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VOLUME III
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THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1912
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BIOGRAPHICAL
HUGH M. PRICE, county commissioner of
Lane county, and a farmer, who since June,
1909, has made his home in Eugene, was born
in Montgomery county. Illinois, March 7, 184G,
his parents being .Joseph and Elizabeth
(Jones) Price. The father was born in North
Carolina, but was reared in Kentucky, and
after attaining his majority, went to Illinois,
where he engaged in fanning until 1859. In
that year he removed to Kansas and became
a pioneer of Anderson county, where both he
and his wife spent their remaining days. He
served as justice of the peace and was well
known in the locality where he made his home.
Hugh M. Price spent his youth as do most
farm boys, his time being divided between the
duties of the schoolroom, the pleasures of the
playground, and the work of the fields. He
was a boy in his teens when he enlisted for
service in the Civil war, becoming a member
of Company L, Fourteenth Kansas Cavalry,
with which he served throughout the period
of hostilities. During the years that he saw
service on the western frontier he acted as
dispatch bearer, a most hazardous pursuit
which often involved him in situations of
great danger and hardships. His company
was engaged in scouting and skirmishing over
a wide range of territory and Hugh M. Price,
though but a boy in years, shared all the
adventures of the members of his troops.
When the war was over, he returned to Kan-
sas, where he engaged in farming until 188G.
Thinking to have still better opportunities in
the Pacific northwest, he came to T>ane
county, Oregon, in 1886, and settled on
Mackenzie river, where he engaged in farm-
ing until about eight years ago. He then
sold that property and bought a ranch,
twenty-two miles west of Eugene. Upon
this place, he carried on farming and stock
raising with excellent success, bringing his
fields under a high state of cultivation, so
that he annually harvested good crops, while
the grade of stock which he raised also en-
abled him to secure good prices, when he
placed his cattle upon the market. He con-
tiitued to reside upon the farm until June,
1909, when, with a handsomi> competence,
won from his labors, he moved to Eugene,
where he has since lived.
In 1867 Mr. Price was united in marriage
to Miss Elizabeth Frances Day, a daughter
of Thomas Day, of Kansas." Mrs. Price
passed away May 21, 1911, at the age of
sixty-live years. In their family were four
children: George, now a resident of Arizona;
.lohn, who is living in Thurston, Oregon;
Fred, who makes his home near Paisley;
and Carrie, the wife of Jesse T. Fountain,
of Eugene. Mrs. Price was a member of
the Christian church, in which Mr. Price
also holds membership. His political sup-
port is given to the republican party, and
in 1904, he was elected to the odice of
county commissioner, in which he is now
completing his second term. He belongs to
Eugene Lodge, No. 11, A. F. & A. M.;
Eugene Chapter, No. 10, R. A. M.; and Hi-
ram Council, No. 7, R. &, S. M., and is a
worthy examplar of the teaching of the
craft. He likewise belongs to Eugene
Lodge. No. 357, B. P. O. E.. and he main-
tains pleasant relations witli his old army
comrades through his membership in J. W.
Gear Post, No. 7, G. A. R. He is as true and
loyal to his country in the duties of citizen-
ship as when he followed the old flag upon
the battlefields and the march.
JAMES S. RANKIN, editor of the Times
o* Willamina, was born in Carlton county,
province of New Brunswick, Canada, April 6,
1863, a son of James and Marion (Shea)
Rankin. The father, of Scotch and English
parentage, was a native of England but lived
in Canada until late in life and then moved
to the state of Washington, where he died
in 1902. He was a farmer by orcuaption
and also engaged in logging. He fought in
some of the Indian wars, in which he ren-
dered valiant service. The mother, of Eng-
lish and Scotch descent, was born in Canada
and died there when her son, James S., was
only three years of age. In their family
were five children: Alexander, deceased;
Marion, the wife of Dr. E. S. Frost, of Will-
mar, Minnesota: Edith, deceased; John S.,
of Vanoouver, British Columbia; ond .lames
S., of this review.
The last named attended school in Canada
but left that country in 1871. making his
home in Willmar, Minnesota. Subsequently
he was a student for two terms in the Shat-
tuck Military Academy at Faribault, Minne-
sota. After living in Minnesota for fourteen
years he went to North Dakota, where he re-
mained seven years as editor of a paper,
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
he having previously learned the printer's
trade in the former state. At the end of
that time he removed to Washington, locat-
ing near Auburn, where for ten years he was
proprietor of a hop .yard. Later he reentered
the field of journalism, bu3'ing and manag-
ing a paper in Auburn. From there he went
to Seattle and later to Tacoma, where he
■was employed in a smelter. Finally he ar-
rived in Oregon in 1907, settling in ilcMinn-
ville, where he became foreman of the News
Reporter. In March, 1911, he came to Will-
amina and took charge of the Times, which
he now publishes. This paper has a circula-
tion of five hundred copies, an increase of
one hundred and fifty since he began man-
aging it.
Mr. Rankin was married in North Dakota
in 1S92 to Miss Abbie Carwell. a native of
Elk River, Minnesota, and they have become
the parents of six children, Frank, Harold,
Whitney, Madeline, Abbie and John, all of
whom are at home. In politics Mr. Rankin
is a consistent republican and the paper
which he edits advocates the principles of
this party. He holds membership with the
Artisans of McMinnville. Mrs. Rankin is
a member of the Episcopal church. Mr. Ran-
kin has a well equipped printing establish-
ment, and is recognized as a progressive busi-
ness man and as an editor is greatly ad-
mired.
JOHN W. GRASSMAN, who has been an
agriculturist of Marion count}' for nearly
ten years and is now residing a half mile
south of Gervais, was born in Iowa on the
9th of November, 1861, his parents being
Valentine and Mary (Churchman) Grassman,
the former a native of Germany and the lat-
ter of Ohio. The parents were married in
Iowa, where they lived until after the
father's death in 1S71. They were the par-
ents of si.x children: Mrs. Mary Briles. of
Iowa; John W., of this review; Louis, who
is residing in Marion county, Oregon; Frank,
deceased; Clara, who is a native of Biggs,
Oregon; and Mrs. Annie McGraw, who is
living in South Dakota. Subsequently Mrs.
Grassman was married again, her second
union being with Nicliolas Fery. After their
marriage they removed to Oregon in 1900,
where Mrs. Fery died in 190fi. Mr. Fery is
still residing in Portland. They were the
parents of one child, Henry E., who lives in
Portland.
John W. Grassman received his education
in the common schools and afterward assisted
Ills father until he was twenty-four years
of age. when he started farming independ-
ently in Iowa. He continued to be thus em-
ployed until 1902, when he disposed of his
property and came to Oregon, where he
settled upon the farm upon which he is now
residing. This property consists of one hun-
dred and twenty-three acres, all of which has
been brought under a high state of cultiva-
tion. His activities are along the line of
general farming in which he has won a good
measure of success.
On the lOth of February. 1892, Mr. Grass-
man was married to Miss Agnes Fery, whose
birth occurred in Warren county, Iowa, Oc-
tober 10, 1872. She is a daughter of Joseph
and Christina (Buzzard) Fery, the former a
native of Germany and the latter of Illinois.
They were married in Illinois, where they re-
sided for a few years previous to removing
to Iowa and locating in Warren county.
They made this county their home until the
mother's death in 1891, when the father
came to Oregon with his family and resided
in this state for two years previous to re-
turning east to Missouri, where he still lives.
Thej' were the parents of eight children: Mrs.
Mary Richardson, of Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs.
•John W. Grassman; Frances, deceased;
Mrs. Annie McCatl'erty, of Kent, Iowa;
Amelia, deceased, who was the wife of Har-
vey Bacon, of Creston, Iowa; Frank and
John, both deceased; and Mrs. Delia Booth,
who is living in Prescott, Iowa. Mr. Fery's
second marriage was to Mrs. Ellen Parkins,
of Illinois. To Mr. and Mrs. Grassman four
children have been born: Clarence I., whose
birth occurred on the 27th of March, 1893;
Lawrence, who was born on the 1st of March,
1895; Pearl E., who was born July 16, 1898;
and Ruby M., born August 16, 1901. They
are all residing at home and attending
school.
Mr. Grassman is a republican but is very
liberal in his views and casts his vote for the
man or measure that in his judgment will
best serve the greatest number rather than
according to party dictates. Both he and
Mrs. Grassman hold membership in the Ro-
man Catholic church, according to whose
teachings they live consistently. Already
Mr. Grassman has firmly established himself
in the opinion of his fellow citizens as a
substantial and progressive farmer and is
fast winning the respect and regard of the
members of his community amongst whom
he has come to make his home.
J. OSCAR HOLT. One of the progressive
business men of Oregon who have taken
active part in the development of its re-
sources, is J. Oscar Holt, secretary-manager
of the Eugene Fruit Growers Association. He
was also prominently identified with the
early history of the Alaskan mining district
and was one of the founders of Nome. He
has an excellent education and for many
years was a public instructor. He was born
in Tennessee, September 17, 1867, a son of
J. J. and Annie A. (Piekel) Holt. The great-
grandfather was a soldier of the Revolution-
ary war and the grandjjarents were natives
of North Carolina and Tennessee, respec-
tively. In the family of J. J. and Annie
A. Holt were five children, namely:
J. Oscar, of this review; Estella, the ■
wife of Rev. W. B. Moore, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Lents, Ore-
g07i ; y. L., a grocer of Eugene ; Theodore
P., wlio is at the lu'ad of the mining depart-
ment of the University of Utah; and Vesta,
now ])unsuing the science course in the
University of Oregon. The .subject of this
review was about twelve years of age
when he came with his parents from Ten-
nessee to this state. Here the father set-
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IS'I'ORY OF ORKCOX
tied where Medlord now stands, punlias-
ing a farm on wliiih lie lived until 1S1)7,
when he retired and took up his residence
in Kiigene, where both he and his wife still
live. The father always lived a quiet life,
hi8 interests centeiiiig entirely in his home.
.J. Oscar Holt remained at home with his
parents until he attained the age of twenty-
one years. He was given a good education,
having bi-en a student in the University of
Oregon and also pursuing a normal course in
Monmouth State N'ormal School, from which
he was graduated in l-^92. He then taught
school lor two years, after which he entered
the government service as an instructor in
the Indian schools, being principal at Vain-
ax, as well as of the Kort Simco (Wash.)
Industrial School. After his resignation
from the government service he went to
Alaska where he diil prospecting and mining
in the same year Dawson was founded, and
for two years acted as mine inspector for a
group of San Francisco capitalists, buying
mining properties for them in the Seward
peninsula. He became one of the founders
of Xome and helped to build the lirst h(nise
in that town. He was in Alaska througlrnit
the early boom period, returning to Kugene
in 1901.' On coming back to Oregon he pur-
chased a fruit farm and later became one of
the organizers of the Kugene Fruit Orowers
Association of which he was elected as a
member of the board of directors. He be-
came secretary-manager of the association,
with II. F. McCornaik as president and
Keorge .\. Dorris. of Spriiigtield, as vii'e pres-
ident. The assfH-iation has become widely
known throughout the northwest. It was
organized in HiOS with a capital stock of
five thousand dollars uniler the Oregon state
laws, and after two years its capital stock
was increa.4ed to twenty-live thousand dol-
lars. It constructed a business house of its
own, consisting of packing house, fruit drier,
cannery and all necessary accessories. In
1911) the volume of business handled by the
association was forty thousaml dollars and
in I'.Hl the business hail increased at a re-
markable rate, reaching the one hnnilred and
twenty- four thousand dollar mark. The
factory has from time to time been improved
and ill addition to its original green fruit
packing house ha.<( an extensive firier and
cniinerv and a vinegar and spray factory.
They lianille everything in the way of fruits
and vegetables which is furnished them by
the growers of this district. The factory is
so situated as to have excellent shipping fa-
cilities, being connecteil with the Southern
racitic and f)regon Electric lines. The office
and works are located at the corner of p'erry
and Railroad streets and the residence of
Mr. Holt is at 220 Ka»t Fourteenth street.
Mr. Holt is not a politician in the sense
of being an oflice seeker altliough he gives
a reasonable amount of attention to public
matters. He takes a lively interest in the
young men of the community and is a di-
rector of the Young Men's Oiristian Asso-
ciation. He i« also a member of the board
of governors of the Eugene Commercial Club.
Although he has accomplisheil more than
does the average man in a lifetime, he has
j\ist attained the prime of life and is in the
midst of particularly useful activities which
reniler him one of the most valued men in
his locality. Alert to everything that may
all'ect the public good, he is one of the op-
timistic and careful i)romoters of the com-
munity's business and social welfare, and by
his keen intellect and indomitable courage is
renilering most ellicient service in the com-
munity.
J. D. BELT, proprietor of a drug store at
W'illamina, was born in Missouri, August 31,
]84',i, the son of Dr. A. M. and Nancy (Ward)
Belt. The father, a native of Kentucky, was
reared and educated there and moved to Mis-
souri in 1844, where he practiced medicine
until 1S50. In that year he crossed the
Ijlains with ox teams, being six mouths on
the road, and located at Salem, Oregon, after
which for twenty years he followed his pro-
fession in various parts of the state. He died
at Independence, Oregon, in 1878. lie was
a widely known man, a strong democrat,
organized the first Masonic lodge in Oregon,
1S5.-,. He owned the lirst piano ever brought
into Oregon, an old-fashioned sqmire instru-
ment which is still in Portland. The mother
was born in Kentucky, a daughter of Gen-
eral Ward, of the southern confederacy, and
a cousin of Xancy Ward, the famous Ken-
tucky belle. She died in Oregon. In their
family were eleven children: Thomas, .loscph
and A. M., all deceased; I!. F., of l.os Angeles,
California; .1. D., of this review; Charles, de-
ceased; Emily, now .Mrs. .Ionian, of Cali-
fornia;' Sarah E.. now Mrs. Ilewlet, of Port-
land, Oregon; Myra, the wife of .Iudg.> Har-
nett.' of Salem, Oregon; and two children who
died in infancy.
.1. D. Belt was educated in Willamette
Cniversitv at Salem. Oregon, and was grad-
luited in "the class of 18G5. He was engaged
in farming until IS7S, when he went to
Sah^m, where he remained live years, con-
ducting a dnig store at that place. Subse-
quently he located in several communities
in Oregon, continuing in the drug business,
until lOOS. when he came to Willamina. where
he has now a store fully stocked with a com-
plete line of sunilries. He also owns an in-
t.-rest in a bank at Willamina and was one
of its organizers.
In 1878 Mr. Belt wedded Miss Nellie Hack-
leman, a native of Oregon and a ilaughter of
H. II. Haekleman, who was at one time state
treasurer of Oregon. They are the parents
of five chihlreii: Kdith, the wife of W. H.
Ormsby. a freight agent for the .Vorthern
Pacillc' Railroad; Harry, county superintend-
ent of Yamhill county; Paul ('.. in business
with his father; and Barbara and Marjorie,
at home.
In politics Mr. Belt has been loyal to the
democratic party and although he has never
sought public oilice he still has held sundry
official posts. He and Mrs. Belt are members
of the Presbyterian church in the alfairs of
which thev share a sincere interest. They
have been" identified also with the order of
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
Maccabees. As a true descendant of his
worthy ancestors Mr. Belt has always been
a strong factor in advancing the interests of
the community in which he has lived.
STEPHEN BAUMAN. Austria and Hun-
gary have furnished many of the men who
have proven to be the most thrifty, diligent
and conscientious agriculturists of Marion
county. Among these is Stephen Bauman
who resides four miles northeast of Gervais
and whose birth occurred on the 21st of De-
cember, 1876, his parents being Leo and Eliza-
beth (Tepolt) Bauman. They also were na-
tives of Austria-Hungary, and after their
marriage in the land of their birth came to
America in 1893. They settled in North
Dakota, but very soon afterward removed to
Oregon and located in Lane county where the
father's death occurred two weeks after his
arrival. Mrs. Bauman remained here for two
years with her children, but at the end of
that time moved four miles southeast of
Woodburn where the family home is still
located, although the mother has returned
and moved into Gervais. Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Bauman were the parents of two children:
Stephen, who is the subject of this sketch;
and Leo, who is residing in Gervais.
Stephen Bauman came to America when
he was seventeen years of age. In his native
land he had acquired a high-school education
and had had some experience in the working
W'orld. For eight years after his arrival in
America he remained at home with his
mother, assisting her in the cultivation of
her property. At twenty-five years of age,
however, he was married, and although he
continued the management of his mother's
farm he also began learning the carpenter's
trade. At the end of two years he had ac-
quired sufficient skill to enable him to move
into Gervais and earn a good competence as
a carpenter. After two years' employment
at this he purchased his mother's and broth-
er's shares in the homestead and has since
been engaged in bringing this property under
a high state of cultivation and from it is
now reaping profitable rewards. Of the
seventy acres which he owns fifty acres have
been made highly productive for general
farming, stock-raising and dairying.
In 1901 Mr. Bauman was married to Miss
Mary Andres, whose birth occurred in Oregon
on the 7th of September, 1884, and who is
a daughter of George and Mary (Borth)
Andres, the former a native of Germany and
the latter of Wisconsin. The father and
mother both came to Oregon with their
parents while still young and in this state
they were married and established their
home. The mother's death occurred here in
January, 1009, and the father is still residing
on the homestead which is located four and
one half miles southeast of Woodburn. They
were the parents of eight children, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Bauman; Mrs. Lena Zielinsky, who
is a resident of Marion county; Louisa, who
is the wife of Wolf. Pfafiinger, also of Marion
county: Delia. George, SIcKinley and Ernest,
all residing at home and Anna, who died in
infancy. To Mr. and Mrs. Bauman three
children have been born: Louisa M., whose
birth occurred on the 3d of January, 1903;
Ethel Therese, who was born July 20, 1904;
and Emma Lena, born November 14, 1910.
It is Mr. Bauman's desire to give these chil-
dren the advantages of a good education be-
cause he is well aware of the advantage his
high-school education has been to him.
In politics he is a democrat and is thor-
oughly in sympathy with the principles and
policies of that party. In religious faith he
is Catholic, he and the members of his family
holding membership in the Roman Catholic
church of Woodburn. He has never had oc-
casion to regret leaving his native land be-
cause in America he has found the oppor-
tunity for advancement, progress and finan-
cial success which he sought and in the
country of his adoption his life has been such
as to commend him to the esteem and con-
fidence of all.
L. C. SCHARPF is the owner of one of the
large lumberyards of Pilot Rock, Oregon, and
also the cashier and business manager of the
only banking institution in that place. He is
a young man of unusual ability, having won
his way to a leading place in the business
affairs and social life of Umatilla county.
He was born in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin,
July 30. 1887, a son of George J. and Mary
(Bracher) Scharpf, both of whom were na-
tives of Prairie Du Chien. His father was
one of the representative business men of that
city, owning a grocery store there for a num-
ber of years. In 1901 he removed to Bassett
county, lovi'a, where he engaged in the lum-
ber business until his death, which occurred
in the year 1909. He is survived by a widow
who now resides at Portland, Oregon, to which
place she removed upon the death of her
husband.
L. C. Scharpf was reared in his father's
home and acquired his early education in the
public schools of Wisconsin and Iowa. He
spent the early years of his manhood under
the parental roof and worked for his father
in the lumber business at Bassett, Iowa.
There he learned the rudiments of the busi-
ness and with this knowledge as the only
capital with which to start in life at the age
of sixteen years he removed to the state of
Washington in the year 1903, locating at
Monohan. where he was an employe in one
of the lumber mills for three years. His
knowledge of the lumber business acquired
in his father's yards and office in Iowa made
his services very acceptable to his employer.
Later he removed to Portland and there
secured a clerkship in the Lumberman's Na-
tional Bank of that city. Wliile serving in
that capacity he became a student at the
Holmes Business College and was graduated
from that institution. He remained an em-
ploye of the Lumberman's National Bank of
Portland for two and one half years and in
the spring of 1909 he severed his connections
therewith and removed to Pilot Rock, where
he established himself in the lumber business.
On May 1, 1911, he was offered the position
of cashier of the Bank of Pilot Rock, which
as it in no way interfered with his lumber
business, he accepted and has ince remained
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in that position, having lull charge of all the
busine^ts interests of the bank.
On the 7th of May, 1912, Jlr. Scharpf mar-
ried Miss Eva M. Fannin" of Portland, a
daughter of G. F. Fanning. He is a member of
Alta Lodge, Xo. 165, I. O. 0. F., of Pilot Rock,
and also of Va Tonneowitz Tribe, Xo. 27, Im-
proved Order of Ked Men. He is an enthusi-
astic oarsman and is a member of the Port-
land Rowing CTub, and belongs to the Pres-
byterian church of Pilot Rock. Mr. Scharpf
is prominently identified with all the social
and business interests of his community, and
for one year served as mayor of the city. His
influence is always exerted in behalf of ad-
vancement and moral improvement.
A. M. FANNING, the present mayor of
Sheridan, was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
January 29, 1SG7, a son of Charles H. and
Phoebe (Dreggs) Fanning. He belongs to a
family of Irish descent, an ancestor coming
from Limerick. Ireland, in the seventeenth
century and settling in Connecticut. Repre-
sentatives of the name were in the Revolu-
tionary war. Charles H. Fanning was born
in the' state of Xew York and removed in
boyhood with his parents to Michigan, where
he lived during the remainder of his life,
his death occurring in 1831. He was a shoe-
maker by trade. His wife was also born in
Xew York and died in Michigan in 1881.
In their family were six sons: Edward, de-
ceased; William A., of El Paso, Texas; James
Louis; A. ^^, of this review; George J., a
physician at Wendling, Oregon, and Seth.
deceased.
A. M. Fanning was educated in the com-
mon schools of Michigan and at the age of
seventeen went to Chicago, where he was en-
gaged in hotel work until the following year,
or until 1886. He then removed to Untte.
Montana, becoming a solicitor for insurance.
Ijitcr for the period of a year he was em-
ployed in a quartz mill. The following year,
or "in 1887. he came to Oregon, settling in
Portland, where he was solicitor for a hospi-
tal company and also lilled the position of
bookkeeper until 1889. In that year he be-
gan the study ot law, becoming a student in
the Oregon State College, where he spent
one year. He remained in Portland for ten
years, during which time he was in the gov-
ernment mail service as railway mail clerk.
Subsequently he came to Sheridan, taking up
his abode on a pnine ranch which he had
previously developed. He remained there
three years, when he removed to Sheridan,
but he' still operates the ranch, which con-
sists of one hundred and twenty acres on
which he has good buildings and abmit seven
thousand prune and walnut trees. He also
owns in Sheridan a block of fine brick build-
ings, among which is a warehouse, and an
opera house of which he is manager. Besides
this he owns property in Michigan and a tract
of land near Portland, on which he is culti-
vating pnines. In addition to his other busi-
ness interests he has figured in financial
circles, having organized the Farmers' State
Bank, of which he was president until 1908.
Mr. Fanning was married in 1894 to Miss
Xuttie Bailey, a native of Michigan, and
they have four children, Irma Eleanor, Baylis
liilbert, Beulah Phoebe and Lea Irene, all of
whom are in school except the latter. In
politics Mr. Fanning is a democrat and as a
candidate on that party's ticket was elected
mayor of Sheridan, in which capacity he is
now serving. He is a stalwart friend of the
cause of education and while residing on his
farm he was a member of the school board.
Fraternally he is allied with the United Arti-
sans and was formerly a memoer of the
Knights of Pythias, lie is an honorary mem-
ber of the State Horticultural Society and a
member of the Sheridan Commercial Club,
in the organization of which he was instru-
mental. He may well be called a self-made
man for he started in life empty-handoii and
carefully saved his earnings until able to pur-
chase property, since which time his manage-
ment of his horticultural and agricultural in-
terests has brought him success. 'J luit he is
regarded as the foremost citizen of his com-
munity is evidenced by the fact that his
ti'llow townsmen have chosen him as their
chief cxccntivo.
GEORGE W. WOODS, who is residing four
miles northeast of (Jervais, was born in Saint
.Joseph county, Indiana, on the 22d of Feb-
ruary, 1858, his parents being James and
Lucy (Buel) Woods, the former a native of
Pennsylvania and the latter of Indiana.
They 'were married in Saint Joseph county
and resided there for two years following.
At the end of that time they removed to
Iowa, where they preempted land and re-
mained until their deaths, which occurred in
1883 and on the 26th of January. 1900, re-
spectively. They were the parents of nine
children, six of whom survive, namely: Mary
J., the wife of Asa Stoner, of Iowa; Henri-
etta, who is married to Aaron Jay, also of
Iowa; Melissa, who became the wife of Peter
Dull, of Iowa; Laura, who is married to .lohn
McMinnus, of South Dakota; George W., the
subject of this sketch; and O. A., who is
living in South Dakota.
After finishing his early education George
W. Woods assisted his father on the homo
property but at the age of twenty-one years
started out independently. His first under-
taking was the preemption of one hundred
and sixty acres in Brnle county. South Da-
kota. On this place he made his home for
seven years before sellmg it and removing
to eastern Soutli Dakota, where he liveil for
three years. .At the end of this time he went
west and settled in California for a year
before coming to Oregon. After arriving in
this state he located near Portland, where
he was employed in a logging ramp for seven
years. After he gave vip this position he
settled three miles southeast of Woodburn.
where he now owns the small farm upon
which he is residing. He has always been
a diligent worker, conscientiously performing
the duties which come daily to hand.
In 1890 Mr. Woods was married to Mrs.
Lucy Saunders, the widow of William Saund-
ers and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chalmers.
12
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
Her birth occurred in Oregon, where her
parents lived throughout the greater part of
their lives. They were both natives of Wis-
consin and have both passed away. Two
children were born to them: Mrs. Woods; and
Perry, who is residing in Portland. To Mrs.
Woods' first union three children were born:
Charles, who is living in Portland; and Emma
and Katie, both deceased.
In politics Mr. Woods gives his support
to the democratic party but he has no desire
for official preferment and in the occupation
he has chosen he finds a satisfaction and
gratification that he feels no other line of
industry would have -afforded. Perseverance,
diligence and integrity have constituted for
him the guiding posts of life, bringing him
to the creditable place which he now occupies
in the industrial circles of his community.
FINDLEY P. PERKINS, one of Clatsop
county's successful ranchmen, was born in
Memphis, Tennessee, on the 26th of Janu-
ary, 1854, a son of Jacob and Eleanor E.
(Black) Perkins. The father was a native
of .lackson county, Mississippi, and the
mother of Pennsylvania, but both passed
away in Memphis. Of their union there
were born ten children, four of whom are
still surviving.
After the acquirement of a good practical
education, Findley P. Perkins was qualified
to begin his career as a wage earner and at
the age of nineteen years began to set out
for himself. He followed various pursuits
for a time in his endeavors to discover some-
thing that he would like to adopt for a life
vocation. At last he studied telegraphy and
for eighteen years thereafter followed the
vocation of operator in the railroad service.
Withdrawing at the expiration of that period
he engaged in the livery business at Falun,
Saline county, Kansas. In April, 1904, he
removed to Clatsop county, Oregon, and
bought one hundred and seventy-one acres
of land, known as the Spelmire ranch. It
is a valuable property, finely improved and
partially under cultivation, and Mr. Perkins'
future would seem to be assured and most
promising, as ultimately his property will
net him a substantial income.
On the 8th of July, 1887, Mr. Perkins'
plans for a home of his own had their cul-
mination in his marriage to Miss Aramintta
Ellen Cutsliall, whose birth occurred in Ful-
ton county, Indiana. Mrs. Perkins is a
daughter of the late Andrew H. and Mar-
garette Catherine (Seerist) Cutshall, the
father a native of Pennsylvania and the
mother of Ohio. The mother passed away
while the family were still residents of Indi-
ana, but the father's death occurred in Cald-
well, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Cutshall were
the parents of two daughters.
In matters politic Mr. Perkins has ever
been loyal to the principles of the democratic
party for whose candidates he casts his bal-
lot. Although progressive and public-spirit-
ed in his recognition of the duties of citizen-
ship he has never participated in govern-
mental matters as a candidate for political
honors. Tie is a capable business man in ad-
dition to which he possesses the ambition,
energy and perseverance which must char-
acterize the man who succeeds in tlie north-
west.
HON. HERVEY M. HOSKINS, now post-
master of McMinuville, has but recently
reached the age of thirty-three years, his
birth having occurred in Rush county, Indi-
ana, on the 4th of January, 1879. His par-
ents were J. Lewis and Mary L. (lladley)
Hoskins, who were natives of Ohio and of the
Hoosier state respectively. The father was
reared in Ohio and at the inauguration of
hostilities between the north and the south
ofl'ered his services to the government, en-
listing in the Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer
Cavalry. During Grant's campaign he was
transferred to the infantry and served un-
der General Grant in the battles of the
Wilderness, Cold Harl)or, Spottsylvania, the
Petersburg campaign and in fact took part
in the most active campaigns during the
war. He was in one of the divisions under
General Burnside when they were cut ofl' at
Petersburg and was often in the tliickest of
tlie fight in the various battles in which his
command participated. He was within sight
of the noted Confederate leader Lee at the
time of his surrender. When tlie war was
over J. Lewis Hoskins went to Indiana,
where he was married, settling in Charlottes-
ville. There he followed various business
pursuits and for a time engaged in teaching
school. He also conducted a feed store, but
his health failed him as the result of ex-
posure and hardships which he bore during
his military service. Hoping that a change of
climate would prove beneficial, he came west
to the coast, making the journey by train to
San Francisco and thence by water to Ore-
gon. In 1879 he settled where Newberg now
stands, although the district was at that
time but a country region, the town having
not yet been built up. There he has since
resided and during his connection with Yam-
hill county he has devoted his time and en-
ergies to general farming, to horticultural
pursuits and to cattle-raising. He also helped
to mold the first brick that was used in the
erection of the first brick building in Mc-
Minuville and his business enterprise and
progressive spirit have constituted forceful
factors in the upbuilding and progress of
his section of the state. He is regarded as
one of the leaders of the republican party
of Yamhill county and upon that ticket was
twice elected to the office of county recorder,
the duties of which he discharged with
promptness and fidelity, winning him the
commendation of all concerned. Still higher
honors have been awarded him, for he is now
representing his district in the state senate.
He still lives upon a portion of his home
farm, having retained twenty-five acres as
a place of residence. He and his wife are
members of the Friends church and he be-
longs also to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. Throughout Yamhill county he is
widely known and his sterling traits of char-
acter liave gained him recognition as one of
its leading and honored citizens.
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
18
Hervey M. Hoskins spent his youthful
days under the parental roof. He was but
a young child when brought by his parents
to Oregon and in the public schools acquired
his early education, while later he attended
the Pacific College at Newberg, from which
he was graduated with the degrees of
Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts,
receiving the former in 1899 and the latter
in 1900. He then took a scholarship in
Haverford College at Haverford, Pennsylva-
nia, and was graduated from that institution
with the B. A. degree in 1U03. Following
his return home he entered the First Na-
tional Bank of JIcMinnville but after being
employed there for a number of months ac-
cepted a position in the office of the Oregon
Fire Relief Association, with which he was
connected for three years. In January,
1908 he was appointed postmaster of Mc-
Minnville, in which position he has since
served giving a public-spirited administra-
tion. He has carefully sj'stematized the
work of the office and his duties are prompt-
ly and capably performed. As is indicated by
his present position, he gives his political
allegiance to the republican party.
On the 26th of September, 1906, Hervey
M. Hoskins was married to Miss Louisa
Maloney, of JlcJIinnville. a daughter of Cap-
tain H. S. Maloney, county recorder of Yam-
hill county at this writing, in 1911. Mr.
Hoskins belongs to Occidental Lodge, Xo. .'20,
I. 0. O. F., and to Sehafer Encampment, while
both he and his wife arc members of the
Rebekah lodge. Tie still holds membership
in the Friends church of Xewberg and his
wife is a member of the Presbyterian church.
Both are widely known in this county and
have an extensive circle of warm friends.
Mr. Hoskins is very popular in McMinnville
and in the position which he is filling is prov-
ing himself a capable officer, well worthy
the confidence and trust reposed in him.
ALFRED A. SAARI, a well known pho-
tographer of Astoria, was born in Finland
on the 29th of .June. 1872, being a son of
Jacob and Katherine Louise Saari. also na-
tives of Finland, the father having been bom
in 18.35 and the mother in 1830. Seven rhil-
dren were born to 5Ir. and Mrs. Saari: Wil-
helmine, who is living in Finland: Reinhold,
who died in Astoria in December. 1S90;
.Tacob Edward, the first member of the fam-
ily to come to the United States, now living
in Finland, where he is superintending the
operation of a copper mine for an .Xmericnn
syndicate; Louise P^melia, the deceased wife
of Abraham Eriekson, of Washington, by
whom she had twelve children: Vendla Lu-
cina, who is living in Astoria: Josephine.
who died when she was six years of age:
and Alfred A., our subject. The mother
passed awav in 1882 and two years there-
after the father and the son Alfred A. em-
igrated to .America. They located in Minne-
sota, where the father engaged in ngrirul-
tural pursuits, owning his own land, until
his demise in the early '903.
Alfred A. Saari was only a lad of twelve
years when he emigrated to the Tnited
States from Finland, whMe common ".-hordt
he had been attending for three \-
education therein bi'gun waa (iV
sued in the schools of New \
Minnesota, following which he nf
normal at \\'inona for i"- ■ -
sequently entered the
Paul, Minnesota, from v
was graduated in 1891. Iran
after he came to Astoriii. .
grocery store of A. V. Allen lui t»u ><•*■•.
At the end of that perioil ho wi-nt ti>' I'sli-
fornia, where he remained I":
returning to .\stona to tnk.
general merchandise store {<•> ■
Mill Company, lie retained thin i
six years, when he took u[< tli.
photography with the exiH-.-tatioii
it his vocation. In May. lun? I..
studio, that he has operat.
ever since. He has very pb
conveniently ami ta.stefully mi
gallery occupying eight riHinm.
has met with success in hi!« : ■
has interests in several ent.
them netting him good return- .. : ., .-^i
invested.
Ever since naturnlization confrrrtx] utna
him the right of franchise Mr. Saari naa
given his political »n[iport to the mrn ami
measures of the repiiblicnii jiarty. Mr !»•
longs to the .Suomi Teni|><Tiiiire ^miely. lliu*
voicing his attitude in regard ti> thr li<|u<ir
question.
LUCIUS C. BASYE i« n native of ((rrsnn
who in early lite followed fttmnn;; *• a
vocation. lie cared for hin ajj.
until the time of their dmth" n-
living on the ohl homestead " '
ac(|uired many years ni.'" «n
proved. It is now n vnl'
erty containing one hnn -
acres, lying on tb'- *
liasye was born in
1869, a son of \V. !
holl) Basye in wh'
dren. The father ^-
and came west at an 4..
the ranch upon whirh
1894. After the father'. ^ I'li i
niaile her home with her •<•» I.n
her demise in
F^ucins ('. }'■ '
education ■" 1
stead hii-
anil has '
tilify. d>'
seven aii-
tural pr'
ns a mill
atiir-. but ihmii.- ».
cMlir.' fttti'ntion I"
Mr. IlilMe «- ■ ''•"'• »■• ^' "
Ida Vincent, n
union have b< •
J. »n<l Ornrvn
Mr. Itaoye i«
party. He h.'
itim and h»*
seer, lie al«o p"*' <"i " •
rntionat affair* an>l !»•« hr- <«••
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OP OREGON
rector in his district. He is a member of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, being
associated with the lodge at Grants Pass.
Being brought up in the state of his na-
tivity and associating with friends and
neighbors whom he has known all his life,
Mr. Basye has formed a wide acquaintance
in the community of which he is an honored
member. He has long since been recognized
as one of the best citizens of the neighbor-
hood in which he lives and the family is
held in high esteem by all acquaintances.
DAVID S. LITTLEFIELD is one of the
early and honored pioneers of Oregon. To
him belongs the distinction of having been
one of a company of five men who first dis-
covered gold in paying quantities in Baker
county more than fifty years ago. The dis-
covery was made four miles southwest of
Baker City and since that time he has been
continuously identified with mining inter-
ests in Baker county, in which he now main-
tains his home at Baker City, where he lives
retired in the enjoyment of a well earned
rest from business cares. He was born Sep-
tember 37, 1839, in Waldo county, Maine,
and is the son of Rufus and Sarah (Batch-
elder) Littlefield, both of whom were na-
tives of the Pine Tree state. The father was
born December 25, 1801, and for a liveli-
hood followed farming until the close of his
life, in 1886, at the age of nearly eighty-five
years. The mother was born June 16, 1790,
and passed from this life February 15, 1883.
To Mr. and Mrs. Littlefield were born eleven
children, of whom three are still living:
David S., of this review; Simon B., who re-
sides on the old homestead in Maine; and
Jane, the wife of Captain Frank Marden, of
Maine.
David S. Littlefield was reared in his par-
ents' home and received his early education
in the public schools. As a young man he
was employed as a sailor on freighting ves-
sels plying between the coast of Maine and
the West Indies, the exports being lumber,
which was exchanged for sugar and mo-
lasses with which the ship was loaded and
returned to the United States. In 1850 he
crossed the Isthmus of Panama and settled
in San Francisco, later joining his brother in
the mining business at Moquelme Hill, Cali-
fornia, and remaining with him for a period
of nine years, during which time he was con-
tinuously engaged in mining. He then went
to the Fraser river and later to the Lower
Fraser river, at which place he was engaged
in placer mining for four months. He then
Returned to California, remaining in that
state for one year, at the end of which time
he removed to Portland, Oregon, and thence
to Baker county, which was then an unin-
habited, primeval wilderness. He there en-
gaged in prospecting and was one of five
men who were the first to discover gold in
that part of Oregon. The discovery was
made four miles southwest of Baker City
and resulted not only in the enrichment of
its discoverers but in attracting the atten-
tion of the people of the western ooast to
that particular locality, which has since
proved to be one of the richest mining and
agricultural districts in Oregon. He was
one of a company of miners who presented
a petition to Governor Gibbs to set aside a
countj' in the state to be named in honor
of Colonel E. D. Baker. The petition was
favorably received, their request granted,
and later the boundary lines of what is now
Bilker county were established. At the time
of Mr. Littlefield's settlement in Baker
county there was not a white man living this
side of the Blue mountains and they were
of necessity compelled to obtain all their
provisions from Walla Walla, now in Wash-
ington, but at that time a portion of the
territory of Oregon. Mr. Littlefield has been
a miner all his life and now owns one hun-
dred and sixty acres of rich placer mining
ground located near Auburn, and is also the
owner of a highly developed stock ranch of
one hundred and sixty acres, upon which for
a number of years past he has made a spe-
cialty of raising horses for the eastern mar-
ket. The ranch is now imder the care and
supervision of his son and is one of the well
known stock farms of Oregon.
On December 13, 1871, Mr. Littlefield was
united in marriage to Mrs. Mary Ann (Nut-
man) Parkinson, a daughter of George and
Ann Nutman, in whose family were eight
children. Mrs. Littlefield is a native of
England and with her first husband emi-
grated to America in 1859. The ship on
which they sailed became disabled shortly
after leaving the English port and they were
compelled to return to Liverpool, where they
remained for one month and again sailed for
America. After a voyage of seven weeks
they reached the shores of the new world,
settling first at St. Louis, and later removed
to Nebraska, from which place Mr. Parkin-
son with his wife and two children started
on their journey across the plains with ox
teams, en route for Oregon. After having
nearly completed their pilgrimage the father
died as they were grossing the plains and was
buried at the mouth of the Malheur river.
One of the children of the family died some
time later and the surviving son, John Park-
inson, married Marie Moody and they now
reside at Portland. To Mr. "and Mrs. Little-
field three children were born. Rufus, who
resides on a ranch near Auburn and married
Emma Miller by whom he has two children,
Dolores and Thelma. Eva is the wife of
Oliver Holloway, of Seattle, Washington,
and they have three children, Myrtle, David
and Lilah. Grace, who completes the family,
is the wife of W. D. Holloway, of Baker
City.
Mr. Littlefield is a Bryan democrat and
has loyally supported the political principles
of his chief during the vigorous and deter-
mined national campaigns in which he has
been engaged. David S. Littlefield is one of
the best known and among the most highly
honored of the early pioneers of Oregon.
DAVID S l.nil.KKIKt.D
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
17
Having made the business of mining the oc-
cupation of his entire life, he has met with
gratifying success and he has the distinction
of having been honored as one of the special
guests at a banquet held in Baker City in
1911, at which time the city celebrated the
visit of the lirst white man to Oregon one
hundred years ago. At that banquet Mr.
Littlefield was the sole survivor of the com-
pany of live men who made the lirst discov-
ery of gold in this state and at that gather-
ing he gave a brief review of the discovery of
gold and also of the struggles and hardships
encountered in his early efforts to establish
the lirst church and school at Auburn. Since
1901 he has been a resident of Baker City,
where he now lives a retired life. The past
years in his life have been years of struggle
and hardship but have been fraught with
gratifying success and he has a peculiar and
honored place in the history of his adopted
state during the period of its transformation
from an unknown wilderness to one of the
rich and prosperous commonwealths of the
Pacific seaboard, and with twenty-two grand-
chililren as his lineal descendants he looks
hopefully toward the future as, he nears the
crossing of the Great Divide.
J. W. ADAMS, a substantial farmer who
has for a long time resided in Baker county,
Oregon, was born in Saline county, Missouri,
June 2, 1S59, his parents being W. D. and
Barbara (Baisley) Adams. The father's
birth occurred in Mississippi on the 12th of
June, 1S22. while the mother was a native
of Pennsylvania. The youth of J. VV'. Adams
was spent in Missouri, where he received a
common-school education. He remained
with his parents until he attained the age
of nineteen years, when, deciding that for-
tune held for him more opportunity in the
land of the sotting sun, he set his face west-
ward, crossed the great plains ami upon
reaching Oregon settled in Baker county. He
then became a miner and worked at that
occupation for two years, after which he
took up the blacksmith's trade, a vocation
which he followed for ten years. He then
Went to Idaho, where for four years he was
engaged at various occupations. Subse<|uent-
ly he returned to Oregon and bought a farm
of one hundred and sixty acres in Baker
county, upon which he settled. .After cul-
tivating this farm for several years he pur-
chased another farm of one hundred and
sixty acres, upon which he is now living.
This land he has brought up to a high state
of cultivation, it now being among the well
improved and productive farms of Baker
countv.
On 'the 28th of March, 1 886, Mr. Adams
was married to Miss Mandora Spielmon,
who was born in Baker county. .June \'i,
186fi. Her father's birth occurred in Mary-
land, while her mother was a native of Penn-
sylvania. Our subject and his wife have
three children, as follows: Leo K., Mrs.
Loula Xell I>ee, and William D.
Politically Mr. Adams is a republican. Al-
though he has never been very active po-
litically, he is a prominent man in his com-
munity and interested in educational mat-
ters and has for six years been clerk of the
school board of his district. He belongs to
the Christian church, of which he and his
family are active supporters, contributing
of their means and iiitluence to the well-
being of that denomination. Mr. Adams is
well and favorably known throughout the
county and is popular in the community
where he is a resident.
ORA GODSEY, who is conducting a gen-
eral store in Willainina and also owns "ood
farming property near the town, was born
near Maryville, in Nodaway county, Mis-
souri, September 30, 1870. the son of Jesse
T. and Sarah N. (Ball) Godsey, the father
a native of Illinois and the mother of In-
diana. The parents were married in Mis-
souri and lived there until 1S79, when they
went to Smith county, Kansas, residing there
until 1890. In that year they removed to
Franklin, Nebraska, where they still live,
the father being a retired farmer. In their
family were ten children of whom Ora was
the eldest. The others are: Edward T.. of
Marvville, Missouri; Lena May, the wife of
Wilfiam Larington, of Franklin. Nebraska;
Juda -M., the wife of William Ethcrton. of
Bloomington, Nebraska; Emma P., of Macon,
Nebraska; Sylvia, the wife of Charles Huf-
fine, of Holy'oke, Colorado; Cliarles. of Su-
perior, Nebraska; Miles, of Willamina. Ore-
gon; EliEabeth, the wife of Richard Hamm,
of Franklin, Nebraska; and Geneva, at home.
Ora Godscv attended the common schools
of Franklin,' Nebraska, and was graduated
from tlie high school in 1889. He was a
student in Franklin Academy from 1889 to
1891 and during the years 1S93 and 1891.
Inter attending tlie State Normal School at
Peru. Nebraska. In the inoantime he was
studying law and continued in the study of
the same for two years more, being in 1896
admitted to the 'Nebraska bar. He then
gave up the profession and opened a butcher
shop in Franklin, afterward engaging in busi-
ness at Tecumseh, Nebraska, for two years —
1896 and 1897. Subsequently going to
Omaha, he was in the employ of the Swift
Packing Company for five years, after which
he came to Oregon and homesteadcd a tim-
ber ranch near Willamina. which he later
improved and where he now lives. Turning
his attention to commercial pursuits, he
opened a grocery store and afterward added
a stock of general merchandise. In addition
to his other activities Mr. Godsey has held
the office of post master since Febninry 1.
1911. He owns ninety-six acres of land in
his home place and a store building in Will-
amina; also two and one-half acres adjoin-
ing the corporation limits; forty acres at
Butler; and one hundre<l and flfty-two acres
at Midway.
In 1S02" Mr. Godsey was united in mar-
riage to Miss .\gnc3 M. Boyer and they have
four children. Enrl. Mervin. Harry and Har-
old, all in school. In politics Mr. Godsey is
a republican, and his fraternal relations are
with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
at Willamina. He has fdle<l all the chairs
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OP OREGON
of the local lodge and is also a member of
the Encampment at Sheridan. Mr. Godsey
has gained a leading place in the business
world of his town and his success has been
entirely due to his own efforts and honest
principles.
CHARLES SCHAMBURG, who for many
yeai-s was successfully engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits in Washington county, and is
now residing in Tigard, Oregon, where he
owns a fine residence and has extensive
property interests, is one of the estimable
citizens whom Germany has furnished the
northwest. His natal day was the 10th of
February, 1861, and his parents were Gott-
fried and Augusta Schamburg, both of whom
were born, reared and married in the old
country. They emigrated to the United
States in 1864, locating in Will county, Illi-
nois, where the following year the mother
passed away. The father, who was again
married in 1872, continued to reside in Will
county, being there engaged in farming for
eleven years. At the expiration of that
time he crossed the prairies with his family
to Oregon, filing on a homestead of eighty
acres in Washington county, to which he
devoted his energies until 1905, when he
retired from the active work of the fields
and removed to Sherwood, where he has
since made his home. To Mr. Schamburg
and his first wife there were born four chil-
dren: Augusta, who is living in Washington
county, tills state; Charles, our subject; one,
who died in infancy; and Annie, who was
thirty years of age, at the time of her de-
mise. Mrs. Schamburg had one son by a
former marriage, William Bottner, who is
also a resident of this county. Mr. Scham-
Inirg and his second wife are the parents of
five children : August, who lives in the vicin-
ity of Portland; Fritz and Sophia, both of
whom are living in this county; Louis, who
is deceased; and Katie, living near Portland.
As he was only a child of three years,
when brought to the United States by his
parents, Charles Schamburg acquired his
education in the common schools of Illinois.
His early life took a similar course to that
of other lads who grew up among rural sur-
roundings, his youthful energies being en-
gaged in work on the farm, until he had at-
tained his majority. He started life on his
own account at the age of twenty-two years,
and during the succeeding five years oper-
ated his father's homestead. Following his
marriage, which took place when he was
twenty-seven years of age he bought one
hundred acres of land that he operated until
lOflD. He was tlnifty and energetic, and so
capably applied himself to the cultivation of
his fields that he met with lucrative returns.
Having exercised more than average busi-
ness ability and foresight, during the twen-
ty-one years of his active work in connec-
tion with the operation of his land, he ac-
cumulated n competence that enabled him to
withdraw from active work, and he is now
living iiractically retired. He extended the
boundaries of his ranch during the period
of his residence thereon by the addition of
twelve acres, disposing of his entire holding
of one hundred and twelve acres, at a price
that netted him a handsome profit on the
investment. On the 11th of March, 1888,
Mr. Schamburg established a home of his
own by his marriage to Miss Minnie Schoen,
a native of Minnesota and a daughter of
Fred and Wilhelmina (Able) Schoen. The
parents came to Oregon in 1864, locating in
Washington county, where the father died in
1910, while the mother is still living and
now makes her home in Cornelius. The
family of Mr. and Mrs. Schoen numbered
six, three of whom, Emma, Herman and An-
nie, are deceased. Those living arc: Fred,
who is a resident of this county ; Bertha,
who makes her home in California; and iN'lrs.
Schamburg. To Mr. and Mrs. Schamburg
have been born four children. Samuel,
whose birth occurred on August 23,
1890, was given the advantages of a
business education and is now assisting
his father. Matilda, who was born August
19, 1892, has been given the advantage-i of
a musical training and is now attending
business college, taking a course in stenog-
raphy. Hattie, who was born April 13,
1894, and Bertha, whose birth occurred Octo-
ber 13, 1895, have both graduated from the
common school and are now living at home.
In matters of faith the family are Luther-
ans, and politically Mr. Schamburg is a re-
publican, but he has never been an aspirant
to public office. During the long years of
his agricultural career he belongeil to the
Grange and yet continues to be identified
with this association, thus maintaining re-
lations with the ranchmen of this vicinity.
His activities are being devoted very largely
to the real-estate business at the present
time, as he owns a tract of five acres, that
has been subdivided into residence lots. Such
success as has attended the efforts of Mr.
Schamburg has been well merited, as he has
applied himself tirelessly to everything he
has ever undertaken, realizing that everlast-
ing persistence is paramount in the attain-
ment of our ambitions.
HON. JAMES HEMENWAY, a prolhinent
real-estate dealer of Cottage Grove, is in-
terested in mining operations, was for many
years a merchant of the city and is univer-
sally considered one of its most public-spirit-
ed and enterprising citizens. He was born
in Canada, July 3, 1854, the son of William
and Catherine (McCord) Hemenway, the
former a native of Canada and the latter of
Ireland. The parents removed to Wisconsin
when James Hemenway was an infant and
in that state the family resided for fifteen
years, after which, in 1870. they went to
Kansas, where the father took up a home-
stead, upon which he lived until 1888. when
he removed to Oregon. In his family were
six children: James; Almond, deceased; Wil-
liam F., of Seattle, Washington; D. H., of
Cottage Grove; and Rose and Clarence, both
of whom are deceased.
James Hemenway received his education
in the schools of Wisconsin and began life
on his own account at the age of seventeen
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OKKGON
19
years. He was first employed at farm work
and later was engaged in various occupa-
tions. When he came to Oregon with his
family in ISSS he settled in Cottage tirove
and with his brother, William F. llemcnway,
established a livery business with which he
remained connected for ten years. He then
sold out and engaged in real estate and
mining in the Bohemian mining district, oper-
ating both lines of business together. One
of his prominent mining operations was the
opening of the Kiverside and Happy .hick
mines. He sold these mines, however, after
operating them for a year and later pur-
chased a mining claim elsewhere in the Bo-
hemia district. He was for nine years en-
gaged in the general merchandise business
in Cottage Grove, purchasing it in 1901 and
disposing of it to again engage in the real-
estate business, reentering that field in 1910.
In addition to his mining interests lie owns
an eighty acre farm besides property in Cot-
tage Grove, where he resides.
Mr. Hemenway has been twice married.
By his first union he became the father of
two children: W. Almond, of Cottage Grove,
who is married and has three cliililren. Mar-
garet, Catherine and Read; and Hazel, a
graduate of the high school, who is engaged
in teaching and resides at home. In 1905
Mr. Hemenway wedded Mrs. Carrie Xorlh-
way. a native of Indiana.
Mr. Hemenway, who is a republican and
wlio has been actively and prominently en-
gaged in politics for many years, was elected
in 1901 as a member of the state legislature,
serving for one term. He was in the legis-
lature when the Oregon system was adopted,
at which time the Torrence land law was
enacted. During the early years of his res-
idence in Cottage Grove, when the town con-
tained a |)opulatioii of only two hundred and
fifty people, having four stores and a flour
mill, he was elected a member of the council
and served in that capacitj' for almost seven
years. The city has now attained a popu-
lation of twenty-five Imndred people and Mr.
Hemenway has been ])rominently associated
with all the enterprises of a public nature
during this period of growth in the popula-
tion. During the time he was a member of
the council the first water plant wa.s in-
stalled. He was deputy tax collector for
one term and has also been deputy sheriff of
Tjine county. He has always been actively '
interested in educational matters and served
for one term as clerk of the school board.
In his fraternal connections Mr. Hemenway
is a member of the Benevolent Protective Or-
der of Elks and the Knights of Pythias.
His long and active business and political
career in T.ane county has contributed very
materially lo the upbuilding of the busi-
ness, political and social interests of the city
and county. As a member of the Oregon
state legislature he was active and
efficient and while in that position formed
the acquaintance of large numbers of peo-
ple throughout the state. He is nniver-iallr
recognized as one of the leading citizens
of Cottage Grove and as he has always
taken a deep interest in all mattera of
public import he iii considered one of the
most valuable of its citizemt. \-'-'' Jn-
mcanor, courteous to hi.i cimt- up-
timistic in temperament, lie ;. , ._ .. nn
unusually large number of irieinU and «c-
quaintances, all of whom h"M him in hifih
esteem.
te-
tor
III.
W. H. FELLMAN. nn,. ,j,
cent aopiisitioiis to the niei
nity of Astoria is \V. II. Kellm
of the Astoria I'lirniture Con
the thriving enterpri.ses of th.
birth occurred in Clenborg, KiiiUml. on th.-
14th of February ISSl, iiiit parrnto being
Abraham and .Maria (Klfving) Kellnuiii.
Three daughters and one non wrrt- (""rn t"
them, the former with the mother •
to make their home in Kinluml.
father is deceased.
W. II. I'Vllman was given the brnrllt o(
educational advantages w-n <•>< i'"i for
a commercial career, ha\ ■ 'ini-
ness course in a eonur jtt
Brahestad after completing the run
high schools of his native city. 1
his wage-earning career ».t a !■•
in a saw mill in his native iinintr)
ing in this capacity for I ■■
to investigate fur hini'" !
and advantages said lo I
United States, in 190:! I.
this country, arriving in \
dollars. He obtaineil work n • ol
the Clatsop Mill Company. f
maineil for two months, then i
as shipping clerk fur a few
subsequently accepted u cl.
with H. H.'Zapf, a furniture
ing in his employ for I"
there he went to tile
Company as shipping il.
shipping departnieiit.
his position he again l» '
the furniture biisjni'.«» «-
ahan. with whom lie
years. In the meantinif li' i
"a portion of his nuliiry an !
snllicient eapitol to buy an ■
ifornia, which he kiqil (or a
posing of it, he r<'""" I '
bought out the t'
.Shanahan, which ■
since Im-ch comliiclii
Astoria Kiirnitiir.-
period of hi« owi'
the capital atock 1
to twelltl
largest !•'
carries a
twenty li
ini: devoli :
though he ha«
Stales but ei,:
ducts hi» store ii
mo<lern Amerl^.m '
meeting with
On the l.'.tli
man wa.« uni'-
Kastell, al«n >>
nnd they have b...om«- Ih'"
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OP OREGON
son, Kasten Robert, whose birth occurred in
Astoria on the 22(i of November, 1905.
Botli Mr. and Mrs. Fellman are members
of the Lutheran church, while fraternally
he is a member of the Masonic order, having
taken the degrees of the Blue Lodge. He
also belongs to the Modern Woodmen of
America. Ambitious and enterprising, Mr.
Fellman possesses the qualities that make
for success in any country or occupation.
He came to this country determined to win
and to that end strained every nerve, his
indomitable courage and tenacity of purpose
enabling him to convert obstacles into op-
portunities.
IRA E. PURDIN. For fifty-seven years
a resident of Oregon, Ira E. Purdin is one
of the honored citizens of the state and his
farm of three hundred and fifty acres two
miles north of Forest Grove, Washington
county, is convincing evidence of his ability
as an agriculturist and stock-raiser. He
was born in Boone county, Missouri, Novem-
ber 7, 1845, a son of Ira E., Sr., and Deb-
orah (Patterson) Purdin. William Purdin,
the grandfather of our subject on the pa-
ternal side, was a native of England. He
came with his parents to America at the age
of seven years but was soon thrown upon
his own resources by the death of his nat-
ural protectors, his father having been killed
fighting for American independence. After
growing to maturity he engaged in farming
for a year at Redstone, Virginia (now West
Virginia), and then moved to Harrison
county, Ohio. After spending two years
there he settled in Brown county, Ohio. He
died at the age of eighty-eight and his
wife at the age of ninety-three.
Ira E. Purdin, Sr., was born at Redstone,
Virginia, and became in his boyhood a res-
ident of Maysville, Kentucky. At the age
of seventeen he began to learn the cabinet-
maker's trade and early in 1825 removed to
Boonville, Missouri, where he engaged in
cabinet making. He also was connected
with the grocery business two years and
with the hotel business twelve years. After
leaving Boonville he spent two years in Linn
county, Missouri, and ten years in Boone
county, near Columbia, during which time
he engaged in agriculture and stock-raising.
Believing that conditions were more favor-
able in the northwest, he started for Oregon
with his family in 1854 via New Orleans and
the Nicaragua route. The travelers changed
boats four times on the San Juan river in
accomplishing a distance of twelve miles
and finally reached the Pacific coast in wag-
ons drawn by oxen and mules. They went
aboard the steamer Sierra Nevada, which
landed them in San Francisco at the end of
two weeks. After spending four days in the
metropolis of California they started for
Portland by steamer, which was taken over
the bnr by Captain Flavel, the city of Port-
land being reached April 11, 1854. Mr. Pur-
din purchased a farm of Ben Allen one mile
north of Oreenville and relocated a donation
claim of three hundred and twenty acres, ap-
plying himself to the development of both
properties for eight years. He then pur-
chased a donation claim of three hundred
and eighty acres from W. Mulkey, upon
which he spent the remainder of his days.
This place is now owned by his son, Ira.
Mr. Purdin was a pioneer of Ohio, Missouri
and Oregon and took the first modern wagon
to Ohio. He was for sixty years a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church and
throughout a long and useful life was active,
progressive and enterprising in an unusual
degree. His name is inseparably connected
with the development of the region with
which he became identified in this state.
The maiden name of the mother of our sub-
ject was Deborah Patterson. She was born
in Shelby county, Kentucky, and was a
member of an old Virginia family and a
daughter of Major William Patterson, who
was bom in Virginia and served in the War
of 1812. He finally settled in Shelby coun-
ty, Kentucky. Mr. Purdin died at the age
of ninety-one years and his wife was called
away at the age of eighty-six years. They
had six children, Ira E. being the youngest.
The others are: C. W., who died in Oregon;
Mrs. Mary A. Watson; W. W., who was the
first incumbent of the county surveyor's
office in Washington county and is now de-
ceased; Mrs. E. J. Barrett; and J. P., who
died in this state at the age of twenty.
Ira E. Purdin came to Oregon with his
parents at the age of eight years. He re-
ceived his early education in the common
schools and later attended the Tualitin Acad-
emy and Pacific University. He early gave
evidence of a taste for literature and science
and has all his life been a student and in-
vestigator. He has devoted his attention
principally, however, to agricultural pursuits
and many years ago purchased a farm ad-
joining that of his father. Later he ac-
quired the home place and was at one time
the owner of four hundred and thirty acres
in this county. He has given considerable
attention to fruit-raising and is one of the
large shippers to the Portland market. He
also raises hogs, cattle and sheep upon an
extensive scale and is one of the most suc-
cessful general farmers in this part of the
state.
In 1880, at Chillicothe, Missouri, Mr. Pur-
din was married to Miss Alice H. Purdin,
who was born in Linn county, Missouri, a
'daughter of Ira and Martha (Griffey) Pur-
din, the former of whom was a native of
Bloomington, Indiana, and the latter of
Boone county, Missouri. She was a grand-
daughter of Charles B. Purdin. who was
born in Delaware. He remo\'ed to Missouri
and was for a number of years identified
with the development of that state, living
to the advanced age of ninety years. He
became prominent in his adopted state and
the town of Purdin was named in his honor.
The father of Mrs. Purdin was a tinner by
trade. He came to Portland in 1884 and
conducted a tin shop and hardware store in
that city. He died in 1900 and his wife
passed away at Vancouver. Washington.
Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Ira E. Purdin, their names being: Cora I.,
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON'
Jl
who died in April, 1905; Elmer V.; Edna C;
and Homer G. The mother of these children
was called away in 1906.
After the death of his wife ^L•. Purdin
moved to Portland, where he lived for about
five years. In October, 1910, he returned to
his farm and has since resided amidst scenes
that are endeared to him by many associa-
tions. In 1908 he became a member of the
Oregon Academy for the Advancement of
Science. He has delivered several addresses
before the academy at Portland, one of
which was upon the Geology of the Willam-
ette valley, a subject on which he is re-
markably well informed from personal ob-
servation. He is a member of the
Pioneer Society of Oregon and also of the
Grange. He has given his support to the
democratic party ever since he arrived at
voting age and "has been an active and in-
telligent adviser in the councils of the party
in Washington county. He served as mem-
ber of the county democratic committee and
in 1S78 occupied' a seat in the lower house
of the state legislature, assisting in the
election of James H. Slater to tlie United
States senate. He is highly respected for
his sterling qualities and has made many
friends, who have ever found him to be a
man of the strictest integrity— one whose
life has commended him to the entire con-
fidence of his associates and acquaintances.
0. M. FAULCONER, proprietor of the Red
Front Livery Stable at Sheridan, was born
near The Dalles, Oregon, September 2, 1859,
a son of Marcellus and Caroline (Baunbridge)
Faulconer, both natives of Missouri, the
father being of Scotch parentage. He w-as
reared in Jlissouri and crossed the plains
in 1849, at the time of the discovery of gold,
locating in the mining regions, but the follow-
ing year, in 1850, he came to Sheridan, taking
up a donation claim three miles west of the
town. Later he went to eastern Oregon
where he engaged in freighting for five or six
years, returning in 1862 to Sheridan, where
he spent his remaining days, dying in 1907.
He was a farmer and also engaged in mer-
cantile business in Sheridan, where he erected
a great many of the present buildings. He
was a republican in politics, a very prosperous
man, and highly respected. His wife crossed
the plains with her parents in 1852 and
was married in Oregon. She died in 1911.
Si.v children were born to them: Alice, who
is the wife of L. L. Shortridge, of Willamina,
Oregon; 0. M., of this review; Ollic, the wife
of J. A. Waugaman, of McMinnville. (ir.;,'on;
Clara, the wife of Lee Rowell, of Sli. ndan,
Oregon; J. D., a resident of Anacortes, Wash-
ington; and H. T., of Sheridan Oregon.
O. M. Faulconer was educated in the com-
mon schools of Oregon and from his youth
remained at home, working in connection
with his father until the latter'a death, ric
operated and managed the farm until two
years ago. when he engaged in the I ivory
business, buying an excellent barn, known
as the Red Front Livery Stable, which con-
tains eight head of horses. He also owns o
beautiful residence in Sheridan.
In 1SS6 Mr. Faulconer ». I>U
Bower and two children wen- i -a»:
Roy, who is in a store m — (
Guy, who is in the livery ba
concr's first wile died sev.n y.
marriage and in 1899 he wu'n.
Claudia Steward. They have .
now eight years of age. In pol:ii,.» .\li. i^a,-
coner is a republican. Both hi- an.l bu wifa
are members of the Chrint:
he is also a deacon. Ha',
years of his life near ."^li
and favorably known ui
methods and upright chm .. . .
him a prominent place among hu tmoeiUf.
ELZA PARKER, who i.i r
farm of one hundred and xi-v. -
miles southeast ol (Jervu
verton, Marion county, < '
28, 1849, his parents i- ..i,: ..
Cynthia A. (Davis) Parker, the ii<- ;
five of England and the liitlrr of '...
of Ohio. The parents were marrird in nhio
where they remained (or a few yram briur*
removing to Illinois, and aftrr having r»
sided in Illinois and .Min-ioiiri f>>r « •hnrt
time they traveled acro«» th>- i
They made the trip with o\ i
direct to Silverton where \'-
located on a donation claim
and forty acres. After ""• •
residing upon it for two ;.
it and moved to what i^ r
ville, twelve miles northfunt
that place he purchased a « '
with six hundre<l and lor'
resided there until hii d-
dition to operating the •
a gristmill which he i>
Idleness and indoh"
nature, and reali/in
country was one (■:
sources and offered aim'
he also undertook the i-;
portion of the lond wti
I'arker's death occurred
them eight children »•
having died in the cost,
liam D.. of >^' ' ''
A. D.. whose
who is n""
Mrs, Mar
ject of tli
curred in l-'ii; ■
eighteen veari of
death o<xurrrd whtii h. " »• m-'r.} .<">
years of aRn,
In hn yo"'
ediieatlon in •
rnri*" ■ ■
hi-
wo-
of I
"linie U>ii rii«*«' 1 '"
provinjr thin properly
farm, on-
have br-
<talr '
the
•gel.-
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
which this district is so rich. Persistent
labor and untiring energy, together with a
conscientious attention to details have made
him one of the most successful agriculturists
in Marion county.
Mr. Parker has been twice married. His
first union occurred in 1S77, when he was
married to Miss Helen 'Cline, a daughter of
William and Lorinda (Fuller) Cline. Her
birth occurred in Marion county, Oregon, her
parents having come to this state in 1852.
The father and mother have both passed
away, the former in December, 1911, at
Mount Angel, aged eighty-three years. To
Mr. and Mrs. Parker four children were
born: Linda C, whose birth occurred in 1879,
and who is the wife of George Nice, of
Seattle, Washington; Ed. F., born in 1881,
who is married and living in Olympia, Wash-
ington; Dora, whose birth occurred in 1883,
and who is married and living in Olympia;
and Dick, born in 1884 and also residing in
Olympia. Mr. Parker's second union occurred
in 1893, when he was married to Josephine
Woolery, whose birth occurred in Iowa on the
18th of August, 1867, and who is a daughter
of Henry L. and Margaret (Lightfoot) Wool-
ery. The father was a native of Canada
and the mother was born in Illinois and their
marriage occurred in Iowa where they lived
for the ensuing four years. At the end of
that time they went to California where
they resided for twenty years before coming
to Marion county and settling near Brooks.
Subsequently they removed to Gervais where
they are still living. To this union five chil-
dren were born, namely: Mrs. Parker; Wal-
ter, who is residing near Gervais; Henry, who
is living at home; Rosa, who is the wife of
George Richie; and Mrs. Nettie McDougal,
also a resident of Gervais. To Mr. and Mrs.
Parker six children have been born: Ima,
Elsie and Velma, whose births occurred in
1894, 1896 and 1897 respectively; Daisy, born
in 1899; Irene, whose birth occurred in 1902;
and Vena, deceased, whose birth occurred in
1905.
In polities Mr. Parker gives his support
to the democratic party, but has never sought
the honors or emoluments of office. He is a
member of the Catholic Order of Foresters of
Gervais in which he takes an active interest.
He is one among many who deserve great
credit for their successful careers inasrnuch
as their achievements have been due entirely
to their own efl'orts. Industrious habits and
straightforwardness have enabled him to
maintain his standing in the community as a
desirable and substantial citizen.
FREMONT LOVETT LENT, of Lents, Ore-
gon, a suburb of Portland, a well known and
prosperous farmer now living retired, was
born in Multnomah county. Oregon, Decem-
ber 2. lS.'-)6. His parents, 0. P. and Martha
A. (Buckley) Lent, were natives of Ohio and
Virginia respectively. Their marriage oc-
curred in Ohio and shortly afterward, in
1852, they determined to cross the great
American desert to the Pacific coast. On ar-
riving in Oregon they settled in Multnomah
county, in Uichey valley, ten miles east of
Portland, shortly afterward taking up a gov-
ernment claim of three hundred and twenty
acres of land there, now known as (Syca-
more. They lived there until 1860, when
0. P. Lent sold his half section of land and
moved to where Lents now stands, a thrifty
suburb of Portland one-half mile distant from
the city limits of Portland. There he bought
one hundred and ninety acres of land and,
population increasing, a town soon sprang
up which was given the name of Lents in
his honor. He sold this farm in 1889 and
retired, living in Mount Tabor until 1898,
when his death occurred, the mother passing
away in 1905. 0. P. Lent followed farming
and the sawmill business all his life. He
became the father of twelve children, as
follows: George P., who is a resident of
Portland; Mrs. Emma L. McGrew, of Lents,
Oregon; Fremont L., of this review; Ella,
the wife of Columbus Whitlock, of Silverton,
Oregon; Oscar E., living in Lents; Rosetta
A., the wife of Philip Evans, of Prosser.
Washington; Elizabeth, who gave her hand
in marriage to Frank P. Wood and resides
in Los Angeles, California; Oliver W., who
makes his home in fSunnyside, Portland;
William M., Charles P. and Jean, all of whom
are deceased; and one who died in infancy.
The youth of Fremont Lovett Lent was
spent in Oregon, his education being gained
in the common schools. He remained with
his parents until twenty-one years of age,
when he embarked in the wood business and
farming, an occupation which he has since
followed, though not having been actively
engaged in farming for some years. He is
living in his fine home in Lents and owns
also one hundred and sixty acres of land in
Tillamook county, Oregon, forty miles south
of Tillamook, part of which is in a high state
of cultivation, the remainder being in heavy
and valuable timber.
On the 20th of March, 1904, Mr. Lent was
married to Miss Laura A. Hannaford, whose
birth occurred in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on
the 20th of December, 1863, her parents be-
ing Stephen and Harriet M. Hannaford. The
father was a native of England, while the
mother was born in Connecticut. Their mar-
riage occurred in Connecticut and in that
state Stephen Hannaford passed away. His
widow then removed to Chicago, Illinois,
where her demise occurred in 1890. They
were the parents of eighteen children, four
of whom are still living, namely: George,
who makes his home in Chicago; Margaret,
living in Connecticut; Charles, also a resident
of Chicago; and Mrs. Anna L. Lent. Eliza-
beth, Robert H., Louisa and William are all
now deceased and the other children of the
family passed away in early life. L'nto our
subject and his wife was born a daughter,
Ruth H., whose natal day was February 23,
1909.
