Biographical
Poems
Dear Mrs.
Babcock,
I
have so much to say about the
Sincerely,
Madi
“Lady”
Mary Blackmore
By Baylee
Born in England on an unknown date
Came to Bozeman in 1872 to see Yellowstone Park
She became very ill
And died at General Lester Willson’s home
in
1872
“Lord” William Blackmore
Bought 5 acres for a cemetery
It became known as Sunset Hills Cemetery
John Bozeman, The Story Family and John Mendenhall are just a few of
people
buried there.
Achilles
Lamme
By Cayley
Doctor from
Came to
Opened a general store.
With partner John Mendenhall.
Medical needs every day.
Colds, influenza, and accidents.
No office.
Care to anyone.
No charge
Remembered as kind.
Henry
Comstock
By Courtney
Born in 1820
Nicknamed “Old Pancake”
Mined for gold on 1859
In western
Comstock was a loud mouth
And talked about “his” discovery and “his” claim so
much
That it became known as the Comstock Lode
The four prospectors he stole from a developer
And Comstock received $11,000
For his share
Old pancake
Quickly spent his money
He lived in Bozeman in a shack on the end of Main Street
Dead, broke and lonely
Committed suicide in 1870
When he shot himself.
William
Alderson
By Gabriel
Started working in the lead mines in
When he was 13 years old.
1864 came to the U.S.A with his family
Had four children
Headed to the gold mines in Virginia City
With his brother John Alderson
When heading mines
We passed through Gallatin Valley
We loved it there
We decided to stay
And become farmers the whole population
Was two people,
W. J Beal and Daniel Rouse
Later in 1866 my family came
John
Mendenhall
By Gunnar
John Mendenhall
Born in 1835 in Indiana
Came to Bozeman in 1864
A farmer
Who owned the first saloon in town
The first territorial sheriff in the Gallatin County
A business partner
With Dr. Achilles Lamme
Opened a store
Met and married
Lamme’s sister in law
Died in 1896
By Kaj
A captain in the army
Captured three times
Raised a cattle business
Built the first Bridge over the
Scouted and trail blazed
Edna
Tracy
White
By Karenna
Edna Tracy White
Born March 17, 1887
Graduated from Montana state collage
In 1908
Taught schools in Virginia City and Pony
1914 married John J. White
Lived in Bozeman
Her husband died in 1966
Edna was very active
In the community
Died 1982
Julius
Lerkind
By Keavon
Born 1840 in
Moved from
Established brewery Genuine lager also in
Red Logo and
Silica
Made into soft drink place during prohibition
Died 1922
James
D.
Chestnut
By Kyle B.
Born 1834 in
He was full of adventure.
Joined William Walker.
Conquered
During the Civil War
He had a unique job
Enlisting Blacks and Indians
He discovered coal
In the Rocky Canyon Trail Creek area
The area was renamed Chestnut after him
He owned Chestnut Corner,
And died in 1886.
Lu
Sing
By Kyle F.
Followed his wife’s lover from San Francisco
Shot him on the streets of Bozeman
Invitations were sent out for his hanging
The first hanging were was held in Bozeman in 1906
Ann marked grave all that is left
FRANK
L.
BENEPE
By Madi
Came to Bozeman in 1877,
Started an outfitting store,
For miners and Ranchers,
In 1891,
Frank went into partnership,
With Owenhouse and others,
To create the Bozeman Implement,
Carriage and Harness Co.
Died in 1934.
Ellen
Story
By Paige
Born 1844 in Kansas
Met and married
Nelson Story in Kansas
In 1866 they
Decided to settle in
Bozeman gave birth to seven kids
Four survived
Built a 17 room mansion
Which was torn down
In 1938
Died in 1924
Now has a theater named after her
Called The Ellen
ROSA
BEALL
By Rylea
Born on 1838 in
Pioneer Women
Married A.H.Vlerden.
Had two children.
Lived in covered wagon for three months.
Fought off a pack of angry wolfs.
Fought off Native Americans.
Got divorced.
Van leaden toke children east with him.
Later married William Beall
in
1860.
Became well known in town.
First women to arrive.
Involved in helping Church.
Samuel
Lewis
By Sam
Born 1832 in
Moved to
A successful miner,
Ran many barber shop,
Married a Widow named
Mrs. Bruce they still live
At 305 S Bozeman it is
there. Samuel’s obituary
described him as a white.
He died in 1886.
Mr. Tracy
By Shelby
Built many houses
Owned and operated
A brick yard
Where bricks for new buildings are made
Bricks for Mr. Cooper buildings
His wife arrived here
When she was 17
At the time
There were 14 other women
During the winter of 1869 in Bozeman
Thomas
Cover
By Sonny
Bozeman asked him
To build flour mill
Was sent to St. Louis
For two large stones to grind wheat
Stones weighed over two thousand pounds
Shipped up the Missouri
To fort Benton Montana
Brought to Benton
By mule team
Very successful
1865 purchased a threshing machine
charged farmers
to thresh each bushel
partner was W.B. Macdow
John
Harvey
Wells
By Steve
Born in Missouri in 1842
Jane Reese fell in love with him
He was a hated Missourian
So her father didn’t let her see him
Her mother and brothers helped her elope
When her father found out he rode to kill him
And his friends met him on the road to and dissuaded him
A year later the families reconciled
He prospered as a farmer, a merchant and a builder
He died in 1952
Gustavas Doane
By Theo
Born in
Joined the Union Army in 1862.
In 1869,Gustavas was part of the Calvary,
That came to
He was part an expedition,
That explored
He wanted to explore Africa,
To search for the source of the
But was turned down.
Gustavas died in 1892,
He was at the final age 52.
Mary Doane, his wife, died in 1952,
At the age of 93.
John
Bogert
By Uri
Born in
Came to
Elected as first mayor in 1880
Pen name Vesuvius
Writer for the newspaper
Helped bring North pacific railroad to
Died in 1895
Not such a long life
Fred
Wilson
By Douglas
Fred was born in 1877 in
Fred went to college here.
Studied architecture in school
At Columbia University.
Traveled to
Moved to
He designed the jail
The Ellen theatre and more.
Later died in 1956.