Pioneers

The following information is transcribed from the book, 'The Society of Montana Pioneers'. It's for Lewis and Clark County, MT.

A. B Taylor, son of Samuel and Amy (Bells) Taylor; born at Leroy, Genesee County, New York, in 1827. Place of departure for Montana, Rockford, Illinois; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Virginia City, August 16th, 1864. Occupation, carpenter. Residence, Helena.

Harry H. Thale. Claimed to have entered present eastern boundary of State near mouth of Yellowstone River, June 17th, 1863. Not sustained and name erased from register.

John Thorburn, son of Grant Thorburn; born at New York City, New York, September 4th, 1806. Arrived at Virginia City in 1863. Occupation, gardener. Last address, Helena. Died, May 16th, 1889.

Ann Tierney. Place of departure for Montana, Maryland; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Emigrant Gulch in 1864. Last address, Helena.

John Tierney, Sr. Place of departure for Montana, Maryland; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Emigrant Gulch in 1864. Occupation, farmer. Last address, Helena. Died, August 4th, 1883.

Edwin Warren Toole, son of Edwin and Lucinda Shepard (Porter) Toole; born at Savannah, Missouri, March 24th, 1839. Place of departure for Montana, St. Joseph, Missouri; route traveled, across the plains via Denver; arrived at Virginia City in August, 1863. Profession, lawyer. Residence, Helena. Democratic candidate for Congress, 1871.

Charles Troplett, arrived Montana in 1863.

Thomas Tweedy, arrived in Montana, October 7th, 1863. Occupation, miner, Last address, Helena.

Mrs. C. P. VanWart, nee Sarah Jane Simonton, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Cameron) Simonton; born at Canton, Ohio, February 20th, 1840. Place of departure for Montana, St. Joseph, Missouri; route traveled, across the plains via Platte River, Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake, Utah; arrived at Virginia City in September, 1864. Residence, Helena.

James M. Vivion, son of James and Mary Vivion; born in Missouri, April 29th, 1833. Place of departure for Montana, Denver Colorado; route traveled, across the plains via Fort Bridger, Sublette's Cut Off, and Snake River; arrived at Bannack, April 24th, 1863. Occupation, miner. Residence, Cripple Creek, Colorado.

John Wagener, arrived in Montana, May 15th, 1863. Last address, Helena. Deceased.

M. E. Walton, son of Josiah and Latitia Walton; born at Nashville, Tennessee, June 10th, 1824. Place of departure for Montana, Missouri; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Helena in 1864. Occupation, miner and ranchman. Last address, Trinity. Deceased.

F. J. Wasweiler, born in Germany, April 28th, 1836. Came to the United States in 1848; went across the plains to California in 1853. Pace of departure for Montana, Leavenworth, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Virginia City in 1864. Occupation, miner and hotel Proprietor. Residence, Helena.

Mrs. F. J. Wasweiler, nee Caroline Warrel. Pace of departure for Montana, Leavenworth, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Virginia City in 1864. Residence, Helena.

John Randolph Watson, born at Portland, Maine, may 29th, 1837. Place of departure for Montana, St. Joseph, Missouri; route traveled, across the plains via Denver Colorado; arrived at Virginia City in October, 1864. Occupation, merchant. Residence, Helena.

Newell Harland Webster, son of Jesse and Susan C. (Newell) Webster; born at Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, November 29th, 1836. Place of departure for Montana, Denver, Colorado; route traveled, across the plains via Soda Springs and Bridger trail; arrived at Bannack, October 17th, 1863. Occupation, merchant. Residence, Helena.

John F. Wegner, born, Newstadt, Germany, in 1848. Came to the United States. Place of departure for Montana, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Virginia City, June 15th, 1864. Occupation, stock raiser. Residence, Craig.

August Weisenhorn, son of Silas Weisenhorn; born at Baden Germany, January 29th, 1842. Came to the United States. Place of departure for Montana, Quincy, Illinois; route traveled, across the plains via Denver; arrived at Aldrer Gulch, October 21st, 1863. Occupation, carriage manufacturer. Residence, Helena.

Simeon G. Weller, son of Peter R. and Margaret A. (Albright) Weller; born at Geneseo, Livingston County, New York, January 8th, 1841. Place of departure for Montana, Lake Gulch, Colorado; route traveled, across the plains via Denver, Fort Bridger, Soda Springs, and Snake River; arrived at Bannack, June 15th, 1863. Occupation, farmer. Residence, Ritzville, Adams County, Washington.

William F. Wentworth, son of John Jay and Susan Elizabeth (Austin) Wentworth; born at Lebanon, Maine, in 1831. Place of departure for Montana, Charlestown, Massachusetts; route traveled, across the plains via St. Joseph; arrived at Virginia City, July 9th, 1864. Occupation, merchant. Last address, Helena. Deceased.

Daniel H. Weston, son of Isaac and Mary Weston; born at Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, April 8th, 1833. Place of departure for Montana, Central City, Colorado; route traveled, across the plains via Fort Bridger, Sublette's Cut Off, and Soda Springs; arrived at Bannack in June, 1863. Occupation, merchant. Residence, Helena. Territorial treasurer for twelve years.

