PIONEER BIOGRAPHIES Lemhi County, Idaho Submitted for use of the USGenWeb Project and IDGenWeb Project Archives, by Kim Harris Myers , 10 June 1997 These pioneer biographies were donated by the Lemhi County history committee in a 900+ page 3 volume set, with permission to use freely at this internet site. USGenWeb Project NOTICE In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. Joseph Benjamin Pattee Joseph Benjamin Pattee was born in upper New York on September 20, 1828, and died August 13, 1904, at Springfield, Idaho. He was first married to a French Canadian woman named Payette. They lived at Fort Hall where he was the last fur factor for the American Fur Company. After the Company dissolved, he ran it for several years by himself. He then moved to Raft River. It was there his wife became ill and died. At the time of her death, his daughter Lizzie and her husband were visiting her cousin Julia Payettem and he sent word to her to return. Lizzie was crossing the Raft River on her horse, when he stumbled and she drowned. She and her mother were buried in the same grave. Mr. Pattee drove all his horses and cattle to Grant, Montana and spent the winter with his friend Mart Barrett. The next spring he moved to the D.C. Bar in Lemhi county and stayed with a Frenchman for a few months. He then homesteaded the ranch at Lemhi, later known as the Yearian Ranch. He sold it to the Yearians in 1872 and moved to the center of the valley at what was later known as Tendoy. He married Henrietta Springer in 1872. Henrietta was born in Germany on December 22, 1847 and passed away in Salmon, Idaho on May 27, 1933. Henrietta's parents were killed on the ship, while immigrating to the U.S. She was adopted by a Mr. & Mrs. Stephenson and brought to Junction near Leadore. Henrietta had two children, a daughter Annie and a son William. William was the first white baby born in Lemhi County. He later became treasurer of Salmon. When Henrietta's first husband, Mr. Smith, was killed in a gun battle in Salmon, she married Mr. Pattee in 1872. Henrietta and Joseph Pattee were parents to four children: Idaho Pattee (mother of Doyle and Lysle Mulkey); Fred Pattee (father of Joe, Paul and Gladys Pattee); Joseph Pattee (father of Betty Jo); and Ella Pattee who had one daughter, Babe Blair. The ranch, on Pattee Creek, was passed from Joseph to his sons Fred and Joe, and they ran it as partners for over fifty years. Joseph Pattee can be found in the 1870 Lemhi County, Idaho Census, Town of Fort Lemhi Post Office: Salmon City, page 1, line 11, Ass't Marshall George S Smith, Date: July 22 to 25, 1870 He is living alone at the time and his age is listed as 43, his occupation as stock raiser. His birthplace is listed as Canada, with both parents being foreign born (that could mean Canada, too). His worth is listed at $2240, which made him among the wealthier residents of the county at that time. Much of this biographical information is from the Centennial History of Lemhi County, published in 1992 by the Lemhi County History Committee, Fred Snook, chairman. Submitted by Kim Harris Myers, Lemhi County IdahoGenWeb Project coordinator. For more information visit the Lemhi County site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~idlemhi or contact me by email at . June 10, 1997