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    • Allard, Dr. Louis W.

    • Allard, Dr. Louis W.

    • Allard, Dr. Louis W.; Allard, Mrs. W.L.; Allard, Harriet T.; St. Vincent Hospital; Rush Medical College; St. Mary's Hospital; Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth; St. Vincent Hospital School; Polio; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • “In the 1920s, the United States Health Bureau recognized Allard, then the chief orthopedic surgeon in Billings, as one of the country’s leading public health officials for his work at St. Vincent Hospital.” Great Falls Tribune, 125 Montana...

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    • Hansen, Jack

    • Hansen, Jack

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings.

    • 1910 seated in 2 cylinder Maxwell (car). There was a Jack Hansen living in Billings in 1916. Automobiles--Montana. Maxwell Motor Company.

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    • Calhoun, Bill

    • Calhoun, Bill

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Livingston (Mont.)

    • A Bertha Calhoun, who died in Billings, as announced in the Billings Gazette on March 17, 1933, had a brother WB Calhoun who lived in Livingston. Her sister May was the principal of Orchard in 1933. There was a William B. Calhoun who was a...

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    • Corwin, G.F.

    • Corwin, G.F.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings.

    • A GF Corwin of Foster is listed in the Gazette in 1909. Possibly married and living in Hardin in 1929.

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    • Charters, J.H.

    • Charters, J.H.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings.

    • A James H. Charters was in the Lewistown, Montana area in the 1920s.

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    • Ash, J. S.

    • Ash, J. S.

    • Ash, J. S.

    • A May 5, 1903 Anaconda Standard article, p 10, states that a James Ash of Billings leased 25,000 acres of sheep grazing land on the Crow Reservation / Carbon County in partnership with Thomas Runner. A James S. Ash is listed as a supporter of...

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    • Brennan, Lois

    • Brennan, Lois

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Music teachers--Montana.

    • A music teacher cited, on September 21, 1919, as a former student in the Billings high school and a music pupil of Ralph Rauh. Studied at the Minneapolis School of Music and Ithaca school of Expression at Ithaca, New York. Taught in Billings and...

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    • Brennan, Lois, letter

    • Brennan, Lois, letter

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Music teachers--Montana.

    • A music teacher cited, on September 21, 1919, as a former student in the Billings high school and a music pupil of Ralph Rauh. Studied at the Minneapolis School of Music and Ithaca school of Expression at Ithaca, New York. Taught in Billings and...

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    • Girtwood (Girdwood), William.

    • Girtwood (Girdwood), William.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Police--Montana.

    • A William Girtwood is listed as President of the Local Police Protection Association in Billings in December of 1908. William Girdwood is listed as a police officer in the 1916 City Directory. A William (Bill) Girdwood, former policeman and fire...

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    • Hershey, Dr.

    • Hershey, Dr.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Hershey, A. H. Pharmacists. Journalists.

    • A.H. Hersey. Born in Belfast, Maine in 1850, and arrived in Helena in 1874. Was the pioneer druggist (Doc Hersey) in Billings. Moved to Helena by 1894 and worked and wrote for newspapers. He wrote for the Helena Journal, Butte Miner and...

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    • Hampton, Mrs. Wm. N. (Agatha)

    • Hampton, Mrs. Wm. N. (Agatha)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Szitnick, Mary Agatha. Hampton, William N. Women cyclists. Hart-Albin.

    • Agatha Szitnick was one of the first girls to take up bicycling and her bicycling outfit is described - See Arrival of First Bicycle in Billings, Billings Gazette, December 4, 1932. A driver for the Maverick Hose Company, William N. Hampton, her...

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    • Fraser, Mrs. A (Agnes Elizabeth)

    • Fraser, Mrs. A (Agnes Elizabeth)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings.

    • Agnes Elizabeth Manson Ogilbie, daughter of Rev. John Ogilbie of Scotland, was born September 29, 1849 in Scotland. Wife of Judge Alexander Fraser. Judge Fraser was married in Scotland in 1869 to Agnes. See History of Montana by Joaquin...

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    • Combs, Mrs. Rose Camp

    • Combs, Mrs. Rose Camp

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Coombs, Albert. Organists. Teachers--Montana.

    • Albert Coombs married Rose Camp of Billings on July 24, 1888. Sister of Edgar B. and Charles Camp. Rose Camp is listed as the first church organist for the First Congregational Church and a teacher of the early schools. Albert Coombs and...

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    • Hobbs, Albert & Martha

    • Hobbs, Albert & Martha

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Hobbs, Albert Monroe. Hobbs, Nellie Willis. Hobbs, Martha E.

    • Albert Monroe Hobbs was born at Mindoro, Lacrosse county, Wis., March 18, 1871. He married Nellie Willis In Red Lodge July 27, 1898. Albert Died in 1952 - See Carbon County Resident Dies, Billings Gazette, January 26, 1952. The woman is likely...

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    • Hannah, Mrs. R. T. (Amelia)

    • Hannah, Mrs. R. T. (Amelia)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Hannah, Amelia. Hannah, Robert T. Law enforcement officers--Montana.

    • Amelia's husband, Billings' Police Sergeant Robert T. Hannah, was killed in the line of duty in July, 1904. He was killed during a robbery at the Owl Saloon in downtown Billings. His name is on the Mavity Law Enforcement Memorial in front of...

