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ABEL, no mention of husband”s first name. Wife, Mary MICHEAL ABEL, son Claude ABEL.

ADSIT, ACKERSON, LENA, her mother, Susie Mary WALTNER,ADSIT. father, Guy Darrel ADSIT, WW2.

ALDERSON, Fay, daughter of Walter and Nannie TIFFANY ALDERSON. 3RD. County Superintendent of Schools.

ALEXANDER, Violet R. story about Overland car at the Spring Creek home, Sarpy.

SCHOER ATKINS, Lucile, Mo. to Bozeman, Hardin 1909, moved to Crow County. Great stories.

BAILEY, H.V. and Lillian.,store manager at Crow, 1903-04, owned store at Wyola, it burned in 1920.

BAIR, Charles M and Mary JACOBS, 1890, worked for the Northern Pacfic RR, agent for Crows,1902-1910.

BAKER, Ted and Irene, her parents are Walter STANDISH, 1926 (1948 crickets ate grass, had to sell cattle for $20.- a head.

GROSS , BAKER, Hazel. her father Erle M. Baker, lived in Toluca,1925, Wyola, parents moved to Seattle. WW1.

BALDWIN, Les, cowboy, worked over in Sarpy Creek, Tulloch Creek and the Reservation Creek in the Wolf Mountains. Lots of information on area ranches and cattle.

COLONEL BARON, Tony, born in Wash.D.C. 1850, to Black Hills gold mines, 7th Cavalary Ft. Meade, Dakota Territory, discharged 1884. Hardin 1913, 1928 CA. Went back to Mt. to head the Indian War Veterans at the 60th anniversary. Died Nov. 1942 at the age of 92.

BATTY, Hannah and Lucy. Two sisters from Blair, NE, homesteaded near Pine Ridge, MT. Hannah was the rancher, Lucy, the teacher and the second County Superintendent of Schools of BHC.

BEALL, Sherm A. and wife came to MT. from IA in 1914 to Carbon County, 1915 to BHC.
10 children.

BEARSS, Edwin. Wife, Margie RIDDLE in MS. C. father Omar E. BEARSS and wife Virginia MORSE. Moved to Sarpy in 1920. Bought ranch from from Cranfords. Chilren Ed and Pat. Information about Ed and the connection to the Civil War.

BECKER, Anton moved to Hardin when lots were for sale in 1908. He built the first brick building, also the Becker Hotel. Lots of family information.

BENTLEY, Chester A. and wife. They were both ministers. Hardin from 19230-1959 they were appointees of the American Baptist Home Mission Society in Crow Agency. Both were born in Massachusetts. There were 4 children.

BENZEL, JR, Fred and Hilda SCHAFER, early 1900’s; farmed 160 acres in North Valley, four pictures. Great descriptions of life on the farm in 1900- 1975.

BLACK, Arthur, cowboy (from VA.)worked at Frank Heinrich’s, Antler ranch, Spear ranch. Great stories.

BLANKENSHIP, Thomas, b. 1906,cowboy, married Lillian HELLER later married Martha PHILLIPS from West VA. “BEST CATCH I ever made even if she is related to the Hatfields and McCoys on both sides!!! Broke horses at Ft. Laramie for Latta Bros. Came to MT. in 1928 and worked for the Antler and Krones. Worst winter ever, at Forks of Woody line camp, 2000 out of 3000 cattle killed. I worked for $35.- a month. Best cattle county is the “Crow.”
Colorful history.

BOGGESS, Edmonia H. and son Eugene Huhes came to MT. in 1915. visited in Crow, Lame Deer, visited Colstrip, taught at Sand Creek School and the Sarpy School near the Frank Clark Ranch. There is a lot of genealogical history here.

BOWERS, HARVEY (b. Ohio1877) and Bessie McCLURG (b.IA, 1881) Lived in Belfry MT.1907 and Hardin, 1914. Seven children. Harvey d. 1948 and Bessie 1956.

BOWMAN, Carl, came in 1907 from NE. where he found a few people living in tents. Rode the Two- Leggin Canal for years. Later a Postmaster, worked in the bank for 27 years and then became a bee keeper.

