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A biography of Henry aka Harry Gatiss, Creston, MT, is included in "Montana, Its Story and Biography", Vol 3, page 853.
Harry was born, 16 May 1864, son of Luke and Elizabeth Gatiss. He was raised and educated in England and came to the US as a young man. He first located to Nebraska for a time, then served three years in the US Army. In Aug 1891, he located to the Flathead country, with his brother, Robert, who was located on land eleven miles east of Kalispell. Harry built up a ranch of his own, one of the finest in the vicinity of Creston, MT.
In 1895, Butte, MT, Harry married Miss Rose M. Wilson, born in Thursk, York County, England, daughter of Henry and Mary (Coates) Wilson. They had one child: Robert Hilton Gatiss, born at Butte, MT, 15 Aug 1896.
Henry (aka Harry) Gatiss died, 11 Dec 1946, age 82.
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Obituary: Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, MT, 12 Dec 1946
ELDERLY RESIDENT OF VALLEY PASSES
The many friends of Henry Gatiss, pioneer resident of Flathead county, will deeply regret his death which occurred at his home at Creston late yesterday.
Mr. Gates has been in ill health for several years, but has been able to be up and about until recent months when he was confined to his home.
He was born in Durham county, England, May 16, 1864, and came to the US in 1889. He enlisted in the US Army, Company H, 8th Infantry Regiment, at Fort Niobarara, Nebraska, and was discharged as a noncommissioned officer on April 5, 1890. He then went to Denver with the Bessemer Steel Company and from there to Butte where he was employed as a mine superintendent. There he was married to Rose M. Wilson of Pueblo, Colorado, April 24, 1895, and built a home in Butte where their son, Robert H. Gatiss was born, Aug 15, 1896.
Mr. Gatiss first came to the Flathead in 1891, and again in 1893, finally disposing of his home in Butte and settling here permanently in May 1899, on account of the health of Mrs. Gatiss, clearing the virgin forest and building a new home which included all the modern conveniences.
In 1919, the family began the building of what was to become the Gatiss Milling Company of Creston, a hydraulic powered feed. grain, and flour business which built up and prospered for the next twenty five years. This part of the property was disposed of on account of the steadily declining health of Mr. Gatiss in 1944, when he and Mrs. Gatiss built a new home near that of their son three-fourths of a mile east of Creston where they have since resided. Mr. Gatiss always took an active interest in public affairs and assisted with community and public projects as long as his health permitted.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Rose M. Gatiss, his son, Robert Gatiss, and a sister, Frances Fairless, and other relatives in England.
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Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, MT, 9 Sep 1966
ROSE GATISS DIES, RITES SATURDAY
Rose Margaret Gatiss, 98, passed away in Kalispell Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Gatiss was born, Apr. 29, 1868, Thursk, York County, England. She was the daughter of Henry and Mary Wilson, who operated his own shipping line of sailing vessels between Glasgow, Scotland, and Europe. Her father was also the captain of the line in the early years. He was also an outfitter of ships, sailing over the world. Following the death of her father, she with other members of the family moved to Denver, Colorado, where Mrs. Gatiss was employed in office work. She was married to Henry Gatiss, April 24, 1895, in Butte. She with her husband made their home in Butte for a time. In 1898 the family visited the Flathead Valley and returned to the Flathead and settled near Creston permanently in 1900. The Gatiss's were engaged in farming and later in the grain and milling business in Creston. Mrs. Gatiss was interested in art and music, and also had a background in medicine, and was a pioneer in the Valley.
Mrs. Gatiss was preceded in death by her husband, Henry, Dec. 11, 1946.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gatiss at the family home in the Creston community; one nephew and one great niece.
Funeral services have been set for Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Waggener and Campbell Chapel with Rev. Robert Davis from the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in the family section of the Conrad Memorial Cemetery.
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