William Stephen Crawford Sloan was the son of Asa and Mary Ann Sloan, born in Caldwell County, Missouri, undoubtedly at home on the family farm. His first middle name, Stephen, honors his paternal grandfather who died shortly before William was born.
William had at least seven siblings: Francis M., Luella F., Clinton A., John Bernard, Jefferson Davis, Eliza Annie, and Seymour. Farm families were large.
In 1865, at age 11, William's parents took him and his siblings and migrated to Montana. They went by steamboat up the Missouri River, joining thousands of others headed for the goldfields of Montana and Idaho (territories at the time) in response to recent discoveries of gold .
Their trip proved to be the start of an incredible adventure as their steamboat, The Bertrand, sank at DeSoto, Iowa/Nebraska (the Missouri River divides these states). William's younger brother, Jefferson Davis, age 6, died there. This was documented by the family, however, no further information was recorded.
After a second steamboat arrived to take the passengers on to Montana, the family resumed its incredible journey up the Missouri River, stopping to wait for massive herds of bison to cross the river and encountering woodcutters slain by Indians at more than one riverbank location.
Once the family arrived at Fort Benton, Montana (the furthest port to which steamboats could travel), William's father built a cabin in Helena as a temporary home. After a few months, the family went on, by wagon, south to the Boulder Valley where William's father purchased a "squatter's claim" of 100+ acres. He built a cabin which local residents believe still stands, and in fact is occupied. The larger home William's father built shortly thereafter for his family, however, is long gone.
In 1890, at age 36, William married Isa Marsh and established a ranch home in the Madison Valley, Gallatin County, where they raised 7 children: Jeanette May, Ruth, Pearl Montana, Clinton Crawford, Daisy Belle, Martin Alonxo, and William Asa.
In 1907 William sold his ranch and moved his family to Lewistown where he had a livery business. They lived in a residential area in the northern part of the city. Lewistown is in the dead center of Montana and was experiencing the discovery of oil at this time.
Unfortunately, William developed tuberculosis and died in Lewistown two years later. Did he know he had tuberculosis when the family sold their ranch and moved to Lewistown? This is something I would like to understand but suspect I'll never know.
William's wife, Isa, buried her husband in the Lewistown City Cemetery. He is the only member of his immediate family buried there as Isa shortly thereafter moved the family back to Jefferson County to be near her parents. Undoubtedly, she needed the support of family as a young widow with seven children to support.
William was my Great Grandfather and I had the honor of placing flowers on his grave in Lewistown in June 2013.
Vicki Edwards
Los Angeles
June 2013: Draft
9 Mar 2022: Minor edits
Great Granddaughter of William Stephen Crawford Sloan
William had at least seven siblings: Francis M., Luella F., Clinton A., John Bernard, Jefferson Davis, Eliza Annie, and Seymour. Farm families were large.
In 1865, at age 11, William's parents took him and his siblings and migrated to Montana. They went by steamboat up the Missouri River, joining thousands of others headed for the goldfields of Montana and Idaho (territories at the time) in response to recent discoveries of gold .
Their trip proved to be the start of an incredible adventure as their steamboat, The Bertrand, sank at DeSoto, Iowa/Nebraska (the Missouri River divides these states). William's younger brother, Jefferson Davis, age 6, died there. This was documented by the family, however, no further information was recorded.
After a second steamboat arrived to take the passengers on to Montana, the family resumed its incredible journey up the Missouri River, stopping to wait for massive herds of bison to cross the river and encountering woodcutters slain by Indians at more than one riverbank location.
Once the family arrived at Fort Benton, Montana (the furthest port to which steamboats could travel), William's father built a cabin in Helena as a temporary home. After a few months, the family went on, by wagon, south to the Boulder Valley where William's father purchased a "squatter's claim" of 100+ acres. He built a cabin which local residents believe still stands, and in fact is occupied. The larger home William's father built shortly thereafter for his family, however, is long gone.
In 1890, at age 36, William married Isa Marsh and established a ranch home in the Madison Valley, Gallatin County, where they raised 7 children: Jeanette May, Ruth, Pearl Montana, Clinton Crawford, Daisy Belle, Martin Alonxo, and William Asa.
In 1907 William sold his ranch and moved his family to Lewistown where he had a livery business. They lived in a residential area in the northern part of the city. Lewistown is in the dead center of Montana and was experiencing the discovery of oil at this time.
Unfortunately, William developed tuberculosis and died in Lewistown two years later. Did he know he had tuberculosis when the family sold their ranch and moved to Lewistown? This is something I would like to understand but suspect I'll never know.
William's wife, Isa, buried her husband in the Lewistown City Cemetery. He is the only member of his immediate family buried there as Isa shortly thereafter moved the family back to Jefferson County to be near her parents. Undoubtedly, she needed the support of family as a young widow with seven children to support.
William was my Great Grandfather and I had the honor of placing flowers on his grave in Lewistown in June 2013.
