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Pioneer Ed Dennis of the Teton Valley and His Cattle Era
Ed Dennis, born August 1, 1845 in Knoxville Tennessee, became a leading early settler in the Chateau area of Teton County Montana. A Confederate veteran, he moved west with cattle and freighting work, partnered with Sam Burd and Main, and built a notable homestead on Spring Creek. He helped brand cattle with a shield dot and contributed to local politics as a county commissioner in 1906, naming streams and shaping the region’s cattle industry before selling the ranch in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Dennis
Teton Valley
Knoxville
Tenn
Levi
Sarah (Crippin) Dennis
Missouri
Dennis
Sullivan County
Montana
Alder Gulch
Parkinson
Fort Benton
Milk River
James Strong
Sun River
Chateau
Dennis and
Main
Fort McLeod
Alberta
Dennis and Main
Spring Creek
Choteau
Sam Burd
James Gibson
Reichhoff
Teton County
Charles Scoffin
H W Bateman
Gibson