In 1864 he returned to England on a visit and died there in the sixty-fourth year of his age. His widow then came to Montana with her son, the subject of this sketch.James Selway, one of their sons, had come to Montana in 1863 and Robert H. and his brother Thomas followed in 1864. They came with oxen, with all summer in making the journey. On the Platte River one of their company was killed by Indians.
Mr. Selway came direct to Beaver Head Valley and located on the land which he
now owns. When he arrived there were only three or four settlers in the whole
valley and the Bannack and Spoke Indians were numerous. He homesteaded and
pre-empted land, and now has 640 acres on which he has good buildings and
valuable improvements. In 1879 on Christmas day, Mr. Selway was married to Julia
A. Block, a native of Illinois, a daughter of Charles Block, she having come to
Montana in 1878. They have three sons and two daughters: Maud M., Charles E.,
Robert R., Mable and Warren F.