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Myron D. Jeffers (born September 16 or 18, 1833) was an American cowboy.
Early life
[edit]Myron D. Jeffers was born September 16 (or 18), 1833, near Hadley, Saratoga County, New York.
Career
[edit]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:
- 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
- his involvement in — and contributions to — the livestock industry in southwest Montana in the late 1800s.[1]
He kept a succinct diary of his 1871 cattle drive.[2][3]
Death and legacy
[edit]He died on May 27, 1900, in New York City and was buried in the Madison Valley Cemetery in Ennis, Montana.[4][2]
The community of Jeffers, in Madison County, southwest Montana is named after Myron D. Jeffers, an early homesteader and cattle rancher in the area.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hall of Great Westerners". nationalcowboymuseum.org. National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ a b Spray, James S. (1976). Early Days in the Madison Valley. Madison Valley History Association. pp. 157–164. ISBN 0-9787605-0-6.
- ^ Gustafson, R.W. "Rib" (1999). From San Antone to Bannack (First ed.). Globe Pequot. ISBN 0-912299-87-8.
- ^ Madison County History Association (1976). Pioneer Trails and Trials. Great Falls, MT: Madison County History Association. pp. 94–95.
- ^ "Location of Jeffers, MT". Google Maps. Retrieved 22 September 2025.