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William Perry Dutton

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William Perry Dutton

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
26 Jun 1934 (aged 71)
Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, Montana, USA
Burial
Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, Montana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1 Blk 26 Lot 4 Grave 8
Memorial ID
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Death Certificate:
Father: David Dutton born in Kentucky
Mother: Mary Jane Cox born in Kentucky
Informant: Laura Dutton, wife, of Big Timber, Montana
He had lived for 45 years in Sweet Grass County, Montana
He was a farmer and rancher.
He was born in Sommerset, Kentucky
Contributor: Julia Kinsey (48922386) • [email protected]

Big Timber Pioneer, 3 July 1934
W. P. Dutton Buried Here Last Thursday
William Perry Dutton was buried from the Congregational church Thursday afternoon of last week Rev. N. A. Eller of the Evangelical church of Livingston conducting the service. A mixed quartet furnished the music and following one of the last requests of deceased, Headed For the Last Roundup was well rendered by Clyde Frederickson. Pallbearers were Henry Rowland, Gallatin Kline and Ambasa Fowler of Livingston, Roy L. Carter, Charles Blakely of the Boulder and Guy F. Skillman of this city. All Boulder country was well represented and many old friends came from Park county. In addition to the biography given last week the following is given by the family: Born in Somerset, Ky., March 28, 1863, deceased came west in the spring of 1879. A hired team brought Mr. Dutton, Johnnie Lewis and two others to Montana form the end of the railroad at Ogden Utah. At Camas, Idaho, Dutton and Lewis hired to Sol Yates to drive an ox team and landed in Montana territory with $7 between them. They freighted with eight yokes of oxen and three wagons to various Montana points and the winter of 1879 and '80 Mr. Dutton wintered on Mission creek Park county at the Crow agency. In the spring he started two years' work for William McAdow at the Bozeman flour mill. Then he worked for Smith &
Tait, extensive cattle owners, and the winter of 1886-'87, the hard one, herded cattle alone for that firm in the Stillwater basin. Later he worked for W. D. Ellis a year, then located on his Boulder ranch, where he had lived continuously for 45 years.
Contributor: Julia Kinsey (48922386) •
Death Certificate:
Father: David Dutton born in Kentucky
Mother: Mary Jane Cox born in Kentucky
Informant: Laura Dutton, wife, of Big Timber, Montana
He had lived for 45 years in Sweet Grass County, Montana
He was a farmer and rancher.
He was born in Sommerset, Kentucky
Contributor: Julia Kinsey (48922386) • [email protected]

Big Timber Pioneer, 3 July 1934
W. P. Dutton Buried Here Last Thursday
William Perry Dutton was buried from the Congregational church Thursday afternoon of last week Rev. N. A. Eller of the Evangelical church of Livingston conducting the service. A mixed quartet furnished the music and following one of the last requests of deceased, Headed For the Last Roundup was well rendered by Clyde Frederickson. Pallbearers were Henry Rowland, Gallatin Kline and Ambasa Fowler of Livingston, Roy L. Carter, Charles Blakely of the Boulder and Guy F. Skillman of this city. All Boulder country was well represented and many old friends came from Park county. In addition to the biography given last week the following is given by the family: Born in Somerset, Ky., March 28, 1863, deceased came west in the spring of 1879. A hired team brought Mr. Dutton, Johnnie Lewis and two others to Montana form the end of the railroad at Ogden Utah. At Camas, Idaho, Dutton and Lewis hired to Sol Yates to drive an ox team and landed in Montana territory with $7 between them. They freighted with eight yokes of oxen and three wagons to various Montana points and the winter of 1879 and '80 Mr. Dutton wintered on Mission creek Park county at the Crow agency. In the spring he started two years' work for William McAdow at the Bozeman flour mill. Then he worked for Smith &
Tait, extensive cattle owners, and the winter of 1886-'87, the hard one, herded cattle alone for that firm in the Stillwater basin. Later he worked for W. D. Ellis a year, then located on his Boulder ranch, where he had lived continuously for 45 years.
Contributor: Julia Kinsey (48922386) •


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