Marriage of Patrick 'Tish' Maloughney + Margaret L. Scully — 3 Nov 1909 St. Mary's Butte (Chatham connection)

Silver Bow County Marriage Register · Silver Bow County, Montana, USA · 1909-11-03

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Summary

Silver Bow County Marriage License + Certificate B 2146. The License was sworn 2 Nov 1909; the marriage was solemnized 3 Nov 1909 at **St. Mary's church, Butte** by **Father English** (cert + the more-proximate 1909-11-04 Anaconda Standard wedding announcement agree; the 1909-11-06 Butte Daily Post 3 days later garbled the church as "St. Lawrence" and priest as "Rev. Father Batens" — Butte Daily Post was wrong; cert + Anaconda Standard are authoritative). Witnesses on the cert: **J. P. Deegan** and **Alice M. Scully** (presumably the bride's relative). The certificate was filed for record 9 Nov 1909. Court Clerk: John J. Foley; Deputy: W. F. Sullivan. **HOW THEY MET**: Per the 1909-11-04 Anaconda Standard, "Mr. Maloughney and his bride have for some years been clerks in different departments at Hennessy's" — both worked at Hennessy's in different departments, met there. Same store where JJM Sr was a clerk (boys' clothing) and where JJM Jr would later not work (he went into appliances). Hennessy's emerges as the central Butte Irish-American social-and-employment node. **Groom**: **Patrick Maloughney** — known in the user's family archive and the 1907 Sagebrushers Diary as "Tish Maloney" (the Irish-rooted surname spelling "Maloughney" anglicizes to "Maloney"). White, age 26 (b. ~1883), born at **Hurontown (or similar), Houghton County, Michigan**. Residing in Butte at marriage. Not previously married. Son of **Thomas Maloughney** and **Catherine Maloughney whose maiden name was Catherine CHATHAM**. **Bride**: **Margaret L. Scully**, White, age 22 (b. ~1887), born at **Largent (or similar), Cook County, Illinois**. Residing in Butte at marriage. Not previously married. Daughter of **Lawrence Scully** and **Julia Scully whose maiden name was Julia LYNCH**. **MAJOR FINDING — the Chatham connection**: Tish Maloughney's mother is **Catherine Chatham** (born Chatham, m. Thomas Maloughney). Agnes Kelly Murphy's mother is **Mary Chatham Kelly** (born Chatham, m. John Kelly per the 1908 Murphy-Kelly wedding parents). Both Chathams are Michigan-born per the existing archive. Almost certainly **Chatham sisters** (or close kin) — making **Tish Maloughney and Aggie Kelly first cousins via their Chatham mothers**. This explains the depth of the JJM-Tish friendship anchored in the 1907 Sagebrushers Diary: Tish was already family-by-Chatham before JJM married into the Chatham side via Aggie in 1908. **A second Lynch connection**: Margaret L. Scully's mother is **Julia Lynch** (maiden name). Same surname as Judge J. J. Lynch the AOH peer of JJM — possibly related (Lynch is a common Irish surname so coincidence possible, but worth flagging).

Parties named in the record

groom
Patrick Maloughney(= Patrick "Tish" Maloughney (b. ~1883 Michigan; JJM's best friend + Chatham cousin of Aggie Kelly))75
age: 26
father of groom
Thomas Maloughney(= Thomas Maloughney (Tish's father; d. pre-1906))25
mother of groom
Catherine Maloughney (née Catherine Chatham)(= Catherine (Chatham) Maloughney (b. ~1859 Michigan; d. 20 Apr 1916 Walkerville age 57; Tish's mother))75
bride
Margaret L. Scully(= Margaret L. Scully Maloughney (Tish's wife; b. ~1887 Illinois))0
age: 22
father of bride
Lawrence Scully(= Lawrence Scully (Margaret Scully Maloughney's father))0
mother of bride
Julia Scully (née Lynch)(= Julia (Lynch) Scully (Margaret Scully Maloughney's mother))0

