Draft:Myron D. Jeffers

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Myron D. Jeffers is renowned for two reasons:

1. he is an inductee into the “Hall of Great Westerns” of the “National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum” (nationalcowboymuseum.org) [1], and

2. a townsite/community in southwest Montana is named after him.

Myron D. Jeffers was inducted in 1963 into what was then called the “Cowboy Hall of Fame” (now renamed the “Hall of Great Westerners” of the “National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum”) in recognition of two accomplishments:

1. his three drives of cattle from Texas to southwest Montana in the years 1869, 1870, and 1871, which were the first such drives known to have been completed in a single year, and

2. his involvement in — and contributions to — the livestock industry in southwest Montana in the late 1800s. [1], [2], [3], [4]

Jeffers kept a succinct diary of his 1871 cattle drive. [3],[4]

Myron D. Jeffers was born September 16 (or 18), 1833, near Hadley, Saratoga County, NY, and died May 27, 1900, in New York City. He is buried in the Madison Valley Cemetery in Ennis, MT. [2]

The community of Jeffers, in Madison County, MT, is named after Myron D. Jeffers, an early homesteader and cattle rancher in the area.

Bibliography

1. nationalcowboymuseum.org

2. Pioneer Trails and Trials, by Madison County History Association, Copyright 1976, Great Falls, Montana

3. Early Days in the Madison Valley, by James S. Spray, 2005, ISBN 0-9787605-0-6

4. From San Antone to Bannack, by R.W. “Rib” Gustafson, 1999, ISBN 0-912299-87-8, Lib of Congress Catalog # 99-096342