1870 Federal Census Lewis and Clark County, Montana Territory (Special Persons) This Census was transcribed by Jack Murray and proofread by Betty Omanson Hailey, Family History Librarian for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org Copyright 2000 by Jack Murray ************************************************************************ 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/ ************************************************************************ Special Persons in Helena Montana 1870 Page Line 176A 7 William Dicky Manager Opera House 182B 32 Frank Taylor Major Grocer 33 William Rummey Major Grocer 183B 28 Janes Boice Major Dry Goods 184A 19 William Bleuenaro Famous Lawyer 186B 7 James Ashley Governor of Montana 33 Abraham Sands Major Dry Goods 187A 18 Woodman Paynter Druggist 190B 4 Joseph Hartwell Flour Merchant 32 George Byrers Superior Court Judge 191A 34 Fred Gaines Bed and Shoe Merchant 191B 12 Robert Hale Druggist 20 Julius Smith Dry Goods Merchant 22 Efferum Mansfield Liquor Dealer 192A 17 Samuel Hall Grocer 35 Albert Clark Hardware Prop 197A 1 William McLeod Gold 197B 25 Alexander Levenburg Dry Goods 198A 30 James King Grocer 36 Warren Gillette Grocer 200A 40 Charles Wirey Huge Saloon 201A 7 Peter Germain Internation Hotel 201A 13 John Gilman Overland Stage 17 Nathanel Densendiffer Gold 203A 9 Chree Damler Barber 203A 32 Leopod Van Grop Catholic Priest 205A 13 Newell Webester Enumerator Catholic Priest Father Leopod Van Grop stationed in 1866 in Virginia City, the first territorial capital for Montana was called to perform the solicitations at the funeral of Civil War General Thomas Francis Meagher who drowned near Ft Benton on the Missouri near present day Great Falls. The sad and untimely taking off of General Meagher near Fort Benton on the night of July 1st 1866 was heard in Virginia City where he resided. The obsequies for the repose of his soul were held July 9th at Virginia City and his grief –stricken and disconsolate wife assisted, and the whole community was in mourning. Farther Van Gorp conducted the service and his words were appropriate, eloquent, instructive, and edifying. The Days of Man are Short Sadness and grief sit upon every countenance: your tears of sorrow bespeak the greatness of the loss you have sustained in the untimely death of the justly beloved and much lamented General Thomas Francis Meagher, the true citizen, noble patriot, the brave and fearless soldier, hero of many a battlefield, the talented orator, the distinguished scholar, the perfect gentleman the father and consoler of the poor and the afflicted, in one word, of one whose noble qualities of heart were in no ways inferior to his high intellectual attainments and exquisite talents. But we as members of this Congregation as Christians and as Catholics of Virginia City, lose in him a true friend, a protector and defender; one to whose untired zeal and endeavors we owe a great measure the origin and progress of the Catholic Church in this Virginia City. When we see the great one of the earth fall and the heroes lie prostrate we exclaim in silent awe with the wisest of kings; Vanity of vanities and all is vanity here below. Like every descendant of the fallen race of man, and like the best built fortress. Which is not without its weak point, so also our illustrious deceased was not without his weakness, but strong and earnest faith, his devotedness to every good cause, especially to the interests of the Catholic Church, and his many other virtues, make us feel confident that he has met in last hour the embrace of a merciful God Father Leopod Van Gorp and Father FX Kuppens exchanges places in early 1868 the former coming to Helena while the later went to Virginia City Father Van Gorp was born in Turnout, Belgium June 11, 1834 and died of pneumonia at St Ignatius on April 7, 1905