Vicki Edwards
Los Angeles
June 2013: Draft
9 Mar 2022: Minor edits
Great Granddaughter of William Stephen Crawford Sloan
William Stephen Crawford Sloan was the son of Asa and Mary Ann Sloan, born in Caldwell County, Missouri, undoubtedly at home on the family farm. His first middle name, Stephen, honors his paternal grandfather who died shortly before William was born.
William had at least seven siblings: Francis M., Luella F., Clinton A., John Bernard, Jefferson Davis, Eliza Annie, and Seymour. Farm families were large.
In 1865, at age 11, William's parents took him and his siblings and migrated to Montana. They went by steamboat up the Missouri River, joining thousands of others headed for the goldfields of Montana and Idaho (territories at the time) in response to recent discoveries of gold .
Their trip proved to be the start of an incredible adventure as their steamboat, The Bertrand, sank at DeSoto, Iowa/Nebraska (the Missouri River divides these states). William's younger brother, Jefferson Davis, age 6, died there. This was documented by the family, however, no further information was recorded.
After a second steamboat arrived to take the passengers on to Montana, the family resumed its incredible journey up the Missouri River, stopping to wait for massive herds of bison to cross the river and encountering woodcutters slain by Indians at more than one riverbank location.
Once the family arrived at Fort Benton, Montana (the furthest port to which steamboats could travel), William's father built a cabin in Helena as a temporary home. After a few months, the family went on, by wagon, south to the Boulder Valley where William's father purchased a "squatter's claim" of 100+ acres. He built a cabin which local residents believe still stands, and in fact is occupied. The larger home William's father built shortly thereafter for his family, however, is long gone.
In 1890, at age 36, William married Isa Marsh and established a ranch home in the Madison Valley, Gallatin County, where they raised 7 children: Jeanette May, Ruth, Pearl Montana, Clinton Crawford, Daisy Belle, Martin Alonxo, and William Asa.
In 1907 William sold his ranch and moved his family to Lewistown where he had a livery business. They lived in a residential area in the northern part of the city. Lewistown is in the dead center of Montana and was experiencing the discovery of oil at this time.
Unfortunately, William developed tuberculosis and died in Lewistown two years later. Did he know he had tuberculosis when the family sold their ranch and moved to Lewistown? This is something I would like to understand but suspect I'll never know.
William's wife, Isa, buried her husband in the Lewistown City Cemetery. He is the only member of his immediate family buried there as Isa shortly thereafter moved the family back to Jefferson County to be near her parents. Undoubtedly, she needed the support of family as a young widow with seven children to support.
William was my Great Grandfather and I had the honor of placing flowers on his grave in Lewistown in June 2013.
Vicki Edwards
Los Angeles
June 2013: Draft
9 Mar 2022: Minor edits
Great Granddaughter of William Stephen Crawford Sloan
William had at least seven siblings: Francis M., Luella F., Clinton A., John Bernard, Jefferson Davis, Eliza Annie, and Seymour. Farm families were large.
In 1865, at age 11, William's parents took him and his siblings and migrated to Montana. They went by steamboat up the Missouri River, joining thousands of others headed for the goldfields of Montana and Idaho (territories at the time) in response to recent discoveries of gold .
Their trip proved to be the start of an incredible adventure as their steamboat, The Bertrand, sank at DeSoto, Iowa/Nebraska (the Missouri River divides these states). William's younger brother, Jefferson Davis, age 6, died there. This was documented by the family, however, no further information was recorded.
After a second steamboat arrived to take the passengers on to Montana, the family resumed its incredible journey up the Missouri River, stopping to wait for massive herds of bison to cross the river and encountering woodcutters slain by Indians at more than one riverbank location.
Once the family arrived at Fort Benton, Montana (the furthest port to which steamboats could travel), William's father built a cabin in Helena as a temporary home. After a few months, the family went on, by wagon, south to the Boulder Valley where William's father purchased a "squatter's claim" of 100+ acres. He built a cabin which local residents believe still stands, and in fact is occupied. The larger home William's father built shortly thereafter for his family, however, is long gone.
In 1890, at age 36, William married Isa Marsh and established a ranch home in the Madison Valley, Gallatin County, where they raised 7 children: Jeanette May, Ruth, Pearl Montana, Clinton Crawford, Daisy Belle, Martin Alonxo, and William Asa.
In 1907 William sold his ranch and moved his family to Lewistown where he had a livery business. They lived in a residential area in the northern part of the city. Lewistown is in the dead center of Montana and was experiencing the discovery of oil at this time.
Unfortunately, William developed tuberculosis and died in Lewistown two years later. Did he know he had tuberculosis when the family sold their ranch and moved to Lewistown? This is something I would like to understand but suspect I'll never know.
William's wife, Isa, buried her husband in the Lewistown City Cemetery. He is the only member of his immediate family buried there as Isa shortly thereafter moved the family back to Jefferson County to be near her parents. Undoubtedly, she needed the support of family as a young widow with seven children to support.
William was my Great Grandfather and I had the honor of placing flowers on his grave in Lewistown in June 2013.
Vicki Edwards
Los Angeles
June 2013: Draft
9 Mar 2022: Minor edits
Great Granddaughter of William Stephen Crawford Sloan
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