Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

Whispers of Butte
Stories of People Who Lived Here

	Hum Family Thomas Ming F. Hum - Owner of Ming's Cafe   Kim Chew Sook Ping Hum Gee Shung Koon Hum
	PVT William J. Boast
	Mary Skender
	Leo J. Powers
v	Karla Gray
	Madam Guy Nee Mrs. Mary A. Jewitte and  Articles of  Other Fortune Tellers of Butte
	Dolan Family Pictures

Suzanne Andrews
suzanneboggsandrews@outlook.com
 MTGenWeb County Coordinator
 for Butte-Silver Bow County, MT
 Updated 01/04/2026
 

People of Interest

The Mayors of Butte - 1879-1979   Judge Jeremiah J. Lynch   Patrolman George H. Pace Took Risky Chance   Frank Little - Butte's new history center to note anniversary of union leader's brutal death by Renata Birkenbuel, The Montana Standard   A Midnight Horror-Officer Fred A. Parlin  Shot in Cold Blood    Submitted by Darren Conn

 

Suzanne Andrews
suzanneboggsandrews@outlook.com
 MTGenWeb County Coordinator
 for Butte-Silver Bow County, MT
 Updated 01/04/2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stories of Butte's
Unique Characters

	Chance L. Harris		"Jere the Wise" Murphy
	"Dirty Mouth Jean" Sorenson		Lizzie Preston
	Elinore Knott		Nickel Annie
	"Fat Jack"		Shoe String Annie
	James "Colonel Buckets" Rutledge		Dr. Gertrude Pitkanen

 

 

Suzanne Andrews
suzanneboggsandrews@outlook.com
 MTGenWeb County Coordinator
 for Butte-Silver Bow County, MT
 Updated 01/04/2026