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Henry (Harry) Wilbour Child

Henry (Harry) Wilbour Child

Male 1856 - 1931  (74 years)

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  • Name Henry (Harry) Wilbour Child 
    Birth 11 Dec 1856  San Francisco, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Jan 1931  La Jolla, San Diego Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Forestvale Cem., Helena, Lewis And Clark Co., MT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID P79144  Violette Family
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2017 

    Father Edwin Forrest Child,   b. 1829, Providence, Providence Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1897, Helena, Lewis And Clark Co., MT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Sarah Eunice Wilbour,   b. 1831   d. 1924 (Age 93 years) 
    Family ID F32059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adelaide (Addie) Dean,   b. 1861   d. 20 Oct 1949, San Diego, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 23 Oct 1883  Hamilton, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Met at train depot where all the eligible bachelors met arriving women.
    Children 
     1. Ellen Dean Child,   b. 1884   d. 1966 (Age 82 years)
     2. Capt. Huntley Child, Sr.,   b. 5 Mar 1886, Helena, Montana Territory Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1978, La Jolla, San Diego Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F32058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Education: 1860s Massachusetts Middlesex Boarding School and San Francisco.

      1870s Went to Harvard but dropped out.

      Employment:
      Went to work at a clothing company in Boston. Didn't like it so returned to San Francisco via Panama. Sailed to Panama, crossed Panama on horseback, then sailed to San Francisco.

      Joined his father in the brokerage business in San Francisco. He was among those who started the San Francisco Stock Exchange.
      1876: Still restless, he returned to Montana to join his uncle, William Comstock Child. He worked as an agent for the Gilmore and Salisbury Stage Line that ran from Helena to Salt Lake.

      Marriage 1883: Travelled to Cincinatti to meet a gal at the train depot, where all the eligible bachelors met arriving women. He married Adelaide Dean.

      Returning to Montana, he built and managed a silver smelter. Was involved with the Original Butte Mining Co in 1881; The Lexington Mining Co in 1882; the Cruse Mountain Consolidated Mining Co. in 1885; and the Comstock Mining and Milling Co in 1889.

      1887: Harry handled the Gregory Mine hostage situation.

      1890: Helena Mt. Took over operation of the YPTC after his brother in law, Silas S. Huntley's death.

      1901 Yellow Stone National Park. Thhe company acquired the Mammoth Hotel from the Northern Pacific Railway. Harry Wilbour Child built the hotels at Upper Basin,Grand canyon, Fountain, Yellowstone Lake, and Mammouth.

      Winter 1903-1904. Presidential Visit. President Teddy Rooseveltcame for a 2 week vacation. Harry W. Child and President Roosevelt formed a close friendship that lasted until Harry's death. Harry also developed a solid friendship with President Warren Harding.