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    • Flanagan, Mike

    • Flanagan, Mike

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Farmers--Montana. Ranchers--Montana. Broomcorn broom industry. illustrated History of the Yellowstone Valley by Western Historical. See Flanagan Family Came West, Billings Gazette, April 15, 1956. ...

    • An early Farmer and rancher who worked with the Northern Pacific Railroad and grew broom corn and operated a broom factory in the 1890s. See Illustrated History of the Yellowstone Valley by Western Historical. Broom Factory story and photo of...

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    • Dutton, MB

    • Dutton, MB

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County. Dutton M.B. Dutton Martin D. Joliet (Mont.). Bozeman (Mont.). Libby (Mont.).

    • An M.B. Dutton lived in Joliet in 1916 (Polk Directory). A Martin D. Dutton of Joliet died in 1929 - See Pioneer Dies in Red Lodge, Billings Gazette, September 14, 1929, p.8. This M.D. Dutton came to Bozeman in the 1870s - his wife was Sara. ...

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    • Calhoun, Donald and J.H.

    • Calhoun, Donald and J.H.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Calhoun, J.H.

    • Announcement of the death of Pioneer JH Calhoun by his son Donald on April 16, 1919. JH Calhoun came to Montana in 1884 and lived in Billings till 1911. Died in Los Angeles.

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    • Corwin, Mrs. John W. (Powell, Minnie May), bio

    • Corwin, Mrs. John W. (Powell, Minnie May), bio

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Powell, Minnie May. Park City (Mont.). Corwin, John W.

    • Arrived in Montana in 1899. Minnie May Powell married JW Corwin on February 27, 1898 in Kinross, Iowa. Wife of Park City merchant, John W. Corwin. Corwin, with his brother Dr. Frank E, developed Electric Hot Springs at Corwin Springs. John...

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    • Corwin, Mrs. John W. (Powell, Minnie May)

    • Corwin, Mrs. John W. (Powell, Minnie May)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Powell, Minnie May. Park City (Mont.). Corwin, John W.

    • Arrived in Montana in 1899. Minnie May Powell married JW Corwin on February 27, 1898 in Kinross, Iowa. Wife of Park City merchant, John W. Corwin. Corwin, with his brother Dr. Frank E, developed Electric Hot Springs at Corwin Springs. John...

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    • Bennighoff, Julia, bio

    • Bennighoff, Julia, bio

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Benninghoff, George Fredrick. Hotels--Montana--Billings. Grand Hotel (Billings, Mont.)

    • Arrives in Montana on April 5, 1896. Sister of George Fredrick Bennighoff. Operated the Grand Hotel from 1896-1922. See Early Hostelries Play Important Role, Billings Gazette, November 29, 1936, p.14. See Bennighoff Hospitality, Billings...

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    • Bennighoff, Julia

    • Bennighoff, Julia

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Benninghoff, George Fredrick. Hotels--Montana--Billings. Grand Hotel (Billings, Mont.)

    • Arrives in Montana on April 5, 1896. Sister of George Fredrick Bennighoff. Operated the Grand Hotel from 1896-1922. See Early Hostelries Play Important Role, Billings Gazette, November 29, 1936, p.14. See Bennighoff Hospitality, Billings...

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    • Hart, Arthur J.

    • Hart, Arthur J.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Hart Alonzo P. Surveyors--Montana. Printers--Montana. Spanish-American War Veterans.

    • Arthur J. Hart was born in Sioux City, Iowa on August 22, 1876. He is the son of Judge Alonzo P. Hart. Arrived Billings in September, 1883 as 7-yr-old. Surveyed Crow Reservation in 1891 - See Local Man Recalls His Work, Billings Gazette, March...

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    • Hunter, Sam

    • Hunter, Sam

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Hunter, Samuel Monell.

    • Attended the AC Tompkins / Nettie Fraser December 20 wedding in 1888. Samuel Monell Hunter passed away on September 2, 1901 in Billings, Montana. Buried at Mountview Cemetery in 1901.

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    • Hathhorn, Fred H. (Frederick Hosea)

    • Hathhorn, Fred H. (Frederick Hosea)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Lawyers--Montana. County attorneys--Montana.

    • Attorney / County Attorney for Yellowstone County. See History of Montana by Saunders. Lawyer with the firm of Hathhorn & Brown. Charter member of the Maverick Hose Company. Exalted Ruler of the local Elks. Wife was Lillian. Died 1913...

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    • Allard, Mrs. Harriet T.

    • Allard, Mrs. Harriet T.

    • Allard, Mrs. W.L.; Allard, Dr. Louis W.; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Augusta Simonin married William Louis Allard on November 25, 1885 at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. They settled in Laurel and had six children. A local farmer, WL Allard also promoted the Cove Ditch. Augusta Allard died September 9, 1939 and is...

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    • Frost, Rev John & wife

    • Frost, Rev John & wife

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Plenty Coups, Chief of the Crows, 1848-1932. Translators--United States.

    • Baptist minister at Pryor (for Crow) and interpreter for Chief Plenty Coups - Died in 1937 - See John Frost, 64, Indian Minister, Billings Gazette, October 27, 1937, p 1. He was the son of Dr. John H. Frost, a Union surgeon during the Civil...