BOWMAN, BILL and wife. Married 1925, Sheridan, WY. Worked for Spear Brothers Cattle Company on the reservation until 1938 when they became caretakers for the Plenty Coups home outside of Pryor. She worked at saving artifacts and making a one room museum.He was also a rancher. Retired in 1970 and live in Edgar.

BOYD, Johnston Robertson, (Joe) and wife Cecile PHILLIPS. Joe- b. in Glasgow, Scotland 1886. Immigrated in 1888 to Johnston, PA. Survived ‘THE FLOOD” wrapped in the American Flag in the steeple of the Episcopal Church. Military School ,came to Sheridan, WY. 1905, worked at Kendrick ranch, broke horses. Partnership with Buck Smith. They became such good trappers and expert marksmen they were allowed to hunt on the Crow Reservation without a permit. He bought land, 1910, on the reservation which had to be approved by the Dept. of Interior and signed off by the President of the U. S. Joe served in the 29th Legislature of MT. as Senator from BHC, Jan. 1945. They had two children. He was a cattle rancher.

BREKKE, Mabel, Deputy Clerk of Court House, and Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star.

BRENNAN, Pat: Son of Thomas and Hattie Grennan. b. 1901, sisters, Viola and Agnes and two brothers, Earl and John. He married Evelyn Dyckman in 1925, quit the RR and moved to the Dyckman ranch at Sarpy to raise hay and cattle. They ran their catton on the Wolf Mountains.

BROWN, HARRIETT CRISWELL, b. 1917, married Murry J. BROWN, Jr. of Lodge Grass.There is alot of genealogy in this clipping.

BROWN, Nellie V. came to Hardin 1910 with her father. taught school, and first County Superintendent of Schools in 1923, serving three terms. Moved to CA. and d. 1972.

BUCKINGHAM, J.C. he freighted with a wagon team betwen Fort Kearney and Fort Custer, MT. All products were moved in this fashion. He operated a saw mill near Eatons Dude Ranch
In 1910 with his wfe Mary and their six children came to Lodge Grass. He had a contract withthe governament to repair, paint and fix the buggies of the Indian people, shoe horses. Family was very active in the town.

BUCKINGHAM, Earl M. married Ellen DAY IL. had one son. Came to Hardin in 1912, well
graduated from Montana State College in 1923. Many interesting occupations.

BUCKINGHAM, Joseph Thomas, D.D. born 1867, Cornwall England. Wife, Grace MOWBRAY of Geneseo, IL. Came to MT. in 1876, the year Custer was killed, Practiced dentistry in Hardin from 1912-1919, first dentist in Hardin, office was over Reeder”s Drug Store and in the Sullivan Building. One son.

BUCKLEY, Phil and Helen HOBBS, came with parents 1918. one son. Lived on a homestead on “Hanging Woman Creek. First home was 12x14 shack, unlined with cracks in the floor where mice could enter, set a trap for a mouse and caught a rattlesnake!

BULLIS, Everett and Beatrice, Everett b. 1923 in Hardin, son of John W. Bullis. He grew up in Hardin, many interesting stories.

BULLIS, JOHN, B. 1881, IA. son of William Therman BULLIS. Married Jucilla Stinard in NE. They came to Hardin 1914, owned the Package Grocery on the corner of Third St. and Custer Ave. There were few houses or businesses in Hardin when the BULLIS’S first came. The streets were dirt and mud . They had 3 children.

BURGESS, Reverend James G. and wife. He was born and reared in England. They were sent by the Congregrational Protestant Missionaries to the Reservation at 1894, the first Protestant missionaries on the Reservation. Mrs. Burgess said one reason the Crows liked the Reverend was that he treated them with respect--he never entered a teepee without first knocking on the outside and receiving permission to enter. They had three children

BUTLER, Charley and two daughter. Came to Hardin in 1911. Worked at the Alfalfa mill until it burned down. They were farmers. Great descriptions of downtown.

BACHELDER- Fred S was b. in Vermont, wife Mary E. CASEY in NJ. b. Daughter 1894.
Good descriptions of general Indian land between Bridger and Fromberg.

