MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN FAMILY, Bio, Granite Co., MT

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	MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN FAMILY

Father: Michael J. Sullivan
	Born: he was born about 1876.
	Place:  Elysis, Cork County, Ireland
	Died:
	Place:  he died at Deer Lodge, Powell County, Montana.  His 
tombstone says he died at age 40.

Mother: Mary A. Sullivan
	Born: she was born in 1877.
	Place: Sllehies, Cork County, Ireland.
	Died:  she died in 1944 at age 67.
	Place:

Occupation:  Mr. Sullivan was foreman at the Dandy Mine until 
1914.

Children:  Children of Michael and Mary Sullivan.
	1)  Rosemary Sullivan
		Born: March 3, 1903.
		Place: she was born at Butte, Silverbow County, Montana.
		Died:  October 9, 1995 at age 92.
		Place: she died at Butte Silverbow County, Montana.
		Married:
		Children: none.
	2)  Gerald Sullivan
		Born: November 4, 1904.
		Place: Butte, Silverbow County, Montana.
		Died:
		Place:
		Married:
		Children:
			1)
			2)
	3)  Marcella Sullivan (Snyder)
		Born:  January 16, 1909.
		Place:  Butte, Silverbow County, Montana.
		Died:
		Place:
		Married: 
		Children: she had 1 daughter and 2 grandsons.

The Sullivan Family lived in a cabin behind the Kelly's saloon 
from about 1910 until they moved from Garnet in 1914.  The cabin 
still stands in Garnet.  Rosemary was a best friend and classmate 
of Helena Richey.  Two of the Sullivan children were photographed 
at Garnet School in 1911 and illustrated in Garnet--Montana's Last 
Gold Camp, page 32.  Front row: Gerald, second from the left and 
Rose Mary, 3rd from the left.

Marcella writes, "I was born in Butte, so I was young when we were 
in Garnet.  When my dad was foreman of the Dandy Mine my brother 
and sister took his lunch up from Garnet every day.  My dad warned 
the men to keep the dynamite house locked at all times as his kids 
went by there to the Dandy.  One day it was left open and the kids 
played with the caps they found.  My brother hit one with a rock 
and it exploded.  Terrible accident, the cap blew off 2 fingers of 
his left hand and injured his left eye.  Doctor had to remove the 
eye.  I imagine the terrible trip by wagon down to the train to go 
to the doctor.  It about killed my dad.  Rosemary and Gerald were 
in the boarding school at Missoula after that, when the mine ran 
out.  We went to Deer Lodge and my dad died soon after that.  I 
was only about 5 or 6.  I guess I must have been seven as I 
started grade school in Deer Lodge while my folks went to see my 
brother and sister they left me with the Sugeros his name I think 
was Tom Sugero, I called him Daddy Sugero as they were so kind to 
me.  Everyone was friendly and tho I was young I look at that time 
with my father, mother and us kids, as one of the most happy time 
of my life."

References

Hammond, Helen 1983.  Garnet--Montana's Last Gold Camp, Acme 
Press, Missoula, Montana.

Snyder, Marcella Sullivan, 1996.  Letter to BLM concerning 
Sullivan family, February 22.

Snyder, Marcella Sullivan, 1995.  Letter to BLM concerning 
Sullivan Family, Address: 11560 SW Crown Drive, Unit 2, King City, 
Oregon 97224, July 1.