MacIvor, Donald S. (Donald Sutherland)

Donald Sutherland MacIvor was born in the late nineteenth century, probably in Nova Scotia. In 1903 or 1904 he began work for the Northern Pacific Railroad as an agent and telegraph operator. He worked for the railroad in Drummond, Bearmouth, Arlee, Ronan, and Ravalli before locating to Missoula, Montana, in 1945 or 1946. He married Nellie (Helen) Crockett of Hopewell, Nova Scotia in the early 1900s. The MacIvors retired in Missoula. Nellie died in 1972 and Donald in the mid 1970s.

From the guide to the Donald Sutherland MacIvor Papers, 1893-1972, (Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections)

Donald Sutherland MacIvor began work as an agent and telegraph operator for the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1903 or 1904. He worked for the railroad in other parts of western Montana before moving to Missoula, Montana, in 1945 or 1946. Died in the mid-1970s.

From the description of Papers, 1893-1972. (University of Montana, Mansfield Library). WorldCat record id: 43774569