Politically Mr. Lent is independent in his
views, bestowing his support on those can-
didates of the various political parties whom
he deems most worthy of the positions to
which they aspire. He has never been an
office seeker or holder. He is a member of
the Grange and he and his family are of the
0. 1'. LENT
.\iijs. u. r. I. KM'
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
27
Protestant faith. Coming of one of the early
and honored families of Oregon, Fremont L.
Lent occupies a position of respect and con-
fidence in his community and is one of the
substantial citizens of Lents and well known
in business circles in Portland.
OSCAR E. LENT, a well known farmer
and business man of Lents, Oregon, was bora
November 25, 1S65. His parents were Oliver
P. and Martha A. (Buckley) Lent, a more de-
tailed account of whom appears elsewhere
in this work in connection with the sketch
of Fremont Lovett Lent, a brother, of our
subject. The youth of Oscar E. Lent was
passed in Oregon, where he received a good
common school and business education. He
remained with his parents until attaining
his majority and then engaged in farming
and in the wood business quite extensively
and also has been connected with the saw-
mill business. He is occupying a fine home
in Lents, where he owns manj' vacant lots
and where he is also a heavy stockholder
in the Grange Hall.
On the 31st of October, 1888, Mr. Lent
was married to Miss Vilura L. Anderson,
whose birth occurred in St. Croix county,
Wisconsin. March 4, 1866, her parents being
William and Augusta (Marshall) Anderson.
The father was a native of Pennsylvania,
while the mother was born near Boston,
Massachusetts. Their marriage occurred,
however, in Wisconsin, where Mrs. Anderson
passed away in 1869. William Anderson
continued living in that state until 1S94,
when he came to Oregon, here residing until
the time of his death, which occurred Octo-
ber 12, 1911. He was twice married and by
his first wife had two children: Mrs. Vilura
L. Lent; and William Anderson, living in
Lents, Oregon. For his second wife William
Anderson, Sr., chose Eva Beers, a native of
Minnesota, whom he wedded in 1882 and
by whom he had five cliildren. as follows:
Mrs. Clauda Rowland, of Corvallis. whose
husband is a college professor; Cathie, who is
the wife of John F. Watts and reaides in
Canada; Mcrlie, who is a resident of Colusa
county, California; Verlie, a college student
at Corvallis, Oregon; and Thomas K., at
home. Unto Oscar E. and Vilura L. (Ander-
son) Lent have been born four children,
namely: Claude P.. born May 31, 1890. who
is in the high school and is still under the
parental roof; Leila E., born February 12,
1892, who is a high school graduate, has also
been educated in music and is now attend-
ing Willamette University; Jasper C., whose
natal year was 1893 and who is a high school
student; Oscar Paul, whose birth occurred
on the 7th of October, 1895, and who is also
a high school student.
Mr. Lent is of the democratic faith polit-
ically but has never been active in politics
nor a seeker of public oflice, altboiiph he has
been a member of the school hoanl in I^nts
for eight years. He is a member of the
Grange and also belongs to the Woodmen
of the World and the Maccabees. His relig-
ious faith is indicated by his membership in
the I'niversfalist chiirch, while his wife b«'-
Vol. Ill— 2
longs to the Methodist Episcopal church.
Oscar E. Lent, by his continued roidcnce in
this county and his aitivity in bujiiix**,
fraternal and church life, Imit (urmra th«
acquaintance of a large number of thr brat
people of Multnomah county an I f..rtl«nj,
as well as being a very prom m
Lents, where he resides. He : the
many useful busiiu'.4s men ol Un^juii and
wherever known is respected (or the lukoy
good qualities which he pos»e*»o«.
WILLUM D. LOCKHART ■ ' ■•
farming in the vicinity ol Sun
and the success which he i* i
is the result of a life of well dirrclrd en-
ergy and thrift. He was born in \<hland
county, Ohio, about the year ' on
the paternal side comes of S< try,
the family being founded in Ani> re 4 I y hi*
grandfather who was a native of SootUivl.
His father, David Lockhart, wan born in
Pennsylvania, and became an early urttlcr
of Ohio where he followed furrniif I. :irim(
a tract of land in Ashland Ci' rn
the years 1820 and 1S30. In ■ ho
married Miss Fleming who dird ulini hrr
son William wos very young. Thx family
numbered nine children, four
daughters. One of the sons, '
served in the Civil war as n n
Ohio infantry regiment, and di
Oregon, about 1SS4. The el.
IJavid. died before the birth of \S lUiAm U.
Lockhart and his other brothi-r. '..I.n I-»k
hart, was living in Ohio wh'
from fifteen years ago. The
Malona, also died before the I '■ d
liam D., and the next sister, "■' 'la.
passed away about the I
The third sister, Martha.
in the army atmiit 1-'
in Colorado about tt. *iut
has been dead about ■ «••
sing away in .larkionvillr, ' !••
youngest sister, MatiMi 'nm- at
Benicia, California, n- '••
after engaged in ti- 1 ••
in San Francisco nt ■
quake, and ns no wi.
her since it is Iwlievci inii -*ri'- f--. <!•
in that disaster.
William H 1...11. .rt li.i.l \,t\ m.-iL-ir r.lu
Ctttiomil a ! ''T
school for ■ '"
the army I
later took '
freighting in I
quninted him «
of loin-
he hii
first I
the pi
died 1
the ni ••■
ty. O. *^
the nami- of lUrkl. y. lUi* » '
nn.l fh«>r had •iilr trttw: '
(,'■■■
nriny 1 n i ^"-' u-- r i' ■ ■•"•-- ■>
fifty dolUra a piecr. in th" »'
ai
!0'
28
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
rado City, Colorado, and joined forces with
a Mr. Douglas. They owned together seven-
ty cows and did a good dairy and cheese-
making business until a large band of Co-
manche Indians made a raid on their neigh-
bors and drove several head of horses away.
Mr. Lockhart went as one of a party of
twenty-seven men in pursuit of the Indians.
On one occasion they had a fight with a
band of warriors who Avounded two of their
men and shot seventeen of the horses, thus
dismounting nearly all the party. The white
men then retreated to Colorado City, nearly
one hundred miles distant, glad to escape
with their lives. This episode caused Mr.
Lockhart to lose another summer's work.
The following winter he drove stage and
freight teams and in the spring, selling his
cows and his ponies, he started for Califor-
nia, going by rail to Salt Lake City, thence
by stage to White Pine and later over the
Central Pacific Railroad to Sacramento City.
At Stockton. California, he met his two sis-
ters who, while he was in the army, had
crossed the plains with their uncle, Peter
Johnson.
For about two years Mr. Lockhart re-
mained at Stockton and in San Joaquin val-
ley where he engaged in grain farming, but
the drought utterly ruined his crop and all
he had remaining was a six horse team and
wagon. About 1872 he came to Oregon and
for a year engaged in making cheese on
Hadley's ranch in Lane county. He next
removed to Wallowa valley, stopping in
Union county, where he made cheese through
the summer and took up a land claim, but
owing to the outbreak of hostilities among
the Joseph tribe of Indians he never filed
on the claim. On leaving Wallowa county
he removed to Burnt River and made cheese
for one summer on the ranch of James Fleet-
wood. He was next located on the Burris
& MeCIellan ranch where he handled about
forty cows and made cheese one summer.
On the Locey rancli on Upper Wiilow creek
he again engaged in cheese-making, keep-
ing from forty to fifty cows. Removing to
the Reeves ranch on Clover creek he milked
about eighty cows, using the product .in
cheese-making to the time of the Bannock
Indian war of 1877 and 1878. He later
made cheese on the little Mulhall creek, and
the next year took a ranch near Ironsides on
Bridge creek, where for seven years he was
engaged in cheese-making, milking from
sixty to eighty cows. While there he be-
came the owner of a large number of cattle
and horses and otherwise prospered. On
selling that' ranch he removed to Ontario
where he continued in cheese-making for
about four years and then came to Baker
county, purchasing one hundred and sixty
acres of land on Pow-der river at what is
now called Lockhart station on the Sump-
ter Valley Railroad, although there were no
railroads at that time. Tlie following win-
ter he drove his cattle to Eagle valley, but
the winter proved very severe and it was
impossible to buy more hay when his supply
gave out so he lost all his cattle. Through
the succeeding summer he engaged in haul-
ing lumber with a six horse team and after-
ward followed the logging business for about
seven years. During that time he purchased
three hundred and twenty acres of land in
Sumpter valley, suitable for the growing of
hay and grain, and he also operated a cheese
dairy for two years and conducted a milk
dairy at Sumpter for about three years.
Since selling his cows, or for about four
years, he carried on general farming near
Sumpter. All this indicates tliat his life
has been a very busy one in which have
been few idle hours.
Mr. Lockhart enlisted in June, 1863, for
service in the Union army as a member of
Company I. Fifty-second Ohio Volunteer In-
fantry, with which he remained for three
years. He participated in the l)attles of
Perryville, Bowling Green, Nasliville, Stone
River, Chickamauga, Tannehill, Buzzards
Roost, New Hope Church, Kenesaw, Resaca,
Dalton, Rome and Peach Tree Creek. Near
Atlanta he was taken prisoner and sent to
Andersonville, Georgia, whence he was trans-
ferred to the prison at Florence, South Caro-
lina. After five montlis he was paroled and
when Sherman's army reached Charleston,
South Carolina, he rejoined his regiment
with which he remained until mustered out
at Washington, D. C, following the Grand
Review at the close of the war. He received
his discharge at Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Lock-
hart has had other military experience, hav-
ing served as a scout in the Bannock Indian
war in Oregon in 1877-8 under Major Gen-
eral 0. 0. Howard. He now draws a pension
of twelve dollars per month in recognition
of his service in the Civil war.
Mr. Lockhart was married at Stockton,
California, about 1873, to Miss Alice Chase,
a daughter of Chance Chase. With her
mother and brother she went from Iowa to
California at an early day. Unto Mr. and
Mrs. Lockhart have been born several chil-
dren. The eldest. John Oliver, living at
Bandon, Oregon, married Miss Sweeton and
has one son. Archie died in Malheur coun-
ty, Oregon, about 1878 when almost five years
of age. Aimer died in Sumpter Valley in 1911
when about thirty-three years of age. Thom-
as Guy married Miss Laura Cooley who died
about ten years ago leaving a son, and for
his second wife Mr. Lockhart chose Pearl
Dean. Frank James resides with his father
on the home farm. Mame Lily is the wife
of Bert .Jenkins living at Oaks Bar, Cali-
fornia, and they have three sons and a
daughter. Edith died in early childhood
about twenty years ago.
Such in brief is the life history of Wil-
liam D. Lockhart. and one who reads be-
tween the lines will recognize the fact that
his time has been given mostly to business
pursuits and that unfaltering industry and
energy have been the source of his success.
CAPTAIN JOHN BERGMAN is one of the
heroes of the sea. To himself and his vol-
unteer crew belongs the credit of having
saved the lives of eighteen people from the
wreck of the Tacoma. which foundered and
sank off the coast of Oregon many years
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
29
ago. In recognition of his heroic service and
that of his crew, each was presented with a
gold medal by the United States govern-
ment, lie was born in Hanover, LJerniany,
in the year 1S4S, and is the son of Louis
and Elizabeth Bergman. His parents were
both natives of Germany and spent their
lives in their native land, his father dying
at the age of twenty-nine and his mother
in 1906, at a very advanced age.
Captain John Bergman was reared in his
parents' home and during his childhood re-
ceived but limited educational advantages.
At the age of fifteen he began life for him-
self and chose as his vocation the career and
fortunes of a deep-water sailor and as such
continued until the time of his emigration
to the United States, which occurred in the
year 1869. On reaching New York he spent
one year in the great metropolis of the new
world and then shipped as a sailor on the
schooner Forest King, outbound for the
Pacific coast by way of (ape Horn. In the
latter part of the year 1S70 he made his
way to the Columbia river, where he en-
gaged in the fishing industry, to which he
added the business of a salmon cannery,
which he continued to operate until the year
1883, during which time he made his home
at Astoria. After closing out his interest
in the salmon cannery in 1883 he purchased
a canning establishment at Florence, Ore-
gon, and to this gave his careful attention
for a period of four years, at the end of
which time he disposed of that property and
purchased the passenger steamer Favorite.
This boat he at once put in commission and,
with himself in command, he sailed for three
years, his steamer being engaged largely in
government work. It was during this period
in the life of Captain John Bergman, while
his good ship Favorite was at Umpqua, that
the wreck of the Tacoma occurred. Not-
withstanding that a perfectly equipped and
well manned life-saving station was located
at Coos Bay, the keeper refused to take
chances in the rescue of the unfortunate
crew and i)assengcrs on board the Taeonni,
and his failure to do his duty as a trusted
guardian of the lives and j)roperty off the
coast of Ump(|ua. afforded Captain Bergman
an opportunity to show the genuine metal
of his manhood and utilize liis skill and
knowledge as a worthy eajjtain of the sea
in voluntarily attempting, at the hazard i>f
his life and "that of his crew, to acr<implish
the work of rescuing the perishing from the
Tacoma. Thinking only of his duty, with-
out counting the hazard of the task which
confronted him. he at once weighed nnrhor
and with his volunteer crew turned the prow
of his boat directly toward the sinking ship
and with all possible speeil spanned the dis-
tance between the coast and the helpless
victims on the sinking ship. lie was fortu-
nate in reaching the goal in time to rciouc
all souls, whose only hope for life in that
hour of peril was in the hands of the brave
captain of the Favorite. In recognition <>f
his valiant service and the suecesst whiih
attended his unselfish efforts. Captain John
Bergman and all the members of his crew
were presented with gold medal* by the
I'nited States government. Shortly •(trr
this event he sold his steamer and rrcrivrd
the ap|iointment as kee|>er a- ' ■ •. r o(
the life-saving station at .1. 1 m
that position he continued : n""
period of twenty years and
after which he retired from
ing life and has since devoted liiiiwli rx-
elusively to his private intereit*. Mi- ii a
resident of Florence, where li. I re-
sides in one of the finest n - thf>
city. Me is the owner of oui- ■!
tion of timber land in I.ane count \
hundred and twenty acres in \y(tu^.
ty. In addition to these hidilingn he aUu
owns four residence lot.i in the city of I'orl
land ami much valuable real estate pro|H<rty
beside his residence in Flon-nce. In Augnut,
1910, he was one of the principal (arlorn in
the organization of the Ijini- County .Slain
& .Savings Bank. This financial <-
is capitalizeil for ten thousand del
olHcers of the institution are a- ...i-.. -
Fre<l llollister, the son in law of I'ap'ain
Bergman, president; Captain .lohn I'Mti-miti
vice presiilent; John W. IV-rgmnii
Captain Bergman, second vice pre-
cashier; and Henry Bergman, a »on of V^|»-
tain Bergman, first assistant cii«lil«r
Captain Bergman is aflilii' lh»
democratic party and as n i ■■ i>(
that great political organiziitp'ii ' ''
several of the minor oIVhih in li
He has, however, never sonyhl \>''
femn'ut of any kinci and his ha»
in several oflices of public tru«t i«
result of unsolicited favors tendi-red him 1't
his fellow citizens. Kniternally he i« eb-n
tilled with the Ancient Order of UnitrJ
Workmen, while his religionn faith \» in<H'
cated liy his membership iii ''•■ran
church, to which his wif«- iil-
In the year Isso (at* ■ ■ " ••
united in marriagi- to M
is a nativi- of .Switzerhm ;
ed to America in IHTU. Her }»'
also natives of Switzerlond tint in •
try continiieil their ri'si'
of" their death. T" <"
his wife seven rli
1,1'nn, who ilieil at '
while attending scli....i m ■
\V., cashier of the Ijim- < •
Savings !'■'■■' ■■' "''■••" ■'
review ii
employed '
ty; Henry, timt
I,nne County Stat.-
now the wife of '
of the Ijine Coiinl%
ntt", «li"
nur of f.
ill iiifun' ■
dr»'n 'if '
ceived a ;
nrhools and in collrgv.
JOHN W. BEROMAIf
of the l.iinr ( iiiinty -la-
Florenre. He wa« born
on i\f "*lh of January.
30
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
Captain John and Lena (Moy) Bergman, of
whom an extended review appears above.
He was reared in his parents' home and edu-
cated in the public schools of this state,
later pursuing both a classical and commer-
cial course in Albany College, from which
institution he was graduated at the end of
three years with the degree of B. A. At the
age of nineteen he entered the service of the
United States government as a member in
the life-saving department and served as a
regular member of the crew at Coos Bay
Station for a period of three years and
seven months and later he was in the service
at Umpqua life-saving station. He eventu-
ally severed his connection with the life-
saving service and was later employed as
one of the surveying crew of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company for a period of
nine months. On retiring from that occupa-
tion he became one of the prominent factors
in the organization of the Lane County
State & Savings Bank of Florence and of
that financial house he is at present first
cashier and second vice president. Mr. Berg-
man is the owner of one of the handsome
residences of Florence, in which he resides,
and one of the principal stockholders in the
Lane County State & Savings Bank. He
also owns one hundred and si.xty acres of
valuable merchantable timber located nine
miles northeast of Gardiner, this state, and
also forty acres of merchantable timber on
the Siuslaw river, twelve miles from Flor-
ence. In addition to the above holdings in
real estate he also owns forty choice city
lots in Glenada, across the river from Flor-
ence, and several residence lots in Florence,
as well as valuable residence properties in
Portland.
On the 6th of September, 1911, John W.
Bergman was united in marriage to Miss
Isabella F. Kyle, whose birth occurred at
Florence, Oregon, on the 2Sth of December,
1889, and who received her education In the
public schools of Florence and is a giaduate
of the high school of that city. She is the
daughter of William M. and Christina
(Bovange) Kyle, natives of England and
Sweden respectively. The parents were mar-
ried in Astoria, this state, and established
their residence in that city, where they con-
tinued to live for the next three years, dur-
ing which time Mr. Kyle, in company with
Captain John Bergman, successfully operat-
ed a salmon cannery. That property its
owners later disposed of, after which Mr.
Kyle became interested in a cooperative
cannery at Gardiner, and of that establish-
ment he was general manager for two years,
after which he removed to Florence on the
Siualaw river and was interested in business
with Captain John Bergman for three years.
He then associated himself in partnership
with Mike Meyers in a general merchandis-
ing business which they successfully con-
ductec' until 190.'! and during that year Mr.
Kyle purchased the interest of his partner,
Mr. Meyers, and the establishment was
thereafter operated under the firm name of
the Kyle & Sons Company. In addition to
his mercantile interests Mr. Kyle also owned
and operated the Spruce Point sawmill for
four years. He has been heavily intereste<l
in the canning industry for many years,
having for twenty years operated a success-
ful cannery in Florence. He is one of the
principal stockholders in the cannery at
Rosehill and also the Lone Star cannery,
located at Acme. He is the owner of the
tug Robarts and the steamer Lillian and he
also owned the schooner Bella which suf-
fered destruction by wreck in the year 1907.
In addition, he owns one hundred acres of
choice agricultural land near Florence and
eighty acres of ranch property located sixty
miles east of Florence on the static road to
Eugene. He resides in a beautiful home,
of which he is the owner, located in Flor-
ence. To Mr. and Mrs. Kyle five children
were born: William, now a partner in the
Kyle & Sons Company's mercantile house of
Florence; David, also a partner in the same
concern; Edwin, who is one of the stock-
holders in the Kyle & Sons Company; Mrs.
Isabella F. Bergman; and Otto, who died
in infancy.
Mr. John W. Bergman is affiliated with
the republican party but is liberal in the
exercise of his franchise. He has served as
deputy assessor of Douglas county for one
term and also served as state fire warden
for one term and has been a member of the
Florence city council. Fraternally he is
identified with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, belonging to the lodge, the encamp-
ment and the Rebekahs. He is also a mem-
ber of the Woodmen of the World. He and
his wife are members of the Presbyterian
church of Florence.
Captain John Bergman and his son, John
W. I3ergman, are among the best known
and most successful business men in this
part of the state of Oregon. Captain Berg-
man's career as a sea captain of well merit-
ed fame and his long service, extending over
a period of twenty years, in the government
life-saving department have made his name
a household word on the Pacific slope. The
careers of him and his son, .John W., have
uniformly been distinguished for success at-
tained by the practice of constant attention
to business and the observance of strictest
integrity in all their transactions. The Lane
County State & Savings Bank, of which they
are the organizers and principal stockholders
and of which Captain John Bergman is vice
president and John W. Bergman first cashier,
is one of the solid and influential financial
institutions of the city of Florence. Their
financial interest in this concern and their
official relations to tlie bank, in addition to
their extensive holdings in real estate in
various parts of this state, place Captain
John Bergman and his son, John W. Berg-
man, in the front ranks of the influential
and useful citizens of their state and county.
AUGUSTUS N. DAVIES, a substantial
agriculturist and representative citizen of
his community, is the owner of the Pheaa-
antdale farm, comprising one hundred and
sixty acres of land and situated five miles
southwest of Beaverton. His birth oc-
O
M
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREOOX
33
curred on the 9th of June, 1858, in Wash-
ington county, Oregon, on the Miles Davies
donation claim, on section C, township 2,
range 1, west, his parents heing Miles
and Jane (Haines) Davies. Miles Davies
was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania,
on the 11th of July, 1S09, and on the 12th
of March, 1835, wedded Miss Jane Haines,
who passed away in 1876. They were mar-
ried in Indiana and subsequently removed
to Ohio, residing in the latter state until
1851. In that year they went to Missouri
and in the spring of 1S52 began the overland
journey to Oregon, arriving in this state at
the end of six months — in the fall of 1852.
They spent the following winter on the John
Kellogg place, ten miles west of Portland,
and in the spring bought the right of an-
other man to a donation claim of three hun-
dred and twenty acres, residing thereon un-
til 1883, when Mr. Davies disposed of the
property. Thereafter he made his home
with his children until called to his final
rest on the 16th of January, 1893. In his
passing the community sustained the loss
of one of its most substantial and respected
pioneer settlers. Unto him and his wife
were bom eight children, as follows: Mrs.
Phoebe Kindt, whose demise occurred on the
11th of June, 1911, when she had attained
the age of seventy-four years; Alfred A.,
born July 18, 1841, who resides in Beaver-
ton; Mary J., born September 16, 1843, who
is the wife of Fletcher Royal and makes
her home in Salem, Oregon; James W.,
whose birth occurred October 17. 1846. and
who is now a resident of Ohio; Francis M..
whose natal day was June 17, 1849, and
who passed away in 1876; Horace G., who
was born December 26, 1851, and who live.-*
in Sellwood, Oregon; Rachel E., bom in Ore-
gon, October 21, 1854, who gave her hand
in marriage to Oren Heath and passed away
when twenty-eight years of age; and Augus-
tus N.. of this review.
The last named acquired his education in
the common schools and when a youth of
eighteen years began earning his own live-
lihood, working at steam engineering for a
period of two years and afterward for four-
teen years operating a sawmill in Washing-
ton county. Subsequently he became iden-
tified with general agricultural pursuits and
has since devoted his attention to the work
of the fields. At the present time he owns
a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of
well improved land, fifty acres thereof being
under a high state of cultivation, while forty
acres are covered with merchantable timber.
In his undertakings as an agriculturist ho
has won a well merited measure of prosper-
ity, annually gathering excellent crops,
which find a ready sale on the market.
On the 10th o"f April, 1883. Mr. Davies
was united in marriage to Miss Kosalinn
Gabbert. who was bom in Minnesota, on the
3d of December, 1859, her parents being
August and Caroline (Hartman) Oobbert.
natives of Germany. They emigrated to tho
United States in early life ami were married
in Minnesota, in which state they made their
home for some years, residing there at the
time of the Indian massacre. In 1S77 Uiaj
came to Oregon, arriving in tlii.i -ttate on the
10th of April. Soon afterw.ird Mr. Ciabbcrt
purchased one hundred and sixty acre* of
l)artly improved land in Washington wunty,
residing on the property lor twelve years
and then disposing of same. He next bxUKbt
a tract of eighty acres in Washini"
ty and made his home thiTfoii. u-
to his final rest, in 1906. on Jui ;..i,
20th. His widow still re.sideM on the old
homestead in section 6, townthip 2, range 1,
west. Mr. and .Mrs. Davici are the pan-nta
of a son and daughter. Franoia A., who««
natal day was May 1, 1S90, is a graduate o(
a business college and uImu ban had an ax-
cellcnt musical education, now giving in-
struction in the art. lie is still under the
parental roof and operate!* the home (arm
of one hundred and .-i\ty iicres in partner-
ship with his father. Kusallne I!., who wu
born on the 19th of ,lanuary, Inya. now at-
tends the high school at Kenton. Oregon, and
Is likewise pursuing a coumc in munic.
.Mr. Davies is a stanch rrpuhlican in poli-
tics and for four years helil the ntlicc nt jua-
tice of the peace in his township. Frater-
nally he is identified with the In ' ' - •
Order of Odd Fellows. iM-lonKing '
Ixidge at Tigard. He is also a >:
the Butte Grange at that place,
life has been pa.sscd in Wuiihlngt<"
covering more than half a century, and U>»
fellow townsmen know him as a straight-
forward and 1' -< man and an
enterprising, ]■ -n, who well
merits the estn-m tn.ii .^ uiiimrmly accorded
him.
WILLARD W. HINDMAN, a member »l
the law lirm of Happy. ( ulliri. I^e A Hind-
man, attorneys at .S|><ikniii', is well known in
Baker, Oregon, and tliriiin;hoii» thst «^^'!.>n
of the state, for he in the \-
the Hon. W. C Hin6<finn of
and was there born in I' '
sued his education in 1 1
Baker and in a pr" ■'
Dr. .^mith of th.- I
l''"'.'!, his prelimin.ir_.
entered the law school of the '
University at Ann Arlnir (roiii >
graduated before he was I" • ut
age. He obtained a permit »U-
jirerne court <■' '
iiad not yet 11 •
i-nterei| if —
fession. *
I ., it,, I.. I ■
iM-nimi- a
the
i>tw
t ull.n I-
man.
« It
Hvd.
the
iRi-s o( that •t»t«'. Ii<-
I three years ago to an
34
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OKEUOX
lady of Spokane and now enjoys an attrac-
tive home and an enviable reputation as a
leading member of the bar of that state.
CHARLES ERICKSON who owns and
operates a twenty-seven acre ranch, located
two miles southeast of Beaverton, is one of
the enterprising and highly desirable citi-
zens that Sweden has contributed to the
United States. His birth occurred on the
12th of April, 1848, and he is a son of
Charles and Reg'ua (Carlson) Erickson. The
parents were also born and reared in Swe-
den and there the father passed away dur-
ing the childhood of our subject, but the
mother emigrated to the United States, in
1882, and made her home with her sons in
Washington county until her death in Janu-
ary, 1907. To Mr. and Mrs. lirickson there
were born two children, the elder of whom
is Andrew.
His boyhood and youth Charles Erickson
spent in his native land, where he received
the advantages of a good common-school edu-
cation. An ambitious young man, he was
not content with the slow progress to be
made in the old world with all her limita-
tions and, feeling instinctively that he could
attain a better station in life, surrounded
by the opportunities of a virgin country, he
took in 1873 passage for the United States
to seek his fortune. He first located in
Michigan, where for three years he worked
in the copper mines. At the expiration of
that time he came to the Pacific coast, Cali-
fornia being his destination, and the lollow-
ing nine months were spent in the quick-
silver mines in Napa county. His next re-
moval was to Oregon, where he continued to
follow mining, being employed for four and
a half years in the Oswego iron mines.
From his earliest boyhood he had been care-
fully trained in habits of thrift and in-
dustry, and not being misled by the extrav-
agant habits of the majority of his asso-
ciates managed to save the greater portion
of his earnings. The work of the fields and
free open-air life of the farmer, however, had
always appealed to him much more strongly
than mining, so when he gave up his position
in tlio Oswego mines, he invested his small
capital in twenty-seven acres of timber land
in this county. He immediately began
clearing his tract, and placing it under oper-
ation, making such improvements as his
earnings permitted from time to time. His
entire land is now cleared and practically
all under high cultivation, and equipped with
everything essential to its operation. He
has a comfortable residence, good barns and
substantial outbuildings, while the care and
effort expended in the preparation of his
fields result in abundant harvests. Mr.
Erickson takes much pride in his ranch,
which represents not only a most pleasant
and comfortable home, but provides an in-
come that amply supplies the needs of his
family, and yet leaves a margin that is
growing year by year into a comfortable
competence. His success is well merited, as
he has applied himself faithfully to the' di-
rection of his undertakings, and he is now
enjoying the dividends on his long years of
labor.
Mr. Eri<-ksoii"s plans for a home had their
culmination in his marriage, in 1SS4, to Miss
Anna Bergman, who was bmn in Sweden,
on the 26th of July, 1858. She is one of the
five children of Peter and Anna Bergman,
who spent their entire lives in the old coun-
try. The other members of the family are
as follows: Louisa, Charley, Christina and
.Johanna, all of whom live in Sweden. The
family of Jlr. and Jlrs. Erickson number
eight: Henry, who was born on November
10, 1884, living at home; Nellie, the wife of
N'. J. Pierson, of t his county ; Florence W.,
born on the 3d of March, 1888; Albert P.,
whose birth occurred on April G, 1890;
Mary C, born on the 12tli of April, 1892;
I'lank 0., born on the 2d of April, 1894;
Clans, who was born on August 30, 1896;
and Alice, who was born on the 3d of Sep-
tember, 1899. All of the family have been
given the advantages of a good common-
school education, while Miss Maiy was also
given a musical training and, with the ex-
ception of the eldest daughter, all are living
at home.
In matters of faith the family are Luther-
ans and in politics Mr. Erickson is a repub-
lican, but he has never been an ollice seeker.
He is representative of that class of indus-
trious, enterprising and self-reliant citizens,
who comprise the backbone of the popula-
tion of the country and give stability to the
nation.
ERNST RINDELL, who is successfully en-
gaged in business as a druggist of Astoria,
was born in Abo, Finland, on the 3d of Aug-
ust, 1862, his parents being Edward and
Auguste (Freudenthal) Rindell. The father
who spent his entire life in Finland, was a
clergyman and newspaper man. Our sub-
ject is one of the five surviving children,
the others being as follows: Arthur, a uni-
versity professor in Finland; Anna, who is
the wife of Rev. Westerlund and resides in
Finland; Edward and Axel, both of whom
are college professors.
Ernst Rindell obtained his education in
his native land and pursued a course in
pharmacy at the university, passing all the
examinations prepared for druggists. After
his emigration to the United States he suc-
cessfully passed the Oregon state examina-
tion on the 28th of August, 1906, without
extra preparation. He came to this state
in 1905 and was associated in business with
T. F. Laurin for eight months, saving two
hundred dollars during that period. This
sum constituted his first payment on the
establishment known as the Central Drug
Store, on which he made all the payments
within a period of eighteen months. His
present stock represents an outlay of fifty-
three hundred dollars. He carries a com-
plete line of drugs and druggists' sundries
and enjoys a liberal patronage.
On the 22d of May, 1908, Mr. Rindell was
united in marriage to Miss Edith Roos a
daughter of Edward Roos, who has charge
of forestry preserves in Finland. Our sub-
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
35
ject and his wife have one son, Borje, whose
natal day was June 4. 1909. Mr. Rindcll is
a republican in politics and a Lutheran in
religious faith. Fraternally he is identified
with the Knights of Pythias. His life has
always been actuated by high and honor-
able principles and characterized by manly
conduct. He has made for himself a credit-
able name in business circles and at all
times has been loyal to his belief in his
association with political, fraternal and
moral interests.
JOHN KUSCHNICK, who is the owner of
one hundred and ten acres of valuable land,
situated four miles southeast of Gervais, in
Marion county, was born in Xew Ulm. Min-
nesota, January 22, 1859. He is the son of
Nicholas and Magdalena (Elliott) Kuschnick,
both of whom were natives of Saxony, the
father born in 1823 and the mother in 1824.
The parents were married in Saxony and
immediately after came to America, settling
in Chicago, where they lived three years,
after which time they moved to New Ulm,
Minnesota, and resided there six years. Dur-
ing the Indian war, when they were living
on the river bottom, three miles west of
New Ulm, everything they owned was stolen
or else destroyed by fire. Four years after
the close of the war they moved to Rich-
mond, Minnesota, where they resided three
years, subsequently going to Jasper county,
Indiana, where they remained eleven years.
They then came to Oregon and one year
later bought a farm in Marion county, which
was located fourteen miles north of Salem
and was in heavy timber at that time. They
resided on this tract of land until the fath-
er's retirement, when they moved to Gervais,
but the last few years of their lives were
spent with their son John, of this review.
The mother died December 25. 1908, and the
father on .July 7, 1910. In their family were
seven children, the eldest of whom died in
infancy. The others are: Andrew, of Arkan-
sas; Peter, of Marion county. Oregon; .lohn.
of this sketch; Mary, of Albany, Oregon;
Annie, who died at the age of four years;
and Joseph, who died in Indiana at the age
of seven years.
John Kuschnick received a good business
education and remained under the parental
roof until he was twenty-two years of age,
at which time he started farming on a tract
of land of one hundred and three acres, which
he had purchased and which was a part of
the farm where he now resides. He has
added to the original tract so that he now
owns one hundred and ten acres of finely im-
proved land, fifty of which is under a higli
state of cultivation, including twenty acres
of Beaver Dam land. He also owns five acres
of city property at Mount Angel, which is
located two blocks north of the depot. In
his farming he makes a specialty of raising
hops, having forty acres in cultivation.
On November 26. 1895. Mr. Kuschnick was
wedded to Miss Maggie Friedl. who was
born in Bohemia. November 12, 1800. a
daughter of Anton and Catherine (Paschta)
Friedl, both of whom died in Europe. She
was one of a family of nine children who
grew to maturity, six of whom came to
America. They were: Elizabeth, deceased;
Peter, of Marion county; Wencel, of Water-
loo. Iowa; Anna, the wife of .lohn Boro, of
Waterloo, Iowa ; Maggie, now Mrs. John
Kuschnick; and Joseph, who is married and
lives in Waterloo, Iowa. Mr. and -Mrs. Kusch-
nick have become the parents of lour chil-
dren: Anna M., wlio was born December 11.
1S9G, and is now attending school; George
N., who was born April 5, 1S9U; Thercse M.,
born December 12, 1901; and .lohn P., born
April 15, 1904.
In his political allegiance Mr. Kuschnick is
a republican, but he has never sought nor
desired ollice, [ireferring to give his time to
the cultivation of his land, lie and his fam-
ily adhere to the Roman Catholic faith. Ik-
stands well in both business and social circles
and his life record presents many traits of
character worthy of enuilation.
JOHN KIRKWOOD, eighty four years of
age. Is living on a farm near Hopewell, which
has long been his home, and has not only
brought this place to its present state of de-
velopment but has also been a factor in the
pioneer improvement and later progress of
his county. He was born in Boston, .Mussn-
ehusetts. May 4, 1828, a son of .lames and
Christiana (Davie) Kirkwood, both of whom
were natives of Scotland and came to .Anierira
in 1822. The father was a glass blower by
trade and was brought to .\merica by i»
company who wanted to start a glass factory
in Boston. At that time nu'chanies were
not allowed to leave England, so he was
smuggled across. He lived in Hoston for a
number of years and then removed to lied-
ford. New York, and afterward to Providence,
Rhode Island. In 1S46 he crossed the plain*
with a wagon and ox team, being on the
way from May until October, and located
at Sonoma, California. (VtolM-r '.'li, lS4n, he
and his son John enlisted in the .Mexiran war.
joining Conipaiiy B of the California Itcj(i'
ment of X'olunteer Infantry, and served for
five months. Two brothers of .lohn Kirk-
wood, .lames and Henry, also serveil in thf
same company. The father afterward trav-
eled and lived with his son .lohn until hi«
death. He had brought a set of blaeknmith
tools across the plains with him. ami he and
his son did general blarksmithin(f and made
knives and Spanish spiirii. lli< wife died in
1844 and twenty-three yeom later J«mr«
Kirkwood passed awoy, his grave being madu
in the Hopewell cemetery. In their family
were seven children: .In«eph, of Yamhill
county. Oregon; .lames and William, both d<>.
ceased: John, of this review; and llenrjr.
Christian and Marj-, all of whom are decea«ed.
.John Kirkwood's chanees in youth for an
education were very limited but. Iieing of a
studious disposition, he read a grrot 'leal and
having a retentive memory, he i* now qtiilr
well informed. As previously stated, he en-
listed for the Mexieon war on the same day
a« his father. .lohn Kirkwoo<| was often in
the thickest of the fight and on one oeeasi.in
hail his tin cup cut away from his side by •
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
lance. His captain was shot down by his side
and a comrade on the other side, this being
when they were on special detail duty, Mr.
Kirkwood being the first one selected from
his company to form a detachment to rescue
four comrades whom the Spaniards had sur-
rounded in a patch of timber. Mr. Kirk-
wood was undoubtedly selected because of
the bravery which he had shown on previous
occasions and his superior marksmanship.
After the war he went to Sonoma, California,
and bought a lo: for sixteen dollars, which
he sold a few months after the discovery
of gold there for one thousand dollars. He
started out in life as a blacksmith and gun-
smith and then went into the mines during
the gold excitement in California. With his
father he left San Francisco in 1849 on a
sailing vessel, paying one hundred and ten
dollars for his passage, but they were landed
on Vancouver Island because of the wrecked
condition of the vessel and later reached
Portland in a canoe. John Kirkwood then
located on his present farm, which was a
donation claim. He went back to San Fran-
cisco in 1851 and after the fire of 1852, helped
rebuild the city. While going overland to
California he discovered the Yreka mine. He
worked this mine for a time but returned
to Yamhill county in 1852 and began improv-
iiig his farm. He also worked in a shop on
his place and constructed the first threshing
machine in Oregon, making the castings,
woodwork and all parts on the farm on which
he now lives. He worked in the shop for
twenty years, making plows, wagons, etc.,
and when the courthouse of Yamhill county
burned he was chosen to make a seal for the
county. He never turned down a job of work
in his life. He now owns here two hundred
and twenty acres of land, and one hundred
and sixty near Wheatland.
On the 26th of December, 1853, Mr. Kirk-
wood wedded Miss Charlotte Mathtny, who
was born in 1838 in Platte county, Missouri,
a daughter of Daniel and Mary (Cooper)
Matheny. The father, who was born and
reared in the Shenandoah valley, Virginia,
served in the War of 1812, taking part in the
battle of New Orleans, and was a captain in
the Black Hawk war. He went to Missouri
in 1837 and crossed the plains in 1843, lo-
cating near Ilillsboro, Oregon, as a neighbor
of Joe Meek and lived there for one year.
He then settled in the vicinity of Wheatland
and bought a tract of land on which he died
in 1872. He was an active, industrious
farmer and a brave frontiersman. The
mother came of an old Kentucky family and
died on the same farm as her husband, in
185G. In their family were eight cliildren:
Adam, deceased; Elizabeth, the wife of Henry
Hewitt, both of whom are now deceased; I.
C, D. B., Mary and Jasper N., all of whom
are deceased; Charlotte, now Mrs. John Kirk-
wood; and one who died in infancy. Mrs.
Kirkwood is like her husband, well, though
Bolf cdncnted. She lived with hor parents
until the time of her marriage, being then
only fourteen ycnr.s of age. To Mr. and Mrs.
Kirkwood seven children were born: Wil-
liam, dcecnscd, who was a physician and a
graduate of the University of California;
Dale, who was engaged in the practice of
dentistry and is now deceased; A. M., an en-
gineer in Yamhill county; Nellie, who is a
school teacher and a graduate of Sacred Heart
College at Salem; Walter, a hop grower in
Yamhill county; Leonora, who is a graduate
of the State Normal School at Monmouth,
Oregon, and is now the wife of Tliomas Kodg-
ers, a druggist of McMinnville, Oregon; and
Pearl, now Mrs. C. C. Chapman, of Portland.
In politics Mr. Kirkwood was first a repub-
lican, later a populist and now is an inde-
pendent, and he believes in studying the man
who is to be put in office. Both he and Mrs.
Kirkwood are members of the Adventist
church. He has now reached the advanced
age of eighty-four and is passing his last
days in a country whose early development
he has witnessed, surrounded by many friends
whom his genial disposition, progressive
nature and strong personality have won for
him.
DAVID W. SMALL is one of the well
known, honored pioneers of Washington and
Oregon, having been identified with the early
business enterprises and developments of
both states since the later years of their ter-
ritorial history. He is also a battle-scarred,
pensioned veteran of the Civil war. He waa
born in New Brunswick, December 18, 1837,
a son of Daniel and Lavina (Munroe) Small,
both of whom were natives of New Bruns-
wick. The paternal grandfather was a na-
tive of New York city and of Irish parent-
age. The parents of the subject of this re-
view celebrated their wedding at Miramichi,
New Brunswick, and there continued to live
until 1843. In that year they removed to
Maine, where the father was engaged in
farming and also in the sawmill and lum-
bering business until 1867. He then removed
with his family to Montana and was en-
gaged in the operation of a hotel and also
in the general merchandising business until
the time of his death, which occurred in
1872. In 1874 the mother moved to Walla
Walla. Washington, and there died early in
the year 1875. In their family were nine
children: David W., of this review; Mary,
whose death occurred in Helena, Montana;
Albert, of Lewiston, Idaho; Edward, who
passed away in Maine when he was about
seven years of age; Sarah, the wife of John
Potter, of Los Angeles, California; Lottie E.,
the wife of Frank Sanborn, of Manhattan,
Montana; Ira, a resident of Lewiston, Idaho;
Inez, the wife of T. W. Colby, of Idaho; and
Edward, who passed away at the age of five
years at Houlton. Maine.
David W. Small was reared in his parents'
home and received his early education in the
public schools of Maine. The period of his
school days, however, was very limited,
amounting to a total of only sixteen months.
In 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil war,
he enlisted at Houlton in Company E, of the
First Maine A^olunteer Cavalry, under Cap-
tain Blackhawk Putnam, and followed his
command for one year. He was mustered
out of service September 24, 1862, at Au-
DAVID \V. .SMALL
THE NEW^oiviri
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
39
gusta, Maine, the cause of his discharge be-
ing disability resulting from the failure of
his health. Immediately after his discharge
he returned to his home in Maine, and one
year later reenlisted in Company A, of the
Second Maine Cavalry, under Captain J. F.
Twitchell, and continued in the United
States army until the close of the war, re-
ceiving his discharge in December, 1865. At
Alexandria, Louisiana, he received a severe
wound in the left side, while in the active
discharge of his duty and is now one of the
honored pensioned soldiers of the great inter-
necine conflict. His war record abounds with
tragic experiences, for in many cases he
barely succeeded in escaping in time to save
his life. At the close of the war he returned
to his father's old homestead in Maine,
where he was engaged in farming for the five
years following. In 1871 he moved to Mon-
tana and after spending six months in that
territory he settled at Walla Walla, Wash-
ington, and was there engaged as superin-
tendent for Dr. D. S. Baker in the furnish-
ing and delivering of timber and ties used
in the construction of the Walla Walla &
Columbia River Railway. He was also su-
perintendent of construction work on that
road until its completion in 1874. It was
the first railroad built in Washington terri-
tory, and its track extended from Wallula
to Walla Walla, its organizer and promoter
being Dr. D. S. Baker. After the comple-
tion of that line of railroad, Mr. Small ob-
tained contracts from the United States gov-
ernment for the furnishing of all forage
used at the government post at Walla Walla,
and to that business he gave his time and at-
tention until 1890. He had previously en-
gaged in the hotel and livery business, oper-
ating also at the same time an opera house
and was the owner of the steamboat North-
west, used on the inland waters in both pas-
senger and freight service. In 1879, during
the Bannock Indian war, he had the honor
of transporting General 0. O. Howard and
his troops on the Northwest to a point thirty
miles above Lewiston on the Grande Ronde
river. In 1879 he secured his first contract
to furnish the timber required in the con-
struction of the main line of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, which was completed three
years later. During that time he also suc-
cessfully conducted a variety of business in-
terests 'at Walla Walla. In 1894 he dis-
posed of all his property and various busi-
ness enterprises at Walla Walla and moved
to Fort Bragg, California, where he remained
for three years and then went to Alaska and
started a pack train between Dyea and Ben-
nett for the purpose of freighting provis-
ions to the miners who were rushing to the
gold fields. In that business he continued
for one and one-half years and. then moved
to Dawson City, Alaska. During the time of
his business operations at Dyea. in 1899, he
staked .John Gagnon with a scow and nine
thousand dollars' worth of building mnforial
and started him for Dawson with in-itnirtion!!
to sell the cargo and receive for his services
one-half of the net profits. The man in trust
of this expedition proved recreant to the
confidence which had been placed in him and
disposed of both the scow and it« curgo,
thereby entailing a total loss to .Mr. Small
of twenty-three thousand dollars. The fol-
lowing July, however, still undeterred and
full of courage, he started a similar equip-
ment for Dawson and at that time mrt with
gratifying success. In 1900 ho again sent
out a similar supply of building material
destined for Dawson, but the ice proved an
insurmountable barrier and Mr. Small suf-
fered the entire loss of his property right
within sight of Dawson. He spent the winter
at Dawson and returned to Maho the fol-
lowing spring, but remained there only a
short time, removing in 19i)l to Coos countv.
Oregon, where he secured from Major L. f).
Kinney grading contracts for the buiUliiig
of a belt line railroad from .MurshficKI to
Empire. In 1912 in copartnership with his
son he established himsell in the contract
paving business and ha.i since devoted his
attention to that growing and successful en
terprise. He is one of the large rrni estate
owners of Marshfield, owning more than
one hundred well located residence and busi-
ness lots in that city and also owns a very
valuable water front property In the busi-
ness section of the town.
Mr. Small was twice marrleil, his first wife
being Miss Martha F. liradliury, whom he
wedded in 1803. She was a native of l,im
erick, Maine, and a daughter of Cyrus K. and
Sarah (Shields) Bradbury. The parents were
both natives of the I'inc Tree state, and
there passed their entire lives, the mother's
death occurring when she was sevi-nty yeor^
of age, and the father passing away at thi-
age of seventy-three. They became tin-
parents of nine children, of whom four are
still living: Mrs. Christie Davidson, ond Mrs.
Abbie Davidson, both of whom reside In Mas-
sachusetts; John, of Alberta, Canada; nnd
Henry, whose home is at Trescjuo Isli-, M •
To Mr. and Mrs. Small three rhildrri)
born: Dora A., the wifi- <■■
bury, who is engaged in ' '■
timber business at K"" '
Schuyler Colfax, who i^
Ing and construction b';
Oregon; and Ira. who died in uitonry. I hr
eldest daughter, Dora A. Hmdt"irv U i» en'i
uate of Wellcsley College ol
saeliusetts, and thi- «'in.
.Small, received at"'
while residing in ' '
years n» sherilT. i
dren died at Hon I
In 1878. Mr. ^"i .
to Miss Ellen i
Oregon, and '
who as a younif man «<'tll>'>l at
and there spent his entire llf" •
district judge. He was a '
spected for the integrity of I I
his rapabllitles as a juri«t. >ii
riirred In 18S2. In his family ■
children, of whom tl'r...> nr..
namely: Mrs. .1. M. I
Washington; >tr». Smi'
ington; and Mr«. KIIi«. n( Dum. \'
Mrs. Ellen Small passe<l away at ' '..
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
July 12, 1910, and her remains were in-
terred in tlie Odd Fellows cemetery at tliat
place.
Jlr. Small is a loyal member of the re-
publican party, and is a member of the Ma-
sonic lodge of Marshfield. He and his fam-
ily are members of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. Small is entitled to all the honors that
belong to the hardy pioneer of the unde-
veloped west. A man of rare business abil-
ity and acumen, he has survived the results
of" the repeated los-es with which he has met
in business and out of the ashes of disaster
he has erected new enterprises which his
genius and fortitude have carried to notable
success. His word is as good as his bond,
and now in his declining years he is able to
look back upon a career of usefulness, having
devoted himself to the enterprises now well
founded, which are destined to be a monu-
ment and credit to his memory for many
decades to come.
OLIVER P. ISON. A half century has
come and gone since Oliver P. Ison arrived in
Baker county, and during the greater part
of this period he has engaged in farming
and stock-raising, owning now four hundred
acres of rich and productive land situated
ten miles north of Baker City on sections
7 and 13, range 40. He makes his home,
however, in the city, residing at the corner
of Sixth and A streets. He was born June
11, 1846, in Garrard county, Kentucky, a
son of Strother and Judith Ann (Gaines)
Ison, who were also natives of Kentucky.
In 1849 they left that state and went to
Grundy county, Missouri, and in the spring
of 1862 came overland with ox teams to
Baker county, where the remainder of their
lives was passed. Both died near Wingville,
the father in 1889 at the age of seventy-six
years and the mother September 25. 1900,
when eighty-six years of age. When in Mis-
souri he had followed merchandising and also
engaged in the live-stock business, while in
Oregon he carried on general farming. He
bought his first land of the state, owning
at one time a section, while at his death he
had a homestead of one hundred and sixty
acres in the Wingville district. In 1868 he
was elected the first state senator from
Baker county, which at that time comprised
a large part of eastern Oregon. He also
served as county commissioner for one or
two terms and was recognized as uhe leader
of the democratic party. His religious faith
was indicated by his lifelong membership
in the Methodist Episcopal church. South, to
which his wife also belonged. In Missouri
he joined the Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows and was one of the first members of
Baker Lodge, No. 25. In fact his activities
touched the general interests of societw here
and constituted a force in the uphuildin^and
progress of the entire community, mito
him and his wife were born nine childrei of
whom the second, a son, died in infa icy.
The others are: Bascom. who was the irst
born and also died in infancy; Luther B.,
who was circuit judge and held many o her
ofliceg and died in 1889; Susan Virginia/the
wife of James Akers, a retired farmer living
in Baker; Oliver P.; Lester Oscar, also of
the Wingville district; Adelia, who is the
wife of George Chandler, of Baker, a stock
man who has the finest herd in eastern Ore-
gon; Gabrilla, who died at the age of thirty-
five years; and Annie Gaines, who died
January 29, 1892, at the age of thirty-two
years.
Oliver P. Ison was only sixteen years of
age when he came to Baker county with
his parents, since which time he lias resided
within its borders, the entire period now
covering a half century. Here ho has car-
ried on farming and stock-raising, having
in 1870 i)urcliased four hundred acres of
state land ten miles north of Baker. He on-
gaged in raising range cattle until the last
three years and the farm is now principally
devoted to the cultivation of hay. lie has
left the ranch to make his home in Baker
and is pleasantly situated in an attractive
residence at the corner of Sixth and A,
streets.
In January, 1871, Mr. Ison was married to
Miss Martha Jane Vernon, who was born in
Pleasantville, Iowa, December 13, 1855, and
in 185U was brought to Oregon by her par-
ents, Thomas B. and Mary Jane (Foster)
Vernon. The father was the pioneer black-
smith of Auburn, Oregon, and removed to
Pocahontas, where he remained until 1872,
when he became a farmer in the Wingville
district. There he spent the remainder of
his life, passing away on the 2yth of Sep-
tember, 1900, his wife's death having oc-
curred on the 3d of February, 1876. They
were active members of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, and were among the most
prominent and highly respected of the coun-
ty's residents. Mrs. Ison was their only
child. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Ison
were three children, as follows: Ora Perry,
who is the wife of John G. Foster, of Baker,
and has one child, Verna; Carrie Lee, who is
the wife of H. B. Kinnison, a farmer of Bak-
er county in the Wingville district, by whom
she has three children, Buford, Beulah and
Ermil; and Lilith Buford, who is a gradu-
ate of the Baker high school and also pur-
sued a course at Buford College in Nash-
ville, Tennessee, after which she taught
school in Baker. She is now the wife of
John W. Allen, of Portland, and they have
one child, Alletha Aileen.
In his political views Mr. Ison is a demo-
crat and an active worker in the party yet
he has never sought nor desired political
office. He has served, however, on the school
board for eleven years and has been a mem-
ber of the city council for six years, four
years of which time he was its president.
He was also acting mayor for about two
years during the absence of the mayor. He
was a member of the council when the work
of paving the streets was first started, about
three miles being laid. He was also a stanch
champion of the commission form of govern-
ment which was adopted. He stands firm in
his opposition to anything like misrule in
public affairs and is in sympathy with the
progressive movement of the times which
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
41
is seeking to make politics tlie expression
of general public opinion and not of the will
of the few. Fraternally lie is connected
with Wingville Lodge, No. 69, I. 0. O. F.,
which he joined in 18S3, and for the past
twelve years he has been a member of the
encampment. He also belongs to Baker
Lodge, No. 338, B. P. 0. E. Energy and in-
dustry have been salient traits in his life
work. He has never faltered in carrying
out a plan that he ha^ formed in relation to
business matters, realizing that when one
avenue of effort seemed closed he might find
another path that would lead to the desired
goal. Moreover, he has always adopted con-
structive measures in his business life and in
his political service and his efforts have been
a feature in general progress and improve-
ment.
SAMUEL H. McKERNAN, a retired farm-
er, living in a fine home with ten acres of
land adjoining Cottage Grove, was born in
Otter Creek township, La Salle county, Illi-
nois, April 19, 1855, the son of Captain J.
J. and Mary (Cramer) McKernan. The
father, who was a native of Ireland, came to
America when nine years of age in com-
pany with his parents. The family settled
in Livingston county, Kentucky, but re-
moved in 1826 to Illinois, settling at Ot-
tawa, where they passed the remainder of
their lives, the father of Captain J. J. Mc-
Kernan passing away in 1831. while the
mother's death occurred in 1863.
Captain J. J. McKernan, the father of our
subject, remained at home with his mother
until he attained his majority and then re-
moved to Otter Creek, Illinois, where he
settled on a tract of land under the squat-
ter's right act, residing there until he could
obtain a title, when he purchased the land.
His first purchase consisted of one hundred
and sixty acres but he later added to his
holdings "until he owned four hundred and
eighty acres of the finest land in Illinois.
In 1862 the father organized, for service in
the Civil war. Company F, of the One hun-
dred and Fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry,
of which he was made captain. Entering
into active service the company did its full
duty but at Hartsville, Tennessee, the en-
tire company including the captain was cap-
tured by the Confederates and sent to An-
dersonville prison where they remained until
paroled. The captain, being sick and dis-
abled, was mustered out of service and re-
turned to his old farm home, where he con-
tinued to live until the time of his death,
Januarv 9, 1878, at the age of sixty-six
years. "lie was survived by the mother, who
"lived on the old homestead until her death
in 1900, at the age of eighty-nine years.
She had resided on the homestead during
nearly her whole life and had witnessed the
raising of seventy-five crops on that farm.
She was the mother of eight children: Rose
Ann, who is the widow of Aaron Klibcr. of
La Salle countv. Illinois: Candies, who mar-
ried Henry Ackerman. of North Dakota, de-
ceased; Ann E., the wife of Mathias Coaeh-
anour, of La Salle county, Illinois; George,
who pa.ssed away in Colorado; Samuel H.;
Salanda Lockwood, of Streator. Illinois; ,
Charley, of Lenox, Iowa; and Uus.sie, of
Streator, Illinois.
Reared in the state of Illinois and edu-
cated in its public .schools, Suinuel H. Mc-
Kernan received a good education and train-
ing. At the age of twenty years he began
farming on his own account, operating in
Illinois until 1S7S. when he removed to (Ot-
tawa, Kansas, and purchased land there, lie
remained on his Kansas farm for ten years,
developing it and making of it a very valu-
able property. At the end of that time ho
sold his holdings in Kansas and came to Ore-
gon in 1888, settling in Lane county, where
he took up a homestead of one hundred and
sixty acres, which he oceuplcil for twenty
years. When he took up his land in Oregon
it was covered with a heavy growth of tim-
ber. He continued working liard, however,
until he placed twenty-live acres of it un-
der cultivation and in the earlier days ho
was comp(dled to build a high fence around
his fi(dds in order to keep the deer from eat-
ing his crops. In l'.)OS he sold his farm for
thirty-three hundred dollars ami retired to
Cottage Grove, where he bought a comfort-
able home with a ten acre tract aiijoining
the city limits, for which he paid two thou-
sand dollars. He also owns a business house
in Cottage (irove and two residence proper-
ties, which he is renting.
Mr. McKernan was married at Streator,
Illinois, .January 1, 1873, to .Miss Ijiura
Weklianse. who was born in Pennsylvania,
.luly 14, 1855, the daughter of .Jackson and
Mary (Corl) Welchanse. the former a na-
tive of Pennsylvania while the latter wos
born in New York city. The marriage of
the parents was celebrated in Pennsylvanui.
where they lived for eight years, after which
they removed to Illinois, settling in l.a SaWi-
county in 1856. There the father purchased
land and died at the age of thirty years.
In their family were five children: llenettn,
the wife of " Henry Cunlilfi'. of Pontiue,
Illinois; George, of Streator, Illinois; Luura,
who became Mrs. Samuel M. .McKiTuan:
William, who was killed in a railway accident;
iiiid Esther, the wife of l.ynniii liiikiT, of
Streator. .\fter the death 'of her iHMhand
Mrs. Welchanse was again married, Urr •ec
ond union being with .lame.s CiinlilTe. of K»ll
River, Massachusetts, and tlii'V Iweome thf
parents of three children: CharlottP. thr wifp
of Ross Corl, of Caney. Kansas; Kmm>, the
wife of .\rtliur (Jarner; nnd .lonies. of
Streator. Illinois. To .Mr. ami Mrs. McKer-
nan six ehil'iren have b<'en born: .lames,
who ilied in infancy; Candies, the wife of
Martin Foster, of Ijine county, Oregon:
CIvde, who met death liy drowning nt lh«<
age of eight years; Sylvia, the wifp of
Hiram Griggs, 'of Cottage Grove. Oregon;
Charh'S, of Cottage fJrove. who married for
rie Dickens, a native of Iowa. Iiy whom he
has a son Clyde, born in Seplember. 1910:
anil Ralph, who died at the ago of three ami
one-half years.
Mr. McKernan gives his political allrginncn
tn tlie cleiiio,-r«tic parly, nnd fraternally ho
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
belongs to Lodge No. 357, B. P. 0. E., of Eu-
gene. He is well and favorably known in
the community where he resides and al-
though he has been a resident of Cottage
Grove a comparatively short time, he has
formed a large circle of personal friends,
by whom he is held in high esteem.
MRS. AURA M. RALEY, known as the
mother of Pendleton, was born in Kennebec
county, Maine, on August 23, 1829. She was
a daughter of Stephen L. and Cozbi (Saw-
tellc) Morse, botn of whom were natives of
Maine. The father died in his native state
and the mother later married a Mr. Town-
send with whom she removed to Wisconsin,
and in 1853 crossed the plains to Oregon.
They were in the same trahi with Mrs. Raley
of this review, but separated at Powder river,
going into the Willamette valley, while the
subject of this sketch went on to Washington.
Aura Morse of this review resided in Maine
until she was fifteen years of age when, with
her mother, she removed to Wisconsin, where
she was later united in marriage to Mr.
Moses E. Goodwin, who was a native of Craw-
ford county, Illinois. In 1853 Mr. and Mrs.
Goodwin started across the plains with ox
teams for Oregon, being in company with
several other families among whom were her
mother and step-father. The journey was
beset with many difficulties and the Indians
were unusually troublesome. Of the large
train that started only five families com-
pleted the trip. Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin first
settled fifteen miles north of Vancouver,
Washington, where they purchased a farm
and resided for three years. At the breaking
out of the' Indian war they built a I'aft and,
taking with them enough timber to erect a
house, they floated down the river to Van-
couver, which was then only a Hudson's Bay
Company trading post. There they built
their house which they later converted into
a hotel and operated the same as su3h until
1864. At that date, with their stock, they
started for the mining district of Boise,
Idaho, but upon reaching Umatilla county
they were unable to take their cattle over
(lie mountains and, liking this section of the
country, they located here. They took up a
donation land claim on which Pendleton now
stands, erecting the first house in this vicin-
ity. It was on the present site of the I'endle"-
ton Hotel and they operated it as a hotel
for several years. Their donation land claim
consisted of one hundred and sixty acres, and
was the location on which the earlier Pendle-
ton was built, the town wliich on the 20th
of November, 1868, the county commissioners
chose as the seat of Umatilla county.
To Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin were born three
ohildrcn, the eldest of whom died in infancy.
The others were: Wallace W., who was mur-
(hTcd on Snake River in 1872 while he was on
a trip to that section of the country with
Bome horses; and Olive, who is now the wife
of S. A. John of Portland. Mr. Goodwin
passed away on January 17, 1871, and in
May, 1872, the subject of this sketch was
again united in marriage, her second union
being to Henry J. Raley, who came to Oregon
in 1853. To them was born one child, Cozbi,
who is now the wife of W. C. E. Pruitt, the
deputy district attorney of Pendleton. Mr.
Raley passed away in October, 1876, and
after his death Mrs. Raley continued for
several years in the hotel business. Being
thrifty and industrious, and capable in her
business management she is now in good
financial circumstances and resides in a beau-
tiful home at No. 214 West Alta street,
which she built in 190<J.
Mrs. Raley is a member of the Episcopal
church and is a lady of many good traits of
heart and mind whose life is in harmony
with her Christian profession. She is ex-
ceptionally well preserved in both mind and
body, having an excellent memory, and, al-
though she is now in her eighty-fourtli year
she does not appear to be a woman of more
than sixty. She has seen two Indian wars
and well knows the meaning of the priva-
tions and hardships of frontier life, and
highly deserves the comfortable circumstances
in which .she is placed. She has lived in
Pendleton for more than half a century, has
long witnessed the growth and development
of this part of the state and has a wide cir-
cle of acquaintances and host of friends
among the older settlers as well as among
those who have arrived at a later date.
C. T. MYERS is classified with the suc-
cessful merchants and business men of Sheri-
dan and his present enviable position is due
to the fact that close application and inde-
fatigable energy have ever been the guiding
forces of his life. He is now proprietor of a
hardware and implement store and in con-
nection therewith conducts an undertaking
establishment. He was born near Appleton,
in Knox county, Illinois, December 13, 1884,
and is a son of S. A. and Ida L. (Mitchell)
Myers. The father was born in Illinois and
afterward removed to Iowa. Later he re-
turned to Illinois but again went to Iowa,
settling at Weldom, where he remained until
he came to Oregon in 1908. In that .year he
located at Sheridan, where he is now living
retired, although for many years he was
closely associated with general farming in-
terests. His wife is a native of Illinois and
in that state they were married. They be-
came the parents of nine children: Bessie,
now the wife of H. H. Fuller, of Weldon,
Iowa; C. T.; Jennie B., the wife of J. T.
Yoeom. of Sheridan, Oregon; H. P., who is
with his brother in business; Ethel, Harley,
Daisy, Clark and Lawrence, all yet at home.
C. T. Myers pursued his education in the
public schools of Illinois and Iowa and after
a partial high-school course became a stu-
dent in the commercial college at Chillicothe,
Missouri. He is also a graduate of the Cap-
ital City Commercial College of Des Moines,
completing his work there with the class of
1907. After coming to Oregon in the follow-
ing year he entered the high school at Eu-
gene and on completing his studies there came
to Sheridan, with the business interests of
which he has since been closely associated.
Here he first engaged in the furniture trade
and afterward added a stock of hardware.
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45
On the 1st of January, 1911, however, he
disposed of his furniture business but still
continues in the hardware trade, carrying a
complete line of shelf and heavy goods. He
is also dealing in implements and conducts
an undertaking and embalming business,
having studied embalming in Iowa for two
years. The establishment is conducted un-
der the firm name of Myers Brothers, his
younger brother, H. P. Myers, being now as-
sociated with him in a partnership relation.
They are accorded a liberal patronage and
are meeting with well merited success.
C. T. Myers was united in marriage to
Bertha Courtemanchc, in June, 1909, and
unto them was bom one child, who died in
infancy. In politics Mr. Myers is an inde-
pendent republican, usually supporting the
principles of the party yet never feeling him-
self bound by party ties. He has served as
a member of the city council for one term
and he is secretary of the Commercial Club.
In the Woodmen of the World he has served
as clerk and he also belongs to the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. He is yet a
young man but has already made a credit-
able record in commercial circles and the sa-
lient qualities which he has thus far dis-
played argue well for a successful future.
JOHN HAGENAUER, who is interested in
general fanning and is the owner of one
hundred and eighty-three acres of valuable
land, situated two and one half miles south-
cast of flervais, in Marion county, was born
in Austria in April, 18-J9. His parents were
Wenccl and Helena Hagenauer, who came to
America in 1873 and settled in Wisconsin.
In 1877 they removed to Oregon and pur-
chased one hundred and eighty-three acres
of land, which is the farm now owned by
John Hagenauer of this review and all of
which at that time was covered witli heavy
timber. They resided on this place during
the remainder of their lives, the mother dy-
ing in 1891 and the father in 1902. In their
family were seven children, of whom .John
Hagenauer was the third in order of birth.
The others are Wencel, Barbara, Annie,
Frank, Mary and Peter.
John Hagenauer was reared and educated
in Austria and came to America in 1869,
thus preceding his parents by four years
In taking the trip. He settled in Wisconsin,
where he remained eight years, and tlun
came to Oregon. locating on the place where
he still lives. One hundred acres of his ex-
cellently improved farm are under a high
state of cultivation, whereon he uses the
latest and most improved metho<ls known to
those who have made a study of farming.
In 1888 Mr. Hagenauer was united in mar-
riage to Miss Josephine Herald, a native of
Oermany, who was reared and educatcl
there. She came to America in 188.'i and
lived three years in Minnesota, after which
time she removed to Oregon. She is one of
twelve children who were bom to her par-
ents, all of whom are still residing in (Jer-
many except herself and one sister. Her
parents both died in fiermnny. In the fam-
ily of Mr. and Mrs. Hagenauer are five chil-
dren: Annie M.. born in 1890; Helena E.,
born in 1893; Barbara C., born in 1896;
Peter J., born in 1S99; and John J., born
in 1902.
In his political views Mr. Hagenauer is a
stalwart democrat, giving unfaltering sup-
port to the men and measures of the party.
He and his family adhere to the teachings of
the Catholic church. Energetic in his work,
conscientious in all matters of business, Mr.
Hagenauer is a progressive and valued citi-
zen of the country in which he has chosen
to make his home.
FREDERICK L. GRAY is the owner of a
well improved ranch of three hundred acres
located seven miles northeast of Springfield,
where he has resided for more than fifty
years and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He was born in Washington county. Penn-
sylvania, on February. 2, 1S31, and is a son
lit Alexander and Lydia (Lutanner) Cray.
The father was of Irish extraction and the
mother of German descent, but they were
born, reared and married in the Keystone
state and there passed the early years of
their domestic life. In 1831, they removed
to Ohio, but five years later the family was
called upon to mourn the loss of the mother,
who was buried in the vicinity of Wooster,
and the father and children subsequently
returned to Pennsylvania. He located in
Washington county, continuing to reside
there for several j'ears, and during that
period he was married again, his second wife
having been Miss Mary Andrews. The at-
traction of the west again proving irresist-
ible, in 1844 he crossed the ])rairies to Indi-
ana, .settling in the vicinity of Greencastle,
where both he and his wife passed the re-
mainder of their lives. He died on the 2fith
of December, ISfifi, but she survived for
several years thereafter. Mr. Cray was a
miller, and while he followed his trade at
various periorls, his energies were devoted
to agricultural pursuits during the greater
part of his life. To him and his first wife
there were born four sons, of whom our sub-
ject, the third in order of birth, is the only
one now living. The others are as follows:
•John, who passed away in Texas at the age
of eighty years; .Mexander, whose death oc-
curreil in I.os Angeles at the age of eighty-
three; and .lacoh .S., who was seventj'-five
and a resilient of Nebraska at the time of
his death. Five children were born of the
second marriage: Samuel R.. now deceased,
who engagcfl in the practice of medicine in
Illinois; Koliert. who is a resident of Ne-
braska; Sarah M., who is deceased; Xancy
Jane, the deceased wife of .Albert Hurt; and
William .J., who was accidentally killed in
Idaho.
Born in a family of moderate means, Fred-
erick L. firay received but a limited educa-
tion in the district schools of his native
state. Having been reared in the country,
he was early trained to agricultural pur-
suits, so upon leaving home at the age of
seventeen years he sought and obtained em-
ployment as a farm hand. He continued to
follow this occupation in Pennsylvania for
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OP OREGON
three years. At the expiration of that time
he decided to go west, so he joined an emi-
grant train and crossed the plains to Oregon
in 1851. During the first three years of his
residence in the west he worlced in the gold
fields of the Rogue River country and also
in California, but in 1S55 he gave up pros-
pecting and came to Lane county. For a
year he worked in the Deadwood mines, and
in 1853 he participated in the Indian war,
guarding Jacksonville, Oregon. After en-
gaging in various activities he filed on a
claim of one hundred and sixty acres and
went into the stock business. He followed
this with very good success until ho received
the deed to his land four years later. At
the end of that time he disposed of his claim
and went to the Willow Springs mines and
prospected for two years. In 1861. he re-
turned to Lane county and bought his pre-
sent ranch, which at that time contained
three hundred and twenty acres of land.
This is located on section 35, Range south,
3 west, township 17, on the old stage road
between Springfield and Waltervillc. Soon
after acquiring this property he joined a
party and started for the Salmon river
mines. It was a perilous journey and
fraught with many hardships and privations.
