William Woodward Papers 1885-1936

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William Woodward Papers 1885-1936

The William Woodward Papers consist of correspondence, financial papers, legal documents, and memorabilia. Some of pertain to Roy A. Callan family of Beaverhead County, Montana; the relationship between the Callan and Woodward families is unclear.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6363907

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Callan family

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Rickards, J. E. (John Ezra), 1848-1927

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Woodward family

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Woodward, William, d. 1925

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William Woodward was a Tennessee native who arrived in Montana sometime prior to 1877. He married Margaret S. Thomas, daughter of William Price Thomas who came to Montana in 1863. Woodward served as a volunteer during the Nez Pearce War, serving in a unit commanded by William A. Clark. Woodward lived for a time in Butte and established a ranch at Divide, Montana. In later years Woodward and his wife wintered in California. The couple had several children, including Mary Woodward, So...

Clark, William Andrews, 1839-1925

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Callan, Roy A-Family

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Redington, John W., 1851-1935

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John "Watermelon" Redington was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1851, attended grammar school, and worked as a printer's devil. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1874 as a means of traveling to the West. He was discharged in 1874, worked for the Salem Oregon Statesman, and founded a job printing establishment in Salem. He left job printing to wander through Oregon, Idaho, and Utah as a tramp printer and in search of adventure. In the process he served as a scout in the Nez Perce India...