Lookin Back. The first Big Horn County Family History Book, Indexed for look ups.
Book is out of print. Remember, there may be factual errors due to well meaning
family stories over time. Use cautiously as a guide. Look ups, Museum, or Jo Ann.

I am going to list the rest of the lists, I realized that it would take so many pages,
If you see a name you recognize, e-mail me and I will copy the entry. The ones above are abbreviated, I will send the whole listing of that person.

Cable, Eve

Calderwood, Mn.R.

Cammock, Earl

Campbell, H.G. and family

Campbell, Thomas, D.

Carpenter, Scott

Carper, Clarence

Carper, Dr. D.W.

Carper, Lloyde

Chatham family

Clark family

Christiansen, Hazel and Kenneth

Clark family

Clark, Mrs. Frank

Clements, Charlie

Clifford, Harry

Cochran, Ethel

Cochran, Ira

Conner, E.S.

Conver family

Cook, D.J. family

Cook, Edison

Cook, Melvin

Cook, Thomas

Cool, Ruth

Corkins, Charles

Cotton, Arthur E.

Cotton, Chet

Cotton, Francis (B) Wyrick

Cox, Audie

Cox, Audie

Cox, Harry

Cox, Harry

Cox, Mrs. William M.

Crackenberger, Joe and Nora

Criswell, Lucia

Crouch, George

Cruickshank, Mrs. and her school

Cunningham, Same

Curry family

Dahl, Sign

Danielson, Russell

Dahl, Sigma	Danielson, Russell	Davis, Ella Mae (Woodley)
Davis, Elwin R.	Dickson, Bly	Dimbleby, Doris (Baker)
Douglas, Frank	Drake, Maude	Dyckman, Charley,Mr. & Mrs.
Dygert, Clyde	Dygert, Ernest H.	Dygert, Leone
Ebeling, William O	Eggart, Francis and family	Egnew, David and Elsie (Romine)
Elder and Curry families	Erlanson, Charles B.	Ewer family
Esp Henry	Faddis-Spear Cattle Co	Faught, James
Fellows, Walter F. and family	Fenton, Edgar R.	Fischback family
Fitch familyh	Fly, R.C. and family	Foltz, Charles and Lena
Foster, Eldora (Turner Seivert)	Foster, Mr. and Mrs. James C.	Fowler Family (A.E.)
Franklin, Mabel C.	Frazer family	Fries, David and family
Fries, Jacob and family	Garrison, Grace S.	Bigsons
Gilmore, Elvira Pickard	Gilmore, Robert P.	Gookin family
Graf, John	Graf family	Graham, Carroll Adrian

Graham, Nelle Yvette Pickard	Graham, William J.B.	Graham Mr. and Mrs. William J.B.
Gray family	Gross, Carl	Gross, Frank
Gustafson, A.O. and family	Hager, Oscar	Hammet, John E.
Harris, Faye Taber	Harris, George M.	Heinrich, Glady E. (Knowles)
Helvey, Laura H.	Hochhalter, Mr. and Mrs. August	Holland, Lonita Kurtz
Holmes, George	Hults, Edgar Francis	Huntington, Mabel
Huttons,	Inskeep, Mrs.	Johnson, Torrey and family
Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. J.W.	Jordan, Ruth	Kalberg, Arnt J.
Kallen, Andrew	Kelly, E.L. Jr. and family	Keogh, Mrs. John
Kifer, Mrs. John	Kincaid, Frank	Ada Wort
Kingston, Logan	Kirkemo, Pearl M. (Cookshanks)	Kitchens, Perry W.
Kobold, Elmer (Slim)	Kobold, Mrs. Elmer	Koebbe, Mrs and Mrs. Art
Koebbe, Mr. and Mrs. Art	Kopriva Brothers	Koyama, Tom

