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Note: Grandfather of Marcus F. Wash Obituary in the Camp Crook Gazette, submitted by Darlene Wash states Joe Wash was in Chicago for a beef cattle shipment when stricken by a stroke. He was a rancher at Camp Crook, SD and was buried there. Death certificate submitted by Darlene Wash, also in possession of Joann Reynolds Wash. Lists father; Wm. Wash, b. TX, Mother; Mary Rattans, b. Ill. Died at age 55. Shifting Scenes, Carter Co. Area Joseph Gatewood Wash was born May 21, 1860 in Texas. Vienna May Chittenden was born May 1, 1867 in Oregon. The Chittenden home was Multnomah Falls. This is near the Columbia River on the Oregon side. Joe went to Washington to work on the Switzler horse ranch, which was noted as the largest horse ranch in Washington at that time. The horses were a very rugged breed with a thoroughbred and uakama cross. Joe was a lover of horses all his life. Joe and Vienna lived on a horse ranch near Walla Walla, Washington for a number of years. While living there four sons were born: William Littleton 1882-1973, Daniel Auston 1884-1948, George Henry Gatewood 1886-1950, Joseph Liman 1888-1952. The family moved to Johnson County in Wyoming in 1889. Their first daughters were born while in Wyoming: Mary Irene 1890-1966, Cecelia Maude 1892-1973. Due to the war between the cattlemen and settlers that was taking place in Hohnson County. Joe would not stay on the place he had chosen on the head of Powder River. So in 1896 they moved again, this time to what was then Custer County, Montana. They settled on Speelmon Creek, a few miles from where it goes into Box Elder Creek, and very near where Sherrill Farwell lives at this time. While there another son, Archibald Fields, was born in 1897. It must have been good years or at least an amount of rain for the mosquitoes being so bad, caused the family to make one more move. This time up past Belltower Rock to the head of Tie Creek. Here the remainder of the family were born: Stella Belenda 1900-1956, Nellie Belle 1901-1974, Clarence Lloyd (Fritz) 1903-1963, Charles Edgar (Pod) 1906, twin girls, Pearl and Opal were born in 1912 and died at birth. The Wash family was a typical pioneer family. They had their good times and their bad times, their sad times and their fun times. In that day families and neighbors made their good times by having picnics, rodeos, horse races, dances in their homes, and occasionally church or a Sunday of Sunday School. When the Washes left Washington to go to Wyoming they didn't travel together. Joe, his son Bill (then eight years old) and a half brother of Vienna's trailed a large bunch of horses from Walla Walla to Wyoming. All their camping outfit was carried by pack horses. That was a long distance to cover with many rivers to cross and mountains to pass through. Vienna and the three smaller boys traveled by train to Buffalo, Wyoming. This wasn't far from the ranch which Joe had picked out. From there into Montana the whole family moved by wagons. Life was not easy for the family. School was a problem. Often they had a short term or none. When one of the boys became old enough to hold a job he usually got one, and no more school. The younger children went to a school on Tie Creek, several miles away from home. It was near the Ray Allan place. They usually drove a dependable horse to a one horse buggy. One of the highlights of the family was the Camp Crook celebration. There were rodeo events and many horse races. Joe or some of the boys usually had horses in all the races. Vienna's mother and stepfather settled in Wyoming when the Wash's did, and also moved on to Montana with the Washes. We do not know if Mr. Van Schuyler was alive to go to Montana or not as Mother Van Schuyler made her home with Vienna and family the rest of her life. She is buried in a little cemetery near the Ray Allan sawmill sight which is located on the south edge of the Long Pine Hills. During one of there earlier years in Montana a nephew of Joe came and made his home with the family. Later he homesteaded just down the creek a short distance where he established a home. He carried Jennie Matson from near Buffalo, SD. Clarence Russel and wife Jennie,lived most of their lives on this place. They had one daughter, Clarice. Hodge, p. 18, Joe Wash has descendants living in South Dakota and Montana.
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