Theodore James Gatchell

  General Notes:

Theodore was also known as James. The folowing from Jean Sneesby:
SOURCE - ALECIA (GATCHELL) LUND: Letter dated 3 Mar 1952 written by Ursula Gatchell with quite a bit of Gatchell information in it. At this time Jim was in the hospital after suffering a stroke. Jim was a pharmacist, going to work about 1892 with Edelman Drug Co at Sheridan Wyoming. In 1897 he opened the first drug store at Buffalo Wyoming. Though a pharmacist by trade Jim was an acknowledged writer and authority on the Indians of the northern plains. He accumulated artifacts which went into his place of business. Today the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum holds all of this collection.
SOURCE - WYOMING - A GUIDE TO ITS HISTORY, HIGHWAY AND PEOPLE, page 275: In Buffalo in a drug store on Main Street is a Gatchell collection, owned by Jim Gatchell, who spent years among the Blackfeet and Sioux and who speaks their language fluently. The collection includes Indian relics and frontier arms. The store is a rendezous of old timers.
SOURCE - LITERATURE FROM THE MUSEUM BROCHURE: Jim was a respected friend of the red man and white. Acknowledged authority of the Indians of the northern plains and on the history of the Powder River Country, author of many historical monographs. He was a beloved citizen of Buffalo Wyoming for more than a half a century.
SOURCE - ALECIA (GATCHELL) LUND.
SOURCE - JEAN WHEELER.
SOURCE - ANCESTRY World Tree - 1910 Buffalo, Johnson, Wyoming Census Index: T James Gatchell, page 285, #40045665.
SOURCE - SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX: Ursula Gatchell b 2 Dec 1877, d Mar 1964, no residence listed, #520-36-6638 issued in Wyoming 1951-52.
SOURCE - LDS Files: Theodore James Gatchell b 2 Aug 1871 (another says 1872) Black River Falls, Jackson, Wisconsin, father: Prince Albert Gatchell, mother: Hattie Ostrander, married Ursula Jane Sackett Nov 1900 Buffalo, Johnson, Wyoming.
SOURCE - SHERIDAN COUNTY, Wyoming MARRIAGES: Theodore J Gatchell married Sula Sackett 21 Nov 1900, Book 2, page 132.
SOURCE - Summer 1984 NEWSPAPER CLIPPING: Free Museum Reflects History - Many years ago, Jim Gatchell, a Buffalo pharmacist, started collecting artifacts and memorabilia of the cowboys, Indians and soldieres in the area. A friend to many, Gatchell soon acquired a sizeable display collection in the back room of his pharmacy in downtown Buffalo, and always had time to give visitors and friends a little tour. This extensive collection is now the featured attraction in the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum. Sandwiched between the lovely Johnson County Library and the Johnson County Courthouse, the Museum (10 Fort Street) is open daily from 9am to 9pm. If you visit during the off season, call Lee Campbell, museum curator, at 684-7550 for information about special tours. The Gatchell Museum is a tribute to those who first lived on the plains, foothills and mountains of this area, and to those who came later to explore and settle the country. Attracting 15,000 to 20,000 visitors from around the world each season, a tour of our museum is an enjoyable lesson in the history of this region and of the people who lived here. There's something for everyone at the Jim Gatchell Museum. Whether you're interested in Indian history, the early day cowboy, the settlement and development of Buffalo, life at a frontier fort, or authentic western history, you can find it all right here. And best of all, your visit to the Gatchell Museum won't cost you a thing - the entire museum is open to the public at no charge.
SOURCE - LETTER WRITTEN BY URSULA GATCHELL (Mrs T J) 3 Mar 1952 [Letter is in her notes}
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Year: 1910; Census Place: South Buffalo 3-Dist, Johnson, Wyoming;
Series: T624; Roll: 1745; Page: 285B; Enumeration District: 70; Part: 2; Line: 20.
Wyoming Avenue
40/41
Gatchell, T. James, Hed, M, W, 37, M1, 9, Wisconsin, New York
Gatchell, Ursula, Wife, F, W, 33, M, 9, 3, 3, Nebraska, new York
Gatchell, Thelma, Daughter, F, W, 8, S, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Nebraska
Gatchell, Genevieve, Daughter, F, W, 6, S, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Nebraska
Gatchell, Clare, Daughter, F, W, 2, S, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Nebraska
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Year: 1920; Census Place: Buffalo, Johnson, Wyoming;
Roll: T625_2026; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 65; Image: 409.
288/311
Gatchell, T. J. Head, O, Un, M, W, 47, M, Wisconsin, Maine, New York, Drug, Druggist
Gatchell, Ursula S, Wife, F, W, 41, M, Nebraska, Illinois, Illinois, None
Gatchell, Thelma S, Daughter, F, W, 19, S, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Nebraska, None
Gatchell, Genevieve, Daughter, F, W, 15, S, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Nebraska, None
Gatchell, Clare L, Daughter, F, W, 12, S, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Nebraska, None
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Year: 1930; Census Place: Buffalo, Johnson, Wyoming;
Roll: 2622; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 962.0.
South Buffalo
342/364
Gatchell, T. James, Head, 0, 3000, R, no. M, W, 57, M, 28, no, yes, Wisconsin, Maine, New York, Pharmacist, Drug Store
Gatchell, Ursula, Wife, F, W, 51, M, 22, no, yes, Nebraska, New York, Illinois, None
Gatchell, Clare, Daughter, F, W, 21, S,yes, yes, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Nebraska, None

Theodore married Ursula Jane Sackett, daughter of John Henry Sackett and Martha Noble Burd, on 21 Nov 1900 in Buffalo, Johnson Co., WY. (Ursula Jane Sackett was born on 2 Dec 1877 in Culbertson, Hitchcock Co., NE ^{1 2 3} and died in Mar 1964 in Eventide, Sheridan Co, WY ^{1 4}.)