Lammers, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.	Lapp familyh	Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Jay
Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. John	Loomis family	Lowe, Nellied Clark
Luther, Anna E. and John	Luther, John Sr.	Luther, Leonard
Lynde, Emma and Bill	Lynde, Myron and Eleanor	MacLeod, John
MacLeod, Lillie Ann	MacLeod, thomas	Maber, Albery and Jeannette
Marsh, Lucille	Marsh, roy	Maxham, Frank A.
Mayo family	McCarthy, J.E.	McKittrick, Ray and family
Mehling, George and family	Melsville, Verne and Myrtle	Miklovich, Mr. and Mrs. Nick
Milburn, George R/	Miller, Fred (Ranch Life story)	Miller, Bob and Billie families
Miller, George C.	Miller, Walter and family	Mitchell, A.L.
Montgomery, Altha Wallace	Montgomery, Charles and Alice	Moore, William B. and family
Morissette family	Murray, Helen Burns	Murray, Helen Burns
Murray Jack	Myers, Alfred and family	Newell, Joseph P.
Novark, S.B. (Bud)	Novark, Doris Vickers	O”Dell family
O”Brien, Electa Getchell	Olenik, Edward A.	Olenik, Joseph
Ottun family	Owen family	Pease, Virgie McD
Peck, Charles and family	Peck, Josephine Ackerman	Peck, Ralkph
Peden, Mr. and Mrs. W.A.	Penson,Charles and Irene	Penson Gregg
Penson, Tom and Lee Turley families	Petzold, Dr. and Mrs. W.A.	Petzoldt family
Phelps, Charles	Pickard, Lulu Snow	Ping family
Pitsch, Jr. Mrs.Peter	Porter, Bert and famly	Porter, Harvey
Porter, Hayden and family	Rayland, Sam and Mildred	Ramsey, Fred
Randell, Clifford	Randall,Guy and family	Rankin, Carl

Rankin, John K

Ransier, Dr. W.A. and Mrs.

Reynolds, Carrie Brown

Reynolds, Michael Brow

Reynolds, S.G.

Richard, Ernest

Richardson, Ervin A.

Richardon, Lillian W.

Riebeth, Carolyn Reynolds

Riebeth, E.W.

Riggs family

Riley, Elsie and Roy

Roach Bill

Robinson, Ernest C.

Romine, J.S. and family

Ross, Hector and Mary

Ross, Robert S.

Roush family

Rousseau, Floyd

Russell, Dr. W.A. and family

Salveson, Gus,

Salveson, Mary

Saunders, Robert and Mattie

Scally, William

Schafer family

Schaller, H.P. mr. and Mrs.

Schenderline, Julia

Schossler, Mrs. George

Schroeder, Ed

Schubert, Heny (Bum)

Scott, W.J.

Scott, Willard J

Sharp, J.H. and Addie B

Shreve family

Simmons, Mabel

Skeie,

Ann

Small, Mary Riley

SmallyThomas L.

Smith, Cllaude O.

Smith, Maurice W. and Ruby F.

Snyder, Lloyd V.

Spear family

Spear, Bradford J.

Standish, Dell

Standish, Walter

Stanton, Blache

Stanton, Blanche

Stark family

Starkweather, Katie

Steen, Elizabeth

Stevens, Dominic

Stevens, Mrs. Dominic

Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. A.M.

Steven family

Stogaugh, Charles R.

Stoddard, Bill

Strand, Lura P.

Sullivan Dan and family

Svaren, John

Sweeney family

Taggart, Dr. A.T.

Taylor, Alice K

Thomas, Jess

Thomas, Lloyd E.

Thompson, Ray C. and family

Throssel Richard

Tobias, Edna M.

Torske, Ed.

Torske, Ed.

Torske, Sivert family

Tschirigi, Matt

Van Cleve, Guy T.

Vandersloot, Lambert

Vickers, Robert A.