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    • Frost, Reverend

    • Frost, Reverend

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Plenty Coups, Chief of the Crows, 1848-1932. Translators--United States.

    • Baptist minister at Pryor (for Crow) and interpreter for Chief Plenty Coups - Died in 1937 - See John Frost, 64, Indian Minister, Billings Gazette, October 27, 1937, p 1. He was the son of Dr. John H. Frost, a Union surgeon during the Civil...

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    • Buckhouse, Barbara Chapple

    • Buckhouse, Barbara Chapple

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Buckhouse, Jack M. Chapple, Charles J. Montana State University (Missoula) Game wardens--Montana.

    • Barbara Chapple, daughter of Charles J. Chapple, was engaged to Jack M. Buckhouse of St. Ignatius April 22, 1939. They married on May 17, 1939 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Miss Chappie was a graduate of Montana State University at Missoula. ...

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    • Glassner, Mrs. Edward (Bellazona)

    • Glassner, Mrs. Edward (Bellazona)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Hospitals--Montana--Roundup. Northern Pacific Railroad Company.

    • Bellezonia (or Bellezona) Kilby Gile was born Oct. 11, 1869. She founded the Roundup hospital in 1908. She married Edward Glassner on January 15, 1909 in Sheridan, Wyoming. Alonzo Kilby, her brother, was murdered near Delphia, Montana, in...

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    • Crippen, Henry C.

    • Crippen, Henry C.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Dunham, Gertrude. Progressive Party (1912). Lawyers--Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission.

    • Billings Attorney. Moved to Billings, via Minnesota and North Dakota, in 1901. Married Gertrude Dunham in Billings in 1904. Progressive candidate elected in Yellowstone County for State Legislature in 1912. President of the Yellowstone County...

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    • Decker, Jean (Pony Express)

    • Decker, Jean (Pony Express)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County. Decker, Jean P. Pony express. Reporters and reporting. Big Timber Pioneer (Firm). Seattle post-intelligencer. Butte Miner. Miles City Journal. Billings gazette (Billings, Mont.). Newspaper editors....

    • Billings Gazette Editor in the 1890s - See Story of Crow Dog, Billings Gazette, April 9, 1934 and Pioneer Printers Recall, Billings Gazette, April 13, 1930, p24. Jean P. Decker was also the owner of the Big Timber Pioneer about 1910. He was a...

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    • Bachellor, N.C.

    • Bachellor, N.C.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings Sheep--Montana Livestock--Montana--1870-1900

    • Billings Gazette of April 15, 1887 said that NC Bachellor purchased 500 sheep pelts.

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    • Bachellor, N.C., bio

    • Bachellor, N.C., bio

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings Sheep--Montana Livestock--Montana--1870-1901

    • Billings Gazette of April 15, 1887 said that NC Bachellor purchased 500 sheep pelts.

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    • SmithLillianBio

    • SmithLillianBio

    • Smith, Lillian; Billings, MT -- Pioneers

    • Biographical data sheet for Billings Pioneers Project circa 1935-1940

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    • Soule, Agnes Young, bio

    • Soule, Agnes Young, bio

    • Soule, Agnes Young; Durfin, Clarence F.; Soule, Sheridan W.; Young, George Andrew; Heald, Lydia Baker; Durfin, Lydia Mildred; Soule, Frances Agnes; Northern Pacific Railroad; P.E.O. Sisterhood; Pythian Sisters; Shining Mountain Chapter, Daughters...

    • Biographical facts for Agnes Young Soule including parents' names, names of husband and children and route travelled to Montana. Document dated April 24, 1942.

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    • Thompson, Annie Lane, bio

    • Thompson, Annie Lane, bio

    • Thompson, Ann Lane Golder; Golder, William Alfred; Thompson, George Evans; Lane, Richard; Chubb, Elizabeth; Golder, Hazel Myrtle; Golder, William Vernon; Thompson, Eva Millitte; Thompson, Evan Lane; Choteau Women's Club; Northern Pacific Railroad;...

    • Biographical facts for Ann Lane Golder Thompson inlcuding parents' names, names of husbands and children and route travelled to Montana. Document dated June 29, 1936.

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    • Tompkins, Arthur Clark, bio

    • Tompkins, Arthur Clark, bio

    • Tompkins, Arthur Clark; Tompkins, Judge Benjamin; Fraser, Janet; Fraser, Nettie; Tompkins, Mrs. A.C.; Tompkins, Janet; Tompkins, Nettie; Tompkins, Benjamin A.; Tompkins, William Manson; Clark, Susan; J.H. Conrad and Co.; 214 North 30th; Billings,...

    • Biographical facts for Arthur Clark Tompkins including parents' names and route travelled to Montana.

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    • Tompkins, Benjamin A., bio

    • Tompkins, Benjamin A., bio

    • Tompkins, Benjamin A.; Tompkins, Marguerite; Tompkins, Arthur Clark; Fraser, Janet; Fraser, Nettie; Tompkins, Mrs. A.C.; Tompkins, Janet; Tompkins, Nettie; Tompkins, Gwynne S.; Billings High School; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Benjamin A. Tompkins including parents' names and names of wife and children. Document dated August 22, 1939.

