John Fifer - Deer Lodge, MT
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N 46° 23.688 W 112° 45.268
12T E 365117 N 5139409
Grave of one of the earlier settlers of the Deer Lodge area.
Waymark Code: WM7WNE
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 12/14/2009
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From the book, History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894 is the following:
John Fifer,
was born in Virginia, in 1812, was married in Ohio to
Miss Zelda Jane
Smith and moved to Missouri in 1838, where he was a
farmer. In 1850 he made a trip across the plains to
California where he remained three years. Returning
to his home he remained there until 1859 and again
crossed the plains to the Golden State. Both times
he made some money but the second time he returned
with only about $600.
He remained in Missouri until 1865 and still having a
desire to find gold, he came to Montana, bringing with
him his family, then consisting of his wife and
six children, and making the journey with horse teams.
He purchased a farm of 480 acres of land in Deer Lodge
Valley, twelve miles from Deer Lodge, where he has
since resided meeting
with fair success in his undertakings.>/i>
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