Wagner, Howard E.	Wallace, Elizabeth T.C.	Warren, Maud Clawson
Waterman, Mrs. Fred	Weinberg, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest	Weir, Lee
Weir, Lee	Weir, Webb	Weltner, Emma T.
Weltner Frances J. (Carson)	Weltner, Fred	Weltner, Nelliw (Kimble)
Westwood, Florence	Wheeler, Vera Cleland	Wiley, New family
Williams, Hert A. and family	Wilson, Charles (Smokey)	Wolf, Henen pease
Wolf family	Woodley, Edward C.	Woodley, Edwrd K
Woolston Ernest	Wort family	Younge, John T.
Young family	Youst, Albert	Zeka, Ray and Ursula
Schools	CountySuperintendents,	Bond Mission
Ranch Schools	Hot Lunches	North Bench
Schoolma’am’s Tale	Note from Teens and Twenties	Spring Creek
Sorrel Horse-Districk 16	hardin High “As Wuzz’	Remembering C.W. Doane
Early WyolaSchool	Pictures	Big HornCounty in the Making
Homesteaders, Ranchers and Early Settlers	Send Down a Rider (Poem)	O.W. Ranch, Decker,
Big HornCanyon Irrigation and Power Co.	Experiences in Early Days	To Montana’s Pioneers (Poem)
To Montan’s Pioneers (Poem)	Steve Tupper Recalls	Pioneer Dr. and Health Officer.
Outdoor Barebcue and Dutch Oven Feed.	Hardin’s First Brochure, 1909	Bnking in the Big HornCounty
The Crow Reservation.

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Cable, Eve	Calderwood, Mn.R.	Cammock, Earl
Campbell, H.G. and family	Campbell, Thomas, D.	Carpenter, Scott
Carper, Clarence	Carper, Dr. D.W.	Carper, Lloyde
Chatham family	Clark family	Christiansen, Hazel and Kenneth
Clark family	Clark, Mrs. Frank	Clements, Charlie
Clifford, Harry	Cochran, Ethel	Cochran, Ira
Conner, E.S.	Conver family	Cook, D.J. family
Cook, Edison	Cook, Melvin	Cook, Thomas
Cool, Ruth	Corkins, Charles	Cotton, Arthur E.
Cotton, Chet	Cotton, Francis (B) Wyrick	Cox, Audie
Cox, Audie	Cox, Harry	Cox, Harry
Cox, Mrs. William M.	Crackenberger, Joe and Nora	Criswell, Lucia
Crouch, George	Cruickshank, Mrs. and her school	Cunningham, Same
Curry family	Dahl, Sign	Danielson, Russell

Rankin, John K	Ransier, Dr. W.A. and Mrs.	Reynolds, Carrie Brown
Reynolds, Michael Brow	Reynolds, S.G.	Richard, Ernest
Richardson, Ervin A.	Richardon, Lillian W.	Riebeth, Carolyn Reynolds
Riebeth, E.W.	Riggs family	Riley, Elsie and Roy
Roach Bill	Robinson, Ernest C.	Romine, J.S. and family
Ross, Hector and Mary	Ross, Robert S.	Roush family
Rousseau, Floyd	Russell, Dr. W.A. and family	Salveson, Gus,
Salveson, Mary	Saunders, Robert and Mattie	Scally, William
Schafer family	Schaller, H.P. mr. and Mrs.	Schenderline, Julia
Schossler, Mrs. George	Schroeder, Ed	Schubert, Heny (Bum)
Scott, W.J.	Scott, Willard J	Sharp, J.H. and Addie B
Shreve family	Simmons, Mabel	Skeie,
Ann	Small, Mary Riley	SmallyThomas L.
Smith, Cllaude O.	Smith, Maurice W. and Ruby F.	Snyder, Lloyd V.
Spear family	Spear, Bradford J.	Standish, Dell
Standish, Walter	Stanton, Blache	Stanton, Blanche
Stark family	Starkweather, Katie	Steen, Elizabeth
Stevens, Dominic	Stevens, Mrs. Dominic	Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. A.M.
Steven family	Stogaugh, Charles R.	Stoddard, Bill
Strand, Lura P.	Sullivan Dan and family	Svaren, John
Sweeney family	Taggart, Dr. A.T.	Taylor, Alice K
Thomas, Jess	Thomas, Lloyd E.	Thompson, Ray C. and family
Throssel Richard	Tobias, Edna M.	Torske, Ed.
Torske, Ed.	Torske, Sivert family	Tschirigi, Matt
Van Cleve, Guy T.	Vandersloot, Lambert	Vickers, Robert A.