Created and boundaries defined by Act of February 2d, 1865. S. L., page 531. County seat established at Fort Benton. Amended by Act of December 12th, 1867. Attached to Lewis and Clarke County for judicial purposes by Act of January 4th, 1872. Boundaries defined by Act of January 12th, 1872, Codified Statutes, page 432. Boundaries defined by Act of February 5th, 1876. Boundaries defined, Revised Statutes, 1879, page 477. Boundaries c~anged by Act of March 12th, 1885. Boundaries defined by Sec. 738, Fifth Division, Compiled Statutes, 1887, page 837. Boundaries changed by Act of February 6th, 1893. Boundaries defined by Sec. 4II5, Political Code, 1895.
JAMES M. ARNOUX, born at New York City, New York, in 1841. Place of departure for Montana, St. Louis, Missouri; route traveled, up the Missouri River; arrived at Fort Benton in 1862. Occupation, stock raiser. Residence, Fort Benton.
T. M. Ault. Place of departure for Montana, St. Louis, Missouri; route traveled, up the Missouri River on steamer Spread Eagle; arrived at Fort Benton, June 21st, 1862. Occupation, trader. Last address. Fort Benton.
WALTER S. BARRETT, born in Duchess County, New York, in 1831. Place of departure for Montana, Denver, Colorado; route traveled, across the plains via Bitter Creek and Fort Hall; arrived at Bannack, September 10th, 1863.
SAMUEL BURD, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Eames) Burd; born at Richland, Oswego County, New York, February 15th, 1814- Place of departure for Montana, Grand Rapids, Michigan; route traveled, via Chicago, St. Joseph and across the plains via Chimney Rock, Red Bluffs, and Bridger Cut Off, overtook Bridger's train at Clark's Fork; arrived at Virginia City, July 10th, 1864. Occupation. stock grower. Last address, Choteau. Died, September 1st, 1891.
MYRON HAWLEY BURD, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Eames) Burd; born at Perrington, Oneida County. New York, February 4th, 1824- Place of departure for Montana, Grand Rapids, Michigan j route traveled, via Chicago, St. Joseph. Missouri, and across the plains via Red Bluffs and Bridger Cut Off, overtook Bridger's train at Clark's Fork of the Stinking~ water River; arrived at Virginia City, July 10th, 1864- Occupation, freighter. Last address, Choteau. Died in Illinois in 1876.
SAMUEL CONRAD BURD, son of Myron Hawley and Elizabeth (Phillips) Burd; born at Oquawka, Henderson County, Illinois, July 1st, 1849. Place of departure for Montana, Grand Rapids, Michigan; route traveled via. Chicago, St. Joseph, Missouri, and across the plains via Red Bluffs and Bridger Cut Off; overhauled Bridger's first outfit on Clark's Fork of the Stinkingwater River; arrived at Virginia City, July 10th, 1864. Occupation, stock grower. Last address, Choteau. Died, July 26th, 1892
MRS. NETTIE CARYL, arrived at Fort Benton, September 8th, 1864. Last address, Fort Benton.
THOMAS CLARY, born at St. Louis, Missouri, December 5th, 1842. Place of departure for Montana, Missouri; route traveled, across plains; arrived at Alder Gulch in 1862. Occupation, freighter (Diamond R. Co.), stock raiser. Residence, Fort Benton.
JOSEPH COPELL, born in Italy. Came to the United States in 1849. Place of departure for Montana, St. Louis, Missouri; route trave1ed, up the Missouri River; arrived at Fort Benton in 1851. Occupation, farmer. Last address, Fort Benton. Mr. Copall was in the employ of the American Fur Company for many years as hunter and trapper.
ANDREW DAWSON, born at Dalkeith, Scotland. Came to the United States. Place of departure for Montana, St. Louis, Missouri; route traveled up the Missouri River; arrived at Fort Benton in 1857. Occupation, trader. Last address, Scotland. Died in 1873. Was a partner in firm of Pieere Choteau, Jr., & Co. from 1857 to 1864.
GASPARD F. DELETRAZ, son of Claud and Claudine (Dermazo) Deletraz; born at Annecy, Haute Savoie, Italy (now France), May 11th,1824. Came to the United States. Place of departure for Montana, San Francisco, California; route traveled, via Oregon and Washington Territory and Walla Walla trail; arrived at Helena in September, 1864 Occupation, cook. Residence, Fort Benton.
WILLIAM H. DERIAR. Place of departure for Montana, St. Missouri; route traveled, up the Missouri River on steamer Spread Eagle; arrived at Fort Benton, June 21st, 1862. Occupation, trader. Last dress, Fort Benton.
