, 1923-02-11
State Department of History Already
Storehouse for Y Valuable Information

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the historical advisory board have
been supplied with them for use in
their districts. To demonstrate how
valunble these will be to future his
torians and writer's, We quote some
z NJ the information contained in n
.few II them;
= Prominent People Listed.
Charles William wulfjen, farmer
and stockraiser, br near Ozark
Arkansas, began stock raising at
Mound Rock, Williamson county
rrexas. in 1858. Removed to Chey-
enne. wyoming. in 1873. TO Greeley
Colorado in 1884 and to Sheridan
wyoming, In 1898. Was married
Nav %, 1863, in Round Rock
Texas, to Ida Josephine Peeler' who
was born in Madison. la, July ID,
1884. Served in Seventh Texas cav
airy In civil war. Was a Democrat
ana a member Of the Methodist
Episcopal church and the Masonic
lodge. Had five children. Matte
B.. Eula ", Clarence E., Edna and
Hazel ]. One of his daughters is
Mrs. JOnn D. AOLidA4S-
Sen died in Sheridan, Wyoming
June 20. 1921.
Harry J.. Chassell. bank receiver
and United States commissioner. of
Gillette, Wyoming, was born Octo-
Der 30, 1866, at Holland Patent, New
York. Was educated in schools of
Iowa Falls and State Teachers col
lege, Cedar Falls. Iowa. Has been
police Judge, Justice OF h peace.
district court commissioner, United
States commissioner, state repre-
sentative n state senator. Is a
Republican, inclines to the Episco-
nal faith, ia a Mason and n Yoeman.
Was married in 1901 to Rosa s.
9awksley and has had three chill.
dren.
John w. Meldrum, United States
commissioner in and for Yellow
stone Park since 1894, was born in
Caledonia, New York, September u,
1s43. Wa member of Company G,
Fourteenth New York artillery in
the civil war. Was county and dis
trict clerk of Albany county from
1875 to 1854. Was alternate to Re
publican national convention in
1876 and member in 1884: member
of Wyoming legislature in 1879.
Has been county commissioner OF AL
bany county, United States surveyor
general of Wyoming, secretary of
state, acting governor when Wyo-
ming was made a state and acting
secretary OF state under Amos W.
Barber and a member OF the com.
mission to negotiate with the In
dIans in 1898, as well as having filled
other public positions. Was mar
rled November 10, 1887. to Emeline
Hicks Warren in Rush, New York.
his wife having died in Yellowstone
Park. January 81, 1905. There are
no childrn.
Effle Sawyer Snow, or Cheyenne.
= n born February %, 1862, at
Lyme, New Hampshire. Was edu.
Gated in New Hampshire public
schools and at Oxford academy. Is
a Republican and a Congregational.
ist. Was married in Cheyenne,
Wyoming, October 30, 1882, to
George William Snow. who was
born November 20, 1853. in Lyme,
New Hampshire. Seven children
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Snow,
who live at 1929 House street. Mrs.
Snow traces her ancestry through
Edmund Benning, Lydia Thomp-
ron and Benning Sawyer. John and
Abigail Thompson. John Thompson
aud Lydia Man. Shubacl Thompson
and Susanna Pnrler, John Thomp.
son and Mary T!nkhum to John
Thompson IND Mary Cook, tho
former born IN 1873, coming 10 Now
England with the third OF
Pilgrims n the inter tho daughter
Of FrhnclS Cook, who came 90
america In tho N0ynowor.