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John Walter Gavin

Birth	:	4 Mar 1861 Wisconsin, USA
Death	:	4 May 1945 Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Miles City, Custer County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.3816986, -105.8249969
Plot	:	Section L South: Lot 30 B
Description	:	Miles City Star - May 5, 1945 John W. Gavin, Pioneer Passes Away Saturday John W. Gavin, pioneer of this region and widely known throughout the territory, passed away at a local hospital early on Saturday morning following an illness which extended over the past four weeks. He was born in Wisconsin 84 years ago, and had been a resident of Miles city and vicinity for the past 55 years. [He and his wife the former Margaret Jane Egan were married on October 18, 1897 at St. Joseph Catholic church in Big... Read More	Miles City Star - May 5, 1945 John W. Gavin, Pioneer Passes Away Saturday John W. Gavin, pioneer of this region and widely known throughout the territory, passed away at a local hospital early on Saturday morning following an illness which extended over the past four weeks. He was born in Wisconsin 84 years ago, and had been a resident of Miles city and vicinity for the past 55 years. [He and his wife the former Margaret Jane Egan were married on October 18, 1897 at St. Joseph Catholic church in Big Timber, Montana and homesteaded in the Kinsey area.] Surviving are Mrs. Gavin, one sister, Mrs T. F. Hagan residing at Glendive, and one grandchild. Announcement is made from the Graves Funeral home that the final rites for the late Mr. Gavin will be held on Tuesday morning, May 8, from Sacred Heart church, commencing at 10:00 o'clock. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas Hennessy will have charge of the service. The committal rites will be held in Calvary Cemetery where burial will be made in the family lot. It is also announced that the Rosary will be said on Monday evening at the Graves chapel, commencing at 7:00 o'clock. - In a book entitled "By the Banks of the Yellowstone" (1977) by Mary Haughian - (Page 19) "The John Gavins, who lived right across the river, would come by boat to catch the Northern Pacific train." (Page 52) photograph) "Old log building on John Gavin place near Sand Creek, Kinsey." (Page 53) "Johnny Gavin came down with them (Kennards), punching horses." "Kennard's range was on Harris, Muster, Sand, lower Sundays, Grimes, Horse and Custer Creeks. Some of the old mares would return to their home range in the Crazies so John Gavin was sent up with a string of saddle horses and a pack horse for them. I saw him making camp one night on lower Sunday. Mrs. Gavin was a school teacher from Melville." (Page 62) "I helped Francis Triepke who had the old Gavin place at the far east end of the project, get their crops in as they were late coming and had to live in the Brown house, and earlier day home just west of the Stone Castle." (Page 65) "In those days the road followed the section lines and crossed the tracks three or four times between Kinsey and the old Gavin place." (Page 68) "It became a community effort and served Mrs. Sarah Kennard, Hiram and Sam Gilmore, Mr. Winge, John Gavin, Alvin Burke, Mathew Prideaux, and Ralph Tandy and Arthur Millard some years later." "Mr. Gavin came to the country with the Kennards as a cowboy and he was one of the best." (Page 75) "John Gavin lived at the mouth of Harris creek and Sam Stone a little bit west." (Page 80) "John Gavin and Sarah Kennard McKay formed a company and bonded the district for $30,000 and put in a head gate." (Page 93) "Tom was born Dec. 19, 1924 and we got Mrs. Gavin to come and stay and cook at our place. It was -25 degrees when it was time to go to Saugus to catch the evening train. Mrs. Gavin had Fred get some old bricks that she had heated in the oven, for our feet and there was no fire in the depot when we drove down there. We were early and it was so cold. We had to wait about an hour and then almost missed the train as it was so steamy and cold, The train had to be flagged down usually. Fred helped the girls and me onto the train and then had to take the team and wagon home. My sister and her husband, Amos Peck, met in Miles City and took care of the girls. I went to the Darcy Hospital where Tom was born." "When I was able to go home Mrs. Gavin stayed with us a few weeks longer to help out. Later we moved to Kinsey on the Tandy place and ran sheep on shares." (Page 95) "The Johnnie Gavins, Hiram Gilmores and Al Burkes' were occasional and welcome visitors from what is now the Kinsey community." Miles City, Montana - 1997 John and Margaret Gavin early day ranchers in the Kinsey area and residents of Miles City were inducted into the Range Riders Memorial Hall at the Range Riders Museum in Miles City, Mont. In addition, a brother-in-law and sister-in-law Benjamin and Mary Lamb, early residents of Miles City, were also inducted. The Gavins, Kennards and other ranchers in the Kinsey area were instrumental in developing the Kinsey Irrigation Project which still provides water to the area. John Gavin was known as one of the best cowboys in Montana. Margaret was well known as a teacher and nurse in Miles City and the surrounding area. A brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Benjamin and Mary Lamb were also inducted into the Range Riders Memorial Hall. Ben, a rancher in the Dakota Territory, came to Montana in 1877. He hunted buffalo northeast of Miles City from 1877 to 1881. He took part in the last roundup of buffalo near Miles City in 1882. Following the roundup, he worked at the slaughter-house at Fort Keogh. He married Mary Egan, a dressmaker from Wisconsin, in 1888 and they resided in Miles City. Later, they purchased a ranch near the American Fork River south of Two Dot, Montana. During the unveiling dinner at the Range Riders Museum, histories were read for the Gavin and Lamb families. Plaques and photographs of John and Margaret Gavin, and Ben and Mary Lamb were unveiled and will be on permanent display in the Pioneer Memorial Hall at the Range Riders Museum. Sponsors of these memorials were Tony and Therese Lamb great-nephew and niece of John and Margaret Gavin and great-grandchildren of Ben and Mary Lamb.

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Where is John Walter Gavin's memorial?
John Walter Gavin's memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Miles City, Custer County, USA.
When did John Walter Gavin death?
John Walter Gavin death on 4 May 1945 in Miles City, Custer County, Montana, USA
Where are the coordinates of the John Walter Gavin's memorial?
Latitude: 46.3816986
Longitude: -105.8249969

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Margaret Jane “Maggie” Egan Gavin

(1866 - 1961)

Siblings

Ephraim Carpenter Gavin

(1862 - 1936)

Children

Anna Cleta Gavin Schecter

(1899 - 1923)

Bernard Walter Gavin

(1903 - 1903)

Mary Veronica Gavin Bjork

(1904 - 1942)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Calvary Cemetery
Miles City, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 46.3816986, -105.8249969

2. Old Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.3807600, -105.8246500

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14. Knowlton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.3210983, -105.0710983

15. Little Flat Community Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.4598000, -105.0291700

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Coordinate: 46.2689018, -106.6528015

17. Cottonwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.4294014, -104.9674988

18. North Stacey Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.7569008, -105.8814011

19. Fallon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.8168983, -105.1327972

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Coordinate: 46.7659300, -105.0487600

21. Bean Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.8535995, -106.4011002

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Coordinate: 46.8320800, -105.1120100

23. Mildred Cemetery
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Coordinate: 46.6850204, -104.9543457

24. Brown Cemetery
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