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    • Salsbury, Cathrine M., bio

    • Salsbury, Cathrine M., bio

    • Salsbury, Cathrine M.; Lindberg, Cathrine; Salsbury, Winfield Scott; Lindberg, Thomas; Peterson, Marie; Salsbury, Arthur Frank; Salsbury, Ira Scott; Salsbury, George W.; Salsbury, Clara .; 230 Yellowstone Avenue; Northern Pacific Railroad;...

    • Biographical facts for Cathrine M. Salsbury including parents' names, names of husband and children and route travelled to Montana. Document dated June 15, 1936.

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    • Sanderson, Charles, bio

    • Sanderson, Charles, bio

    • Sanderson, Charles; Sanderson, Jennie Van Wagenen; Sanderson, Robert Blake; Shaw, Amanda; Sanderson, Wilbur F;Sanderson, Helen E; Sanderson, Edith M; Northern Pacific Railroad; Red Cross; Liberty Loans; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Elks...

    • Biographical facts for Charles Chester Sanderson including parents' names, names of wife and children and route travelled to Montana. Document dated June 25, 1936.

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    • Westbrook, Charles Edward, bio

    • Westbrook, Charles Edward, bio

    • Westbrook, Charles Edward; Westbrook, John; Vaughn; Westbrook, Chas Edward; Westbrook, Clarence Vaughn; Westbrook, Emily; Westbrook, Dorothy; Forman Club; Eagles Club; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Charles Edward Westbrook including parents' names, names of wife and children and route travelled to Montana. Document undated.

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    • Spear, Charles, bio

    • Spear, Charles, bio

    • Spear, Charles; Spear, Willis; Ferguson, Jane; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Charles Spear including parents' names, names of children and route travelled to Montana. Appears to be dated March 7, 1935.

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    • Slayton, Dalon F., bio

    • Slayton, Dalon F., bio

    • Slayton, Dalon F.; Slayton, Gardner Pierce; Slayton, Katherine Elizabeth; Slayton, Laverne Carter; Slayton, Max Elwin; Fort Benton; 209 North Broadway; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Dalon F. Slayton including parents' names, names of children and route travelled to Montana. Document undated.

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    • Allen, Dr. William Alonzo, bio

    • Allen, Dr. William Alonzo, bio

    • Allen, Dr. W.A.; Allen, William Alonzo; Allen, Marie Finkelnburg; Finkelnburg, Marie Francesco; Finkelnburg, August; Buesch, Mary; Huston, Josephine; Allen, William Orwin; Delfoss, Matilda; Allen, Maurine; Yager, Lelah; Allen, Lelah Corrine; Allen,...

    • Biographical facts for Dr. William Alonzo Allen including parents' names, names of wife and children and route travelled to Montana. Document dated June 25, 1936.

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    • Summers, Elmer, bio

    • Summers, Elmer, bio

    • Summers, Elmer Goodwin; Menely, Margaret Jane; Summers, John; Milner, Harriet Frances; Summers, Emma Willis; Summers, Sarah Esther; Summers, Joe Goodwin; Summers, Harriet Lola; Summers, John E; Summers, Walter Francis; Northern Pacific Railroad;...

    • Biographical facts for Elmer Goodwin Summers, including parents' names, names of wife and children and route travelled to Montana. Document dated September 21, 1929.

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    • Truscott, Emily Kennedy, bio

    • Truscott, Emily Kennedy, bio

    • Truscott, Emily Kennedy; Truscott, Harry Walter; Kennedy, William; Sanborn, Judith Ann; Truscott, John Kennedy; Red Cross; Daughters of the American Revolution; Northern Pacific Railroad; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Emily Kennedy Truscott including parents' names, names of husband and child and route travelled to Montana. Document dated October 18, 1936.

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    • Walk, Emmaline, bio

    • Walk, Emmaline, bio

    • Walk, Emmaline; Davis, Emmaline; Walk, John J.; Dunclap, Elizabeth; Davis, Samuel; Walk, Alice; Peckham, Alice; Walk, Edith; Sayer, Edith; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Emmaline Walk including parents' names, names of husband and children and route travelled to Montana. Document undated.

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    • Van Dyke, Edward, bio

    • Van Dyke, Edward, bio

    • Van Dyke, Edward Earl; Van Dyke, Earl; Van Dyke, Jane; Van Dyke, Edna Eileen; Van Dyke, Alice B.; Caple, Nellie; Van Dyke, Nellie; Prospector; Mountaineer and Guide in Deed and in Truth and in Spirit; Red Lodge, Montana; Cody, Wyoming; Clarks Fork...

    • Biographical facts for Eward Earl Van Dyke including parents' names, names of children and route travelled to Montana. Document undated.

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    • Swim, Frank Harold, Jr., bio

    • Swim, Frank Harold, Jr., bio

    • Swim, Frank Harold, Jr.; Swim, Irene Rose; Swim, Frank B.; Elliott, Mary J.; Swim, Frances Alberta; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Frank Harold Swim Jr. including parents' names, names of wife and child and route travelled to Montana. Document dated August 18th, no year given.

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    • Summers, Frank L., bio

    • Summers, Frank L., bio

    • Summers, Frank L.; Summers, Clara J.; Summers, John; Millner, Harriet; Summers, Frances E.; Wolcott, Frances E.; Summers, Ed; Northern Pacific Railroad; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Frank L. Summers including parents' names, names of wife and children and route travelled to Montana. Document undated.

