Born May 14, 1857 in Noble County, Ohio. Came to Billings area in 1880. Known as the ""Father"" of the Canyon Creek Irrigation canal - See Canyon Creek Ditch Company, Billings Gazette, April 19, 1936, p.15. Ditch company was organized in July, 1884. Lived 4 miles east of Billings (as of 1936). President of Pioneers of Eastern Montana as of 1936. Died in November, 1943 - See GL Danford, Pioneer Yellowstone County Rancher, Billings Gazette, November 18, 1943, p. 1. Buried at Mountview Cemetery. Sister Margaret Ann Guy Story died in 1940 - See Stroke Fatal to Pioneer, Billings Gazette, March 31, 1940, p.3.
Creator
Unknown
Genre (Short List)
photographs
Genre (AAT)
photographs
Type
Image
Date Original
1935
Subject (LCSH)
Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County. Danford, George. Story, Margaret Ann Guy. Noble County (Ohio) Canyon Creek Ditch Company (Billings, Mont.). Pioneers of Eastern Montana. Ranchers--Montana. Mountview Cemetery (Billings, Mont.)
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Date Digitized
2007-02-15
Relation
Billings Gazette, April 19, 1936, p.15. Billings Gazette, November 18, 1943, p. 1. Billings Gazette, March 31, 1940, p.3.