Edmund Whitcomb, son of John and Mary (Draughbaugh) Whitcomb; born in Ashland County, Ohio, November 23d, 1837. Place of departure for Montana, Atchison, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains via Pike's Peak, Colorado, Fort Bridger, and Salt Lake, Utah; arrived at Bannack, April 27th, 1863. Occupation, farmer and stock raiser. Residence, Helena.

Mrs. E. Whitcomb, born in Maine. Place of departure for Montana, Minnesota; route traveled, across the plains via Northern Route with James L. Fisk's Expedition; arrived at Bannack in September, 1862. Last address, Helena. Died in 1888.

James Whitlatch, born in Pennsylvania, September 12th, 1843. Place of departure for Montana, Colorado; route traveled, across the plains via Nevada and Idaho; arrived at Helena, September 17th, 1864. Occupation, miner. Last address, Helena. Made Mineral Entry No. 1, October 15th, 1867, for 200 feet on the Park Lode in Edgerton County. Deceased.

Alvin H. Wilcox, son of Lansing H. and Miranda (Holmes) Wilcox; born at Napoli, Cattaraugus County, New York, January 21st, 1834. Place of departure for Montana, Elk Point, Dakota; route traveled, up the Missouri River on steamboat Spread Eagle; arrived at Fort Benton, June 20th, 1862. Occupation, surveyor, civil engineer, and lumberman. Residence, Frazee, Minnesota.

Timothy Wilcox, son of Hustin and Julia Wilcox; born at Madison, Connecticut, December 26th, 1830. Place of departure for Montana, Independence, Iowa; route traveled, across the plains via Bridger Cut Off; arrived at Virginia City, July 9th, 1864. Occupation, ranchman and miner. Residence, Helena.

Ezekiel S. Wilkinson, son of Joseph and Nancy (Stewart) Wilkinson; born at Harrisville, (West) Virginia, September 28th, 1817. Place of departure for Montana, Kansas; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Alder Gulch, August 15th, 1864. Occupation, editor and publisher. Last address, Helena. Commissioner Lewis and Clarke County. Deceased.

John Barnes Wilson, son of James and Sarah (Barnes) Wilson; born at West Newton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, March 25th, 1828. Went across the plains to California in 1852, to Oregon in 1862. Place of departure for Montana, Umatilla, Oregon; route traveled, across the mountains via Mullan road, St. Regis de Borgia; arrived at Frenchtown in October, 1865. Occupation, miner. Residence, Helena.

John F. Wilson, son of J. F. and Eliza Wilson; born at Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, May 22d, 1838. Place of departure for Montana, St. Paul, Minnesota; route traveled, across the plains via Manitoba, Saskatchewan Valley, across the Rocky Mountains, and down the Kootenai River; arrived at St. Mary's Lake in October, 1859. Occupation, miner. Residence, Rimini.

Ann F. Woods, nee Ann F. Burruss, daughter of Harris D. and Elizabeth T. Burruss; born in King William County, Virginia, March 26th, 1815. Place of departure for Montana,St. Joseph, Missouri; route traveled, across the plains via South Platte River, Cache la Poudre, and Soda Springs; arrived at Virginia City, Sept. 10th, 1864. Residence, Helena.

Joseph Pedrick Woolman, son of James and Mary Ann (Pedrick) Woolman; born at Woodstown, Salem County, New Jersey, February 5th, 1841. Place of departure for Montana, Woodstown, New Jersey, may 10th, 1864; route traveled, across the plains via Philadelphia, St. Joseph, Fort Kearney, Julesburg, Forts, Laramie and Bridger, and Salt Lake; arrived at Virginia City in May, 1865. Occupation, stockman. Residence, Helena. Territorial Auditor, 1879-87. United States Marshal, 1898-.

Samuel Word, son of William and Sarah Boyd (Bouton) Word; born at Barboursville, Knox County, Kentucky, January 19th, 1837. Place of departure for Montana, St. Joseph, Missouri; route traveled, across the plains via the Platte River, Laramie Plains, Salt Lake City, and Snake River; arrived at Virginia City, September 27th, 1863. Profession, attorney at law. Residence, Dawson City, North-West Territory. Member House of Representatives, Fourth and Extra Sessions, 1867; Council, Sixth Session, 1869-70; House, Ninth Session, 1876; Tenth Session, 1877; Speaker, Eleventh and Extra Sessions, 1879, Territorial Legislative Assembly. Member Constitutional Convention, 1866. President of Society of Montana Pioneers, 1891-2.

Frank Zeigler, son of John A Zeigler; arrived in Montana in 1864. Occupation, N. P. Railway, freight department. Residence, Helena.

John A. Zeigler, arrived in Montana in 1864. Occupation, store keeper. Last address, Helena. Deceased.

Edward I . Zimmerman, son of Aaron and Charlotte Zimmerman; born at Ortenberg, near Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, March 20th, 1838. Came to the United States; went to California in 1855. Place of departure for Montana, William's Creek, Cariboo, British Columbia; route traveled, via Victoria, Vancouver Island, Portland, Oregon, Walla Walla, Washington, and across the mountains via Mullan road; arrived at Blackfoot City in 1864. Occupation, hotel keeper and miner. Residence, Helena.

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