Bullas Parrott was born at Witgift, in Yorkshire, England, in 1872. He lived there, working as a laborer, until 1871, when he came to America and settled near Stuart, MT where he resided until 1900, when he was murdered in his own home. His brother, George Parrott owned the Parrott block in Anaconda. George came to the Anaconda area around 1860. William Parrott, another brother, ran the post office at Stuart, MT.

Harry Warren Ford was born In 1877 in Iowa. In 1907 he married Ethel Beatrice Parrott, daughter of William Parrott. Ford owned a ranch in the Deer Lodge valley and was a member of many faternal organizations including: the Knights of Pythias, Improved Order of Red Men, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Royal Neighbors of America.