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    • Summers, Harriet, bio

    • Summers, Harriet, bio

    • Summers, Harriet; Millner; Summers, John; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Harriet Summers including maiden name, name of husband and route travelled to Montana. Document dated January 16, 1914.

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    • Allen, Harry Mortimer, bio

    • Allen, Harry Mortimer, bio

    • Allen, Harry Mortimer; Allen, Henry Clay; Gray, Harriet L.; Allen, Harriet L.; Young Men's Christian Association; Congregational Church; Commerce Club; Rotary Club; Allen, Lillian Stevens; Allen, Frank Herbert; Allen, Edwin Gray; Allen, John Henry;...

    • Biographical facts for Harry Mortimer Allen including parents' names, names of children and route travelled to Montana. Document dated March 7, 1925.

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    • Truscott, Harry Walter, bio

    • Truscott, Harry Walter, bio

    • Truscott, Harry Walter; Truscott, Sally Kennedy; Truscott, Samuel; Hogner, Louise; Truscott, John Kennedy; Billings Commercial Club; Rotary Club; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Harry Walter Truscott including names of parents, names of wife and children and route travelled to Montana. Document appears to be dated October 18, 1936.

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    • Tompkins, Janet (Nettie) Fraser, bio

    • Tompkins, Janet (Nettie) Fraser, bio

    • Fraser, Janet; Fraser, Nettie; Tompkins, Mrs. A.C.; Tompkins, Janet; Tompkins, Nettie; Tompkins, Arthur Clark; Fraser, Alexander; Tompkins, Benjamin A.; Tompkins, William Manson; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Janet Tompkins including parents' names and names of husband and child. Document dated August 22, 1939.

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    • Thusen, Jens J., bio

    • Thusen, Jens J., bio

    • Thusen, Jens J.; Madsen, Marie; Masonic Lodge; Odd Fellows Lodge; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Jens J. Thusen including parents' names and route travelled to Montana. Document dated December 4, 1933.

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    • Walk, John J., bio

    • Walk, John J., bio

    • Walk, John J.; Walk, Emmaline; Davis, Emmaline; Walk, Joseph A.; Walk, Alice; Crandell, Alice; Peckham, Alice; Walk, Edith; Sayer, Edith; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for John J. Walk including parents' names, names of wife and children and route travelled to Montana. Document dated October 3, 1935.

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    • Summers, John, bio

    • Summers, John, bio

    • Summers, John; Summers, Harriet; Millner, Harriet; Summers, Andrew; Summers, A. Todd; Summers, Ahrah; Summers, Ahroh; Summers, Ahsah; Summers, Ahsoh; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for John Summers including parents' names, name of wife and route travelled to Montana. Document dated December 13, 1918.

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    • Scally, John William, bio

    • Scally, John William, bio

    • Scally, John William; Grover, Harriet Marcella; Scally, Thomas; Brown, Ann; Scally, Margaret Ruth; Scally, Lillian Marcella; Scally, William Grover; Scally, Harriet Marie; Scally, Ann Elizabeth; Northern Pacific Railroad; Billings, MT; Cincinnatti,...

    • Biographical facts for John William Scally including parents' names, names of wife and children and route travelled to Montana. Document dated January 11, 1929.

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    • Salsbury, Lewis Ryan, bio

    • Salsbury, Lewis Ryan, bio

    • Salsbury, Lewis Ryan; Salsbury, Nellie Newton; Salsbury, Van Jackson; Salsbury, Mary Lindberg; Lindberg, Mary; Pioneers Club; Masonic Club; 503 North 31st Street; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Lewis Ryan Salsbury including parents' names and name of wife.

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    • Allen, Lillian, bio

    • Allen, Lillian, bio

    • Allen, Lillian; Allen, Edwin; Allen, Harry Mortimer; Adams, Abbie Lord; Talcott, Lillian; Talcott, Carlin Martin; Talcott, Allen Gray; Northern Pacific Railroad; Woman's Century Club; Yakima, WA; Daughters of the American Revolution; Orthopedic...

    • Biographical facts for Lillian Allen Talcott including parents' names, name of child and route travelled to Montana. Document dated June 12, 1936.

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    • Sommerville, Louis Peter, bio

    • Sommerville, Louis Peter, bio

    • Sommerville, Louis Peter; Sommerville, Lulu A.; Sommerville, William; Perkins, Julia; Camf, Mrs.; African Methodist Church; Dulmar Lodge; Jackson Lodge of Elks; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Louis Peter Sommerville including parents' names and name of wife. Document dated November 19, 1934.

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    • Scally, Margaret Catherine, bio

    • Scally, Margaret Catherine, bio

    • Scally, Margaret Catherine; Brown, Ann; Scally, Thomas; Northern Pacific Railroad; Winona Normal; Billings Women's Club; Catholic Women's League; Catholic Altar Society; Catholic Daughter's of America; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Margaret Catherine Scally including parents' names and route travelled to Montana. Document undated.

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    • Yegen, Margaret, bio

    • Yegen, Margaret, bio

    • Yegen, Margaret; Yegen, Mrs. Peter; Yegen, Peter; Tupp, David; Grischott, Margaret; Yegen, Dave C.; Yegen, Peter, Jr.; Yegen, Elizabeth M. Beurket; 209 South 35th Street; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Margaret Yegen including parents' names, names of husband and chilren and route travelled to Montana. Document dated September 30, 1939.

