Born ‎13 Jul 1869 Harford Township, Todd County, Minnesota, died ‎16 Oct 1935 Miles City, Custer County, Montana Event Description: Calvary Cemetery‎, age 66 years
Joseph, age 30, is in the 1900 census of Miles City, Montana with his family of origin.

He is sometimes listed as Michael Joseph (as in his marriage certificate) and sometimes as Joseph.

Obituary states...
" He came to Montana with his parents in 1879. The family settled on a ranch about four miles east of here. He attended the Kinsey school, and later became interest in cattle raising, having worked for come of the big early-day outifts. ..."

Another newspaper clipping states 1882...


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The Billings Gazette, MT.
Rancher Dies from Pneumonia Attack

Michael Darcy, pioneer resident of eastern Montana, died last Thursday at a hospital in Miles City following a brief illness from pneumonia.

The deceased was sixty-six years of age and during his life had spent considerable time in this territory working for the larger cattle outfits and was well known in the Terry community.

Funeral services were held on Saturday morning at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City, with the Rev Fr. A G McHale officiating.
Interment was made in the Calvary Cemetery, Miles City, MT.

Well known as a livestock raiser he came to Montana with his parents John and Sarah Darcy, in 1882 and settled on a ranch east of Miles City. He was born in Minneapolis MN, on July 13, 1869. After working for several outfits throughout this territory, he settled on a ranch at Sheep Mountain near Watkins and raised horses for a number of years.

On February 8, 1914, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary McGee of San Francisco CA.
To them were born three daughters and a son; Frances, Catherine and Felix James, and Mary Margaret, who died in infancy.

Besides the immediate members of his family, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Ming, Billings; Mrs. Eva Walsh and Mrs. Agatha Vincore, Hood River OR; three brothers, John of Engel NM, Felix of Lewistown and Emmett of Hope BC, Canada.

Born ‎1871 Harford Township, Todd County, Minnesota Event Description: "near Sauk Centre", died ‎5 Aug 1926 Custer County, Nebraska‎, age 54 or 55 years

Born ‎25 Mar 1874 Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎12 Nov 1932 Miles City, Custer, Montana‎, age 58 years
Lillian Darcy founded the first hospital in Miles City, Montana


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Great Falls Tribune, MT. 11/15/1932 Tuesday Page 11
Miss Lillie Darcy, Hospital Owner at Miles City, Buried.

MILES CITY, MT., Nov. 14 ---- Miss Lillie Darcy, proprietor of the Darcy Hospital who died Saturday morning following an illness of some kind, was buried here Monday.

Miss Darcy had been a resident of the city for many years and was widely known.

She was 56 years old and is survived by two adopted daughters, Ilene and Emma.

Other relatives include three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Ming of Billings, MT., Mrs. Bincore of California, and Mrs. Eva Walsh of Miles City, MT., Four brothers also survive, Joseph of Miles City, MT., Feliz of Lewistown, MT., John of New Mexico and Emmet of the state of Washington.

Born ‎9 May 1876 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎6 Feb 1958 Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana‎, age 81 years

Born ‎2 Feb 1878 Raymond Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎20 Mar 1940 Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana Event Description: Calvary Cemetery, Miles City, Montana‎, age 62 years
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The Billings Gazette, MT. 5/21/1940 Thursday Page 9
State Pioneer Dies Wednesday
Mrs. Sarah Ann Mings 62, Came to Billings in 1923

Mrs. Sarah Ann Mings 62, Montana resident since 1878 died at 11 p.m. Wednesday at her home.
She had been ill four months and death was caused by thrombosis.

She was born Feb. 2, 1878 at Padua, MN., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Darcy.
When she was 9 months old, the family traveled by covered wagon to Miles City, MT.

Mrs. Mings was married to Robert Mings in Miles City in 1900.
Mr. Mings died there in December 1913.

Mrs. Mings came to Billings in 1923.

She was a member

Sarah married Cornelius Mcgree on 09/05/1917 at Miles City, Custer, Montana

Sarah married Robert W. Mings on 11/21/1900 at Miles City, Custer, Montana.

She was a member of St. Patrick's Parish and the St. Patrick's Altar Society.

She is survived by two sons, W.D. Mings of Billings, and R.E. Mings of Hammond, IN.; two daughters, Mrs., Joe Gorman of Glasgow, MT., and Mrs. A,G. Lauson of Chicago, IL., two brother, Felix Darcy of Deer Lodge, MT., and Emmett Darcy of Lillouet, British Columbia; two sisters, Mrs. M. Walsh of Miles City and Agatha Vinecore of Spokane, WA. and eight children.

The body was sent by the Smith Funeral Home to Miles City, MT early Thursday.

Funeral services and Burial will be at Miles City, MT.

Born ‎12 Jan 1879 Chester Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, died ‎15 Dec 1931 Dunn Center, Dunn County, North Dakota‎, age 52 years

Born ‎1880 Miles City, Custer County, Montana, died ‎between 1914 and 1918 Montana‎, age 37 or 38 years
He's in the 1910 census of Fergus, Montana, single farmer, both parents born in Canada, under the name Francis E "Darch," but if you read the census handwriting, it's Darcy. It doesn't give an age for him.

Born ‎30 Jan 1884 Montana, died ‎1950 British Columbia, Canada‎, age 65 or 66 years
A Peter Emmett Darcy died in British Columbia, Canada in 1950. A Peter Darcy died in Montana 22 Jun 1918.

Born ‎1886 Montana, died ‎10 Sep 1894 Montana‎, age 7 or 8 years

Born ‎17 Sep 1889 Custer County, Nebraska, died ‎11 Apr 1982 Douglas County, Oregon‎, age 92 years, buried Miles City, Custer County, Montana

Born ‎20 Mar 1894 Miles City, Custer County, Montana, died ‎24 Sep 1986 Eugene, Lane County, Oregon‎, age 92 years
I am Alice Brooks (Mikalan's mom). We work on the Ancestry together.
I am attaching a picture I have that came from my grandma's stuff (I call it the cigar box because that is where we found a bunch of pictures of her family). My Grandmother is Agatha Darcy Vinecore (daughter of John and Sarah Darcy). She was the youngest of their children and her mother, Sarah, died when Agatha was young (a year or less I believe). Agatha was then pretty much raised by her older sister, Sarah (boy....those Sarah's get confusing!!). I have several pictures of the John/Sarah Darcy children that I would be willing to share if you like. Agatha Darcy's name was actually Cuthburt Agatha Darcy and her family called her "Cute" but somewhere along the line she switched it to Agatha Cuthburt Darcy and aside from some very early census, she is listed as Agatha (and went into the military as Agatha Darcy in WWI).

Mary Ann Rooney married Dennis Egan. Mary Ann would have been an aunt to Alice's grandmother Agatha Cuthbert Darcy.


Served as nurse, US Army Nurse Corps, WWI.

Born 20 March 1894, Miles City, Montana, she lived in Miles City in 1910 at 802 S. Center Ave. Agatha graduated with high honors from a 3-year nursing school at St. Vincent's Hospital, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, class of 1918. Among her classmates were Clara Link, and Maude Osborne. These women received orders to hold themselves in readiness to report for active service.

Agatha entered Army Nurse Corps from Billings, 23 Aug 1918. Trained at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, Army sent her overseas Nov 1918. Army assigned her to Base Hospital 136, Replacement Unit 2, Vannes, France.

Returning to Montana, Agnes married Frank William Vinecore in Hardin, Big Horn County, Montana on 10 October 1920. Agatha died in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, 24 September 1986.

(source: Women Veterans of WWI from Yellowstone County, Montana. C. 2014, Ed Saunders)