Person:John Colliflower (9)
John Edgar Colliflower, Jr
b.28 Aug 1906 Polo, Ogle Co., Illinois
d.20 Sep 1998 Northern Montana Care Center, Havre, Hill Co., Montana
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1896
  1. Harold P Colliflower1902 - 1967
  2. John Edgar Colliflower, Jr1906 - 1998
  3. Eakle Christian Colliflower1908 - 1989
Spouse and Children
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m. 17 May 1941
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Facts and Events
Name[1] John Edgar Colliflower, Jr
Gender Male
Birth[2][3] 28 Aug 1906 Polo, Ogle Co., Illinois
Occupation[5] 1930 Milledgeville, Wysox twp., Carroll Co., Illinoisan assistant at his father's oil station
Residence[6][9] Aft 1940 Montana
Marriage 17 May 1941 to Madeline Skinner
Residence[7] 1998 Lodgepole, Blaine Co., Montana
Death[4] 20 Sep 1998 Northern Montana Care Center, Havre, Hill Co., Montana
Other[8][10] 22 Sep 1998 Billings, Yellowstone Co., MontanaObituary
Reference Number? 43376
References
  1. ↑ United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
    age 3 born in Illinois.
  2. ↑ United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
    age 3 born in Illinois.
  3. ↑ Obituary. (further information available upon request).
  4. ↑ Obituary. (further information available upon request).
  5. ↑ United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626)
    ED#8-23; page: 171A; sheet: 3A; ancestry image 5.
  6. ↑ Obituary. (further information available upon request).
  7. ↑ Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls, Montana - online edition, Url:www.greatfallstribune.com
    /vitals/09221998vitals.htm.
  8. ↑ Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls, Montana - online edition, Url:www.greatfallstribune.com
    /vitals/09221998vitals.htm.
  9. ↑ Cattle ranching in northern part of state
  10. ↑ "LODGEPOLE - John Edgar Colliflower Jr., 92, passed away Sept. 20, 1998,at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre due to natural causes. Funeralservices will be Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998, at 11 a.m. at the John E.Colliflower Jr. residence with burial following at the Colliflower RanchCemetery. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Mr.Colliflower was born on Aug. 28, 1906, in Polo, Ill., to John E. andAnna E. Colliflower. He graduated from the high school in Polo and livedin the Midwest until the early 1940s. It was at that time that hetraveled to Northern Montana and began the business of cattle ranching,which was to become his lifelong occupation and avocation. John marriedMadeline Skinner, member of the Gros Ventre Tribe of the Fort BelknapReservation, on May 17, 1941. Their marriage was to last for 57 yearsand produce eight children. Mr. Colliflower was well known locally as astoryteller and political thinker. He especially enjoyed telling storiesabout the early days of cattle ranching and the work attendant toraising livestock for the market. Surviving Mr. Colliflower is his wife,Madeline of Lodgepole; four daughters, Janice Hawley of Fort Belknap,Carla Brian and Gladys Colliflower, both of Billings, ElizabethColliflower of Alexandria, Va.; four sons, John Colliflower III of RockyBoy, Clyde Colliflower of Washougal, Wash., Kim Colliflower of Phoenix,Ariz., Theodore Skinner of Portland, Ore.; and a nephew, JackColliflower of California. In addition he leaves 17 grandchildren, eightgreat-grandchildren and a host of other family and friends."
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