Harriet was born in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois according to her half-sister Phoebe (probably correct), but some other researchers give her birthplace as Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa or Cainsville (Kanesville), Fremont County, Nebraska. Her parents were members of the LDS Church, and they crossed the plains to Utah in 1850. Her father, Joseph WARTHEN, was murdered in Provo, Utah in 1852, and her mother, Lutitia SHEARER, remarried to David Avery CURTIS later that same year.
Harriet was married 4 or more times. She left Utah, probably in the 1870's. Her obituary indicates that she had charge of a series of restaurants along the railroad line as it was being constructed to Montana.
Harriet married (1) Orson Hyde ROLLINS in 1863 in Utah. They were divorced 7 June 1864, but their son Orson Albert ROLLINS was born in Dec 1864 in Springville, UT. Harriet then married (2) a Mr. PICARD about 1866. A daughter, Mary Edna PICARD, was born 5 Oct 1866 in Springville, UT. The LDS Ancestral File indicates that Harriet married a "Wilson", but it's not clear whether "Wilson" was his first name or surname. Perhaps her 2nd husband Mr. PICARD's first name was Wilson. Harriet then married (3?) Benjamin Franklin OLIVER, before 1881. Finally, she married (4?) Simeon ESTES, 31 Mar 1881 in Beaverhead County, Montana. The latter marriage record lists her name as "Hattie L. WARTHEN."
A biography of Simeon ESTES says that "in the spring of 1866 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Rebecca JACKSON (nee BILLINGS), who was born in Maine, whence she came to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where her marriage to Mr. ESTES was solemnized. She accompanied her husband to Montana, coming by way of Lander's cutoff and Soda Springs; her death occurred in 1880. On the 31st of March, 1881, Mr. ESTES married Mrs. Harriet (WARTHAM) OLIVER, who was born in Springfield, Ill., the daughter of Joseph and Rutitia (SCHERER) WARTHAM, whom she accompanied on his removal to Utah when she was a child. She was the mother of two children by her first marriage: A. Albert and Mary Edna. Our subject and his wife have no children."
[NOTE: Harriet's parents were Joseph WARTHEN and Lutitia SHEARER rather than Joseph WARTHAM and Rutitia SCHERER. The above biography is also mistaken about Harriet's children's surname being OLIVER. Albert was a ROLLINS and Mary Edna was a PICARD. It's true, however, that Harriet had been married to a Mr. OLIVER before marrying Mr. ESTES in 1881. The 1870 and 1880 censuses show Harriet's two children in Springville, Utah with their grandmother Lutitia Shearer Warthen Curtis].
THE ANACONDA STANDARD (Anaconda, Montana newspaper), 9 October 1904:
MRS. SIMEON ESTES IS DEAD AT DILLON
One of the Well-Known Pioneers of the State.
LOVED AND ADMIRED BY ALL
A resident of the Beaverhead valley for twenty-four years---Said to have had much influence in local politics.
Dillon, Oct., 8.--
"Mrs. Simeon Estes, one of the best-known of the old-timers in Beaverhead valley, died in Dillon this afternoon. Mrs. Estes, who was 58 years of age, had been gradually failing for the past two months. Her husband, Simeon Estes, is one of the oldest of the Montana pioneers, and is known by every old-timer in the state. Mrs. Estes came to Beaverhead valley in 1880 to the terminus of what has been the Utah & Northern railroad. Mrs. Estes, in company with Mrs. Will, who now resides in Butte, had charge of the railroad restaurants along the line as it was being constructed. When the road reached Dillon she and Mrs. Will opened the first restaurant ever conducted in this city.
"The following March after the railroad had reached this point she was married to Simeon Estes, a rancher at Barraita station, and they have resided there for the past 24 years. For years their ranch was a stopping place for all travelers, and Mrs. Estes was known throughout the valley for her hospitality, good nature and generosity. She had a strong character and was a power in local politics, and had much political influence in her precinct. She was a lifelong democrat, and always upheld the principles of that party. She probably had more influence in a political way than any other woman in the state.
"Mr. and Mrs. Estes took the second prize for being the oldest couple on the grounds at the recent Sons of St. George picnic held in Dillon.
"Harriet Olive Estes was born in Springfield, Ill., on May 1, 58 years ago. When a child of 8 years she moved with her parents to Salt Lake City, Utah. Her maiden name was Wharton. She was married twice. Her first husband's name was B. F. Oliver, to whom she was married in Salt Lake City. Two children were born to them, one of whom, Mrs. Joseph Thompson, resides in Dillon. The other, a boy, died in this city about 10 years ago.