The snow was deep and the cold extreme
and several of their number perished from
cold and exposure as they walked the entire
distance. Upon reaching their destination
they foimd the snow eight feet deep on a
level at the mines, which made it practic-
ally impossible to work. The scarcity of
food and the exorbitant prices — they paid
two hundred and twenty-five dollars for two
hundred pounds of flour upon their arrival
— caused Mr. Gray to leave soon after his
arrival for the Piatt Valley mines. There
he found practically the same conditions —
the season too far advanced to work, and
the food supply very low — so he returned
to his ranch and has ever since been a res-
ident of Lane county. He applied himself
energetically and intelligently to the de-
velopment of his land and the direction of
his undertakings, meeting with a corres-
ponding degree of success. He now owns
three hundred acres of well improved land,
one hundred acres of this being under high
cultivation. All of the improvements upon
his place are in good condition, it is well
stocked and thoroughly eqviipped with every-
thing needful to tlie modern agriculturist.
In addition to his home place, Mr. Gray
owns one hundred and twelve acres of fer-
tile land near Thurston, Oregon.
In 1864, Mr. Gray was married to Mrs.
Olive Looney, the widow of .Tames C. Loo-
ney, who filed upon a donation claim in
Lane county in 1853. that included the pres-
ent Gray ranch. Eight children were born
to Mr. and Mrs. Gray, as follows: Alexan-
der, who was born on the 0th of Novem-
ber, 18Gt, now a resident of Springfield,
Oregon ; Charles, whose natal day was the
Sd of September, 1866. a resident of Kla-
math Falls, this state; Mary Jane, whose
birth ocMirred on October 23,"lS68, the wife
of Albert Mathews, of Lane county; Fred-
erick, who was born on April 14, 1871, liv-
ing on a portion of the old homestead in
this county; Ira, whose birth occurred on
June 24, 1873, also of Lane county; John,
who was born in 1S7G aiul died in infancy;
and Nellie, whose natal day was September
20, 1S79, and had attained the age of eleven
years when she died. Margaret Ann, who
is the si.xth in order of birth, was born on
the 7th of June, 1875, and married Frank
Campbell, who died October 27, 1000. Mrs.
Campbell and her son Frank, who was born
on November 19, 1900, are living with Mr.
Gray on the old homestead. Mrs. Gray had
four children by her first husband. The
three eldest, Isaac D., William M. and Sarah
A., are all deceased, but the youngest, Mar-
tha E., is the wife of William McKinney, of
Independence, Oregon. All of the children
were given the advantages of a good prac-
tical education.
Mr. Gray is a socialist in his political
views, but twice cast his ballot for Abra-
ham Lincoln. He has never activcdy par-
ticii)ated in public affairs, not being an as-
pirant to public honors. Mr. Gray wlio has
lived far beyond the Psalmist's alloted span,
having attained the venerable age of eight,y-
one years, is widely known in the county
and enjoys the confidence and esteem of a
large circle of friends.
FRANK PRANTL, who resides on his farm
of sixty-two acres, situated two and one-half
miles southeast of Gervais, was born in Ma-
rion county, Oregon, February 17, 1877, the
son of John and Mary Prantl, both natives
of Germany. The parents were married in
New Jersey but a short time afterward re-
moved to California and later came to Ma-
rion county, Oregon, where they bought one
hundred acres of land which they occupied
until the father retired from active work, in
1901. Since that date he has lived with his
son Frank, of this review, tlie mother having
died in December, 1902. In their family were
ten children: Mrs. Katie Aicher, of Wood-
burn, Oregon; Mrs. Mary Hitchman, of Port-
land; Rose, at home; Frank, the subject of
this review; Mrs. Agnes Aicher. of Wood-
burn : Peter, Mrs. Lena Addleman. Mrs.
Theresa Schindler and Mrs. Cecilia Eder, all
residents of Gervais, Oregon; and Joseph, of
Marion coiinty.
Frank Prantl was reared under the pa-
rental roof and started out in life for him-
self at the age of twenty-four, when he
took charge of his farm of fifty acres, which
was his share of his father's estate. He has
since added to this until he now owns sixty-
two acres of improved land, thirty acres of
which is under a high state of cultivation,
eleven acres being in hops and six set out in
apple trees.
Mr. Prantl was wedded on the 7th of Jan-
uary, in 1909, to Miss Therese Ditrich. a
daughter of Martin and Therese Ditrich, both
of whom are natives of Hungary. The pa-
rents came to America in 1904 and are now
living on a farm in Marion county. Their
family consists of eight children who are
living, namely: Mrs. Katie Siefer, of Gervais,
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
47
Oregon; John, of Portland; Mrs. Annie Kohn,
of Gervais; Mrs. Prantl, the wife of Frank
Prantl, of tliis review; Lena, at home; Mar-
tin, of Gervais; and Mary and Cecilia, at
home. Mr. and Mrs. Prantl have become
the parents of two children: Cecilia T., born
December 29, 190U, and Agnes M., born July
23, 1911. In politics Mr. Prantl adheres to
the principles of the republican party and
both he and his wife are devout members of
the Catholic church. His entire life has been
spent in Marion county, where he is well
known and highly esteemed as a progressive
and enterprising man.
JAMES F. KINDRED. With limited edu-
catiomil u|iortiniitiis and no special advan-
tages to aid him as he started out in the
business world, James F. Kindred worked
his way upward and has long been widely
and favorably known as a hading agricul-
turist of Clatsu|) county. He represented
one of the old pioniir families of tlie north-
west, his birth having occurred in Oregon
City, December 25, 1844. His parents were
B. C. and Rachel (Miller! Kindred, both of
whom were natives of Illinois, and in 1844
crossed the plains with ox teams, settling
first in Oregon City, which at that time was
a very small place. They remained there
only one winter and then removed to Colum-
bia county, Oregon, where the father was
employed in a logging mill one year. In
1846 they removed to Clatsop county and
the father entered a farm, which is now-
known as the Gearhart place. He built
thereon a log cabin, which he occupied two
years, and then traded the place for a yoke
of oxen. He next secured a tract of land
of six hundred and forty acres, upon which
the town of Hammond now stands, and there
he lived up to the time of his death. When
he first settled in Clatsop county he had to
haul his provisions from \'ancouver on the
Columbia river in a birch canoe and it re-
quired a week to make the trip. Subse-
quently he had a whaleboat built, which
was propelled by sails, after which he en-
gaged in transporting goods for pioneers of
this end of the county from Vancouver.
Subsequently he Ix'came a pilot for vessels
plying on the Columbia river from its mouth
to Portland. His death occurred in 1905 and
his wife pa.sseil away January 2, 1S9S. In
their family were twelve children: Henry
P., now living at Seaside, Oregon; James F.;
Joel, deceased; Nancy, the wife of Henry
Fisher, of Hammond. Clatsop county; Julia,
the deceased wife of Captain Babbidge; Wil-
liam, a resident of Washington ; Mary, the
■wife of Frank Mndd. who is living on a farm
eight miles south of Astoria; David, now at
Fort Stevens; Amanda, in Portland; .Amelia,
the wife of Charles Holt; Sarah, the wife of
Wilas Mudd. of Hammond, and Rozcttic
Cunningham.
Only in a limited way did .James F. Kin-
dred have opportunity to attend school and
at eighteen years of age he started out in
the world on his own account, working in
various ways for three years, after which
he rented a farm on Youngs river and con-
tinued its cultivation for a year. Subse-
quently he purchased the property known as
the Burke farm, comprising one hundred and
twenty-nine acres, linely improved. He has
since devoted his energies to general agri-
cultural pursuits and has converted his place
into an excellent property. In addition to
this he owns six lots in the vicinity of Ham-
■mond, four lots and a line residence in War-
rent on. three lots in Astoria and one in
Portland.
Mr. Kindred has been married twice. He
first wedded Kliza Doak, who was born in
Clatsop county, and unto them were born
six children: .Joel, a resident of Clatsop
county; Edward, now in Washington; Julia,
the wife of JI. Miller, of Idaho; Augusta,
who is married and resides south of Port-
land; Charles, living at Goble, Oregon; and
Katherine, the wife of Charles Dean, of Clat-
sop county. In 1881 Mrs. Kindred died and
in 188?. Mr. Kindred was again married, his
second union being with Mrs. Lavina Kcaton
Dean, the wiilow of William K. Dean, who
by her lirst marriage had live children,
namely: Charles, who is first mate on the
gasoline schooner Patsy; Elizabeth, the wife
of Fred Preston, of Clatsop county; Edward,
a farmer; Mrs. Achsa Bowers, of As-
toria; and William R., who was chief en-
gineer on the Oshkosh gasoline schooner and
was drowned on the 13th of February, 1911,
in the Pacific ocean in a terrible gale. Mrs.
Kindred was born in St. Louis, Missouri,
and is a daughter of Thomas and Lorina
(Karnes) Keaton, the former a native of
Kentucky and the latter of Illinois. She
was one of a family of nine children and by
her marriage to Mr. Kindred has become the
mother of four children: Maud, the wife of
Peter Fake, of Astoria; Rosa, the wife of
George Baker, of Tacoma, Washington;
Ralph, deceased; and Lester, who is now
engineer on the Teddy Roosevelt, a steamer
plying on the Columbia.
In his political views Mr. Kindred is a
republican but has never been an office
seeker. His understanding of political ques-
tions and issues is comprehensive, but he
prefers to devote himself to private b\isi-
ness interests that are now bringing liim
substantial returns.
0. D. HAMSTREET, editor and owner of
the Sheridan Sun, was born in Darlington,
Lafayette cotinty, Wisconsin. May :'>, 18.58. a
son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Pramer)
Hamstreet, both natives of the state of New
York. The paternal ancestors have lived in
America for three generations, the great-
grandfather and two of his brothers coming
from Germany, and they have all followed
the occupation of farming. The father grew
to manhood in New York and was married
there and then moved to Wisconsin, making
the trip by boat through the Erie canal.
He lived in Wisconsin until just before his
death in 1879. when he moved to Clear I, like,
Iowa. He, too, was a farmer by occupation
but being very active in church and Sunday
school work, he gave the last twenty yi'ars
of his life to the organizing of Sunday
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
schools. His faith was that of the Con-
gregational church and also, in addition to
his other activities for the church, he served
as deacon. The maternal grandfather was a
fencer by profession in his native country,
Holland, but left there on account of a duel
to which he was challenged, and came to
America. The mother died in 1909 and is
buried beside her husband in the cemetery
of Clear Lake, Iowa.
0. D. Hamstreet attended the country
schools and the State Normal School of Wis-
consin and then studied law in the State
University of Iowa at Iowa City, being grad-
uated in the class of 1S82. He then located
in Paullina, Iowa, where he remained eleven
years in the practice of law. For a part
of this time he was also editor of the Paul-
lina Times. Subsequently he moved to Sheri-
dan, Wyoming, and was engaged for ten
years in the hardware trade and in the live-
stock business. He was then at Norfolk,
Nebraska, for four years, at the end of which
time he returned to Sheridan and became
editor of the Sheridan Enterprise. In 1908
he removed to Sheridan, Oregon, where he
purchased the Sheridan Sun, of which he is
still editor and manager.
In 1883 Mr. Hamstreet was married to
Miss Vina Daniels, a native of Iowa. They
have two children: Loil, who is a high-school
graduate and is now shipping clerk in a
wholesale house in Portland; and Harold, now
attending high school. In politics Mr. Ham-
street gives his allegiance to the republican
party and has held various offices. He is an
active worker in the Commercial Club of
Sheridan, of which he was one of the or-
ganizers.
FRANCIS E. ROWELL, a prosperous and
prominent citizen of Washington county,
where lie has resided from his birth to the
present time, has for the past eight years
conducted a general mercantile establishment
in partnership with his brother, James Al-
bert, their store being located at Scholls,
eight miles southwest of Beaverton. His
birth occurred on the 21st of August, 1876,
his parents being john D. and Ann R. (Jack)
Eowell. The father was born in St. Joseph
county, Michigan, on the 10th of October,
1836, while the mother's birth occurred in
Virginia on the 5th of February, 1852. Their
marriage was celebrated in Washington
county, Oregon, where John D. Rowell spent
the remainder of his life and where his widow
still resides at the age of sixty years. In
1853, when their son John was a youth of
sixteen, the paternal grandparents of our
subject crossed the plains to Oregon, the
journey consuming four months and twenty
days. The grandfather took up a donation
claim in Washington county, continuing to
reside thereon until called to his final rest.
The maternal grandparents of Francis E.
Rowell removed to Iowa when their daugh-
ter Ann was still a child, remaining in that
state for four years. On the expiration of
that period they crossed the plains by ox
team to Oregon, settling in Washington
county, wliere the grandfather purchased
one hundred and sixty acres of land. Sub-
sequently he augmented his land holdings
by additional purchase and at one time
owned three hundred and sixty acres. At
the time of his demise, which occurred in
1908, he had largely converted his property
into cash. His wife passed away in May,
1896.
John D. Rowell, the father of Mr. Rowell
of this review, first came into possession of
a tract of one hundred and twenty acres
and subsequently traded the same for one
hundred and ninety-eight acres of the do-
nation claim originally owned by his father
and bought one hundred and twenty-two
acres making a total of three hundred and
twenty acres. The latter place was his
home throughout the remainder of his life,
his death occurring on the 7th of August,
1896. Unto him and his wife were born
five children, as follows: Francis E., of
this review; Carrie May, who died in in-
fancy; James Albert, who is associated in
business with his brother, Francis E.; Cassie,
the wife of T. R. Ratcliffe, of Portland, Ore-
gon ; and Ina I. I., who is yet at home. James
Albert Rowell, as above stated, is his brother's
associated in the conduct of a general mer-
cantile establishment at Scholls. In fact he
and his brother conduct all their interests in
imrtnership, including a tile and brick factory
and a sawmill in Washington county. James
Albert Rowell is also interested in the Port-
land Concrete Pile & Equipment Company,
the American Life & Accident Insurance Com-
pany of Oregon and in a tract of one hun-
dred and eight acres of land in Washington
county.
Francis E. Rowell. like the other children
of his father's family, attended the common
schools in the acquirement of an education.
When nineteen years of age he began assist-
ing in the operation of the old homestead
farm, devoting his attention to the work
of the fields until 1910. In addition to his
work on the farm he, in 1903, in associa-
tion with his brother, James Albert, em-
barked in business as a general merchant
of Scholls, where they have since built up
a profitable store, enjoying an extensive
patronage. Furthermore, he has an interest
in a sawmill and tile and brick factory, and
likewise holds stock in the American Life
& Accident Insurance Company of Portland
as well as the Portland Concrete Pile &
Equipment Company. In association with
his brother, James A., he owns a tract of
one hundred and eight acres of land in
Washington county, forty-five acres of which
is under a high state of cultivation, seven
acres being planted to onions. The brothers
also own two hundred and ninety-two acres
of land in Canada and a tract of one hun-
dred and ninety-three acres near Crescent
City, California.
On the 2d of January. 1905. Mr. Rowell
was united in marriage to Miss Minnie B.
Sutherland, who was born in Stockton, Cali-
fornia, on the 2d of March, 1884, her par-
ents being E. .7. and Mary Jane (Turner)
Sutherland, natives of California and In-
diana respectively. They were married in
the Golden state and there resided until 1885,
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when they came to Oregon, first locating in
Clackamas county and later in Washington
county. In 1891 they removed to Yamhill
county but ten years later returned to Wash-
ington county, where they spent the re-
mainder of their lives, Mr. Sutherland pass-
ing away on the 18th of October, 1902, and
his wife on the 2d of March, 1908. Unto
them were born six children, as follows:
Grace, the wife of P. C. Anderson, of Port-
land; Edna May, who is deceased; Mrs.
Kowell; Edward J., living in Portland; Jennie,
the wife of George D. Lee, of Portland; and
•Tohn. who is a resident of Scholls, Oregon.
Mr. and ^Irs. Rowell had two children,
namely: one who died in infancy; and Francis
Theroii, whose natal day was August 9, 190S.
In politics Mr. Rowell is a standi republi-
can, casting his ballot for the nun and meas-
ures of that party. He belongs to the United
Artisans, lie is a thoroughgoing business
man, improving his opportunities for the
attainment of linancial success, and his dili-
genie h:is been the source of his prosperity.
FRANK SEYMOUR BAILLIE was born
at Flint. Michigan, on August 11. 1869. Plis
parents were William P. Baillie and Emily
Seymour Pier-Baillie. He received his edu-
cation in the public school of Flint. Michi-
gan, anil graduated from its high school in
18S6. He graduated from the University of
Michigan with the class of 1890. receiving
the degree of B. S. (C. E.). His profes-
sional career began as a surveyor uncler the
direction of General W. W. DulTield. He
later was a draftsman with the American
Bridge Works, of Chicago, Illinois. From
1893 to 1896 he was assistant engineer for
the Gillettc-Herzog Mainifacturing Company
of Minneapolis, Jlinnesota. In the fall ol
1896 he became vice presi<lent and general
manager ot the Columbia Gold Mining Com-
pany, operating what is known as the Co-
lumbia Mine and has since that time to date
contin\ied in that position.
In 190.5 Mr. Baillie was married to Jessie
Allen Perkins, of Coffeyville, Kansas. Mr.
Baillie is a member of the various clubs, as
well as benevolent orders of the eastern
Oregon district, being a past commander of
Baker Commandery Xo. 9, K. T.
WILLIAM J. DENVIR was nunibcrfil
among the nrif mmlc' rmii of Clatsop county
and, although early left and orphan and de-
prived of many of the advantages which
come through home training and environ-
ment, he made for himself a name and po-
sition in the busine.ss world most creditable.
He was bom in County Down, Ireland, but
was early left an orphan. The date of his
birth was unknown to him. yet the suppo-
sition is he was about sixty-one years of
age at the time of his demise. He had an
uncle on the paternal side who was a bishop
in the Catholic church in Belfast, Irelnml,
and his paternal grandfather was a soldier
in the English army in the Revolutionary
war in America, By occupation he was a
sea captain and devoted many years to sail-
ing the sea-*. Patrick Denvir. father of Wil
v. 1. Ill— s
Ham, by his marriage to Nancy Philips, had
lour daughters and two sons, Margaret,
Mary, .Sarah, Anne, Robert and John.
William J, Denvir was about seven years
of age when he lost his mother and was one
of a family of si.x children born of the sec-
ond marriage of his father. Five of the chil-
dren are still living, including four daugh-
ters, Jane. Catherine, Elizabeth and Martha.
William J. was the lourth in order of birth
in the family and was about twelve years
of age when his father died. At that time
he was attending the common schools of Ire-
land. When a j-outh of about fourteen he
was sent to America and joined Alexander
Alcorn in Iowa, living with him for four
years at Mount Sterling, in Van Buren
county. In 1S62 he was sent across the
[ilaiiis to Nevada, driving ox teams. He lo-
cated in Virginia City, where he remained
\intil able to dispose of some horses which
he had taken with him. In the following
year he returned to Iowa and in the fall of
ISO-t again crossed the plains with mule
teams, locating at the old Virginia mining
<am[> in Montana. There he engaged in rain-
ing for eight months, after which he went
to Helena, where he carried on ranching.
Failing in this venture, he returned on horse-
back to Iowa, but once more crossed the
plains, in 1871. this time journeying by rail
to San Francisco and thence by water to
Portland. In the following yi'ar he settleii
upon the farm on which he resided up to
the time of his death. He took up both a
lti>mcstead and a preemption claim, in all
about two hundred and eighty acres. To
this he added from time to time, becoming
the owner of two hundred and seventy acres
additional.
In 1879 Mr. Denvir was united in mar-
riage to Miss Eva A. Lcdford, who was born
in .lackson county, Oregon, March Hi, 1S.J9,
and is a daughter of Eli and Sarah Jane
(Walker) Ledford. both of whom were na-
tives of Missouri. They came to Oregon
while still single with their respective par-
ents in 1845, crossing the plains with ox
teams, six months being consumed ere the
trip was completed. Her grandfather Walker
was a nu'mbcr of the Oregon state legisla-
ture and was also captain of Company E,
of the Ninth Regiment of Oregon Militia,
his company being composed of .lackson
comity men. The death of Mr. Ledford
occurred in 1885, his widow and Mrs. Denvir
surviving him. He was a volunteer of the
Ninth Regiment under Colonel John E. Ross,
which was organized in 1865 and only ex-
isted from October 16tli to November 21st.
He was then himorably discharged and was
to receive for his services the usual com-
pensation and pay for the use of his h<use,
but the government failed to meet its ob-
ligation. In 18.59 the father with a party
of men out prospecting for claims was met
by a band of Indians and all were massacred
by the savages, while the horses and belong-
ings were conliscated. .Mrs. Denvir was the
only child of her parents. By her marriage
she became the mother of six childri'ii: Mol-
lie E.. the wife of R. S. Smith; Kate, de-
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
ceased; Anna Grace, the wife of Fred L.
Pope, living in Elsie, Oregon; Nancy R., the
■wife of Edward Ridderbusch, of Jewell, Ore-
gon; Maud A., the wife of Damon E. Stinson,
of California; and Robert James, at home.
Mr. Denvir passed away on the 2d of May,
1904, leaving a widow and five children.
Mrs. Denvir still owns a farm of one hun-
dred and eighty acres, of which fifty acres
is under cultivation. She is now serving
as postmistress of Warrenton, which posi-
tion she has filled for the past six years.
Mr. Denvir was a man of many sterling
traits of character and his personal qualities
were such as endeared him to many friends
so that genuine sorrow was felt when he
passed from this life.
GEORGE A. McFARLAND. Agricultural
pursuits have always engaged the attention
of George A. McFarland, who is operating
a ranch of twenty-five acres east of Beaver-
ton, that formed a portion of the donation
claim acquired by his father over fifty years
ago. His birth occurred on the farm where
he is now living, in 1859, his parents being
James and Eliza McFarland, the father a
native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and
the mother of Iowa. They were married in
the latter state and there they resided until
1852, when they crossed the plains to Ore-
gon, being among the pioneer settlers of
Washington county. Here the father took
up a donation claim of three hundred and
twenty acres, that he operated until his
death in 1882. The mother passed away
in 1890. Of the seven children born to Mr.
and Mrs. McFarland four are living, of whom
our subject is the youngest, the others be-
ing as follows: Mary E., who married H.
P. Johnson, of Portland, Oregon; Josie, the
wife of Charles Overand, of Alaska; and
William H., who is living in Portland. Those
deceased are: Thomas, .James and Ina.
The boyhood and youth of George A. Mc-
Farland were spent on the farm where he
was born, his education being limited to the
courses provided by the common schools of
the vicinity. At the age of eighteen years
he worked out as a faim hand for a time,
but subsequently took charge of the home
place, which he operated until the death of
his parents. Soon thereafter he came into
possession of his portion of the home ranch,
that he immediately located upon and here
he has ever since resided. He now owns
twenty-five acres of land on section 3, town-
ship 2, south, range 1, west, practically all
of which he has brought to a high state of
cultivation. During the period of his oc-
cupancy Mr. McFarland has wrought exten-
sive improvements in the property that now
forms one of the attractive features of this
section of the county. He has applied him-
self intelligently and industriously to the
operation of his fields, that have responded
to his efforts by abundant harvests. A firm
believer in extensive farming, he has made
a careful study of the soil on his place and
the products to which it is best adapted,
thus greatly increasing his annual yield and
at the same time imjiroving its quality.
On the 3d of March, 1888, was celebrated
the marriage of Mr. McFarland and Miss
Lillie Tibitha Burnham, also a native of this
county, and a daughter of Charles and Mary
E. Burnham. Mrs. McFarland lost her
mother when she was a child of ten years,
and her father passed away on September
17, 1911, at the age of seventy-six years. Mr.
and Mrs. Burnham were the parents of seven
children, four of whom are deceased. Those
living are: May, the wife of Joseph Boyd,
of Dilley, this state; Albert, who is a resi-
dent of Butteville; and Mrs. McFarland.
Of the five children born to Mr. and Mrs.
McFarland all are living with the exception
of one son, Robert, who died at the age of
ten years. The others are as follows: Jo-
sephine, the wife of Max Stockdale, of Sil-
van; Francetta and Henry W., both of whom
are at home; and Emery K., who is a lad
of five years. Fully appreciating the advan-
tages of a thorough mental training Mr. Mc-
Farland has given his three elder children
the advantages of a good business education,
thus equipping them to meet the practical
responsibilities of life.
Although he has never been an aspirant
to public honors or the emoluments of office,
Mr. McFarland meets the requirements of
good citizenship by casting a ballot on elec-
tion day, his support being accorded to the
candidates of the republican party. By
reason of his honest and upright life he is
held in high esteem in his community, where
his friends are practically coextensive with
his acquaintances.
JOHN A. FERSCHWEILER is the owner of
a tract of fifty acres of highly cultivated land,
situated twelve miles north of Salem and
two and one-half miles east of Gervais. A
native of Marion county, he was born near
St. Louis in 1874, the son of Peter J. and
Elizabeth (Domier) Ferschweiler. The father
was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and the
mother was a native of Austria and was
brought by her parents from that country to
America when she was four years of age.
The father and mother were married in Ore-
gon, having come here in the early '70s, and
soon after their marriage bought land in Ma-
rion county, which they occupied until the
father's death, in August, 1880. At that date
they owned two hundred and fifty acres and
in addition the father and his brother ope-
rated the flour mills at Champoeg. The
mother is still residing at Gervais, Oregon.
They were the parents of five children, three
of whom are now living, Susan, Christina and
John A., of this review. The mother was
married a second time, becoming the wife of
D. Bauer, and of this union one child was
b9rn, Anna. Mr. Bauer died in February,
1884, and the mother is now the wife of
Frank Nibler.
John A. Ferschweiler began life for him-
self at the time of his marriage when he
took charge of the old homestead, which he
still operates, being engaged in general farm-
ing. On the 24th of November, 1903, he was
united in marriage to Miss Theresa Reiling,
a native of Washington county, Oregon, born
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
55
May 10, 1S81, the daughter of Frank J. and
Eleanor (Greiner) Reiling, the father a native
of Ohio and the mother of Jliehigan. The
parents were married in Kansas, where they
lived until 1S75, when they came to Oregon
and settled in Washington county, where the
father followed farming until his retirement,
at which time he sold his place and is now
living near Gladstone, Oregon. In their fam-
ily were thirteen children, of whom Mrs.
Ferschweiler was seventh in order of birth.
The others were: Francis and John L., de-
ceased; M. J.; Clara; Mary; Margaret; Char-
ley; George J.; Agnes; Annie; Fred; and
Catherine. Mr. and Mrs. Ferschweiler have
become the parents of six children: Margaret
and Frances, twins, born July 19, 1904; Ray-
mond, born November 5, 1905; Leonore, born
August 14, 1907; Frederick, born April 2,
1909; and Annie, born September 2, 1911.
In politics Mr. Ferschweiler votes the re-
publican ticket, but he is very liberal in his
views, and fraternally he is a member of the
order of United Artisans. Both he and Mrs.
Ferschweiler are much interested in the cause
of education, they themselves having had the
advantages of good eoraraon-school courses.
The family are members of the Catholic
church and their lives are guided by its teach-
ings. Mr. Ferschweiler enjoys a wide and
favorable acquaintance in the county where
his entire life has been spent and is entitled
to a place among its upright, respected and
representative citizens.
WILLIAM B. BROWN, a farmer of Mar-
ion countj', Oregon, residing twelve miles
north of Salem and four miles south of Ger-
vais, was born in Clark county, Missouri,
June 22, 1858, the son of Benjamin and
Mary (Hawkins) Brown, the father a native
of Pennsylvania and the mother of Indiana.
The parents were married in Missouri and
lived there until 1860. when they crossed
the plains and settled in JIarion county,
Oregon, on a tract of land, part of which
included the present site of Woodburn. The
father resided on this land until within two
years of his death, when he went to live with
his daughter at Longbeach, Washington,
where he died in 1007, the mother having
passed away several years before. In their
family were thirteen children: Barbara E.;
Mary .Jane; Jlinerva A.; Emma P., de-
ceased; A. B. ; William B., of this review;
Sarah D. J.; Corn May; H. D.; Loretta, de-
ceased; S. B.; John M.; and Nancy E.,
deceased.
William B. Brown, being only two years
of age when his parents crossed the plains,
was reared and attended the common schools
in Oregon. He remained at home with his
parents until he was twenty-one years of
age, although he had married one year pre-
vious to that time, anri then began farming
on land that he bought in Marion county,
known as the old donation land claim, on
which he lived until 1892, when he move<I
to the adjoining farm, where he still resides.
He has followed the occtipation of farming
all his life and now owns two hundred and
eighty-six acres of highly improved land.
with two hundred and sixty acres under a
high state of cultivation. He also owns
property in Woodburn.
On January 1, 1S79, Mr. Brown was
united in marriage to Miss Olive J. Jones,
ii native of Marion county, Oregon, and a
daughter of Mithra and Julia A. (Hubbard)
Jones. The parents crossed the plains with
ox teams in 1S47 and settled in ilarion
county, where they continued to make their
home. The father is still living with his
daughter, Mrs. Brown, and has now reached
the advanced age of eighty-two years, the
mother having passed away in 1S9S. Six
children were born to them: Ella; Olive J.,
now Mrs. William B. Brown; Minnie;
Georgie; Charlie, deceased; and Rachel V.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown have become the par-
ents of four children. Winifred died at the
age of six months. Zoe was born in 1S82
and is now Mrs. Bert McAtee, of Portland,
Oregon, and is the mother of a daughter,
JIarjory Ethel, born December 19, 1911.
Lulu S. and Luke S., who are twins were
born September 23, 1889, and the former is
now Mrs. Andrew C. Baker, of Portland,
while Luke S., who lives at home with his
father, married Miss Edna Ilolman. of
Salem, and has a son, Raymond .\.. born
March 25, 1912. All the members of the
family have a good common-school educa-
tion and some of them also have completed
business-college courses.
Mr. Brown's political allegiance is given
to the republican partv, and fraternally he
is allied with the A. F. & A. M,; with the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which
he has tilled all the chairs; with the Elks
of Salcm :ind with the Foresters, having also
filled all the chairs in this lodge. Since boy-
hood be li.Ts given his undivided attention to
farming and has studied the best methods
of cultivating the soil and as the result of
untiring and faithful work he has reached
a position where he is recognized as one of
the successful and substantial men of his
community.
ELDON E. ANTRIM, who is conducting a
thriving grocery business in Hopewell. Ore-
gon, was born near that city, .January 26.
1808, a son of Benjamin and Sarah E. (Saw-
yer) Antrim. His parental grandfather was a
pioneer in Logan county, Illinois, building
the first brick house at Lacon. The family
came from the northern part of Ireland and
one of the ancestors, John Antrim, was a
member of William Penn's colony. The ma-
ternal grandfather was also a pioneer of
Lognn county, Illinois. He was a native of
Virginia and his wife, of Tennessee. Ben-
jamin, the father of Eldon E. Antrim, was
born in IJe.nrborn county, Indiana, and was
only a small child when his parents removed
to Illinois, where he grew to manhood. He
crossed the plains in 1849, going direct to
Oregon. He spent the winter in Linn City
and in 1S50 he went to the mines in Call-
fnrnia. where he remained for thirteen years,
lie went through nil the hardships and ex-
periences of pioneer life, including participa-
tion in the two Rogue River Indinn wnr^*
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
licad by an Indian bullet but tlie injury
jiroved to be only a slight one. Being
thoroughly acquainted with that region, lie
was placed on scout duty where he rendered
very efficient service. Finally, before the
close of the war he bought one hundred and
sixty acres of laud near Hopewell, wliere he
lived during the remainder of his life, his
death occurring in 1893. After his arrival
on the Pacific coast he married Miss Sarah
E. Sawyer, a native of Logan county, Illi-
nois, wlio had come to Oregon in 1847 with
her parents, who located on a donation claim
near Hopewell. She died at her home near
Hopewell in 1897. In their family were four
children: George, who is a farmer , residing
three miles northeast of Hopewell ; Eldon
E., of this review; Mary, who is now Mrs.
T. E. Armstrong, of Yamhill, Oregon; and
Ray L.. of Portland.
Eldon E. Antrim was educated in Oregon
and attended first the common schools, then
Philomath College and later McMinnville
College. He remained at home with his par-
ents until he was twenty-one years of age,
when he began life for himself by taking
charge of a part of his father's farm, which
work he continued until ten years ago. He then
engaged in the grocery business in Hope-
well but after three years he sold this and
from 1907 to 1909 was out of business. Then
he again engaged in business at Hopewell,
where he has now a large stock of groceries
and owns his store building and two lots.
In 1889 Mr. Antrim was married to Miss
Lela Belle Cooper, a native of Oregon and a
daughter of E. S. and Melissa (Stephens)
Cooper, both of whom are living in Yamhill
county. Mr. and Mrs. Antrim are the par-
ents of four children. Hugh B., Benjamin F.
Oscar C, and Metta M., all of whom are at
home.
In politics Mr. Antrim is an independent,
and fraternally he is identified with the In-
dependent Order of Odd Fellows at Amity.
Mrs. Antrim is a member of the United
Brethren church. He is recognized as a man
of laudable ambition and marked energy,
who seldom fails to carr.y forward to suc-
cessful completion whatever he undertakes.
CHARLES H. WELCH, now retired, an
Oregon ))ionccr wlio in 1883 bought land for
a farm which is now solidly built up within
Portland's boundaries, was born in Otsego
county. New York, ,Iuly 14, 1839. his parents
being William 'V. and Lucy P. (Pringle)
Welch. The father's birth occurred in Penn-
sylvania on the 29th of June. 1806, while
the mother was born in New York on the 4th
of .luly, 1800. They were of Welsh and
Scotch lineage respectively. William V.
Welch and Lucy P. Pringle were married
in New York and resided on the old home-
stead farm in that state until 1846. when
they disposed of the property and removed
to Illinois, inircliasing a farm in Boone
county. S>ibseq>iently they took up their
abode in McUenry county and there also
purchased a farm. In 1862 Mr. Welch sold
out again and returned to the state of New
York, where he bought a farm and remained
for some years. Subsequently he took up
his abode in Ohio and later removed to Iowa.
He passed away in Oregon on the 3d of April.
1896, while pa,ying a visit to his son Charles.
His wife was called to her final rest in 1881.
Both are buried in Multnomah county, Ore-
gon. Their children were six in number, as
follows: William, who died in Colorado at
the age of fifty years ; .John, whose demise
occurred iu Kansas in the year 1881; Charles
H., of this review; Frances, the widow of J.
D; Maynard. who passed away in 1897;
Katherine, who died in infancy; and David,
whose death occurred in 1897.
The parents of Charles H. Welch removed
to Illinois when he was - about seven years
old, and the greater part of his youth was
passed and his education gained in that state,
where he attended the public schools. He re-
mained at home until 1861, when he enlisted
for three years' service with the Federal
forces, becoming a member of Company F of
the Forty-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
During the period of his first enlistment he
was promoted to the rank of corporal. The
Forty-fifth Regiment was known as the
Washburn Lead Mine Regiment and was or-
ganized at Camp Washington, near Galena,
by .John E. Smith, who was commissioned as
colonel. On November 22, the regiment moved
to Camp Douglas, Chicago, where it was
mustered into the United States service on
the 25th of December. 1861. On .lanuary 12,
1862. it moved to Cairo, Illinois, where Mr.
Welch was assigned to the Second Brigade,
First Division, which left the next day with
Grant's army for Tennessee. The army
camped near Fort Henry, and it received its
baptism of fire at Fort Donelson on Febru-
ary 14 and 16, and on March 4 moved to
Savannah, Tennessee, and thence to Pitts-
burg Landing, camping near Shiloh Church.
Mr. Welch's regiment was in the front line
of battle in the engagement at Shiloh, dur-
ing which conflict twenty-six of its mem-
bers were killed, while the wounded and miss-
ing numbered one hundred and ninety-nine.
The regiment afterward took part iu the
seige of Corinth. Mississippi, and on Novem-
ber 22. marched for La Grange, Tennessee,
where it guarded the city, subsequently mov-
ing to Holly Spi'ings, Mississippi. In Feb-
ruary, 1863. with the Seventeenth Corps, it
moved on to Vicksburg and took part in the
engagements at Port Gibson, Raymond and
Champion's Hill, participating in the siege of
Vicksburg. The regiment made three charges
on Vicksburg on the 19th, 22d and 25th days
of May. respectively, losing in the last charge
eighty-three men in killed and wounded.
The regiment remained on guard before
^'icksburg from .Inly 4. to October. 1863, and
then took part in the Canton raid from No-
vember 7, 1863, to February 3, 1864, and en-
camped at Black river, during which period
nearly to a man. the regiment rceiilisted. His
first period of enlistment having expired. Cor-
poral Welch also reenlisted while at Black
river, where he took part in the Meridan raid
and then went home on a furlough. He re-
joined the army on June 7, at Etowah, Geor-
TIUOEH Ft,
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59
gia. II is regiment then took part in the At-
lanta campaign and at Savannah, Georgia,
joined JShernian in his n\arch to the sea. On
January 4, 1805, Mr. Welch started with his
regiment on the campaign of the Carolinas,
taking part in the engagements of Pocotaligo,
South Carolina, Fayetteville and Bentonville,
and after .Johnson surrendered, marched to
Washington, where Corporal Welch was hon-
orably discharged on July S, 1865. When he
returiicd to his father's home in New York
he had been wounded three times, his injuries
at one time being so serious tliat he was laid
up for two months.
At the end of a year Mr, Welch left the
Kmpirc state and removed to Boone county,
Illinois, where he engaged in farming for
two years. On the e.xpiration of that period
he went to Tama county, Iowa, there follow-
ing farming for ten years. Subsequently he
spent three years in Kansas and at tlie end
of that time, in 1882. came to Oregon, sit-
tling in Multnomah co\inty, where he pur-
chased land covered with dense forest which
is now built up solidly and is part of the
citv of Portland, A-; the city rapidly grew.
Mr, W'elch sold otf trad after tract of his
holdings in subdivisions, and the land is now
completely assimilated by this great city,
lie still owns three and a half acres in
block 1,
On the 16th of May, 1866, Mr, Welch was
married to Miss Esther Crittenden, whose
birth occurred in Boone county. Illinois, May
18, 184."), her parents being I'hilander and
Maria 1,. iWilliamsi Crittenden, liotli na-
tives of Ohio, They were long residents of
Illinois. Mr. Crittenden there occupying a
farm until his death, which occurred on the
iiOth of August, 1873. His wife was called
to her final rest in 18T0, In the Crittenden
family were nine children, namely: ?"lniira.
who is the wife of T. J. Bisliop. of Minnesota:
IJosaltha, who is deceased: Henry, who laid
ilown his life on the altar of his country, be-
ing killed in the Civil war In 1862: .Xnianda.
Cynthia A, and Adelaiile. all of whom died
in infancy: Mrs, Esther Widch : .lulia M.. the
wife of Leonard fjleason. of Illinois; and
Isaac Xewton, whose whereabouts are nn-
unknown. Into Mr. and Mrs, Welch have
been born six children: .lessie C, born Au-
gust .!!. 1867. was the will' of T. W. Searles,
and passeil away on the 20th of February,
1907; Willie I., whose natal day was Sep-
tember 22, 1869, died on the 27th of Decem-
ber, 1876, when seven years of ag<'; Certie
and Bertie, twins, were born on the 2Stli of
March, 1872, and passed away on the 1st of
•January, 1877. when five years of age. dying
within a few hours of each other: .lulia E..
whose birth occurred on the 27th of .\pril.
1877. is the wife of II. C. Mcflowan. nf I.yle,
Washington. She taught school for siven
years prior to her marriage and is also pro
fieient in the arts of music and painting.
\'erna I,., born November l.^, 1881. is the
wife of Charles ('.. Koyle, who is eonni'eted
with the printing bureau at Washington,
n. C, Mrs. Boyle pursued a course in book-
keeping prior to her marriage, and has also
studied vocal music. Mrs. Esther Welch has
liotli a college and musical education and fol-
lowed the profession of leaching for several
terms prior to her marriage,
Mr, Welch gives his political allegiance to
the republican part)', but has never sought
nor desired office as a reward for his fealty,
lie belongs to Evening Star Grange. No, 27,
and is one of the four surviving charter mem-
bers of Sumner I'ost, No, 12, (i. A, I>. He
and his family are affiliated with the Mis-
sionary Baptist church. W'ith a creditable
war record and having played an important
part in the development of Multnomah
county, Mr, Welch at a mature age is en-
joying in peace and comfort in his home in
Portland the rewards which his active life's
labors have brought him. He is among the
most honored of the old settlers of Multnomah
county, and to him Portland is indclited in
no small degree for many acts of service
to her,
JOHN A, MONTGOMERY. One of the
rcjircsentativi's of tlic pimiecr families of As-
toria is .John .\. Montgomery, whose birth
occurred in this city on the 8th of Sej)-
tember, 1861. His parents were Almerin
and Fanny (Clark) Jlontgomery, the father
a initive of Xew York, having been born in
IS22. and the mother of Vermont, her birth
occurring in 1S2.'>, both are now deceased.
In the paternal line our subject is descended
from Central Montgomery of Revolutionary
fame, while .some of the maternal ancestors
were signers of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, and several of Mrs. Montgonu-ry's
brothers were in the Civil war. The father,
who was a cooper by trade, came to Oregon
in 1852, crossing the plains with an ox
team. The mother canu' seven years later
by way of the isthnuis. sailing from New
>ork to Astoria, where she was married the
same year. Mr. Montgomery was quite
]irominently identified with public alTairs
■ luring the iiioneer days, having served as
slierifT of Clatsoji c<niii(y for eight years
during the "eOs, and for sixteen years he was
inspector at the custom house, Mr, and Mrs.
Montgomery hail two children, a son. John
A., and a daughter, I.aiira now deceased.
John .\, Jlontgomery obtained his educa-
tion in the public and high schools of .As-
toria, where he was reared to manhood.
.\fter leaving school he learned the trade of
a tinsmith and plumber, becoming in 1880 a
member of the lirm of C. E. Jackens & Com-
pany, with which he was identified for nine
veais. In 1880 he removed to Pacific coun-
ty, Washington, where he resided for ten
years, conducting a general merchandise
store lit Willapa, .\t the e\[iiration of that
period he returned to .Astoria and again en-
gaged ill the plumbing business in connec-
tion with which he also does tinning and
sheet metal work ami sells and installs heat-
ing plants. Mr. Montgomery has built up an
extensive patronage and is doing a satis-
factory business.
On the 2ntli of June. 1882. was solemnhed
the marriage of Mr. Aliuitgomery and Miss
I'niina T, Slorris, who was born in ^lanches-
ter, England, whence she came to the I'nitcd
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
f^tates in 1881 with her parents, Richard and
Jane (Taylor) Morris. Her father was a
foundryman in the mother country but after
locating in Pacific county, Washington, en-
gaged in ranching. Of the union of Mr. and
Mrs. Montgomery there has been born one
daughter, Dorothy John, whose birth oc-
curred in Willapa, Washington. She is now
a student in the high school here.
The religious affiliation of the family is
with the Methodist Episcopal church, while
fraternally Mr. Montgomery belongs to the
Ancient Order of United Workmen. Macca-
bees and the Owls. His allegiance is given
to the republican party, but he does not seek
political preferment or position, though he
takes active interest in party issues and
exacts his constitutional right and duty on
election day faithfully. Although he is
progressive and public-spirited in matters of
citizenship he has never been an aspirant to
municipal honors, preferring to give his un-
divided attention to the development of his
business, in the conduct of which he is meet-
ing with very good success.
MRS. CLARA COLLINS is the owner of
a farm of forty acres not far from Haines.
Oregon, and in" its management and control
she displays good business ability and sound
Judgment. She was born in Kansas. April
17, 1804, and after residing there for some
years went to Missouri. From the latter
state she came to the northwest, settling in
Oregon, where she became the wife of .John
Brasier on the 8th of October, 1883. They
became the parents of seven children: Ge-
neva, born August 1, 1883: Mettie, born
August 14, 1885: Arthur, who was born April
13, 1887, and died in infancy: James, born
June 18. 1890; William, born October 10.
1893; Ellen, born January 1, 1894; and
Elsie, born May 3, 1899. AH are yet resi-
dents of Oregon. On the 17th of June, 1905.
Mrs. Brasier became the wife of John Col-
lins, from whom she separated in February,
1908. She has always lived on the forty-
acre tract of land which is now her home,
has succeeded in rearing her children to be a
credit to herself and to the community and
has ever enjoyed the warm regard and re-
spect of those who know her. She holds
membership in the Methodist church, faith-
fully performs her religious duties and
greatly aids that church in its work and in
the promotion of its influence. She has a
wide circle of friends and both she and her
family are well and favorably known in
Haines and vicinity.
G. P. TERRELL. One of the most straight-
forward, energetic and successful business
men of Mehama, Marion county, is G. P.
Terrell, who is engaged in the general mer-
cantile business. He was born in Litchfield
county, Connecticut, February 1, 1836, the
son of Sylvester and Almyra (Clemmont)
Terrell, both of whom were natives of Con-
necticut and passed all their lives there.
They were the parents of seven children:
Elizabeth, who resides in Connecticut: Abi-
gail and Emma, deceased: Ehoda Anne, who
resides at Flushing, Long Island; G. P., of
this review; Willis, who was in the Civil
war and died while in service; and Hubert.
who also served in the Civil war and who
died at the Soldiers' Home, Norton, Con-
necticut, in 1913.
G. P. Terrell received his education in the
common schools and in an academy in Con-
necticut, and remained at home until 1858,
when he went to Kansas City, Missouri. In
1860 he crossed the plains settling in Polk
county, Oregon, and then went to Salem,
where he remained si.K months. Subsequent-
ly he removed to Idaho and engaged in min-
ing but after a short time went to Walla
Walla, Washington, and later returned to
Salem and has since resided in Marion
county. In 1880 he engaged in the mercan-
tile business in Mehama, where he now has
a well equipped general store. He owns, be-
sides, two hundred and fifty acres of land in
Marion county and one hundred and sixty
acres in Taney county, Missouri. He has
been associated with the mercantile business
the greater part of his life.
In 1867 Mr. Terrell Avas united in mar-
riage to Miss Emma Smith, a native of the
state of New York, and they have become
the parents of two children: Ralph W., of
Roseburg, Oregon; and Lila, who is the wife
of J. W. Irvine, who is in business with Mr.
Terrell. In politics Mr. Terrell is a repub-
lican and he has served as coimty commis-
sioner for four years and also as county
judge for the same period. He is a member
of the Congregational church and his wife
is a member of the Presbyterian. Frater-
nally he is identified with the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and with the Elks and
the Ancient Order of United Workmen, all
at Salem. Mr. Terrell deserves much credit
for what he has accomplished in a business
way and may rightfully be termed a self-
made man.
MRS. MAY BELL ANDERSON is the
owner of a fine farm of two hundred acres
situated six and a half miles west of Carl-
ton and to its cultivation and improvement
she gives her personal attention and super-
vision. She was born in Iowa on the 10th ot
May, 1861, and is a daughter of John Ham-
ilton and Mary (Simpson) Walker, of whom
extended mention is made in connection with
the sketch of her brother, Daniel A. Walker,
on another page of this work. She was mar-
ried in 1881 to August William Anderson
and four children were born unto them:
Violet, who was born on the 36th of No-
vember. 1883. and is the wife ot Elon Wal-
lace, of McMinnville, Oregon; Lottie, born
August 16, 1884, who is the wife of B. L.
Bell and resides four miles north of Mc-
Minnville; Goldie, who died at the age of
nine months; and Earl, who was born on the
33d of October, 1889, and who operates the
homestead property for his mother.
Mrs. Anderson secured a legal separation
from her husband in 1893 and she is now-
living on her farm of two hundred acres
with her son Earl. She inherited this prop-
erty from her father and it is one of the
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
61
well developed farms of the district, sup-
plied with many modern equipments, con-
veniences and appointments. Jlrs. Anderson
and her family are widely and favorably
known in this locality and enjoy the warm
regard of all.
MURRAY A. WADE was born in Maine
in lS~y, a .-ion of Alfred and Sarah (Cilkeyl
Wade. The father was also a native of
Maine and lived there until 1S5S, when he
came to Oregon by way of the Isthmus of
Panama and settled in Marion county, later
removing to Salem, where he died at the age
of seventy-two years. The mother was a
native of Massachusetts and she died in
Salem, Oregon, at the age of ninety-three.
They were the parents of four children, of
whom only Murray A., of this review, sur-
vives. The others were: a child who was
drowned at the age of one and one-half
years; Sarah 0.; and W. L.
Murray A. Wade started out in life for
himself at the age of fourteen years by go-
ing to sea as a sailor, which occupation he
followed until he was twenty-four years of
age. He studied navigation under ,Iohn
Mederkin, of Maine, who later was a repre-
sentative in congress. On the vessel he filled
the position of mate, and, since he was qual-
ified as lunar observer, being one of the few
in the United States who at that time were
fitted for the work, he was of great assist-
ance to his captain. He made voyages from
Bangor. Maine, to different ports of Europe
and America, and he has visited almost all
of the ports of the latter country. He left
the ship in 1S5.'^ on account of certain dis-
advantages in the work and was employed
for fourteen years in a machine shop in Bos-
ton. At the end of that time he came to
Oregon on board a packet .ship, by way of
Nicaragua, and settled in Marion county. He
bought one hundred and sixty acres of land
on which he still resides. During his early
days in Oregon he lived in a log house and
experienced various privations in common
with his fellow pioneers. lie now owns
three hundred and seventy-five acres of
finely improved land, two hundred acres of
which is under a high state of cultivation.
In 1860 Mr. Wade was united in marriage
with Miss .Jane Webb, a native of Indiana
and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .Tames Webb,
who were married in that state in 1844.
The parents crossed the plains and at first
settled in Oregwn City, where they lived two
years. Subsequently they took \ip a dona-
tion land claim of six hundred and forty
acres near Parkersville, where they resided
Jintil their deaths, the mother dying at the
age of seventy-four and the father at the
age of eighty-six years. 'In them thirteen
children were born, those still living being:
Mary: .Tane, now Mrs. ^lurray A. Wade;
Toblsa: Harriet: ^Irs. I). Skoen: Annie:
Margaret: Frank: Daniel and Lucinda. Mr.
and Mrs. Wade were the parents of seven
children: Minnie, who taught school for
thirteen years and is now the wife of
Andrew Sigman. of Marion county, Oregon:
Ida. who also engaged in teaching school for
several years and is now at home; Frank,
at home; .Sarah, deceased; Malinda, at home;
and Lincoln and Christinia, deceased.
yir. Wade is a republican in his political
views but is without aspiration for office,
preferring to give his time and attention to
business affairs. Fraternally he is identified
with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and the Grange. He and all his family are
zealous members of the Christian church.
As Mr. Wade in his first position, on account
of his faithfulness and ability, became a
valued mate for the crew of his vessel, so
in a larger sense his worthiness and energy
have made him a valued man in his com-
munity.
W. A. WHITE was born in Madison
county, Indiana. .Tuly 10, 1849, a son of
Thomas ,1. and Rachel A. (Meryfield) White,
both natives of Indiana. The first American
ancestors of the family were passengers on
the Mayflower and in later generations mem-
bers of the 'family removed to the middle
west, the grandfather of W. A. White spend-
ing all his life in Indiana. The father ami
mother were married in Indiana and lived
there until 1853. when they repaired to
Iowa, locating near Corydon. where they re-
sided until 1S62. At that time they started
across the plains with teams and wagons, W.
A. Wliite riding on horseback all the way
and helping to drive the cattle. They were
exactly six months in making the journey
from Corydon to the Grande Ronde valley.
Oregon, where they settled and lived four
years. Subsequently they bought seven
hundred and fifteen acres of land eighteen
miles east of Salem, residing there the rest
of their lives. Thomas .1. White was a very
successful man in business and became a
noted farmer and cattle raiser. He died in
1000. one of the most highly honored men
of his county and ii very prominent Mason,
his wife having passed .away si.x years t)e-
fore his death. In their family were nine
children, of whom W. A. White was the eld-
est. The others are; .lames F.. who resides
near Salem, Oregon; Mrs. .\manda K. King,
of Salem; Mrs. Josephine King, residing near
the old homestead; Thomas, who lives north
of Salem; Belle, the wife of Charles Mull,
who lives twelve miles from Portland:
Myrtle, the wife of .1. T. Hunt, who resides
east of Salem ; Wesley M., a resident of
Seattle, Washington; and Lewis, of Salem,
Oregon.
W. A. White attended the public schools
in Iowa and in Oregon, remaining at home
with his parents until he was twenty-two
years of age. He then began farming east
of Salem, where he continued until 1884.
when he went to Aumsville, Oregon, and en-
gaged in the general mercantile business.
-After two years he again started in farm-
ing, buying a tract of land sixteen miles
east of Salem, where he remained two years.
Subsequently he bought a farm near .Aums-
ville, Oregon, upon which he resided two
years and then went south, settling near the
Willamette river, where he bought a farm of
seventy eight acres seven miles east of Port-
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
land and here resided for eight years. He
still owns this farm, upon wliich he has
made many iniproAements, and he also owns
a hoHse and lot and has store buildings in
Hopewell. When he first came to Hopewell
he engaged in the butchering business for
one and one-half years and then established
a grocery store, wliich he still conducts.
Sir. White has been twice married. In
1871 he wedded Miss Jane T. King, a native
of Oregon and to them were born five chil-
dren: Mrs. Effie May Ledgerwood, a widow
residing at Portland; William M.. of Walla
Walla, Washington; Edwin K.. of Portland,
Oregon; Claude C, of Salem; and Thomas
C, also of Salem. In 1903 Mr. White mar-
ried Mijs Mabel Irene Landretli and they
have two children, Hauntz and Jlabel Irene
Josephine, both of whom are at home. Po-
litically Mr. White is in symapthy with the
democratic party and although he has never
cared to hold office, he has been constable
and filled other otlicial positions. He has
been a member of the A. F. & A. M. at Salem,
Oregon, for twenty-five years. His early
pioneer days and varied business exper-
iences have given him a broad knowiedge of
human character and tlic cnnipefonce that lie
now enjoys is proof that his time has been
successfullj' and profitably spent.
HON. LARK BILYEU. Something of the
standing of the Hon. Lark Bilyeu among his
professional associates is indicated by the
fact that for four years he has been hon-
ored with election to the office of president
of the Lane County Har Association; his
reputation among the laity is indicated by
the fact that a most liberal and distinctively
representative clientage is accorded him.
He has practiced law in Eugene since 1882,
and has been connected with the most im-
portant litigation tried in the courts of this
district. He was born in Miller county,
Missouri, May 34, 1852, and is a son of
Joseph and Anna (Osborne) Bilyeu. The
father was born near Cumberland. Tennessee,
and when he was seven years of age his
parents removed to Missouri. They were
all farmers and were identified with agri-
cultural interests in that state until 18G2,
when the family came to Oregon, settling
in Linn county. The father lived there and
in Albany throughout his remaining days,
jiassing away in Albany in December, 1907,
when about eighty-five years of age.
The Hon. Lark Bilyeu was partially edu-
cated in the public schools, having been
only about ten years old when the journey
to the northwest was made. He also at-
tended the Pacific University at Forest Grove
and then took up the profession of teaching,
which he followed for seven years before his
admission to the bar, acting for a time as
superintendent of the schools of Linn county.
He has always been a stanch friend of the
cause f.f education and his efforts in that
direction have been far-reaching and bene-
ficial, lie next took U]) the study of law,
reading under the direction of Judge Strand,
lie was admitted to the bar in December.
1877, and the regard entertained for him
by his preceptor is indicated by the fact
that he was admitted to a partnership, the
relation so continuing until Judge Strand
was called to the supreme coiut bench. In
1882 Mr. Bilyeu removed to Eugene, where
he has since practiced, and has always been
alone in his professional work there. He is
a most capable lawyer, his comprehensive
knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence
being manifest in the clear and accurate
way in which he applies legal principles to
the points at issue. His practice is now ex-
tensive and that he is honored and re-
spected by his professional colleagues is
indicated by the fact that for four years
he has been elected to the presidency of the
Lane County Bar Association.
On December 20, 1S81, Mr, Bilyeu was
united in marriage to Miss Margaret Irvine,
a daughter of R. A. Irvine. She was born
in Linn count.y. and has one son. Coke, Fra-
ternally Mr. Bilyeu is connected with Eu-
gene Lodge, No. 1, F. & A. M.. of which he
is a past master, and he also belongs to
Eugene Chapter, No. 10. R. A. M.; Ivauhoe
Commandery. K. T., of which he is a past
eminent commander; Oregon Consistory, No.
1. M. R. S.. and Al Kader Temple of the Mys-
tic Shrine. His political allegiance is given
to the democratic party and he has served
as a member of the city council for a num-
ber of terras but is not a politician in the
usually accepted sense of office seeking. He
has served, however, for three terms — 1885,
1887 and 1896 — in the state legislature and
he obtained the first appropriation for the
State University of which he has ever been
a stalwart champion, this appropriation pro-
viding for tlie liuildiiig of Alillard Hall. He
was likewise a member of the first board of
equalization and his public work has at all
times been of a most practical and valuable
character. At the same time he is recognized
as one of the strong and able attorneys of
the Oregon bar, carefully analyzing and
strongly presenting his cases, and in the
work of the courts lias won many verdicts
favorable to his clients. He lias indeed been
a leader of public thought and action and
one who has wielded a widi' inducnce on
liublic opinion.
CLYDE T. HOCKETT, M. D., is one of the
Well known physicians and surgeons of En-
terprise, where he has been identified with
the medical fraternity for the past four
years. A son of .Jesse M. and Sarah (Booth)
llockett. he was born on his father's ranch
in Douglas count}', Oregon, on the 26th of
February, 1878. Jesse M. llockett is a
native of Iowa, in which state he was reared
to the age of two years, and very soon after
passing the second anniversary of his birth
in 1847, his parents with their' five children,
of whom he was the youngest, started
across the plains with an ox team. Both
the father and mother died en route, the care
of the family then ilevolviug on the eldest
child, riachel, who had attained her ma-
turity and soon thereafter married John
(iriffith and reared her younger brothers and
sisters. She died when Jesse M. Hockett
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
K5
was a youth of tliirtocn years, attor which
he was bound out to a man liy the name of
Bronson. who resided in the vicinity of Port-
land. He continued to live with him until
he was nineteen when he began working for
himself. As he was ambitious and desired
to acquire a better education he went to
Wilbur, this state, and worked his way
through Umpqua Academy. Later he ma-
triculated at Willamette University at Sa-
lem. Avhere he studied for a time and then
turned his attention to teaching, following
this profession for ten years. He subse-
quently acquired a ranch in Douglas county,
this state, upon which he settled and has
ever since devoted his attention to its fur-
ther improvement and cultivation. It is
located live miles from Eugene and is one
of the valuable properties of the county,
the land being useii for general farming
and fruit culture. Mr. Hockett is one of the
foremost citizens of his community and has
always taken an active part in all political
affairs, giving his support to the men and
measures of the republican party.
Dr. Hockett was reared at home, attend-
ing the common schools of that vicinity in
the acquirement of an education until grad-
uated from the Grants Pass high school.
He then went to Ashland Normal College,
lint in his sophomore year the Spanish-
.\merican war broke out and in common
with many of his classmates he responded
to his country's call for troops. Knlisting
in Company B. Second Oregon Volunteer In-
fantry, he was assigned duty in tlie Philip-
pines, his being the first regiment to land
on the islands. He continued in the senice
for a little more than a year, having enlisted
on Jlay 10. 1S98. and being discharged at
San Francisco on the Tth of August. 1899.
In the fall of 1900. he matriculated in the
medical department of Willamette Iniver-
sity. being awarded the degree of AI. D.
from this institution with the class of 1904.
He was an excellent student and early gave
evidence of possessing more than average
skill both as a diagnostician and surgeon
and during his senior year he was house
physician in the city hospital, the experience
lie there received proving of inestimable
\n\w to him later when he began practicing.
Immediately following his graduation he
Went lo Cottage drove. Lane county, this
state, where he established an office that he
successfully maintained for three years. In
.Inly. 1907. he removed lo the eastern part
of the state, settling in Enter])rise. ami dur-
ing the five years of his residence here he
lias succeeded in Imilding up a large ami lu-
crative practice. Dr. Hockett in the choice
of a profession very hajipily decided in favor
of a vocation to which he is most ably
adapted by nature, possessing the pleasing
per.sonality. optimistic temperament, and
acute mental faculties so essential to both
physician and surgeon.
in 190:?. Dr. Hockett was united in mar-
riage to Miss (Irace Suter of Salem. Oregon,
a daughter of E. O. Suter. who died at .Tervis.
this state, when his daughter was a child
of but two years. Mrs. Hockett, who passed
away in May. I'.ill, was also a niece of
Senator Ben Harding, one of the prominent
men of the northwest. Two children were
born to Dr. and Mrs. Hockett. Asahel ,1. and
Wayfe E. On the 11th of December. 1911,
Dr. Hockett was married to Mrs. Louise
Wade Long, a daughter of Aaron Wade, one
of the prominent and intluential ranchmen
of \\allowa county.
Dr. Hockett is a member of the Presby-
terian church, and fraternally he is affiliated
with Wallowa Lodge. Xo. 82". A. F. & A. M.,
and the Enterprise Chapter, R. A. M. He
is also a member of Enterprise Lodge. Xo. 94,
K. of P., while he maintains relations with
his fellow practitioners through the niediura
of his connection with the Wallowa ('<ninty
Medical Society of which he is vice ]nesident.
In politics he is a republican and during the
greater part of his residence in Enterprise he
has represented his ward in the town council,
and in the last election he was a candidate
for state representative but was defeated
liv Jerry Rusk. Dr. Hockett is very popu-
lar both socially and professionally, and is
meeting with excellent success in his prac-
tice, having had ample opportunity during
the yieriod of his residence here to demon-
strate his skill both as a physician and sur-
geon.
JOSEPH W. HAYES, residing on an excel-
lent farm of one hundred and sixty-five acres
one mile west of Carlton, was long known as
a successful breeder of full-blooded horses
but has now retired from that brancli of activ-
ity, although he still owns several high grade
specimens of the noble steed. His birth oc-
curred in Posey county. Indiana, on the 24th
of March. lSr)S". his parents being Thomas W.
and Keziah (Murphy) Hayes, who were born,
reared and married in the Hoosier state. In
1S65 they made their way to Oregon via the
Isthmus" of Panama, settling in Marion
county, where they lived for seven years. On
the expiration of that period they came to
Yamhill county. i)urcliasing a farm of two
hundred and seventy-five acres near Yam-
hill, whereon they continued to reside un-
til 1S90. In that" year Mr. Hayes jnit aside
the active work of the fields and took up his
abode at Sheridan. Oregon, where he has since
lived in honorable retirement. He has now
attained the age of seventy six years,
while his wife is seventy-five years old.
The period of their residence in the Sunset
state covers forty-six years and they are
therefori- largely familiar with its annals
from pioneer times down to the present.
ITnto them were born six sons and two
daughters, as follows: Mrs. Archibald, who
is a resident of Marion county. Oregon;
.losepli W.. of this review; Kdward L.. liv-
ing in Polk county. Oregon: John 1... who
died at Milton. Oregon, when forty years of
age: .lames B.. of Sheridan. Oregon; W'illard.
who was accidentally drowned when eleven
years of age; Mrs. .Maggie S. Easterbrook,
who makes her home in I'.ellingham. Wash-
ington; and Silas, of Yamhill county. Oregon.
. Joseph W. Hayes, who was a hid of seven
when he came to this state with his parents.
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acquired his education in the common schools
and when a youth of nineteen began work-
ing as a farm liand. Subsequently he be-
came a breeder of full-blooded horses, rais-
ing Norman and also fast stock in connec-
tion with his agricultural interests. He first
purchased a farm at Yamhill and there made
his home until 1901, while during the follow-
ing six years he resided at Glencoe. In 1007
he took up his abode at Sheridan, on another
of his farms, being successfully engaged in
its operation for three years. At the end
of that time he purchased the tract of one
hundred and sixty-five acres near Carlton
whereon he has since resided. At the pres-
ent time more than one hundred acres of his
land is under a high state of cultivation. As
an agriculturist he has won a well merited
measure of prosperity, annually gathering
rich crops which find a ready sale on the
market. He is still a great fancier of fine
horses and yet owns .several high grade stal-
lions but has retired as a breeder.
Mr. Hayes has been married twice. In
1886 he wedded Miss Mary E. Rice, a na-
tive of Marion county, Oregon, by whom he
had three children, namely: Harland B.,
who is married and resides at John Day,
Oregon; and Veda M. and Ha, both living
at Salem, this state. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes
obtained a legal separation in 1891 and the
latter passed away in 1904. In 1901 our
subject was again married, his second union
being with Mrs. Drusilla .Jones, a daughter of
George and Louisa Corey, the former of whom
crossed the plains to Oregon in 18.53 and the
latter in 1850. They were married in Ore-
gon. The demise of George Corey occurred
in June, 1887, while his wife was called to
her final rest in July, 1896. Their children
were three in number, namely: .lames, who
is a resident of Mountaindale, Washington
county, Oregon; Mrs. Drusilla Hayes; and
John, who died at the age of forty- four years.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes have two children : Elma
L., whose birth occurred March 7, 1902; and
Lela C, whose natal day was October 29,
1906.
Since age conferred upon him the right of
franchise Mr. Hayes has supported the men
and measures of the democracy, believing
firmly in its principles. From 1883 until
1888 he served as guard at the state prison
of Oregon. His life has been well spent.
In all of its relations he has been true to
high and honorable principles and has never
faltered in a choice between right and wrong
but has always endeavored to follow a course
that his judgment and his conscience have
sanctioned.
LEWIS C. THOMPSON. Widely known in
Yamliill county, where he has spent much
of his life, Lewis C. Thompson needs no in-
troduction to the residents of his part of
the state because his important business in-
terests have brought him into contact with
many. He is one of the foremost representa-
tives of agricultural life in Oregon, his ope-
rations being carried on most extensively.
Moreover, he is president of the Thompson
Company, a dose corporation foinicd to man-
age the extensive property holdings of the
Thompson estate on the Pacific coast.
He was born at Oregon City, Oregon, Au-
gust 23, 1847, his parents being R. R. and
Harriet (Bell) Thompson, who were natives
of Pennsylvania and Ohio respectively. They
were married at Cadiz in the latter state
and there resided until 1846, when they
crossed the plains to the northwest, first set-
tling at Vancouver, Washington, where they
spent one winter. They then removed to
Oregon City, where Mr. Thompson engaged
in milling and in speculating and also spent
a part of his time at cabinet making. In
1850, attracted by the discovery of gold
in California, he went to the mines, after
which he returned to Oregon, having spent
but a brief time in the mining regions. He
took up his abode near The Dalles in eastern
Oregon, where he secured a donation claim
of six hundred and forty acres. It was en-
tirely wild and undeveloped but he proved
up his claim and became an active factor in
the development not only of his own prop-
erty but of that portion of the state. Af-
ter residing there for six years he built the
first seamboat of that district and operated
it on the upper Columbia river for a few
years. Later this became the property of
a steamboat companj"^ which was organized
and still later became one of the boats owned
by the Oregon Railway & Navigation Com-
pany. While engaged in the steamboat busi-
ness he purchased a large farm consisting
of twenty-five hundred acres in Yamhill
county, owning this from 1872 up to the
time of his death, which occurred in 1908.
He did not reside upon the place, which,
however, was operated by his son Lewis,
who purchased the property following the
father's demise. Again r' R. Thompson
went to California, this time settling at
Alameda, where he established the first
waterworks of the place. He afterward sold
out at Alameda and removed to San Fran-
cisco, California, where he resided until his
death, while his wife passed away five
months later.
In their family were ten children: Eliza
F., who is the widow of M. A. King and
resides in Alameda, California ; Sarah A., the
wife of Colonel 0. W. Pollock, of San Fran-
cisco; Mary Ellen, who died in San Fran-
cisco; Lewis C; Martha J., the wife of D.
Linderman. of San Francisco; R. H., a specu-
lator of Portland; Walter S., of San Fran-
cisco; Clara Lilly, who became the wife of
Charles Yates and both are now deceased;
Frank, of San Francisco; and Hattie Bell,
the wife of I. W. Borden, of San Francisco.
Lewis C. Thompson completed his educa-
tion in 1866, when eighteen years of age,
and started out in business life, being eni-
ploj'ed first as clerk and later as telegraph
operator in the steamboat office at The
Dalles, where he remained for five years.
He then went upon a ranch as a cowboy and
was employed in that way in Oregon for two
years. In September. 1872, he came to Yam-
hill county and took charge of his father's
extensive farm of twenty-five hundred acres,
while ho continued to cultivate for his father
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67
until the latter's death, when he purchased
the property. It has since been his home
and his labors have converted it into one
of the finest improved farms of the north-
west. It is pleasantly located about three
miles west of Carlton, Oregon, and seven
miles northwest of McMinnvillc, and he now
has eight hundred acres ol the land under
a high state of cultivation, returning an
nually to him large and gratilying har-
vests! After the death of their parents Lewis
C. Thompson and his brothers and sisters
organized the estate as a corporation, there
being three sisters and four brothers who
are thus interested in vast property hold-
ings in San Francisco, Portland and Tacoma.
Of this corporation Lewis C. Thompson is
the president. Recently he lias made ex-
tensive improvements on the property in
Portland, consisting of the erection of the
Multnomah Hotel and also on the Peters
building at the corner of Second and Davis
streets. He has also established a hotel —
the Hotel Levens— on Ash street. They have
also' made improvements on their property
in San Francisco, erecting business houses
at the corner of Main and Market and at
Fremont and Market streets.
In 1S70 Mr. Thompson was united in mar-
riage to Miss Emma M. .Inker, who was
born in New York and came around Cape
Horn in 1852 with her parents as passengers
on the Fredonia. The family lirst settled
at The IJalles and her father was first ser-
geant in the United States army. He was
on military duty in Oregon for a time and
when honorably discharged he turned his
attention to menhandisiiig at The Dalles,
continuing in business there until his death
in 1870. His widow still survives him and
is now living with her children at the age
of eighty years. Unto Jlr. and Mrs. Jukcr
were born live children: Mrs. Thompson;
Harry E.. a resident of Yamhill county;
Lillie", the wife of Thurston Daniels, of \an-
couver; William T., who is a twin brother
of Lillie and lives in La Fayette, Yamhill
county; and Gussie K., the wife of 0. F.