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    • Salsbury, Samuel Ross, bio

    • Salsbury, Samuel Ross, bio

    • Salsbury, Samuel Ross; Salsbury, Lucy Eunice Baker; Baker, Lucy Eunice; Salsbury, James; Kezia; Kasia; Kezic; Kezih; Wheeler; Hughes; Salsbury, Mabel Ellis; Salsbury, Minnie May; Salsbury, James Milard; Salsbury, Rodney Rene; Salsbury, Stanley...

    • Biographical facts for Samuel Ross Salsbury including parents' names, names of wife and children and route travelled to Montana. Document dated November 1, 1929.

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    • Thompson, Mrs. Sarah, bio

    • Thompson, Mrs. Sarah, bio

    • Thompson, Mrs. Sarah; Thompson, Hiram Anderson; Shevlin, Thomas; Welsh, Margaret; Thompson, Laura Jane; Thompson, Maggie Evelyn; Boothill Cemetery; Old Fort Custer; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Sarah Thompson including parents' names, names of husband and children and route travelled to Montana. Document states death date as March 12, 1936.

    • Unknown
    • Soule, Sheridan, bio

    • Soule, Sheridan, bio

    • Soule, Sheridan; Durfin, Agnes Young; Soule, William King; Pallen, Frances Adaline; Soule, Frances Agnes; Durfin, Lydia Mildred; Knights of Pythias; Billings Building and Loan Association; Yellowstone Investment Company; Alderman; Billings Communal...

    • Biographical facts for Sheridan W. Soule including parents' names, names of wife and child and route travelled to Montana. Document dated March 29, 1925.

    • unknown
    • Salsbury,Van Jackson, bio

    • Salsbury,Van Jackson, bio

    • Salsbury, Van Jackson; Salsbury, James; Kezia; Kasia; Kezic; Kezih; Wheeler; Hughes; Salsbury, Clarence T.; Salsbury, Lewis Ryan; Salsbury, Van Henry; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Van Jackson Salsbury including parents' names, names of children and route travelled to Montana. Document undated.

    • unknown
    • Salsbury, Van Jackson, bio

    • Salsbury, Van Jackson, bio

    • Salsbury, Van Jackson; Salsbury, James; Kezia; Kasia; Kezic; Kezih; Wheeler; Hughes; Salsbury, Clarence T., Salsbury, Lewis Ryan; Salsbury, Van Henry; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Van Jackson Salsbury including parents' names, names of children and route travelled to Montana. Document undated.

    • Unknown
    • Salsbury,Van Jackson, bio

    • Salsbury,Van Jackson, bio

    • Salsbury, Van Jackson; Salsbury, James; Kezia; Kasia; Kezic; Kezih; Wheeler; Hughes; Salsbury, Clarence T.; Salsbury, Lewis Ryan; Salsbury, Van Henry; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts for Van Jackson Salsbury including parents' names, names of children and route travelled to Montana. Document undated.

    • Unknown
    • Salsbury, Winfield Scott, bio

    • Salsbury, Winfield Scott, bio

    • Salsbury, Winfield Scott; Salsbury, Cathrine M.; Salsbury, James; Kezia; Kasia; Kezic; Kezih; Wheeler; Hughes; Salsbury, Arthur Frank; Salsbury, Ira Scott; Salsbury, George W.; Salsbury, Clara; Fort Keys; 230 Yellowstone Avenue; Billings, MT;...

    • Biographical facts for Winfield Scott Salsbury including parents' names, names of wife and children and route travelled to Montana. Document dated June 15, 1936.

    • Unknown
    • Smith, Peter Herman, bio

    • Smith, Peter Herman, bio

    • Smith, Peter Herman; Soule, Lillian Velza; Billings, MT; Mayor; Communal Club of Billings; Rathbone Lodge; Knights of Pythias; Billings, MT; Pioneers

    • Biographical facts of Peter Herman Smith including name of wife and route travelled to Montana. Document dated August 1928.

    • Unknown
    • Burkman, John

    • Burkman, John

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Bent, William, 1809-1869. Sibley Expedition, 1863. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans. United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th. Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876.

    • Born 1839. Came out West with William Bent in 1859. Of German descent, fought at Civil War Battle of Wilson Creek with 5th Missouri Volunteers. With Sibley during 1863 Sioux Campaign. Served with George Armstrong Custer and Seventh Cavalry...

    • Unknown
    • Crowe, Richard R.

    • Crowe, Richard R.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Lay ministry. Contractors.

    • Born 1849. Came west from Boston and arrived in Billings in 1882. Methodist lay preacher. Contractor credited with building Lincoln School. Daughter married William Renwick of Billings in April, 1896. See Flag at Half-Mast, Billings Gazette,...

    • Unknown
    • Crowe, Richard R.

    • Crowe, Richard R.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Lay ministry. Contractors.

    • Born 1849. Came west from Boston and arrived in Billings in 1882. Methodist lay preacher. Contractor credited with building Lincoln School. Daughter married William Renwick of Billings in April, 1896. See Flag at Half-Mast, Billings Gazette,...

    • Unknown
    • Cavender, W.B.