People — link detail

Patrick "Tish" Maloughney (b. ~1883 Michigan; JJM's best friend + Chatham cousin of Aggie Kelly)(as printed: Patrick Maloughney)
role: groom · family confidence: 75 strong
age: 26 · born: 1883 · birthplace: Hurontown, Houghton, Michigan
JJM's "best friend" per the 1907 Sagebrushers Diary. Now revealed as a Chatham cousin/kin of Aggie Kelly (JJM's wife) via his mother Catherine Chatham. Family-by-marriage to JJM via the 1908 Kelly marriage; family-by-Chatham via the shared Catherine/Mary Chatham sibling-relationship (provisional).
Thomas Maloughney (Tish's father; d. pre-1906)(as printed: Thomas Maloughney)
role: father of groom · family confidence: 25 candidate
Husband of Catherine Chatham Maloughney. Likely also Michigan- born or Irish-born; father of Patrick "Tish" Maloughney.
Catherine (Chatham) Maloughney (b. ~1859 Michigan; d. 20 Apr 1916 Walkerville age 57; Tish's mother)(as printed: Catherine Maloughney (née Catherine Chatham))
role: mother of groom · family confidence: 75 strong
Michigan-born Chatham who married Thomas Maloughney; mother of Tish (Patrick) Maloughney. ALMOST CERTAINLY a Chatham sister of Mary Chatham Kelly (Aggie Kelly Murphy's mother) — both Michigan-born Chathams who married into Butte-Irish families. The Pascoe-Chatham-Kelly-Murphy-Maloughney Chatham-anchored cluster.
Margaret L. Scully Maloughney (Tish's wife; b. ~1887 Illinois)(as printed: Margaret L. Scully)
role: bride · family confidence: 0 not family
age: 22 · born: 1887 · birthplace: Largent, Cook, Illinois
Tish Maloughney's wife. Father Lawrence Scully; mother Julia Lynch. Born Illinois.
Lawrence Scully (Margaret Scully Maloughney's father)(as printed: Lawrence Scully)
role: father of bride · family confidence: 0 not family
Julia (Lynch) Scully (Margaret Scully Maloughney's mother)(as printed: Julia Scully (née Lynch))
role: mother of bride · family confidence: 0 not family
Maiden name Lynch — coincidence with Judge J. J. Lynch the AOH-cluster figure of Butte, but no documented relationship.

Also mentioned

Father English · officiating_priest
Priest at St. Mary's Butte 1909 (cert + 1909-11-04 Anaconda Standard agree). Distinct from Rev. Father Batens (who officiated the 1908 Murphy-Kelly wedding at St. Lawrence the prior year). Possibly = M. M. English the 1946 St. Patrick's Butte pastor.
J. P. Deegan · witness
Alice M. Scully · witness
Surname Scully — likely the bride's sister or other relative.
John J. Foley · court_clerk
W. F. Sullivan · deputy_court_clerk
Oscar Hoppe · peripheral_same_register_page
Adjacent license B 2147 same day — Hoppe-Roehrig wedding 2 Nov 1909 Butte; peripheral context only.
Florence T. Roehrig · peripheral_same_register_page

Places

Butte, Montana (primary)
Silver Bow County, Montana (primary)
Michigan (primary)

Themes

irish_american_community

Story threads

Butte Irish-American organisational life — Hibernians, Gaelic League, Erin's Daughters, RELA