Hobart, of Spokane, Washington.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have been
born five children, as follows: Lewis L., born
in 1S71, who is married and resides in Port-
land, Oregon; Lawrence E., whose natal year
was 1874 and who is also married and lives
in Portland; Clarence V... born in 1877, who
was accidentally drowned when twenty-eight
years of age; Nina B., born in 1882, who is
at home; and R. R., born in 1892, who is
also yet under the parental roof. The fam-
ily have a very wide acquaintance through-
out Yamhill county and Mr. Thompson is
recognized as one of the prominent and rep-
resentative business men. He holds member-
ship in the Elks lodge of Salem and in the
Odd Fellows lodge at McMinnville and he
gives liis politieal indorscinrnt to the demo-
cratic party but has never held nor sought
office, preferring to leave himself free for
the management of his important business
affairs or for the enjoyment of those activ-
ities which are to him a matter of interest
and pleasure. He is today one of the lead-
ing and most successful agriculturists of
Y'amhill county, supervising extensive in-
terests which are conducted along most pro-
gressive lines, and in the management and
control of the property of the Thompson es-
tate he has also done much for the im-
provement of dilTerent cities where these in-
terests are located. His judgment is sound,
his descrimination keen, his sagacity far-
reaching, and his well formulated plans arc
carried forward to successful completion.
G. G. CHRISTENSON is the owner of an
excellent farm of eighty-seven acres near
Dayton and its well tilled fields and sub-
stantial buildings make it one of the at-
tractive features of the landscape. He was
born in Waushara county, Wisconsin, Jan-
uary 19, 1S62. a son of George and Anne
(Anderson) Christenson, both natives of
Copenhagen, Denmark. The parents came to
the United States nine years before the birth
of their son G. G. and located in Racine
county, Wisconsin, where they remained for
four years and then removed to Waushara
county, residing there twelve years. They
next went to Grundy county, Iowa, where
they resided until 1874, when they came to
Oregon, settling in Amity, where the father
died in 1890 and the mother in 1902. In
their family were twelve children, six of
whom were born in Denmark and six in
America. They are: Mary, deceased; An-
drew, residing at Newberg, Oregon; Hans,
a carpenter at Xewbcrg; Nels, of Wisconsin:
Peter, a farmer of North Dakota; Christ,
residing near Dayton, Oregon; Carrie, Anna
and .lohnnie. all deceased; Ellen, who is the
wife of .lohn Carter and resides at Newberg;
G. G., of this review; and Sarah, deceased.
O. G. Christenson was educated in the com-
mon schools of Iowa and remained at home
until he was seventeen years of age. when
he started out in life for himself on a farm
near .Vewberg, Oregon, where he remained
until 1899, when he moved to Amity, resid-
ing there seven years. He then lived for
three years at Hopewell, after which he
came to his present home near Dayton. He
is now engaged in general farming, owning
a tract of eighty-seven acres, and his neat-
ness and industry are shown in the many
improvements he has pvit upon his place, lie
has remodeled all the buildings, making tlieni
among the best in this part of the coni-
nuiiiKy. and has converted his home into a
beautiful place.
Mr. Christenson has twice married. In
1885 he wedded Miss Sophia Martescn. a na-
tive of Denmark. She died in 189.5, leaving
three children: Carrie, living at Amity;
William and Eriena, at home. His second
wife, whom he married in 189G, was Miss
Sina .lensen, a native of Minnesota and of
Danish parentage. Unto this union have
been born four children: Irvin, Georgia. Mil-
dred and Chester, nil at home.
Politically Mr. Christenson is a republican
and fraternally he is identified with the
Brotherhood of American Yeomen at Amity,
while both he and his wife are members of
the Baptist church. He has inherited iniuiy
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
of the sturdy cliaiacteristies of his worthy an-
cestry and these have made him a most use-
ful and worthy citizen. He is widely known
as a man who has the \velfare of the com-
munity at heart, giving his support to many
jirojects for the public good.
JAMES PARVIN. Time is rapidly thin-
ning the ranks of Lane county's old pioneers,
those brave men and women who formed the
advance guard of civilization and courage-
ously faced the hardships and privations in-
cident to life on the frontier, leaving behind
them all of the comforts to which they had
been accustomed, to establish homes for
themselves and families on tlie western
plains. Of such as these was the late James
Parvin, who had been a resident of this coun-
ty for iifty-five years at the time of his death
on December 17, 1908, at the age of nearly
seventy-eight. He was born in Indiana on
the 2d of ilay, 1831, and was a son of Ho-
sea Parvin by his first marriage. The par-
ents were married in Indiana, whence they
removed in 1832 to Illinois, and there the
mother passed away. The father subse-
quently married again and removed to Texas.
in which state he passed the remainder of
his life. The family of Hosea Parvin was
very large, but the majoritj' of the members
are now deceased.
•Tames Parvin was only a child of one year
when his parents removed to Illinois, where
he was reared to manhood and received his
schooling. In common with many other young
men, he was desirous of pursuing his career
in a new country affording greater oppor-
tunities, so in 1S53, at the age of twenty-
two, he came to Oregon, crossing the plains
\\ith an emigrant train. Upon his arrival
he located in Lane county, and filed upon a
donation claim of three hundred and twenty
acres. After operating this for a short time
he sold it and invested the proceeds in an-
other claim of three hundred and twenty
acres, whicli belonged to Jolin B. Hannah.
His entire time and attention during the re-
mainder of his active life was devoted to
the further improvement and cultivation of
this tract which was located one mile south
of Dexter. Careful and intelligent cultiva-
tion, close application and unceasing industry
eventually brought well merited reward and
the Parvin ranch became known as one of the
best improved and equipped properties in
that commiHiity. For more than half a cen-
tury it has been the home of the family and
there the widow still resides. It is undis-
pntable evidence of what can be accomplished
with energy, perseverance and good judg-
ment in winning success and has for many
years netted an annual income that well re-
paid its i>wnpr for his early labor and haid-
ships.
For his wife and helpmate, Mr. Parvin
chose iliss Selenia Parker, who had come
across the plains to Oregon with two broth-
ers, a .sister and a brother-in-law, and heie
she was married to Mr. Parvin. and to them
were born ei^jht children: Idres C. the wife
of William Williams, of Dexter, Oregon; H.
M., who lives in tlie vicinity of Dexter;
Jennie, who married August Shalfler, of
Montana; Joseph M., who died at the age of
nineteen years; Lillias C. who Mas three
years of age at the time of her death; Hila
Ann. a child of one year at the time of
death; Edgar, who died when he was two
years old; and Bertha, deceased, the first
wife of William Williams, of Dexter. All of
the children were given the advantages of a
good education and some of them taught
school.
The family affiliated with the Christian
church in which the parents held member-
ship, and the political support of Mr. Par-
vin was given to the democratic party, lie
was a man of many sterling qualities the
worth of which had been thoroughly tested
during the long period of his residence and
he had a large circle of friends who licid him
in high esteem.
ROBERT T. BROWN. For eight years
Robert T. Brown has lilled the office of
county clerk in Umatilla count)', making his
home in Pendleton, and his long retention in
the ollice is indicative of the ability and
fidelity with which he discharged his duties.
He was born in Bates county, Missouri,
January 18, 1870, a son of David and Clara
(Pence) Brown, both ol whom were natives
of Ohio, the former born June 28, 1828. and
the latter in 1830. They removed from tlie
Buckeye state to Illinois and afterward to
Missouri, settling in Bates county about the
year 1868. After eight years tiiere passed
they left the middle west for the Pacific
coast, crossing the plains with team during
the summer of 1876. Weeks passed ere they
reached their destination, but eventually they
settled on a homestead eight miles northeast
of Pendleton. Mr. Brown was the first one
who undertook to raise wheat in this part of
Umatilla county, but he was forced to leave
his first crop in the beginning of the harvest
and seek refuse during the Indian war. The
family experienced many hardships, trials
and difficulties incident to the establishment
of a home upon the frontier, but as the years
passed advancing civilization did away with
all such conditions.
Robert T. Brown was but a lad of six
years when the family came to Oregon, and
in the public schools of Pendleton lie pur-
sued his early education, which was supple-
mented by further study in Pendleton Acad-
emy. The greater part of his life has been
devoted to public service, and he has made a
most creditable record in office. He was
called to the position of deputy assessor in
1S!)8 and served in that capacit.v for four
years, or until 1902. As iireviously stated,
he was appointed to his present position as
deputy county clerk in 1904. and has con-
tinuously served in this capacity. He is
methodical and systematic in all his work,
prompt in dispatching business, and is ever
loyal to the best interests of the community
which he represents.
Near Pendleton, in Umatilla county, on
the 19th of March. 1900, Mr. Brown was
united in marriage to iliss Leota 'M. Ply-
mate, a (laughter of James F,. and 5Iatilda
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A. (Prather) Plymate. Mr. and Mrs. Brown
have many friends in and around Pendleton,
and theirs is a hospitable home the good
cheer of which is enjoyed by all who know
them. Mr. Brown is well known in fra-
ternal circles, holding membership with
Pendleton Camp No. 41. W. O. W., and In-
tegiity Lodge, Xo. 92, I. 0. O. F., also of
Pendleton. The rules and principles which
govern his conduct and guide him in his re-
lations with his fellowmen are furthermore
indicated in his membership in the Christian
church. His inlluence is always found on
the side of progress, advancement and im-
provement, and the record he has made in
both public and private life is a most com-
mendable one.
JACOB J. CHADWICK is a pioneer settler
of the state of <)n';;on. coming overland
with ox teams in October, 1864, and engaged
in the cultivation of the soil and the develop-
ment of the resources of the new country.
He was born in West Virginia, .July 22,
1.S39, and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Chad-
■wick. His mother was a native of Vir-
ginia and bore the name of Miss Smoot be-
fore her marriage to Eli Chadwick. The
father was a native of Kentucky but re-
moved to West Virginia at an early date and
later in 1*41 removed to Missouri.
.Tacob -T. Chadwick received liis early edu-
cation in the public schools of Missouri and
remained with his parents until twenty-two
years of age. He then went to Illinois where
he worked on a farm for two years. In
1864 he started overland to Oregon. The
caravan in which he made the trip contained
fourteen wagons drawn by oxen and Mr.
Chadwick acted as scout for the party. Six
months were spent upon the journey and the
train arrived in Yamhill county, where
Jacob .1, Chadwick remained for two years.
At the expiration of that time he rented a
ranch in Douglas county which he operated
for four years. He saved his money and was
able to buy a farm of his own which he later
sold. Some time afterward he bought nine
hundred acres and also a tract of two hun-
dred and fifty acres which Mrs. Chadwick
inherited from her father's estate, all of
which he is now cultivating.
On May 10, 1868, .Jacob .J. Chadwick was
united in marriage to Mrs, Harriet J.
(Weaveri Bentley. a native of Missouri, and
they became the parents of four children.
Mniy. Susie. William D. and Frank C. The
lattcr's death occurred in 1882 and his grave
Is in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Myrtle Creek.
Politically Mr. Chadwick is afTiliated with
the democratic party but has never taken an
active part in public life and has never
sought oflTire for himself. He is prominent
in fraternal circles of Myrtle Creek and is
a member of Myrtle Ixjdge, No. 38. I. O.
O, F.. and has acteil as noble grand for two
terms. He also is a charter member of Maple
lyodge. A. F. & A. M., and is active in the
affairs of that organization. His views on
religious matters are lil>eral and he does not
afTiliate with any particular faith. His wife
holds membership in the Methodist Episco-
pal church of Myrtle Creek, Mr, Chadwick
luis met with great success in his farming
business and has become an expert along
this line. He is familiar with the various
details of his occupation and his success
is the natural result of his thorough
knowledge.
ROBERT W. VEATCH. Tlie name of
Robert \\ . Veatch. who resides on an at-
tractive ranch of si.xty-six acres located four
and a half miles east of Cottage Grove, is
well known to naturalists throughout the
state, as he is the owner of a valuable col-
lection of Indian relics and curios, and has
achieved much more than a local reputation
as a taxidermist, specimens of his work
being found in practically every museum of
any size in the nortliwcst. He is a native of
this state, his birth having occurred near
Creswell, Lane county, on the 19th of Feb-
ruary. 1861, and is a son of Sylvester E,
and Maria E. (Knox) Veatch. well known
pioneer residents of Lane county, who are
mentioned at greater length elsewhere in this
work. The mother is now deceased, but
the father is still living at the venerable
age of eighty-one years and continues to
make his home on his old ranch, located two
miles west of Cottage Grove on the Lorane
road,
Robert W. Veatch was reared very much in
the manner of other lads in Oregon during
the pioneer period. He was given a com-
mon-school education, pursuing his studies
until he was sixteen when he laid aside his
text-books and assumed the duties of man-
liood. For three years thereafter he gave
his undivided attention to the work of the
fields and care of the stock on his father's
ranch, but at the expiration of that time he
left home and went to eastern Oregon, where
for several years he followed the life of a
cowboy. About 1882. he gave this up and
took a clerkship in a store at Cottage Orove,
retaining this position for a year. At the
end of that time he went to Buena Vista.
this state, where he continued to clerk for
six months. During that time he was mar-
ried and soon after this event he located on
a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres
in the vicinity of Cottage Crove. He resided
there for five years and during that time
cleared forty acres of his land, which he also
fenced, and erected thereon a good house,
barns and outbiiildinirs. He subsequently
•<old his claim, realizing a good profit on the
investment, and removed west of Walker
station, where he bought one hundred and
twenty acres of land. This he also sold after
cultivating and improving it for four years,
investing the proceeds in a hotel at Cottage
Orove. The next year he was appointed
deputy sherifT of Lane county and feeling
that his oflTicial duties demanded his undi-
vided attention he then sold his hotel and
durinjr the next four years gave his entire
attention to his governmental responsibil-
ities. .After the expiration of his term of
office he went into a hardware store in Cot-
tage Orove. but withdrew from this a year
later, in 1899. as he had been appointed
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF 0REC40N
forest ranger. He held this office for five
years, then became special agent for the
United States government, serving for a year
in the land claim department. He next
opened a cigar store in Cottage Grove that
he conducted for a year, removing to Grants
Pass at the end of that time. There he con-
ducted a billiard hall for a time and during
this period he was married again and two
and a half years later he and his wife went
to Waldo, where she owned a hotel which
they operated for five or six months. Their
next removal was to Eugene and during the
period of his residence in that city Mr.
Veatch worked at taxidermy. He first be-
came interested in this work in 1901, and
began his training under Professor Langen-
burg, of Roseburg, Oregon, continuing his
studies until awarded a diploma from the
Northwestern School of Taxidermy of Omaha,
Nebraska. He has been very successful,
possessing imusual skill in this direction,
and his work can be found in some of the
finest museums in the country. At the time
of the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Port-
land in 1905 he received a gold medal for
the best mounted animals, his specimens
being a cougar and a head of a moose with
horns. In addition to his fine specimens in
taxidermy Mr. Veatch is also collecting In-
dian relics and curios and has the largest
collection of peculiarly formed horns taken
from a variety of animals in the world.
Several years ago he refused an offer of
twenty-one hundred dollars for a small col-
lection of Indian relics and animals, which
he has since increased at least a third. Mr.
Veatch is assisted in his collecting by his
daughter, Mrs. Churchill, who is also very
fond of natural science and together they
roam the forests and wander along the banks
of the streams seeking new treasures for
their collection. After a year's residence in
Eugene, Mr. Veatch returned to Cottage
Grove and bought the ranch where he now
lives. Twenty-five of the sixty-six acres
contained in his holding is devoted to the
raising of grain and eighteen acres are set
to apple trees which in a few years will
undoubtedly pay handsome returns. The re-
mainder is largely used for pasturage, as
he makes a specialty of raising Jersey cattle
and Angora goats. During the period of his
ownership Mr. Veatch has wrought extensive
improvements in his ranch, including the
erection of a fine two-story dwelling and
substantial barns and outbuildings, making
it one of the valuable and attractive proper-
ties of the vicinity. In addition to his ranch,
he still owns a residence in Eugene, which he
is now renting.
On the 2d of March, 1884, Mr. Veatch was
united in marriage to Miss Belle Parsons, a
daughter of William and Phoebe (Walton)
Parsons. Her parents crossed the plains to
Oregon in 1853, settling in the vicinity of
Eugene, where the father owned and con-
ducted the second store that was opened in
that city. The paternal grandfather operated
a pack train from Jacksonville, this state, to
Eureka, California, during the early 50's, but
was finally compelled to give it up owing to
the Indian troubles. Mrs. Veatch, who was
one of six children born to her parents,
passed away on the 1st of January, 190G.
Three daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Veatch, as follows: Maggie, the wife of
Benjamin Grofl", a hardware dealer of Cot-
tage Grove; Elizabeth, the widow of Fred
Churchill, of Roseburg, Oregon; and Lottie,
who is with the Pacific Telephone Company
of Cottage Grove. The present Mrs. Veatch
was Mrs. Ida Decker, the widow of Charles
Decker, of Waldo, this state, by whom she
had one child, Marie. Mr. Veatch and his
second wife have one son, Robert, who was
born on the 17th of December, 1908.
Mr. and Mrs. Veatch are members of the
Presbyterian church, and in politics Mr.
Veatch is a republican and was during his
previous residence in Lane county actively
identified with political affairs, but he has
now practically withdrawn from public life
and gives his entire attention to his private
interests, although he is not remiss in the
duties of citizenship.
FRANK DISS, who resides on a one hun-
dred and sixty acre homestead near Selma,
owns property in that city and also in Cali-
fornia. Since the age of eight years he has
earned his own living and has made a suc-
cess in business. He was born in Ohio, Feb-
ruary 3, 1865, a son of Antey and Mary
(Martin) Diss, and is one of seven children
in his father's family, five of whom survive.
The mother died when her son Frank was
eight years of age, the father passing away
when the son had attained his majority.
Frank Diss, at the age of eight years, be-
gan earning his own living by working in
the mines and although he has supported
himself by hard work since that time he ac-
quired a good common-school education. He
migrated to Oregon in 1903 and settled upon
a homestead of one hundred and si.xty acres
which he at once set to improving and culti-
vating. He also acquired property in Cali-
fornia. Since taking up the homestead he
has made that place his residence and is en-
gaged principally in raising grain and hay.
Mr. Diss was married, December 15, 1885,
to Mrs. Mary A. Christraan. In his political
faith he is an adherent of the republican
party and although he gives his attention
strictly to business yet he finds time to dis-
charge conscientiously the duties of citizen-
ship. He is a well known farmer of his com-
munity, is successful in his business man-
agement and is regarded as a citizen of up-
rightness and good character.
DANIEL A. WALKER, a prosperous and
enterprising agriculturist of Yamhill county,
resides on the homestead property where he
parents located forty-six years ago and owns
one hundred and seventy-five acres thereof,
the farm being located six and a half miles
west of Carlton. His birth occurred in In-
diana on the 16th of February, 1852, his
parents being John Hamilton and Mary
(Simpson) Walker, both of whom were na-
tives of Johnson county, Indiana. Leaving
the Hoosier state in 1853, they removed to
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73
Iowa and there continued to reside until
1865, when they crossed the plains to Ore-
gon. Settling in Yamhill county, they took
up their abode on what is known as the
James Shaw donation claim, six and a halt
miles west of Carlton. The property is
now in possession of our subject and his
sister, Mrs. May Bell Anderson. John H.
Walker devoted his attention to general
farming and stock-raising throughout his ac-
tive business career and at the time of his
demise owned three hundred and twenty
acres of valuable land. Previous to his
death he had sold a portion of his farm. He
passed away on the 11th of April, 1893,
while his wife was called to her final rest
on the 12th of March, 1887. Their chil-
dren were five in number, namely: William
J., deceased; Daniel A., of this review; James
A. and Cillnrt £., both deceased; and Mrs.
May Hell AniliTson. of Yamhill county.
Daniel A. Walker, who was a youth of
thirteen when he came to this state with his
parents, remained at home until he was mar-
ried at the age of twenty-seven years. Fol-
lowing that important event in his life he
settled on the farm which he had previously
purchased and continued its operation until
1892. In that year he disposed of the prop-
erty and took up his abode on the old home-
stead, whereon he has remained continuously
since. At the present time lie owns one
hundred and seventy-five acres thereof, forty
acres being under a high state of cultivation.
His farm is well improved in every particular
and his undertakings as an agriculturist have
been attended with a gratifying measure of
success.
On the 19th of February, 1879, Mr. Walker
was united in marriage to Miss Clarissa Dud-
ley, who was born in Y'amhill county, Ore-
gon, on the 14th of March. 1859, her par-
ents being John D. and Rebecca N. (Moore)
Dudley, natives of Missouri. The father ran
away from home in 1853, when a youth of
thirteen, and joined an emigrant train en
route to Oregon. The mother came across
the plains with her parents in 1855. John
D. Dudley and Rebecca X. Moore were mar-
ried in Yamhill county on the 15th of Feb-
ruary, 1858. and here spent the remainder
of their lives, the former passing away on
the Mth of Febniary, 1898, and the latter
on the 5th of May 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Wal-
ker had four children, as follows: Verna
C, born .April 9, 1880, who is now the wife
of W. H. Bailey, of Carlton, Oregon; Mamie
D., who passed away on the 12th of Novem-
ber, 1887, when three years of age; John
D., born February 16, 1888, who has pur-
sued a course of study in a business college
and is still under the parental roof; and
Ward A., born July 23, 1896, who is attend-
ing school.
In politics Mr. Walker is a stanch demo-
crat and for almost thirty years has ably
served as a member of the school board.
Fraternally he is identified with the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows at Carlton,
Oregon, being a charter member of the lodge
at that place. Both he and hin wife are
members of Moores Valley Grange, No. 362.
They are people of the highest respectability,
enjoying in large measure the friendship of
those with whom they have been brought
in contact.
GEORGE BANKS, now residing in Dayton,
Oregon, was born in Armstrong county, Penn-
sylvania, March 19, 1853, the son of John
and Nancy ( JIcLaughlin) Banks, both of
whom were born of Scottish parentage and
were natives of Pennsylvania. The grand-
parents came from Scotland and located in
Pennsylvania, where they died. The father
was a farmer by occupation and both he
and his wife resided all their lives in their
native state. In their family were seven chil-
dren: Lizzie, of Pennsylvania; William, de-
ceased; George, of this review; Belle, who is
the wife of Jolin Montgomery, of Armstrong
county, Pennsylvania; Maud, now Mrs. Rob-
ert McCiraw, of Armstrong county, Pennsyl-
vania; Sloane, who is a farmer in Armstrong
county; and a child who died in infancy.
George Banks remained at home with his
parents and attended the public schools un-
til he was fourteen years of age. He then
went into the timber regions of Pennsyl-
vania and began working for himself, and af-
ter becoming acquainted with the lumber
business he bought a mill and engaged in
the manufacture of lumber. He followed
that occupation for some time but was forced
to give it up on account of ill health. He
tlien pursued farming and various lines of
work until si.x years ago, when he left his
native state for the purpose of trying to
regain his health in another climate. At
first he went to California and then, coming
to Oregon, located in Portland, wliile later
he removed to Dayton, where he now re-
sides. In spite of the ill health which he
has had to guard against he has been very
successful, owning fourteen acres of land
near Dayton, and one hundred and ten acres
of very valuable land in Pennsylvania, and
to the former he gives his personal super-
vision.
In 1891 Mr. Banks was married to Miss
Nancy J. Hancock, a native of -Armstrong
county, Pennsylvania. His political alle-
giance is given to the republican party and
he has taken a very active interest in local
politics in his home state, very few years
of his residence there since coming of age
having been spent without holding some
ollice. Both he and his wife are members
of the Presbyterian church. During Air.
P.anks' residence in his adopted state his
upright and honorable life has won for him
many friends and well wishers.
RANDOLPH M. WARDLE is numbered
among the enterprising mercliants of Carl-
ton, where he is engaged in dealing in hard-
ware, implements and building materials. In
this connection he is developing a good busi-
ness, his enterprise and reliable methods
gaining for him a liberal patronage. He was
born in Los Angeles coimty, California, Feb-
ruary 27, 1857. His father, John Wardle,
was a native of England, born August 3,
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
1815. The ancestry of the family can be
traced back as far as 1695, showing the fam-
ily to be an old one in that country. In
his youth John Wardle learned the shoe-
maker's trade but afterward devoted much
of his life to farming. He came to America
in 1840 and was married at Salt Lake City,
Utah, in 1856, to Miss Emeline Baker, a
native of Ohio. They remained for a brief
period in Salt Lake and then removed to
California, settling near Los Angeles, where
they resided for a short time. They then
took up their abode in anofher part of the
state, living at diflerent points in California
until 1865, when they came to Oregon, set-
tling in Yamhill county, where they resided
until 1880. In the meantime Mrs. Wardle
had passed away on the 3d of December,
1877. In 1880 Mr. Wardle went to Washing-
ton county, this state, and two years later
took up his abode in the state of Washing-
ton, where he died at the age of eighty-five
and one-half years. The children of his sec-
ond marriage were eleven in number: Ran-
dolph M. ; Roskelyn. who is living in Orting.
Washington; Harriet, a resident of Centralia,
Washington; St. Clair M., of the same state;
Waverly M., whose home is in Portland; De-
borah A., of McMinnville. Oregon; Xathan,
who died at the age of two years; Olive,
who died in infancy; Daisy A., of Portland;
Alphonso W., who died when twenty-three
years of age; and Emeline M.. whose home
is near Centralia. Washington. John Wardle
had been married previous to leaving his
native country, his first union being with
Miss Harriet Ball, whom he wedded in 1837.
They became the parents of seven children,
of whom two are still living: Frances, a
resident of Centralia, Washington: and Alice,
whose home is in Little Eock. Idaho. The
others weie Margaret, Emma, Matilda, Charles
and Anna, all of whom are deceased. After
losing his first wife, John Wardle, as pre-
viously stated, wedded Emeline Baker.
At the usual age Randolph M. Wardle be-
came a pupil in the public schools, continu-
ing his studies until about twenty years
of age, when he began learning the black-
smith's trade, which he followed continu-
ously until 1907, engaging in that business
at different times at Carlton, Oregon, and
Tenino, Washington, and at Olympia and
Tacoma. He also engaged in sharpening tools
at the mines in Washington, in Baker county.
Oregon, in Union county, Oregon, at Elma,
Washington, and in McMinnville, Oregon. In
1907 however, he disposed of his shop and
entered commercial circles in - Carlton as a
dealer in hardware, implements and building
materials, which business he has now car-
ried on successfully for more than four years.
He owns the business block in which he is
conducting hi.s enterprise and he also owns
a fine residence and other properties in
Carlton.
Mr. Wardle has been twice married, having
on the 1st of February, 1881, wedded ^vliss
Nancy Ticknor, a native of the state of
Washington and a daughter of .1. T. and
Elizabeth (Ford) Ticknor. Tier father is now
deceased but her mother still resides in
Washington, ilr. Wardle 's second marriage
occurred in 1900, when he wedded Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Dodson, a widow, living in Yam-
hill county, and a daughter of George B. and
Susan .1. (Bush) Manning, both of whom
weie natives of West Virginia, where they
.spent their entire lives. Their family num-
bered eight children: Samuel, deceased; Wil-
liam M., who died in Oregon, at the age of
sixty-four years; Rebecca J., the wife of R.
W. Varley, of Washington county; Joseph,
who is living in Moundsville, West Virginia;
Mrs. Wardle; Henry C, of Tacoma, Washing-
ton; and W. L. and Frank P., both of whom
are residents of Moundsville, West Virginia.
The father of these children passed away at
the age of seventy-six years and the mother
when seventy-seven years of age.
By his first marriage Mr. \A'ardle had three
children: Vida E., who was born Decem-
ber 17. 1881, and is the wife of Eldridge
Crosno. of North Yakima, AVashington; Ada
E., who was born April 17, 1883, and died
at the age of eight years; and Clarence W..
who was born October 30, 1887. and is mar-
ried and lives in Portland. Mr. Wardle's
second wife, Mary Elizabeth (Dodson) War-
dle, had been twice married before her union
with him and had a daughter by her first
marriage, Annie L., who was born in 1870,
and is the wife of George Willis, of Carl-
ton, Oregon, and a son by her second mar-
riage, Frank C, of Carlton.
Mr. Wardle is a democrat in his political
views and ever keeps well informed on the
questions and issues of the day. His fellow
townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability,
have called him to a number of local offices:
he served for a number of years on the
school board, as clerk ; and has been mayor
and councilman of Carlton, in which con-
nections he has exercised his official preroga-
tives in support of various progressive meas-
ures for the general good. He is also well
known in fraternal circles, holding mem-
bership in both the subordinate lodge and
encampment of the I. 0. 0. F. In the former
he has filled all the chairs and is now past
grand. In Masonry he has taken the de-
grees of the lodge and of the Roj^al Arch
Chapter. His life exemplifies the beneficent
spirit and purposes of those organizations,
and in every relation in which he has been
found he has proved his loyalty and worth,
his progressiveness and his public spirit.
S. H. HATCH has been engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits near Salem for many years.
Although he was not among the earliest
settlers of the county he came here in time
to share actively and materially in the de-
velopment of the fruit growing districts of
Marion county.
S. H. Hatch is a native of Westbrook.
Maine, born January 20, 1843, His parents
were George and Emily (Higgins) Hatch,
both natives of Maine, the state in which
they passed their entire lives. To them
eleven children were born, six of whom sur-
vive. S. H. Hatch remained at home with
his father after completing his education
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OliKCOX
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iu tlic district schools until ISO'J, when lie
was twenty-six years ot age. At that time
he went to Missouri and for a short time
was engaged in teaching school. After two
years he returned to Maine and until ISSU
carried on the farming operations on the
homestead. When he gave this up he came
to Marion county and purchased the farm
upon which he now resides. He has im-
proved this farm by his own efforts and labor
and has made many modern improvements
upon it, including farm buildings and ade-
quate machinery for carrying on modern
agricultural pursuits. He has ten acres
planted to apples and pears, which yield
him annually large harvests and increasingly
remunerative returns.
On the :;d of January, 1873, Mr. Hatch
was married to Jliss \ancy Metzler, a na-
tive of Ohio. To them live children have
been born: C. II., who is now living in east-
ern Oregon; Walter L., of Salem; and three
who have passed away. Mrs. Hatch's death
occurred on the 13th of April, 1909, and she
was laid to rest in the Salem cemetery. She
was a devoted member of the Methodist
church. In politics Air. Hatch gives his sup-
port to the republican party but has never
sought office as a reward for party fealty
excepting that of school director. He ac-
cepted this oflice because of his interest in
the educational welfare of the community.
He holds membership in the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows of Maine. He is a
man of noble qualities of character, of strong
and resolute piirp(jse. industrious and enter-
prising, and well known throughout the
community for his uprightness and honesty,
he nuTits and enjoys the respect and con-
fidence of his neighbors and many friends.
BYRAM MAYFIELD, junior partner of
the firm of Burnaugh & Maytield, druggists,
is one of the public-spirited and progressive
young business nu>n of Enterprise of which
he has been a resident for the past eight
years. He was born in Umatilla county.
Oregon, on the 31st of March. 1877, and is a
son of Oeorge E. and Amanda (Westerfieldi
Mayfield. For many years the father was
engaged in ranching in this state, but he has
now withdrawn from agricultural pursuits
and is living retired in Elgin, Union county.
Reared at home in the acquirement of his
early education. Byram Mayfield attended
the public schools. Early deciding to become
a druggist, he subsequently matriculated in
the department of pluirmacy of the Oregon
State Agricultural College, being awarded
the degree of Ph. G. with the class of 1903.
Very soon after receiving his license he ac-
cepted a clerkship in a pharmacy at Ontario,
this state, where he remained until the fol-
lowing October when he came to Wallowa
county. The succeeding month he spent in a
drug store at .Toseph. but at the expiration
of that period together with S. L. Bumaugh
he purrhased the pharmacy of E. .1. For-
sythe of tliis eitj', which they are still con-
ducting under the firm name of Burnaugh &
Mayfield. They are both excellent business
men as well as first-class pharmacists and
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own and conduct one of the best equipped
and most thoroughly modern drug stores to
be found in a town of this size in eastern
Oregon. They carry a good lino of drugs,
patent and proprietary medicines, also toilet
articles, perfumes, stationery and such sun-
dries as are to be found in a shop of this
kind. Their business is conducted in strict
accordance with the most highly approved
methods of modern commercial ])ractice, and
as both proprietors are accommodating in
the treatment of their patrons, they are suc-
ceeding in building up an excellent trade.
From the beginning their receijjts have shown
a marked increase annually and they are
now recognized as one of the firmly estab-
lished and thriving enterprises of the town.
Fraternally Mr. .Mayfield is identified with
Enterprise Lodge, Xo. 94, K. of P.. and En-
terprise Lodge. No. 158. I. O. O. F. His po-
litical views accord with the principles of
the democratic party, for whose candidates
he casts his ballot. He takes an active in-
terest in municipal affairs and is always will-
ing to assume his share of governmental re-
sponsibilities and for the past two years has
been a member of the town council. Since
locating here Jlr. Mayfield has manifested
high standards of citizenship and has given
his unqualified support to every progressive
movement, that he has felt would tend to
promote the commercial, moral, social or in-
tellectual welfare of the community.
CHARLES V. WEAVER. A native son of
Oregon and a man who has done much dur-
ing the short period of his activity to pro-
mote the agricultural development of Doug-
las county is Charles V. Weaver. He was
born in this county, July 27. 1887, and is
a son of Edwin and Margaret (Dyer I
Weaver, the former a native of Tennessee
and the latter of Oregon. The father left
his native state in 1852 for Oregon, making
the trip overland with ox teams, spending
six months upon the journey.
Charles Weaver received his early education
in the public schools of his native district
and remained at home with his parents until
lie was twenty years of age. He then started
out in life for himself on the farm where he
now resides. Tt is part of the three thousand
acres of land which his father bought in
Douglas county and he has cultivated and
improved it along scientific lines. He makes
a specialty of fruit farming aiul his prune
liarvi'sts everj' year are anmng the moat
abuiiilant in southern Oreir"". For some
time he has been engaged in the raising of
high-grade cattle and he also keeps a few
horses upon his farm. .\nother important
branch of his activity is his hop yard to
which he h.as given much time and attention
during the past few years and has made it
one of the largest of its kind in Douglas
county.
Mr. Weaver gives his political s\ipport to
the republican party and is a firm believer
in (lie policies and principles for which that
organization stands. He takes an intelligent
interest in local afi'airs but has never sought
public ofTice for himself. He is a prominent
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
member of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows and is vice grand of Myrtle Creek
lodge, No. 38. Charles V. Weaver is only
twenty-five years of age but has already
shown himself a factor to be reckoned with
in the agricultural circles of Douglas county.
WILLIAM T. KUTCH, who in the year
I'Jll retired to private life and now makes
his home in Carlton, at the age of eighty-
six years, was for many years closely asso-
ciated with agricultural interests and con-
tributed in considerable measure to the de-
velopment of Yamhill county along that
line. Working faithfully day by day. using
the moments to the best advantage and
carefully planning and systematizing his
work, he at length reaped the reward of his
labors in the acquirement of a considerable
competence. He was born in Monroe county.
Indiana, March 15, 1836. a son of Enoch
and Nancy (-Tones) Kutch. both of whom
were natives of Kentucky, in which state
they were reared and married and made
their home until lS2.j. In that year they
removed to Monroe county, Indiana, and
soon afterward took up their abode in Hen-
dricks county of the same state, where Mr.
Kutch settled upon a • tract of land of one
hundred and sixty acres, which he afterward
entered from the government. The family
experienced the hardships, trials and priva-
tions of pioneer life in that district, but
year by year the father carried on the work
of developing the farm and made it a pro-
ductive tract ere he sold it. in lS.5-t. He
then removed to Appanoose county. Iowa,
where he purchased a section of land which
he operated until his death, in 1862. His
first wife had died when their son William
was but six years of age and in 1834 Enoch
Kutch had married again, his second union
being with Elenor Alexander, a native of
Kentucky. By his first marriage there were
born seven children but only two arc now
living, William and .James, the latter a resi-
dent of eastern Oregon. The five who have
passed away are Elizabeth, Allen. America
J., Jackson, and one who died in infancy.
The youthful days of William T. Kutch
were spent upon the old homestead farm
in Hendricks county. Indiana, and when he
had reached the age of twenty years he
started out on his own account, choosing as
his life occupation the ]iursuit with which
lie had become familiar tlnough his boyhood
training and experience. Removing to Iowa,
he there engaged in farming for nineteen
years and then came to Oregon, arriving in
this state in 1864. Investing in land in
Yamhill county, he developed a farm which
he cultivated year after year up to the
time of his retirement, in 1911. He is now
living in Carlton and the friiits of his former
toil su]iply him with all of the necessities
and many of the comforts of life.
In March, 1846, Mr. Kutch was married to
Miss Lydia A. Sparks, a native of I\ush
county, Indiana, and a daughter of William
and Tolly Sparks. Jlrs. Kutch passed away
in 1802. To Mr. and Mrs. Kiitch were born
nine children: Enoch, a resident of Davton.
Washington; Allen, deceased; Mitchell, who
is living in Farmington, Wasliington; Frank-
lin, who has also passed away; Mary, the
wife of C. G. Scott, of Y'^amhill county; Eliza-
beth, the wife of Edward Stevenson, of Yam-
hill county; and three children who died in in-
fancy. Having lost his first wife, Mr, Kutch
was again married, in 1863, his second union
being with Miss Hannah M, McCutchens, who
was born in Floyd county, Indiana, August
13, 1838, a daughter of William and Eliza-
beth (Galoway) McCutchens. Her father
was born in Virginia and her mother in Ken-
tucky, but they were married in Indiana,
where they resided until 1850, when they
went to Iowa, where her fatlier followed
farming until 1865. He then crossed the
])lains witli his family, going direct to Ore-
gon, and upon the farm which he purchased
in Yamhill county both he and his wife
spent their remaining days, Mr. IMcCutchens
passing away at the age of eighty-four
years, while liis wife died when eighty-seven
years of age. In their family were five chil-
dren: Mrs. vSarah J. Nelson, now deceased;
Hannah M., now Mrs. William T. Kutch;
JIahala, the deceased wife of C. G. Scott,
of Carlton, Oregon; William E., deceased;
and one who died in infancy. Unto William
and Hannah Kutch there were born ten chil-
dren: William Eldon, who was born in
Union county, .January 14, 1865; George W.,
whose birth occurred in Y'amhill county,
March 7. 1867; Uelle. the wife of Edward
Bodle, of Carlton; Sarah .Tanc. the deceased
wife of John McEachen ; Underwood, living
in Carlton; Cynthia, the wife of Charles N,
Dueett, of Seattle, Washington; Lenora. the
wife of E. N. Hudson, of Portland; Clara,
the wife of William Calvin, of Carlton, Ore-
gon; and two who died in infancy. Mr.
Kutch was accorded only limited educational
privileges but has given his children good
advantages in that direction. Politically he
is allied with the socialist party and he has
filled the office of road supervisor for a
number of years and for many years was a
member of the school board. He has always
been a champion of the cause of education,
believing it to be not only largely the source
of individual advancement, but also to con-
stitute the bulwark of the nation's strength
and progress.
JAMES CRUICKSHANK is the owner of a
fine ranch of two hundred and eighteen acres
in Yamhill county that he devotes to general
farming and stock-raising. He was born in
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the 15th of Octo-
ber. 1879, and is a son of James and Jane
(Mitchell) Cruickshank. The parents were
both natives of Scotland, and there the
mother continues to make licr home, but the
father, who was a farmer, passed away four
years ago. The family of Mr. and Mrs.
Cruickshank numbered eight, as follows:
David, who is living near Gaston, Oregon;
lane, who is in Scotland; Margaret, who is
deceased; James, our subject; and William,
Jolin. Pol}ert and Elizabeth, all of whom
ini' still living in Scotland.
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81
The first fourteen years of his life James
Cruickshank spent iiniler the parental roof,
obtainin^C his education in the common
schools. At the expiration of that time he
began earning his own living and during the
succeeding four years engaged as a farm
hand. The lessons of the value of thrift
and industry inculcated in his youthful mind
were very useful in directing his future, and
he carefully saved a portion of his wages
each year until he had accvimulated enough
to pay his pa.s.sage to America, so that when
he was twenty he sailed for the I'niteil
States. He was a most ambitious youth
and desired to make more rapid progress
than was possible in his native land. L^pon his
arrival in this country he made his way west-
ward to Oregon, locating in Portland. b>it af-
ter remaining there a brief time he came to
Yamhill cotnity. He worked at various occu-
pations when he first came here but in the
second year of his residence went to farming,
and has ever since followed agricultural pur-
suits. After working for others for two years
he purclia.sed a tract of land near .\mity. but
he sold this later and rented a tract of land
that he operated for six years. The culti-
vation of this place proved to be so lucrative
under his capable ilirection that he acquired
the means to buy his present homestead.
.Mr. Cruickshank is a very practical and
enterprising man and applies himself in-
telligently and painstakingly to whatever he
undertakes, and as a result is meeting with
success. In connection witli general farm-
ing Mr. t'ruicksliank is making a specialty
of raising thoroughbred stock, ilevoting the
greater part of his attention to Cotswold
sheep and Shire horses, and he now has an
interest in a fine imported Shire horse. His
investments in stock have proven to be very
lucrative and he is rapiilly liecoming recog-
nized as one of the prosperous agriculturists
ami stockman of the county. He has made
~Hcli improvements in his property as he was
able from time to time, and now lias his land
in a high state of ctiltivatioii. and the build-
ings on his place all in good condition.
In liidO Mr. Cruickshank was married to
Miss l.i/./ie Koss. a ilaugliter <if Duncan Uoss.
and they have liec<mie the parents of three
children. Uoss. .\le\ .lames and Annie .Jessie.
Kraternally .Mr. ('rui<'k->liank is identified
«itli tlie .Masonic order at Dayton and both
lie and his wife are afliliateil with the Order
of the Kastern Star, also at Dayton. He is
the type of citi/.en wlm ia a inott desinihle
acquisition in any cominiinity. Iii.< I'lforts al-
ways iM-ing directed t<)Ward the development
of the general interests and the advance-
ment of the public welfare.
JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM is now living re
tireil ill I arltoii. where he owns and oci'U-
pies a beautiful residence. 'I'liere has lome
to him leisure in which to enjoy those things
which afford him the greatest interest ami
ph'iisiire. lor the business activities of his
former years have brought liiin to a position
of alllnence. He was born in .Milton. .Massa-
chusetts, about eight miles from llostoii. on
llii- l!)th of October. I S.*>!). bis parents b<-ing
•lohn A. and Alice (Hathaway) I'unningham,
the former a native of Boston and the latter
of Xew Bedford. Massachusetts. They were
married in their native state and for eight
years thereafter resided in Massadnisctts,
at the end of which time they removed to
Hongkong China, the father being engaged
in tlie tea business. For live years he re-
mained a tea merchant of that city, trans-
porting tea to various parts of the world.
In ]Sl>4, however, he returned to ISoston,
where he continued in the tea trade until
1S75, when he retired from conuuercial pur-
suits and took up his abode upon a farm
in Worcester county, Massachusetts, where
he devoted his time to the breeding and
raising of high grade jersey cattle, thus ])ass-
ing the years quietly to the time of his death,
in 1S98. His wife, surviving him for about
eight years, pa.ssed away in l'.)0(>. In their
family were nine children, of whom eight
are still living: Mrs. William It. Ware, a
resident of Massachusetts; Charles D.. liv-
ing in Brookline. Ma.s.sacliusetts; C. L., whose
home is in Milton, that state: .John A. and
Mrs. W. A. Howe, of Carlton. Oregon; I'anl,
who is located in Bolton, Massachusetts:
Mrs. .\ndrew Xoursc, also of Bolton: and
Fred H., who makes his home in the same
|ilace.
Arriving at the age when the acquirement
of an eilucation became the principal thing
in life. -lohn A. Cunningham was sent to
the public schools wherein he pursued his
course until gradmited from the high school,
lie then took u|i the occupation of farm-
ing, which he followed in .Massachusetts for
about fourteen years. He next went to New
York city, where he engaged in business
for two years, ami in ISSy removed to Chi-
cago, where he figured prominently in busi-
ness circles until 1900, meeting with sub-
stantial success in his undertakings during
that i)eriod. He then canu' to Oregon and
has since made his home in Carlton, where
he has erected one of the linest residein-es
of the city. He became associated with W .
.\. Howe in a partiu'rship for the building of
a large store and the conduct of an exten-
sive mercantile enterprise. As usual, siii-
ci'ss has attended liim in this field. He has
also been interested in the developnu-nt and
upbuilding of the himber business but at
the present time is practically living retired,
devoting his time and eniTgies merely to the
supervision of his invrstmeiits.
In ls!)s .Mr. ('unningham was united in
marriage to .Miss Sarah X. Kord, a native
of Mas.sacliusetts and a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Kdward Kord, both of whom are
now di'ceased. The ihildreii born to this mar
riage are: Dorothy A., whose birtli oc-
curred Xovember 2, I'.IOl; and Sarah, born
December 'js. HIO.'!. Tin' family are con-
iiectefl with the Kpisiopal iliurch ami .Mr.
I unningham also belongs to the Inilepend
cut Onlcr of Oild Fellows ami the I'niterl
.\rfisans. His political support is given the
republican party and he is interested in
the welfare nnd progress of the city, state
and country, yet lias never Im-cu an aspirant
lor office. He has progressed ill his bii»i-
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lU'ss life because he has made a wise use of
his time, talents and opportunities and, giad-
iiallv working his way upward, has at length
attained a creditable and gratifying posi-
tion, his efforts being crowned with the re-
ward of earnest, persistent and honorable
labor.
GEORGE WASHINGTON BAKER, who is
numbered among the active and enterprising
agriculturists of Washington county, owns a
well improved tract of land two and a half
miles southwest of Beaverton and within ten
miles of Portland. His birth occurred in
Blackhawk county, Iowa, on the 13th of De-
cember, 1862, his parents being Joseph and
Leah (Stambaugh) Baker, who were born,
reared and married in Pennsylvania. They
maintained their home in that state for a
number of years and then removed to Clin-
ton. Illinois, where they resided for several
years. Subsequently they spent a few years
in Iowa and later removed to Missouri, where
thev remained until 1S86. In that year they
journeyed to California, settling at Santa
Cruz, where Joseph Baker purchased city
property and lived in honorable retirement
Tintil called to his final rest in November.
189.3. His wife, surviving him for a number
of years, passed away in 1905. They had
ten "children, five of whom are yet living, as
follows: Mrs. Catherine Gibler. who is a
resident of Jefferson City. Missouri; Silas,
living at Santa Cruz, California; Kliza, the
wife of W. K. Trayler, of Hillsboro. Oregon;
Sarah, who gave "her hand in marriage to
Artcmas Campbell and resrdes in Missouri;
and George W.. of this review.
Tlie last named saw Oregon in its infancy,
coming to this state with two of his sisters
in lSf)9. when a lad of seven years. Six
months later the father came to Oregon on
a visit and took our subject back with him
to Slissouri. George W. Baker remained
under the parental roof until twenty-four
years of age and subsequently worked at
different occupations for a period of thir-
teen years. At the end of that time he took
up his abode on the farm which had pre-
viously come info his possession and on
which he still resides. His present posses-
sions embrace a tract of thirty-nine acres of
land, one-half of which is under a high state
of cultivation and improvement. Tlie prop-
erty is on section 38. two and a half miles
southwest of Beaverton. His undertakings
as an agriculturist have been attended with
excellent results, the well tilled fields an-
nually yielding golden harvests as a reward
for tlie care and labor which he bestows
upon them.
On the 4th of July, 1892. Mr. Baker was
united in marriage to Miss Melvina Trayler.
a native of Texas and a daughter of W. K.
and Mary Trayler. who were bom in Mis-
souri and Iowa respectively. They were
married in Texas and there resided for a
number of years or until 1886, when they
came to Clatskanic. Oregon. A short time
afterward they took n|) a homestead claim,
occupying the same for ten years. Subse-
quently they sjient a few years in Mayger,
Oregon, and then took up their abode in
Hillsboro. where Mr. Trayler has since lived
in honorable retirement. The demise of his
wife occurred in 1905. Their children were
seven in number, namely: Arlena and John
W., both of whom are deceased; Mrs. Baker;
J. R., who is a resident of the state of Wash-
ington; Mrs. Rosa Smith, living in Dayton.
Oregon; and Mrs. Emma Larson and Mrs.
Mattie Smith, both of whom have passed
away. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Baker have been
born four children, as follows: Jesse Silas,
whose natal day was August 29. 1893; Les-
ter L., Estella L. and Willie, all of whom
died in infancy.
Mr. Baker is a republican in politics but
has never sought nor desired oflice as a re-
ward for his party fealty. He has strong
prohibition tendencies, believing that the
liquor traffic should be suppressed. His re-
ligious faith is indicated by his membership
in the Methodist Episcopal church, to which
his wife also belongs. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Baker are well known and highly esteemed
throughout the community as people of up-
right, honorable lives.
AMBROSE CLEMMER FUNK, filling the
position of deputy sheriff of Umatilla county,
lias been continuously in the public service
since the 1st of January, 1903, his special
duties being in connection with the tax de-
partment. He was born January 11, 1873.
in Clayton. Berks county, Pennsylvania, his
parents being James B. and Susanna B.
Funk. The father was born in Berks county
and has made farming his life work, in addi-
tion to which he also owns and operates a
gristmill at Clayton, in which city his wife
was born. There they have made their home
for many years and are among the well
known and highly respected residents of
that place.
After acquiring his early education in the
common schools of his native state Ambrose
C. Funk spent a year as a student in the
West Chester State Normal School of Penn-
sylvania and afterward entered the Kansas
State University at Lawrence. Kansas, from
which he was graduated in June. 1900. with
the degree of B. S. In the meantime he had
made his initial step in the business world,
being first employed in a clerical capacity.
In his youth, too. he worked upon the home
farm in Pennsylvania and early became fa-
miliar with the duties and labors incident to
the cultivation of the fields and the care of
the crops. Following his removal westward
he located in Kansas City where he was em-
ployed by the Peck Dry Goods Company and
also by Swift & Company, doing office work.
He has been a resident of the northwest since
1901 and since the 1st of January. 1903, haa
been continiiously connected with the sheriff's
office in the tax department, his position be-
ing that of deputy sheriff. His official duties
have ever been discharged with promptness
and fidelity and he has made an excellent
record in this connection, as is indicated by
his ten years' retention in the office, He also
has an interesting military record covering
three vears' service with the Oregon National
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Guara, his mfinbcishiii being with Company
L, Third Regiment, of Pendleton.
In Masonic circles Mr. Funk is well known.
He has attained the Knight Templar degree
of the York Kite and at this writing, in
1912, is captain general of Pendleton Com-
mandery, No. 7. lie is also an Odd Fellow,
belonging to Eureka Lodge. No. 92. and to
the teachings and principles of both organi-
zations he is loyal and devoted. His high
purposes are further indicated by the fact
that he leads a life in harmony with his pro-
fessions as a member of the Presbyterian
church, in which he is serving as elder. He
has a wide and favorable acquaintance in
this section of the state, being held in high
regard wherever known and most of all
where lie is best known. He seeks the wel-
fare and progress of the community in var-
ious directions anil liis cooperation can al-
ways be counted upon to further any move-
ment for the material, intellectual, political
' and moral progress of his adopted state.
ALBERT W. KIME, M. D., who. since 1904,
has been a sucii-!.sfiil medical practitioner at
Cottage drove and one of the six physicians
of that place, has an excellent professional
and personal reputation in the community.
He has worked up an excellent practice since
settling in Cottage drove and was elected
mayor of the city in 1910. He was born
in Millersburg. Iowa. August 2T. 18.58. the
son of .James H. and Katherine (Zimmer-
man) Kime. both of whom were natives of
Ohio, where they were married. Shortly
afterward they removed to Iowa, becoming
pioneers of that state. The father took up
land in Iowa, which he farmed until 1858,
when, leaving his family in that state, he
crossed the plains to Pikes Peak. Colorado.
for the purpose of mining gold. Not being
successful, however, in finding the yellow
metal in paying quantities he continued on
to California, settling at Downieville. where
he continued his gold-mining operations >mtil
1868. The family, which had been living in
Iowa, joined the father in 186.5, making the
trip to California by way of New York and
the Isthmus of Panama and arriving in San
Francisco on St. Patrick's day. The father
removed to Vallejo. Solano county. Cali-
fornia, in 1868, and. having tired of gold
mining, was employed in the navy yard as a
carpenter. He continued in this employment
until 1H70. when he removed to .San Jose.
California, and continued working at the car-
penter's trade, building stations for the rail-
road. He was thus employed until 1874.
when lie removed to Oakland, where he con-
tinued at his trade and began contr.ictinp.
He ma<le the furniture for the First National
Bank at Oakland, situated at No. 127 Broad-
way, and remained in that city until 1878.
when he removed to Oregon and settled at
Corvallis. There he continued contracting
and constructed the Fisher building, spend-
ing two years in that city. He then retired
from that vocation and started in the dnig
business with N. H. Thompson at Yakima
Bay. After continuing in the business thus
for six months Albert \V. Kime bought Mr.
Thompson's interest in the store and after
one year they removed their drug stock to
Portland, where the father and son con-
ducted a drug business until 1884. In that
year tire destroyed the store but it was im-
mediately rebuilt. The father then pur-
cliascd the entire business, which he operated
imtil 18S6 when he sold out and removed to
eastern Oregon aiul opened the first drug
store in \'ale. This store was also operated
by the father and son and the father began
studying medicine, continuing until 1890,
when he was graduated and settled in Ban-
don, Oregon. There he practiced liis profes-
sion until 1897, when he went to Alton.
Humboldt county, where he engaged in
practice until his death, which occurred in
190S. The mother died at Vale in April.
1885. In their family were two children:
Albert W. ; and Charles I., of Coquille. Coos
county. Oregon, who is interested in a ma-
chine shop and foundry at that place. While
residing in Santa Clara, California. Mr. and
Jlrs. Kime adopted a daughter, Alice Rogers,
who remained with them until her mar-
riage. She now makes her home in eastern
Oregon.
In company with his mother Albert W.
Kime removed from Iowa to California when
he was seven years of age and there they
joined the father. The subject of this review
received his education in the public schools
of California and later engaged with his
father in the drug business, continuing thus
until 1892, when he removed to Bandon,
Oregon, where he read medicine with his
father for two years. He then, in 1894. en-
tered the medical department of the Uni-
versity of Oregon at Portland, from which
institution he was graduated on the 5th of
.\pril. 1897. He engaged in practice at Ban-
don, where he remained until 1904. and then
lame to Cottage Grove, where he has since
resided, showing such skill in caring for his
patients that he has built up a tine prac-
tice. He has a pleasant home in Cottage
(Jrove and also owns property at Bandon and
Portland.
Dr. Kime has been married three times.
His second marriage was in 1885 and to this
union three children were born: William,
a resident of West fall. Oregon; Harry P..
of Coquille; and Albert .lames, also of West-
fall. On .Tuly 5. 1902. Dr. Kime was again
married, his third luiion being with Mrs.
Kittie Rhoner. widow of Henry Rhoner. She
was born in Brownsville. Oregon, November
1. 1872, a daughter of .1. B. and .Tennic M.
dross, of Bandon, Coos county, Oregon. In
1808 the parents crossed the plains from
Iowa to Oregon, settling in Coos county,
where they have since resided. The father
is a veteran of the Civil war and served
throughout the entire period of the war
without receiving any serious wounds. In
1861 he enlisted in Company T) of the Sec-
ond Iowa Regiment of Volunteer Infantry for
a term of three years and at the close of
his period of enlistment he reenlisted and
served until the close of the war. He was
discharged .luly 12, 1865. at Louisville, Ken-
tiickv. In his family were seven children:
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Ella, who died in infancy; Clara M., also de-
ceased; Harvey H., a resident of Bandon;
Kittie, now Mrs. Albert W. Kime ; John B.,
deceased; and Gus and Fred H., both of whom
reside in Bandon. By her former marriage
Mrs. Kime was the mother of two children:
Mamie J., born in 1892, who received a busi-
ness-college education at Eugene. Oregon;
and Claude H., who was born in 1900 and is
attending the public schools. Mr. and Mrs.
Kime are the parents of one chiiO, Geneva
Dentizel, born May 20, 1909.
In his political views Dr. Kime is a repub-
lican and he has given considerable atten-
tion to politics. He served as treasurer of
Malheur county, Oregon, in 1891, was mayor
of Bandon for one term, and also served as
mayor of Cottage Grove in 1911. Fraternally
he belongs to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, having- filled all the chairs in that
order and is also a member of the grantl
lodge. He likewise holds membership rela-
tions with the Knights of Pythias, the Elks,
the Modern \Voodmen of America and the
Foresters of America. Mrs. Kime is an
active member of the Christian church and
assists materially in making that denomina-
tion an effective force for good in the com-
munity. Dr. Kime and his family are valued
citizens of Cottage Grove, are prominent in
fraternal, church and social circles and have
a most excellent standing in the community.
C. 0. BAXTER. A valuable ranch of one
hundred and live acres, located six miles
from McMiiinville. engages the entire atten-
tion of C. 0. Baxter, who has wrought ex-
tensive improvements in the place during
the period of his ownership. He was born
in Green county, Wisconsin, on February 28,
1849, and is a son of John and Harriet
(Spencer) Baxter, both natives of Ohio. In
his early manhood John Baxter went from
his native state to Wisconsin and later to
Missouri, where he met the lady who sub-
sequently became his wife, continuing to
make his home in that state until 1861. In
that year he, together with his wife and
family, started to make the long, tiresome
journey across the plains to Oregon, with a
wagon and ox-team. Five months were spent
en route and upon their arrival they located
on a claim in Yamhill county, as farming
had always engaged the energies of Mr.
Baxter. There he continued to reside un-
til his demise in 1908, at the venerable age
of ninety-eight years. The mother, who
was eighty-seven when she passed away, sur-
vived until 1910. Of the marriage of Mr.
and Mrs. Baxter there were born fourteen
children, of whom five died in infancy. Those
who lived to attain maturity are as follows:
Spencer, who is living in Dayton; Isabelle.
the wife of James Carter, of Dayton; Sarah,
who is deceased; C. 0., who is our subject;
George, who is also a resident of Dayton;
Ann, who married John Watson, of Dayton;
Cynthia, the wife of Edward Hadway, a
resident of Dayton; John, who is a farmer;
and Joseph, wlio lives in Dayton.
C. 0. Baxter, who was twelve years of age
wIk'U he removed with his parents to Oregon,
obtained his education in the common schools,
which he attended until he was fourteen.
He then engaged in general farm work, con-
tinuing to follow this occupation until he
was twenty-eight. During that time he not
only became proficient in the tilling of the
tields and care of the stock, but he accumu-
lated sutticient capital to enable him to be-
gin for himself. He first bought a place in
Marion county, this state, which he operated
for several years, meeting with very lucra-
tive returns in his undertaking. He has al-
ways applied himself tirelessly and pains-
takingly to anything he has attempted, so
intelligently directing his activities as to
accomplish "his purposes. About 1890 he
bought his present homestead, which he has
so thoroughly cultivated as to make it one
of the very attractive ranches of the vicin-
ity. Mr. Baxter alwaj's gives his personal
supervision to everything connected with the
operation of his land and the care of his
stock, and naturally his fields yield abundant '
harvests annually. He is very practical yet
l)rogressive in his methods, always willing
to lay aside the old for the new when as-
sured of its superiority, but he is too con-
servative to adopt all the theories he hears
advocated unless the}' appear to him feasible.
In addition to the fine property on which
he is living he owns forty-five acres located
elsewliere in this county, making his hold-
ings aggregate one hundred and fifty acres.
About thirty-five years ago Mr. Baxter
completed his arrangements for a home by
his marriage to Miss Marian Scott, who died
when they had been married about fourteen
years. To them there were born two chil-
dren: Herbert, who is living in Dayton,
and Ella, the wife of Warner Mills, of Mew-
l)erg. Oregon. He subsequently married Miss
Anna Jlorgareidge.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Baxter hold membership
in the Methodist Episcopal church, Mr.
Baxter gives his support to the policies and
candidates of the republican party. He is
one of the well known and highly esteemed
pioneer settlers of Yamhill county, among
whose residents he numbers many close
friends.
FRANK A. GEDDES. Notable among the
more prominent farmers and stock-raisers
of Baker county living in the vicinity of
Baker City, is Frank A. Geddes, former
county clerk and deputy sheriff of the
county in which he resides. He was born
December 2, 1871, in Baker county, Oregon,
his parents being J. A. and Eva J. Geddes, a
sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this
work.
Educated in the common schools of Baker
county, Frank A. Geddes remained at home
until he had attained his majority, when he
engaged in the butchering business at Baker
City for some time. He was later elected
to the office of county clerk, a position which
he filled for two terms, and afterward was
appointed deputy sheriff of Baker county.
After serving in that capacity he engaged
on his own account in the butcher business
and later purchased a ranch of one hundred
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87
and sixty acres, upon which he now lives.
This farm he cultivated and improved until
it is now among the more valuable agricul-
tural projierties of the county. Soon after
becoming a farmer he took up the raising of
stock as an important feature of his busi-
ness, specializing in the breeding of Poland
China hogs, a business which he has since
followed.
On the 5th of April, 1899. Mr. Geddes
was married to Miss Lulu M. Ebbert, a
native of Springfield, Oregon, and a daugliter
of George and Elizabeth (Landis) Ebbert.
Her father was born in Pittsburg, Pennsyl-
vania, and the mother was a native of Iowa.
The father emigrated to Oregon in l.S.')2 ami
the mother arrived in this state in 18ij4, hav-
ing crossed the plains with ox teams. They
settled in Lane county. Oregon, wlicre they
lived until 1S8T, when they moved to ilon-
mouth, where they at present reside. They
were the parents of nine children, eight of
whom are still living. Three children have
been bom to Mr. and Mrs. Geddes. Otto E.,
Wilma E. and Joseph F.
Politically Mr. Geddes has always been a
republican and has ever taken a lively in-
terest in i)olitics. having held one of the
most important elective offices in the gift
of the people of his county and also an im-
portant appointive office. Fraternally he is
a member of the Elks and also of the Fra-
ternal Union. Mrs. (ieddes is a member of
the Christian church. Mr. Geddes is one of
Baker county's native sons and. having been
a lifelong resident of this county and well
known in ])olitical and business circles, he
has formed an unusually large number of
acquaintances, knowing practically every
man in the county. In his present business
he is continually brought in contact with the
farmers of the county and he is very in-
timately known by them and thoroughly es-
tablished in their esteem. He has always
had the reputation of being honorable and
upright in his dealings, is generous in his
ilisposition. affable by nature, and courteous
t" all with whom he comes in contact.
ALEXANDER WHITE is one of the
liiglily respected and successful agriculturists
of .Tosephine county, where he is engaged in
general farming. He was born in Michigan.
Xovember 19. 1841. and is the son of S. \V.
and Cynthia (McV'ay) White, the former a
native of New York and the latter of Penn-
sylvania.
Alexander White was reared in his par-
ents' home and received his elementary edu-
cation in the public schools. In 1852, in
company with his father, he emigrated to
Oregon, crossing the plains with ox teams,
and settled in IIillsl)oro, Washington county,
wliere he remained for two years. In 1855
he removed to .Tosephine county, where his
father filed upon a homestead upon which
the subject of this review has since con-
tinued to live. He later purchased .tdditional
tracts of land and is now the owner of one
hundreil and eighty-two acres of fine agri-
cultural soil, on which he is engaged in gen-
eral farming.
Mr. White was united in marriage in 1877
to Miss Sarah E. Tycer, a native of Oregon,
and to them five children were born, all of
whom are now living except Frederick C,
whose death occurred in 1884. Those who
survive are May. Ralph, Ray and Harold.
Mr. White is alliliated with the republican
party and at one time was a candidate for
county judge of .Josephine county, but his
party's ticket was not elected. He is a faith-
ful and loyal member of the Methodist Epis-
co[)al church of Kerby and is one of the well
known and highly respected citizens of
Josephine county.
JOHN T. THOMASEN, an agriculturist re-
siding a half mile iiortli of Carlton, owns and
operates a tract of forty-four acres and also
has charge of his father's homestead farm.
His birth occurred in Yamhill county, Ore-
gon, on the 1st of January, 1874, his par-
ents l)eing Peter and Christina (Petersen)
Thomason. both of whom were natives of
Denmark. They emigrated to the Unite<l
States after their marriage and in 1870 set-
tled in Blackhawk county, Iowa, where they
continued to reside for three years. Dis-
posing of their property, they came to Ore-
gon and located near Amity. Y'andiill county,
where Peter Thomasen cultivated rented
land for six or seven years. On tlie expi-
ration of that period he purchased a farm of
one hundred and twenty-five acres, which has
since remained in his possession and which he
operated until the time of his retirement in
1907. During the past four years he has lived
at McMinnville. enjoying the fruits of his
former toil in well earned ease. During his
active business career he accumulated five
luindred acres of finely improved land, all
uiuler a liigh state of cultivation, lie him-
self cleared three hundred acres of the same,
converting a heavily timbered tract into
an excellent farming property. The period
of his residence in this state now covers al-
most four decades and he has long enjoyed
an enviable reputation as a substantial and
esteemed citizen of his community. Mr.
Thomasen is now seventy-six years of age.
His wife was called to her final rest in 1884.
Their children were seven in number, as fol-
lows: Amelia, who is deceased, as is also
her husband, George Hanson; Peter E., who
is a resident of Turner, Oregon; Carrie, the
decea.sed wife of .Tohn I'akenum of the state
of Washington; Mary, the deceased wife of
Charles Hodle, of San Francisco. California;
.Anna, wlio gave her hand in marriage to
George Kutcli and resides at Klamath Kails.
Oregon; .John T.. of this review; and Clara,
the wife of Paul Hanson, of Medford, Oregon.
John T. Thonuism acquired his education
in the common scluxds and when a youth of
eighteen years started out as an agricultur-
ist on his own account, later cultivating
rented land for five years. In 1897 he pur-
chased n tract of thirty-five acres but sub-
sequently disposed of the place and bought
the farm of forty-four acres which he now
operates. In addition to this he has charge
of his father's homestead property and in the
work of the fields has met with excellent
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
success, annually gathering bounteous liar-
vests which find a ready sale on the market.
In 1S98 Mr. Thomasen was united in mar-
riage to Miss Lucretia Merchant, who was
horn in Yamhill county, Oregon, on the 12th
of January, 1876, her parents being William
and Martha Merchant. It was in 18-17 that
William Merchant came to Oregon with his
father, settling on a donation claim two
miles south of Yamhill, where he has I'esided
continuously since. Unto him and his wife
have been born eight children, namely:
Abram, who is a resident of Crook county,
Oregon; Henry, living in Reno, Nevada;
Burns, "ho makes his home at Xewberg, Ore-
gon; George, of Y'amhill county; Mrs.
Thomasen; Winnie, the wife of Darwin
Bockes, of Amity, Oregon; Thomas, who is
in Manila, Philippine Islands; and Mila, the
wife of Harold Dawson, of Newport, Wash-
ington. Our subject and his wife have two
children, Gladys L. and Joyce T., who were
born in the years 1900 and 1903 respectively.
Mr. Thomasen is a republican in his polit-
ical views but has never sought nor desired
office as a reward for his party fealty. He
belongs to the Fraternal Brotherhood at
Medford, Oregon. His religious faith is that
of the Christian church, of which his wife
is also a member. They are widely and
favorably known throughout the county in
which they have spent their entire lives and
the hospitality of the best homes is cordially
extended to them.
GEORGE N. FRAZER. The industrial ac-
tivities of Eugene find a worthy represen-
tative in George N. Frazer, proprietor of the
Eugene Iron Works. Since starting out in
business he has engaged in this line of trade
and his long experience, combined with un-
faltering ambition and indefatigable energy,
have placed him at the head of one of the
leading industries of the city. He was born
in Brockport, New Y'ork, June 12, 1851, and
is a son of James Scott and Sarah (Ken-
worthy) Frazer. The father was born in
Lancashire, England, and there learned the
trade of an iron worker, following that pur-
suit until he came to America with his wife
and two children, at which time he located
in Brockport, New Y'ork. There he again
worked at his trade until 18.58, when he came
to the Pacific coast, settling at San Francisco.
A year later his family joined him, making
the trip by way of the isthmus route. The
father remained in San Francisco, employed
at his trade, until 1868. when he arrived in
Oregon, taking up his abode in Portland,
where he embarked in business on his own
account as owner of a foundry. His enter-
prise was conducted under the name of the
Eagle Iron Works and the Pioneer Bell &
Brass Foundry and as the years passed by
the undertaking prospered, owing to his
comprehensive knowledge of the business and
his sound judgment. He was a member of
the English Order of Odd Fellows.
George X. Frazer attended the public
schools and learned the molder's and machin-
ist's trade in San Francisco. He was asso-
ciated with his father until the latter met
death by drowning in 1873 at the foot of
Main street in Portland. George N. Frazer
cast the first bell, the first cannon and the
first steam whistle ever made in Portland,
the bell being used on Joe Knott's ferry
boat. The second bell which he made was
for a Methodist church at llillsboro and he
also cast bells for the fire department of
Portland. In 1875 he left the Rose City and
removed to Ashland, Oregon, where he es-
tablished a foundry, and about twenty-eight
years ago he left that place for Roseburg,
where he engaged in business for a few
years. In 1886 he arrived in Eugene, which
then contained a population of about two
thousand, and established his present busi-
ness, which he has since conducted under the
name of the Eugene Iron Works. He car-
ries on a general machine business, which
he has developed from a small beginning.
He had a little plant at first and employed
only one man beside himself. Today he em-
ploys about twelve men and does work for
sawmills all over this part of the state. He
is also the owner of another foundry at
Springfield, Oregon, and he was one of the
organizers of the Osborn Hotel,
In 1875 Mr. Frazer was united in marriage
to Miss Ella E. Jackson, who was born in
Millville, California, and they have two
sons: George N., who is associated with his
father in the Eugene Iron Works; and Ar-
thur, a talented pianist located in Chicago.