    • Cavender, W.B.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Cowboys Montana. Northern Pacific Railroad Company.

    • Born about 1867. In Montana by 1887 as a cowpuncher. William Cavender, listed as an railroad engineer in 1916. Retired from the Railroad in 1936. Piloted first train into the new Union Depot in 1909 -See N.P. Veteran, 82, Recalls Early Days,...

    • Unknown
    • Brown, Judge

    • Brown, Judge

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Andersonville Prison. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons. Osburn, Mary Alice.

    • Born April 20, 1841. Prisoner of War at Andersonville in 1864 during the Civil War. Mary Alice Osburn married Judge Michael Brown in Big Rapids, Michigan in 1870. Mayor of Big Rapids, Michigan in 1873. Moved to Billings in 1908. Judge Michael...

    • Unknown
    • Griffin, T M (Thomas M)

    • Griffin, T M (Thomas M)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Northern Pacific Railroad Company.

    • Born Dec. 3, 1868, at Corry, PA. Mr. Griffin was married Jan. 18, 1898, in Bozeman. Father of BW, Farrell and TM Jr. Northern Pacific Railroad Conductor. Worked for NP for 45 years. Members of First Methodist church. Wife, Anna M....

    • Unknown
    • Harmison, W. H. (Bill)

    • Harmison, W. H. (Bill)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Harmison, William Henry. Harmison, Johanna. Root, Anna.

    • Born December 28, 1844 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. Came to Montana in the summer of 1864. William Henry Harmison died on August 19, 1923 and buried at Mountview Cemetery. See William Henry Harmison in Laurel's Story, A Montana Heritage. ...

    • Unknown
    • Cardwell, Edward, bio

    • Cardwell, Edward, bio

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Bannack (Mont.) Ranchers--Montana. Montana Territory. Legislative Assembly. Council.

    • Born February 18, 1850. Arrived in Bannack in 1872. Virginia City miner. Rancher on Countryman Bottom by Park City and representative to Territorial Council. Delegate to 1889 Constitutional Convention and state senator - see Framers of Montana...

    • Unknown
    • Danford, Mrs. Ruth

    • Danford, Mrs. Ruth

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County. Baker, Ruth Ann. Danford, George Landon. Mountview Cemetery (Billings, Mont.)

    • Born February 24, 1856, Ruth Ann Baker married George L. Danford in Ohio in 1877. Moved to Montana in 1880. Homesteaded east of Billings. See Local Pioneer Woman Dies, Billings Gazette, February 27, 1939. Two sons, Charles C. Danford of...

    • Unknown
    • Goss, Mrs. James R. (Florence)

    • Goss, Mrs. James R. (Florence)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Goss, Florence.

    • Born Florence Lord on May 7, 1850 in Sharron, Michigan. Married Feb. 17, 1878 (or 1879), while In Michigan, to James R. Goss. Florence Lord Goss died in 1937 and is buried at Mountview Cemetery - See Local Pioneer, Mrs. Goss, Dies, Billings...

    • Unknown
    • Herford, Mrs. John B. (Susan)

    • Herford, Mrs. John B. (Susan)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Herford, Susan Hamline Whitney. Herford, John Brooke. Teachers--Montana. Postmasters--Montana. Ranchers--Montana.

    • Born in 1866. Miss Susan Hamline Whitney, daughter of Lucius Whitney, married John B. Herford. Early County attorney and sheriff. Susan Whitney was an early school teacher - See Subscriptions Financed First School, Billings Gazette, July 24,...

    • Unknown
    • Dunne, E.W. (Edward)

    • Dunne, E.W. (Edward)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County. Indians of North America--Wars--Veterans. Fort Keogh (Mont.) Huntley (Mont.) Knights of Pythias. Hoskins and McGirl. Postmasters--Montana--Billings. Mountview Cemetery (Billings, Mont.).

    • Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Indian War veteran, who helped construct Ft Keogh at Miles City. Homsteaded near Huntley in 1878. Worked for Hoskins and McGirl. See History of Montana by Miller. See Montana Monographs by O'Donnell. Married Anna...

    • Unknown
    • Frith, Henry A.

    • Frith, Henry A.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Huntley (Mont.) Lawyers--Montana. Ranchers--Montana. Indians of North America--Wars--Veterans. Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.

    • Born in Edinburgh Scotland on April 13, 1847. Early settler in Yellowstone County was a soldier, miner, rancher, Indian trader and lawyer. Served under General Nelson Miles in 1877-78. Ranched at Huntley Project. See History of Montana by...

    • Unknown
    • Herford, J. B.

    • Herford, J. B.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Herford, John Brooke. Brooke, Susan Hamline Whitney. Ranchers--Montana. Roundup (Mont.) County officials and employees. Law enforcement officers--Montana. Lawyers--Montana. Spanish-American War...

    • Born in England. Arrived in Montana in 1880. John Brooke (Jack) Herford married Susie H Whitney in 1886. Rancher near Roundup in late 1880s and early 1890. Early County Attorney (elected 1894) and Sheriff. Served during the Spanish American...

    • Unknown
    • Frank, Otto

    • Frank, Otto

    • Pioneers--Montana. Ranchers--Wyoming. Pitchfork Ranch (Wyo.)

