Individual Details
Elizabeth Doonan
(14 Jun 1877 - Aug 1964)
BIOGRAPHICAL: Kingsley information has been provided by Jill Frederick of
Miles City, MT who is a g-g-g granddaughter of Amous Kingsley; 1823-1995.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: "H.H. (Hod) and Elizabeth Doonan Crosby" by
Helen Crosby Badgett, FANNING THE EMBERS, Range Riders Rep., Miles City MT,
1971; p85; Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison WI; Copied by Nancy
Hawkinson.
Leona Teigen Stepp
Rt. 5 Box 5030
Athens TX 75751
(Granddaughter of Elizabeth Doonan Crosby)
EMIGRATED: From Canada in 1891
NATURALIZED: 1898
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FANNING THE EMBERS, Range Riders Rep, Miles City, Montana, 1971, p85
H. H. (HOD) AND ELIZABETH DOONAN CROSBY by Helen Crosby Badgett
Elizabeth Doonan was born in Ontario, Canada on June 14, 1877, to Alexander
Doonan and Charlotte (Kingsley). Alexander Doonan died when Elizabeth was
seven years old. Charlotte Doonan brought Elizabeth and Edward to Montana in
May 1891. Another daughter, Emma, came from Canada later. Charlotte's
remaining daughter, Carrie, continued to live in Ontario.
Elizabeth attended school at St. Labre's Mission at Ashland. She moved to
Miles City and finished elementary school and passed the examinations to teach
school and taught at Decker and at Fallon. Frank Crosby then hired her to
teach school on Powder River. She married H.H. (Hod) Crosby in December, 1899.
Hod Crosby was born at Menomonie, Wisconsin to E.F. and Martha Crosby. He
spent the first years of his life at what is now Estelline, South Dakota. The
family migrated to the lower Powder River country in 1890 when Hod was 12 years
old. He rode roughstring for the 32 Roundup wagon for several years and
freighted wool from the North side into Miles City driving a jerk-line string
of 16 horsees.
Elizabeth was alone with her children at their outfit on the lower Mizpah
during Roundup and Freighting seasons. She cared for her own team and visited
her neighbors on the creek with Marie and Ethel, travelling by buggy. Hod and
Elizabeth separated when Helen, the third daughter, was born. Their first born
child, a son, died in infancy.
Hod married Laura Hill Watkins and had four children by his second marriage, a
son Dick, and three daughters, Dorothy, Dixie and Betty.
Elizabeth often spoke of her terror of rattlesnakes during the ranch years; on
more than one occasion discvering that a snake had made its way into the log
house while her little girls were yet too tiny to recognize the danger. She
raised we three girls in Miles City.
Mother moved to Missoula and I, Helen, graduated from high school but returned
to Miles City and made our home with my sister, Marie Olander, during the last
few years of her life. She died in late August, 1964. During Mother's
lifetime she was a housekeeper and "adopted" Mother in many homes. The
numerous children she helped to raise affectionately called her "Crawby."
Hod Crosby died in June, 1946, after moving from Mizpah to Trail Creek, to Crow
Agency, a brief sojourn at Drummond in western Montana and back to Mizpah Creek
where he had a ranch at the time of his death.
Miles City, MT who is a g-g-g granddaughter of Amous Kingsley; 1823-1995.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: "H.H. (Hod) and Elizabeth Doonan Crosby" by
Helen Crosby Badgett, FANNING THE EMBERS, Range Riders Rep., Miles City MT,
1971; p85; Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison WI; Copied by Nancy
Hawkinson.
Leona Teigen Stepp
Rt. 5 Box 5030
Athens TX 75751
(Granddaughter of Elizabeth Doonan Crosby)
EMIGRATED: From Canada in 1891
NATURALIZED: 1898
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FANNING THE EMBERS, Range Riders Rep, Miles City, Montana, 1971, p85
H. H. (HOD) AND ELIZABETH DOONAN CROSBY by Helen Crosby Badgett
Elizabeth Doonan was born in Ontario, Canada on June 14, 1877, to Alexander
Doonan and Charlotte (Kingsley). Alexander Doonan died when Elizabeth was
seven years old. Charlotte Doonan brought Elizabeth and Edward to Montana in
May 1891. Another daughter, Emma, came from Canada later. Charlotte's
remaining daughter, Carrie, continued to live in Ontario.
Elizabeth attended school at St. Labre's Mission at Ashland. She moved to
Miles City and finished elementary school and passed the examinations to teach
school and taught at Decker and at Fallon. Frank Crosby then hired her to
teach school on Powder River. She married H.H. (Hod) Crosby in December, 1899.
Hod Crosby was born at Menomonie, Wisconsin to E.F. and Martha Crosby. He
spent the first years of his life at what is now Estelline, South Dakota. The
family migrated to the lower Powder River country in 1890 when Hod was 12 years
old. He rode roughstring for the 32 Roundup wagon for several years and
freighted wool from the North side into Miles City driving a jerk-line string
of 16 horsees.
Elizabeth was alone with her children at their outfit on the lower Mizpah
during Roundup and Freighting seasons. She cared for her own team and visited
her neighbors on the creek with Marie and Ethel, travelling by buggy. Hod and
Elizabeth separated when Helen, the third daughter, was born. Their first born
child, a son, died in infancy.
Hod married Laura Hill Watkins and had four children by his second marriage, a
son Dick, and three daughters, Dorothy, Dixie and Betty.
Elizabeth often spoke of her terror of rattlesnakes during the ranch years; on
more than one occasion discvering that a snake had made its way into the log
house while her little girls were yet too tiny to recognize the danger. She
raised we three girls in Miles City.
Mother moved to Missoula and I, Helen, graduated from high school but returned
to Miles City and made our home with my sister, Marie Olander, during the last
few years of her life. She died in late August, 1964. During Mother's
lifetime she was a housekeeper and "adopted" Mother in many homes. The
numerous children she helped to raise affectionately called her "Crawby."
Hod Crosby died in June, 1946, after moving from Mizpah to Trail Creek, to Crow
Agency, a brief sojourn at Drummond in western Montana and back to Mizpah Creek
where he had a ranch at the time of his death.
Events
| Birth | 14 Jun 1877 | , Ontario, Canada | |||
| Marriage | Dec 1899 | Harvey Hawkins "Hod" Crosby | |||
| Death | Aug 1964 | ||||
| Divorce | Harvey Hawkins "Hod" Crosby |
Families
| Spouse | Harvey Hawkins "Hod" Crosby (1878 - ) |
| Child | Ethel Crosby (1904 - 1986) |
| Child | Marie Crosby (1902 - 1972) |
| Child | Helen Crosby |
| Father | Alexander Doonan (1851 - 1884) |
| Mother | Charlotte Kingsley (1853 - ) |
| Sibling | Emma Doonan (1880 - ) |
| Sibling | Carrie Doonan |
| Sibling | Edward Doonan |