"The funeral will be held at the Methodist church in this city Monday afternoon. Interment will be made in Mountain View cemetery."
Harriet was married 4 or more times. She left Utah, probably in the 1870's. Her obituary indicates that she had charge of a series of restaurants along the railroad line as it was being constructed to Montana.
Harriet married (1) Orson Hyde ROLLINS in 1863 in Utah. They were divorced 7 June 1864, but their son Orson Albert ROLLINS was born in Dec 1864 in Springville, UT. Harriet then married (2) a Mr. PICARD about 1866. A daughter, Mary Edna PICARD, was born 5 Oct 1866 in Springville, UT. The LDS Ancestral File indicates that Harriet married a "Wilson", but it's not clear whether "Wilson" was his first name or surname. Perhaps her 2nd husband Mr. PICARD's first name was Wilson. Harriet then married (3?) Benjamin Franklin OLIVER, before 1881. Finally, she married (4?) Simeon ESTES, 31 Mar 1881 in Beaverhead County, Montana. The latter marriage record lists her name as "Hattie L. WARTHEN."
A biography of Simeon ESTES says that "in the spring of 1866 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Rebecca JACKSON (nee BILLINGS), who was born in Maine, whence she came to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where her marriage to Mr. ESTES was solemnized. She accompanied her husband to Montana, coming by way of Lander's cutoff and Soda Springs; her death occurred in 1880. On the 31st of March, 1881, Mr. ESTES married Mrs. Harriet (WARTHAM) OLIVER, who was born in Springfield, Ill., the daughter of Joseph and Rutitia (SCHERER) WARTHAM, whom she accompanied on his removal to Utah when she was a child. She was the mother of two children by her first marriage: A. Albert and Mary Edna. Our subject and his wife have no children."
[NOTE: Harriet's parents were Joseph WARTHEN and Lutitia SHEARER rather than Joseph WARTHAM and Rutitia SCHERER. The above biography is also mistaken about Harriet's children's surname being OLIVER. Albert was a ROLLINS and Mary Edna was a PICARD. It's true, however, that Harriet had been married to a Mr. OLIVER before marrying Mr. ESTES in 1881. The 1870 and 1880 censuses show Harriet's two children in Springville, Utah with their grandmother Lutitia Shearer Warthen Curtis].
THE ANACONDA STANDARD (Anaconda, Montana newspaper), 9 October 1904:
MRS. SIMEON ESTES IS DEAD AT DILLON
One of the Well-Known Pioneers of the State.
LOVED AND ADMIRED BY ALL
A resident of the Beaverhead valley for twenty-four years---Said to have had much influence in local politics.
Dillon, Oct., 8.--
"Mrs. Simeon Estes, one of the best-known of the old-timers in Beaverhead valley, died in Dillon this afternoon. Mrs. Estes, who was 58 years of age, had been gradually failing for the past two months. Her husband, Simeon Estes, is one of the oldest of the Montana pioneers, and is known by every old-timer in the state. Mrs. Estes came to Beaverhead valley in 1880 to the terminus of what has been the Utah & Northern railroad. Mrs. Estes, in company with Mrs. Will, who now resides in Butte, had charge of the railroad restaurants along the line as it was being constructed. When the road reached Dillon she and Mrs. Will opened the first restaurant ever conducted in this city.
"The following March after the railroad had reached this point she was married to Simeon Estes, a rancher at Barraita station, and they have resided there for the past 24 years. For years their ranch was a stopping place for all travelers, and Mrs. Estes was known throughout the valley for her hospitality, good nature and generosity. She had a strong character and was a power in local politics, and had much political influence in her precinct. She was a lifelong democrat, and always upheld the principles of that party. She probably had more influence in a political way than any other woman in the state.
"Mr. and Mrs. Estes took the second prize for being the oldest couple on the grounds at the recent Sons of St. George picnic held in Dillon.
"Harriet Olive Estes was born in Springfield, Ill., on May 1, 58 years ago. When a child of 8 years she moved with her parents to Salt Lake City, Utah. Her maiden name was Wharton. She was married twice. Her first husband's name was B. F. Oliver, to whom she was married in Salt Lake City. Two children were born to them, one of whom, Mrs. Joseph Thompson, resides in Dillon. The other, a boy, died in this city about 10 years ago.
"The funeral will be held at the Methodist church in this city Monday afternoon. Interment will be made in Mountain View cemetery."