Related sources

Transcription

transcription: complete · confidence high

--- newspaper: Silver Bow County, Montana — Marriage Register (not a newspaper) date: 1909-11-02 page: unknown (entries No. B 2146 and No. B 2147) --- *Note: This image is not a newspaper page but a double-page spread from a county marriage register, containing two pre-printed Marriage License / Marriage Certificate forms completed in manuscript. Printed form text is rendered as printed; handwritten entries are shown in *italics* and uncertain readings in `[ ?]`.* --- ## Column 1 — Left page (No. B 2146) # Marriage License No. B *2146* **The State of Montana,** } ss. County of Silver Bow, **These Presents,** Are to authorize any Judge of a Court of Record, any Justice of the Peace within said County, elected or appointed by the Governor of Montana therefor, any regular ordained Minister who is in good standing in the religious denomination to which he belongs, or any religious society, according to the usages of said society, to solemnize within said County of Silver Bow, State of Montana, the marriage of *Patrick Maloughney* a *white* man aged *26* years, born at *Hurontown[?]* in the County of *Houghton* and State of *Michigan* and now residing at *Butte* in the County of Silver Bow, State of Montana, and who has *not* been previously married and is now a Son of *Thomas Maloughney* and *Catherine Maloughney* whose maiden name was *Catherine Chatham[?]* With *Margaret L. Scully* a *white* woman aged *22* years, born at *Largent[?]* in the County of *Cook* and State of *Illinois* and now residing at *Butte* in the County of Silver Bow, and State of Montana, who has *not* been previously married and is now a [blank] Daughter of *Lawrence Scully* and *Julia Scully* whose maiden name was *Julia Lynch*. Being duly sworn this *2nd* day of *November*, 19*09*, the applicant states the ages given are true and correct. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the State of Montana, this *2nd* day of *November*, 19*09*. *John J. Foley* Clerk. By *W. F. Sullivan[?]* Deputy Clerk. --- # Marriage Certificate **The State of Montana,** } ss. County of Silver Bow, **I hereby Certify,** That I believe that the facts stated in the foregoing License are true and that upon due inquiry there appears to be no legal impediment to the marriage of said *Patrick Maloughney* and *Margaret L. Scully*; that said parties were joined in marriage by me on the *3rd* day of *November* A. D. 19*09*, at *St. Mary's Church, Butte[?]* in the said County and State, in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, and that said *Patrick Maloughney* and *Margaret L. Scully* solemnly declared in my presence, and in the presence of the said named witnesses, that they took each other as husband and wife. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this *3rd* day of *November* A. D. 19*09*. In presence of *J. P. Deegan[?]* / *Alice M. Scully* Witnesses. Officiating: *James English[?]* Priest Filed for record *Nov. 9th* A. D. 19*09*. *John J. Foley* Clerk. By *J. E. Shea[?]* Deputy Clerk. --- ## Column 2 — Right page (No. B 2147) # Marriage License No. B *2147* **The State of Montana,** } ss. County of Silver Bow, **These Presents,** Are to authorize any Judge of a Court of Record, any Justice of the Peace within said County, elected or appointed by the Governor of Montana therefor, any regular ordained Minister who is in good standing in the religious denomination to which he belongs, or any religious society, according to the usages of said society, to solemnize within said County of Silver Bow, State of Montana, the marriage of *Oscar Hoppe[?]* a *White* man aged *24* years, born at *[Granite?]* in the County of *Granite* and State of *Montana* and now residing at *Butte* in the County of Silver Bow, State of Montana, and who has *not* been previously married and is now a Son of *Jacob Hoppe[?]* and *Minnie Hoppe[?]* whose maiden name was *Minnie [Kiel?]* With *Florence T. Roehrig[?]* a *white* woman aged *35* years, born at *Lexington[?]* in the County of [blank] and State of *Kentucky[?]* and now residing at *Butte* in the County of Silver Bow, and State of Montana, who has [blank] been previously married and is now a *Widow* Daughter of *William F. Kidder* and *Mary E. Kidder* whose maiden name was *Mary E. O'Brien*. Being duly sworn this [blank] day of [blank], 19__, the applicant states the ages given are true and correct. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the State of Montana, this *2nd* day of *November* 19*09*. *John J. Foley* Clerk. By *J. E. Shea[?]* Deputy Clerk. --- # Marriage Certificate **The State of Montana,** } ss. County of Silver Bow, **I hereby Certify,** That I believe that the facts stated in the foregoing License are true and that upon due inquiry there appears to be no legal impediment to the marriage of said *Oscar Hoppe[?]* and *Florence T. Roehrig[?]*; that said parties were joined in marriage by me on the *2nd* day of *November* A. D. 19*09*, at *Butte* in the said County and State, in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, and that said *Oscar Hoppe[?]* and *Florence T. Roehrig[?]* solemnly declared in my presence, and in the presence of the said named witnesses, that they took each other as husband and wife. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this *2nd* day of *November* A. D. 19*09*. In presence of *George Jones[?]* / *Florence B. Kidder* Witnesses. Officiating: *A. D. Batchelor[?]*, Pastor Mt. View Church Filed for record *Nov. 4* A. D. 19*09*. *John J. Foley* Clerk. By *D. H. Lewis[?]* Deputy Clerk. --- ## Peripheral items - Pre-printed ornamental rule (florets) separating the License and Certificate sections on each page. - Page-edge weights/clips visible at bottom of scan holding the volume open; dark shadow along the central gutter where the bound volume folds. - Margin check-mark ticks beside each entry number (2146 ✓ and 2147 ✓), apparently a later indexing mark. - No advertising, masthead, or unrelated printed matter — this is a bound county vital-records register, not a newspaper.

Open questions

Catherine Chatham Maloughney = Mary Chatham Kelly's sister? Strong circumstantial evidence (both Chathams, both Michigan- born, both married into Butte Irish-American families) but needs corroboration. The 1940 Mary Chatham Kelly obit listed her surviving sisters as Mrs. Nellie Tracy, Mrs. William Pascoe, and Mrs. Agnes Brennan — no Catherine Maloughney among them. So either Catherine had predeceased Mary (died before 1940) OR Catherine is from a separate Chatham family OR Catherine was a more distant Chatham relation (cousin, aunt) of Mary rather than a sister.
Julia Lynch Scully — coincidence or related to Judge J. J. Lynch the JJM AOH peer? Worth a back-pass check.
"Maloughney" vs "Maloney" — formal Irish spelling preserved on the legal record. Newspaper clippings and the Sagebrushers diary use the anglicized "Maloney". Both refer to the same person Patrick "Tish" Maloughney.