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Collection 1249, MtBC, us
Walrath, Adeline J. B.
(Adeline Jerusha Brandenburg), 1874-1960
A Pioneer Tale
January 1954
1 item
A Pioneer Tale Reminiscence is a brief typewritten account
written January 1954 that details Adeline Walrath’s journey to Bozeman, Montana in 1881 with
her parents and their first residence in a log cabin north of Main Street. She mentions
Gallatin County treasurer Washington Franklin Sloan and his kindness to the Brandenburg
family, and the birth of her youngest sister Mattie on Christmas day 1882.
Collection materials are in English
Biographical Note
Adeline Jerusha Brandenburg Walrath was born in Benton City, Missouri in 1874. She came to
Montana with her parents, William T. and Mary Howard Brandenburg, in 1881. After attending
local schools, Adeline graduated from high school as valedictorian of the class of 1891. She
then embarked on a career as a school teacher and, on June 27, 1900 married Andrew J.
Walrath, former Gallatin County superintendent of schools and a practicing attorney. The
couple had no children. Following Andrew's death in 1929, Adeline lived briefly in Los
Angeles, but returned to Bozeman where she worked as a nurse. She died in Bozeman in
1960.
"A Pioneer Tale, January 1954" is a brief typewritten reminiscence recounting Adeline's
journey to Bozeman, Montana in 1881 with her parents and their first residence in a log
cabin north of Main Street. She mentions Gallatin County treasurer Washington Franklin Sloan
and his kindness to the Brandenburg family, and the birth of her youngest sister Mattie on
Christmas day 1882.
This collection is open for research.
A typed reminiscence written by Adeline Walrath was donated to Montana State University by
Jean Robertson of Bozeman, Montana on October 16, 1978.
This collection was processed 2013 December 27
Walrath, Adeline Jerusha
Brandenburg, 1874-1960
Sloan, Washington
Franklin
Brandenburg family
Families -- Montana -- Bozeman
Frontier and pioneer life -- Montana --
Bozeman
Overland journeys to Montana -- Personal
narratives
West (U.S.) -- Description and
travel
Bozeman (Mont.)
Children and
Youth
Home and
Family
Overland Journeys
to the Western United States
Pioneers
Women
Montana
Bozeman
Reminiscences -- Montana