Nelson Story
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Nelson Story, circa 1900
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| Born |
April 4, 1838 Burlingham, Meigs County, Ohio |
| Died | March 10, 1926 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California |
| Resting place | Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Montana 45°40′31.93″N 111°01′35.38″W / 45.6755361°N 111.0264944°WCoordinates: 45°40′31.93″N 111°01′35.38″W / 45.6755361°N 111.0264944°W |
| Occupation | Cattleman, Rancher, Businessman, Banker, Real Estate Developer |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Trent Story |
| Children | Nelson Jr., T. Byron, Walter P. |
Nelson Story, Sr. (April 4, 1838 – March 10, 1926) was a pioneer Montana entrepreneur, cattle rancher, miner and vigilante, who was a notable resident of Bozeman, Montana. He was best known for his 1866 cattle drive from Texas with approximately 1000 head of Texas Longhorns to Montana along the Bozeman Trail—the first major cattle drive from Texas into Montana. His business ventures in Bozeman were so successful that he became the town's first millionaire. In 1893, he played a prominent role in the establishment of the Agricultural College of the State of Montana by donating land and facilities. He built the first Story Mansion on Main Street in Bozeman in 1880 and later built today's Story Mansion at the corner of Willson and College for his son, T. Byron Story in 1910. In his later years, he became a prominent real estate developer in Los Angeles, California.
Nelson Story Sr. was born in Burlingham, Meigs County, Ohio in 1838. Nelson was the youngest son of Ira and Hannah Story previously from New Hampshire.
By the age of 18, Story was an orphan, taught school, and had been a student at Ohio University for two years. He made his way west to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Territory to hire on as a bullwhacker with a freighting outfit. By 1862 he was a successful freight driver operating out of Denver, Colorado. During a trip to Missouri, he met Ellen Trent and married her in Kansas 1862. In 1863, Story left Colorado with pack mules and ox teams and headed for Montana territory. Nelson and Ellen arrived in Bannack, Montana in June 1863 shortly after the major gold strike at Alder Gulch, Montana.
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