Bozeman, John Merin
1837 - Born in January in Pickens County, Georgia.
1858 - He was struck with gold fever and headed west, abandoning his wife and three children.
1862 - Bozeman came to Montana from Colorado after his lust for gold fizzled when his claims failed to pan out.
1863 - He and John Jacobs blazed the Bozeman Trail, a cutoff route from the Oregon Trail, and guided miners to Virginia City through the Gallatin Valley.
1864 - Bozeman, along with Daniel Rouse and William Beall, platted the town which would bear his name.
1867 - John Bozeman was murdered under mysterious circumstances along the Yellowstone River, east of present-day Livingston, in April 18th.
1858 - He was struck with gold fever and headed west, abandoning his wife and three children.
1862 - Bozeman came to Montana from Colorado after his lust for gold fizzled when his claims failed to pan out.
1863 - He and John Jacobs blazed the Bozeman Trail, a cutoff route from the Oregon Trail, and guided miners to Virginia City through the Gallatin Valley.
1864 - Bozeman, along with Daniel Rouse and William Beall, platted the town which would bear his name.
1867 - John Bozeman was murdered under mysterious circumstances along the Yellowstone River, east of present-day Livingston, in April 18th.
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