Gary, Jan's idea is better than mine (she's often closer to the mark than I), however, I do remember that some of the wagon trains were sponsored & led by the Wells Fargo Co. That organization still exists, it's now strictly a bank, but they might still have some records from the "old days". Certainly wouldn't be a big investment to find out! Mike IBSSG > [Original Message] > From: J. Garland <zippywebgenie@hotmail.com> > To: <BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 4/26/2002 1:46:13 PM > Subject: Re: [BS-L] People Moving Around > > > Gary, it seems like there should have been records of the Army supplies > going to Custer. But, you'd have to find out which fort they were coming > from. And then it a question of whether the records still exist. I'd look > around for some army forts in CO--still existing as historical parks or > whatever and ask around about records for the old forts in CO, presently > existing or not, to see where you'd look for the records. Also, if you > relative was actually in the army, not a civilian who worked from time to > time for them, there should be a military record of his service and that > might be the best source of info. It won't give info about specific events, > like the wagon train, but you'll know a lot more about his military service, > where and when, whether he qualified for a pension by finding out if or > which war he served in, etc. > > Jan G. > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Gary Wilson" <gwinco@charter.net> > Reply-To: "Gary Wilson" <gwinco@charter.net> > To: BlackSheep-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BS-L] People Moving Around > Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:55:49 -0600 > > People on the move is why I am having trouble finding my ggggrandfather John > S Wilson. My grandfather wrote down what he was told from his dad and this > is how it goes. > John Wilson b 1847, Orange, MI, left home in 1870 and went to St. Joe, > Missouri. He was hired on and worked for a wagon train that went to the > Meeker and Craig area of CO. Anybody know where to find wagon train records? > From there he went to the army and hauled freight for the Army. As the story > goes he was supposed to met General Custer with supplies, they waited 2 > days, but Custer never showed. That was in 1876. I have exchanged e-mails > with another person who's ggranfather was freighting for the army and tells > the very same story about waiting for Custer. Sounds like they were on the > same wagon. > Next he ended up in California. 5000 head of sheep. He was supposed to > have all the grazing rights from the Union Pacific Railroad from Mt. Shasta > to Redding Ca. for a couple of years. he then drove 3000 head to Montana, > where he sold them for $5.00 a head. > In the 1880 MT census, which is the first time I can find him, his > occupation is a rancher. He then got married in 1882 in Melrose, MT to > Carrie May HARDESTY. > Then they moved to CO. They stopped in Glenwood Springs, CO for the winter > and so she could give birth to my gggrandfather, Charles WILSON. I cannot > imagine my wife being pregnant and going from MT to CO in a wagon nor would > I want to. Tough people. > They homesteaded in McElmo Canyon in the southwest corner of CO in 1885. He > passed away in 1920. > I think a lot of people have the itchy foot syndrome. Always wanting to see > whats just over that hill. > Gary Wilson > IBSSG > > > ==== BlackSheep Mailing List ==== > --- > The contents of the Blacksheep-L@rootsweb.com archives are copyrighted by > each individual submitter. > > To Unsubscribe: Visit the following website and use the QUIT List or Quit > Digest Buttons > http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ > Contact Jeff Scism, ScismGenie@aol.com for list problems > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > ==== BlackSheep Mailing List ==== > --- > The contents of the Blacksheep-L@rootsweb.com archives are copyrighted by each individual submitter. > > Visit the Black Sheep Home page, http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ > BEST OF THE WEB-Bronze Award for 1998, > Gail's Genealogy Wonderland SITE of the YEAR (1998) > Proudly Hosted by Rootsweb, and a supporter of Rootsweb through "good will" and funds. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- Shuler Michael --- grinch42@mindspring.com --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.