Mr. Frazer holds membership in Spencer
Butte Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., of which he is a
past grand, and he is also a past chief pa-
triarch of Wimawhala Encampment, No. 6,
and also a member of Canton Hovey, No. 4.
He has likewise been a delegate to the grand
lodge of the Odd Fellows and both he and
his wife are connected with Eugene Lodge,
No. 55, of the Order of Rebekahs of Oregon,
in which Mrs. Frazer is past president. Mr.
Frazer is also a member of Eugene Camp,
Xo. 115. W, 0. W. In politics he is a re-
]niblican but lias never sought nor desired
riflice, preferring to concentrate his energies
upon his business aft'airs. He is a self-made
man, who has been very successful, having
wide knowledge of the machinery business
in all of its branches. His patronage is
ste.adily growing, giving broad indication for
the future, for the commnnity is also grow-
ing and his operations are being continuously
extended.
CHARLES BUTTS is the owner of a good
farm of twenty acres situated a mile and a
half northeast of Baker, and there he car-
ries on general agricultural pursuits and the
raising of vegetables and also makes a spe-
cialty of poultry raising. He was born near
Forest Grove, Washington county. Oregon,
April 20, 1864, his parents being Lewis and
Mary (Constable) Butts, the former a native
of Virginia, and the latter of Missouri.
They were married in Washington county,
Oregon, about 1862. Lewis Butts had crossed
the plains with ox teams in 1845, accompany-
ing his parents on their westward journey.
His mother died, however, while they were
en route and was buried at the peaks known
as the Three Sisters in the Cascade range.
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The party were in the tniiu that found what
was called the Blue Pocket diggings, all
trace of which has since been lost, although
thousands of dollars have been expended in
trying to again locate these diggings. On
reaching Washington county, Oregon, the
grandfather of Charles liutts secured a do-
nation claim in the vicinity of the present
site of Forest Grove. All that district was
then wild and unimproved and he became
one of the original settlere there. As the
years passed he aided largely in the work of
general development and remained a worthy
and honored resident of the state until about
1890, when he passed away in the town of
Gaston. Lewis Butts secured a homestead in
Forestdale valley of Washington county, and
at once began to clear and develop his place,
which prior to that time was totallj- desti-
tute of improvements. Xot a furrow had been
turned nor a rod of fence built. About 1SG2
he wedded Mary Constable, who had crossed
the plains in ISSO. at about which time her
parents died. The death of Mrs. Butts oc-
curred in ISTO anil ten years later Mr. Butts
passed away on the old homestead. He has
two brothers. Festus and Jacob, and a sister,
Mrs. Anita McClanahan, now living in Baker
county. His eldest sister. Mrs. Mary Ann
Wilcox, is now deceased, while another sis-
ter, Mrs. Melva JIcKinney, is now in Benton
county. Oregon, and the youngest. Mrs.
Sarah Hall, makes her home in Washington
county. Oregon. Mrs. Lewis Butts had two
brothers. .Tames and Daniel Constable, the
former residing near Idaho City. Idaho,
while the latter, when last heard from, about
1902, was living in California. A sister, Mrs.
Klizabeth Young, resides at Cedar Mill.
Washington county. Oregon, while another
sister, Mrs. .Jane Halstead. is living in
Seattle. Washington.
Reared in his native county. Mr. Butts
was a pupil in the public schools there and
his first employment was in connection with
the operation of a sawmill, to which work
he devoted about twelve years in Washing-
ton county. He met with a substantial
measure of success in that undertaking until
the financial panic of 1893-4, when he sold
out. In 1896 he removed to Baker county.
where two of his father's brothers and one
sister were living. Here he purchased about
twenty acres of land a mile and a half north-
east of Baker and has since carried on gen-
eral farming, which includes the production
of vegetables ami the raising of poultry. He
has lived upon this place for about five years
and in his business is meeting with a well
merited degree of prosperity.
In Baker City. Oregon, on the Sth of
August. 1900. Mr. Butts was married to Miss
Ida Rosette Ward, whose mother died when
-he was aho\it five years of age. after which
^he was adopted by Newton and Ann ice Mc-
Clanahan. and took their name. Mr. Mc-
Clanahan died in 1911 and Mrs. McClanahan
now makes her home in Ashland. Oregon.
I'nto Mr. and Mrs. Butts have been born five
children: Floyd and Claude, who are now
attending school in Baker; Oscar and Rashiel.
at home; and one who died in infancy when
about two Miontlis old. The parents hold
membership in tlie Christian church. Polit-
ically Mr. Butts is a democrat and keeps well
informed on the questions and issues of the
day but does not seek public ollice. He is
interested in the material, intellectual and
moral progress of his community and co-
operates ui all the various movements which
contribute to advancement along those lines.
WILLIAM JORY. Among the substantial
agriculturists of Marion county is William
.Jory. who resides near Salem. His birth
Occurred on the 20th of September, 1828, in
England, his parents being Jlr. and ilrs.
• lames .Jory. At the age of twenty-one years,
after he had finished his education in the
district schools and had spent several years
assisting his father on the home farm, he
joined the gold seekers leaving for California
in 1849. After remaining in that stale for
one year he removed to Oregon, where he
took up the homestead upon which he now
resides. At that time it comprised three
hundred and twenty acres and by conscien-
tious and diligent labor and untiring energy
he has improved and cultivated his lands and
so profitable were the returns, that from
time to time he has been able to add to
his holdings and at present the tract com-
prises live hundred acres. Kighty acres of
this has been planted to fruit and he has met
with success in all of his ventures. In his
farm work he is energetic and diligent, over-
coming all difficulties and obstacles by per-
severance and determination. All of tlie im-
provements which he has placed upon the
farm are of an important cnaracter and be-
cause of the productivity of the soil which
he has greatly increased by judicious cul-
tivation he annually gathers a rich harvest
of fruit.
In ISGO Mr. .Jory was married to Miss
.Jane E. Moore, whose birth occurred in Can-
ada, her parents being Christopher and Eliza
(Crawford) Moore, both natives of Ireland.
They came to Canada with their parents
when they were very young and remained
there until they crossed the plains with ox
teams in 1852. They immediately settled
in Oregon, locating upon a donation land
claim of three hundred and twenty acres in
Marion county. This property was their
home until their deaths. Mr. and Mrs. Jory
were the |iarents of four children: Ella E.,
deceased; Walter 11.; Ada Estella, residing at
home; and Eilwin A., who is living at honic
anil is married to Miss Grace Good. On the
.">th of September, 18S7, Mrs. .Jory's death
occurred and she was buried in the Odd Fel-
low's cemetery at Salem.
In politics Mr. .lory gives his support to
the republican party and in religious faith he
adiliates with the Methodist Episcopal church.
In his eighty-fourth year, yet mentally alert,
and hale and hearty in body like a man many
years his junior, he has been a resident of the
far west for sixty-three years and has made
his home for three score years on his home-
stead. He came here on the dawn of a new
epoch ami lielped materially in transforming
a virgin laml from a wilderness into bearing
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fields with ax and plow, a change which to
the present generation may well seem like a
wonder wrought by magic wand. Good use
has he made of the riches nature so lavislily
bestowed upon the northwest with generous
hand and in this land of seemingly inex-
haustible resources he has found the oppor-
tunity to develop his latent powers on a lield
of labor upon which he could expend his en-
thusiasm, ambition, industry and energy and
turn them to good advantage. He has stead-
ily worked upward and here he found and
founded a home and attained success, and
here he lives out a useful, eventful life in the
precious possession of the friendship of many
who admire him for his sterling qualities and
esteem him one of the important factors that
have made possible the prosperous conditions
of the present.
DANIEL P. TRULLINGER, one of the
prominent citizens and successful business
men of tlie Sunset state, has owned and ope-
rated a flour mill at North Yamhill since
1875 with the exception of two years. His
birth occurred at Jlount Pleasant, Henry
county. Iowa, on the 27th of April, 1840, his
parents being Daniel and Elizabeth (John-
ston) Trullinger, who were natives of Ohio
and Tennessee respectively. The father was
born in 1801, while Ohio was still a territory,
and took up his abode in Indiana when that
state was also yet a territory. About 1839,
before it was admitted into the Union, he
removed to Iowa and there made his home for
nine years. In 1848 he came to the territory
of Oregon and purchased another man's right
to a donation claim of six hundred and forty
acres eight miles east of Salem. At the end
of a year or more he traded his claim for
property in Milwaukie, Oregon, locating
thereon in 1850. The following year he took
up a donation claim of six hundred and forty
acres fifteen miles northeast of Oregon City
and continued to reside thereon until called
to his final rest in 1869. His widow lived
with her children for a time, spending her
last days in the home of a daughter and pass-
ing away in 1887 when eighty-one years of
age. They were the parents of ten chil-
dren, as follows: Mrs. H. B. Morgan, who is
a resident of East Portland, Oregon; Mrs.
Eliza Mattoon, also living at East Portland;
Daniel P., of this review ; Gabriel J., who
passed away in Clackamas county, Oregon, at
the age of eighty-one years; Nathan H., who
died in Portland when sixty-eight years of
age; John C. whose demise occurred in As-
toria wlien lie had attained the age of seventy
years; Mrs. Amanda H. Hodson, who died in
Roselmrg at tlie age of eighty; Mrs. Mary J.
Falknor, wlio passed away at Sheridan, Ore-
gon, when fifty-five years old; Mrs. Angeline
IjOC, wlio died in Salem when thirty-two
years of age; and Mrs. Sarah Todd, wlio was
sixty years old when she passed away at
Oiikland, California.
Daniel 1". Trullinger, who was a lad of
ciglit years when lie came with liis parents
to Oregon, began earning his own liveliliood
at the early age of fourteen, working on a
farm for two years. Subseciuently he learned
the trade of a millwright and carpenter under
the direction of his brother and his work
along that line included the building of
bridges. He was awarded the contract for
and superintended the construction of the
second upper Clackamas bridge, which was
built exclusively of wood and spanned one
hundred and twenty feet. At that time he
was known as the "boy bridge builder." ' In
1863, in association with a brother, he built
the old Oswego sawmill but sold his interest
therein at the end of a j'ear. He next at-
tended school at Portland, Oregon, for three
winter seasons and later spent a year as a
student at Forest Grove, Oregon. Mr. Trull-
inger then devoted another year to the con-
struction of bridges and on the expiration of
that period returned to Oswego, where he
again operated the sawmill in partnership
with his brother for two years. In 1868 he
was elected to the legislature on the repub-
lican ticket and ably served his constituents
for one terra. After leaving the general as-
■sembly he became superintendent of Ben Hal-
laday's sawmill, acting in that capacity for
three years. He then operated a sawmill for
his brother for one year and afterward super-
intended the operation of the Weidler sawmill
for two years. In 1875 he purchased a flour
mill at North Yamhill and has operated the
same continuously since with the exception
of two years, during which period he built
four sawmills for dift'erent companies. He
owns a tract of land comprising fifteen acres
and also has a handsome residence in
Y'amhill,
In 1872 Mr. Trullinger was united in mar-
riage to Miss Emily Wood, a native of Wash-
ington county. Oregon, and a daugliter of
Zina and Elizabeth (Shaw) Wood, who were
born in Ontario, Canada, and Missouri re-
spectively. They were married in Washing-
ton county, this state, in 1852, and resided
on a farm until the father put aside the
active work of the fields. Zina Wood is now
eighty-five years of age and makes his
home at Gleiicoe, Oregon, but his wife passed
away at Hillsboro in 1907. Their children
were four in number, namely: Mrs. Trull-
linger; Mildred, the wife of Joseph Connell,
of North Plains, Oregon; Zina, who is a
resident of Hillsboro, this state; and Dr. D.
W. Wood, a resident of Hillsboro, who is
now state senator.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Trullinger were born
four children. F. L.. whose birth occurred
on the 25th of February, 1874, is a graduate
of tlie State Normal School at Monmouth
and wedded Miss Grace Fox, a native of Ore-
gon. He has served a^ postmaster of Yam-
hill for fourteen years and is one of the lead-
ing merchants of that town. Carl S.. who
was born November 9, 1875, and has a busi-
ness college education, owns and operates the
city electric light plant at Y'amhill, making
his homo near that town. He married Miss
Alice Laughlin, a daughter of William Laugh-
lin. Mary L.. who was born on the 2Sth of
February, 1880. and is a trained nurse by
profession, is now the wife of A. F. Henry
and resides near La Fayette. Oregon. Grace,
whose natal day was November 1, 1881, is
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93
a high-school graduate and also pursued a
course of study in a business college. For
fourteen years she has served in the capacity
of assistant postmaster. Mrs. Emily Trul-
linger received excellent educational advan-
tages and followed the profession of teach-
ing for some years prior to her marriage.
She passed away on the 14th of April. I'Jll.
and her demi.su was the occasion of deep and
widespread regret. Mr. Trullinger is a
worthy exemplar of the Masonic fraternity,
belonging to La Fayette Lodge. No. ;'.. The
period of his residence in this state covers
more than six decades and he is therefore
largely familiar with the annals of the north-
west, having witnessed the wonderful trans-
formation which has been wrought as pioneer
conditions have given way before the onward
march of civilization.
U. G. CHINN. Diversilied farming engages
the attention of U. O. L'hinn who owns and
operates a tine tract of land containing
eighty-five acres, located live miles east of
McMinnville. He was born in Laporte, In-
diana, on August 12, lSt>7, and is a son of
James S. and Sarah M. (Stonerl Chinn. The
father, who was also a native of Indiana, mi-
grated with his wife and family to I'arroll
county. Missouri, during the infancy ol our
subject, whom the mother held in her arms,
while driving a horse hitched to a light
wagon, during the entire journey. I'pon their
arrival in Missouri Mr. (liinn located on a
farm, in the cultivation of which he met with
excellent success, in addition to owning his
line property he is now a stockholder in one
of the local banks. The mother passed away
about twenty-three years ago. The family of
Mr. and .Mrs. Chinn numbered twelve, those
living being as follows: Marvin M., who is
a farmer in the vicinity of Bosworth, Mis-
souri: William, who is living in Kansas;
Eliza, a resident of St. Louis; Irene, who is
living in Kansas; Elizabeth, of Paris. France;
Uoy. who lives in Missouri; Walter, of Col-
orado; and U. U.. who is our subject.
Reared on a farm, the boyhood and early
youth of U. G. Chinn were not particularly
dilTerent from those of other lads of that
period who were residing in the more sparsely
settled districts. He attended the common
schools in the acquirement of an education,
at the same time giving such assistance as
he was able in the work of the farm. His
duties and responsibilities increased with the
passing years in accordance with the develop-
ment of his strength and capabilities, and
after laying aside his sclmid books he gave
bis entire attention to farming, lie remained
at home until he was twenty three, and hav-
ing by that time become a very <apalde agri-
culturist he felt <|ualiried to l)egin for him-
self, so settled on a piece of land that he
operated for two years. At the end of that
time he removed to Oregon, locating in the
vicinity of Eugene, where he resided for a
time hut subseipiently removed to Portland.
He spent six years in the latter city, then
returned to Missouri, once more bediming a
citizen of Carroll county, and remaining
there for seven years. Deciding at the ex-
piration of that period that he preferred the
west as a place of pcruument residence he
again located in Portland, engaging in car-
pentry work until three years ago, when he
located on the ranch where he now lives. Mr.
Chinn has a very fertile tract of land and
i> meeting with good returns from his farm-
ing, till' proceeds from which are largely going
back into his liomesti'ail in the form of im-
provements, lie is a man of practical ideas
and is capable of adapting to his own par-
ticular requirements the more progressive
theories of scieiitihc agriculture, and as a re-
sult is nuiking gratifying progress in his
undertakings.
About twenty-three years ago Mr. ( hinn
established a home for himself by his mar-
riage to .Miss Mary Allen liusby. and unto
them have been born live children: Hcrtram,
who is living in the vicinity of Sulem; and
Flossie (.ieraldine. Earl tirant. Anneta Kath-
aliiie, and \irgil llodson. all of whom are at
Jiome.
The family all alliliate with tlii' Methodist
Kpiscopal church in which the parents hold
nieniliersliip, and fraternally Mr. Chinn is a
member of the Woodmen of the World. His
political support he gives to the republican
party but he does not take an active niterest
in govcnimciital alVairs. preferring to give his
undivided attention to promoting his personal
atlairs. Success has attended his ell'orts in
the development of his ranch, owing to his
close personal supervision, tinceasing dili-
gence and the intelligent concentration of his
energies, these all being indispensable factors
ill promoting any activity.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WADE, who has
resided witliin the bor<lers of this state for
more than four decades, was long and suc-
cessfully identified with general agricultural
pursuits here but since 1909 has lived re-
tired at Vaiiihill. His birth occurred in Ohio
on the 12tli of March, 1S42, his parents be-
ing Robert and Hannah (Miller) Wade, the
former a native of Scotland and the latter
of Kentucky. Robert Wade was brought to
America by his parents when a child. He
was married in Ohio anil remained a resident
of that state during the following twenty-
live years, subsequently spending ten years
in Indiana. He next settled on the west
fork of the l)es Moines river in Iowa and
later took up his abode in Clarke county,
that state, there continuing to reside until
called to his final rest in ISSO. Mis wife,
surviving him for five years, passed away in
1mS.">. Their children were eh^ven in num-
ber, namely: Isaac and .J<din, both <if whom
are deceased; Robert, who is a re-*ident of
Indiana; E/.ekiel C, who lives on the old
homestead in Iowa; Minerva, who has passed
away; (ieorge Washington; Hannah, who is
deceased; Itcnjamin F., the subject of this
review, who is a twin brother of Hannah;
.-Vbraham, who resides near the ohl home-
stead in Iowa; Flmeline. who is married and
also resides near the home place in Iowa;
and F.nieranca. who has pased away.
Ilenjamin F. Wade left the parental roof
when eighteen years of age and made his
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
way to Colorado, where for a few years lie
drove a freiglit wagon in the employ of a
Mr. Fry. .Subsequentlj' he worked in the
gold mines for a time and then went to
Minnesota, where he was emploj'ed at a
Ivimber camp for three years. On the ex-
piration of that period he removed to Mon-
tana, prospecting and mining there. He
came to Yamhill county, Oregon, in 1867 and
has lived in various parts of this state con-
tinuously since. In 1871 he purchased eighty
acres of land, cultivating the tract for three
years and then disposing of the same. He
next spent two years in eastern Oregon and
then returned to Yamhill county, purchasing
a farm of one hundred and sixty acres which
he sold a few years later. General agri-
cultural pursuits claimed his attention un-
til 1909, when he put aside the active work
of the fields, taking up his abode in Yamhill,
where he owns a fine residence and an en-
tire block of property. He likewise owns a
tract of forty-fave acres three miles northwest
of Yamhill and is widely recognized as one
of the prosperous and esteemed citizens of
the community.
Mr. Wade has been married twice. In 1869
he wedded Miss lola Grazer, a native of
Yamhill county, Oregon, and a daughter of
.Jacob and Lucy (Griffin) Grazer, who took
up their abode among the pioneer settlers
of Oregon in 1849 and spent practically the
remainder of their lives in Yamhill county.
By his first wife Mr. Wade had one child.
Emeranca, who died in infancy. The wife
and mother was called to her final rest in
1871. Three years later Mr. Wade was again
married, his second union being with Mrs.
Rebecca Perry, a daughter of .James and
Nancy Laughlin. She was born in Missouri
and when but a year old was brought by her
parents across the plains to Oregon. Mr.
and Mrs. Laughlin had twelve children, five
of whom yet survive, namely: Washington.
Mrs. Wade, Lucinda, Bertha and .James D.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Wade have been born
nine children, as follows: Seth H., whose
birth occurred on the 19th of August, 187.'),
and who is married and lives in California;
Benjamin Franklin, born in 1877, who has
been a member of the police force of Port-
land for six years; P>obert L.. who died in
California, leaving a widow; Lulu G., who
was born in 1883 and resides in Portland;
Mary E., born in 1884, who gave her hand
in marriage to Warren Glanden, of Yamhill,
Oregon; Jesse, who was accidentally killed
when a youth of nineteen while in the ser-
vice of the Carlton Cogging Company; Guy,
whose natal year was 1889; Fayette, whose
birth occurred in 1893; and one who died in
infancy.
Since age conferred upon him the right of
franchise Mr. Wade has supported the men
and measures of the democracy, believing
firmly in its principles. At one time he
served as county supervisor and ably dis-
charged the duties devolving upon him in
that connection. His religious faith is that
of the Cliristian church. No breath of sus-
picion has ever assailed his good name and
on the contrary he stands as a splendid
type of the honorable, reliable, successful
man, the public-spirited citizen and the
trustworthy friend.
OTHON CACHARELIS. Poets and writ-
ers have sung about the art of Greece as a
thing of the past, but wliile attention is not
concentrated today as it was in the regions
of antiquity upon the development of the
beautiful, the modern traveler in Greece
finds that the spirit of enterprise is not
dead. A notable example of the progressive-
nes.s of that country is found in the rapid
upbuilding and improvement of Athens in
the last quarter of a century. Among the
sons of Greece exemplifying this same spirit
of enterprise and advancement is Othon
Cacharelis, who was born in that country,
December 23, 1880, and who is now actively
and prominently connected with business
interests in Portland and Seaside. He is the
only representative of his father's family to
come to the United States. In his native
land he completed the high-school course,
after which he served in the army for fo\ir
years, leaving the service with the rank of
first lieutenant. He was a young man of
twenty-two years when he heard and heeded
the call of the western world, arriving in
New York city in 1903. He spent two
months in the eastern metropolis, after
which he went to Pittsburgh, where he con-
ducted a restaurant and theater for three
years. He was previously time keeper with
a railroad construction camp for one year
at Robson, West Virginia, and then went
to Pittsburgh, where he acted as sales agent
for E. Thomas Baker & Company for a year.
In ]9nR he established a restaurant which
he carried on for two years, when, in 1907,
through the failure of a bank in which he
was a depositor, he lost considerable money.
He then sold his business in the east and
for a time engaged in taking pictures. In
1908 he opened a theater at Donora. Penn-
sylvania, called the Marathon Theater, which
he conducted for four months, when he sold
out and removed to San Francisco. In that
city he obtained a sub-contract for construc-
tion work with the Northwestern Pacific
Railroad Company, being built f)om Willetts
to Eureka. He finished this work in four
months, after whicli he went to Portland and
sec\u-ed a sub-contract from the Pacific Navi-
gation Company in building its line from
Buckstan to Tillamook. In eleven months
this was completed and on the 1st of March.
1911, he returned to Portland where he
opened the New England restaurant at No.
24 North Third street. Of this he is still
proprietor and is now successfully conduct-
ing the business. In May of the same year
he came to Seaside and leased a lot for five
years, with the privilege of renewing the
lease for five more years. Upon this site
he erected a large building in which he
opened a "moving picture show and res-
taurant, both of which are called the Or-
pheuni. He conducts the best theater and
restaurant in Seaside and both branches of
his Imsiness are winning many patrons,
while his establishment in Portland is prov-
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ing eiiually prolitable. The improvements
upon the properly and the furnishings have
cost him lour thousand dollars. He main-
tains the highest standard of service in his
business and his unfaltering industry, pro-
gressive spirit and practical ideas constitute
the basis of gratifying success.
When Mr. Cacharelis came to the United
States he had three hundred and lifty dollars
clear after landing at Castle Garden. He
speaks the English language fluently and,
having resolved to make America his future
home, he took out naturalization papers and
soon became an American citizen. Study-
ing the political situation and questions of
the day. he became a republican and is now
versed on the leading points which divide
the country into two great political parties.
While strongly attached to his native land
he has never had occasion to regret his de-
termination to come to the new world, for
here he found the business opportunities
which he sought and in their improvement
has gradually worked his way upward.
ALBERT E. CASE, who was well known
in Sunipter. Baker i-onnty, as the proprietor
of a furniture and undertaking establish-
ment, passed away ifarch 9. 1012. He was
one of the early pioneers who journeyed
westward, settling in Washington while a
young man. Leaving his native state of
Virginia in boyhood, his earlier education
having been received there, he engaged in
active work in Washington at a period when
methods were extremely primitive and the
settlers had many hardships to encounter
and overcome.
In 1882, in the state of Washington. Mr.
Case was married to Mi-s. Kmma (MuUctti
Hurley, the widow of C. F. Hurley. Shortly
after "his marriage Mr. Case removed to
Sumpter. Oregon, and engaged in the fur-
niture and undertaking business. By careful
business management he succeeded in build-
in" \ip a good trade and became one of the
well known and popular business men of
Sumpter. His strenuous early pioneer life
and later his business activities apparently
overtaxed his strength and after 1909 he
was an invalid and the business which he so
ablv built up in the days of his strength and
vigiir was after that time <>< necessity con-
din'ted by his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Case were
tbi' pare'nt> of a son. Earl, who is attending
high school and is also assisting his mother
in connection with the arduous duties de-
volving upon her as manager of her late
husband's furniture and undertaking busi-
ness. By her previous marriage Mrs. Case
had become the mother of two sons: Ernest
Hurley, who is connected with Milton Col-
lege. 01 Milton. Wisconsin : and Carter Hur-
ley, who resides in Iowa.
Mrs. Case is a member nf the Order of
Rebekiihs. Vielonging to Lodge No. 128. in
which she has twice served as noble grand,
and she also belongs to the Woodcraft, her
membership being in Camp No. 329 of Sump-
ter. The management of the furniture and
undertaking business seems to have fallen
into capable hands, as Mrs. Case is main-
taining one of the neatest furniture stores in
Baker county. Her business ability is here
displayed in an unmistakable manner and in
the successful conduct of the business she
has shown herself to be one of the bright
and able women of the community and one
who enjoys a wide acquaintance, being re-
garded everywhere with the highest respect
and esteem.
F. W. MARTIN. A highly cultivated
farm of ninety acres, that was once a part
of the donation claim upon which his fatlui
located sixty-seven years ago. is a tribute
to the agricultural skill of F. W. JIartin.
He was born in Yamhill county on the lOtli
of February. lSr)5, and is a son of Neheniiali
and Eliza' Lois (Middick) Martin. His
father, who was born in the state of New
York on the 12th of November, ]S0.">. mi
grated to Jlissouri in his early manhooil.
crossing the plains to Oregon with a wagon
and an ox team in 1844. Upon his arrival
here he settleil on a donation claim adja-
cent to Mc-Minnville. erecting thereon such
crude improvements as were necessary for
the immediate reiiuirements of his family.
With the returns netted from the successful
operation of liis land he was later aljle to
place better buildings upon his ranch, the
cultivation of which engaged his attention
until his death on June 11, 1869. The
mother, who was of German extraction, was
born in Connecticut on December. 1, 1808.
and passed away in Oregon on the l.'ith of
January. 1888. Both parents were laid to
rest in the cemetery at McMinnville. The
family of Mr. and" Mrs. Martin numbered
eight: Mary S.. who was born on January
31. 1833 .aiid died on the 15th of February,
1893: John W., born on the ITtli of .July,
1836, and died on Xovember 7. 1S71; Nancy
M,, born in July, 1842. the wife of Alex
Watt, of Washington; Jerome W.. whose
birth occurred on the 11th of .Vpril, 1846.
now a resident of eastern Washington:
Sarah C. born on the 24th of November.
1847, the wife of F. A. Ford, of Portland.
Oregon: Isiah M.. who was born on tlie (Uli
of June. IS.-.n. and died on July 22. 19f)S:
Henry Clay, born on December. 24, 1S:-)2, and
died "in California: :uid F. W.. our subject.
The family were all reared in the faith of
the Christian church of which the mother
was a member.
The educational advantages of F. W. Mar-
tin were limited to the district schools in
the vicinity of his father's claim, which at
that period were not of a very high standard,
but he succeeded in acquiring a good, prac-
tical knowledge of the common branches of
English le:irning. While pursuing bis studies
be also iissisted in the o[ierati(>ii of the home
ranch, thus becniniiig familiar with the best
methoils of cultivating the fields and caring
for the crops. WTien old en(mgh to lay aside
his text-books, his entire attention was
given to agricultural pursuits in which he
has ever since engaged. He left the home
farm when old enough to begin for himself,
liicating on the place he now owns, this
fiirmerly having bi'cn ;i part of his father'"
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
holdings. During tlie long period of his oc-
cupancy Mr. Martin has ellected extensive
improvements in his homestead, and it is
now one of the attractive and highly culti-
vated properties of the county.
On the 31st of February, 187.5, was cele-
brated 'the marriage of Jlr. Martin to Miss
Algenora Snow, who was born in the vicinity
of La Fayette, Oregon, on the 26th of
August, 1855. Mrs. ilartin is a daughter of
H. H. and Nancy (Hembree) Snow, who were
among the pioneer settlers of the state, hav-
ing located here in 1843. Unto Mr. and Mrs.
Martin there were born two sons. Cecil, who
was born on Decenilier, 14. 1S79, married
Florence Dielschneider and is engaged in the
clothing business in Boise. Idaho. Maurice
M.. the younger, was born on May, 37, 1883,
and died in January, 1908.
His political support Mr. Martin gives to
the democratic jiarty. whose policy receives
his unqualified indorsement, and fraternally
he is a member of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen, while his wife belongs to
the Artisans, their membership in both or-
ganizations being in the McMinnville lodges.
Having spent his entire life in the immediate
vicinity of his present home. Mr. Jlartin is
well known in the county, where he has
many friends, among whom are to be fo\ind
the comrades of his boyhood.
WINFIELD SCOTT GIBBS, a respected
resident of Yamhill, was for a number of
years actively engaged in general agricultural
pursuits in tlie Sunset state but since lOOfi
has lived retired in the enjoyment of well
earned ease. His birth occurred in Medina
cminty, Ohio, in 1833, his parents being David
S. and Ophelia (Hinmann) Gibbs. who were na-
tives of Massachusetts and Xew ^'ork respec-
tively. They were married in the Empire state
and shortly afterward removed to Ohio, there
contimiing to reside for eighteen years. On
the expiration of that period they took up
their abode in Muscatine county, Iowa, and
subsequently went to Buchanan county. Mis-
souri, where they made their home for a
number of years. David S. Gibbs then went
to New Mexico with our subject and is sup-
posed to have died in that state, for father
and son became se])aiated and the former
was never hoard from afterward. ^Irs.
Gibbs took up her abode near Kansas City.
Kansas, and fifteen years later was married
in the Sunflower state, where both she and
her husband si)ent the remainder of their
lives. By her first husband she had seven
children, as follows: Rufus. whose demise
occurred in Missouri : Winfield Scott, of this
review; Charlotte, who gave her hand in
nnirriage to ^Ir. Ogden and passed away in
Kansas City. Jlissouri; Marow. who is a
resident of Kansas; Laura, who died in the
Sunflower state; Benjamin A., who died in
the Soldiers' Home in California: and Oliver,
whose demise occurred in Missouri.
\Virifi(dd S. fiibbs atteniled the common
schools in the acquirement of an education
and took his initial slep in the business
world when a youth of fifteen, learning (he
plasterer's (lade and following lliat occupa-
tion in Missouri for a fe\V years. Subse-
quently he came to this state, locating in
Benton county, but soon afterw^ard made his
way to the gold mines of .southern Oregon.
Later he went to Idaho, spending altogether
nine years in digging for gold. During the
years 1835 and 1856 he participated in the
Indian war of southern Oregon, which raged
throughout Josephine, Douglas and Jackson
counties. He fought in several battles and
learned to speak the Indian language so
fluently that he acted as an interpreter dur-
ing the period of hostilities. In 1862 he re-
turned to Benton county, Oregon, and there
operated a farm for twelve years. He next
spent two years in Oakesdale. Whitman
county. Washington, and later resided for a
short time in Oregon City. For a ])eriod of
eight years he made his home at Peoria,
Linn county, and in 1906 he came to iamhill,
where he has since lived in honorable retire-
ment. He has disposed of all of his farms
and now owns a handsome residence in iam-
hill.
On the 16th of August. 1863. :\lr. Gildis
was unite<l in marriage to Miss Keziah Hen-
derson, who was born in Jackson county,
Missouri, on the 11th of May, 1S43, her par-
ents being Herman and Sarah (Trapp)
Henderson, natives of Tennessee. They re-
mained residents of that state for fifteen
years after their marriage and then removed
to .Tackson county, Missouri, later going to
Buchanan county of the same state. In 1853
they crossed the plains to Oregon, beginning
the journey on the 12th of April and reach-
ing their destination on the 11th of October
following. Mr. Henderson purchased land in
Benton county and was successfully engaged
in general agricultural pursuits until his
death, at which time he had accumulated
six hundred acres of highly im))roved land.
He ]iassed away in his ninety-fifth .year,
having long survived his wife, who died in
the seventy-sixth year of her ag*'. Their
children w^ere twelve in mimber. namel.v:
Rachel, who is now deceased; Martin, who is
a resident of California; John, who died
while crossing the plains and who was buried
in eastern Oregon, where the town of Vale
now stands; William, living in Corvallis,
Oregon; Cynthia, who is deceased, as is also
her husband. James P.onnfield ; Adaline, who
died when a child; Louis, who makes his
home in Benton county, Oregon; Mary, who
died of cholera while crossing the plains;
Harriet, who is likewise deceased; Mrs.
Gibbs; James, of Benton county. Oregon;
and one who died in infancy:
I'nto Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs have been born
ten children, as follows: Eveline, whose
birth occurred on the 16th of Joil.v. 1864,
and who is the wife of Thomas Coon of Ben-
ton county. Oregon: Harriet, born I'ebruary
31. 1866. who is tlu' wife of Frank Bum-
gardner. of Linn county. Oregon; Rachel,
b<nn in 1868, who gave her hand in marriage
to George Coon, of Benton county, tiregon;
one who died in infancy; Marow. whose
natal day was October 27, 1860. and who
nnikes his home in Yamhill county; Laura,
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Fleteliall, of \amliill county; Cato, •\vh0_i3
married and resides at Peoria, Oregon; ^^ il-
liani, who 13 married and makes his home
at Oakpoint, Washington; Perman, born
September 19, 18sl, wlio is married and re-
sides in Oswego, Oregon; and Cordelia, whose
natal year was 1SS4. Mr. Ciibbs is a socialist
in his political views, casting his ballot in
support of the men and measures of that
party. His religious faith is indicated by his
membership in the United Evangelical
church, to whicli his wife also belongs. He
has now reached the ripe old age of seventy-
nine years and has spent the greater jiart of
liis life in the northwest, here having won a
handsome competence and gained a host of
warm friends.
L. P. HOPKINS is one of the active and
pro.s|)erous farmers and stwk-raisers of Ma-
rion county, and is conducting his business
interests on a farm of lifty acres within a
few miles of Salem. Tlie farm's neat and
thrifty appearance indicates Mr. Hopkins'
careful supervision and practical methods,
and he is justly accounted one of the sub-
stantial agriculturists of the district. He
was born in Indiana on the ."iOth of -Taniiary,
1S48, his parents being William and Kiiahann
(Harding) Hopkins, the former a initive of
Maryland and the latter of Kentucky. The
father's death occurred when he was eighty-
four years of age and the niotlu-r's when
-he was eighty-six. To tliem six children
were born: Sarah, who is the wife of P.
Lawhead of New York state; K. E.. a resident
of Kansas; Kred. deceased; I,. P., who is the
subject of this sketch; ami K. •!., and M. W.,
both residents of Imliaini.
Little iM-curred to vary the early life of
I.. P. Hopkins anil his youth ami boyhood
were s[)pnt in attending school and assisting
his father. He remained at home until hi'
was twenty-one years of age and then en-
ijaped in the mercantile business in his native
:itate for ten years, .\fter disposing of this
he removed to Kansas where he lived upon a
farm for the years. In IS'JO he again re-
moved westward and came to Oregon, set-
tling in Portland for a year before loi-ating
permanently upon the fifty acre farm which
is his present home. During his twenty
years' n-sidenic upon this property he has
• xerted every possible etFort to bring his land
under a prolitable state of cultivation. It is
at present planted to pnines and is yielding
him arleipiate returns for the labor expended
upon it.
In IST-i .Mr. Hopkins was married to .Miss
Mice Cook, also a native of Iniliana. and a
laughter of .John K. anil lemima (Coral Cook.
I'll Mr. and Mrs. Ilnpkins two children have
been born: Cora K.. who is the wife of E.
Myers of Marion county; and tilailys. who is
residing at home.
Mr. Hopkins easts his vote with the
democracy and is an ardent and enthusiastic
advocate of the principles of the democratic
party. .\Ithough he lia.s .served for tifteen
years as a member of the school hoard he
has never sought ofliee as a reward for party
fealtv. his service on the school board Oeing
prompted wholly by his interest in the educa-
tional development of his community. Mrs.
Hopkins holds membership in the Baptist
church. Industrious habits and straiglit-
forwardiiess have enabled Mr. Hopkins to
maintain his standing in tlie community as
a desirable and substantial citizen, and he is
accorded the esteem and respect of his fel
low agriculturists because of his conscien-
tious life in accordance witli the high luiii-
ciplcs which he liolds.
FRANCIS B. MITCHELL. Among the
younger nu>n in professional circles in Haker
county wliose education, ability and com-
mencement of their career give promise of
large success in life, is numbered Francis B.
.Mitchell, who as a lawyer has recently en-
tered upon practice in Haines, this county.
He was born in California, .\ugust .'i, 1883,
his ])arents being .James and .Jennie .Mitchell.
His father was born in the state of Maine
while his mother's place of nativity is Nova
Scotia. The latter was brought by her par-
ents to the Cnited States when she was a
young girl, arriving in California in 1876.
The father arrived on the Pacitic coast in
1878. After their marriage they settled in
Haker county. Oregon, in 1884. where .James
Mitchell engaged in the lumber business in
Baker City. *
Francis B. Mitchell was the eldest of a
family of live children. Early in life he in-
dicated by his stuilio\is application to his
text-lMjoks his eager desire to obtain a lib-
eral education. He attended the common
school in Baker City and later was graduat-
ed from the high school there. He then
spent two years in the Oregon State Univer-
sity, after which he graduated from the Uni-
versity of Michigan in 1910. His studies in
the Oregon and Michigin State Universities
were with the view to liis entering the legal
profession, and immediately after his grad-
uation from the law department in the lat-
ter institution he took up the practice of
law in Haines. He moved to Baker in April,
1912. where he now has his ofliee and where
by skill, ability and integrity he is building
up a very good practice.
As is common with the members of the
legal fraternity Mr. .Mitchell has taken a
lively interest in politics, his allegiance be-
ing given to the republican party. In con-
sei|uence of this activity and tlirough the ef-
forts of the many influential friends which
he has made he has liecome a candidate for
representative of his district in the state
legislature. Fraternally he is a member of
Bristow Lodge. No. II2". I. O. O. F., of Haines
and iMdongs to Baker Lodge. \o. :i.'J8, B. P.
( ). K.. and in both of these bodies he is ac-
tive and popular. He is numbered among
the bright yoiuig men of Baker who are
standing upon the tlireshiild iif useful pro-
fessional careers, and few, if any, give prom-
ise of a more successful career in their
chosen life's work. He brings to the prac-
tice of his profession a ripe scholarship
gained in well established schools of learn-
ing where he has by his studious and dili-
gent lalMirs Im'i'u graduated with honors. His
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OB' OREGON
acquaintance is extensive and he is wel-
comed in all of the best circles not only in
Baker but throughout Baker county. He
takes an active interest in all civic affairs of
the community, and is interested in every
movement tor the advancement of the city
and county of which he is a citizen.
C. C. McCLENDON. Among tlie rugged
sons of the middle west who early in life
cast in their lot with the pioneers to whom
the Oregon of today is indebted for its de-
velopment, civilization and splendid modern
advantages, is C. C. McClendon, who has been
identified with this great state since 1853. He
was born in Tennessee, .June 9, 1832, a son
of Joseph B. and Jane (Londen) McCfendon,
the father having been a native of North
Carolina and the mother of Virginia. The
latter passed away in Tennessee, where the
family lived for many years, after which
the father went to Arkansas where his death
occurred. In their family were twelve chil-
dren, of whom the subject of this review is
the only survivor. C. C. McClendon received
a common-school education in Tennessee and
Arkansas and after remaining at home until
he had attained the age of nineteen years
he crossed the plains in 1852 with ox teams,
the journey requiring six months to com-
plete. He settled in Douglas county, where
he took up a donation claim and built a
log cabin, residing there until 1864. While
in that county he cleared a large part of his
land and brought it under cultivation, spend-
ing some of the most strenuous years of his
life in that occupation. He then removed to
Jackson county where he purchased six hun-
dred and four acres of land in the Sams val-
ley, where he resided until in 1899, when he
came to Ashland for two years and then
settled at Gold Hill, where he is now living
retired.
Mr. McClendon was married in Douglas
county, Oregon, in 1856, to Miss Susan Brown,
a native of Missouri, her birth having oc-
curred in McDonald county, September 2.3,
1839. She was a daughter of .John and Mary
(Dodson) Brown, who were natives of Ten-
nessee, They cros.sed the plains in 1852 with
ox teams and settled in Douglas county
where the father took up a donation claim of
three hundred and twenty acres, upon which
he resided until 1862. He then disposed of
his holdings and removed to Josephine county,
where his death occurred. The mother after-
ward became a resident of Jackson county
and passed away at the age of eighty-seven
years. Mrs. McClendon was one of ten chil-
dren, and by her marriage she became the
mother of eleven children, namely: William
P., B. F. and Joseph B., all deceased; Mary
J., the wife of George F. Learned, of Cali-
fornia; Samuel W., of Gold Hill; Susanna
and John H., who have also passed away;
Rose M.. who married W. H. Whybark. 'of
Lovelock, Nevada; Lillie B.. the wife of S. A.
Mcintosh, of Nevada; Nora B.. who wedded
J. H. Eastman, of .Jackson county; and
George W.. who is married and resides in
California.
Mr. McClendon in his political views is
an adherent of the principles and platforms
of the democratic party. He has been greatly
interested in educational matters and has
served on the school board, being an active
member of that body. .Mrs. McClendon is
a member of the Christian church, being
deeply interested in the work of that or-
ganization. Among the many respected and
honored citizens of Gold Hill there are few if
any who are entitled to more credit for an
active, useful life than is Mr. McClendon.
his long career as a pioneer during which
he labored early and late to advance the
interests of his community and build up his
own private fortune, rendered him one of the
valuable citizens of the state during its early
days, a service which entitles him to the re-
spect and esteem of all fellowmen. He has
an extensive acquaintance in the communities
where he has lived and has been regarded
at- line of the best citizens in those localities.
JAMES COUGHTRY, who since 1909 has
lived retired at Yamhill, is now spending the
evening of life in the enjoyment of a com-
petence Avhich he acquired in the cour.se of
an active and successful business career. His
birth occurred in Scotland on the 22d of No-
vember, 1840, his parents being Jvathan and
.lean Smith (Candlish) Coughtry, who were
born, reared and married in that country.
The mother ])assed away in the land of
hills and heather on the 1st of February.
]850. She was the niece of the famous
Scotch clergyman. Dr. Candlish, who origi-
nated the Free Church of Scotland in asso-
ciation with Dr. Thomas Guthrie. Nathan
Coughtry crossed the Atlantic to the United
States in 1858, first settling near Rockford.
Illinois, where he made his home until 186:;.
In that year he removed to Iowa, continuing
to reside in the Hawkeye state until his de-
mise, which occurred at Waterloo on the 13th
of March, 1890. Unto him and his wife were
born six children, as follows: Henry M., liv-
ing in Waterloo, Iowa; Thomas, who passed
away at Montreal, Canada; William, who
was killed in the battle of Shiloh on the 6th
of April, 1862; Isabelle, who passed away in
Scotland on the 16th of August, 1857; James,
of this review; and Ann, the wife of T, O.
Scougall, of Portland. Oregon.
.James Coughtry acquired a practical and
thorough education in the schools of his na-
tive land and was a youth of eighteen when
he accompanied his father on his emigration
to the new world. At the time of the out-
break of the Civil war he was residing at
Rockford, Illinois, and there volunteereci for
service in the Union army, joining the Fif-
teenth Illinois Infantry and remaining with
that command for four years with the exceji-
tion of a two months' furlough. On the 6tli
of April, 1862, however, at the battle of
Shiloh. he received a wound which disqualified
him for further active service, .\fter being
honorably discharged in 1864 he joined his
father at Winthrop. Iowa, where the family
home had been established while he was in
the army. There he carried on general agri-
cultural pursuits until 1872 and then removed
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to Nebraska, where he maintained hia resi-
dence until 1SS6. In tluit year he came to
Portland, Oregon, and dining tlie six years of
iiis residence in the Kuse city was engaged
in contracting for street grading and excavat-
ing throughout the summer seasons, while in
the winter moutlis lie worked in a cannery.
Subsequently he took up his abode in Wash-
ington county and for six years cultivated
rented land in that county and also in Vam-
hill county. In IS'JS he returned to Dakota
county, Nebraska, and there followed farming
for ten years. In laou he put aside the
active work of the lieKls and took up his
abode in Vamhill, Oregon, wliere he owns a
handsome residence and is now enjoying the
fruits of his former toil in widl earned case.
On the 26th of July, 1S6G, ilr. Coughtry
was joined in wedlock to -Miss JIary Jane
15eith, a native of bt. Charles, Illinois, and
a daughter of Thomas and Jean (Russell)
Beith, who were born, reared and married
in Scotland. In 1S40 they emigrated to
America, first settling at St. Charles, Illinois,
while in 1S57 they removed to Winthrop.
Iowa. Thomas Bei"th there passed away in
ISSo. His widow, who still makes her home
at Winthrop, has now attained the age of
ninety-live years. Their children were ten
in number, namely: Uobert. who passed away
in June, 1S04, while serving as a soldier in
the Union army; Hannah, the wife of Robert
White, of Winthrop. Iowa; John and
Margaret, twins, both of whom are deceased;
.Mrs. Coughtry; Thomas, living in Wakefield,
Nebraska; (George, who is a resident of Allen.
Nebraska; Charles, of Wakelield, Nebraska;
Agnes, the wife of Dr. Hoag, of Weir, Kan-
sas; and one who died in infancy.
The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Coughtry
was blessed with twelve children, as follows:
Robert B., born July 3, 1SG7, who is now a
resident of La Fayette, Oregon; Nathan T.,
born December 6, ISCS, who makes his home
at Allen, Nebraska; Henry \\'.. whose birth
occurred on the 9th of October, 1870, and who
is now a resident of I'ike, Yamhill county,
Oregon; James C. born November 7, 1S72,
who is married and lives at Yamhill, Ore-
gon; Jean C. Candlisli, born August 12, 1874.
who is still under the parental roof; George
H., whose natal day was April Ij. 1S7G, and
who is now living at Emerson, Nebraska;
Hannah N., born .January 23. 1878, who is the
wife of Harry Englen, of Kadoka, South Da-
kota; Wheeler V\ ., born November 1.'), 1879,
who is still at home; Krnest E., born October
3, 1882, who passed away in the city of
Dakota, Nebraska, on the 2"ntli of September,
1901 ; Archie R., whose birth occurred on the
12th of August, 1884, and who is now living
in Dakota county, Nebraska; Anna U., born
March 31, 1886, who is still under the
parental roof; and l-'lora E., born April 14,
1888, who is the wife of Eric M. Bierman, of
Nebraska.
In politics Mr. Coughtry is a stanch repub-
lican, while his religious faith is indicated by
his membership in the Methodist Episcopal
church, to which his wife and children also
belong. The salient qualities of his life have
ever commended him to the confidence, good
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will and friendship of those with whom he
has come in contact and he has always en-
jt)yed the warm regard of a host of friends.
llie attention of G. M. Patty, who owns and
operates a hundred acre tract of iamhill
county's fertile land, located in the vicinity
of Amity. His birth occurred in this county
on October ;>, 1S72, his parents being G. M.
and Lucy (Ruble) Patty, the former a native
of Arkansas and the latter of Jlissouri, their
marriage taking place after they had come
to Oregon. In 1SJ2 the father left his native
state and crossed the plains to Oregon, tirst
locating on the Willamette. He subsequently
removed to Salem, whence he later came to
Yamhill county, settling on a farm three
miles south of Amity. The improvement and
operation of this place engaged his undivided
attention until his death in l'J07. He was
laid to rest in the cemetery at Amity. Of
the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Patty there
Were born live sons and two daughters:
Henry, who lives in the vicinity of Amity;
William, who is deceased; G. Si., our sub-
ject; Winlield, who is deceased; Ray, who is
living with his mother; Lucy, who is also at
home; and June, the wife of Roy Shields, of
.Salem, Oregon.
The boyhood and youth of G. M. Patty did
not diller in any marked degree from those
of other lads of the period and like circum-
stances. He attended the common schools in
the ac(iuiiement of his education, devoting
such time as he was not engaged with his
studies in assisting his father with the work
(if the farm. He remained at home with his
parents until he was twenty-two years of
age. when he decided that he was fully
qualilied to begin his independent agricultural
career, so he located on the place where he
now resides. His energies have been intelli-
gently applied to the operation of this land
lor about si'veiiteen years, and as a result
he has a linely im])roved and valuable piece
of jiropcrty. Diversilied farming under the
capable supervision and intelligent direction
of Mr. Patty has proven to be very lucrative,
as is manifested by his line barns, attractive
residence, and well slocked pastures. A cap-
able business man as well as agriculturist he
has applied as rigid methods and adhered to
as carefully outlined a system in the con-
duct of his affairs as he would have followed
in a commercial pursuit. A man of progres-
sive and practical ideas he has met with a
gratifying degree of success, always having
operated his lields under his personal super-
vision, and given every detail of his business
the most careful attention.
About sixteen years ago Mr. Patty com-
pleted his arrangements for a home of his
own by his marriage to Miss Anna Middleton
and unto them have been born one daughter
and two sons, Florence, Glen and Robert, all
of whom are still at home.
Tlie family attends the Methodist Episco-
Iial chnreh. in which Mrs. Patty holds mem-
bership. Fraternally Mr. Patty is connected
with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
His political support he has always accorded
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OKEGON
to the republican party considering that their
policy is best adapted to subserve the highest
interests of the majority. Governmental af-
fairs, however, have never engaged his atten-
tion to any marked degree as he has always
preferred to devote his energies rather to the
development of his personal interests. He
is widely known in this vicinity and is held
in the highest esteem by all who have had
transactions with him, as he is a man ot
high standards and incorruptible integrity.
CLYDE B. AITCHISON, of Salem, has
been almost continuously in public office in
Oregon since 1905, and is now a member and
chairman of the board of railway commis-
sioners, in which connection he is rendering
important service to the public. He has
been a resident of the state since May, 1903,
coming to Oregon to enter upon the practice
of law in Portland. He was then a young
man of about twenty-eight years, his birth
having occurred in Clinton, Iowa, February
22, 1875. His parent.s were John and Mary
J. (Nolan) Aitchison, the former a native
of Scotland, whence he came to the United
States in early manhood, making the long
voyage across the Atlantic in 1854. He had
been educated for the ministry in the Uni-
versity of Glasgow and after arriving in this
country engaged in preaching in Brooklyn,
New York, and afterward in Iowa, where
he became recognized as one of the most
prominent representatives of the Baptist
ministry. The Central University of Iowa
conferred upon him the Doctor of Divinity
degree and he was accounted one of the most
scholarly men and capable divines of that
state. In 1894 he retired from active con-
nection with the ministry and in 1903 he
came to Oregon to take up his abode with
his son in Portland, where he passed away
in 1906. His widow still survives and yet
makes her home with the subject of this
review.
Clyde B. Aitchison, spending his youthful
days under the parental roof, acquired his
early education in the public schools, com-
pleting his course in the high school of Hast-
ings, Nebraska, with the class of 1889. He
was an honor graduate of that class and also
the youngest graduate who ever finished the
work in the Hastings high school. He after-
ward entered Hastings College, from which
he was graduated in 1893, with the degree
of B. S., and again he was the youngest
pupil to complete the course in that institu-
tion up to that time. With a broad literary
learning to serve as the foundation upon
which to build professional knowledge he
took up the study of law in the office of
Tibbets, Morey & Ferris, of Hastings, and
there continued for about eighteen months,
after which he went to Council Bluffs, Iowa,
resuming his studies in the office of Finley
Burke. In 1896 he successfully passed the
examination which secured his admission to
the bar of his native state and entered upon
practice in Council Bluffs. Although ad-
vancement at the bar is proverbially slow no
dreary novitiate awaited him. He was soon
accorded a large and growing clientage and
was numbered among the successful prac-
titioners of that city until he removed to
the west. He was also honored by the pro-
fession in an election to the office of secre-
tary of the Bar Association of Council
Bluffs, acting in that capacity from its or-
ganization until he left the state. During
that time he compiled Aitcliison's Annota-
tions of the Iowa Decisions, which was pub-
lished by the Lawyers Cooperative Company
of Rochester and had a wide sale throughout
the state.
In May, 1903, Mr. Aitchison arrived in
Portland where he resumed the practice of
law, and in June, 1905, he was called to pub-
lic oiKce, being made clerk of the commis-
sion appointed to prepare a new tax code
for the state. Later, in 1906, he was en-
gaged to assist in drafting the present rail-
road commission bill, wliich was presented
to the legislature and adopted by that body,
after which, in February, 1907, Mr. Aitchi-
son was appointed a member of the board
of railway commissioners. In April, 1908,
he was given the republican nomination for
the office and was elected to that position,
while in January, 1911, he was chosen chair-
man of the board, in which important ca-
pacity he is now serving. In this connection
lie has carefully safeguarded the interests
of the people at large j'et stands strictly
for that justice which neither favors nor
abuses the corporation nor the individual.
On the 5th of September, 1906, Mr. Aitchi-
son was united in marriage to Miss Bertha
Beatrice Williams, of Pacific Grove, Oregon,
a daughter of E. B. Williams, of Iowa, in
which state his death occurred. Mr. and
Mrs. Aitchison have two children. Beatrice
and Bruce. In his political views Mr. Aitchi-
son has always been a republican and keeps
well informed on the questions and issues
of the day. He has never been a partisan
but maintains a progressive attitude that
seeks ever the welfare of the majority. He
belongs to Portland Lodge, No. 142, B. P.
0. E., is also a member of the University
Club of Portland and vice president of the
Apollo Club of this city. He is prominent
and popular in the Rose City as well as in
the state capital and in fact he has a wide
and favorable acquaintance throughout Ore-
gon. He is preeminently a man of affairs
and one who has wielded a wide influence.
WILLIAM AMOS KING, secretary-treas-
urer of Tlie Oregon liouic Builders, to which
position he was called January 2, 1912, had
previously been connected with mercantile
and banking interests in Newberg. Here he
still makes his home. He was born in Port-
land, Oregon, October 11, 1882, and is a son
of Edward Albert and Mary (Lumsden)
King, who were married May 25, 1881. The
former was a son of Amos N. King, an Ore-
gon pioneer of 1845, who in that year located
on the present site of Portland and took up
a donation land claim of three hundred and
twenty acres. His wife also secured a claim
of equal size. When the boundaries of the
city extended to include his property, he
jilatted it and sold forty acres of it to the
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
107
city foi- a park, leceiviiig eight huiuheJ dol-
lar8 per acre, which at that time was cou-
sidered a liandsonie price. His home in which
liis son Edward A. King and his grandson,
William A. King, were born, is still stand-
ing. It was built in 185G and the shingles,
split from cedar blocks, on the roof have
never been replaced and are apparently in as
good condition as when put on nity-six
years ago. Edward A. King was the young-
est son in a family of six children and was
l)orn in Portland," March 31, 18GI. After
attaining to manhood he had lull charge of
his fathei-'s real-estate and linaucial affairs
and for several years was treasurer of the
Multnomah Street Railway Company. He
was also clerk of the board of bridge commis-
sioners, to which ollice he was appointed by
the circuit judge. He was engaged in deal-
ing extensively in real estate and is now a
retireil capitalist. He wedded .Mary Eums-
den and they became the partMits of two
children who are yet living, the daughter be-
ing Lulu May, now the wife of George L.
.McPherson, of Portland, while the son is
\V. A. King of this review. The mother died
when her children were (piite young and the
, father afterward married Miss Anna Belle
I Brewer, who came from Michigan in 1888
and to the children took the place of their
lost mother, being most devoted to them.
.Mr. and Mrs. King now reside in a mag-
niliccnt residence on King street in Port-
land.
At the usual age W. A. King entered the
Portland schools and passed through con-
secutive grades to his graduation. He was
also graduated from the Holmes Business
College of that city ami in I'JOS he entered
uommercial circles at Xewberg, Oregon, as
a hardware merchant, continuing in that line
of business until lliO'J. when he sold out
and entered the employ of the First Na-
tional Bank of Xcwln-rg as assistant cashier.
He was afterward elected vice president and
later was chosen to the presidency of the
hank, which he carefully nnvnaged and con-
ducted until he sold his bank stock and re-
signed his position to accept the position of
secretary-treasurer of the Oregon Home
Builders on the 2d of .January, 1912, in
which connection he is liocoming widely and
favorably known for business ability, prov-
ing adecpiate to the conilitions and emer-
gencies that confront him in business life.
On the l.'ith of May, I'JO'J, Mr. King was
united in marriage at Xewberg, Oreg<m, to
.Miss .lulia Bernico Woodward, a daughter
of E. H. Woodward, editor of the Xewberg
Oraphic. The two i-hildron of this family
are Edwarcl Herman, who was lM)rn -Tanu-
ary .'!(), I'.tl0. and Sybil I>ulu, who was bom
December l.S, 1011. In his political views
.Mr. King is a stalwart republican anil served
as city treasurer of X'ewberg from .lanuary
1."), 1".»10, until .January 1,5, 1911. Socially
he is connected with the Multnomah Ama-
teur Athletic flub and with the Portland
Rowing Club. He has a very extensive circle
of warm friends in the Rose City, where his
boyhood and youth were passer! and is be-
coming rapidly and favorably known in the
section of the state in which he now lives.
His energy and business capacity are stand-
ing the test of actual service in the busi-
ness world and each year finds him in ad-
vance of the position which he occupied the
previous year.
W. H. JOHNSON is niimbeied among the
successful agriculturists of .Jackson county,
owning a choice and highly improved farm
of one hundred and sixty acres. His birth
occurred in Indiana on the 22d of November,
1849, and he is one of the four children born
to Philander and February (Banker) John-
son. He was reared in his father's home
and educated in the public schools of the
district in which he lived. He remained with
his parents until twenty-three years of age
and, starting in life for himself, he made
his first settlement in the state of Kansas,
where he purchased one hundred and sixty
acres of laiul and for some time was en-
gaged in larming and improving tliis prop-
erty. He later sold this farm and journeyed
overland to Colorado, in which state he tiled
on a homestead in 1883. On this land he
remained for a number of years and having
largely improved it, he sold the property at
a handsome profit. In 189.5 he moved to
Oregon, settling in .Jackson county, near
Bunconi, where he purcliased the farm of one
hundred and sixty acres on which he now
resides and to the development and care ot
which he gives his entire attention.
In 1883 Mr. .Johnson was united in mar-
riage to Miss Liya Rand, a native of Indi-
ana. Unto them have been born two chil-
dren: Rose, who died in Colorado in 1885;
and Bryan, who still survives. In his polit-
ical views Mr. .Johnson has always been a
loyal member of the republican party. His
religious faith is indicated by his member-
ship in the Baptist church. He is a man
widely read in the alTairs of his country
and (luring the jicriod of his residence at
Bunconi, Oregon, he has come to be recog-
nized as a very desirable addition to the
community in which he lives. He is an ex-
perienced and prosperous agriculturist, keep-
ing abreast of all improvements as to farm
machinery as well as modern methods of
succe.ssfully growing and harvesting all
ilasses of farming produce.
EDWARD OTIS PARKER, M. D., who ha>
devoted his life to the two professions of
teaching and medical practice, has qualified
for the latter by comprehensive study and is
continuously broadening his knowledge and
promoting his elliciency by further reading
and investigation. He has always lived in
Oregon, his birth having occurred in Oak-
laiiil. Douglas county, October 19, 1872. He
is a son of Patterson C. and Sarah A. (King)
Parker, both of whom are natives of Indiana.
They came across the plains with their re-
spective parents to Oregon, the father ar-
riving in 18.52 and the mother in 1870. Both
families settled in the Umpqiia valley in
Douglas county and it was there that the
pari'nts of Dr. I'arker were married. They
settled upon a ranch where they resided
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until the sons were old enough to enter
school, when in order to provide their chil-
dren with better educational advantage they
removed to Oakland where they resided for
twenty years. There the mother's death
occurred, on the 16th of May, 1907, and the
father afterward came to Pendleton, since
which time he has lived with his son. Dr.
I'arlver. He is one of the honored pioneer
residents of this state, having for sixty
years made his home in Oregon, witnessing
its marvelous growth and development and
taking an active part in promoting its prog-
ress and interest as the years have gone by.
Dr. Parker pursued his education while
spending his youthful days at home, being
a pupil in the public schools of Oakland and
afterward in the Central Oregon Normal
School at Drain, this state. He was there
graduated with the class of 1898, but long
prior to this time he had entered upon the
profession of teaching, accepting his first
scliool in 1890. He taught both in Lebanon,
and Yoncalla and while following that pro-
fession he also began reading medicine un-
der the direction of Drs. Page and Gilmour,
of Oakland. In the fall of 1900 he entered
the medical department of the Willamette
University at Salem and on the completion
of a four years' course was graduated with
the class of 1903. His training was thorough
and he had applied himself so earnestly to
the mastery of the principles of the profes-
sion that he was particularly well qualified
for the duties that have since devolved upon
him. Immediately after his graduation he
located at Pilot Rock, Umatilla county,
where he continued in successful practice
until July, 1908, when he removed to Pen-
dleton. The following year he went to New
York city and pursued his studies in the
Postgraduate University there. He then
again came to Pendleton where he has
since remained and his broad and compre-
hensive knowledge and well developed skill
rank liim with the foremost physicians of
the city. He belongs to Pendleton City Med-
ical Society, Umatilla County Medical So-
ciety, the Eastern Oregon Medical Society
of which he was formerly president, the Ore-
gon Stat Medical Societj and the American
Medical Association. Through the proceed-
ings of these bodies he keeps in touch with
the most advanced thought and work of the
profession and experience is also constantly
adding to liis power and efficiency.
It was in 1898 that Dr. Parker was united
in marriage to Miss Ella Spauldmg, of Win-
nebago, and unto them was born one daugh-
ter, Alice Verne. The wife and mother
passed away on the 29th of February, 1907,
and on the 19th of October, 1911, Dr. Par-
ker was again married, his second union be-
ing with Miss Florence Maud Simonds, of
Collingwood, Ontario.
In his political views Dr. Parker has ever
been an earnest republican but without am-
bition for office although he keeps well in-
formed on the questions and issues of the
day and at all times manifests a public-spir-
ited devotion to the general good. His wife
is a member of the Presbyterian church and
Dr. Parker is identified with Pendleton
Lodge, No. 52, F. & A. M.; Pendleton Chap-
ter, No. 23, R. A. M.; Bushey Chapter, No.
19, 0. E. S.; Integrity Lodge, No. 92, I. O.
0. F.; Alita Lodge, No. 146, Rebekahs; Pen-
dleton Lodge, No. 288, B. P. 0. E.; Umaholis
Tribe, No. 18, I. 0. R. M.; and is a member
of the Royal Order of Moose. He is also
connected with many beneiicial orders and in
all enjoys the high regard of his brethren
of the fraternities because his life is in
keeping with tlieir high and beneficial prin-
ciples. He holds to advanced professional
standards and his close conformity to the
ethics of the profession has gained for him
the regard of his brethren of the medical
fraternity while his skill in practice is win-
ning for him an extensive and gratifying
I>atronage.
JAMES WESTLEY HAMMACK, who is
living on his ranch located one mile east of
Lostine, has always devoted his energies to
agricultural pursuits, and has met with a
goodly measure of success. His life record
was begun in Knox county, Kentucky, on the
2d of April, 1838, his parents being James
and Elizabeth (Moore) Hammack, both of
whom are now deceased, the father having
passed away in 1899 and the mother in 1905.
The early years in the life of James
Westley Hammack were passed on tlie farm
where lie was born and in the cultivation
of which he began to assist while still in his
childhood. In common with many other lads
reared in the country at that period he was
given but a meager education, attending
school only at such times as his services
were not required about the farm. Under
the capable supervision of his father he ac-
quired a thorough knowledge of the best
practical methods of tilling the fields and
liarvesting the crops, so that by the time
he had attained his majority he was a
skilled agriculturist. He subsequently left
home and went out into the world to make
his own way, but still continued to devote
his energies to farming. Together with his
wife and family he crossed the plains to Ore-
gon in 1865 with an ox team, nis destination
being Y'amhill county. He remained there
for only two years, then went to Union coun-
ty, where he acquired some government land
which he cultivated with excellent success
for thirty years. From there he came to
Wallowa county, settling in the valley,
where he resumed his agricultural activities.
As he is a capable ranchman of enterprising
and industrious habits he has prospered since
coming here and is known as one of the sub-
stantial citizens of the county. At various
times he added to his original tract until
he had acquired two hundred and forty acres,
but the cultivation of this involved much
labor and close supervision, and of recent
years Mr. Hammack has given some of his
land to his sons. He retains a tract, how-
ever, that is well improved and highly pro-
ductive, and despite the fact that he is
seventy-tour years of age he continues to
superintend its cultivation. He has always
led a very active life and although he is
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now able to live in retirement, having more
than sufficient to provide for the needs of
himself and wife, he is too energetic to re-
linquish his work.
In Wayne county, Iowa, in 1863, jMi". Ham-
mack was married to Miss Sarah ^Miller, a
daughter of John and Mahaly ilillor, and
they have become tlie parents of seventeen
children, ten of whom are living, as follows:
John L., James L., Josephine, Donald M.,
Effie, Emma, Carrie V., Hattie, Floyd and
Bert. Those deceased are: Isabel, Thomas
F., James W., Cora A., Elizabeth, William
and Esther.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Hanimack are members
of the Christian church, in the faith of which
they have reared their family, and his po-
litical prerogiitives he has always exercised
in support of the men and measures of the
democratic party. Mr. Hamnuick has been a
resident of Oregon for forty-seven years,
; and during that perio«l he has been an inter-
ested obsener of the state's development,
and has enthusiastically contributed his
quota toward forwarding its progress on
every possible occasion. He is one of the
I loyal, enterprising pioneers to whose efforts
the northwest is largely indebted for the
position it holds in the agricultural world
today, and he can relate many interesting
reminiscences of those early days, when the
Indians yet roamed on the prairies and
skulked in the forests, where now are to be
found highly cultivated ranches and thriving
towns.
WILLIAM E. LEWIS owns and resides on
an excellent tract of twenty acres of land
which is situated near Montavilla, in Mult-
nomah county. He was bom in Crawford
county, Illinois, on the 17th of June. 1864, a
-on of Daniel and Rachel Lewis, the former
iKim in North Carolina in 1H29 and the lat-
ter in Crawford county, Illinois, in 1S33.
The parents were married in Illinois and re-
sided there until 1ST2. when they removed
to Washington, locating at Chelialis river.
Shortly afterwards they removed to Mult-
nomah county, settling si.x miles east of
Portlanii on the base line road where they
purchased for live thousan<l dollars one hun-
dred anil sixty-three acres of land which the
father operated until his death. He pa.ssed
away in 1901 and the mother is still living,
having now reached the age of seventy-eight
years. To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were bom
eleven children : Leander, who now resides
on the old homestead; .lohn, who died in in-
fancy; .limmie, who was accidentally
drowned at the age of twenty-four; Anna,
who is the wife of Fred Davis, of Centralia,
Washington; Herman, who helps to operate
the old homestead; W. E., of this review;
Sarah, who is the wife of A. H. Belle, of
Portland; Lulu, who is Mrs. J. W. Mills, of
Portland; Kdward and Frederick, who were
twins, both of whom arc now deceased; and
George, of Portland.
William E. Lewis received his education in
the common schools and remained at home
with his parents until he was twenty-one
years of age. He then started out in life
lui- himself by engaging in farming and
fruit-glowing on a tract of twenty acres
which belonged to his father's homestead
and which he inherited. He was thus en-
Liaged until isss when lie sold his land and
rented for three years of J, H. Lamberts a
unit ranch of eighty acres. Subsequently
he returned to Portland and purchased twen-
ty acres of his father's old homestead, on
which he is now living. He also owns var-
ious business buildings and other real es-
tate, the interests of which he looks after,
but he is otherwise now living retired.
In 1.^8.') Mr. Lewis was married to Miss
KiHe -M. Hassler, who was born in Depew,
Illinois, a daughter of P. J. and Adeline Has-
sler, the father a native of Bureau county,
Illinois, and the mother a native of Indiana.
The [larents resided in Illinois until 1888,
when they came to Oregon, settling at Ore-
gon City, and later removed to Multomah
county where they purchased thirty acres
of laiid six miles east of Portland. They re-
sided on the same the remainder of their
lives, the mother passing away in 1904 and
the father in 1908. In their family were
two children, Mrs. Lewis and a child who
flied in infancy. Mr. and :Mrs. Lewis have
become parents of four children. Chester
K.. the eldest, was born in 1887. He married
.Miss Elizabeth Spear and now resides on his
father's farm although at the present time
he is in the employ of the Southern Pa-
cific Railway as mail clerk. He has a busi-
ness college education, Lawrence P. was
bom in 1889, received a business col-
lege education and now is operating a milk
depot in Porthiiul, liis place of business be-
ing at Seveiitv-ninth and East Stark streets.
On May 3, 1911, he wedded Miss Cisly Starr.
Walter was born in 1891, is a graduate of
the public school and is now at home. Irene,
who completes the family, was born in 1899
and is now attending school.
In his political views Mr. Lewis is a re-
publican but has never sought nor cared for
public nllice. He is a well known and highly
respi'cted citizen of the county where he has
long made his home. In business his course
has bi'cn pursued by the strictest lidelity to
honest principles and he has many friends
who entertain for him the highest regard.
