Myron Henry Rideout was the second son born to David Oliver Rideout, Sr. and Lucinda Rilla Ann Mariah Reid. He was a dark haired, handsome young man, sporting a moustache as he grew to be an adult. Myron and his brothers were riding together horseback, crossing over the mountain pass and on through the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. They were heading home to Evaro Hill, which is not far distant beyond Missoula. Myron must have picked up a poison wood tick here, as the Bitterroot was thick with them. He took ill, with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, becoming delirious. His brothers tied him to the saddle to keep him from falling off. Myron died shortly after they arrived at home. It must have been a terrible blow to the family, as he passed from this life only 3 days proceeding his 21st birthday. He was buried on the hill near their log home. This log home no longer stands and the grave has apparently become unmarked. In later years my mother stopped to visit her grandmother's old home site. She commented to the family living there that her Uncle Myron was buried up on the hill. They said they had a little daughter die and chose to bury her on the hill. As they dug the grave, they hit this wooden box. They laid the child's coffin on top of the other box which was already there. Myron and their daughter were buried together in the same choice spot on the hill. Myron was well loved by his family and they were all deeply grieved at his early death. Wendy M. Van Roekel, June 2010
Myron Henry Rideout was the second son born to David Oliver Rideout, Sr. and Lucinda Rilla Ann Mariah Reid. He was a dark haired, handsome young man, sporting a moustache as he grew to be an adult. Myron and his brothers were riding together horseback, crossing over the mountain pass and on through the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. They were heading home to Evaro Hill, which is not far distant beyond Missoula. Myron must have picked up a poison wood tick here, as the Bitterroot was thick with them. He took ill, with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, becoming delirious. His brothers tied him to the saddle to keep him from falling off. Myron died shortly after they arrived at home. It must have been a terrible blow to the family, as he passed from this life only 3 days proceeding his 21st birthday. He was buried on the hill near their log home. This log home no longer stands and the grave has apparently become unmarked. In later years my mother stopped to visit her grandmother's old home site. She commented to the family living there that her Uncle Myron was buried up on the hill. They said they had a little daughter die and chose to bury her on the hill. As they dug the grave, they hit this wooden box. They laid the child's coffin on top of the other box which was already there. Myron and their daughter were buried together in the same choice spot on the hill. Myron was well loved by his family and they were all deeply grieved at his early death. Wendy M. Van Roekel, June 2010
Gravesite Details
12-2T
Family Members
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
