Obituary - Great Falls Tribune - Tuesday, 30 May 1939
L. Fishbaugh, Ex-Legislator, Dies Sunday
Was Leader in Colonization Movement to Pleasant Valley
Funeral services for L. M. Fishbaugh of Carter, former state legislator, who died Sunday night at the age of 76, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at Luther's Mortuary at Fort Benton. He was especially well-known by old-timers of this region as the leader of the colonization movement which brought a number of families to the Fort Benton area.
Fishbaugh was born at Lancaster, O. His early life was spent in Ohio and Indiana. He was educated for a teacher and after teaching and farming, he went into the grain and hardware business in 1887 continuing in that enterprise until 1910.
In 1909 Fishbaugh made a trip through the west and was so impressed with Montana that he interested a party of Indiana people, with the result that 27 families came to Fort Benton, all of whom settled on Teton bench and in Pleasant valley northwest of Fort Benton. To bring these families to Montana, Fishbaugh chartered a freight train for movables including livestock, implements and household goods. The train had a coach and a sleeper for the women and children.
Fishbaugh served as state representative three terms in the period from 1913 to 1919.
In 1883 he married to Mary Wallace of Bluffton, Ind. To the union were born three children, Mrs. J. A. Diefenbaugh of Carter, O. W. Fishbaugh of Clark Fork, Idaho and Dwight Fishbaugh, deceased. He also leaves two brothers. F. B. Fishbaugh of Bluffton, Ind. and R. H. Fishbaugh of Markle, Ind. Mrs. Fishbaugh died Oct 25 1938. Fishbaugh was a lifelong member of the Reformed church and belonged to the Masons and Odd Fellows.
L. Fishbaugh, Ex-Legislator, Dies Sunday
Was Leader in Colonization Movement to Pleasant Valley
Funeral services for L. M. Fishbaugh of Carter, former state legislator, who died Sunday night at the age of 76, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at Luther's Mortuary at Fort Benton. He was especially well-known by old-timers of this region as the leader of the colonization movement which brought a number of families to the Fort Benton area.
Fishbaugh was born at Lancaster, O. His early life was spent in Ohio and Indiana. He was educated for a teacher and after teaching and farming, he went into the grain and hardware business in 1887 continuing in that enterprise until 1910.
In 1909 Fishbaugh made a trip through the west and was so impressed with Montana that he interested a party of Indiana people, with the result that 27 families came to Fort Benton, all of whom settled on Teton bench and in Pleasant valley northwest of Fort Benton. To bring these families to Montana, Fishbaugh chartered a freight train for movables including livestock, implements and household goods. The train had a coach and a sleeper for the women and children.
Fishbaugh served as state representative three terms in the period from 1913 to 1919.
In 1883 he married to Mary Wallace of Bluffton, Ind. To the union were born three children, Mrs. J. A. Diefenbaugh of Carter, O. W. Fishbaugh of Clark Fork, Idaho and Dwight Fishbaugh, deceased. He also leaves two brothers. F. B. Fishbaugh of Bluffton, Ind. and R. H. Fishbaugh of Markle, Ind. Mrs. Fishbaugh died Oct 25 1938. Fishbaugh was a lifelong member of the Reformed church and belonged to the Masons and Odd Fellows.
Obituary - Great Falls Tribune - Tuesday, 30 May 1939
L. Fishbaugh, Ex-Legislator, Dies Sunday
Was Leader in Colonization Movement to Pleasant Valley
Funeral services for L. M. Fishbaugh of Carter, former state legislator, who died Sunday night at the age of 76, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at Luther's Mortuary at Fort Benton. He was especially well-known by old-timers of this region as the leader of the colonization movement which brought a number of families to the Fort Benton area.
Fishbaugh was born at Lancaster, O. His early life was spent in Ohio and Indiana. He was educated for a teacher and after teaching and farming, he went into the grain and hardware business in 1887 continuing in that enterprise until 1910.
In 1909 Fishbaugh made a trip through the west and was so impressed with Montana that he interested a party of Indiana people, with the result that 27 families came to Fort Benton, all of whom settled on Teton bench and in Pleasant valley northwest of Fort Benton. To bring these families to Montana, Fishbaugh chartered a freight train for movables including livestock, implements and household goods. The train had a coach and a sleeper for the women and children.
Fishbaugh served as state representative three terms in the period from 1913 to 1919.
In 1883 he married to Mary Wallace of Bluffton, Ind. To the union were born three children, Mrs. J. A. Diefenbaugh of Carter, O. W. Fishbaugh of Clark Fork, Idaho and Dwight Fishbaugh, deceased. He also leaves two brothers. F. B. Fishbaugh of Bluffton, Ind. and R. H. Fishbaugh of Markle, Ind. Mrs. Fishbaugh died Oct 25 1938. Fishbaugh was a lifelong member of the Reformed church and belonged to the Masons and Odd Fellows.
L. Fishbaugh, Ex-Legislator, Dies Sunday
Was Leader in Colonization Movement to Pleasant Valley
Funeral services for L. M. Fishbaugh of Carter, former state legislator, who died Sunday night at the age of 76, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at Luther's Mortuary at Fort Benton. He was especially well-known by old-timers of this region as the leader of the colonization movement which brought a number of families to the Fort Benton area.
Fishbaugh was born at Lancaster, O. His early life was spent in Ohio and Indiana. He was educated for a teacher and after teaching and farming, he went into the grain and hardware business in 1887 continuing in that enterprise until 1910.
In 1909 Fishbaugh made a trip through the west and was so impressed with Montana that he interested a party of Indiana people, with the result that 27 families came to Fort Benton, all of whom settled on Teton bench and in Pleasant valley northwest of Fort Benton. To bring these families to Montana, Fishbaugh chartered a freight train for movables including livestock, implements and household goods. The train had a coach and a sleeper for the women and children.
Fishbaugh served as state representative three terms in the period from 1913 to 1919.
In 1883 he married to Mary Wallace of Bluffton, Ind. To the union were born three children, Mrs. J. A. Diefenbaugh of Carter, O. W. Fishbaugh of Clark Fork, Idaho and Dwight Fishbaugh, deceased. He also leaves two brothers. F. B. Fishbaugh of Bluffton, Ind. and R. H. Fishbaugh of Markle, Ind. Mrs. Fishbaugh died Oct 25 1938. Fishbaugh was a lifelong member of the Reformed church and belonged to the Masons and Odd Fellows.
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