John H. Ming papers 1852-1895.

Ming family

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Fergus, James, 1813-1902

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Miner, rancher, and politician, of Montana. From the description of Papers, 1834-1867. (University of Montana, Mansfield Library). WorldCat record id: 70959141 James Fergus was born October 8, 1813, in Lanarkshire, Scotland. At the age of nineteen he emigrated to Quebec and, three years later, to the United States. He lived in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota where he built and managed saw mills, powder mills, a foundry, and a paper mill, and invested in property. Ja...

Stuart, Granville, 1834-1918

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Granville Stuart was born August 27, 1834, in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia, to Robert Stuart and Nancy Currence Hall. He was the second of five children. Stuart left Iowa in 1852 with his brother James to seek a fortune in the gold fields of California. They traveled with their father, Robert Stuart, from the American Valley (Quincy) to Bidwell Bar, then on through Morris Ravine near Cherokee, finally arriving at Sam Neal's ranch near present-day Durham. He and his brother moved up the ...

Ming, Katherine Cole

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Ming, John H., 1831-1887

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John H. Ming was born on February 6, 1831, in Lynchburg, Virginia, of Dutch descent. At age nine he moved with his parents to St. Louis, Missouri. After several years as a store clerk, he left for California in 1851 to work in the mines. Seven years later John Ming travelled to Denver, Colorado, and opened a grocery store. He left Colorado in 1863 and moved to Virginia City, Montana, and entered into the mercantile business. Five years later he settled in Helena and opened a bookstore in partner...