Mary was the oldest daughter of 10 children of William and Ellen Flannery Arnold. She was born on the 630 acre Arnold Ranch, 7 miles NW of Bozeman, MT in 1873. She attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse, probably the Nelson School of East Gallatin River. Following this basic schooling, her parents sent her to St Vincent's Academy for young ladies in Helena, MT.
Mary completed the full curriculum and graduated. She studied all the subjects, which were taught to her and emerged a very talented seamstress. Her favorite classes were sewing and tailoring, but she became an excellent cook as well. As the oldest girl of a family of 12, this talent was put to good use on the ranch.
On Nov 7, 1894 she married Charles R Waterman in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Bozeman, MT. Charles was the son of Christopher and Catherine Boyle Waterman, pioneers who settled in Middle Creek area of the Gallatin County in 1864. That was also the time when Mary's parents came to the area and settled as well. They became parents of 4 children, Marie Louise, Evelyn Pauline, Charles Arnold, and Edith Kathryn. They lived on the ranch until it was time to educate the children. At first Marie would travel into town during the week and alternate between staying that the Waterman grandparents and then the Arnold Grandparents the next week to attend school in the city of Bozeman. And then returning home to the ranch on the weekends. Soon the whole family moved into town to make it easier for the children to attend school. The house was at 411 West Main St and was sold in Dec 1968 and moved to 907 Koch St where it is now a historical winter rental home.
Mary was a devoted wife and mother and spent her life as a homemaker. Her daughter Marie fondly remembered her mother's chocolate cakes and fudge. Mary was always generous with her time and talents at the church and lodge functions. Charles was active in civic circles, in the Woodmen of the World, in the Elk's Lodge, which he served as Exalted Ruler, in the Sons and Daughters of Gallatin Pioneers, in which he held many numerous positions including President. He was the County Commissioner during the WWI years (1914-1918), and it was during that time that he and the County Surveyors surveyed and planned the road from Bozeman to Yellowstone Park.
In 1919 his love of the Gallatin Canyon prompted him to build a summer cabin on the Gallatin River about 30 miles outside of Bozeman. Many a happy time was spent there with his wife, children and even grandchildren in the 1930s.
Both Mary and Charles liked dancing and card playing, and enjoyed many social gatherings with friends and at club functions.
Mary died on Feb 17th, 1955, almost exactly 10 years after he husband did, on Feb 3, 1945. They are both buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, in Bozeman, MT
Compiled from the Arnold History Book by Roberta Anderson in 1982 and personal family history notes of Chris Forest, from her grandmother Marie Waterman Harper.
Mary completed the full curriculum and graduated. She studied all the subjects, which were taught to her and emerged a very talented seamstress. Her favorite classes were sewing and tailoring, but she became an excellent cook as well. As the oldest girl of a family of 12, this talent was put to good use on the ranch.
On Nov 7, 1894 she married Charles R Waterman in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Bozeman, MT. Charles was the son of Christopher and Catherine Boyle Waterman, pioneers who settled in Middle Creek area of the Gallatin County in 1864. That was also the time when Mary's parents came to the area and settled as well. They became parents of 4 children, Marie Louise, Evelyn Pauline, Charles Arnold, and Edith Kathryn. They lived on the ranch until it was time to educate the children. At first Marie would travel into town during the week and alternate between staying that the Waterman grandparents and then the Arnold Grandparents the next week to attend school in the city of Bozeman. And then returning home to the ranch on the weekends. Soon the whole family moved into town to make it easier for the children to attend school. The house was at 411 West Main St and was sold in Dec 1968 and moved to 907 Koch St where it is now a historical winter rental home.
Mary was a devoted wife and mother and spent her life as a homemaker. Her daughter Marie fondly remembered her mother's chocolate cakes and fudge. Mary was always generous with her time and talents at the church and lodge functions. Charles was active in civic circles, in the Woodmen of the World, in the Elk's Lodge, which he served as Exalted Ruler, in the Sons and Daughters of Gallatin Pioneers, in which he held many numerous positions including President. He was the County Commissioner during the WWI years (1914-1918), and it was during that time that he and the County Surveyors surveyed and planned the road from Bozeman to Yellowstone Park.
In 1919 his love of the Gallatin Canyon prompted him to build a summer cabin on the Gallatin River about 30 miles outside of Bozeman. Many a happy time was spent there with his wife, children and even grandchildren in the 1930s.
Both Mary and Charles liked dancing and card playing, and enjoyed many social gatherings with friends and at club functions.
Mary died on Feb 17th, 1955, almost exactly 10 years after he husband did, on Feb 3, 1945. They are both buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, in Bozeman, MT
Compiled from the Arnold History Book by Roberta Anderson in 1982 and personal family history notes of Chris Forest, from her grandmother Marie Waterman Harper.
