GALLATIN, MT 1870 Federal Census Notes File This Census was transcribed by Jack Murray (murray@pophost.micron.net)and proofread by Betty Omanson, FHL Librarian, for the USGenWeb Archives Census Project, http://www.usgwarchives.net/census. Copyright 1999 by Jack Murray (murray@pophost.micron.net) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB CENSUS PROJECT NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ************************************************************************ Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-827 State MT County Gallatin Gallatin was on Presidents Jeffersons early staff, and Lewis and Clark named one of the three rivers that joined at Threeforks Montana for him as he supported their journey. Bozeman was named for John Bozeman, who brought the first wagon train of cattle to the Gallatin Valley. The Trail he blazed became a highway for settlers and miners but also a flashpoint between the Indians and Whites. Three years after bringing settlers to the valley, John was killed by the Sioux and his trail remained unused for nine years because of repeated Inidian attacks. This trail started in Western Nebraska and ran through Wyoming in to the Montana Grasslands on the Gallatin and Yellowstone River Valleys. Many earlier pioneers came by wagon from Minnesota. A US Army Fort was established in the late 1860's to protect the residents from the Souix indians. They maybe found in the 1870 US Census.