Nellie (Chatham) Dennison Tracy
Also known as: Mrs. Nellie Dennison, Mrs. Nellie Tracy, Mrs. Tracy
family confidence: 75 — strongChatham (Kelly maternal grandparent line)
Sister of Mary Chatham Kelly. "Mrs. Nellie Dennison" in her sister Catherine's 1916 obituary; "Mrs. Nellie Tracy" in her sister Mary's 1940 obituary (a later married name). One woman: 90 (analyst b04, by elimination of the seven sisters); accepted on Luke's call, 4 Oct 2026. There was no separate Tracy record; the 1940 obituary links here.
Facts
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- Birth:
- unknown date, Michigan 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)Tree: Aug 1864, Houghton, Michigan (the 1900 census's month-year form).
- Death:
- 1940-08-24, Butte, Montana 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5Tree only: 24 Aug 1940, Butte ('had been in Butte 52 years per 1940 death record'; not filed). Alive on 29 May 1940, when she left for her sister Mary's funeral.
- Residence:
- Butte, Montana
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | marriage · married James Dennison (b. 1856, Vermont), 1885 (tree) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1888 | emigration · arrived in Butte 1888 (tree: 'had been in Butte 52 years per 1940 death record') (Butte, Montana) Tree note citing her death record. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1900-1910 | residence · Walkerville, wife (tree: 1900 census); Precinct 3, Silver Bow, widowed head (tree: 1910 census) (Walkerville, Montana) Tree only. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1916-04-21 | residence · 'Mrs. Nellie Dennison', of Butte (Butte, Montana) 1916 obituary of her sister. | 95 | 1916-04-21 — The Anaconda Standard, p.10 |
| 1924-12 | event · sent Michael Mullaney a Christmas card (Christmas 1924) and kept a gift for him ('The Essence of Life left at Nellie's for me') (Walkerville, Montana) His letter of 31 Mar 1925 names only 'Nellie'; she is his cousin and 'your Aunt Agnes' is mentioned in the same sentence; 80 that this Nellie is her. | 80 | 1925-03-31 — Family letters — Michael R. Mullaney to Agnes Kelly Murphy |
| 1940 | name · 'Mrs. Nellie Tracy' (1940): a later married name Tracy (tree: 'Tracey') 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'. Only Nellie fits 'Nellie Tracy'. The tree's surname 'Tracey' may itself come from this obituary, so it adds little. | 90 | 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1940-05-29 | event · 'Mrs. Tracy and Mrs. Brennan left yesterday morning for Los Angeles, to attend the funeral services' of their sister Mary Identity of Mrs. Tracy with her: 90. | 90 | 1940-05-30 — The Montana Standard, p.5 |
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; 'Mrs. Nellie Tracy' in Mary's own 1940 list (90 that she is Nellie Dennison). · 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)
Nexus
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Appears with
- Agnes (Chatham) Brennan4 shared sources
- Mary (Chatham) Kelly3 shared sources
- Josephine (Chatham) Lee Pascoe3 shared sources
- Agnes Kelly Murphy3 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
- Miss Mary "Mamie" Kelly (LA, d. 1954)2 shared sources
- Irene Kelly Hauser (1902–1986; 'Mrs. Fred Hauser'; Agnes Kelly Murphy's sister)2 shared sources
- Walter Kelly (1895–1962; 'Beadle Kelly'; Agnes Kelly Murphy's brother)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
- Kate Maloughney Jr (Tish's sister; Butte clerk 1906)1 shared source
- William Pascoe / W. J. Pascoe (Butte)1 shared source
- …and 26 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. Nellie Dennison
Identity: The record is made from this list; in mentioned: only.
- 1925-03-31 — Family letters — Michael R. Mullaney to Agnes Kelly MurphyMullaney to Agnes Kelly Murphy, 31 Mar 1925 — Walkerville; reports tragic death of nephew Jimmie; mentions Aunt Agnes Brennan, Nellie Dennison, Maggie Devitt of Crofton BCrole: christmas_card_sender · identity 80 family confidence on this source: 75 · as printed: Nellie
Identity: 'Nellie's Christmas card'; 'The Essence of Life left at Nellie's for me'. The brackets '[Chatham Dennison]' in the transcription are editorial.
- 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. Nellie Tracy
Identity: 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'.
- 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: Nellie
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). 'Nellie' is one of the seven daughters of John Chatham and Kathryn Ryan.