Harriet was born in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois according to her half-sister Phoebe (probably correct), but some other researchers give her birthplace as Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa or Cainsville (Kanesville), Fremont County, Nebraska. Her parents were members of the LDS Church, and they crossed the plains to Utah in 1850. Her father, Joseph WARTHEN, was murdered in Provo, Utah in 1852, and her mother, Lutitia SHEARER, remarried to David Avery CURTIS later that same year.
Harriet was married 4 or more times. She left Utah, probably in the 1870's. Her obituary indicates that she had charge of a series of restaurants along the railroad line as it was being constructed to Montana.
Harriet married (1) Orson Hyde ROLLINS in 1863 in Utah. They were divorced 7 June 1864, but their son Orson Albert ROLLINS was born in Dec 1864 in Springville, UT. Harriet then married (2) a Mr. PICARD about 1866. A daughter, Mary Edna PICARD, was born 5 Oct 1866 in Springville, UT. The LDS Ancestral File indicates that Harriet married a "Wilson", but it's not clear whether "Wilson" was his first name or surname. Perhaps her 2nd husband Mr. PICARD's first name was Wilson. Harriet then married (3?) Benjamin Franklin OLIVER, before 1881. Finally, she married (4?) Simeon ESTES, 31 Mar 1881 in Beaverhead County, Montana. The latter marriage record lists her name as "Hattie L. WARTHEN."
A biography of Simeon ESTES says that "in the spring of 1866 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Rebecca JACKSON (nee BILLINGS), who was born in Maine, whence she came to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where her marriage to Mr. ESTES was solemnized. She accompanied her husband to Montana, coming by way of Lander's cutoff and Soda Springs; her death occurred in 1880. On the 31st of March, 1881, Mr. ESTES married Mrs. Harriet (WARTHAM) OLIVER, who was born in Springfield, Ill., the daughter of Joseph and Rutitia (SCHERER) WARTHAM, whom she accompanied on his removal to Utah when she was a child. She was the mother of two children by her first marriage: A. Albert and Mary Edna. Our subject and his wife have no children."
[NOTE: Harriet's parents were Joseph WARTHEN and Lutitia SHEARER rather than Joseph WARTHAM and Rutitia SCHERER. The above biography is also mistaken about Harriet's children's surname being OLIVER. Albert was a ROLLINS and Mary Edna was a PICARD. It's true, however, that Harriet had been married to a Mr. OLIVER before marrying Mr. ESTES in 1881. The 1870 and 1880 censuses show Harriet's two children in Springville, Utah with their grandmother Lutitia Shearer Warthen Curtis].
THE ANACONDA STANDARD (Anaconda, Montana newspaper), 9 October 1904:
MRS. SIMEON ESTES IS DEAD AT DILLON
One of the Well-Known Pioneers of the State.
LOVED AND ADMIRED BY ALL
A resident of the Beaverhead valley for twenty-four years---Said to have had much influence in local politics.
Dillon, Oct., 8.--
"Mrs. Simeon Estes, one of the best-known of the old-timers in Beaverhead valley, died in Dillon this afternoon. Mrs. Estes, who was 58 years of age, had been gradually failing for the past two months. Her husband, Simeon Estes, is one of the oldest of the Montana pioneers, and is known by every old-timer in the state. Mrs. Estes came to Beaverhead valley in 1880 to the terminus of what has been the Utah & Northern railroad. Mrs. Estes, in company with Mrs. Will, who now resides in Butte, had charge of the railroad restaurants along the line as it was being constructed. When the road reached Dillon she and Mrs. Will opened the first restaurant ever conducted in this city.
"The following March after the railroad had reached this point she was married to Simeon Estes, a rancher at Barraita station, and they have resided there for the past 24 years. For years their ranch was a stopping place for all travelers, and Mrs. Estes was known throughout the valley for her hospitality, good nature and generosity. She had a strong character and was a power in local politics, and had much political influence in her precinct. She was a lifelong democrat, and always upheld the principles of that party. She probably had more influence in a political way than any other woman in the state.
"Mr. and Mrs. Estes took the second prize for being the oldest couple on the grounds at the recent Sons of St. George picnic held in Dillon.
"Harriet Olive Estes was born in Springfield, Ill., on May 1, 58 years ago. When a child of 8 years she moved with her parents to Salt Lake City, Utah. Her maiden name was Wharton. She was married twice. Her first husband's name was B. F. Oliver, to whom she was married in Salt Lake City. Two children were born to them, one of whom, Mrs. Joseph Thompson, resides in Dillon. The other, a boy, died in this city about 10 years ago.