Mary was the oldest daughter of 10 children of William and Ellen Flannery Arnold. She was born on the 630 acre Arnold Ranch, 7 miles NW of Bozeman, MT in 1873. She attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse, probably the Nelson School of East Gallatin River. Following this basic schooling, her parents sent her to St Vincent's Academy for young ladies in Helena, MT.
Mary completed the full curriculum and graduated. She studied all the subjects, which were taught to her and emerged a very talented seamstress. Her favorite classes were sewing and tailoring, but she became an excellent cook as well. As the oldest girl of a family of 12, this talent was put to good use on the ranch.
On Nov 7, 1894 she married Charles R Waterman in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Bozeman, MT. Charles was the son of Christopher and Catherine Boyle Waterman, pioneers who settled in Middle Creek area of the Gallatin County in 1864. That was also the time when Mary's parents came to the area and settled as well. They became parents of 4 children, Marie Louise, Evelyn Pauline, Charles Arnold, and Edith Kathryn. They lived on the ranch until it was time to educate the children. At first Marie would travel into town during the week and alternate between staying that the Waterman grandparents and then the Arnold Grandparents the next week to attend school in the city of Bozeman. And then returning home to the ranch on the weekends. Soon the whole family moved into town to make it easier for the children to attend school. The house was at 411 West Main St and was sold in Dec 1968 and moved to 907 Koch St where it is now a historical winter rental home.
Mary was a devoted wife and mother and spent her life as a homemaker. Her daughter Marie fondly remembered her mother's chocolate cakes and fudge. Mary was always generous with her time and talents at the church and lodge functions. Charles was active in civic circles, in the Woodmen of the World, in the Elk's Lodge, which he served as Exalted Ruler, in the Sons and Daughters of Gallatin Pioneers, in which he held many numerous positions including President. He was the County Commissioner during the WWI years (1914-1918), and it was during that time that he and the County Surveyors surveyed and planned the road from Bozeman to Yellowstone Park.
In 1919 his love of the Gallatin Canyon prompted him to build a summer cabin on the Gallatin River about 30 miles outside of Bozeman. Many a happy time was spent there with his wife, children and even grandchildren in the 1930s.
Both Mary and Charles liked dancing and card playing, and enjoyed many social gatherings with friends and at club functions.
Mary died on Feb 17th, 1955, almost exactly 10 years after he husband did, on Feb 3, 1945. They are both buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, in Bozeman, MT
Compiled from the Arnold History Book by Roberta Anderson in 1982 and personal family history notes of Chris Forest, from her grandmother Marie Waterman Harper.
Mary completed the full curriculum and graduated. She studied all the subjects, which were taught to her and emerged a very talented seamstress. Her favorite classes were sewing and tailoring, but she became an excellent cook as well. As the oldest girl of a family of 12, this talent was put to good use on the ranch.
On Nov 7, 1894 she married Charles R Waterman in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Bozeman, MT. Charles was the son of Christopher and Catherine Boyle Waterman, pioneers who settled in Middle Creek area of the Gallatin County in 1864. That was also the time when Mary's parents came to the area and settled as well. They became parents of 4 children, Marie Louise, Evelyn Pauline, Charles Arnold, and Edith Kathryn. They lived on the ranch until it was time to educate the children. At first Marie would travel into town during the week and alternate between staying that the Waterman grandparents and then the Arnold Grandparents the next week to attend school in the city of Bozeman. And then returning home to the ranch on the weekends. Soon the whole family moved into town to make it easier for the children to attend school. The house was at 411 West Main St and was sold in Dec 1968 and moved to 907 Koch St where it is now a historical winter rental home.
Mary was a devoted wife and mother and spent her life as a homemaker. Her daughter Marie fondly remembered her mother's chocolate cakes and fudge. Mary was always generous with her time and talents at the church and lodge functions. Charles was active in civic circles, in the Woodmen of the World, in the Elk's Lodge, which he served as Exalted Ruler, in the Sons and Daughters of Gallatin Pioneers, in which he held many numerous positions including President. He was the County Commissioner during the WWI years (1914-1918), and it was during that time that he and the County Surveyors surveyed and planned the road from Bozeman to Yellowstone Park.
In 1919 his love of the Gallatin Canyon prompted him to build a summer cabin on the Gallatin River about 30 miles outside of Bozeman. Many a happy time was spent there with his wife, children and even grandchildren in the 1930s.
Both Mary and Charles liked dancing and card playing, and enjoyed many social gatherings with friends and at club functions.
Mary died on Feb 17th, 1955, almost exactly 10 years after he husband did, on Feb 3, 1945. They are both buried in Sunset Hills Cemetery, in Bozeman, MT
Compiled from the Arnold History Book by Roberta Anderson in 1982 and personal family history notes of Chris Forest, from her grandmother Marie Waterman Harper.
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