G. B. HAMILTON, arrived in Montana in September, 1864
THOMAS B. HARWOOD, son of Albert G. and Delilah Harwood in Scott County; Kentucky, October 24th, 1834. Place of departure for Montana, Kentucky; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Bannack in 1862. Occupation, stock raiser.
JOHN HEZEKIAH. Place of departure for Montana, Minnesota; route traveled, across the plains via Northern route with Fisk Expedition; arrived in Montana in 1864. Occupation, hotel keeper. Last address, Fort Benton. Died in October, 1898.
JOSEPH S. HILL, born in Florida in 1848; route traveled, across the plains; arrived in Montana in 1863. Occupation, merchant. Last ad dress, Fort Benton. Deceased.
J. J. KENNEDY, born in Richland County, Ohio, March 17th, 1840. Place of departure for Montana, Fort Wayne, Indiana; went across the plains to The Dalles, Washington Territory, in 1860; route traveled, via Walla Walla and the Big Hole Pass; arrived at Pioneer Gulch, Gold Creek, in 1862. Occupation, miner and stock raiser. Last address, Fort Benton.
EDWARD W. LEWIS, born in Kankakee County, Illinois, in March 1844. Place of departure for Montana, Illinois; route traveled, across the plains; arrived at Virginia City in 1864- Occupation, freighter and farmer. Last address, Fort Benton.
H. M. MANDEVILLE. Place of departure for Montana, St. Louis, Missouri; route traveled, up the Missouri River on steamer Spread Eagle arrived at Fort Benton, June 21st, 1862. Occupation, trader. Last address, Fort Benton.
JAMES McDEVITT, born in Pennsylvania in 1849. Place of departure for Montana, Pennsylvania; route traveled, across the plains; arrived in Montana in 1863. Occupation, trader and freighter. Last address, Fort Benton.
JAMES H. MORLEY. Place of departure for Montana, St Louis, Missouri; route traveled, up the Missouri River on steamer Spread Eagle arrived at Fort Benton, June 21st, 1862. Last address, Fort Benton.
MRS. ROBERT F. MORRIS, nee REGINA A. DENBLE, daughter of Charles F. and Catharine (Knowles) Denble; born at Glenwood, Mills County Iowa, February 13th, 1862. Place of departure for Montana, Glenwood Iowa, May 17th, 1864; route traveled, via Bozeman trail; arrived at Bozeman, August 11th, 1864. Residence, Chinook.
DAVID MORROW, son of Malcolm and Jennette Morrow; born in Ontario, Canada, October 12th, 1852. Came to the United States. Place departure for Montana, Iowa; route traveled, across the plains to Denver Colorado, in 1860, thence via Black Hills; arrived at Alder Gulch in March, 1864. Occupation, farmer and stock raiser. Residence, Fort Benton
MALCOLM MORROW, born in Canada, November 7th, 1823. Came to the United States. Place of departure for Montana, Iowa; route traveled across the plains via Denver, Colorado, in 1860; arrived at Biven's Gulch in 1863. Occupation, farmer and stock raiser. Last address, Fort Benton
MALCOLM MORROW, JR., son of Malcolm and Jennette Morrow; born in Canada, February 7th, 1848. Place of departure for Montana, Iowa; route traveled, across the plains to Denver, Colorado, in 1860; arrived Alder Gulch in March, 1864; Occupation, farmer and stock raiser. Last address, Fort Benton.
RUFUS PAYNE, born at Richmond, Kentucky, February 18th, 1831. Place of departure for Montana, Denver, Colorado; route traveled, the plains; arrived at Virginia City in November, 1863. Occupation, blacksmith. Last address, Fort Benton.
THOMAS B. PITCHER. Place of departure for Montana, St. Louis Missouri; route traveled, up the Missouri River on steamer Spread Eagle; arrived at Fort Benton, June 21st, 1862. Occupation, trader. Last address, Fort Benton.
CHARLES RICHTER, born in Saxony, Germany, in May, 1832. Came to the United States in 1853. Place of departure for Montana, Springfield, Illinois; route traveled, across the plains; arrived in Alder in 1863. Occupation, sheep raiser. Last address, Fort Benton.
JACOB SMITH, arrived in Montana in 1864-
CHARLES THOMAS, born at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1843. Place departure for Montana, Louisville, Kentucky; route traveled, up the Missouri River; arrived at Fort Benton in 1862. Occupation, ranchman and lumberman. Last address, Fort Conrad.
R. S. TINGLEY, born at Marshall City, Illinois, December 25, 1841. Place of departure for Montana, Iowa; route traveled, up the Missouri River; arrived at Bannack in 1862. Occupation, hunter, freighter, stock raiser. Last address, Fort Benton
SOURCE:
Society of Montana Pioneers, Volume 1, published 1899