JOSEPH BORTON. One of the well
known farmers of Baker county is Joseph
Borton, who was born in the state of New
York, .March 9, 1853. His father, Arthur
Borton. was tiorn in England and the
mother, Mary (.Murtha) Borton, was a na-
tive of Ireland. They were the parents i>f
seven children, six of whom are still living.
.Joseph liorton started out to make his
own way in the world at the unusually early
age of ten years. He had had little educa-
tion at that time. His first employment
was with a pack train, it being his duty to
ride the bell horse. At the end of a year
he returned home and for a year attended
school. At the age of thirteen he started
overland with some freight teams, going
going lirst to Boise, Idaho, where he re-
mained a short time, then removed to Baker
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county, Oregon, where he worked on a rancli
five years for one man. The following two
years were spent in Rye valley, where he
fi'eighted for another year and then rented
a ranch for three years. Later he took up
a government claim of one hundred and
sixty acres of land, upon which he still lives.
At the time he settled on this farm there
were only a few houses in Baker City. By
industry and skill he has finely improved
his farm and brought it under a high state
of cultivation, so that it is now one of the
best farm properties in the coimty.
Mr. Borton was married to Miss Clara
Boldock, who was also a native of the Em-
pire state but whose paients were natives
of England. Mr. and Mrs. Boldock had a
family of fourteen children, six of whom
are still living. Mr. and Mrs. Borton have
become the parents of thirteen children,
twelve of whom are still living: Arthur,
who was born October 6, 1874, and died
January 34, 1877; Mary, born November 13.
1875; Ada, born November 24. 1877; Ed-
ward, born January 8, 1880: Bertha, born
March 27, 1882; Pearl, born May 25, 1884;
Fannie, born November 21, 1886; Charles,
born March 16. 1888; James, born April 8,
1890; Frank, born April 19, 1893; Roy, born
July 24, lS9.i; George, born October 8, 1897.
and Nora, born February 12. 1900. All of
the children reside in Baker county except
a daughter, who makes her home in Port-
land.
Although not an old man, Joseph Borton,
beginning life's work at an early age, has
liad' a long business experience and his many
years of toil have been rewarded, as he is
now the possessor of one of the best farms
in Baker county. He is numbered among
the best citizens of the coninuniity and he
and his family are well and favorably known
in this county.
CHARLEY E. STILWELL, who is now liv-
ing retired in Prosser. Wasliington, made his
home at The Dalles in Oregon for about four
decades, accumulating the competence whioli
enables him to spend tlje evening of life in
well earned ease. His birth occurred in New
York on the 6th of April. 1830. his parents
being Laben and Julia (Belle) Stihvell, who
were born, reared and married in the Em-
pire state. In 1843 they removed to Wis-
consin, continuing to reside in that state for
nine years. On tlie expiration of that period
they crossed the plains to the northwest,
first settling in Oregon City, where they
spent the winter. The following summer
they took up their abode in the Cathlamet
valley on the Cathlamet river, where the
mother passed away in 1866. Subsequently
Mr. Stihvell removed to ivastern Oregon and
later to WaWn Walla. Washington, where
he remained until 1871. He then made his
home with our subject until the time of his
demise, passing away in the 'OOs when
eighty-seven years of age.
On the 13th of Jlarch. 1871, Charley E.
Stihvell was \uiitpd in marriage to Miss
Malissa Ilawn, a daughter of Jacob and
Harriet (Pierson)Ha\vn. more extended men-
tion of whom is made on another page of
this w(u-k in connection with the sketch of
John M. Bunn, deceased. Unto Mr. and Mrs.
Stihvell have been born eight children, as
follows: Julia, born April 8, 1873, who gave
her hand in marriage to Charles Severt of
Yamhill, Oregon, and died at the age of
thirty-two years; Charley A., whose natal
year was 1875 and who is still under the
parental roof; Minnie, who died in infancy;
Jesse, born in 1878, who resides at The
Dalles, Oregon; Mrs. Grace Wilder, whose
birth occurred on the 10th of September,
1880, and who makes her home at Prosser,
Washington; .John, at home; Sherman, born
August 19, 1S84, who wedded Miss Hazel
Lobaugh and resides at Prosser, Washing-
ton; and Howard, who was born on the 16th
of July, 1887, and is still at home,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stihvell began their
domestic life at The Dalles in Oregon and
there continued to reside until 1904, when
they took up tlieir abode at Prosser, Wash-
ington, where they liave since lived in lion
orable retirement. They have a fine home
there and also own other city property. The
religious faith of the family is indicated by
their membership in the Christian church.
ROBERT R. PALMER is the junior part-
ner in the firm of Palmer & Denham, widely
known as the largest horse-raisers in the
county. They have extensive ranch inter-
ests and keep on hand about two hundred
and fifty head of Percheron horses. In this
connection they are doing much to improve
the grade of horses raised and used in Ore-
gon, and their labors are therefore an ele-
ment in the general progress as well as indi-
vidual prosperity. Moreover, they are
proprietors of a harness and saddlery busi-
ness in Baker, and in other connections en-
joy an enviable reputation.
Mr. Palmer was born in LaGrande, Ore-
gon, October 9, 1868. and is a son of John
and Myra E. (States) Palmer. Of their
family of five living children Robert R. was
second in birth. He resided in the place of
his nativity for seven years, since which
time he h.as lived mostly in Baker. He pur-
sued his education in the public schools here
and in the Portland Business College, from
which he was graduated in 1888. He re-
turned to LaGrande and there entered the
harness business in connection with H.
E. Denham imder the firm style of Palmer
& Denham, and in 1896 the store was re-
moved to Baker where the business has since
been conducted. They own a good business
block here and carry a large line of hai-ness
and saddlery, in which connection the trade
has assumed gratifying proportions. More-
over, they are the largest horse-raisers in
Baker county, keeping on hand about two
hundred and fifty Percherons on an exten-
sive ranch.
Mr. Palmer has been twice married. In
1893 he wedded Miss Maude R. Starbird.
a native of Maine, and a daughter of N. H.
and Ada F. Starbird. She died in 1902,
leaving a little, daughter, Ruth M. In 1904
Mr, Palmer was united in marriage to Miss
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113
Ktlii'l Kussell. also a native of Maine and
a. cousin of his first wife. Her parents were
Flavin R. and Rose Russell. Mrs. Palmer
was a teacher of ficrman in the high school
at the time of hor marriage. There has
been one child of this marriage. Fern R.,
born .lune 23. 1909.
Mr. Palmer votes with the republican
party and is prominent in its local councils.
In 1900 he was elected county treasurer,
and his capability and fidelity in ollice is in-
dicated in the fact that he was three times
elected, and served three terms, or si.K years.
He belongs to the Henevolent Protective
Order of Klks, the Modern Woodmen of
America and the Woodmen of the World. He
has a circle of friends that is constantly
increasing as the circle of his acquaintance
widens. He stands for all that is progres-
sive in citizenship, for all that is public
spirited in politics and for all that is enter-
prising and reliable in business affairs.
WILLIAM E. TAYLOR, who is station
master for the Soiitlu'rn Pacific at .\niity.
Oregon, was born at Corsicana, Xavarro
county, Texas, on the 27th of September.
1872. and is a son of William R. and Clen-
dora I. (Bishop) Taylor. His father was a na-
tive of Mississippi, his birlli having occurred
in the vicinity of Kossuth, whence he moved
to Texas, residing there until 1SS9 when he
came to Oregon, locating at Crants Pass.
There he engaged in contracting and build
ing and also sawniilling for about eighteen
years. Subsenuently he lived in various
places, passing away in Portland four years
later, and there he was laid to rest. When
he was sevent i years of age William B.
Taylor enlisted in the Civil war. spending
three years at the front, during which time
he participated in a great many closely con-
tested and bitter engagements, receiving his
discharge at the close of hostilities. His
family originally came from Virginia, going
from there to Kentucky and later to Mis-
sissippi. He removed to Texas in his early
manhood ami there he met and married Miss
Bishop, who was a native of that state. She
passed away in April, ISOO. iit Crants Pass.
Of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor
there were iMirn six children: William F...
our subject; .Vnnii. who married S. F. (lies-
hire, of Orants Pass. Oregon; .lolin. who is
deceased; Emma F. who died at the age of
fourteen years; Isa, who ilieil at the age of
eighteen months; and Bishop B.. who is
operating at North Bend, Oregon.
Being a youth of seventeen years when
he accompanied his family on their removal
to Oregon, AVilliani F. Taylor acquire<l his
early education in the <'omnic>n schools of his
native state and later went to a school at
r.rants Pass, Oregon, of which .ludge Benson
was the principal. Remaining at home until
he wii* tweiityoiie. lie enti'red upon his first
position ill a sugar pine iloor ami lumber
company at Crants Pas.~. with which he wn-
identified for three years. Withdrawing from
their employ hi' entered that of another com-
pany eiigageil ill the same business, remain
ini: two years, .\boiit twelve years ago he
engaged in railroad work at Cnints Pass.
From there he went to McCoy, Oregon,
w here he worked for the Southern Pacific
for about eigliteen months, when he came to
Amity. He lias entire charge of both the
express and freight as well as the passenger
business here, and is discharging his various
duties with elliciency and in a manner highly
satisfactory to tlie ollicials of tlie road.
In IS'IG Mr. Taylor was united in marriage
to .Miss Minnie [. Dudley, a daughter of
(;eorge \\'. Oudley. and unto them have been
born four children: Kdwin H., Cyril W.,
Harold H. and Lester D., all of whom are at
home.
The family alliliate with the Baptist
church in which the parents hold member-
ship, and fraternally Mr. Taylor is an Odd
Fellow and he beloiigs to the Kncanipment,
wliile both he and Mrs, Taylor are lueiiibers
of the Webekalis and the Circle, and he af-
riliatcs with the Woodmen of the World.
I'olitirally he is iiidepeiideiit, giving his sup-
port to such men and measures he deems
best qualified to subserve the interests of
the majority. He does not take a promi-
nent part in municipal alTairs but served fcu'
a year as town recorder. Mr. Taylor is an
energetic man, who conscientiously applies
himself to the discharge of his duties to the
very best of his ability.
LEWIS ASH, now in the scventy-si.xth
year of his :ige. has been prominently iden-
tified with the agricultural and mining de-
velopment of Douglas county for almost half
a century. He was born in Bedford county.
Pcnnsvlvania, .lanuary 7, 1830, the son of
Henrv' and Nancy (Dickon) Ash, both of
whorn were natives of the Keystone state.
where their entire lives were passed. They
were the parents of seven children, only two
of whom are now living.
Lewis Ash remained at home until he was
twenty-one years of age and received his edu-
cation in the common schools of his native
state. He went to Minnesota and after three
months removed to Washington county.
Iowa, where he resided for three years. In
18.59 he crossed the plains to California with
a mule team and reinaincd in that state until
isni, when Ulioii the mitbreak of the Civil
war he enlistcMl in Ciinip:iny I), of the Fourth
California Volunteer Infantry, and served
for three years. He received his honorable
ilischarge at Vancouver in 18fi4 and came
immediately to .lackson county, Oregon,
where he worked in a placer mine for thir-
teen years and became intimately acquainted
with the details of this branch of the min-
ing industry. In 1877 he moved to Douglas
county and bought eight hundred and lift.V
acres of land in the Cow creek valley, where
he has lived since that time. He h;is made
extensive improvements upon his holdings.
has built thereon a splendiil residence and
has added many new bams and outbuildings,
built sheds for the protection of his grain
and cattle and has equipped his farin with
every new agricultural imph'iiieiit upon the
market. He still engages in iniiiing and has
madf> a success of this brandi nf liis occiifta-
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tion. He makes a specialty of stock-raising
and keeps constantly on hand a large herd
of graded cattle.
On September 3, 1875, Mr. Ash was united
in marriage to Miss Idilda Harmon, a
daughter of Powell and Mary Ann Harmon,
both natives of Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Ash
became the parents of four children : A. H. ;
U. Y. ; Clara F., now the wife of Joseph
Mostliaf; and Martha, at home. The mother
of these children died October 4, 1909. Po-
litically Mr. Ash is a stanch republican and
takes an active part in local party affairs.
He served one term as county commissioner
and for several years was a member of the
school board. He is a prominent Mason and
holds membership in Riddle Lodge of that
order. He belongs to the Grand Army of
the Republic and has been a commander in
that body for the past three years. During
the long period of his residence in the Cow
creek valley he has built up for himself a
reputation for integrity and ability in every
relation of his life. He hiis made many
friends during the forty-eight years of his
residence in Douglas county and is now in
the evening of a long, prosperous and worthy
life.
TOLBERT T. GLENN, who passed away
January (i. 1912, was for more than four dec-
ades actively identified with general agricul-
tural pursuits in Union county, accumulating
more than fifteen hundred acres of valuable
land. His birth occurred in Wapello, Iowa, on
the 32d of June, 1844, his parents being Wil-
liam S. and Maria (Yates) Glenn. The father,
who was engaged in merchandising at Pleas-
anlville, Iowa, for some years, crossed the
plains to the northwest in 1863, locating in
the Grande Ronde valley and taking up gov-
ernment land near Summerville, Union county.
He divided his time between farming aiid
freighting, hauling goods from Portland and
Umatilla to the mines of Idaho. In 1871 he
removed to the city of Malheur, where he was
engaged in the mercantile business, and later
organized the town of Vale. His demise,
which occurred at Vale, on the 9th of May,
1900 was the occasion of deep and widespread
regret, for he had won many friends during
the long period of his residence in this state.
It was while still a resident of Iowa that he
lost his wife, who passed away in 1849.
Tolbert T. Glenn obtained his education in
the scliools of liis native state and after com-
ing to the Grande Ronde valley worked with
liis father in the freighting business until
1808. In (hat year he embarked in busi-
ness as an agriculturist on his own account,
taking up land a mile and a half from Sum-
merville and turning his attention to the pur-
suits of farming and stock-raising, in which
he was busily engaged throughout the re-
mainder of his life. That he prospered in his
undertakings is indicated by the fact that he
accmnidati'd some fifteen hundred acres of
hand, over one thousand acres of the same
i>eing under cultivation. In connection with
the production of cereals he raised fine horses
and cattle, and the secret of his prosperity
doubtless lay in tlie fact that he was very
industrious and painstaking as well as a man
of excellent business ability. His fertile farm
was most attractively located and royally re-
sponded to the care and labor which he be-
stowed upon it.
On the 20th of September, 1868, in the
Grande Ronde valley, Mr. Glenn was united in
marriage to Miss Sarah Meyers, a daughter
of Henry and Louisa Mej'ers, who were na-
tives of Korth Carolina and Maryland re-
spectively. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Glenn were
born the following children: C. Edwin; Wil-
liam; Arthur; Guy J., a sketch of whom ap-
pears below; Willard 15., who is deceased;
Hattie; Daisy; Mina; and Myra.
Mr. Glenn was a democrat in his political
views and held the oilices of supervisor and
school director. He was faithful to those to
whom he gave his friendship, was loyal in
his citizenship and true to every trust, but
his best traits of character were reserved for
his own home and fireside and there it is
that his loss will be most deeply felt.
GUY J. GLENN, the sixth child of Tolbert
Thomas and Sarali (Meyers) Glenn, was born
on the 20th of March, "iSSl, in Summerville,
Union county, Oregon, where he acquired his
early education. Later he pursued a course of
study in the Holmes Business College of
Portland. He remained under the parental
roof until 1904, when he was married and es-
tablished a home of his own. His initial ex-
perience as an agriculturist was gained on a
part of the home farm of fifteen hundred and
forty acres, but subsequently he secured a
tract of eighty acres near Imbler and has
since devoted his attention to its further cul-
tivation and improvement. He raises prin-
cipally wheat and oats and also handles
horses and cattle. Mill Creek runs through
his town property and also near his farm,
which has a very beautiful location.
In 1904 Mr. Glenn was united in marriage
to Miss Lula Childers, her parents being G. P.
and Anna Childers. residents of the Alicel
district in Union county. Mr. and Mrs. Guy
J. Glenn have two children, Howard C. and
Elmer Ford. The family resides in an at-
tractive, modern home at Summerville. Mr.
Glenn belongs to the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks and is also a valued member of
the I-a Grande Commercial Club. Both he
and his wife are well known and highly es-
teemed throughout the community in which
they reside, having ever displayed those sterl-
ing traits of characer which in every land
and clime command confidence and regard.
TOM W. PERRY, who has maintained his
residence in the Sunset state for almost six
decades, has been long and successfully
identified with agricultural and milling in-
terests and still owns and operates a plan-
ing mill at Yamhill. His birth occurred in
Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio, on the 26th of
November, 1838, his parents being Robert
and Martha (Rossiter) Perry, who were born,
reared and married in England. Their
wedding trip was the ocean voyage to the
United States and for one year they made
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117
their home in New York. On the expiration
of that period they removed to Ohio, resid-
ing at \\of)ster until 1S52, which year wit-
nessed their arrival in Oregon. Robert Perry
took up a donation claim of three hundred
and twenty acres four miles northwest of
Yamhill and continued to reside thereon
throughout the remainder of his life. He
handled stock in connection with his farm-
ing interests and at the time of his demise
owned six hundred and twenty-five acres of
well improved land, eighty acres thereof be-
ing under a high state of cultivation. He
was liftynine years of age when called to
his final rest, while his wife lived to be
seventy years old. They had seven children,
the first four of whom died in infancy. The
others were as follows: Tom W., of this re-
view; Johnson O. H., who passed away at
the age of twenty-six years, leaving a widow
and one daughter; and Mary Ellen, the widow
of F. I). Stott. The last' named served as
station agent for the Southern Pacific Kail-
road at Yamhill for twenty-seven years ami
now receives a pension.
Tom W. Perry, who acquired his educa-
tion in the common schools, was a youth of
fourteen when he come to Oregon with his
parents. He remained under the parental roof
until his father's death, after which he was
married and had charge of the old homestead
until his mother's demise. After the estate
had been divided he occupied his share of
the property until 1S9S and then sold out.
In connection with his agricultural interests
he had operated a flour mill, which was de-
stroyed by fire in 18S-1, as were also three
large warehouses which he owned and which
at the time of the contlagration held eight
thousand bushels of grain. In 1S90 he be-
came manager, engineer and head planer in
a sawmill, acting in those capacities for six
years. .\t the end of that time he returned
to Yamhill and built the planing mill which
has since remained in his possession. His
property holdings include a line residence,
three-fifths of a bloik in the business section
of Yamhill and a tract of twenty acres at
the foot of the coast range.
In 1864 Mr. Perry was united in marriage
to Miss O. I. Torrani'e. who was born near
Springfield. Massachusetts, her parents being
.ledutlian ami Kmnia (I'artlett) Torrance,
natives of the "Id I'.ay state. After their
marriage they removed to Illinois and a
short time later came to Oregon in 1855,
spending the remainder of their lives in this
state. .Mr. Torrance lived to attain the age
of seventy-eight and his wife was eighty-six
years old when calldl to her final rest. The
maternal grandmother of Mrs. Perry made
the journey across the plains to Oregon when
more than ninety years of age. being the
oldest woman who undertook that arduous
trip. Mrs. Perry was niu' of a family of six
children who grew to maturity, her brothers
and sisters being as follows: Mrs. Kmma
Cox, who resides near Forest Cirove: Henry
J., living in Dayton, Washington; Cora, the
deceased wife of D. C. Pichardson. of Port-
land, Oregon; Charles F., who makes his
home near Forest drove. Oregon; and Eunice.
wlio is the widow of Thomas Stevenson and
lives at Portland. Oregon.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Perry were born eleven
children, namely: Martha, the deceased
wife of Joseph Arnold of Illinois; Elsie, who
is the wife of Philip Withycomb, a tile
manufacturer of Y'anihill; Bessie, the wife
of Ivan McDonald, of McMinnville, Oregon;
Robert A., who is a resident of Yamhill ;
Zella, who died when ten years of age;
Richard E.. who died while serving in the
war in the Philippines; Hope, who acts as
deputy postmaster of Yamhill, Oregon; Ross
B., also living at Y'amhiU; Elizabeth, the
wife of Jack Eccloston, of California;
Thomas P., an electrical engineer residing at
Manhattan, Nevada: and Mina. the wife of
Frank Johnson, of Portland, Oregon.
Jlr. Perry gives his political allegiance to
the democracy and his fellow townsmeu, re-
cognizing his worth and ability, have called
him to various positions of public trust. He
held the office of county commissioner for
four years and at the present time is serv-
ing as an alderman of Yamhill and also act-
ing as street commissioner. His life has been
one of well directed effort and enterprise, re-
sulting in the attainment of a creditable and
gratifying measure of success. In all his re-
lations he has enjoyed the respect and con-
fidence of his fellownien because he is hon-
est, upright. ]iersistont and determined.
JAMES GARFIELD KELLY, a well known
and prosperous resident of Montavilla, de-
votes his attention to general agricultural
])ursuits in the management of the home-
stead farm. His birth occurred in Multno-
mah county, Oregon, on the 2d of October,
18S2, his parents being Plympton and Eliza-
beth .\urora (Clark) Kelly. The father was
a native of Pulaski county, Kentucky, while
the mother was born in Michigan. Their
marriage was celebrated in Oswego, Oregon,
on the -Jth of July, 1804. Plympton Kelly
came to this .state with his parents in 1848
and subse(iuently took up a land claim of
three hundred and twenty acres which now
adjoins the city limits of Portland. His
wife came to Oregon in 1860 in company
with her uncle, the Rev. C. S. Kingsley.
Plympton Kelly remained on the old home-
stead until he passed away, his demise oc-
curring on the l.'ith of September, 11)06. His
widow has since lived retired at Montavilla.
During Mr. Kellyls business activities he
was for two years captain on the steamer
Independence but at the same time looked
after his farming interests. At the time of
his death his holdings inrlu<led eight}' acres
of finely improved land. His sketch appears
on another page of this work. Unto him
anil his wifi' «ere lH)rn six children as fol-
lows: Kiiiloxia A., who is the wife of Alfred
Niblin and resides on the homestead farm;
Calmet A., who passed away in February,
1892. at the age of twenty-four years; Clin-
ton C.. who died in September, 1887, when
eighteen years of age; Mary P., who passed
away on the 7th of .lunc, 1907, at the age
of thirty-live years, leaving a husband, T.
IJ. Howilt. of Crc-liam, and one daughter.
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Harriet T., whose demise occurred in 1893;
and James G., of this review.
The last named vas reared and educated
in Oregon. His common-school education
was finished at Lents at the age of thirteen
years and he then attended the Portland
Business College for two years, after which
he remained on his father's farm until the
age of twenty-one. At that time he matric-
ulated at the Oregon Agricultural College
and attended for four years, being grad-
uated from that institution on the 12th of
June, 1907. During his attendance there, in
the dairy department, he had charge of ad-
vanced registry testing under the American
Jersey Cattle Club. His father's death oc-
curring in 1906. Mr. Kelly took charge of
the home farm immediately after his grad-
uation from school in June. 1907. He con-
tinued to operate the place until September,
1911, when he removed to Montavilla. At
one time he owned one hundred and four
acres but has sold all excepting five acres,
on which lie expects to build his permanent
home. His wife owns a fine home at Jlon-
tavilla, Oregon, with a lot sixty by one hun-
dred feet.
On the 37th of October, 1910, Mr. Kelly
was united in marriage to Miss Ada Rider,
who was born in Newton county, Indiana,
on the 18th of August, 1880, her parents be-
ing John P. and Henrietta (De Armond)
Rider. The father's birth occurred in In-
diana, while the mother is a native of Ham-
ilton county, Ohio. Their marriage was
celebrated in Indiana, where John P. Rider
jiassed away. His widow removed to Oregon
in 1893 and has since resided in Multno-
mah county. In September. 1904, she was
again married, becoming the wife of .James
Clark Miller, of Montavilla. By her first
husband she had two children, namely:
Ada, who gave her hand in marriage to
James (i. Kelly; and Blanche, who died in in-
fancy. To Mr. and Mrs. Kelly was born a
daughter, Euda Aletha, whose natal day was
October 2, 1911. Mrs. Kelly enjoyed the ad-
vantages of a college education, followed the
profession of teaching for eight years and
has also taught music.
Mr. Kelly is a republican of liberal ten-
dencies. He has never sought office, having
no ambition in that direction. Both he and
his wife are members of the Methodist
I'^piscopal church and they also belong to
Evening Star Grange, No. ,27. With the fine
scientific agricultural education which he
possesses, together with many good qualities
which have nuulc liim well known aiul pop-
ular among a large circle of friends, he is
a valuable and respected citizen of Multno-
mah county.
JOHN BRIXTON PARKER. In the year
1871, or nu)re than four decades ago. John
Britton Parker came to Portland, where he
was identified with business interests for a
considcrahle period, but retired in 1902. He
was liorii in Hocking county, Ohio, March
:;0, 1840, liis parents being .loseph and .lulia
(lloh'onilii Parker, Tlie iatlier was a native
of \'ii'girii:i iuid in liis l)o\'iHHid davs renioM'd
to Ohio with his parents. The mother was
a native of New Jersey and a daughter of
a Baptist minister. He removed westward
with liis family, also settling in the Buckeye
state. The Parker family comes of English
ancestry, the great -grandparents having
been born in England, while the grandfather
of our subject was a native of Virginia. He
had a family of eight children, including
■loseph Parker, the father of our subject.
Others of the household were Washington.
Jonathan and Samuel, all now deceased.
Both .loseph Parker and Julia Holcomb
were reared in Ohio and in that state they
were married in 1836. They became par-
ents of six children, Caroline, the eldest,
is the wife of Robert J. Yeoman, of Belling-
ham, Washington, and they have nine chil-
dren, Joseph, Earl, Roth, Mary, Effie, Mat-
tie, Nellie, Dora and Lute. John Britton
is the next of the family. Mary is the de-
ceased wife of John Wood, and their only
child has also passed awaj'. Josephus died
leaving one child, Charles B., who is living
at Washington Court House, Fayette county,
t)hio. Charles Foster has also passed away,
and Amanda Ellen, the youngest, died at the
age of ten years.
The youtliful days of John B. Parker were
spent in his Ohio home, where he remained
until twent.y-three years of age. although he
began earning his own living when eighteen
years of age. Five years afterward he came
to the west, settling first at Denver, Colo-
rado, where he worked at the carpenter's
trade for a month. He then proceeded on
his way to Montana during the gold discov-
eries tliere and remained in that state for
five and a half years. In 1868 he removed
to California, and in 1871 came to Portland,
becoming a prominent resident of this city.
He first worked at the carpenter's trade, en-
tering tlie employ of .John Steffen, a boat
builder. In the early days of the Oregon
Locks & Navigation Company he worked at
the old central dock and afterward worked
for the Oregon Steam Navigation Company
and afterward for the Oregon Railway &
Navigation Companj'. For a time he was
employed on steamboats and at different
periods he worked as a carpenter, joiner
and builder. In his later years he did work
piincipally for John H. .Johnston, a ship con-
tractor, and in 1902, at the age of sixty-two
years, he retired from active business. He
retained his residence in Portland from 1871
until 1909, when he established his home in
Montavilla. He owns both business and res-
idence property and also deals in bonds and
mortgages. In all business affairs his judg-
ment is sound and his discrimination keen,
and he carries forward to successful com-
jdetion whatever he undertakes.
In 1871 ilr. Parker was united in mar-
riage to Miss Mary .J. Edwards. Some years
later, after losing his first wife, he was mar-
ried, on the 10th of September, 1892, to Miss
Rebecca Long, who was born June 3. 1847,
and was a daugliter of .lolin and .Jane
(Liivei Long. In his family were ten chil-
dren, iif whom tlic eldest. Thomas and .James
were twins. 'I'lie first named has passed
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119
away, wliile Jaiiu's is living in Oliio and has
a large family. The other members of the
family are: Walter, of Xew York; Alexan-
der, who was lost when a passenger on board
ship, which sailed for San Francisco; John,
of Portland; Joseph, who is living in Salem.
Ohio; Ann Jane, also a resident of Portland;
Susan, who died unmarried; Susan :id, who
die<l in infancy; and Mrs. Parker.
Mr. Parker gives his political allegiance
to the republican party but is not an oBite
seeker. His religious faith is that of the
Presbyterian church and his entire life has
lieen spent in harmony therewith. He was
always an industrious, energetic man up to
the time of his retirement and his labors
and energies constitute the salient forces in
the success that now enables him to enjoy
well earned rest without further recourse
to labor.
R. J. HUTCHCROFT. who has remained a
resident ol iiii';.'iiii >ince his parents estab-
lished their home in the northwest about
four decades ago, now conducts the leading
mercantile estaldishment of Yamhill as a
member of the lirni of lolinston & Hutch-
croft. His birth occurred in Wisconsin on the
7th of .Inly. ISTO. his parents being .loliu
and Margaret lUellc] llutchcroft, who were
natives of Kngland and Scotland respectively.
They were nuirried in Canada and a year
later crossed the border into the United
States, settling in Wisconsin, where all of
their nine children were born. In 1ST4 they
came to Oregon, locating three miles west of
Yamhill, where the motlier still resides at
the age of seventy-four years. John llutch-
croft here devoted his attention to the pur-
suits of farming and stock-raising and sub-
sequently also became interested in the rais
ing of hops, to which tlfty acres of the homi-
stea<l farm are planted at the present time.
At the time of his demise, which occurred
in 1897, he owned three hundred and seventy-
eight acres of well improved land, two hun-
dred and fifty acres thereof being under a
high state of cultivation. At one time he
likewise owned one of the linest tracts of
timber land on the mountain twelve miles
west of Yamhill, tlie place comprising one
hundred and twenty acres and representing
many million feef of lumt)er. I'nto him and
his wife were born i\ine children, the record
of whom is as follows. Bella passed awaj-
when but si.vteen months old. liessie is the
widow of .John .\. Powell and resides at
Yamhill. Oregon. .Mark is a walnut grower
who makes his home at Uassett. near Los
Angeles, California. In 1S9G he removed
from Oregon to Californiii and for two years
was employed in liassctt's lumberyard.
Sul)sei|Uently he worked on Bassett's waliuit
farm for eleven years and while in the service
of that gentleman purchased thirty one acres
of raw laiiil at one hundred and fifty dollars
an acre, improved the tract and planted it
to walnut trees, which are now in bearing.
At present he has an olTer of twenty-five
thousand dollars for his ranch. His wife
bore the maiden name of Myrtilhi May Uob
erts and is a native of Kansas. Thev have
two children: Grace, the wife of Clyde Nash,
of California; and I^Jladys, who is still at
home. Joseph W. llutchcroft is a resident
of Yamhill. Matilda is the wife of William
I'etch. of McMiniiviUe. Lavenia gave her
hanil in marriage to Fred Cane, of Yamlnll.
Oregon. Estelhi is the wife of (ieorge Tluos-
scl. a liardware merchant of Santa Monica,
California, by whom she has four children:
William, Joseph, Mark and Elsie. R. J.
llutchcroft. of this review, is the next in
order of birth. Oeorge T. pa.ssed away in
1901 at the iigi' of forty years.
K. .1. llutchcroft remained under the pa-
rental roof until twenty-two years of age,
when he was marrieil and started out in the
business world on his own account. l'"or
seventeen years he was engaged in farming
and hop-raising on a portion of the home-
stead property and during the last four years
of that time conducti'd a general mercantile
store in connection with his agricultural in
terests. He has been contiiuiously identified
with mercantile pursuits since 1905, becoming
at that time a partner of Oeorge W. Epley,
who in 190S sold out to B. A. .lolinston. The
tirm has since been known as .lolinston &
llutilicroft and owns and conducts the lead-
ing general mercantile store in Yamhill. Mr.
llutchcroft owns a two-sevenths interest in
the homestead of three hundred and seventy-
eight acres, has a timber tract of one hun
dred and thirty acres three miles west of
Yamhill and owns a handsonn- residence in
that town. A man of excellent business
ability, sound judgment and keen discrimina-
tion, his undertakings have been attended
with a gratifying measure of prosperity.
.Mr. llutchcroft has lii'cn married twice.
In 1S92 he wedded Miss Sarah Fairchild.
who was born in Yamhill county. Oregon, on
the IStli of March, 1870, her parents being
.lames and Kathcrine Fairchild, who passed
away in this state. They had six children,
all of whom still survive with the except iciii
of Mrs. llutchcroft. who died on the 1st of
.March. 1899, leaving three children, namely:
Ktliel M.. born .hily i!9, 189.3, who is teaching
in Yamhill county and is also stmlying
music; Chester C, born May 37, 189t), who i.s
a high-school student; and Hubert, born Feli
ruary 19. 1897, who is likewise attending
school. In 1904 Mr. llutchcroft was again
married, his secon<l union being with Miss
Cecil Peckham, whose birth occurred at Jlc-
Minnville, Oregon, in lSS:i. Her parents, J. .\.
and .lulia I'eekham, were born in Michigan
and some years after their marriage removed
to Nebraska. .-Vboiit ls7i; they came to Ore-
gon and have since remained residents of this
state, now nuiking their home at Mc.Minn-
ville. .1. A. Peckhura served as a member
of the I'nioii army throughout the entire
period of the CJivil war. jlrs. Cecil llutch-
croft has one brother. Charles, who is her
senior. By her marriage to our subject she
has a son. Kenneth S., whose natal day was
.lune '..'O, 190fi. .She followed the profession
of school teaching for two years and also lias
an excellent musical education.
In politics Mr. llutchcroft is a stanch re-
publican but his aspirations have not been in
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tho line of office holding. Fraternally he is
identified with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows and the Woodmen of the World at
Yamhill. His religious faith is that of the
Methodist Kpiscopal church, to which his
wife also belongs. He has made for him-
self a creditable name in business circles and
at all times has been loyal to his convictions
as regards political, fraternal and moral
interests.
JOSEPH C. WILLIAMS, who now resides
on his large and valuable farm six and a half
miles northwest of Yamhill, is a native of
Bristol, England, born January 1, 1847. His
paternal grandfather served for twenty-four
years in the British navy and his parents
preferred to live in England even though
several of their children sought homes in
America. The father and mother, Samuel
and Ann (Cole) Williams, were born in Bris-
tol in 1831 and 1823 respectively and after
their marriage in 1845 lived there for the
succeeding eleven years. The following four
years were spent in Staffordshire and at the
end of that period they came to New York
city, where they remained until 1875, when
they returned to England, making their home
there during their remaining years. To them
seven cliildren were born: Joseph C, of
Yamhill county; Thomas, deceased; George,
residing in New York City; Mrs. Eliza Har-
per, who has remained in England; Mrs.
Sarah Fisher, a resident of New .Jersey;
John, of Boston, Massachusetts; and Eliza-
beth, who resides in England.
At thirteen years of age Joseph Williams
learned construction of iloral wire work, and
thus began an independent career. For ten
years he continued working at this trade,
and then for a time led a sort of nomadic
life, wandering over the world. Finally he
landed in Enghxnd to claim some money he
liad inherited from a relative and after spend-
ing this there, he returned to America about
1871 and for a year resided in New York
city, conducting a small business of his own.
He later removed his business to California,
where he remained four months before com-
ing to Oregon, finally settling in Gaston in
1873. From there he removed to Yamhill
county, where he has ever since made his
liome, now devoting his time to agricultural
pursuits. Although he did not take up farm-
ing until after he had been connected with
several otlicr lines of industry, he has made
remarkable progress and his success has been
due entirely to hard labor.
On the isth of September, 1877, occurred
the marriage of Mr. Williams and Miss Mar-
garet MariUla Parsons, who was born in
Dilley, Oregon, February 18. 1860, a daugh-
ter of Lulher and Hester (Kingery) Parsons.
In was in 1S50 that her father canie to Wash-
ington county, Oregon, and for some time
was associated with his father in the milling
business here, tlie latter having the distinc-
tion of starting the first flour mill in the
county. In 1858 Luther Parsons married
Heater Kingery, and to them were born
seven children, namely: Mrs. Williams; Wil-
liam F., a resident of Yamhill; Daniel, of
Forest Grove, Oregon; Mrs. Flora Roberts,
also of Yamhill; Mrs. Emma Perkins, of
Monmouth, Oregon; Mrs. Martha Spenee, of
Corvallis, Oregon; and Mrs. Daisy Carr, of
California. • The father of these children
passed away in Yamhill county in 1882 and
the mother died one year later. To Mr. and
Mrs. Williams have been born eleven chil-
dren, all of whom are residents of Yamhill
county. They are as follows: Thomas T..
Joseph L., Charles D., Hester Ann, Addison
IL, John E., George C, Harry F., Lawrence
P., Elizabeth J. and Margaret K.
In politics Mr. Williams is a republican,
believing that the principles of that party
are best suited to the needs of the country in
its growth and progress, but he has never
held office, his farm demanding his whole
attention. The Williams property comprises
five hundred and sixty acres, of which two
hundred acres are cleared. Mr. Williams is
one of the largest hop raisers in Yamhill
county, where hops are commonly cultivated.
In addition to this distinction he is also well
known as a most successful grain and hay
grower. Among his neighboring farmers he
is recognized as an agriculturist of superior
worth and ability and, as his is an occupa-
tion which depends upon individual effort,
he may feel proud of the achievement which
is his.
M. L. AKERS. The industrial interests of
Pendleton find a worthy representative in
M. L. Akers of the Pendleton Iron Works.
He has, during the last two years, consti-
tuted an important element in the growth
and development of the project, and his
laudable ambition and unfaltering enterprise
augur well for future success. He was born
in Decatur county, Iowa, March 4, 1870, a
son of Harvey and Metta (Shelton) Akers,
the former a native of Missouri and the lat-
ter of Iowa. They came to Oregon in 1877,
settling in Morrow county, where the father
engaged in farming for sixteen years, or un-
til the time of his death which occurred in
1893. He had for about eleven years sur-
vived his wife who died in 1882. ,
M. L. Akers was reared at home, acquiring
his education in the public schools of Iowa
and of Oregon. ^Vl^en he was in his twenty-
fourth year he sought and found employ-
ment in a drug store in Heppner, and for
seven years thereafter was identified with
tlie drug trade in that place and Pendleton.
Subsequently, on account of ill health, he
turned his attention to farming, hoping to
be benefited by the- outdoor life and exer-
cise. He was connected with general agri-
cultural pursuits until 1909 when he be-
came an employe of the Pendleton Iron
Works, ■^here learning the machinist's trade.
In May, 1901, he bought a half interest in
the business, and three years later Mr.
Akers became manager of the plant, in
which capacity he has since served. Their
work is that of repairing as well as manu-
facturing farm machinery, both a foundry
and machine shop being conducted. This is
one of the leading industrial plants of the
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city, constituting an important factor in the
tiade circles here.
In 1905 Mr. Akcrs was married to Miss
Bethcna Swaggcrt, of Athena, Umatilla
county, and they are the parents of one
daughter, Maurine.
Mr. Akers' political tendencies are along
the line of socialistic thought. He is one of
the leading business men oi Pendleton, ac-
tive, enterprising, determined, and whatever
success he has achieved in .ile is attributable
to his own labors.
CARL F. CENTNER. Many veterans of
the war of the Rebellion as well as those
taking part in other military operations of
the United States have found their way to
Oregon and prospered, among such being
Carl F. Gentner, who after an active life
is now living retired near Murphy. He was
born in Cermany. March 15, 1S43, a son of
Ludwig and Catherine (Seubert) Gentner,
whose family consisted of six children. Mr.
Gentner came to the United States Decem-
ber 1, 1864, and began working at the car-
penter's and cabinet-maker's trade but
shortly afterward enlisted for service under
the Hag of his adoption, his enlistment oc-
curring February 2, 18C5, in the Third Penn-
sylvania Cavalry. He remained in active
service until the close of the war, when he
was transferred to the regular army, as a
member of the Fourteenth United States In-
fantry. Ile saw a great deal of service in
connection with the Indian wars and while
in the army spent one year carrying mail.
During his service he participated in sev-
eral important battles and on one occasion
was severely wounded, being shot in the
head. After his term of enlistment Mr.
Gentner purchased eighty acres of land
where he is now living and which he has
finely improved.
Mr. Gentner was married shortly after
leaving the army to Miss Amelia DatTerner,
a native of Germany. After liis marriage
he settled at Virginia City, Nevada, where
he remained for one year, and then removed
to Oregon where he purchased land and
where his home has since been. Unto Mr.
and Mrs. Gentner were born five children,
four of whom are still living, Carl T., Louis
\j.. Kmil and Kmnia. Otto, the youngest,
passed away April 17, 1897. In his political
views Mr. Gentner is a republican. lie is an
active and honored member of the Grand
.\rmy post and in his community has by
his many excellent traits of character formed
the acquaintance of a very large number
of people and is greatly respected and es-
teemed.
GEORGE F. BARRINGER is a well known
real-estate man of I'ortland, having opened
the first ofTice in that work in the Monta-
villa addition, in which place he ha.s had
charge of most of the property. He was
born in Wisconsin, Febniary 28, 1857, the
.son of Tniman and Nancy (.JefTers) Bar-
ringer, both of whom were natives of New
York. The parents were married in that
state but afterwards removed to Wiscon-
sin, being among the pioneers there. They
took up a homestead near Keedsburg and at
tlie time of their settlement had to go sixty
miles for provisions. Mr. Harringer became
very, prosperous and he was a well known
farmer throughout this vicinity. His wife
passed away in 1870 and he now lives in
.South Dakota with his daughter, having sold
his farm in 1907. In his family were twelve
children, of whom seven are now deceased.
They rtere Milton, Almond, Cclestia, Ida,
Charles and two who died in infancy. Those
living are: Josepliine, who is the wife of
Myron Armstrong, of South Dakota: Cyn-
thia, who is the wife of H. L. Nye, of ilin-
neapolis, Minnesota; George F., the subject
of this review; Zelbur, of St, Paul. Minne-
sota; and Melvin, of Muskegon, Michigan.
George F. Rarringer received his early
education in the country schools of his dis-
trict and remained at home, worKing on his
father's farm until he was twenty-three
years of age. lie then started out in life
for himselt and. going to South Dakota, he
homesteaded a tract of one hundred and
sixty acres, on which lui resided for live
years. Then, selling the same, he purchased
another farm, which he operated for two
years. Subsequently he went to Minnesota,
where for live years he was engaged in the
real estate business. Afterward he came to
Oregon, settling in Portland, where he has
ever since coiuhicted a real-estate business.
He opened his tirst ollice of that kind in the
Montavilla addition to this city and has sold
and liaiidled. either directly or indirectly,
nearly all the property at that place. He is
still operating his real-estate ollice there.
He has been very successful in the financial
world and he owns a beautiful residence at
Montavilla an<l also two and oiielialf acres
in a summer home in the mountainous reg-
ions of Clackamas county.
On the Sth of .lanuary, 1885, Mr. Bar-
ringer was united in marriage with Miss
Clara House, who was born in Iowa, Septem-
ber 17, 1857, the daughter of .Jeremiah and
Nancy (Cobb) House, The father was a
native of New York and the mother of Can-
ada, They were married in Wisconsin and
immediately after removed to Fayette coun-
ty, Iowa, where the father had previously
owned land. They have since resided in
that state but are now living n^tired at
West Union. In their family were nine
children, of whom Mrs. Harringer was the
fourth in order of birth. The others were:
Leonard, deceased; Kmnia, who is the wife
of E. Webb, of West Union, Iowa; a child
who died in infancy; George and Walter, of
California: Lafayette, deceased; ,Jessie, who
is the wife of .lolin Grabner, of Missouri;
and Nettie, who died in infancy. Mrs. Bar-
ringer received a common-schocd and univer-
sity education and previous to her marriage
was engaged in teaching school for ten years
in Iowa and two years in Dakota. Mr. and
Mrs. Barringcr have become the |)arent8 of
four children. G. Frank, born December 26,
18R5, has a business college education and
is now assistant manager of the 10. C. Atkins
Machine Manufacturing Company. He mar-
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
ried Miss Edna Gore, a native of Oregon,
and to this union has been born one son,
George F. Cecil A. was born April 1, 18S7,
has a business college education and is now
a painter by trade. He married Miss (Jladys
Ticer, who was born in Texas. Nancy Beu-
lah was born in 1895 and is now a student
in the high school and is also studying
music. Ned M., the youngest of the family,
was born November 22, 1899, and is now in
scbool.
In polities Mr. Barringer is a republican
but he has never cared to hold public otlice,
preferring to give all his time to his business
interests. Fraternally he is a member of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
of the Foresters of America, belonging to
the Portland lodges. Also he is identified
with the Woodmen of the World, having
filled all the chairs in the local lodge. ■ He
and his family attend the Baptist church.
He is highly honored and well known in
Portland, especially in the addition of Mon-
tavilla, with the development of which he
has been so prominently connected.
R. G. WHEELER, a well known and prom-
inent attorney of Vale, was born in Erie
county, Pennsylvania, on the 1st of June,
1847, a son of Christopher and Emily
(Weaver) AVheeler. The father was for
many years actively engaged in agricultural
piu'suits, but during the later years of his
life he lived in retirement in Bedford county,
Iowa, his death there occurring when he was
seventy-five years of age.
The fourth in a family of seven children.
R. G. Wheeler was reared under the parental
roof and in his native state received an ex-
cellent education. He attended the common
school in the acquirement of his preliminary
training and later was a pupil in an acad-
emy. Although he was but fourteen years
of age at the time of the Civil war the spirit
of patriotism was strong within him and he
joined the Pennsylvania Home Guards, who,
in anticipation of a battle, were foraging at
night, and he was among the ten thousand
reserves who at a distance of three miles
were within plain view of the battle of
Gettysburg. He remained with the guards
for several months and then returned home,
again pursuing his education which had been
interrupted. He entered Hiram College, at
Hiram, Ohio, during the administration of
President .James A. Garfield, but, his health
failing, he was compelled to leave school.
From an early day he had taken a deep in-
terest in the study of law and had deter-
mined to make that profession his life work,
and under the direction of Charles Cross, a
graduate of Yale and a man of considerable
wealth who took a deep interest in his stud-
ies, he i)reparcd himself for his chosen call-
ing. In 18G8 he was admitted to the bar in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, by the superior
court of Pennsylvania, and when twenty-one
years of age he left that state, removing to
Illinois, where for three years he practiced
his profession in Aurora, Kane county. He
next took up his residence in Bedford, Iowa,
where he followed his ]irofossion for eleven
years, after which he spent a year in Cali-
fornia. He then went to Nevada, where he
remained for nine years practicing law in
Paradise Valley, and on the 29th of March,
1S91, came to Vale, Malheur county, Oregon,
where he has since maintained a law office.
Along with those qualities indispensable to
the lawyer — a keen, rapid, logical mind plus
the business sense and a ready capacity for
hard work — Mr. Wheeler also possesses an
excellent presence, an earnest manner,
marked strength of character, a thorough
grasp of the law and the ability accurately
to apply its principles which, combined, have
made him very effective as an advocate and
have won for him the reputation of ue-
ing a lawyer of merit.
In .July, 1878, Mr. Wheeler was united in
marriage to Miss Annie M. Neal, a native of
Iowa and a daughter of John Neal. Mrs.
Wheeler is a lady of fine intellect, posses-
sing high literary tastes, and has taken a
deep interest in educational matters, active-
ly serving as a member of the school board
for a number of years. She and her hus-
band both hold membership in the Christian
church, in the work of wnich they are help-
fully interested, and Mr. Wheeler's frater-
nal connections are with the Independent
Older of Odd Fellows, in which lodge he has
filled all of the chairs. Colonel Wheeler, as
he is familiarly known in the community,
is one of the strong, influential citizens of
his district and for seven years served as
mayor of Vale, his election to that office
coming in recognition of his sterling worth
and excellent ability. He is, however, with-
out ambition for political preferment, choos-
ing rather to devote his time to the pursuit.s
of private life. During the twenty-one years
in which he has been a resident of Vale he
has through his excellent professional abil-
ity and his many attractive personal quali-
ties become firmly established in the regard
and esteem of his fellowmen who recognize
in him a citizen of high order.
DANIEL B. TROUTMAN. One of the
pioneer business men of Portland who was
also a pioneer farmer in Oregon is Daniel B.
Troutman, whose business is conducted at
Seventy-fourth and East Glison streeets. His
birth occurred in Kentucky in 1861, his par-
ents being Benjamin F. and Mary (Bringle)
Troutman, who were likewise natives of the
Blue Cirass state. The maternal grandfather
of our subject settled in Oregon in 1849.
being among the pioneers of the state. Mr.
and ilrs. Benjamin F. Troutman removed
from Kentucky to Oregon in 1872, first set-
tling in Linn county, where they purchased
one hundred and sixty acres of land, which
still belongs to the heirs. Mr. Troutman
there continued to reside until the time of
his demise, which occurred when he had at-
tained the age of seventy-eight years, while
his wife was sixty-eight years old when
called to her final rest. At the time of his
death he owned two hundred and sixty acres
of finely improved land, all under a high
state of cultivation, located near Browns-
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
125
ville, Oregon. Unto liim and his wife were
born nine cliildren, as follows: Nora, who
still resides on the home place; Sophia, the
wife of David Isom, of Linn county, Oregon;
Daniel B., of this review; John, who is a
resident of Tortland; Lucy, who gave her
hand in marriage to T. C. Cooper, of Linn
county, this state; Minerva, who is the wife
of Samuel Cooper, of Linn county, Oregon;
Peter, who resides on the old homestead in
that county; Charles, who makes his home
in T.iiiu county: and Florence, the wife of
W. K. Burton, "of Medford, Oregon.
Daniel B. Troutman received a common-
school education in the schools of Kentucky
and Oregon. He started out for himself in
business at the age of twenty-four years,
following farming for twelve years in Linn
county, Oregon. Subsequently he embarked
in the mercantile business, conducting his
enterprise at Tallman. Linn county, for
eight years. He then disposed of his inter-
ests there and removed to Portland, where
he purchased propertj' and again embarked
in the general merchaiulise and feed busi-
ness, which he has conducted continuously
since from his present stand at Seventy-
fourth and East (Jlison streets. In addition
to his business property in Portland he owns
a fine residence and other properties in this
city. He also owns a two-ninths interest in
the old homestead farm and two hundred
and sixty acres and is likewise the posses-
sor of a tliirty-acre fruit and grain farm
near Tallman.
In 1884 llr. Troutman was married to
Miss Lillie Farrow, a native of Oregon and
a daughter of Steven and Maria J. Farrow,
both of whom were born in Kentucky. The
parents lived in Illinois until 1848, when
they crossed the plains with an ox team.
the passage requiring six months. They
first settled in Clackanuis county, where
Mr. Farrow took up government land and
lived for twenty years, after which he ex-
changed his property for a farm of two liun-
dred acres in Linn county, there residing un-
til he passed away in 1885. His widow sur-
vived him for a number of years, being
called to her final rest in August, 1911. They
were the parents of twelve children, namely:
Albert, who is a resident of Lake county,
Oregon; Laura, who makes her home in Cal-
ifornia; Charles, of Lethbridge, Canada;
Emily, who is deceased; William, living in
Lake county, Oregon; Minnie, who is the
widow of M. S. Hubble and resides in Eu-
gene, Oregon; Mrs. Lillie Troutman; Ralph
of Hazeldcll, Lane county, Oregon; .John,
who is a resident of Sacramento, California;
Alice and Virginia, both of whom have
passed away; ami one who died at birth.
I'nto Mr. and Mrs. Troutman were born
four children, as follows: ALibel, who died
at birth; Winifred, whose natal day was
May 29, 1888. and who is still under the
parental roof; Allcen M., whose birth oc-
curred on the 4th of December. 1890; and
Eugene F., who was born July 30, 1901.
The mother of these children followed the
profession of school teaehhig prior to her
marriage.
Mr. Trout nuin is democratic in his polit-
ical views and served for one term as post-
nuister at Tallman. He is among the well
known business men and property owners
of Portland, while his long residence in Ore-
gon entitles him to distinction as a pioneer
of this great state. Conducting a useful
and lucrative business, he is a valuable man
in commercial circles here and his geniality
and good-fellowship have won for him a host
of friends in this thriving city. His ac-
<iuaintance outside of Portland is also ex-
tensive, he still luxving a large circle of
friends in Tallman and community among
those with whom he is on terms of closest
intimacy.
EDWARD P. WALLACE, a retired agricul-
turist residing at Amity, has lived in the
same house for the past twenty-six years.
Mis career has been an eventful and exciting
one, for he has crossed the plains to and
from the northwest on thirteen dillerent occa-
sions. His birth occurred in Lagrang*
county. Indiana, on the 27th of September,
1S29. his parents being Timothy R. and Rox-
cclana (Thurston) Wallace. The father, a
native of Connecticut and a gentleman of
Scotch extraction, resided on the frontier
until hia removal to Michigan, in which state
his demise occurred in 1848. Throughout his
active business career he followed general
agrieulttiral pursuits. His wife, who was
liorn in Painesville, Ojiio, and whom he mar-
ried ill ^Michigan, was called to her final rest
in March, 1849. Their children were six in
number, as follows: Edward P., of this re-
view; Lewis K., who passed away at Mc-
ilinnville, Oregon, in 1887; Collin A„ living
at Salem, Oregon; William Henry Harrison,
who is deceased; David, of McMiiinvilh', Ore
gon; and Roxcelana, the wife of A. B. Wood-
ard, a practicing dentist of Olympia, Wash
ingtoii.
Edward P. Wallace obtained his educaliou
in the district schools of Hranch county, Midi
igan. but his opportunities in this direction
were meager. He remained at home until
after the death of his parents and in 18.")2
liogau the overland journey across the plains
liy team and wagon in company with his
brother, Lewis K. While en route David
Donahue shot and killed William Pierce,
another member of the party. The others of
the party tried, convicted and shot tlie mur-
derer and buried him in the same grave with
his victim. Edward P. Wallace resided near
Portland from October, 1853, until February
of the following year and then took up a
donation claim near Olympia, Washington,
living thereon for four years. He also owned
and operated a sawmill in the vicinity. At
l)lym[)ia he enlisted for service in the Indian
war of 1H55-6 and was wounded during an
engagement in Pierce county, ttiirly or forty
miles from Seattle. Eleven of the soldiers
Were surrounded by Indians and our subject,
who acteil as corporal, was one of the two
who survived the conllict. Leaving the state
of Washington, he took the water route and
by way of the Isthmus of l'an:una came to
New York, whence he made his way back to
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Michigan. After his marriage, which was
celebrated in that state, he journeyed by
team to Iowa, where he was joined by a
brother and sister. He remained in the
Hawkeye state from March to November of
1S60 and then again returned to Michigan
in company with his wife and brother and
sister, the men traveling by team and the
women by train. In 1861 Mr. Wallace once
more began the journey across the piams to
Oregon, arriving in Yamhill county the fol-
lowing fall and taking up his abode within
two miles of McMinnville. There he devoted
his attention to the operation of a farm until
1868, when he again returned to Michigan by
the water route, remaining in the Wolverine
state for seven years. On the expiration of
that period he once more came to the north-
west, journeying by rail and boat to Olympia,
Washington, where he made his home for
about a year. After following farming on
one place in Yamhill county for seven years
he removed to another farm, where he spent
three years and then took up his abode in
Amity, Oregon, where he has resided con-
tinuously for the past twenty-six years. He
owns real estate in the town and is well
known and highly esteemed as a substantial
and representative citizen.
Mr. Wallace has been married twice. In
1860 he wedded Miss Marian Murphy, by
whom he had four children, namely: Mary,
who is deceased; Nora M., the wife of Wilber
M. Cook, of Woodlawn, Oregon ; Edna L„ who
gave her hand in marriage to J. B. Wisner
and resides in St. Johns, Oregon; and Lewis
L., who has passed away. The wife and
mother was called to her final rest on the 6th
of October, 1898, and in 1901 Mr. Wallace
was again married, his second union being
with Miss Rosina J. Simpson, a native of
Branch county, Michigan. She was the oldest
in a family of eleven children and her parents
were pioneer settlers of Oregon.
In politics Mr. Wallace is an independent
republican of broad views, always taking into
consideration the capability of a candidate
rather than his party affiliation. He has
strong prohobition tendencies and advocates
the suppression of the liquor traffic. In re-
ligious faith he is a Spiritualist. He has now
passed the eighty-second milestone on life's
journey and his career has ever been such
as to merit the regard and esteem which are
uniformly accorded him.
WILLIAM NORRIS GRIFFITH. The late
William Norris Griffith was for many years
engaged in agricultural pursuits on a ranch
of three hundred and twenty acres, located
a mile east of Dexter and now owned by his
widow. He was born in Oharlestown, In-
diana, on tlie 15th of August, 1825, a son
of Elisha and Elizabeth (Finley) Griflfith,
the father of Irish and the mother of Welsh
extraction. The parents were born, reared
and married in Indiana and there they passed
the first eight years of their domestic life.
They subBC(|uently located in western Illi-
nois, residing there until 184.5. In the lat-
ter year they started across the plains with
an ox team for Oregon. Winter set in before
they reached their destination — six months
being occupied in making the journey — and
the entire family, particularly the three
younger members, who were still very small,
suffered severely from the cold and exposure
as well as from lack of suitable food, their
stock of provisions running short. When
they reached The Dalles the snow was so
deep that it was impossible for them to pro-
ceed with the wagon, so they took a boat
down the river to Oregon City. In 1848,
they went to Brownsville, and there the par-
ents passed the remainder of their lives.
The father, who was seventy-six at the time
of his death, was survived for two years by
the mother, who died at the age of seventy-
five. Eight children were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Griffith, as follows: William N., our
subject; Sarah A., the wife of William Hawk,
of Brownsville; David and Mary M., both
of whom are deceased; West, of Sand Point,
Idaho; James M., of Oregon City; Delila,
who is deceased; and Lydia, who died at the
age of two years.
William Norris Griffith was early trained
to the work of the fields and care of the
stock and always followed the vocation of
farming. He met with success in the oper-
ation of his ranch, containing three hundred
and twenty acres located in Lost valley, near
Dexter, and there he passed away on the
Sth of March, 1901.
On the 14th of July, 1850, Mr. Griffith
was united in marriage to Miss Nancy
Spores, who was born in Ohio, on April 5,
1833. She is a daughter of Jacob and Eliza
(Hand) Spores, who were married in New
York. Twelve years later they removed to
Illinois and located near Rockford for a simi-
lar period. There the mother passed away,
and in 1847 the father and children joined
an emigrant train to Oregon. They arrived
in Oregon City in August and immediatel.y
started for Coburg. and located a hundred
miles up the Willamette river, where the
father filed on a donation claim of six hun-
dred and forty acres. He engaged in the
operation of his ranch during the remainder
of his active life, increasing his holdings
until at the time of his death he held the
title to twelve hundred acres of land. In
addition to his agricultural pursuits for many
years he operated what was known as
Spores' ferry and was one of the foremost
citizens of that district during the pioneer
period. He lived to attain a ripe old age,
being ninety-five at the time of his death.
Mr. Spores was twice married. To him and
his first wife there were born thirteen chil-
dren, of whom Mrs. Griffith is the only one
now living. For his second wife he chose
Nancy Orndorf, of Illinois, their marriage be-
ing celebrated in the latter part of 1844.
They became the parents of four children,
as follows: Louis, who is deceased; Henry,
a resident of Coburg; Mary, the wife of
William Bogard, also of Coburg; and Minnie,
who married Alonzo Williams, of California.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffith were the parents of
nine children: Eliza E., the wife of George
W. Bice, of Washington; Sarah Ann, the
deceased wife of Milton A. Veach, of Lane
THE N£
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MR. AND MRS. WILLIA.M X. GRIFFITH
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131
county; TI. R.. of Yale. Washington;
James M.; Adolinc. the wife of William
Bieedinf,'. of Alberta. Canaila: William L.,
who is (looejised ; Cornelia, who married
Samuel B. Amos, of Condon. Oregon; Mary
,1.. now Mrs. P.owen, wlm is living at home
with her mother; and Sabra. the wife of
Howard Reed, of Portland. James M.. the
fourth in order of birth, is <me of the most
widely known men in the county and one of
the most versatile. He is a wapon maker,
blacksmith, carriage trimmer, carpenter and
general mechanic. He has the happy faculty
of accomplishing anything he attempts, and
does it with the ease and ~kill only sup-
posed to be achieved from thorough training
and long years of exiierieme. Much of his
life has been passed in traveling throush
California. Washington and Oregon, but he
has now settled down on a ranch of one hun-
dred and sixty acres that he owns adjoining
• l:is mother's place. He has built the house,
barns and outbuildings on his ranch, which
is equipped with many conveniences of his
own invention and manufacture.
Mr. Oriflith was a member of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church as is also his widow
and family with the exception of one son.
who is a Baptist. He voted the democratic
ticket hut was never identified with local
governmental afTairs. He was one of the
prominent and enterprising pioneers of Tjane
county and participated in a number of the
earlv Indian wars, among them the Cayuse
Indian war and the Roiiue River war. For
his services in the latter his widow, who has
nearly attaine.I the venerable age of eiphty
vears, is now awarded a pension, ilr. Gvilblh
had manv friends in T.aue county and was
one of the hichly esteemed pioneers, who
lived to witness iu the country's wonderful
development the fulfillment of his early
projdiecy regarding its future possibilities.
LOUIS S. NORMANDIN, one of the lead-
ing merchants of Mount Tabor, in which
connection he has btiilt up an extensive and
profitable business, was bom in Canada, in
1850, his parents being Loie and Armine
(Miller) Xormandin, who are also natives of
Canada and of French and Scotch descent.
They are still living in the Dominion and
are well known in the locality which is their
place of residence. They became the parents
of sixteen children, twelve of whom are yet
living. One of the sons is living in Massa-
chusetts and the others, with the exception
of our subject, are residents of Canada.
Ixiuis S. Normandin is the only one who
came to Oregon, He left home at the age of
thirteen years and went to Vermont, there
continuing his education as a pupil in the
school near St. Albans. While thus pursu-
ing his cdtication he also worked in a gro-
cery store for a year, making his own way
all the time. He afterward went to Spring-
field. Massachusetts, where he secured em-
ployment in a brickyard in the summer,
while during the winter months he was em-
ployed along mercantile lines. Not yet con-
tent with the educational ndvantnges which
were his. he devoted much of his time in the
Vol. in— n
evening hours for two and o half years to
study in night schools. Attracted by the
opportunities of the west, he then made his
way to \'irgiiiia City, Nevada, in ISTC). and
after a brief period went to Oakland. Cali-
fornia, where lie worked for a building con-
tractor, having charge of the dock, barn
and teams when but seventeen years of age.
He canie to Portland and on the 5th of Feb-
ruary, 187il. when twenty years of age and
after working in a sawmill for a month en-
tered the brickyard of E. J. Jeffries, with
whiun ho continued for three years. In the
meant iiuc he purchased ten acres of land on
the section line road in connection with a
partner. X. RemcUard. and this they planted
to small fruit. Mr. Keincllard cultivating the
land, while Mr. Normandin worked in the
brickyard. He made the iiurchase of the
ten acres on credit but by hard work he
and his partner succeeded in meeting the
payments on the property, which was his
first investment in real estate on the coast.
After devoting three years to brickmaking
he became connected with the fishing indus-
try at Astoria, where he remained through
one season. He and his partner then went
to work on the ten-acre tract and con-
tinued its further development and cultiva-
tion until 1889, The following year they
sold this property for fifteen thousand dol-
lars, realizing a very handsome profit, for
the purchase jirice had been but liftcen hun-
dred dollars. With tlie capital wliich thus
accrued. ,Mi-, Normandin then purcliased a
tliird interest in a grocery store owned by
lirnbaker & Kay, and two years later Mr,
Kay sold his interest to his two partners,
since which time Mr, Normandin and Mr,
Hrubaker have been as.sociated in business,
covering a period of twent.v-two years.
Theirs is one of the oldest iiartneislii[)s of
the citv and within this period they have
built up a large business, becoming well
known as enterprising merchants of Mount
Tabor. They have always carried a large
and well selected line of goods and their
reasonable prices and earnest efl'orts to
pleas(! their patrons have secured for them
substantial results in business. The rela-
tion between them lias always been of a
most harmonious character and the labors of
one ably supplement and round out the ac-
tivities of tlie other. As Mr. Normandin
has prospered in his undertakings he 1ms
investeil in property and has thus accumu-
lated a good (leal of real estati'. including
a sumiiier home at Long Beach. Washington,
and a farm in Washington county, in addi-
tion to other property in Afount Tabor,
On the rid of .Tiily, 1880, Mr, Normandin
was united in marriage to Miss Hedwig
Wehlom. a daughter of Fred Wehlom of
Mount Tabor. They have become parents
of four children. Fred, born in 18!)1. ac-
ipiired his education in the public schools
cil .Moiinl 'I'abor and in the I»ortland Busi-
ness tollege. thus eipiipping himself for the
conduct of important eonimerrial interests.
He is now with his father in the manage-
ment of the store. Herbert, born July 10,
ISy.'l, is a student in the Washington high
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school. Frank, born September 8, 1895, and
Eva, born May 18, 1901, are also in school.
The family residence is at No. 34 East
Sixty-first street. The family attend the
Methodist Episcopal church and are loyal
to its interests and activities. Mr. Norman-
din votes with the republican party and
while he has never been an office seeker, he
has ever taken a deep interest in public
affairs and several times served as a dele-
gate to republican conventions. For twenty-
one years he has been an exemplary repre-
sentative of the Masonic fraternity and he
is associated with the Woodmen of the
World, the United Artisans and the Brother-
hood of America. During the long years of
his residence here he has gained a wide ac-
quaintance in Portland, especially in the sec-
tion of the city where he resides. He has
won an imassailable reputation for busi-
ness integrity and enterprise and his sub-
stantial qualities well entitle him to the
high regard and to the success which is his.
ENSIGN VERNON REXFORD, a retired
farmer and veteran of the earl}' Oregon In-
dian wars, now lives quietly with his chil-
dren in Portland. He was born near Wood-
stock, Canada West, on the 15th of August,
1831, his parents being John and Charity
Rexford, natives of Steuben county. New
York. There they were educated, grew to
mature years and were married. After their
marriage they settled in western Canada in
1831, where .John Rexford bought land and
lived until 1841. when he removed to Lee
county, Iowa, where he also purchased land
and resided until 1849, when, deciding to go
farther west, he took his family by ox team
across the plains to Oregon. They first set-
tled on Sophia's island, where they lived
until the following spring and then moved
to Benton county, where the father took up
six hundred and forty acres of government
land located about twelve miles from where
Corvallis now stands. He occupied this
farm until 1865, when he sold it and retired.
Rev. Rexford was a Baptist minister and
throughout his career preached as opportu-
nity offered, and after his retirement from
the farm continued preaching until his
death, which occurred in 1870, his wife sur-
viving him until 1887. They were the par-
ents of fifteen children, five of whom are
still living, as follows: Mary, the widow
of Thomas Blake, who died while on a ves-
sel en route to Oregon; Ensign Vernon, of
this review; Elizabeth, the wife of George
Deal, of California; .Jane, who is the widow
of Abner Lloyd and resides in Colfax. Whit-
man county, Washington; Laura, the wife of
Jack Steward, of Whitman county, Wash-
ington. Those deceased are, Letts, John,
Charity, Lucy, Charlotte. Ann, Jerome and
three who died in infancy.
Ensign Vernon Rexford was given a com-
mon-school education and remained with his
parents until he attained the age of twenty
years, when he went to California and took
up mining, which he followed for one year.
Subsequently he returned to Oregon, here
working at various occupations until he took
up a quarter section of land in Benton coun-
ty, Oregon, in 1854. There he lived for sev-
eral years, improved his farm and erected
the necessary buildings. Disposing of the
property, he vohniteered for service in the
Indian war in September, 1855, becoming a
member of Company C, under command or
Colonel David Laton. He fought Indians
that winter and then returned home but
after a short time again volunteered for mil-
itary service, becoming a member of Com-
pany H, with which he remained from April
until October. He then returned to the
]ilains with Kit Carson and continued with
him three years, after which he came back
to Oregon. During his experiences in the
Indians wars he took part in a great many
severe engagements and was twice wounded
but not seriously. At the conclusion of the
Indian campaigns he again took up farming,
purchasing three hundred and twenty acres
in Benton county, where he resided until'
1872, when he sold ovit and went into the
logging business in southern Oregon, an oc-
cupation which he followed for four years.
Subsequently he went to Whitman county.
Washington, purchased one hundred and
sixty acres of land and again engaged in
active farm work, continuing to live on that
farm until 1896, when he sold his land and
retired, having since resided among his
children in Portland.
In 1861 Mr. Rexford was married to Miss
Sarepta Hallock, a native of Oregon and a
daughter of Herman and Lucretia Hallock,
both of whom were born in New York.
They were numbered among the pioneers of
Oregon, having crossed the plains in 1845
and settled in Benton county, where they
spent the remainder of their lives. Sarepta
(Hallock) Rexford was one of a family of
thirteen children and by her marriage to our
subject became the mother of four children,
namely: .lohn, living in Benton coimty,
Oregon ; Annie, the widow of Ira Roe of
Portland; Martha, who is the wife of Isaac
Derick. of California: and Hannah, the wife
of Alvin Lloyd, of Linn county, Oregon. Mr.
Rexford and his first wife were legally sep-
arated, after which, in 1877, he wedded Miss
MeCormick, a native of Benton county, Ore-
gon. Her parents. J. K. and Lucinda Me-
Cormick. both of whom were natives of
Ohio, came to Oregon in 1851, settling in
Benton county, near Corvallis, where they
passed away. Their children were five in
number, namely: Laura, who is the wife of
.Tames Bales and resides in western Oregon ;
Hardy, living in Benton county, this state;
Ira, who makes his home in Brownsville.
Linn county, Oregon; Mrs. Emma (MeCor-
mick) Rexford; and Fred, who is deceased.
Mr. Rexford lost his second wife in 1871,
and the two children born unto them are
also deceased. For his third wife he chose
iliss Linna Hoss, whom he wedded in 1883
and who was called to her final rest in 1893.
