Histories

FRANK BRONCHO. Seven miles- northeast of
Lapwai is the fine home of the subject of this article.
He has an elegant residence costing three thousand
dollars and an estate of five hundred and twenty acres.
This is well improved with buildings and orchard,
and is handled skillfully.
Frank Broncho was born in Fort Hall, Utah, in
1860, being the son of Thomas and Angeline Broncho.
The father was born in Canada, of French extraction,
and died in 1885. The mother was of the Nez Perces,
born on the reservation. The father was in the employ
of the Hudson Bay Company at Fort Hall for
many years. He met Angeline, who had been educated
by Dr. Whitman, in Walla Walla, and there
he married her. When Frank was a babe, his parents
came to Walla Walla and farmed, and there our subject
received his education. When he was seventeen,
the family came to Asotin county, remaining three
years, and then they went to the Nez Perces reservation,
where they farmed and raised stock. At the
time of the Nez Perces war the father moved his family
to the fort at Lapwai but took no active part in the war.
He carried the mails for years from Walla Walla to
the fort. He was an old trapper and scout and served
the United States in the latter capacity for many years.
He was with Captain Stevens when he made the treaty
with the Umatilla Indians. Our subject remained with
his parents until the time of their death and then went
to farming and raising stock for himself. At the time
of the allotment of land on the reservation he received
the estate where he now lives. He formerly owned
land in Asotin county and did well there with stock.
In 1885 Mr. Broncho married Miss Marion, daughter
of Nobe Henry, of American and Dutch descent.
He is a farmer 'and stockman in Garden gulch
on the reservation. To Mr. and Mrs. Broncho
there have been born eight children, Edward, Angeline,
Bessie, David, James, Anna, Clara and Ben.
Mr. Broncho has three brothers, Thomas, Antonio,
Edward, all in this county. Mr. Broncho has been a
scout and interpretoer for the government for many
years. He was a body guard of Agent Monteith during
the war. He is a "man of intelligence and integrity
and stands well with all who know him