Charles W. Chowning notebooks, 1889-1892.

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Charles W. Chowning notebooks, 1889-1892.

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Charles Chowning was a Merrill, Montana, cowboy and manager of John T. Murphy's Montana Cattle Company (79 Ranch). Included are four notebooks (1889-1892) listing number of cattle branded, instructions for cattle shipments, and miscellany. Included are four notebooks (1889-1892) listing number of cattle branded, instructions for cattle shipments, and miscellany.

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Montana Cattle Company

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Chowning, Charles W., 1860-1934

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Charles W. Chowning was born in Kentucky in June 1860, the son of C. R. and Nancy Chowning. He came to Montana as a young man in the 1880s and worked on the Montana Cattle Company's 79 ranch. About 1893 he married Jennie, daughter of William and Katherine Ennis of Ennis, Montana. He took over his father-in-law's general store and operated it until his death on April 16, 1934. From the description of Charles W. Chowning notebooks, 1889-1892. (Montana Historical Society Library). Worl...