She was a native of Marion county. Oregon,
and a daughter of Peter and Martha Hoss.
both of whom were born in Ohio. By his
third mari'iage Mr. Rexford became the fa-
ther of the f(dIo\ving children: Oeorgia
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A., boin in 1885, who pursued a course ol'
bookkeeping and now is the wife of Joseph
Fowler, of Portland, by wliom she has a
daughter. Rosamond II., born January 16,
1910; Charity, whose natal day was Feb-
ruary 22, 1887, and who is the wife of Al-
bert" K. Lee, of Dayton, Oregon; Peter V.,
born November 16, 1889, who is a resident
of Hubbard. Oregon; Elizabeth, born April 9,
1891. who is the wife of S. S. Parker, of
La Fayette, Oregon; Perry Isaac, who is
deceased; and one who died in infancy. All
of our subject's children enjoyed the ad-
vantages of a good business education.
Mr. Re.vford is by political faith a repub-
lican and formerly held the office of sheriff
of Coos county, Oregon. By his long and
active business career in Oregon and also by
his Indian campaigns he has been of great
value in the development ot this great state.
A respected citizen well known to a large
circle of friends and possessing the grit
which is characteristic of the pioneer, Mr.
Rexford has ever been of an active nature
and his life has been one of toil, nor has his
career been without its e.xperiences of hard-
ship.
B. A. JOHNSTON has since 1908 been the
senior partmr i>i the firm of Johnston &,
Hutchcroft, conducting the leading general
mercantile store of Yamhill. His birth oc-
curred in Missouri on the 24th of January,
1872, his parents being JI. E. and Louisa
(Leach) Johnston, who are natives of Michi-
gan and Kentucky, respectively. He was a
little lad of five years when he came to this
state with his parents and attended school
until a youth of seventeen. He then worked
on a dairy ranch for five years and during
the next ten years followed the profession of
teaching, imparting clearly and readily to
others the knowledge that he had acquired.
During vacation periods he attended the
Tualitin Academy at Forest firove. After
abandoning educational pursuits he became
a clerk in the store which he is now con-
ducting in association with R. .J. Hutchcroft.
ft was in 1908 that he purchased a half in-
terest in the business and became the senior
member of the firm of .Johnston & Hutch-
croft, general merchants. They have built
up an extensive and profitable trade and
theirs is now the leading store of the char-
acter of Yamhill.
On the l9t of July. 1900, Mr. .lohnston
was united in marriage to Miss Bessie
Rounds, a native of the state ol Washing-
ton and a daughter of J. ('. and Mary (Robl))
Rounds, who were born in New York and
Oregon respectively. The mother represents
one of the old pioneer families of the norlli-
west. her father being the late J. I'. Robb.
of Portland, who <rossp(| tlie plains in the
same party with F. X. Matthicu in l'<42 and
whose name is on the (liampoeg monument,
which was erected in li<mor of the fifty-two
mcnibers that formed the provisional govern-
ment of Oregon in 184.1. The parents of
Mrs. .lohnston were married in Oregon and
have liveil here almost continiifiusly since.
After his marriage Mr. Uounds took up a
homestead in Washington and there resided
for a time, later coming to Portland, where
he lived until 1893. In that year he pur-
chased a farm near Gaston, Oregon, oper-
ating the same until 1901, when he disposed
of the property and bought land near For-
est Grove. Subsequently he sold that tract
and took up his abode on another farm in
the vicinity of Forest (irove, whereon he has
since remained. L'nto him and his wife
were born five children, as follows: Bert,
who lives near Yamhill. Oregon; Frederick,
a merchant of North Yakima, Washington;
Mrs. Johnston; Edward, who is still under
the parental roof; and one who died in in-
fancy. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston have had
three children, namely: Ruth, who was born
in May, 1901; Carl, "born on the 22d of De-
cember, 190.3, and who died when three
months old; and Harold, whose natal day
was February 15, 1906. ilrs. Johnston taught
school for three years prior to her marriage.
Since age conferred upon him the right of
franchise Mr. Johnston has supported the
men and measures of the republican party.
He has served as city recorder of Y'amliill but
has no desire for the honors and emoluments
of office. Fraternally he is identified with
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, be-
longing to Lodge Ko. 56 and also to the Re-
hekahs at Yamhill. He is likewise connected
with the Woodmen of the World, being a
member of Lodge Xo. l?,r! at Y'ainhill. His
religious faith is that of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, to which is wife also belongs.
The period of his residence in the northwest
covers more than a third of a century and
his life has been such that he has won the
regard and esteem of all with whom he has
come in contact.
F. E. ROTH is successfully engaged in
business as the proprietor of a furniture and
undertaking establishment at Amity. His
birth occurred in Henry county, Iowa, on
the 16th of June, 1878, his parents being
Michael and Xancy (Goldsmith) Roth, both
of whom were natives of Pennsylvania.
The father removed to Iowa in early man-
hood and spent the remainder of his life in
that stale, passing away in 1904. Through-
out his active business career he devoted his
attention to general agricultural pursuits.
His widow is still living and makes her
home at Wayland, Iowa. Unlo them were
born four sons and six daughters, aa follows:
Emma, the wife of C. Egli, of Trenton,
Iowa; Katie, who gave her hand in marriage
to H. B. White and resides in Brighton,
Iowa; .Anna, the deceased wife of Joseph
Reschley; Ella, the wife of Benjamin Hill.
of Brighton, Iowa; Joseph, a sketch of whom
appears below; W. B.. a blacksmith of Way-
land, Iowa; Lena, who is deceased; Otto K..
who is associated in business with his
brother Joseph; F. E.. of this review; and
Bertha, the wife of Walter Wood, of Way-
land. Iowa.
F. E. Roth remained under the parental
roof until nineteen years of age and then
made his way to Oregon, here embarking in
the machinerj- business and operating a saw-
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mill, a thresher and utlier machinery. In
1909 he purchased a furniture establishment
at Amity and later added an undertaking de-
|>urtment and has won well merited success
in both branches of liis business. He carries
an extensive and well selected stock of fur-
niture and is able to meet and satisfy the
demands of all i^atrons. His knowledge of
liis present line of business was obtained as
an employe at Albany.
In 1900 Mr. Roth was united in marriage
to Miss Maud Smith, a native of Polk
county, Oregon. In politics he is an inde-
pendent democrat, while his religious faith is
indicated by his mcmljcrship in the Chris-
tian ciuirch, in which he is now serving as
deacon. His wife is likewise a devoted and
consistent member of that church. Frater-
nally he is identified with the Knights of
I'vtliias at Albany and the Woodmen of the
World and the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows at Amity. Both he and his wife
belong to the Rebekahs. Mr. Rotli is a mem-
ber of the Funeral Directors Association of
Oregon. His position in business and social
circles is an enviable one and his many
friends believe that a bright future lies be-
fine him.
JOSEPH W. ROTH is well known in busi-
ness circles of Amity as the senior member
of the firm of Roth I'lothers. handling all
kinds of building materials. His birth oc-
curred in Henry county, Iowa, on the 10th
of November, 1S67. and in the common
schools of Wayland, that state, he acquired
his education. When fifteen years of age he
began working! as a farm hand, giving his
earnings to his father until nineteen years
of age. At that time he started out as an
agriculturist on his own account, following
farming in Iowa for live years on the ex-
piration of which period he came to Oregon
and settled in Yamhill county. After three
years' residence here he opened a general
store at Amity and suceessfullj' conducted
the same for nine years. Subsequently he
devoted his attention to agricultural pur-
suits for seven years and at the end of that
time embarked in the lumber business, which
he has since conducted in a most capable
manner, handling all kinds of building ma-
terials. He has erected a new plant, operates
a planing mill in connection therewith and
also has a dry kiln. The enterprise is con-
ducted under the name of Roth Brothers and
the partners enjoy an enviable reputation
for integrity and reliability. Joseph W.
Roth owns and has imjuoved a farm of one
hundred and twent.y-seven and a half acres
near Amity and also owns a tract of forty-
four acres near Corvallis in Rcnton county.
He also built his handsome modern residence
at Amity. Mr. Roth was one of the organ-
izers and sold most of the stock of the Yam-
hill Valley Condensed Milk Company, also
estal)lished every milk route and hired the
necessary drivers. He was likewise one
of the organizers of the Mutual Telephone
Company of Amity. Ills success is all the
more creditable by reason of the fact that it
is attributable entirely to his own industry
and enterprise, for he is a self-made man in
the best and highest sense of tlie term.
When twenty-one years of age Mr. Roth
was united in marriage to Miss Cora Martin,
a native of Iowa, by whom he had three chil-
dren, namely: Ethel, wFto died at the age of
three years: Ola M., at home; and Earl C,
who is a high-school student. Mr. Roth gives
his political allegiance to the democracy and
has been a member of the election board for
years. His religious faith is that of the
Christian church, to wliich his wife and chil-
dren also belong and in which he has served
as deacon and elder for seventeen years. For
eleven years he has acted as clerk of the
local organization of the Woodmen of the
World at Amity. He is likewise identified
with the Protected Home Circle at that
place. His business career has been marked
by a thorough understanding of each task
wliicli he has undertaken and by that con-
tinuous progress which logically 'f(dlows con-
stantly expanding |)owers and employment
of opportunity.
GEORGE W. HYATT, who is president of
tile WMJbiwa Xatioiial Bank of Enterprise,
and also president of the Enterprise Mer-
cantile & ililling Company, was born in
West Unity, Ohio, February 5, 1863. He is
a son of Henry S. and Maria (Brown) Hyatt,
both of whom were natives of New York
state but were married in Michigan, to which
state they had removed in childhood with
their parents. Shortly after their marriage
they located in West Unity, Williams county,
Ohio, where the father engaged in contract-
ing and building with which occupation he
was prominently identified until the time of
his death. Tlie mother still resides in West
Unity, being now in her eighty-third year.
George W. Hyatt was reared under the
jiarental roof, acquiring his education in the
public schools of West Unity. However, upon
attaining his sixteenth year he put aside his
text-books and entered a general mercantile
store in West Unity as clerk and general
errand boy. He continued as clerk and book-
keeper for ten years and it was there he laid
the foundation for his later successful busi-
ness career. In 1SS9 he came to Oregon,
locating in Enterprise, which was then a new
village. He there entered the employ of
the Island City Mercantile & Milling Com-
pany, and this was the connecting link which
brought him to his present business inter-
ests. In December, 1893, he was one of the
leading factors in the organization of the
Enterprise Mercantile & Milling Company,
which absoibed the Enterprise Jlilling Com-
pany's mills and the mercantile stock of the
Island City Mercantile & Milling Company.
The other members of the corporation were
Reavis Brothers, J. F. Bater and the men
connected with the Island City Mercantile
& Milling Company. During the intervening
years Mr. Hyatt has purchased the stock of
Reavis Brothers, of Mr. Bater and of Mr.
Steel, who had holdings as a member of the
firm of Island City Mercantile & Milling
Company. These changes gave Mr. Hyatt
the controlling interest in the business. The
(JEOUCE \V. HYATT
PUBLIC LK
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11 nil pa ny luiiulles dry i^oods. notions, groceries,
(•lotliiii'i. lioDts and shoos, liiinlwnro. ivjrriciil-
tuial iiiiploiiu'iits, vehicles, lumber, hay and
^rain and also does an extensive niillinj;
Imsiness. To Mr. Hyatt is due much ol the
eredit for the luiildinj,' u|> of the lar^e es-
talilishnient of which lie is now the aide
president.
In 1S9t Mr. Hyatt married Miss Leone
lilevans of Wallowa county, and to this
union have been born three children, one of
whom is deceased. The others are (leorije
Weldou and Robert Henry. In politics Mr.
Ilvatt is a republican and has served as a
nii'mln'r of the tmvn council. Fraternally
fie is identified with F.iiterprjse I.odfje, No.
'.14, K. P., and he and his wife are members
of the Presbyterian church, he also being an
elder in the" same. Mr. Hyatt is irreatly
interested in the welfare of his town and in
every movement for its advancement. In all
his i)iisiness ventures he has e\er been alerf
and enterprising, usin;; the most honorable
principles, and as a result has become proini
iient in the banking world and has helpi'd to
build up one of the largest mercjiililc estab-
lishments in €>astern Oregon.
JOHN H. HUTCHISON, who since l'.)Or,
has resided in his beautiful home, which is
located at No. 302 East Fifty-seventh street.
in Portland, was for many years prom-
inently engaged in agricultural pursuits in
northern Idaho. lie was born at .Mbion Sta-
tion, New York, on the 16th of March. 1857.
a son of .lames and Jane (Morris) Hutchi-
son. His father was a native of Fdinburgh,
Scotland, and was brought to Canada when
he was a small boy. The paternal grand-
father died while on board ship en route for
Canada and the grandmother was married
again, her second union being with a Mr.
Grant. They both resided in Canada the re-
mainder of their lives. The father, .lames
Hutchison, remained in Canada until he was
thirtv years of age, when he removed to
XewYork and two years later married there.
He was a bridge builder by trade and fol-
lowed that occupation, working for the
Watertown Railroad, where he continued for
ten years or until his death, which occurred
in 1804. Later the mother and her family
removed to Iowa, settling at Waverly, where
she was engaged in keeping store for several
years. .Afterward she retired and lived with
her children until her death, which occurreil
in lOn.'j at Centralia, Washington, to which
place she had come »\\ months iH-forc. To
Mr. and Mrs. Hutehi.son were Ixirii two sons,
the younger of whom is the subject of this
sketch. The elder, .James, pa.ssed away in
1909.
In early life John Hutchison resided in
Rome, New York, but he received his educa-
tion in the common schools at Waverly, Iowa,
and was graduated from the high schoril
there. He then engaged in teaching school
in that state and also taught the first
school on the American Ridge, in Idaho. He
started out in life for himself when he
was twenty-three years of age. His first
trip west was made by way of San Francisco.
thence to Portland and on to Colfax, Wash-
ington. This journey required twenty-si.\
days. Subsenuently he located on a farm
and was engageil in the sheep industry for
two yeare, and during this time he purchased
a tract of one hundred and sixty acres and
also proved up a tract of one hundred and
sixty acres. He later purchased a half sec-
tion in addition and then owned in all six
hundred and forty acres of excellent land
which was known as the Claremont Farm
and was considered one of the most beautiful
farms in northern Idaho. Mr. Hutchison
operated this place for twenty-seven years.
During this lime he made a specialty of rais-
ing grain and of growing fruit. He had in
connection with his farm a large fruit evap-
orator whicli dried from sixty to one hundred
thousand pounds of fruit annually. In the
grain industry he raised about ten thousand
bushels annually, most of which was wheat.
His farm was visited by all, the prominent
iMi'ii of the Stan who were interested in
agriculture. Besides his farming interests
Mr. Hutchison was the promoter of the first
farmers telephone on the American llidge,
and of the rural mail system. He was in-
strumental in liiiiiding one of the county
roads from the .\iiicrlcan Ridge to Kendrick.
He also established the Roach Dale system
of this town wiiich has been a great suc-
cess and is still in force. Mr. Hutchison re-
sided on this place until Julj-, 1905, when lie
sold the same and came to Portland where
he has now one of the most beautiful homes
in his neighborhood. It is located at .353
East Fifty-seventh street, which is one of
the prominent residence streets of West
.Mount Tabor. He also owns other real
estate in Portland.
In IS'.IO .\lr. Ilntehison was inarrieil to
.Miss Clara Klla Marker, who was born in
■ lanesville. Wisconsin, March 27, 185.1, a
daughter of William F. and Helen M.
(Rlount) ISarker. The father was born in
New York, of Knglisli and Scotch lineage,
and the mother in .North Danville, Vermont,
of Knglish ancestry. They were married in
Wisconsin, in 1.S52. when that state was yet
a territory. 'Iliey resided there until lS(i3.
when they removed to Waverly. Iowa, where
the father operated a general merchandise
store and also a Hour mill and a hotel. He
continued there until a short time before
his death, which occurrpd in 1883. The
mother passed away in 1892. To them were
l«>rn six children, the eldest of whom is
-Mrs. Hiitehison. Jlr. and Mrs. Hutchison
have one adopted son. Fdward Williston, who
was born in Portland. October 21, 1900.
Ill politics .Mr. Hutchison is a republican
but he has never sought nor cared for public
ollice and on many occasions has refused the
senatorsliip in Idaho. Also he has refused to
hold several county ollices there. Fraternally
he is a member of the Knights of Pythias,
belonging to Central Lodge, No. 23, at Ken-
drick. Idaho. .Mr. Hutchison has always
taken an active part in the development of
the community with which he was identified
and has always been a learling citizen. Ho
is a member of the Baptist church and his
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wife is of tlie Episcopalian faith. They are
people who have a large circle of friends and
a life of well directed activity has gained
for Mr. Hutchison a creditable place in the
business world.
C. F. LOVELACE ranks among the scien-
tific farmers of this portion of Oregon and
his highly developed ranch of one hundred
and sixty acres, located in Josephine county,
is one of the show places of this portion of
the state. His birth occurred in Grayson
county, Virginia, on the 24th of February,
1857, his parents being Jeremiah E. and
Elizabeth (Grubb) Lovelace, who were na-
tives of Tennessee and Virginia respectively.
Jeremiah E. Lovelace was engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits in Virginia at the time of
the breaking out of the Civil war, at which
time his adopted state cast her fortunes with
the Confederacy, and he was one of the
thousands who, in defense of the principles
involved in that titanic internecine struggle,
enlisted in the Confederate service and loy-
ally followed his command until the close of
the war. He passed to his reward in the year
lSS(i. His wife died in 1908, in Nebraska,
where she was making her home with a son.
C. F. Lovelace was reared in his parents'
home and acquired his early education in the
public common schools. On reaching his ma-
jority he became an apprenticed millwright
and continued to serve as such until he had
acquired a full knowledge of that craft. In
the spring of 1883 he removed to the north-
western Pacific coast, stopping first at Ta-
coma. Washington, where lie was engaged
for throe months in the occupation of a car-
penter, after which he removed to Skamo-
kawa, Washington, where he remained for
two years employed as a millwright. He
then entered the bridge-building department
of the Northern Pacific railroad and during
the four years immediately thereafter he
conducted the building of practically all of
the railway bridges from Pasco to the Sound.
At the end of four years' service in the em-
ploy of tlie railway company he removed to
Coos bay, where he engaged in the sawmill-
ing business. He Ijuilt at Coos bay a large
sawmill plant which he owned and operated
for four years and then disposed of his en-
tire holdings in that property. In March,
1892, he removed to Wilderville, .Josephine
•county, this state, locating on what had
formerly been a ranch belonging to the
mother-in-law of Mrs. H. D. Jones. That
property he acquired in 1900. He estab-
lished his permanent home thereon and is
now engaged in the scientific development
and oi)eration of high-grade agricultural pur-
suits.
In 1891 Mr. Lovelace was united in mar-
riage to Miss Edwina .Jones, a native of
Jackson county, Oregon. Her parents were
Alexander and Hannah (Hoxie) Gillson
.Jones, the former a native of Ohio and the
latter of Massachusetts. The mother, who
was a daughter of 0. D. Hoxie, also a native
of Massachusetts, was the widow of Herbert
Gillson. The father was a captain and after
his retirement he removed to this state, lo-
cating his home in Jackson county. He was
among the very earliest pioneers, having
settled there before the days of the Indian
wars. To Mr. and Mrs. Lovelace eight chil-
dren have been born: Fred, Alice, Anna,
Mildred, Lois, Francis, Willard and Lile. All
of the children are still at home with their
parents.
Mr. Lovelace is a member of the democratic
party and has served four years as county
commissioner of Josephine county — from
1904 to 1908. In 1910 his friends persuaded
him to run on an independent ticket for the
oflBce of sheriff. He felt at the time that
there was little hope of his election but he
consented, however, to allow his name to be
used in the interests of morality and good
government. Mr. and Mrs. Lovelace are both
members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
C. F. Lovelace is a highly respected and
useful citizen of his state and county. His
reputation for honor and truthfulness has
never been questioned and he is always
ready to associate himself in any public en-
terprise that seeks the advancement and im-
provement of the people of Oregon, his
adopted state.
REV. CHARLES H. HOXIE. Although a
minister of tlie Methodist Episcopal faith
for nearly half a century, the Rev. Charles
H. Hoxie has followed in connection with
his ministerial labors the vocation of a
farmer, as well, for the most of his life. He
owns property in Medford, which he is rent-
ing, and makes his home with his sister. He
was born in Massachusetts, December 22.
1838, the son of Obadiah D. and Eliza Ann
(Stevens) Hoxie, the former a native of
Massachusetts and the latter of Rhode
Island. The father, who was a whaler, went
to San Francisco in 1849 by way of Cape
Horn, plying his trade en route and disposing
of the whale oil in San Francisco. The
mother, in company with her two sons,
Charles H. and J. W. Hoxie, removed to San
Francisco on November 1, 1855. From that
city they made their way by steamer to
Portland and thence by river "boat to Ben-
ton county, continuing their journey to the
Rogue river valley by means of horses. This
was during the Indian war of 1855 and 1856
and travel in that section was fraught with
so many dangers owing to the hostility ot
the Indians that they were given an escort
from Roseburg to the Rogue river valley.
Charles H. Hoxie attended the common
schools and later took a course in an acad-
emy, preparing himself for the ministry as
well as for the other activities and labors
of life. For twelve years he was a member
of the Oregon Methodist Episcopal confer-
ence and served as pastor in various parts
of the Rogue river valley. He later settled
on a farm which his father had homesteaded
and continued to make that his place of
residence for thirty-two years. At the end
of that period he disposed of the farm and
removed to Medford, where he purchased
property which he still owns. He is now
making his home with a sister in Wilder-
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139
ville. For forty-eight years he labored as a
minister of the gospel," preaching principally
in the Rogue river valley but also supply-
ing pulpits or holding regular pastorates in
other parts of the state.
He chose as his helpmate and life com-
panion Miss Laura M. Averille, a native of
Maine, who passed away February 20, 1911.
her remains being interred in Phoenix, Jack-
son county. Mr. Hoxie is independent in
politics, ca'sting his vote for such candidate.*
for public positions as he deems best fitted
to fill the places to which they aspire. He
has never been an office seeker but has de-
voted the greater part of his time to his
ministerial and agricultural labors. He is
among the highly respected citizens of
Josephine county, which he has made his
home for so many years. He has an exten-
sive acquaintance throughout the valley and
is a welcome guest in innumerable homes.
WILLIAM HUTCHINSON. One of the
large owners of valuable city properties in
Portland is William Hutchinson, who was
born in Scotland, April 8, 1839. His parents
were William and Catherine Hutchinson,
both natives of Scotland. They came to
America in 1840. first settling in Rhode
Island, where they lived for some time, later
moving to the state of New York and still
later to Xew Jersey, and then back again to
New York, where the mother passed away in
18.54. The father died at sea in 1866. off
Acapulco, Mexico, while on a trip from South
America. Thoy were the parents of three
children: William; Mrs. Jane Kerwin. who
was a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, both
she and her husband being now deceased; and
George, who passed away in Brooklyn. Xew
Y'ork. at the age of seven years.
William Hutchinson was reared and re-
ceived his education in the schools of the
eastern states and. being ambitious to se-
cure a thorough education, he attended night
school for a considerable period. He started
out in life for himself at the age of seven-
teen years, at the time of his mother's death,
going" to Newark. New Jersey, where he
learned the jeweler's trade. In 1861 he re-
sponded to his country's call and volunteered
as a member of the Second New Jersey In-
fantry, his period of enli.stment being for
three' years. Throughout his three years'
service during the war he was with the Army
of the Potomac throughout all of its cam-
paigns, taking part in all the battles in
which it participated. At the end of his
term of enlistment he was honorably dis-
charged at Newark. New .Jersey. After his
return to Newark he determined to cast his
lot with the pioneers of the Pacific slope and
went by steamer via the Isthmus of Panama
ro San Francisco, where he began working
at his trade, that of a jeweler, continuing in
that employment for four years in San
Francisco. He then sold his business and in
1 874 bought fifteen acres of land which is
now included in the city of Portland, it being
practically all built Jip. When Mr. Hutchin-
son purchased his fifteen acre farm about
two-thirds of it was covered with timber.
the remainder being suitable for cultivation.
He paid for it one hundred dollars per acre
and at the present time it would bring
seventy thousand dollars. Mr. Hutchinson
is still the owner of the greater part of it,
he having sold off thirty lots, known as the
Hutchinson addition to Portland. This was
laid out in lots and included within the
limits of Portland in 1906.
In 1872 Mr. Hutchinson married Miss
Augusta F. Crites, a native of Wisconsin and
a daughter of Joseph Crites, of Pennsyl-
vania, who died in Plattsmouth, Nebraska,
in 1901. The mother passed away four years
previously. Mrs. Hutchinson is a well edu-
cated woman, having graduated from the
Wisconsin high school and having also re-
ceived two years' training in the Yoimg
Ladies' .Seminary of Rochester, Wisconsin.
Previous to her marriage she had some
school-teaching experience but her educa-
tional work was materially hindered on ac-
count of the fact that her mother was an
invalid. Mrs. Hutchinson is the second in
order of birth in a family of five children
born to her parents, the other members of
the family being: A. W., a lawyer, of Ne-
bra.ska: Delia and Dora, twins, the former
being the wife of William Foxweil, of Lin-
coln. Nebraska, while the latter is deceased;
and Libby, the wife of Basil S. Ramsey, of
Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs.
Hutchinson are the parents of three sons.
George W., the eldest, was born May 2.'5,
1874, and received a high-school education.
He resides on a part of his father's estate
with his wife and family of two children:
Frederick W.. who was bom in March, 1908:
and Dorothy May, born in May, 1910.
•loseph D. Hutchinson, the second son, was
born in 1877 and resides with his father,
being the owner of property in Portland and
also at > ancouvcr, Wasliington. He is mar-
ried and has one child, Klinor. who was born
June 26, 1908. Edgar W. Hutchinson, the
youngest son, was born in 1879 and also re-
sides at home. He is a graduate of the high
school and also pursued an architectural
course. He is a jeweler by trade and is also
an architect, contractor and builder.
Mr. Hutchinson is a republican in his po-
litical faith but has never been desirous
of holding public ofiice. He has, however,
served as a member of the Portland school
Imard. and he and his family are members of
the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Hutch-
inson, who for nearly forty years has been a
resident of Portland and with whom fortune
has dealt so kindly, is a man honored in his
city and respected throiighout all circles,
where he is widely known. Being possessed
of that far-sightedness which has character-
ized so many of our successful business men,
he at an early date in Portland's develop-
ment, seized the opjiortunity to acquire at a
comparatively small cost the estate which
has l)ecome so valuable. Knowing that
"There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to
fortune."
he threw himself upon the crest of the wave
which brought him into the possession of his
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
large interests. He took a deep interest in
the progress of Portland commercially, edu-
cationally and religiously and has been a
material factor in the development of this
city.
ALBERT ALFORD is one of the early
pioneers of this state and during the Indian
wars of 1855 and 1856 he was one of the
ready volunteers to expose himself to the
dangers and hardships of camp life among
the unsettled, mountainous districts in which
the savage red man of the north had estab-
lished his almost inaccessible haunts. He
was born in Sheridan county, Missouri, on
the 4th of May, 18.33, and is the son of
Thomas and K. (Gulp) Alford, both of whom
were natives of Tennessee. His mother died
when he was but a small child. In 1S50
Thomas Alford emigrated to the state, cross-
ing the plains with ox teams. He arrived
in Oregon late in the season and at The
Dalles the members of his party took boats
down the Columbia river and made their
first settlement in Linn county. The cattle
were driven down the trail from The Dalles.
On reaching Linn county Mr. Alford filed upon
a donation claim of three hundred and twenty
acres, upon which he established his home and
continued to reside until the time of his
death, which occurred in the ninety-third
year of his age. He was three times married.
He chose as his second companion in life
Miss Polly Williams, who unfortunately
met her death on the plains during the time
of their emigration to this state. He later
was united in marriage to Miss Gaily, of
Linn county.
Albert Alford was reared in his father's
home and acquired a limited education in
the common schools of Missouri. He re-
mained under the parental roof luitil he at-
tained his twenty-first birthday. He then
filed upon a donation claim of three hun-
dred and twenty acres of land in Linn coun-
ty. On this land he established his home
and for many years was devoted to its de-
velopment and agricultural pursuits. Wliile
a resident at that place the Rogue River In-
dian wars became a menacing element to
the settlers on the Pacific seaboard and he
at once became a volunteer, enlisting in Cap-
tain Keeney's company, of which he was an
orderly sergeant, and later became a part
of the command of Captain Blakeley's com-
pany in 1856. This campaign was often at-
tended with great hardships, and at one time
during the winter of 1855 his company was
snowbound in the mountains and for seven
days were without food supplies of any kind.
At the close of his service in the Indian
wars he returned at once to his home in
Linn county and reengaged in the improve-
ment of his place. Here he continued to re-
side until 1869, when he disposed of the
property at a handsome ))rofit and removed
to .laekson county and for five years lived
upon a rented place at Tolo. He then pur-
chased a farm of one hmidred and sixty acres
adjoining the town of Talent and on that
place he contiinied to Iiv(' until 11)10, at which
time he sold the property and built for him-
self and family a handsome home in Talent,
where he is now living a retired life. He is
one of the principal stockholders of the First
National Bank of Medford.
In 1853 Mr. Alford was united in marriage
to Miss Catherine Brinkcr. Mrs. Alford is
a native of Missouri and from that state
emigrated to Oregon in the same train in
which Mr. Alford was himself an emi-
grant in company with his parents to the
Pacific coast. To Mr. and Mrs. Alford four
children have been born: Russell, now at
Klamath Falls ; Moses, the first cashier of
the First National Bank of Medford; Alice,
the wife of L, F. Willetts. of Klamath Falls;
and Ollie, the wife of C. W. Walters, of Tal-
ent, this state.
Mr. Alford is affiliated with the republi-
can party and has served two terms as
county commissioner and was a member of
the county board at the time of the build-
ing of the new courthouse. Both he and his
wife are members of the Baptist church. Al-
bert Alford is indeed one of the hardy pio-
neers of this state and among all his asso-
ciates and friends he is known to be a man
of integrity. His moral infiuence upon the
community in which he lives is distinguished
for its salutary and helpful nature in main-
taining and building up a healtliy commun-
ity life among the people.
DARR D. PHELPS, who is engaged in the
plumbing business here, was born in Jasper
county, Iowa, on the 4th day of July, 1870,
being a son of Frank R. and Jennie (West-
brook) Phelps. His parents were both na-
tives of Ohio, and there resided until 1868,
when they removed to Iowa, settling in Jas-
jjer county. The mother passed away in
1884 and the father subsequently returned
to Ohio and has ever since resided there.
They were the parents of six children, four
of whom are living.
Darr D. Phelps was reared at home and
attended the public schools until the death
of his mother, which occurred when he was
a youth of fourteen years. This event
caused a great change in his young life and
laying aside his text-books he began earning
his own living. On starting out for himself
he first worked at any kind of work that
came to hand, continuing to be thus em-
ployed for two years. At the expiration of
that time he apprenticed himself to the
])lumber's trade, but two years later he
abandoned this for carpentry. He followed
this for three years and then learned the
machinist's trade, being identified with the
latter occupation until 1896. He first lo-
cated in Pendleton in 1887 and during the
lirst two years of his residence here was
superintendent of the water works. After
giving this up he followed the machinist's
trade for a year, following which he entered
the hardware store of W. J. Clark, remain-
ing in his employ for ten years. After leav-
ing this concern he worked for R. F. Kirk-
patrick for a year, and on the 1st of Sep-
tember, 1911, he became associated with
Alexander Burt in the establishment of a
plumbing concern, that they are still
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143
conducting. This enterprise is of very re-
cent origin, but both proprietors are well
known men of recognized skill and will un-
ouestionably make a success of their under-
taking. They keep a good supply of mate-
rials and are well qualilied to do any work
in their line, being capable and efficient rep-
resentatives of their trade.
In 1893. Mr. Phelps was united in mar-
riage to Miss Minnie Murphy, a native of
Illinois and a daughter of .John R. and Mary
A. Murphy, and they have become the par-
ents of one son, (Jeorge F., who is now at-
tending business college here. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Phelps are communicants of the Koman
Catholic church and he is a member of the
Modem Woodmen of America. In politics
he is a republican, but has never lield public
office. Mr. Phelps has many friends in Uma-
tilla county who are most desirous of see-
ing him succeed in his new undertaking,
knowing him to be a highly deserving man
and capable mechanic.
GEORGE 0. WALKER is devoting his en-
tire attention to agricultural pursuits and
stock-raising at Walker, where he owns five
hundred acres of land. His birth occurred in
the vicinity where he is now living on the
17th of .January, 1874, his parents being
.John F. and Mary .lane (t'hrismani Walker.
The father was iMjrn in Dcdford coinity, Vir-
ginia, in J8-'7, and there he lived until he
had attained the age of eighteen years.
In 1845 he went to Missouri, but after
seven years' residence there decided to con-
tinue liis jouniey westward, so in 1852 he
joined an emigrant train coming to Ore-
gon, Lane county being his destination.
When he tirst came here he located on
a claim of three hundred and twenty acres
live miles east of Cottage (irove, that
he energetically cultivated for nineteen
years. At the expiration of that time, in
1872. he went to Creswell ami bought a quar-
ter section, and subsei)uently moved on to
five hundred and seventy acres at Walker,
l)elonging to his wife, upon which he has
ever since lived. The mother of our subject
is the second in order of birth of the seven
children bom to C. K. anil Phoebe Flanry
t'hrisman. The other members of the family
are as follows: C. F.; P. (i. and Sariih Ann.
Iioth of whom are deceased; Nelson P.. who
is living at Cottage firove; Winlield S.,
whose residence is at Dorena. this state;
and (labriel K., of Kugene. To .Mr. and Mrs.
Wnlkcr have been lM>rn seven children, as
follows: Mary Ann. the wife of N. B. Wal-
rlen. of Chester, .\lnntnnn : Robert E.. of Cot-
tage (irove; Phoebe ami Elizabeth, bpth of
whom are deceased; .Martha .J., the wife of
■T. R. Wiseman, of Weiser, Irlaho; .John W..
who is living in Wahlport. Oregon; and
fleorge O., our subject.
Practically the entire life of (Jeorge <).
Walker has been passeil in the immediate vi-
cinity of his present home. .After complet-
ing the course of the common schools he at-
tended the Drain Normal .School, from which
institution he was graduated at the age of
seventeen and for two years thereafter en-
gaged in teaching. In common with all
country lads while engaged in the mastery
of his lessons he was also laying the founda-
tion for an agricultural career by assisting
his father with the work of the fields and
care of the stock. At the age of nineteen
years he was thoroughly familiar with
every detail connected with ranching and
liegan his independent career as an agricul-
turist by taking the entire responsibility of
farming the home place containing t'we luni-
■ Ired acres. He subsequently rented his land
;ind turned his attention to business activi-
ties by oi)ening a general store at Walker
station. During this time he also became as-
sociated with his brother .John W. in the
erection and operation of a sawmill. This
venture did not prove to be remunerative
and they abandoned it at the end of a year.
.Mr. Walker continued to conduct the store
for six years, from the time he opened it.
and at the end of that time withdrew from
commercial activities ;ind returned to ranch-
ing. He has ever since been devoting his en-
tire energies to the cultivation of his land,
his holdings now aggregating five hundred
acres. One hundred and seventy-five acres of
this has been brought into a high state of
productivity but the remainder is in timber
and pasture. One hundreil and fifty acres
of the land he is cultivating is entirely de-
voted to grain and annually yields abundant
harvests. In connection with his genenil
agriculture Mr. Walker also raises stock and
is now milking ten cows that yield him a
profitable income and he has a nice herd of
Angora goats and a large number of hogs,
lie is meeting with lucrative returns from
his various undertakings and as he is able
is making further improvements on his
place, and is adding to his equipment.
On the 8th of November. IS'J.-i, Mr. Walker
was united in marriage to Miss Dollie S.
Mo'iijngstar. a daughter of Abraham and
Sarah .1. (Watkinsi Morningstar. They re-
inoved to Oregon from Illinois in 1877 and
bought ii ranch in the vicinity of Drain,
where they continue to live. The family of
Air. and Mrs. >Iorningstar numbered eleven.
;is follows: Olive M., the wife of ■!. B.
I'owrie, of Kugene; .\lbert, who is deceased;
Charles ¥.. of Drain: Lewis, who is deceased;
one who died in infancy; Mrs. Walker; one
who died in infancy; .John E.. who is living
at Creswell; one who died in infancy; ,'<ibyl
('., the wife of F. C. England, of Walker;
and William 1!.. of Drain. Mr. ami .Mrs.
Walker have had nine children: Icie, who
was bom on the 2Gth of November, 1894;
V'altn v., whose natal ilay was November 13,
1890; Echo O., who was liorn on the 3nth of
August, 1899; Cnle W.. bom on April 10,
1901; Ansel E., whose birth occurred on the
1.1th of April, 190.!; Boyd F.. born August
19. 1905; Sibyl T.. whose natal ilay was the
4th of February. 1907; Mary .J., born April
10, 1909; and Bonnie B., who was born on
the 5th of Febniary. 1912.
The family attend the Primitive Baptist
church in which the parents hold member-
ship, Mr. Walker being a minister of that
faith, and in politics he is a republican, and
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for the past six years has been a director of
the school board. He is a man of pro-
nounced enterprise and activity and is intel-
ligently concentrating his energies upon the
development of his interests and is meeting
with a corresponding degree of success.
ERNEST A. BREYMAN, who now lives
retired in Portland, was born in Germany on
January 13, 1840. His parents were Carl
Frederick and Magdelena (Miller) Breyman,
both of whom spent all their lives in Ger-
many, the former passing away there at
the age of fifty-four and the latter at forty-
nine. The father was in the military service
of Germany from his early youth until the
time of his death. In his family were thir-
teen children, three of whom are now living.
They are: Ernest A., of this review; W. E.,
of Salem; and Mrs. Bertha Sohst, a widow
residing in Germany.
Ernest A. Breyman was baptised in the
Lutheran church at Bockenem. Hanover,
Germany, his godfather being the king of
Hanover, who was an uncle of Queen Vic-
toria. He received a good education in a
high school in Germany and also obtained a
diploma from a navigation school. In 1854,
at the age of fifteen, he went to sea where
he served in the capacity of cabin boy for
two years. Afterwards he became an ordi-
nary seaman and later was an able seaman
for four years and filled every position on
board including that of captain. He served
on various vessels and went into many dif-
ferent ports of the world. The entire period
of time in which he served as a seaman
covered twelve years. In 1886, giving up his
life as a sailor, he located at Salem, where
he was employed in a store by his brother
for one year. Afterwards he became engaged
in the general mercantile business at Fair-
field, Oregon, where he operated a store for
thirteen years. Subsequently selling the
same he came to Portland and was engaged
in the grocery business on Front street for
six years. Afterwards he went to Colfax,
Washington, and bought a general merchan-
dise store but after three years sold the same
and returned to Portland, where he purchased
three acres of land within the city limits,
on which tract he is now living retired.
His property is located in what is known as
South Mount Tabor, on Fifty-fifth and Divi-
sion streets.
Mr. Breyman, on July 3, 1874, was united
in marriage to Miss Mary E. Eldridge, who
was born in the village of Parkersville, in
Marion county, Oregon, the daughter of F.
E. and Anna (Cosgrove) Eldridge, the father
a native of Pennsylvania and the mother of
Canada. Tlie mother was brought to Oregon
by her parents in 1847 and the father crossed
the plains in 1848 to California, in which
state he was engaged for a short time in
gold mining. He then came to Oregon, set-
tling in Parkersville where he operated a
general store and also a sawmill and flour-
mill for some time. He owned the mill in
partnership with Mr. Parker, for whom the
town of Parkersville was named. In 1856
the father sold his business and purchased
what was known as the old Gervais farm
where he lived until his death in 1890. The
mother passed away six years later. To Mr.
and Mrs. Eldridge were born ten children:
Mrs. Breyman; James E., who resides near
Champoeg, in Marion county; Margaret E.,
who is a sister of St. Mary's Academy; Vir-
ginia P., who is the wife of A. M. Brown,
of Marion county; Elsie A., who is now Mrs.
Goulet, of Seattle, Washington; Annie G.,
who died at the age of twenty years; Hugh
G,. living east of Gervais, in Marion county;
Emma C, now deceased, who was the wife
of M. G. Green, of California; Freeman J.,
of Portland; and Adelia, who is the wife of
Vt. H. Lawlor, who is engaged in mining in
Nevada. Mrs. Breyman received her educa-
tion in St. Mary's Academy, a convent of
Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Breyman have become
parents of seven children. Ella May, who
was born May 4, 1875, has a high-school, col-
lege and musical education and is the wife
of George H. Brownell, who is engaged in
the furniture and undertaking business in
Spokane. Frederick E., born January 13,
1877, has a good business education and now
operates a marble mine in Tokeen, Alaska.
Anna L., born in 1879, has a college and
Ttiusical education and has been engaged in
teaching school for the past five years in
various parts of the state. Ralph Werner,
bom in July, 1881, has a business-college
education and is engaged in the roofing and
contracting business. Emma V., born March
23, 1883, is the wife of J. 0. Throll, who is
a traveling salesman of Spokane. She is a
high-school graduate and also has a musical
education. Albert E. was born in 1885, has
completed a business-college course and is
now engaged in the wholesale crockery busi-
ness in Portland. Gretchen Elsie, who com-
pletes the family, was born in 1899 and is
now at home.
In his political views Mr. Breyman is a
republican but has never sought nor desired
public office. Both in his work as a sailor
and in his farming interests he has been
very successful and his life record has at all
times been a creditable one. Moreover, he
has ever displayed the qualities of honorable
and upright manhood and in the evening of
his life his is a useful old age, giving of its
rich store of wisdom and experience for the
benefit of others.
GWIN S. BUTLER. Among the great de-
veloping agencies which have made the west
the magnificent country which it is today,
probably the most important, after the pio-
neers who opened the country and made the
ilrst inroads upon its primitive wildness, are
the lives and exertions of the sons of these
pioneers, natives of the west, whose careers
have been important factors in its develop-
ment and progress. Prominent among men
of this class is Gwin S. Butler, of Ashland,
who has the distinction of being the second
oldest living native son of Jackson county.
Since his birth there on January 19, 1854,
Mr. Butler has had his home in this county,
and all his efforts and energies, which are
always factors to be reckoned with, have
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been devoted to the improvement and de-
velopment of this section ot the country.
Gwin S. Butler is a son of Ashman J. and
America £. (Rollins) Butler. The lather was
a native of Illinois, and the mother's early
home was in Kentucky. They were married
in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1S50, and two years
later set out with ox teams for the long
and arduous journey across the continent to
the west. For five months they struggled
with all the hardships of primitive travel,
and when winter overtook them they had
reached Yreka, California, where they re-
mained for the winter. In January, 1853,
the journey was continued over the Rogue
river valley into .Jackson county, Oregon,
where Mr. Butler took up a donation claim
of three hundred and twenty acres which
now adjoins the city of Medford. Ashman
J. Butler died on this claim in 1859. The
mother and son remained on the claim, and
on October 10, 1865, the mother was again
married. Her second husband was Jacob
Thompson, a pioneer of 1847, and at the time
of his death one of the infiuential and prom-
inent men in the county. A more extended
account of him is given on another page
of this work. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson died
■within three months of each other, she in
Xovember, 1910. and he in February, 1911,
both in the eighty-fifth year of their age.
Gwin .?. Butler was reared on his father's
claim and acquired his early education in
the common schools. This was later supple-
mented by a course at the Ashland Normal
School. After finishing his education, he re-
turned to the ranch and spent five years in
farming, acquiring a practical working
knowledge of the details of western ranch-
ing which has been invaluable to him in the
operation of his present holdings. Mr. But-
ler removed to Ashland in 1879 and engaged
in the mercantile business with which he was
prominently identified for five years. The
same qualities of business sagacity and acu-
men which had made his ranching success-
ful, operated also in his mercantile career,
and when he left it to join his stepfather in
the stock-raising business, he had attained a
degree of success which we are accustomed
to associate with a long period of activity.
Owin S. Butler and his stepfather, .Jacob
Thompson, owned at this time valuable
ranch lands both in Klamath and Jackson
counties, and in 1884 they joined their re-
sources and their energies and -engaged in
stock farming on a large scale. The ven-
ture was successful. Both Mr. Butler and
his stepfather were keen and shrewd busi-
neas men, well acquainted with the details
of the business in which they were engaged,
and had an accurate and practical knowledge
of the natural conditions of the country in
which they were working, to aid them in
their activities. Mr. Butler kept his hold-
ings in the slock farm until 190.1. when he
sold his interests in it and devoted his entire
attention to looking after those of his par-
ents.
On November 4. 1879, Gwin S. Butler waa
married to Miss Alice Barron, a native of
Jackson county, a daughter of Major Bar-
ron, one of the pioneers of Jackson county,
of whom a sketen appears elsewhere in this
work. Mr. and Mrs. Butler have no chil-
dren.
Mr. Butler is essentially a public-spirited
man. He takes an intelligent interest in
the politics of his section and has served
several times in public capacities, lie is
consistently republican in liis political alfilia-
tions. He was for four years county com-
missioner of Jackson county, and served one
year as mayor of Ashland. He is at present
an active and ellicient member of the Ash-
land town council. He is very active in fra-
ternal organizations, holding membership in
the Ashland Lodge, No. 23, A. F. and A. M.,
in the Siskiyou Chapter, No. 4, R. A. M.,
and in Malta Commandery, No. 4, K. T. He
is also a member of the llillah Temple. A. A.
O. N. M. S. of Ashland, and of the Woodmen
of the World, besides being active in Ashland
Lodge, No. 944, B. P. 0. E.
Gwin .S. Butler is one of the most promin-
ent and active business men in Ashland
today. He is well known in commercial cir-
cles and is an active factor in the commer-
cial life of the city. His various commercial
activities include a directorship in the United
States National Bank, the presidency of the
Granite City Savings Bank of Ashland, and
the vice presidency of the Ashland Ice and
Cold Storage Company. He is secretary of
the Ashland Improvement Company and sec-
retary and general manager of the Butler &
Thompson Company.
Mr. Butler's career has been rewarded witli
well deserved success. A man who combined
the qualities of strict integrity, honorable
methods, and fairness in all business trans-
actions, with commercial acumen and busi-
ness instinct of a high order, has in his
mental equipment and moral character the
foundation of quick and sure success.
AMOS W. BOTKIN, M. D., one of the well
known medical practitioners of Portland
who previous to his coming had a wide ex-
perience gained in other parts of the country,
is Dr. Amos W. Botkin, with odices at 74
East Sixty-third street. He was born in
Keosauqua, Iowa, June 24, 1804, a son of
Oscar F. and Agnes (Watt) Botkin. The
father was born in Ohio and came of English
and Dutch ancestry, while the mother is a
native of Scotland. They were married in
Iowa, where they lived until 1808. when they
took up their abode in Barton county, Mis-
souri. Oscar F. Botkin followed farming
in Iowa. He also bought land in Barton
county, Missouri, and while living there took
up the study of medicine at St. Louis anil
later practiced his profession in Barton City.
In 1870 he moved to .Jersey county, Illinois,
where he practiced his profession until 1883,
when he decided to cast his lot with the
people of Oregon and removed with his family
to the Pacific coast, locating nt Mount Ta-
bor, then a little settlement adjacent to
Portland. Here he continued the practice of
medicine, hut also bought and sold land, thus
accumulating considerable property. He fol-
lowed his profession until about 1911, when
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
he retired from active practice. He owns a
fine residence property and other valuable
interests in Mount Tabor and in other parts
of the state of Oregon, his home at present
being in Cherryville, Oregon, where he also
has ])roperty. Having attained the age of
seventy years, he is practically living a re-
tired life. Unto him and his wife were born
six children, as follows: Amos W., of this
review; two daughters who are deceased;
Jessie, the wife of W. W. Sibray, of Pitts-
burgh, Pennsylvania, who is employed by the
government in the department of commerce
and labor; Ida, who is the wife of Thomas
Graham, a druggist of Moimt Tabor; and
James 0., who is still under the parental roof.
Dr. Amos W. Botkin received a common -
school education in Hlinois and while at-
tending to his school duties read medicine in
his father's office, later entering the medical
department of Willamette University, from
which he was graduated in 1890. Subse-
quently he entered the government service
as a physician and in 1893 went to Phila-
delphia, where he took a post-graduate
course in the Jefferson Medical College, be-
ing graduated therefrom in 1893. He then
journeyed to Portland, Oregon, where he
practiced until 1897, when he went to
Alaska, following his profession at Dawson
City for one year. Returning to Umatilla
county, Oregon, in 1898, he practiced there
for si.Y years and then settled in Mount
Tabor, where he has since continued his pro-
fessional career.
In 1889 Dr. Botkin was married to Miss
Mabel Delano, a native of Portland and a
daughter of H, H. and Ella (Peters) Delano.
Her father was born in East St. Louis, Illi-
nois, and her mother in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The mother's parents started to cross the
plains for Oregon when she was only ten
days old, the family emigrating here in 1853.
H. II. Delano came to Oregon in 1870 and in
this state wedded Miss Ella Peters. They
have since remained in Oregon and have re-
sided in Portland throughout almost the en-
tire period. Mr. Delano was an accountant
but, having a fine education, taught school
for a considerable period. He was also a
journalist but his principal life's work was
that of an accountant. Unto him and his
wife were born five children, namely:
Mabel, who is the wife of Dr. Botkin; Will-
iam, who died in infancy; Helen, the wife
of Rufus V. Shuman, who is engaged in the
nursery business at Mount Tabor; Chester,
who died in infancy; and Miriam, who is still
at home and is fitting herself for the office
of librarian. Unto Dr. and Mrs. Botkin
have been born three children: Maurice D.,
whose natal year was 1902; Willeen A.,
whose birth occurred in 1907; and Eleanor
J., born in 1908.
Dr. Botkin gives his political allegiance to
the republican party. In a fraternal way
he is connected with the Masonic ordei-, be-
longing to Mount Tabor Lodge No. 42, in
which he has lilled all the chairs. He is also
affiliated with the United Artisans, being a
member of Lodge No. 36 at Portland. Dr.
Botkin is a successful representative of his
profession, enjoying a large and lucrative
practice. His extensive professional career
has well fitted him for the large medical
practice which he now enjoys and he is well
known among the progressive and efficient
physicians of Portland. He owns a beautiful
and well appointed residence and numerous
other properties in the city and also some
acreage property at Sandy, Oregon.
BRADFORD C. TROWBRIDGE, of Jolui
Day, Grant county, Oregon, has for many
years been a prominent ranchman. He was
born in Broome county, New York, Septem-
ber 20, 1836, a son of Augustus and Lucy
(]?iprce) Trowbridge. The father was a na-
tive of the state of New York while tlie
mother was born in Rhode Island. The
parents were married in New York and after
living there until about 1846 they removed to
Lee county, Illinois. The father was a
farmer and shoemaker and purchased land
about six miles from Dixon, upon which he
made his home until his death, which oc-
curred in 1869.
Bradford C. Trowbridge was reared at
home and received his education in the com-
mon schools of New Y'ork and Illinois. His
first work in Illinois was breaking prairie
with four or five yoke of oxen. In 1859 he
determined to cross the great American plains
and make his home on the Pacific slope.
Accordingly he set out with ox teams in the
spring and after six months' travel arrived
in California where he became a miner, work-
ing first at Spring Gulch and later in Henley.
In 1803 he removed to Oregon, arriving in
John Day valley on .July 39, and on the next
day located the land which constitutes his
jircsent ranch, the first to be settled upon
along the .John Day river, taking it up under
tlie preemption act. He built a log house
on the place that fall, cut a quantity of hay
for the winter and soon became comfortably
settled in his wilderness home. Upon this
ranch he has since continuously made his
home and it is now one of the fine ranch
]noperties of Grant county. He owns alto-
gether two thousand, one hundred and forty-
six acres. He has for several years made a
specialty of the horse and cattle business
and in this connection has become well known
in vaiinus parts of the state.
Bradford C. Trowbridge was married twice,
his first union in 1864 being with Margaret
McGilvlay, a native of Scotland. He was
married for the second time on the 1st of
•January, 1888, to Mrs. John Herburger, for-
merly Miss ilarjory Milnie, who was also a
native of .Scotland, born in Banffshire. To his
second wife were born three children, of whom
only one survives, Charles Augustus, who is
attending high school in John Day. Mr.
Trowbridge is a republican and is prominent
in the party in Grant county. He is a mem-
ber of the countj' board of commissioners,
and is serving his second term. Not only is
he one of the first pioneers who settled in
(irant county having been fifty years on his
juesent ranch but he is also a man of ability,
public spirit and enterprise. His successful
farming operations have given him promi-
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iieiice and his excellent qualities as a citizen
luive made him greatly respected by all of the
|)cople witli whom lio is iiot|uainted. He
takes great intere>^t in the alVairs of the
county and in his ollicial as well as private
capaiity has rendered great service to his
eommunity where lie is recognized as one of
the most prominent men.
ALONZO P. MEAD. One of the older
residents of Portland, a retired lumberman
and more recently an operator in Portland
realty, is Alonzo" P. Mead, who was born
in Michigan, July Hi. ls:!S. His parents
were .Jabez and Caroline Mead, both of whom
were bom in the state of New York, where
they were married and lived for a short
time, afterwards removing to Oakland county,
Michigan, where the father bought land.
Hoth the father and grandfather owned
Uirge tracts in Michigan, where the former
ilied at the age of eighty years, the mother
passing away at tlie age of seventy-tive.
.Ial)ez and Caroline Mead were the parents
of nine children: Lafayette, deceased, who
was a soldier in the Civil war. holding the
rank of captain; Alonzo P.; Melissa, who
Ijecame the wife of a J[r. Bennett, of Mich-
igan, and is now deceased: Lucy, wliose first
husband died in Libby Prison and who after-
ward married a Mr. Cusick, of Ashland.
Oregon: Phoebe, who became the wife of
Frank Foumia, of Michigan, and is now de-
ceased; Helen, who is the wife of Hiram
Cusick, of Le Roy. Michigan; Emmeline
Roach, a widow, who resides at Ashland,
Oregon; Sarah, who pa.ssed away in ilich-
igan at the age of si.\ years; and Annie, de-
ceased, who married Frank Cusick.
Alonzo P. Mead received a common-school
education and was reared in Saginaw. Mich-
igan. At an early age he began working in
a planing mill and when seventeen years of
age was placed in cliarge of the mill, where
he worked for twelve years. He then bought
an interest in a mill, which he operated for
seven years, or until it was destroyed by
fiw. He then removed to Cleveland. Ohio,
and in company with Messrs. Wiggins and
Howry, engaged in the lumber business.
Three years later he sold his interest in the
tirm and returned to Saginaw, Michigan,
where he was again employed for a time in
a mill. He next removed to MMlfalo. New
York, and in partnership with W. R. Hurt,
of Michigan, built a planing mill, which he
operated for five years. He then became
interested in the ButTalo Planing Mills Com-
pany of Buffalo, New York, which became
the largest concern of its kiml in the United
States, dressing annually thirty million feet
of lumber. Mr. Mead was superintenilent of
this plant for seven years, when he sold his
interest in it and removeil to Oregon in
1H90, settling at Mount Tabor, now in the
city limits of Portland. Here Mr. Mead led
a comparatively retired life, although he
operated extensively in realty, still owning
considerable property in Portland. He also
owns the fine home in which he lives and is
a well known man in his comuiunitv.
On the Uith of .July, 1861, at Saginaw,
Micliigan. Mr. Mead was married to Miss
Amelia John-son, who was born in Blenmon,
Canada, October 0, 1S41, a daugliter of Moses
and Mary (McGarvin) Johnson, both of
whom were natives of Canada. While living
in Canada Mr. .lohnson was a district judge
and a political leader of ability and i)rom-
inence. He remained in Canada until 1860,
when he removed to Bay City, Michigan.
After living there for a time he retired and
continued to live in Michigan until his death,
which occurred when he was ninety years of
age. The mother also attained a ripe old
age, |iassing away in the same state, at the
age of eighty-eight. They were the parents
of eight children: Henry, who served
throughout the entire period of tlie Civil
war and passed away at the age of seventy-
live: -Mary Ann, who married Henry Rogers,
both of whom are now deceased; George,
who died in Portland, Oregon, at tlie age of
seventy-live: .Mfred. who was eighty-three
years of age and resided in Michigan until
iiis death; Clark, who was a thirty-second
ilegree Mason, and passed away in St. Paul,
Minnesota; Phoebe, who died at Bay City,
Michigan, at the age of twenty-five; and
Arvilla. the widow of John A. Brewer, who
resided in Michigan.
Jlr. and Mrs. Mead have no cliildren of
their own but have reared and educated two
children. Jennie Jlcad. whom they ailopted,
wa.s born in 1861 and died at the age of si.x-
teen. while atteniling Oberlin College, at
()lerlin. Ohio. Tliey also reared and edu-
cated Laura Mead, who was a gradiuite of
Hamilton College, ai Syracuse, New York.
Slie became the wife of Harlow Muiisell, of
HutTalo, New York, and passed away at the
age of twenty-four years. Mr. and Mrs.
Mead also reared William Mead, looking
after his education and training him from
liis eleventh to liis twentieth year, when he
was returned to his mother. They also
reared two other girls, looking after their
education until thev were graduateil from
college. On July 16. 1911, Mr. and Mrs.
Mead could look back upon fifty years of
marital life — fifty years of faithful compan-
ionship spent in true understanding and per-
fect sympathy with each other — fifty years
filled with joys and sorrows jointly borne.
.Many friends, neighbors and church associa-
tions gathered around the family on this
auspicious occasion of a golden jubilee — in
all over a hundred — to otTcr to this worthy
anil venerable couple sincere wishes for
many a year of happiness to come.
Mr. Mead is a republican in politics al-
though he is not and never has been an
oflice seeker. He anil his wife are members
of the First Baptist church (the White
Temple) of Portland. It is fitting that when
a man has arrived at the ripe age of
Mr. Mead, having been actively engaged in
ihe strenuous labors of life for so many
years, that he should retire to the solitude
of his own home and the society of his
friends and neighbors. His life's laliors have
been for the most part strenuous and not
only lucrative to himself but of great use
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
to the community at large. The hibor of
love which Mr. and Mrs. Mead performed in
fhe rearing and educating of children not
of their own flesh and blood indicates the
magnanimous spirit which possesses them
and was an undertaking of no small moment.
The wordly possessions of Mr. Mead in
Portland are not inconsiderable and because
of them and also in view of his long resi-
dence in Portland, his generous spirit, his
affable temperament and his well ordered
life, he is placed among the prominent people
of this great city,
MARION VEATCH, a well known dealer
in musical merchandise in Cottage Grove,
also conducts an undertaking establishment
and has for many years been associated
with the business interests of the city. He
was born in Missouri, October 9, 1873, the
son of Francis M. and Amanda (Swearingen)
Veatch, the former a native of Ulinois and
the latter of Kentucky. The father, w|io
was a farmer by occupation, removed witli
his family from Missouri to Oregon in ISflO.
He passed away on the 15th of July, 1907,
and the mother, who is still living, makes
her home at Buena Park, California. In their
family Mere tlirce children. Marion, of this
review, is the eldest. John W. Veatch, who
is a stockman of Cottage Grove, is married
and has two children, Sylvia and Sibyl.
Nora M. is a resident of Buena Park, Cali-
fornia, and her mother. Mrs. Amanda Veatch,
is a member of the household. The daughter
is now Mrs. L. Caspar Lee and has a family
of three children, George, Audrey and Grace.
Marion Veatch remained at home with his
parents until he attained the age of twenty-
four years. He then went to the gold mines
of .Josephine county, Oregon, where he re-
mained for four years. He was successful
in his mining operations and invested his
savings in mining claims until he became the
owner of several. He never made any phe-
nomenal strikes but his success was above
that of the average miner. After several
years spent in mining he settled in Cottage
Grove and for three and one-halt years was
engaged in the butchering business.' He then
sold out and bought a furniture and under-
taking establishment which, after conduct-
ing for a time, he sold and engaged in the
sale of nuisical instruments, retaining the
undertaking department he had previously
owned. His business is a lucrative one and
he has an excellent standing in business and
social circles.
On November 7, 1S97, in Lane county, ]\Ir.
Veatch was married to Miss Myrtle F.
Ostrander. a daughter of James E. and Mary
B. (Lovelace) Ostrander, both natives of
Illinois. The Ostrander family lived for
many years in Minnesota, where Mrs. Veatch
was born, but removed to Oregon in 1894,
the fatlier being a barber by trade. They
were the parents of two children: Myrtle
F., now Mrs. Marion Ve.atch; and Nina, the
wife of Charles llumi)lireys, manager of the
Postal Telegraph C()ni|)any at Astoria, Ore-
gon. Mr. and Mrs. Veatch have a son, Roy
Neil, who was born January 12, 1901. andl
is now attending the public schools.
In his political views Mr. Veatch is lib-
eral, giving his support to such candidates
for public office as he deems best suited for
the positions to which they aspire. In his
frateinal connections he belongs to the Ma-
sonic order, the Order of the Eastern Star,
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the
Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the
World. Both he and his wife are members
of the Presbyterian church of Cottage Grove
and are much interested in church work,
contributing liberally toward the support of
that denomination. Having long been iden-
tified with the business interests of Cottage
firove Mr. Veatch has become well acquainted
with everyone in the city and community.
He bears an excellent reputation for integrity
and business acumen and by devoting his at-
tention to his business, a habit which he
formed early in life, he has accumulated a
comfortable competence. He is respected by
the entire community and has long been re-
garded as one of the leading citizens of Cot-
tage Grove.
EMERY W. GOSSLER owns and operates
a ranch of ninety-one and a half acres lo-
cated two and a half miles southeast of
Springfield, where he has resided for about
five years. He is a native of Iowa, his
birth having occurrad in Jefl^erson county,
that state, on August 26, 1873, and is a son
of William Henry and Charlotte (Weaver)
(Jossler. The parents were born, reared and
married in Pennsylvania and there passed
the first years of their domestic life. They
came to Iowa in 1861, first locating in Van
Buren county, but they subsequently pur-
chased a farm in .lefferson county, which the
father operated for thirteen years. Disposing
of this he invested the proceeds in a quarter
section of unimproved and uncultivated land
in Ida county, Iowa. Twelve years later
he likewise sold this and removed with his
family to Oregon, settling on a ranch of one
hundred and sixty acres in the vicinity -of
Eugene. He operated this for twelve yeara
and at the expiration of that time disposed
of it and retired to Eugene, where he is now
living. The mother is deceased, having
passed away in Iowa on the 22d of Febru-
ary, 1893. Ten children were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Gossler, seven of whom are still
living, as follows: Nelson B., who is living
on Camp Creek, Oregon; Phillip M.. a resi-
dent of Springfield; Josephine, the wife of
Moses Curtis, of Cherokee, Iowa; Maggie,
the wife of the Rev. D. T. Day, of Belling-
ham, Washington; Charles, who is deceased;
Catherine, the wife of Judge Wintermore, of
Eugene, Oregon; Emery, the subject of this
sketch; Mazie, who married B. F. Goodpas-
ture, of Eugene; Harry, who is deceased,
and one who died in infancy.
The education of Emery W. Gossler was
obtained in the common schools of his na-
tive state, whence he removed with his fa-
ther to Oregon. He remained at home until
he was married at the age of twenty-six
and then took uj) a homestead near Cottage
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
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(irove, Oregon. During the succeeding seven
years he gave his undivided attention to the
cultivation of that tract, which contained
one hundred and sixty acres. Disposing of
it at the end of that time he purchased
ninety-one and a half acres two miles south
of Springfield, and here he has continued
his agricultural pursuits. He has wrought
extensive improvements on his ranch during
the period of his ownership and is annually
realizing a good income from its cultivation.
Twenty-five acres of the land has been
brought into a high state of cultivation, and
lie has good, substantial bams and outbuild-
ings and a comfortable residence on his
place.
In October, 1899, Mr. Gossler was united
in marriage to Miss Katie Brown, whose
birth occurred in Kansas on February 3,
1877. She is a daughter of Samvicl and
.Jennie (Mortimore) Brown, the father a na-
tive of Ohio and the mother of Iowa. They
were married in Kansas and lived there un-
til 1886, when they removed to Washington.
Two years later they went to Idaho and re-
sided for a similar period and then came to
Lane county, settling in the vicinity of
Springfield. From there at the end of one
year they went to Cottage Grove, where the
father passed away in 1892, but the mother
is still living and now makes her home in
Kugene. Five children were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Brown, as follows: Xellie. the wife of
Kay Scroggin, of Eugene: Mrs. Gossler;
Fannie, the wife of X. 11. Champion, of Eu-
gene; Harry, who is living in Eugene with
liis mother: and Bessie, the wife of Leroy
Huley. oi Portland. Mr. Brown went to the
front during the early days of the Civil
war and remained in the service for three
years. Mr. and Mrs. Gossler have had four
children: Kenneth, who was born on .Tuly
^r,, umO: two who died in infancy; and Loy,
whose birth occurred on the 2dth of Feb-
ruary, 1905.
The family attend the services of the Meth-
odist Episcopal church, in which they all hold
membership, and Mr. Gossler votes the re-
publican ticket. Although he leads a very
unobtnisive life he is not at all remiss in
matters of citizenship but takes an active
and helpful interest in all movements that
he feels will promote the progress of the
community or the development of its var-
ious public utilitii"<,
RICHARD McMAHON is one of Erin's
venturesome sons who in early youth hrw
the superior advantages offered by .\merica
to till' honest toilers of the old "wfirld and
emigrated to the I'nited States when but
fifteen years of age. He wim born in Ireland,
May 10, ISfi7. a son of .John and Katherine
(Madden) McMahon. He was edncateil in
Ireland nnd when free from school work he
rendered such assistance as was within his
power to his parents in the home. \\Tien
he had attaincfl the age of fifteen years he
left school and. bidding farewell to his par-
ents and friends, sailer] for America, On
landing in New York he settled temporarily
in the metropolis, where for two years he
was employed at various occupations, and
then went to New .lersey, where he worked
for one year, and afterward migrated to
Oregon, where he settled in Portland. After
being employed in that city for about three
years he removed to Condon, where he took
up one hundred and sixty acres of govern-
ment land, which he began to clear and ctil-
tivate with energy and good judgment, adil-
ing such improvements as were necessary
and as he could afford to place upon his farm.
He gave the strictest attention to his duties
and his efl'orts were so well directed that
it was not a great while until he was able
to purchase two hundred acres more land,
and he has been successfully engaged in
agricultural pursuits, living on his farm near
Condon, since first settling there. Althougli
since coming to Oregon he has been oblige 1
to learn most of what he now knows abniit
farming he showed remarkable adaptability
to that occupation and has followed it witli
almost uniform success from the beginning.
He follows general farming and does not
specialize in any particular branch, but is
always alert to acquire new and improved
methods with a view to bettering his condi-
tion and rendering his farm more fertile
and valuable.
In his political tendencies Mr. McMahon is
an adherent of the democracy and renders
his political support unreservedly to that
party. He regularly attends the services
of the Catholic church, being a devout mem-
ber of that religious body. He has resided
on the farm which he now owns for many
years and has become well acquainted in
Condon and vicinity and is greatly esteemed
for his many good traits of character which
render him a most desirable citizen.
Although an assiduous worker on his farm,
to which he gives the most of his attention,
he still finds time to devote to the socinl
sifle of life and is popular in social as well
as business circles, having long since been
recognized as one of the most respected
members of the community.
WILLIAM LAUGHLIN, who is living re-
tired in Vanihill. was for many years suc-
cessfully identified with general agricultural
pursuit.s in this state and is now the owner
of seven hundred and forty acres of valuable
land. His birth occurred in Missouri on the
13th of October, IS.IO, his parents being Sam-
uel and Xancy (Doty) Laughlin. who were
natives of South Carolina and Xorth Carolina
respectively. They were married in Missouri
and remained residents of that state for
nineteen years or until 1S47, when they came
across the plains to Oregon, stopping on
Wapato lake in Yamhill county. Snbse-
qiiently Mr. and Mrs. Laughlin each took up
a donation claim of three hundred and twenty
acres but the latter died before proving up
her claim nnd, owinc to a new law which
was passed about that time, her land was
returned to the government. Samu(l Laugh-
lin. however, resided on his claim and sue-
lessfnlly carried on farming iintil called to
bis final rest in 18fiO. I'nto him and his wife
were born seven children, as follows: Wil-
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liam, of this review; Lee, who is a resident
of Yamhill; Samuel, who passed away in
1911 at the age of seventy-six years; Delia,
who is also deceased; Xancy, who is the
widow of Jacob Capps and resides in I'ort-
land. Oregon; and Lucinda and Mary, both
of whom have passed away.
William Laughlin acquired but a limited
education in his youth but constantly aug-
mented his knowledge by reading, experience
and observation until he became a well in-
formed man. When eighteen years of age ho
left the parental roof and in 1S49 made his
way to California in search of the precious
metal, remaining in the Golden state for two
years and three months. On the expiration
of that period, in 1851, he returned to Oregon
and took up a donation claim in Yamhill
county, disposing of the property, however,
four years later. He next bought a tract of
two hundred acres and was actively engaged
in its cultivation for a period of thirty-live
years. At the end of that time he purchased
and took up his abode on a farm of one
hundred and ninety-five acres, residing on
(he property for twelve years and then selling
it to one of his sons. Since that time he
has lived retired, making his home on a tract
of fifteen acres in Y'amhill. where he owns
a fine residence. His holdings embrace seven
hundred and forty acres of well improved
land, two hundred and fifty acres thereof be-
ing under a high state of cultivation.
