. 3 (research note). | 70 | |
| 1907-07-25 | event · "Nell Cosgrove. )" sixth on JJM's pencil list, bracketed with Kate; on the trip 25 Jul - 23 Aug 1907 (Yellowstone National Park) JJM's own pencil list (manuscript scan, heading "Party composed.") and the 1994 booklet ("Party pairs:" is Dan Murphy's heading). One primary record, written by a member of the party: 95. | 95 | 1907-07-25 — James J. Murphy's diary of the 1907 Yellowstone trip (original pencil manuscript, "Crown Memorandum" pocket notebook); 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words |
| 1907-08-08 | event · "Nell struck up a conversation right away by passing me a box of candy" when the rest of the wagon was sulking at JJM (Yellowstone National Park) Booklet p. 23. | 95 | 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words |
| 1907-08-12 | event · when the horse Sandy plunged at Norris, "Nell jumped clean out and Kate after her" (Yellowstone National Park) Booklet p. 31. | 95 | 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words |
| 1907-08-15 | event · cooked with Kate after the cooks were paid off (pp. 36, 42) Booklet pp. 36, 42. | 95 | 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words |
| 1907-08-22 | event · "Along the road Nell saw a snake coming from the opposite direction" (the rattler Tish killed) Booklet p. 42. | 95 | 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words |
| 1910-03 | description · still unmarried ("Miss Helen Cosgrove") at Easter 1910 (Butte, Montana) Butte Independent 26 Mar 1910 p. 3 (snippet), via the research note. | 70 | |
| — | name · probably Helen Cosgrove, Kate's sister ("Nell" a pet form of Helen) Research pass 0.75 (cosgrove-sisters.md section 4): Kate's sister is "Miss Helen" in 1899, and no Ellen or Eleanor Cosgrove sister is known. An inference from a nickname plus the sister relationship; the diary never writes "Helen". | 75 |
Relationships
Family (blood)
- sister of Kate Cosgrove (1907 Sagebrushers traveler; Butte public-school teacher)85Same evidence as on Kate's record: bracketed together in JJM's list, "the two Cosgroves", one household in Westfall's 1907 reading, and the teacher Kate's "sister, Miss Helen" (1899). 85. · 1907-07-25 — James J. Murphy's diary of the 1907 Yellowstone trip (original pencil manuscript, "Crown Memorandum" pocket notebook); 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own Words
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Appears with
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)2 shared sources
- Agnes Kelly Murphy2 shared sources
- Imelda Murphy Bryant (1917–1998; JJM Sr's daughter; Iowa diaspora)2 shared sources
- Maud Sheehan (Margaret Maude Sheehan, 1886–1938, later Mrs. Edward J. Johns; 1907 Sagebrushers traveler)2 shared sources
- Patrick "Tish" Maloughney (1883–1958; "Tish Maloney" in print; JJM's best friend by family tradition; Chatham cousin of Aggie Kelly)2 shared sources
- Grace Dawson (1907 Sagebrushers traveler; Hennessy's wrapper, aged 18)2 shared sources
- Kate Cosgrove (1907 Sagebrushers traveler; Butte public-school teacher)2 shared sources
- George B. Archibald (1884–1955; 1907 Sagebrushers traveler; mining engineer; the trip started at his house)2 shared sources
- May (Mae) Konen (1885–1942; later Mrs. George Archibald, then Mrs. Lackey; 1907 Sagebrushers traveler)2 shared sources
- William "Will" Thoroway, probably William Emory Thirloway (1882–1958; 1907 Sagebrushers traveler, with his wife)2 shared sources
- Mrs. Wm. Thoroway, "Bird", probably Bertha L. (Konen) Thirloway (1884–1946; 1907 Sagebrushers traveler)2 shared sources
- Owen F. Brinton (1884–1939; "Owen Brinton" of the 1907 Sagebrushers; married Ann Laughrin)2 shared sources
- Ann Laurie (Loughran) Brinton (1884–1968; "Ann Laughrin" of the 1907 Sagebrushers)2 shared sources
- Mrs. Charles Emerson (1907 Sagebrushers trip cook; probably Annie / Anna E. Emerson, 1877–1907)2 shared sources
- Charles "Charlie" Emerson (1907 Sagebrushers chuck-wagon driver; the cook's husband)2 shared sources
- …and 9 more people with shared sources.
Sources linking to this person
<25 — Namesake / flag / context — 2
- 1907-07-25 — James J. Murphy's diary of the 1907 Yellowstone trip (original pencil manuscript, "Crown Memorandum" pocket notebook)JJM's 1907 Yellowstone diary: four pages of the original pencil manuscriptrole: traveling_companion · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Nell Cosgrove
Identity: JJM's pencil list reads "Nell Cosgrove. )"; same person as the booklet's entry.
- 1907-07-25 — The Sagebrushers — Jim Murphy's Travelogue through Yellowstone National Park, Told in His Own WordsThe Sagebrushers — JJM's diary of the July-August 1907 Yellowstone Park triprole: traveling_companion · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 0 · as printed: Nell Cosgrove
Identity: The record was made for this traveller: the booklet's party list prints "Nell Cosgrove", and the narrative follows the same person by name or nickname. Who this traveller was outside the diary is a separate question, carried on the facts.