VAN H. FISK, Leeson's Hist. of MT 1739-1885, Jefferson Co., MT USGENWEB 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. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. "List transcribed and organized by Ellen Rae Thiel, thieljl@aol.com All rights reserved." Copyright, 1998 by Ellen Rae Thiel. This file may be freely copied for non-profit purposes. All other rights reserved. VAN H. FISK - pg 1182 From Leeson's History of Montana 1739-1885 published 1885 SURNAME FOUND IN THIS BIOGRAPHY: REED Van H. Fisk, P. O. Bedford, son of James Lee and Jerusha Fisk of Royalton, N. Y., was born in Ohio, December 19, 1840; educated in common schools; commenced supporting himself at the age of 14 years; moved to Pennsylvania, thence to Indiana, and after one year on account of ill health, to Minnesota. He joined an expedition in the spring of 1856 for Sioux Falls, d. T.; remained there until 1861; enlisted in the First Minnesota Volunteers, served two years and was discharged for disability; returned to Minnesota and was in the invalid corps two years; then started across the plains to Montana in 1866. He engaged in mining at American Bar and other points for three years, being unsuccessful. Obtained a position on the staff to the Helena Herald, published by the Fisk Bros., in 1870, and held it one year. Then engaged in stock raising in the Missouri valley, at a place called Clover Dale, where he is located at the present time. He improved the Clover Dale property with fencing, barns, stabling, etc., at the cost of $4,000, and the property has increased in value to about $12,000. Mr. Fisk married Miss Ellie Reed, of Ten Mile, Lewis and Clarke county, M. T., February 15, 1875. They have two children: Charles James, born February 9, 19877; Effie May, born July 9, 1879.