"The funeral will be held at the Methodist church in this city Monday afternoon. Interment will be made in Mountain View cemetery."
Harriet was married 4 or more times. She left Utah, probably in the 1870's. Her obituary indicates that she had charge of a series of restaurants along the railroad line as it was being constructed to Montana.
Harriet married (1) Orson Hyde ROLLINS in 1863 in Utah. They were divorced 7 June 1864, but their son Orson Albert ROLLINS was born in Dec 1864 in Springville, UT. Harriet then married (2) a Mr. PICARD about 1866. A daughter, Mary Edna PICARD, was born 5 Oct 1866 in Springville, UT. The LDS Ancestral File indicates that Harriet married a "Wilson", but it's not clear whether "Wilson" was his first name or surname. Perhaps her 2nd husband Mr. PICARD's first name was Wilson. Harriet then married (3?) Benjamin Franklin OLIVER, before 1881. Finally, she married (4?) Simeon ESTES, 31 Mar 1881 in Beaverhead County, Montana. The latter marriage record lists her name as "Hattie L. WARTHEN."
A biography of Simeon ESTES says that "in the spring of 1866 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Rebecca JACKSON (nee BILLINGS), who was born in Maine, whence she came to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where her marriage to Mr. ESTES was solemnized. She accompanied her husband to Montana, coming by way of Lander's cutoff and Soda Springs; her death occurred in 1880. On the 31st of March, 1881, Mr. ESTES married Mrs. Harriet (WARTHAM) OLIVER, who was born in Springfield, Ill., the daughter of Joseph and Rutitia (SCHERER) WARTHAM, whom she accompanied on his removal to Utah when she was a child. She was the mother of two children by her first marriage: A. Albert and Mary Edna. Our subject and his wife have no children."
[NOTE: Harriet's parents were Joseph WARTHEN and Lutitia SHEARER rather than Joseph WARTHAM and Rutitia SCHERER. The above biography is also mistaken about Harriet's children's surname being OLIVER. Albert was a ROLLINS and Mary Edna was a PICARD. It's true, however, that Harriet had been married to a Mr. OLIVER before marrying Mr. ESTES in 1881. The 1870 and 1880 censuses show Harriet's two children in Springville, Utah with their grandmother Lutitia Shearer Warthen Curtis].
THE ANACONDA STANDARD (Anaconda, Montana newspaper), 9 October 1904:
MRS. SIMEON ESTES IS DEAD AT DILLON
One of the Well-Known Pioneers of the State.
LOVED AND ADMIRED BY ALL
A resident of the Beaverhead valley for twenty-four years---Said to have had much influence in local politics.
Dillon, Oct., 8.--
"Mrs. Simeon Estes, one of the best-known of the old-timers in Beaverhead valley, died in Dillon this afternoon. Mrs. Estes, who was 58 years of age, had been gradually failing for the past two months. Her husband, Simeon Estes, is one of the oldest of the Montana pioneers, and is known by every old-timer in the state. Mrs. Estes came to Beaverhead valley in 1880 to the terminus of what has been the Utah & Northern railroad. Mrs. Estes, in company with Mrs. Will, who now resides in Butte, had charge of the railroad restaurants along the line as it was being constructed. When the road reached Dillon she and Mrs. Will opened the first restaurant ever conducted in this city.
"The following March after the railroad had reached this point she was married to Simeon Estes, a rancher at Barraita station, and they have resided there for the past 24 years. For years their ranch was a stopping place for all travelers, and Mrs. Estes was known throughout the valley for her hospitality, good nature and generosity. She had a strong character and was a power in local politics, and had much political influence in her precinct. She was a lifelong democrat, and always upheld the principles of that party. She probably had more influence in a political way than any other woman in the state.
"Mr. and Mrs. Estes took the second prize for being the oldest couple on the grounds at the recent Sons of St. George picnic held in Dillon.
"Harriet Olive Estes was born in Springfield, Ill., on May 1, 58 years ago. When a child of 8 years she moved with her parents to Salt Lake City, Utah. Her maiden name was Wharton. She was married twice. Her first husband's name was B. F. Oliver, to whom she was married in Salt Lake City. Two children were born to them, one of whom, Mrs. Joseph Thompson, resides in Dillon. The other, a boy, died in this city about 10 years ago.
"The funeral will be held at the Methodist church in this city Monday afternoon. Interment will be made in Mountain View cemetery."
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