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Hazelbaker-Brantly-Reat family of Dillon, Montana

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  Theodore M. Brantly (1851-1922) — also known as Theodore M. Brantley — Born near Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., February 12, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; college professor; district judge in Montana 3rd District, 1894-98; chief justice of Montana state supreme court, 1899-1922; died in office 1922. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., September 16, 1922 (age 71 years, 216 days). Interment at Forestvale Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Edwin Theodore Brantly and Mary Eliza (McKnight) Brantly; married 1891 to Lois A. Reat (sister of Samuel Callaway Reat); father of Lois Brown Brantly (who married Francis A. Hazelbaker).
  Political family: Hazelbaker-Brantly-Reat family of Dillon, Montana.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Samuel C. Reat Samuel Callaway Reat (b. 1868) — also known as Samuel C. Reat — of Tuscola, Douglas County, Ill. Born in Tuscola, Douglas County, Ill., June 14, 1868. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; U.S. Consul in Port Louis, 1908-09; Tamsui, 1909-13; Calgary, 1913-15, 1918-32; Rangoon, 1915-16; Guatemala City, 1916-17. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. James Lee Reat and Sarah 'Sallie' (Callaway) Reat; brother of Lois Reat (who married Theodore M. Brantly); married, October 10, 1914, to Mabel Childs.
  Political family: Hazelbaker-Brantly-Reat family of Dillon, Montana.
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1916)
  Francis A. Hazelbaker — also known as Frank A. Hazelbaker — of Montana. Lieutenant Governor of Montana, 1929-33; candidate for Governor of Montana, 1932, 1936. Interment somewhere in Dillon, Mont.
  Relatives: Married to Lois Brown Brantly (daughter of Theodore M. Brantly); father of Frank W. Hazelbaker.
  Political family: Hazelbaker-Brantly-Reat family of Dillon, Montana.
  Frank W. Hazelbaker — of Montana. Member of Montana state house of representatives, 1960; Speaker of the Montana State House of Representatives, 1960; member of Montana state senate, 1960. Interment somewhere in Dillon, Mont.
  Relatives: Son of Francis A. Hazelbaker.
  Political family: Hazelbaker-Brantly-Reat family of Dillon, Montana.
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