THE PETER FLOOD FAMILY, Our Yesterdays, 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. THE PETER FLOOD FAMILY Peter Flood was born in Clark County, Ireland, on September 27, 1846. He came to America in his early youth and lived in Williamstown, New York. There he married Mary Jane Devereaux on December 5, 1864. To this union eight children were born. One daughter, Mary Catherine, passed away in Williamstown at the age of 17. In the year 1888, they moved to the Boulder Valley. The reason for the move was because an older daughter, Cora, had come west the previous year to visit with her aunt and uncle, her father s half-sister, Mary and Bill Ryan, who lived on what is now the Paul Smith ranch. Cora married Mike Quinn, Sr. Two children were born to the union, Olive and John. Olive married Roy Murray and they ranched in the Boulder Valley on what is now the Mike Quinn ranch until retiring and moving to Boulder in the year 1945. Roy Murray is well remembered as being a great hunter and trapper. He was known to follow a track for days, only returning when he had the animal with him. John and his wife went to live with a daughter of John s in California. Mike sold their home after Cora died. The children were raised by Mary Jane Devereaux Flood until Mike remarried and took the children with him again. The trip from New York was made by train which took several days and many times they spoke of what a tiresome, hard journey it was. Traveling with them were five children, William, John, Frank, May and Ed, who was then three weeks old. Another daughter Carrie, married just before their trip and remained in New York. Had it not been for the passengers helping care for the children the trip would have been even more difficult. Seats on the train were wooden and folded down to make hard, uncomfortable beds. Their first year in the valley was spent living in a bunkhouse on the William and Mary Ryan ranch, later moving to Willow Springs and then back to what is now the Mike T. Quinn ranch, where they built a small home across the road from the main house. In the year 1889, Peter Flood built their own home which is still standing and is known today as the Ed Flood ranch. May Flood would ride horseback to Mary Dunn's for music lessons twice a week. She also rode horseback to visit everyone in the valley. Here the children were raised and attended schools at Webster, Finn and Boulder. Peter Flood passed away February 17, 1912, at the age of 66 years. He died at Dr. Denbow's hospital in Boulder and was buried in the Valley cemetery. After his death, Mary Jane Flood and the children ranched, and she passed away in the family home on October 19, 1925, at the age of 76. She also was buried in the Valley Cemetery. Ed Flood ran the ranch with his wife, the former Anna Vosburgh, and children until they retired and moved to Boulder in the year 1959. Ed passed away March 2, 1973. Of the eight children one survives, Mrs. George (May) Vosburgh and one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ed (Anna) Flood, both living in Boulder. many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren survive. SUBMITTED BY MRS. GEORGE (MAY) VOSBURGH