    • Born in Germany in 1846, Count Otto Franc von Lichtenstein came to America in 1866. Ranched in northern Wyoming - ""A Meeteetse Cattleman"". The Pitchfork ranch of the Big Horn Basin was founded In 1879 by Count Otto Franc von Liechtenstein,...

    • Unknown
    • Fraser, Judge Alexander

    • Fraser, Judge Alexander

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Ranchers--Montana. Huntley (Mont.) Lawyers--Montana. City council members--Montana. Justices of the peace.

    • Born in Keith, Scotland, July 15, 1842. Lived in Uruguay. Wife was Agnes - married about 1869. Children were Janet, James, Christina, William, Edward, Jack. Alexander was a rancher near Huntley in 1877 - may be first in present...

    • Unknown
    • Hart, Judge Alonzo Putnam

    • Hart, Judge Alonzo Putnam

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans. Coulson (Mont.) Law enforcement officers--Montana.

    • Born in Kentucky on February 7, 1847, Alonzo Putnam Hart, came to Montana in 1869 after serving in the 7th Iowa Infantry during the Civil War. He marched with Sherman to the sea in the Civil war. Settled at Coulson in 1881 and then Billings. ...

    • Unknown
    • Ginn, George W.

    • Ginn, George W.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Stagecoach lines. Ranchers--Montana.

    • Born in Kokomo, Indiana in 1862. Married Nancy Jane Ray in 1887. A stagecoach driver and rancher came to Billings in 1895. Left Montana in 1921. Family settled in Medford, Oregon. Died in 1939 - See Former Local Man Succumbs, Billings...

    • Unknown
    • Hiber, W. H. younger portrait

    • Hiber, W. H. younger portrait

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Farmers--Montana. Winter wheat--Montana.

    • Born in LaSalle, Illinois, April 17, 1866 or 1869, son of August and Jane Hiber. Came to Montana from Topeka, Kansas about 1899. Emma Jones Hiber was granted a divorce from her husband, W. H. Hiber in December 1907, and awarded custody of the...

    • Unknown
    • Hiber, W. H. older portrait

    • Hiber, W. H. older portrait

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Farmers--Montana. Winter wheat--Montana.

    • Born in LaSalle, Illinois, April 17, 1866 or 1869, son of August and Jane Hiber. Came to Montana from Topeka, Kansas about 1899. Emma Jones Hiber was granted a divorce from her husband, W. H. Hiber in December 1907, and awarded custody of the...

    • Unknown
    • Hiber, W. H. with horse

    • Hiber, W. H. with horse

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Farmers--Montana. Horses--Montana.

    • Born in LaSalle, Illinois, April 17, 1866 or 1869, son of August and Jane Hiber. Came to Montana from Topeka, Kansas about 1899. Emma Jones Hiber was granted a divorce from her husband, W. H. Hiber in December 1907, and awarded custody of the...

    • Unknown
    • Feyler, Samuel

    • Feyler, Samuel

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Farmers--Montana.

    • Born in Maine, March 9, 1869. Farmer came to Billings in 1882. See Illustrated History of the Yellowstone Valley by Western Historical. Died 1941, buried at Mountview Cemetery.

    • Unknown
    • Hamilton, Billy (Wm. T.)

    • Hamilton, Billy (Wm. T.)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Bridger, Jim, 1804-1881. Bozeman, John, 1835-1867. Authors. Trappers--West (U.S.)

    • Born in Maine. A companion of James Bridger and John Bozeman, William T. 'Uncle Billy' Hamilton was a trapper, Indian sign talker, author, and one of the first to build a cabin in Missoula. Known as Uncle Billy or by an Indian name, 'Crooked...

    • Unknown
    • Gass, Alexander S.

    • Gass, Alexander S.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Roberts (Mont.) Farmers--Montana.

    • Born in Mexico, Missouri, May 11, 1863, and came to Montana at the age of 17 - See Alexander S. Gass in An Illustrated History of the Yellowstone Valley by Western Historical Publishing. Married Alice Kelly, a native of Ainsley, Nebraska, on May...

    • Unknown
    • Hobb, Bishop H.

    • Hobb, Bishop H.

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Hobb, Beatrice Forrest.

    • Born in Mindoro, Wisconsin, USA on 5 May 1862 to John Hobbs and Mary Newcomb. Bishop Henry Hobbs married Beatrice Forrest and had 6 children. He passed away on January 5, 1938 in Joliet, Montana.

    • Unknown
    • Guy, Mrs. O D (Victoria)

    • Guy, Mrs. O D (Victoria)

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Guy, Victoria Stellnach. Guy, Orlando.

    • Born in Minnesota on December 23, 1882, Victoria Stellnach Guy was the wife of Orlando D. Guy. Arrived in Montana, from Minnesota, in 1897. Married O.D. Guy on December 29. 1903, in Big Horn County, Wyoming. She died in December, 1936 - See...

    • Unknown
    • Gilsdorf, Mrs. Andrew J

    • Gilsdorf, Mrs. Andrew J

    • Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Businessmen--Montana. Butchers.

    • Born in Ostrander, Minnesota on Nov 5, 1861, Olavea Olson married Andrew J. Gilsdorf before 1886. Andrew J. Gilsdorf, a Billings merchant and butcher, died in September, 1911, after an auto accident - See Death of Old-Timer, Billings Times,...

    • Unknown

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