In April, 1857, Mr. Laughlin was united in
marriage to Miss Phoebe Roberts, a native of
Indiana and a daughter of Henry and Dinah
(liehart) Roberts, who were born in I'enn-
sylvania and Indiana respectively. In 1848
they began the journey across the plains to
Oregon, intending to settle in Yamhill county,
but the mother passed away when within a
hundred miles of their destination. Henry
Rolierts took up a donation claim of three
hundred and twenty acres near what is now
Yamhill, continuing to reside thereon until
his death in 1873. His surviving children are
two in number, namely: Mrs. Laughlin; and
Jacob, living in Wasco county. Oregon.
Unto our subject and his wife were born
sixteen children, as follows: Bedford Henry,
fifty-three years of age, who resides at Forest
Grove, Oregon; Charles, who is fifty-one
years old and makes his home near Roseburg,
Oregon; George, forty-nine years of age, who
is a resident of Fairbanks, Alaska; Abraham,
forty-four years old, who is living in Yam-
bill county, this state; Mary, forty-three
years of age, who is the widow of William P.
Tait and resides in Roseburg. Oregon ; Wil-
liam R., who is forty years old and lives on
the homestead; Samuel, a sketch of whom
appears on another page of this work; Ben-
jamin F., who makes his home in Yamhill
county and is thirty-six years of age; Alice,
thirty-four years of age, who is the wife of
Carl Trullinger, of Yamhill; Leona, thirty-
two years old, who is the wife of M. A.
Holder and makes her home in California;
Delia, thirty years of age, who is the wife of
A. L. Richardson, of Portland; Crystal,
twenty-nine years of age, who also makes
lier home in Portland; Kffie. Elmer and Edith,
all of whom are deceased; and one who died
in infancy. All of the children enjoyed ex-
cellent educational advantages, some of them
being graduates of the State Normal School
at Monmouth and following the profession
of teaching.
Mr. Laughlin is a stanch republican in poli-
ties but lias never sought nor desired office
as a reward for his party fealty. He has
now passed the eightj^-first milestone on life's
journey and enjoys the respect and veneration
which should ever be accorded one who has
traveled thus far on his earthly pilgrimage
and whose career has been at all times up-
right and honorable. Coming to the west
when a youth of seventeen, he has since
remained in this part of the country and has
gained an enviable measure of success in the
utilization of its opportunities.
EDWARD WOOD, who is now spending
the evening of life in honorable retirement.
was for a number of years actively and
successfully identified with general agricul-
tural pursuits in Washington county and
is still the owner of a valuable farm of
one hundred and forty acres, located four
miles southeast of Beaverton. His birth
occurred in Canada, on the 17th of March,
1837, his parents being Robert and Jane
(Lee) Wood, both natives of Canada. Fol-
lowing" the demise of his wife, which oc-
curred in Canada, in 1847, Robert Wood re-
moved to Minnesota, where he passed away.
He was the father of foiir children, three
of whom are yet living, namely: Edward,
of this review; Henry, who is a resident of
Minnesota; and .Jane, of Canada.
Edward Wood obtained his education in
the common schools and in 1847, when a
lad of ten years, accompanied his uncle to
Iowa, working in that state until nineteen
years of age. Subsequently he devoted his
attention to the cultivation of rented land
until 1859. which year witnessed his removal
to California, where he was employed in a
sawmill for two years. On the expiration
of that period he returned to Iowa and again
cultivated rented land until 1864, when he
moved westward to California and there re-
mained until 1860. In that year he came
to Oregon, settling in Washington county,
where he proved vip a claim of one hundred
and sixty acres and later purchased a tract
of similar size. The land was covered with
a dense forest growth, but he resolutely un-
dertook the task of clearing and developing
it, eventually transforming the place into one
of the finely improved farms of the com-
nuuiity. Through the successful conduct of
his agricultural interests he acquired a
handsome competence and in 1903 withdrew
from the active work of the fields, that he
might enjoy the fruits of his toil in ease.
The farm of one hundred and sixty acres,
within ten miles of Portland, is still in his
possessitin.
In 1857, in Iowa, Mr. Wood was \inited
in marriage to Miss Ann Grabel. a native of
Pennsylvania. Her father crossed the plains
to Oregon in 1864, first settling in Wash-
ington county and later in Tillamook conn-
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MRS. EDWAKD WUOD
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157
ly. Subsequently he took up his abode in
Hillsboro, where his demise occurred in 1899.
His wife was called to her final rest in 1902.
Three of their children are still living, but
Mrs. Wood passed away in 1892. To our
subject and his wife were born live children,
namely: Charles and Arvin both of whom
are deceased; Hannah, the wife of C. Chris-
tenson, of Washington county, Oregon; Ed-
ward, living in the state of Washington;
and Clint, also a resident of Washington
county, Oregon.
Since casting his first presidential ballot
for Stephen A. Douglas, Mr. Wood has sup-
ported the men and measures of the demo-
cratic party, believing tirmly in its prin-
ciples. He has been identilied with the In-
dependent Order of Odd Fellows for thirty-
five years and is also a charter member of
Butte Grange, which was organized in 1S74.
Mr. Wood has now passed the seventy-
fifth milestone on life's journey and enjoy>
the veneration and respect accorded one.
who has traveled thus far on this earthly
pilgrimage and whose career has been at all
times upright and honorable. The period
of his residence in this state covers forty-
five years and he is therefore largely fa-
miliar with its annals from the pioneer
period down to the present time.
MRS. MAY DE LAMTER, the manager
of the Baden Hotel, has been a resident of
Baker for eighteen years. She was born at
Ogden, Utah, and is a daughter of Ocorge
.v. and Elizabeth Richardson, the father a
native of the state of New York and the
mother of Pennsylvania. They crossed the
plains to Ogden, Utah, during the early
pioneer days, making the journey with o.\'
teams. Later they removed to Nevada, and
there the mother passed away in 1880.
following which the father became a resident
of Baker, his death occurring here in 1910.
The children of .Mr. and Mrs. Richardson
numbered nine, seven of whom are still
living.
Mrs. May Richardson DeLamter was
reared to womanhood in her native city. In
1S87 she became the wife of Frank DeLam-
ter, who was horn in California, whence
he came to Ogden. Soon after their marriage
they located in Nevada, remaining there
until 1S9.T. when they came to Baker. Here
Mrs. Del^mter subsequently took charge of
the Baden Hotel, and has ever since been
conducting this hostelry. It is a first-class
hotel in every sense of the word and is
provided with all modern conveniences. The
rooms are pleasant and comfortable while
the table and service is better than is to he
found in the average hotel in towns of this
size. It is conducted strictly on the Ameri-
can plan, and under the capable supervision
of Mrs. DeLamter is brincing good returns.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. DeLamter
numbers five, as follows: Myrtle, the wife of
B. W. Corbett. of Westfal'l, Oregon: Clara,
who married Harry Radat>ough. of Baker
county; and Heorge. Homer and Leola. all
of whom are at home.
Vol. UI--
Mrs. DeLamter is a member of the church
of the Latter Day Saints, and has reared
her family in that faith. She is an uimsiially
capable business woman, and manifests nuich
sagjieity and foresight in the conduct of her
affairs. As she is industrious and enter-
prising in her methods she is meeting with
success, and has every reason to feel grati-
fied with her achievements.
JUDGE W. H. PACK WOOD. The last
surviving member of the state constitutional
convention, .Judge W, H. Packwood, came to
the Pacific coast in 1849 and there is no
notable e.\perience of any kind connected
with the upbuilding of the northwest with
which he has not been actively associated,
from the subjugation of the Indians to the
reclamation of the arid lands through the
conservation of the water supplies. No his-
tory 01 the state would be complete with-
out extended reference to him and his life
work. Tradition gives the origin of the
family name of Packwood as follows: In
Colonial days there was a flood in the Poto-
mac river valley in Virginia, on which oc-
casion a small boy too young to know or
tell his name was taken by some boatmen
from an immense drift tree. They reared
the little lad and called him Billy. He was
a strong, vigorous boy and would carry big
loads of wood to the boat. Because of this
it was proposed that he should be called
I'ackwood, which name was adopted. He
became a large stockman, married, settled
on the .James river and reared a family,
from whom all of the Packwoods known to
the judge have been descended. This story
of his ancestry came to him from his fa-
ther's first cousin, "Uncle" Elisha Packwood,
whom he met in 1864 and who died some
years ago in Washington. In 1854 he liad
visited his old grandmother, then more than
one hundred years of age, well cared for
by two negro slaves, there being about three
hundred on the plantation. His grandfather
had willed that the negroes should have
all they made on the plantation from his to
her death and that all that would emigrate
to Tc.\as should be free. This will was un-
doubtedly made before the admission of
Texas to the Union. An old Scotchman,
Archie Downey, in Baker county said his
people joined the Packwoods in \'irginia and
that the name of the subject of this review
should be Duncan, for he claimed that at the
time of the Hood when a boy was found on a
tree it was known that four families had
settled well up the river and that all were
drowned save perhaps this one boy, for it
was known that a family of the name of
Duncan had a boy of about the age of the
one picked up and it was believed that he
was the Duncan boy.
Larkin Packwood, the grandfather of
Judge Packwood, was born in Virginia and
aft -rward went to Kentucky and to Ten-
ne-see. He married, had ten sons and two
daufhters, including Larkin Canada P.ack-
wo<.d, who was one of the youngest and
was bom in Tennessee. The grandfather
removed to Illinois and. owning slaves, at
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
tlie admission of the state to the Union, re-
moved into the Ozark country of Missouri.
Larkin C. Paokwood did not go with him but
remained in Illinois and on October 31, 1831,
married Elizabeth Catheart Stormont, who
was born in South Carolina, a descendant of
the Catheart family of Scotland, and came
to Illinois about 1836.
The son of this marriage, William Hender-
son Packwood, was born on Jordans Prairie,
north of Mount Vernon, Illinois, Oclober 23,
1832. His middle name was in honor of
his grandmother's family, the Hendersons
of Kentucky. The father, Larkin C. Pack-
wood, first followed farming and was after-
ward foreman for R. G. Shannon, a promi-
nent merchant of Sparta, Randolph county,
Illinois, for seven years or more. His son
Willinin was there sent to school for about
eighteen months or two years, acquainting
himself with the "three R's," which was all
the schooling he ever had. His father then
lemoved about four miles east of St. Louis
and conducted a dairy. Early in 1844 he
went to Collinsville. where his wife died on
September 8th of that year. She had be-
come the mother of two sons and four
daughters, of whom one son and two daugh-
ters died in very early life. Mary became
th?, wife of a physician of Quincy, Illinois,
and died in early womanhood. Agnes, the
other diiughter, was married twice and her
death occurred in Coos county. Oregon, about
thirty years ago. After losing his first
wife Larkin C. Packwood married again and
removed to St. Louis. He hauled wood to
the city and made trips as a peddler to
southern Missouri, usually accompanied by
his son William, who well remembers being
frequently called upon to read and write for
groups of old men and women, young men
and girls, who regarded it as a wonderful
thing to see a boy of twelve or thirteen
years read and write as well as he did. He
spent one summer on the farm of Ed. Dews,
twenty-five miles east of St. Louis, and a
winter and part of one summer at the home
of his grandfather Stormont in Jefferson
county, Illinois. He then joined his father,
who had removed to Springfield, and in the
winter clerked in a grocery store, while in
tne summer he worked on a farm, being
thus employed until September, 1848. He
frequently met Abraham Lincoln, for they
both followed the same road in going to the
business section of Springfield — Lincoln on
his way to his law office and Judge Pack-
wood to his place as clerk in the store.
On the S3d of September, 1848, having se-
cured the reluctant consent of his father for
his enlistment in the Mexican war, he at-
tempted to join the army as one of Captain
J. B. Backenstos' Mounted Rifles, the cap-
tain agreeing to accept him on the promise
that he would "never desert." He was then
in hi.s fifteenth year and by hard stretching
could reach the standard of five feet three
inches. The recruits were sent to Jefl^erson
barracks in December, 1S48, and were then
examined as to their physical fitness to be-
come soldiers. They stripped and the ex-
amining physician, thumping Judge Pack-
wood on the breast, said he would not live
to be twenty-two. That this was a death
blow to his hopes must have shown in his
face, for as he went out Colonel W. W.
Loring, commanding the United States
Mounted Rifles, approached him and in a low
tone asked: "Do you want to go?" He said
that he did and the next day when the re-
jected were reexamined by a board of doc-
tors Colonel Loring, again standing near the
door, came up to him with one of the ex-
aminers. He was not asked to undress but
was sent out, passed. He was assigned to
Company B, United States Mounted Rifles,
under Captain Noah Newton, and marched
overland to Forth Leavenworth, Colonel
Loring establishing Camp Sumner about five
miles west of the fort, where he drilled the
regiment. On the 10th of May they broke
camp and began the long march to Oregon
with General Wilson, commissioner of In-
dian affairs for the Pacific coast. Captain
R. M. Morris of the Rifles, Lieutenant
Haynes of the Artillery and twenty-five men
of Company D acting as an escort. On the
5th of .June they broke camp and marched
across the plains to Sacramento, spending
five months on the trip, and proceeded to
Fort Kearney, thence to Fort Laramie, on
to Fort Bridger, to Salt Lake City, and to
Haughton, now Placerville, California. They
frequently saw Indians and many herds of
buffalo, one herd being estimated at five
thousand head. Cholera was prevalent along
the route and there were many desecrated
graves. All of the privations and the hard-
ships of campaigning across the plains in
1849 were experienced. The winter was
spent at Sonoma, during which time Colonel
•Joe Hooker was tried by a general court
martial. Judge Packwood was detailed as
orderly for the court, which lasted ten or
more days, durmg which he met many men
who afterward won distinction in the Civil
war. By April only three or four of the
original escort remained, the others having
gone to the mines. These were put on
board the revenue cutter Ewing bound for
Astoria, Oregon, and they were in a heavy
storm lasting about ten days. As they ap-
proached the Columbia river night drew on
but there was no wind and Captain Mc-
Arthur secured a whaling boat, put in a
crew and towed it over the bar. From As-
toria they pulled up the river to Fort Van-
couver and joined the regiment. At Astoria
.Judge Packwood saw the timber that was
gotten out by D. M. Frost for the keel of
the first steamboat ever built on the Colum-
bia river. It was named the Columbia and
came up to Fort Vancouver in July, 1850.
In 1851 the command to which Judge
Packwood belonged was sent to California.
Their steamer, the Massachusetts, stuck on
the bar and had to put back into Bakers
bay but the next day was more successful in
making the ocean and proceeded to San
Francisco and thence to Benicia, where the
troops remained on attached service with
the infantry then at the post. Judge Pack-
wood served with Major \Vessels as escort
for Colonel Roderick McKee, commissioner,
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159
making treaties with all the California In-
ilians from Clear Lake to JSoottK valley and
from the Trinity and Khunath rivers down
the Sacramento valley by Keddings and on
to Benicia, where he served until transferred
to Company C, First United States Dra-
goons. In 1831 there was trouble with the
Coquille and Coast Indians and .fudge Pack-
wood's command was put on the schooner
Lincoln at San Francisco with First Lieu-
tenant Stanton in command, bound for Port
Orford. A heavy December storm wrecked
the boat, which was driven ashore opposite
to the present site of Kmpire City on Coos
bay, January 3, 1832. The wind and tide
drove them high on the beach. No lives were
lost but the vessel was a total wreck. With
the help of the Indians, however, they saved
their supplies and made a camp near the
beach, whence they went overland to Port
Orford in May. .Judge Packwood was soon
afterward promoted to corporal and later to
sergeant and quartermaster sergeant of the
post. He was out with scouting parties and
wa.s with Lieutenant Stanton in July. 1853,
in a light with the Indians at Big Bend,
on the Rogue river. His headquarters were
at Port Orford until he was discharged,
September 2.3. 1853, having served the full
five years. Mines had been found along the
seaside and he and a partner, George H. Ab-
bott, purchased horses and followed pack-
ing. They also took up mining claims which
they later sold and went up the Coquille
river, securing a ranch. The Indians caus-
ing trouble, a company was formed of which
Mr. Abl)ott became captain and .Judge Pack-
wood lieutenant. After some of the Indians
were killed peace was declared. The part-
ners then followed mining, packing and mer-
chandising until December, 1834, when ifr.
Abbott went on a prospecting trip to Cali-
fornia. Judge Packwood remaining on the
Coquille river. In 1835, on the outbreak of
the Indian war. a company was formed of
which he was elected captain, afterward re-
ceiving a commission as captain of the Co-
quille fiuards from Oeorge L. Curry, gover-
nor of Oregon. By making an active and
aggressive campaign in wliich two Indians
were killed he brought about the surrender
of all three tribes, turning them over to
Ben Wright, Indian agent. He then dis-
charged his company after fifty-three days'
service. He ne.xt went to Coos bay, joined
Captain W. H. Harris of the Volunteers, and
was elected sergeant. They had l)een in the
sen-ieo over one hundred days when the war
closed. Judge Packwood then made up re-
ports for S. S. Mann, quartermaster, and
B. F. White, acting assistant commissary,
receiving sixteen dollars per day in war
script for eighty days' work. He" then went
to the Sixes river mines and in 1837. when
an election was held to choose members to
form a state constitution, .ludge Packwood,
who was then not twenty-five years of age
and had not voted up to that time, was
unanimously chosen to represent Curry
county. He had previously taken part in
making laws in mining camps and even pre-
sided as chairman at miners' meetings but
had no other experience qualifying him for
the position. Stating this fact to his old
partner, the latter gave him the advice:
"Be yourself." He took his place as a mem-
ber of as distinguished a body of men as
ever met in Oregon, two becoming govern-
ors, four United States senators, two con-
gressmen, one a federal judge, six judges of
the state courts, one attorney general and
one of the United States and mayor of Port-
land and still another mayor of Portland,
while another enjoyed the distinction of be-
ing successively congressman, governor and
United States senator. At the beginning
Judge Packwood knew only two members,
Judge Deady and David Logan. lie was in-
strumental in having the elk placed on the
seal of the state, where it can be seen now,
and for over fifty years past has appeared
on the first page of "Every Oregonian."
Judge Packwood is now the only living mem-
ber of that convention.
-After its adjournment he visited his old
friend Abbott at Silctz and Yaquina bay,
where he was subagent for the Indians. That
winter Judge Packwood clerked for Metcalf,
the Indian agent, and in the spring resumed
the raising of cattle and horses at Coquille.
He was elected assessor of Coos county, not
knowing that he was a candidate until the
day of election. In 1S62 he lost his ranch,
cattle and horses and started for the mines
of eastern Oregon, discovered in the fall of
ISGI. arriving at Blue Canyon on June 12
and lielping lay out the town of Auburn
the following day. There he began mer-
chandising, freighting and packing, becoming
a member of the firm of Knight, Abbott &
Packwood, and in connection with Ira Ward
and others he organized the Auburn Water
Company and located the water rights about
August 30. 1SG2. They built some miles of
ditches and sold out in November at twenty-
live per cent profit. The work was complet-
ed at a cost of about two hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars and the water
rights are now owned by Baker as the water
supply for the city. lie was one of three
men selected to act as judges for the miners
in September to try a Frenchman who was
later hung for poisoning his partners. The
other judges were a Mr. Able and James R.
McBride, afterward appointed consul to the
Hawaiian islands by President Lincoln. The
trial was by jury.
On October 16, 1863, Judge Packwood
married Miss Johanna A. O'Brien, who came
across the plains with her sister and brother-
in-law, Daniel McLaughlin. She taught the
first school in Omaha and with the assist-
ance of the miners had a schoolliouse built
and opened a school in Auburn, the first in
eastern Oregon, remaining as teacher until
her marriage. In September the legislature
created Baker county and .Judge Packwood
was appointed school superintendent, issu-
ing to Mrs. StafTord the first teacher's cer-
tificate in the county. He also signed the
first call for the union republican party in
Baker to send delegates to the convention
to nominate a ticket for the ensuing elec-
tion. The full ticket was nominated and
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elected in Jiuie and he canvassed and made
speeches in favor of Lincoln in every precinct
in the county. In 1863, with Rut'us Perkins
and others, Judge Packwood built Clark's
creek ditch and put to work the first hy-
draulic claims on the creek. He owned a
fourteen twenty-fourths interest in this. In
1863 and 1864 he was interested with
Knight and Abbott in merchandising and in
freighting to Idaho City and Booneville but
the Owyhee mines failed and Judge Pack-
wood's loss, for he paid the debts, was fully
forty-five thousand dollars. In 1864 he be-
gan the construction of the Burnt river
ditch to extend to Clark's creek and after
paying out three thousand dollars afterward
sold it for six hundred dollars. The same
year he was the principal in locating the
Burnt river ditch to extend to the Eldorado
mines. After building and running water
fifty-seven miles to Eldorado the company
sold out. After various changes, lawsuits
and agreements Judge Packwood finally
completed the ditch in 1874 and ran water
to Fourth of July gulch, about one hundred
and thirty-five roiles. The ditch cost at
least five hundred thousand dollars but
Judge Packwood was .practically swindled
out of his rights and left with a worthless
judgment in his wife's name for purchase
money that now with interest amounts to
over one hundred thousand dollars. In 1870
with Alexander Stewart he located the
Eagle creek ditch to run to the Koosta
mines, being associated in this enterprise
with Rufus" Perkins, I. B. Bowen. Sr., and
E. P. Cranston. In 1871 they built the
Eagle canal at a cost of ninety thousana
dollars and the following year he and Mr.
Stewart sold out their interests at a net
profit of twenty-one thousand six hundred
dollars. They then bought and operated a
ten stamp steam mill and a five stamp water
power mill and built the summit and other
quartz mines near Sanger, in Union county.
About April, 1865, Judge Packwood pur-
chased a three-quarters interest in the
Washoe ferry and incorporated the Oregon
Road. Bridge and Ferry Company, capital-
ized at three hundred thousand dollars. They
owned the Olds, Central and Washoe ferries
and built and controlled about seventy miles
of road. Judge Packwood was secretary,
treasurer and practically general manager.
The ferries in those days were the haunts of
bad men — horse thieves and highwaymen —
and the Washoe had a bad name, harboring
men who afterwards met justice at the
hands of the vigilantes. It was this condi-
tion of aflfairs that practically governed
Judge Packwood's ownership of the ferry,
for in February, 1864, ten or twelve men
came from Payette, Idaho, and took Stew-
art and Byron, owners of the Washoe ferry,
some ten miles into Idaho and locked them
in a cabin, intending to hang them the next
morning, but they picked the lock, swam
the Snake river in February at Washoe, ob-
tained their canoes and escaped. Later
Judge Packwood met Byron going to Walla
Walla and he said he could never go back
and also that Stewart was at Auburn and
that he, Packwood, should have the ferry.
On reaching Auburn he learned the true sit-
uation; the Washoe was the key to the fer-
rying on Snake river for the Boise Basin
mines from the fact that it cut oflt the fer-
rying of the Weiser and Payette rivers in
Idaho and that the real cause of the kidnap-
ing of the two men was to obtain control
of the ferry. When Stewart and Byron had
come from Washington to Nevada Judge
Packwood had befriended them, had given
them food and supplied their needs, so with-
out a dollar in exchange they made over the
ferry to him although some time afterward
he paid them five thousand dollars for their
share of the property. When he left Auburn
to go to the ferries bets were freely olfered
that he would be mobbed, etc., but he fear-
lessly faced the situation. Olds and Parton
came to his terms, there was no more mob-
bing and by July the harboring of horse
thieves had become a thing of the past. He
operated the ferries until 1868, when he sold
out, for the building of the Union Pacific
lailroad had diverted trade to other centers.
He had cleared about thirty-six thousand
dollars in thirty-two months.
Judge Packwood next went to Eldorado,
devoting his time to the building of the
Burnt river ditch from 1874 until 1887. The
following year he was elected [lolice judge
and clerk for Baker City and for five suc-
cessive years, although he is a republican
and the coimcil is democratic, he held the
office. He then went to the coast, near Port
Orford, to try beach mining and a year later
began survey work on the Daly creek ditch
to Snake river. He afterward worked on
the Northwestern railroad down Snake
river, keeping accounts for Taylor, a subcon-
tractor. Wlien the work was closed there
he went to the Pacific & Idaho Northern
railway and secured a position as leveler on
Friends division under Colonel Moore, chief
engineer, but found the cross-sectioning on
the Weiser river canyons below Salubria was
too hard on him. He next became an ac-
countant for Taylor, the contractor, until
the work closed in December, when he re-
turned to Baker. In a few days he became
bookkeeper for the Columbia Gold Mining
Company, acting in that capacity for seven
or more years. But the snow was deep and
the winters long at the mines, forcing him
to change his position. Returning to Baker,
he became assistant postmaster and re-
mained in the oflSce until between seventy-
seven and seventy-eight years of age, when
he resigned. He has surveyed many ditches
all over the country, has worked at leveling
and cross-sectioning the railroad from Cove
to Union in Union county and has been
closely connected with much of the pioneeer
work in the northwest. His last military
survey was under Major General 0. 0. How-
ard, who appointed him chief of scouts for
the Malheur country in the Bannock Indian
war of 1877-78. His ranch and cattle in-
terests for various reasons that no one could
foresee proved almost a total loss. At the
time of the Civil war he was a member of
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h;i
the Union League, which is the only order
to which he ever belonged.
Judge and Mrs. Packwood have two sons
and three daughters. Mary Elizabeth, bom
in August, 1SG3, became the wife of Charles
P. Hyde, and died about three years ago,
leaving two sons and five daughters, the eld-
est daughter being now the wife of Dr. F. C.
Vaughan, of Portland. William H. Pack-
wood, Jr., a lawyer, has been married and
has a son and daughter. Jefferson Carter,
the third of the family, is an accountant.
Edith (lonzaga is the wife of e.\-State Sena-
tor John L. Rand, a lawyer of Baker, and
has two sons. Martha Amelia is the wife
of Dr. L. G. \Vheeler, a mining promoter,
now at Winnemucca, Nevada, and has a
daughter. There are four living children
and twelve grandchildren. Mrs. Packwood
and children are of the Catholic faith. The
Judge's people were Covenantors and he
joined the Christian church long years ago.
While not an active church worker he has
tried to be a practical Christian, attempting
to live rather than to preach Christianity.
Honorable principles and worthy purposes
have guided him throughout his entire life.
He has always endeavored to upbuild the
state and he w.is instrumental in inducing
Dr. Hennan, now deceased, to bring a colony
of Germans from Baltimore to .settle on the
Coquille river in Coos county. His entire
life has been full of interesting events. In
nearly every enterprise in which he has en-
gaged he has been the controlling spirit and
on most occasions success has attended him.
If he has experienced failure it was because
he had too much confidence in his fellow
men. While he has had hundreds of men in
in his employ he has never missed a pay
d.iy nor had a strike. He is, as previously
stated, the last surviving member of the
slate constitutional convention and with one
exception the last survivor of the Mounted
Rifles that came to Oregon in 1859. He be-
longs to the Oregon Pioneer Association, has
for several years been a member of the Ore-
gon Historical Society, is an Indian war
veteran and may well claim to be one of
those pioneers who have blazed the way for
the march of civilization and who
"Belonged to the legion that never were
listed.
They larried no banner nor crest:
But. split in a thousand detachments,
Were breaking the ground for the rest."
G. W. RUCKMAN, who Is deputy sheriff of
rnion rnunty. resides in a fine modern home
in Imbler and owns a magnificent six hvin-
dred and eighty-acre farm near that place,
partly bounded by the Grande Rondo river.
His farm is a splendid property ami has upon
it, together with other fine linprovcments.
one of the most elesant farm dwellings of
the county. Mr. Knrkmaii was hnni In Wa-
pello county. Iowa, .'\pril 2. IS 18. a son of
William and Mary (Miller) Riiekinnn. tho
father a native of Vorthnmberlnnd county,
Pennsylvania, and the mother of Tippecanoe
county. Indiana. When a young man the
father removed to Indiana, whi're his wedding
was celebrated, and in 182S to Iowa. He
later came to Oregon and settled at Agency,
in Union county, where he lived for some
time, after which he bought a ranch a mile
and a half from tluit town. He made that
property his home until he bought a farm
seven miles east of Ills first Oregon property,
upon which he lived until 1872. He next
settled on the Grande Ronde river twelve
nillos northeast of T.aGrande. where he re-
sided \intil the time of his death, which oc-
curred in 1S91. He was a blacksmith by
trade, an occupation which he followed in
connection witli his agricultural pursuits.
G. W. Ruckman was one of seven chil-
dren born to his parents, being the sixth in
order of birth. His boyhood and schooldays
were spent in Iowa, where he received a
common-school education. He remained under
the parental roof until 1866. when ho
was married. In 1871, he came to Union
comity, Oregon, by wagon from Ogden. the
trip to that city having been made by rail.
On arriving in this state he settled on state
land which he purchased two miles south of
Imbler, where he is now residing In a fine
modern house.
Jtr. Ruckman was married In 1866 to iliss
Lucretia Neville, a daughter of E. P. and
M. .1. Neville, and to them have been born
six children, as follows: William Ruffnian,
a rancher; .1. T.. deceased; R. J., operating
the New York Dental Parlors at Walla
Walla, Washington: S. G.. residing on the
home ranch; Mary J., the wife of E. D.
Peel, living on Prairie creek, in Wallowa
county; and Hattie. deceased. Mr. Ruck-
man has taken an active part in political
and other affairs which tend to improve the
conditions of this community and until the
silver question became the paramount party
issue he had been aflRllated with the demo-
rratic party. Since that time, however, he
has been a republican. He Is at present
deputy sheriff, an office which he has held
for a number of years. He takes an active
interest in educational matters and for a
number of years has been a member of
the school board. He has always been very
charitably inclined, has done many things
to alleviate the suffering of people around
him and has contributed to many good
causes. He is a prominent man In his com-
munity and does not believe in putting his
light under a bushel basket. He has an
extensive acquaintance, and is highly
esteemed by a large number of personal
and political friends.
WILLIAM E. BRAINARD, a pioneer of
Oregon and one of I'oitl.uKl's most respected
citizens, was born in Milan. Ohio. December
,-., is-i2. and died In Portland. July 22. 1011.
He was the only -^on of .lohn and Sallie
fShermnn) Tlralniird. of old New Hampshire
and Vermont families. Ills mother died when
he was a boy of ten and thereafter his father
placed him In the home of his uncle, with
whom he lived for several years. At the age
of nineteen he left Ohio for the west, join-
ing a wagon train leaving St. .Tosepb, Mis-
souri, In the spring of 18,')2. .After an event-
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ful journey across the plains he reached Ore-
gon in the winter of that year. Shortly after
he went to southern Oregon, where he soon
engaged in steamboating on the Umpqua
river as captain and later as owner of the
steamer Washington. This was the first
steamboat to ply in Oregon waters, and was
shipped to Oregon from the east by way of
Cape Horn.
Later Mr. Brainard became interested in a
tannery in Scottsburg, Oregon. Disposing of
his interests in Southern Oregon, he went to
Canyon City, where he operated a placer
mine for eighteen months with fair success.
While there he entered into partnership with
C. W. Gay. They went to Portland to-
gether, purchasing one hundred and sixty
acres of land east of Mount Tabor, where Mr.
Brainard farmed and made his home until
1888, when he sold the property and moved to
the present family residence, at Fifty-foTU'th
and East Morrison streets. From this time
until his death he dealt in real estate. Mr.
Brainard was one of the organizers and first
directors of the Citizens Bank of East Port-
land, continuing to be a director until his
death. He was an Indian war veteran, serv-
ing all through the Indian troubles in Ore-
gon in Company T. of the Second Regiment.
Oregon Mounted Volunteers.
Mr. Br.ainard was married October 30,
1867. at Brooks. Oregon, to Miss Eliza Maria
Brooks, only daughter of Linus and Eliza
Brooks, pioneers of 1850. To Mr. and Mrs.
Brainard three children were born: Clara,
who died in infancy; Sherman Humiston, a
business man of Portland; and Linus Brooks,
a civil engineer, also a resident of Portland.
E. H. TULLEY, whose venturesome and
bold spirit led him in his prime into many
situations that inured him to the hardships
and privations of frontier life, acted for many
years as a freighter in the great west. Tie
later became a land owner, fruit grower and
cattle man in Oregon and after a life of toil
and economy is now living retired in Wal-
lowa, enjoying the fruits of his life's labors.
He was born in Piatt county, Illinois, .lanu-
ary 38, 1838, a son of Addison and Mary
Tulley. both parents being now deceased. He
was educated in the district schools of his na-
tive county near his father's farm, pursuing
his education until he attained the age of
fourteen years. His advantages in that di-
rection, however, were limited as it was
necessary for him to work during the spring,
summer and fall of the year in order to con-
tribute to the livelihood of the family and
himself. When he was eighteen years of age
he removed to Kansas and took up one hun-
di'cd and sixty acres of what was then called
neutral land. He immediately began work-
ing on this land, introducing such improve-
ments as were absolutely necessary, and le-
mained thereon until the Civil war broke
out. when off nnd on he acted independently
for (he Union army during the entire war
blit did not enlist. .'Vt the close of the war
he entered the freigliting business, operating
between Kansas City. ^Missouri, and Denver.
Colorado, and made in nil seven trips across
the plains. On reaching Denver on the last
trip he decided to push on to Oregon, and,
doing so, settled temporarily in the Grande
Ronde valley, where he bought one hundred
and sixty acres of fine valley land and also
preempted one hundred and sixty acres. He
shortly afterward again entered the freight-
ing business, operating between Umatilla and
points in Washington and Idaho. This busi-
ness he continued for three years, after which
he began prospecting and mining, a business
which he followed for one and a half years.
After that experience he went to Arizona,
where for two years he followed agricultural
pursuits, and then returned to Grande Ronde
valley and shortly after that came to Wal-
lowa and was the first man to build a resi-
dence there. In that valley in company with
his brother he engaged in the cattle business,
which he followed with increasing success
until 1898. In the meantime he had planted
an orchard which was at one time one of
the largest in the valley, and from 1898 until
1905 that property required practically his
entire attention. In 190C he retired from
active life, removing to Wallowa, where he
has since resided.
Mr. Tulley was married on April 28, 1881,
to Miss Bessie A. Lent, a daughter of James
and Sarah Lent, of Wallowa. To this union
four children have been born, namely: Wal-
ter A., engaged in the real-estate business
in Idaho; Pearl, residing at home; Clara, the
wife of Ira Martin; and Olive G., a high-
school student. In his political faith Mr.
Tulley is a republican and although not an
active politician takes an interest in matters
affecting the public welfare. His life has
not only been one of much activity and
hardship but he has performed a great ser-
vice in the west where his strenuous labors
added much to the comfort of many hun-
dreds of people whom he served in his ca-
pacity as a freighter, enabling them to ob-
tain the necessities of life. He assisted very
materially in developing those communities
in the far west of which he was for many
years a resident, and it is fitting that a life
so strenuous with labor should be rewarded
by the good things of the world with which
he has .surrounded himself in later years.
He has a large number of acquaintances and
close personal friends with whom he has .sur-
rounded himself, his many estimable traits
of character endearing him to the entire
community where he is greatly respected.
RICHARD L. DURHAM, well known in
financial circles and prominently identified
with organized movements for the exploita-
tion of Oregon's resources with a view to the
upbuilding and promotion of the interests of
the state, was born in Oregon City, on the
2.3d of November, 1850. His father, Albert
A. Durham, was a native of New York and
in 1847 came to Oregon and settled at Ore-
gon City. In 1852 lie removed to Oswego,
where he built a lumber mill and took >ip a
claim. He operated both until 1869. when he
sold out to the Oregon Steel Company and
went to Washington county, where he built
a mill which he operated until his death. He
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165
remained an active factor in the field of
business to the a<;e of eighty-three years,
when in 1901 he was called to hi^ final rest.
His wife, who bore the maiden name of
Miranda A. White, was born in Canada, near
Niagara Falls, and died in 1907 in her nine-
tieth year. Mr. and Mrs. Durham were ainonij
the early pioneers of Oregon and the former
was a member of the territorial legislature.
The boyhood and youth of Richard T.. Dur-
ham were passed in his parents' home in the
acquirement of his early education, which
was supplemented by study in Willamette
University, at Salem, and also in the Port-
land Academy. He became a resident of
Portland in .Inly. 1S70, when he accepted
the appointment of deputy county clerk un-
der C. W. Parrish. continuing in that posi-
tion until ISTfi. when he resigned to become
deputy city auditor by the common council
and was continued in that position for five
consecutive terms. In 1S•^2 he resigned and
accepted the position of teller in the Port-
land Savings Bank and thu* entered financial
circles, in which he has since played an im-
portant part, his efforts being a potent ele-
ment in the upbuilding and conservation of
the financial resources of the city. He con-
tinued as cashier in the Portland .Savings
Bank until 1SS6, when the Commercial Na-
tional Bank was incorporated and Mr. Dur-
ham became cashier and vice president of the
latter institution. In lS9fi the Commercial
National sold out and he became vice presi-
dent of the Merchants National Bank, in
which position he has since remained, con-
tributing in large measure to its successful
conduct.
Thoroughly understanding modern finance,
having mastered all the intricacies of bank-
inir business, he has labored effectively to
broaden the scope of the institution with
which he is connected and to give it that
substantial standing which is considered a
sure foundation upon which to upbuild the
great west. He was also vice president of
the Merchants Savings & Trust Company for
six years and was one of its organizers. In
addition to his other interests he is also the
vice president of the Oregon T.an<l Invest-
ment Company and president of the Portland
Clearing House .Association. He is also a
director of the Beaver Lumber Company, of
the P.aiifield Veysey Fuel Company and is
interested in various other enterprises.
In .lune. It'S. ^Ir. Durham was united in
marriage, in Portland, to Miss Hannah T.
Oault, a native of Oregon and a daughter of
Pembroke flault. who cami- from Vermont to
the Pacific coast, arriving in this state in
18.'2. Three children have been born unto
Mr. and Mrs. Durham: Lillian, the wife of
W. E. Tones, of Boston; Roy C.alllt : and
Oilbi'rt H.. who is secretary and treasurer
of the Beaver Lumber Company of Portland.
The family residence is on Riverside drive,
south of the city, on the banks of the Willam-
ette river. Mr. and Mrs. Durham hold
membership in the First Congregational
church and are prominent in the social circles
of the city. His fraternal relations connect
him with the Masons, the Odd Fellows and
the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and
in the last named he has been grand receiver
for over twenty five years. But while prom-
inent in these connections he has given com-
paratively little time to social interests.
Outside of business he has concentrated his
energies largely upon the improvement of
I'ortland and the exploitation of the natural
resiiurces of this section of the country with
a view to building here a city that sliall rival
in its industrial and commercial importance
the nu'tropolitan centers of tlie east. He
was chosen vice president of the state board
of emigration which was organized in 1881
for the purpose of disseminating knowledge
concerning the state. In the attainment of
this end exhibition cars were equipped with
a collection of Oregon products and with
literary descriptions of the country, and
these cars were sent throughout the east,
being' a practical and tangible demonstration
of what could be accomplished in the west.
The Chamber of Commerce, of which be was
one of the organizers, has long found him an
able and effective worker. He was also one
of the organizers of the Commercial CTub and
served as its treasurer from its inception
until 1898. and also as a member of its board
of governors until 1890. He was also a
member of the finance and building com-
mittees at the time of tlie erection of its new
building. Preeminently public spirited, his
interests and cooperation can always be
aroused in behalf of any project for the wel-
fare of cit.v or state. His efforts are of a
most practical character, the sound judgment
of an active business man being manifest in
all of his opinions concerning the best meth-
ods to improve the city along lines of ma-
terial and intellectual progress and municipal
growth.
HENRY J, ROSENBERG is numbered
among the native sons of Tmatilla county,
his birth having occurred on October 11, 1884.
He is the son of Clans IT. and Anna Rosenberg.
l>oth of whom were natives of Cermany and
came to America in 1871. They located in
Iowa and in 1870 came to Oregon, settling
in Umatilla en\inty, where they purchased
land. The father "is now living in Pendle-
ton, the mother having passed away in
August, 1908. In their family wi>re seven
children, five of whom are now living,
Henrv .T. Rosenberg received a common-
school education and remained at home until
he reached his majority. He then took charge
of the old homestead, which consists of four
teen hundred and forty acres, and is still
operating the same.
Mr. Rosenberg wedded Miss Clara Hude-
mann. the daughter of .lulius and Margaret
(Kggersi Hudemann. both of whom are na-
tives of f;ermany. The parents came to
.•\mericn. settling in Oregon, and are now liv-
inir i" PeniUeton, To Mr, and Mrs. Rosen-
berg have been born two children. Henrietta
Clara and Olenn .T. Mr. Rosenberg is a re-
publican in his political views. Fraternally
he is identified with Pendleton Lo<lgc. No. .52,
A. F. & A. M., and also with the Farmers
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
Union. Both he and Mrs. Rosenberg are
zealous members of the Lutheran church and
their lives are guided by its teachings. Mr.
Rosenberg is a capable and enterprising far-
mer, highly honored in his native county.
REV. J. NEILSON BARRY. Ordained to
the ministry of the Episcopal church by
Bishop H. C. Potter, in New York city, June
9, 1895, the Rev. J. Neilson Barry has since
been actively engaged in the work of the
ministry, spending most of the time in the
northwest. In August, 1907, he came to St.
Stephen's parish at Baker, Oregon, as rector.
He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina,
November 36, 1870, and comes of a family
prominent in Ireland as the owners of lands
and castles and the possessors of titles, the
original ancestor having been William de
Barri, who was with William the Conqueror.
Mr. Barry's ancestral history includes the
name of Walter Flandiensis, Lord Patteshall,
created Baron de Woodhull by William the
Conqueror in 1066; Robert de Blakeland, of
Wiltshire, England, 1286; Rev. M'illiam Wal-
ton, (if Kxeter, England, wlio was a Churcli
of England clergyman during the reign of
Queen Elizabeth; and Alexander Livingston.
]icjrtioni'r of Falkirk, of the house of Dun-
frace. The first ancestor of Mr. Barry to
come to America arrived in 1630, since which
time various ancestors have held prominent
positions in Massachusetts, New Jersey and
New Amsterdam (New York), taking a lead-
ing part in civic and military matters. Some
of the most prominent were: Petrus Stuyve-
sant, governor of New Amsterdam from 1647
until 1664, previous to which time he had
been governor of Curacao in 1634; Cornells
Melyn, patroon of Staten Island; Jan Jansen
Bleeker, of the Saratoga patent, 1658; Samuel
Edsall, of Jamaica, Long Island, 1663 ; Robert
Livingston, first lord of the Manor of Living-
ston, New York, 1688. There were those who
lost their lives owing to Indian hostility and
pioneer conditions, including Catrina, the
wife of Major Abraham Staats, who was
killed by the Indians during the Esopus war
in 1664; Lieutenant John Sharpe, who was
killed by the Indians at Sudbury in 1676
during King Philip's war; and his father,
Robert Sharpe, who lost his life during the
Canadian expedition in 1690. The family
was represented in the war for independence
by Colonel Nicholas Fish, General John Neil-
son, Captain Johannes Voorhees and others.
Major Robert Peabody Barry, father of the
Rev. J. Neilson Barry, and formerly of the
Sixteenth United States Infantry (Regulars),
now resides at (^ifton Farm, Fauquier
county, Virginia, He was twice wounded at
the battle of Stone River, or Murfreesboro,
December 31, 1862, and was promoted for gal-
lantry on the field of action. His wife, who
bore the maiden name of Julia Kean Neilson,
was a niece of Hamilton Fish, secretary of
state during President Grant's administra-
tion, for whose wife. Julia Kean, she was
named. She was a first cousin of Edward
II. irarrimnn, of the Union Pacific, and also
of Stuyvesant Fish, former president of the
Illinois Central railroad. Her father was
John Neilson, a son of Dr. John Neilson, and
a grandson of General John Neilson. The
last named was the son of Dr. John Neilson,
who came tu America from Ireland, his birth
having occurred in Belfast in 1717. His
father was a Scotch officer in Londonderry
during the noted siege of 1689. Mrs. Barry
died November 27, 1910.
The Rev. J. Neilson Barry devoted seven-
teen years of his life to the acquirement of
an education. He attended public and pri-
vate schools in Virginia, being a student in
the preparatory department of the Virginia
Theological Seminary and also, in 1895, in
the General Theological Seminary at Chelsea
Square, in New York city. In the meantime,
from 1888 until 1890, he had been engaged
in clerking in connection with the cotton busi-
ness, serving as account-of-sales clerk with
George L. Arps & Company, cotton commis-
sion merchants of Norfolk, Virginia. Desir-
ing, however, to enter the ministry, he pur-
sued his theological courses of study as previ-
ously indicated and was ordained in New
Y'ork city on the 9th of June, 1895, and
advanced to the priesthood February 13, 1896,
at Palouse, Wasliington. He was in charge
of Holy Trinity church there from June, 1895,
until April. 1899. and during that period ob-
tained land and erected Holy Trinity church,
tlie parish house and rectory rooms. During
the summer of 1S98 he was acting curate at
St. Agnes chapel. Trinity Parish, of New
York city. On the 2d of November of the
same year he took charge of Trinity church at
Spokane, Washington, and while there in-
augurated the work that resulted in the
building of a wing and the introduction of
other improvements to the church property.
The rectory was built, land was obtained and
on it the parish house was erected. His la-
bors there continued until the 26th of De-
cember. 1904. He was rector of Trinity, an
old colonial parish in CHiarles county, Mary-
land, from January 15, 1905, until October 1,
1906, having his residence at the Good Will
Glebe, Charlotte Hall, Maryland. On the 1st
of November. 1906. he became vicar at St.
Columba in St. Alban parish, Washington,
D. C, where he continued until August, 1907,
and then came to Oregon.
Mr. Barry was registrar of the district of
.Spokane from 1898 until 1904 and registrar
of Eastern Oregon from 190S until 1910.
As previously stated, he accepted the posi-
tion of rector of St. Stephen's parish in
Baker, Oregon, in August, 1907, and during
his ministry here Nevins Hall, the parish
house, has been built and the church has been
improved. In addition to his other labors
Mr. Barry is a chaplain of the Actors' Church
Alliance. He has done considerable literary
work, being the author of numerous articles
relating to church and to local historical mat-
ters in Virginia, Maryland, Oregon and else-
where.
In St. Ignatius church. New Y'ork city, on
the 10th of October. 1899. Mr. Barry' was
married to Miss Mildred Eldridge Pegram,
who was born in London, England, and was
reared in Paris and New Y''ork city, her father
being Orlando A. Pegram, of New York. She
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167
is a representative of an old Virginia family,
several members of which were prominent
during the Civil war. They have one son,
Eldridge Uighton Barry, who was born July
16, 1903.
RODERICK D. ALLEN, a man of enter-
prise and more than ordinary ability, who
throughout his career has made good use ol
his op|>ortuiiitit'3, is now county clerk, ligur-
ing prominently in business and political
circles of Marion county. He was born in
this county on the 2Jth of March, 1S.">.'>, his
parents being Henry and Frances iKock-
woodl .Mien, the former a native of Tennes-
see and the latter of Illinois. The father's
birth occurred on the 21st of July, 1S2S, and
after spending his early life in the eastern
part of the country he came to Marion county
as a pioneer in 1852. He removed westward
with the gold seekers of 1S4U, but after three
years' residence in California lame lo Oregon
where he purchased a farm upon which he
resided until his retirement a short time be-
fore his .death in I'.iOs. The mother's birth
occtirreil on the 22d of February, 1S33, and
she is still living at Silverton. Her four
brothers served in the Civil war and one was
killed in one of the important engagements
in which he took part. To Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Allen live children were born: Timothy
D., who is a resident of Silverton; Ahvilda J.,
who is the wife of L. K. -Mascher. also of
Silverton; Adella, now .Mrs. T. W. Mctirath;
Harvey L., deceased, who is survived by a
widow and one >on: ami lioderick D., who is
the subject of this revirw.
The last named received his education in
the common .schools of Silverton and subse-
quently in Willamette I'niversity. After
having completed his education he spent live
years teaching school and thus began his
active career. Subsequently he engaged in
farming and fniit growing until 1S99 when
he accepted the position of head bookkeeper
at the Stato Hospital for the Insane, His
superior educational opportunities and advan-
tages ably qualified him for clerical work, and
for six years he satisfactorily occupied that
position. In 1906, however, he resigned after
his election as county clerk of Marion county.
Both in 1008 ami 1910 he was reelected, and
he is still holding the position. In addition
to his clerical work he is also carrying on
fruit growing and dairying to some extent
near St. Paul. Oregon. To whatever he iin
Hertakes he devotes thought, energy and in-
du.itry and so wiin a goo<l degree of snceess,
and thi- present state of his various under-
takings gives promise for even better returns
in the future.
On the tth of January. 18S1, Mr. Allen was
married to Miss Hnttie Knight, whose birth
occtirred in Michigan on the 20th of -Inne.
lSfi3. and who is a daughter of Uaniel and
F.lmira (Weed) Knight, both fleceased. The
father had engaged in agricultural pursuits
throughout his active career. To ilr. and
Mrs. .Mien six children have been horn: I.e-
ona, who is the wife of John Miller of Donald.
Oregon, and who has two sons; May. who is
married to Thomas Norwood, of Chemekcta.
Oregon, and has two sons; \'irgil, who is re-
siding at home on the farm; Daniel H.. who
is an attorney at Silver! im; Victor, who is
married and living on a farm which he culti-
vates; and I'.ertha. who is the wifi- of ( lif-
ford Benson, the son of ex-liovernor Benson,
and who is residing at tiardner, Oregon.
In politics Jlr. Allen gives his support to
the republican party. He has frequently been
elected to public ollice and has served as
school clerk and road supervisor in his liome
district. Since 1S79 he has held membership
in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in
which organization he has held every ollice
including past grand. He also holds mem-
bership in the Woodmen of the World. He
is one of the most enterprising men in the
vicinity, always ready and willing to uo what
he can for the general improvement of the
county, and is held in high respect as a con-
genial and progressive citizen.
J. C. McKERN has been engaged in busi-
ness as a blacksmith of Yamhill for more
than a guarter of a century and now owns
the leading shop of the town. His birth
occurred in Decatur county, Iowa, on the
19th of October. 1856, h?s parents being
Henry P. and Katherine (Collins) McKern,
who were natives of North Carolina and
Pennsylvania respectively. They were mar-
ried in Indiana and later removed to Iowa,
there continuing to reside until the spring
of 1862. At that time they crossed the
plains with an ox team to Walla Walla,
\\';isluiigton, where they made their home
until 1805. which year witnessed their ar-
riv;il in Linn county. Oregon. There -Mrs.
McKern passed away in August, 1867. The
following year Henry P. McKern took up his
abode near McMinnville. Yamhill county.
His demise occurred at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Maddux, in 1S8S. His children were
twelve in luimlier. as follows: Mrs. Sarah
Waldrip, who resides in Eastscnind, Washing-
ton; .\linilinm I',, living in Uellingliam, Wasli-
iiigton: U'illiinii, who makes his home at
Dee, Oregon; Mrs, Emma WelU, cif .\shliind,
Oregon; Samantha Clementine, the wife of
William Jlellis, of Wapato, Washington; J.
C, of this review, who is a twin brother of
Samantha C; Jane, Lawson. Spencer. .Mary
ami Katherine. all of whom are di'ceased;
and one whi> ilied in infancy,
,1. C, McKern acqtiireil only a limitecl educa-
tion in his youth but by reading, experience
and observation has become a well informed
man. When a youth of thirteen he secured
employment on a neighboring farm and was
actively engaged in the work of the fields
until 1981. SiibHeqiienlly he spent three
years as an appr<'ntiee at the hiaeksmilh's
trade in Yamhill and in 188,". opened a shop
of his own. having conducted the same con-
tinuously since. Ills business has steadily
grown until his establishment is now the
leading one of that character in Viimhill. He
owns his place of business and his residence
and also has other pro|)erty interests.
On the 28th of Janunry! I^SS. Mr. McKern
was united in marriage to Miss .Martha F.
Hunsoker, who was born near Saletn. .Marion
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county, Oregon, on the IStli of April, 1864,
her parents being Thomas H. and Elizabeth
Jane (Miller) Hunsaker, natives of Missouri.
The father's birth occurred in 1837, while the
mother's natal day was January 1, 1831. In
1847 they crossed the plains with their respec-
tive parents, settling in Marion county, Ore-
g:on, where they spent the remainder ol their
lives. At the time of his demise Thomas
H. Hunaaker owned eight hundred acres of
valuable land in that county. He lived to at-
tain the age of seventy-three years, while
his wife was seventy-two years old when
called to her final rest. Their children were
eight in number, namely: Angeline and Eliza-
beth, both of whom are deceased ; George
Washington, who is a resident of Marion
county, Oregon; Jasper, who has passed
away; Licurgus, living in Polk county, Ore-
gon; Naomi, who is deceased; Mrs. McKern;
and Cora, who makes her home in fSalem,
Oregon. Prior to her marriage Mrs. McKern
followed the profession of school teaching.
In politics Mr. McKern is a democrat of
liberal views. He ably served as city treas-
urer of Yamhill for a period of sixteen years
and is now the president of the council.
Fraternally he is identified with the Masons,
belonging to La Fayette Lodge, No. 3, of Yam-
hill, of which he is now serving officially as
senior warden. At present he is also district
deputy grand master of Lodge No. 56, I. 0. O.
F., of Yamhill, and acts as inner guard of the
grand lodge of Oregon. His religious faith
is that of the Christian church, to which his
wife also belongs. Over the record of his
entire career there falls no shadow of wrong-
doing or suspicion of evil but on the con-
trary his example is one worthy of emula-
tion, showing as it does the force of hard
work, close application and unfaltering in-
tegrity in the acquirement of notable and
gratifying success. He stands today strong
in his honor and good name, strong in his
ability to plan and perform and with the
confidence and good will of all who know him.
GEORGE IRVING HAZELTINE is one of
the respected pioneers of Canyon City, Grant
county, where he resides and is at present
serving the public in the office of city treas-
urer. He was born in Cattaraugus countv,
New York, May 4, 1836, and is a son of Asa
and Fanny (Bancroft) Hazeltine, both of
wlio7n were natives of Vermont, the mother
being a relative of George Bancroft, the
historian. The father at an early date re-
moved to Illinois, making the journey by
way of New York where he remained for a
short time and later reached the city of
Chicago, in which place he was offered a
whole section of land located in what is now
the heart of the business district in exchange
for a horse and blanket. After looking the
place over carefully he concluded that Chicago
was so unhealthy that he would be a loser
in the deal and so declined the proffered
opportunity. He continued his journey west-
ward and settled on the banks of Fox river
where now stands the city of St. Cliarles, and
there he lived until the time of his death
which occurred in 1864. Mr. and Mrs. Asa
Hazeltine were the parents of eight children,
of whom the subject of this review is the
sixth child in order of birth.
George Irving Hazeltine was reared at
home and received his early education in the
public schools at St. Charles, Illinois. In
tiie spring of 1853 he started overland for
California, by way of Mexico. On learning
later that the Mexicans were still unfriendly
owing to the late war, he discontinued his
• westward journey and returned to his home
at St. Charles where he remained until the
autumn of 1853. In October of that year
in company with his brother Martin M., he
started for the Pacific coast this time by way
of New York and from there by steamer to
tlie Isthmus, which they crossed by the
Nicaragua route and arrived in San Francisco
in December, 1853. They reached New York
at the time of the Crystal Palace Exhibition,
which they visited before sailing for the west.
George Irving Hazeltine and his brother, Mar-
tin M., had learned the art of photography
some years previous and on reacliing San
Francisco they at once established them-
selves in the photographic business, making
what was known at that time as the daguer-
reotypes. He continued in that partnership
until 1855 at which time he sold out his inter-
est and engaged in mining on the south fork
of the American river at the town of Coloma,
wliich is the site of the first discovery of gold
in California made by Mr. Marshall. At the
time Mr. Hazeltine reached Coloma Mr. Mar-
shall was still there as was also Sutter's
mill which has become famous in the history
of California as the place in which Mr. Mar-
shall was engaged in sawing lumber at the
time of his great discovery of gold. .Judge
McKenna. of the United States supreme
court was also a resident of Coloma at the
time of Mr. Hazeltine's arrival there and the
two men became much attached to each other.
From the time of Mr. Hazeltine's arrival at
the point above named until the spring of
1857, he Avas engaged in mining on Live Oak
Bar and was very fortunate in his findings.
He later invested in mining property and
sufl'ered a heavy loss by virtue of the failure
of the properties to make good and also
sulTered loss through the Adams Express
Company in 1855. After losing nearly all
of his accumulated gold dust he established
himself independently in the photographic
business in which he continued for a few
years. He later started for Oregon having
the S;ilmon river basin as his objective point.
He followed the trail of emigrant parties who
had left some two weeks previously, bound
for the same part of the state. The emi-
grant train referred to was headed by a man
whose name was McGruder. The company
making the trip was composed of thirty-five
Americans and twenty-fivo Mexicans and
their means of travel and transportation
were pack horses. On reaching the Pitt river
they followed it to Goose lake and on their
way prospected for gold, finding colors but no
pay dirt until they reached Canyon creek.
On the journey the Indians gave them little
or no serious' trouble except by stealing a
few of the Mexicans' horses. They arrived at
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171
Canyon crock July -1, ISGO, at tlie time wlun
tlie "miners were 'holding a miners' meeting
for the purpose of electing,' otTicers. Mr.
Iliizeltine at this time was associated in part-
nership with his hrothcrin-law, and also P.
\an Middelsworth. They built a log house
and located a claim and at once began mining
operations. Mr. Ilazeltine was then delegated
to go to The Dalles in Oregon and there pur-
chase a winter supply of provisions. The
journey extended over something less than
two hundred miles and he used i>aek horses
with which to accomplish his mission. In
(he spring of ISGS he received a letter from
his wife whom he had left in California and
as a result of the information contained in
that message he repaired at once to Califor-
nia bv wav of Portland and later, following
the trail by which he had come there, in
company with his wife and family and his
fatlieriiilaw. he returned to his location on
Canyon creek. During this journey they were
attacked bv Indians and oiu- member of the
party was hit by an arrow. They saw many
graves while en route and a skeleton of a man
who had been killed by Imlians. During his
absence a friend by name Kennedy, who had
lieen left in charge of his claim had sold it
for one hun<lred and fifty dollars. Mr. Hazel-
tine receiving as his share an "invaluable"
piece of furniture in the shape of a well worn
cookstove. lie had, however, brought along
with him his photographic outfit and knew
how- in times of misfortune and distress to
turn the knowledge of his trade to good ac-
count. Tie accordingly at once built a house
and in that wilderness established himself
as a idiotographer. In the following year
he engaged also in mining operations. In
isivi ill "ompany with others he established
a pack-train service operating between Can-
yon Citv and The Dalles, but the Indians
later stole all their horses and the enterprise
was abandoned. In the spring of 1S65 he
and his father-in-law. A. R. McCallum built
a fiour mill at .lohn Day. Oregon, that being
the first mill in eastern Oregon. In that
business he engaged until 1874 at which time
he sold his interest in the property aii<l con-
fined himself to the photographic business
until 1S7S. During the summer of 1874 he
witli his wife and two children paid a visit
to his old home at St. diaries. Illinois, after
which he returned to his home and business
interests in f)regon. In 1H7S he was elected
county judge, serving four years in that office.
He afterward engaged in photographic work
until ls!in when he was again elected to that
office serving from ISOO to 18'.il. In IS'.lfi he
was elected countv trea-iirer serving for a
term of two years". After his term expired
he followed the brokerage business until lOOS.
At present Mr. Ilazelline is ably serving as
citv treasurer of Canyon City, an office which
he"lias held for the past ten years. In li'Dii
Mr Ilazeltine built the stone buihling which
i, now occupied by the First National Bank
of Canyon City, retaining an office fnr him-
self in that building.
fleorge Irving Hazeltinc was united in mar-
riage April 13, 1862. in Shasta county, Cali-
fornia, to Miss Kmeline C. McCallum, her
birth having occurred on the Brandywinc near
the site of the famous battle of Brandywinc
in Schenectady. New York. She is the daugh-
ter of Mr. anil Mrs. A. R. McCallum, the for-
mer of whom was a native of Vermont, and
of Scotch descent, and the latter a native of
Scotlaiul. To Mr. and Mrs. Ilazeltine four
children have been born: Kdith, the wife of
.Judge (lilford of Baker City, Oregon; Mabel,
the deceased wife of John Biggs, of Burns,
Oregon; Irving Bancroft, who is engaged in
the mining and telephone business in eastern
Oregon, and has his headquarters in Canyon
City. Oregon; and Mildred, the wife of Pro-
fessor Linden McCullough. who is eng-aged in
teaching history in the high school of Baker
City, Oregon.
(ieorge Irving Hazeltinc has been a member
of the Canyon City Masonic liodge. N'o. 34,
for the past thirty-six years, and has been
secretary of that lodge for thirty-four years.
He is also a member of Blue Mountain Chap-
ter, No. 7, R. A. M., and of Blue Mountain
Council. No. 10, R. & S. M. He is the secre-
tarv of each of the last named lodges. He is
a member of Ilobali Lodge. N'o. 22. Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows and of F.xcelsior
Kncampment. No. 3, 1. 0. 0. F., of both of
which he is the secretary.
Mr. Ilazeltine is one of the most interesting
among the surviving pioneers of Oregon.
His varied career of repeated success and
failure in business is remarkable and particu-
larly so as it resulted ultimately in final
and" assured prosperity crowned with the
honor of being elected to many offices of pub-
lic trust by his grateful constituents. He
has been ail active man all of his life and
has devoted many years to unremiincrative
duties and public positions for the sake of the
community in general. Despite his age of
seventy-six years he is as industrious and
active "as ever. He is a man highly esteenicd
for his uniform and un()iiestione<l integrity
of character and this was given expression to"
on the 13th of April. 1912. at the time of the
celebration of their golden wedding when
both he and his wife were the recipients of
many valuable remembrances presented by
their large circle of acquaintances.
ELLIS B. FLETT, who has been success-
fully engaged in the practice of dentistry for
the past six years, is now serving as mayor
of Yamhill, having been elected to that of-
fice on the 4th <if April. 1911. His birth oc-
curred in Yamhill county. Oregon, on the
3d of Di'cember. 1S72, his parents being
.John It. and Sarah F. (Hutt) Flelt. who were
likewise born in that country. The father's
birth o<-eurred in 1844, while the mother's
natal year was 18.51. .lohn B. Flett followed
general agricultural pursuits throughout his
entire business career and shortly after his
marriage, which occurred in January, 1869,
he to<ik lip a homestead one mile east of
Wapato Station, where he resided until
ealh'd to his final rest in 1897. His
brotliiT. W. (ieorge Flett. of Olex, Cilliam
county, Oregon, was horn near .Newberg.
Oregon, in 1842. and is one of the old-
est native-born sons of this state. The
mother of our subject is still living on the
old homestead place and has attained the
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age of sixty years. She had seven children.
Ellis B. being the second in order of birth.
The others are as follows: George W. and
Hemming C, both of whom reside on the old
homestead; Ethel May. who is the wife of
Bud Rolston and also lives on a portion of
the home place; William T., who likewise re-
sides' on a part of the homestead property;
one who died unnamed; and Lyle E., who
passed away at the age of fourteen years.
When but a lad of eight years Ellis B.
Flett became a jockey and continued to ride
race horses until sixteen years of age, when
he was no longer able to keep his weight
down to the prescribed number of pounds.
He first rode for Jei'ome Porter, of Forest
Grove, and with a horse called Laura D. ho
got a start of almost a quarter of a mile in
a mile race at Walla Walla, Washington,
which is claimed as the Morld's record. For
one season Mr. Flett also rode for J. B.
Haggin, of California, at that time one of the
most prominent owners of race horses in the
world. During the 3"ear in which he rode for
.James Bybee he won all races in which he
started throughout the season. For two sea-
sons he acted as a jockey for Baker &
Kuykendall of Montana, where he rode
horses with world records. His earliest ex-
periences included a few match races for
Thomas Tongue, of Hillsboro. Oregon. When
nineteen years of age he entered the Oregon
State Agricultural College at Corvallis,
there pursuing his studies for one year. Sub-
sequently he continued his education in the
State Normal School at Monmouth, being
graduated from that institution in 1893.
During the next two years he followed the
profession of teaching, imparting clearly and
readily to others the knowledge that he had
acquired. He then operated his father's
farm for three years and on the expiration
of that period entered the North Pacific Col-
lege of Dentistry at Portland, from which he
was graduated in 1005. Opening an office
at Yamhill, he has there practiced his pro-
fession continuously since and has enjoyed
an extensive and gi'atifying patronage. He
still owns an interest in the old homestead
property, has a fine home in Yamhill and
also has a fifth interest in property in Gil-
liam county, Oregon.
On the ioth of December, 1906. Mr. Flett
was united in marriage to Miss Delnia
Matheny, who was born near Salem, Oregon,
her parents being Samuel and Eva Matheny,
natives of Missouri and Maryland respec-
tively. The parents of Mrs. Matheny were
among the pioneer settlers of this state, be-
ing passengers on the first boat that went
around Cape Horn. The parents of Mrs.
Flett were married in Oregon and here con-
tinued to reside throughout the remainder of
their lives, Samuel Matheny passing away
at the age of seventy-seven and his wife at
the age of forty-four years. The former
participated actively in the war against the
Indians. Mrs. Flett was one of a family of
five children, the others being as follows:
Catherine, who is deceased; Mamie, a resi-
dent of California; Samuel, who makes his
home at Silverton, Oregon; and Estella, the
wife of P, P. Allen, of Lone Tree. Wash-
ington.
Mr. Flett is a republican in politics and
his fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth
and ability, have called him to several posi-
tions of public trust. For two terms he held
the office of road supervisor and at the same
time acted as deputy assessor of iiis town-
ship. For three terms he served as city re-
corder and during one term acted as council-
man. He was elected mayor of Yamliill on
the 4th of April, 1911, and his administration
has been characterized by many measures of
reform and improvement. Fraternally he is
identified with the Independent Order "of Odd
Fellows, in 1894 joining Wapato Ijodge. No.
40, in which he has passed through all the
chairs, while in 1897 he attended tlie grand
lodge. He is a charter member of Yamhill
Lodge, No. 98, K. P., in which he has filled
all of the chairs, while in 1909 and 1910 he
was a representative to the grand lodge. The
lodge of the Y'eomen at Y'amhill also numbers
him among its valued members. A strong
minded, generous-spirited man, he stands as
a high type of American manhood and an em-
bodiment of that progress which in the last
half century has drawn to this country the
admiring gaze of all nations.
A. C. McKINNON, a retired resident of
Amity, was successfully identified with gen-
eral agricultural pursuits in Oregon through-
out his active business career and is still the
owner of seven hundred acres of valuable
land. His birth occurred in Nova Scotia,
Canada, on the 3d of February, 1857. his
parents being Charles and Mary (McKinnon)
McKinnon, both of wliom were natives of
Pictou county, Scotland. The father emi-
grated to America in early manhood and was
married in Canada, spending the remainder
of his life in that country. His demise oc-
curred in 1906. He was an agriculturist
by occupation and also took a deep interest
in politics, being a leading worker in the
local ranks of his party. His first wife
passed away when our subject was but a
year and a half old. The children of that
marriage were five in number and all are
deceased with the exception of Mr. McKin-
non of this review. Their names were Alex,
John, Annie, Alex, the second of the name..
and A. C. For his second wife Charles Mc-
Kinnon chose Miss Jeannette McDonald, by
Avhom he had eight children.
A. C. Mclvinnon attended the common
schools in the acquirement of an education
and remained on the home farm until nine-
teen years of age. At that time he crossed
the border into the United States and took
up his abode in Polk county, Oregon, here
being eniployed as a farm hand for three
years. Subsequently he operated a rented
farm in Polk county for five years and then
juirchased a tract of partially improved land
near Perrydale. there carrying on his agri-
cultural interests until he came to Amity in
1898. Disposing of his farm in Polk county,
he purchased another south of Amity and
also one to the west. His property holdings
embrace seven hundred acres of farming land.
THE CEXTENXTAL TITSTORY OF olv'KCOX
173
all of which he leases. He likewise has
otluT real-estate interests and owns stock
in the Yamhill valley Milk Condensing Com-
pany at Amity, which he assisted in organ-
izing and of which he is a director.
In April, 1S97, Mr. McKinnon was united
in marriage to Mrs. Kmma Hiiwley, a na-
tive of Oregon. By her tirst husband, Horace
Hawley, she had two children, namely:
Lepha who is a trained nurse of Portland:
and Grace, who is attending school at Cor-
vallis.
In politics Mr. McKinnon is a stanch demo-
crat, while fraternally he is identilied with
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at
Amity. His religious faith is indicated by
his membership in the Unitarian church,
while his wife belongs to the Christian
church. The period of his residence in the
northwest covers more than a third of a
century and he is well entitled to represen-
tation among the substantial and esteemed
citizens of Oregon.
EDGAR D. SUMMERS, who has been ac-
tively identilied with industrial interests as
a carpenter and contractor for the past
thirty-one years, came to Oregon in 1890
and has erected most of the buildings in
the town of Beaverton, where he now makes
his liome. His birth occurred in tlnnuly
county, Illinois, on the 10th of September,
1800, his parents being John A. and Matilda
(Somers) Summers, the former a native of
Dutchess county, Xew York, and the latter
of Medina county, Ohio. They were mar-
ried at Morris, Illinois, and there continued
to reside until 1882, when they sold their
property and removed to Douglas county.
South Dakota, where they took up land and
nmde their home for about nine years. In
ISS'J they came to Portland, Oregon, where
they resided for two years and then rented
a tract of land in Washington county, .lohn
.\. Summers devoting his attention to its
cultivation for six years. On the e.Kpiration
of that period he purchased a quarter block
of city property in Beaverton and there
made his home until called to his final rest
in 1898. His widow, who survives him, re-
sides in Beaverton and has attained the age
ot seventy-five years. Their children were
eight in number, namely: Clara C. whose
demise occurred in May, 1904, when she was
forty-nine years of age; Fred E., who is
at home with his mother; Hortense, who
gave her hand in marriage to Charles A.
Keith and resides in Dover, Oregon; Edgar
D., of this review; Emily, the wife of Edwin
C. KiMth, of Seattle, Washington; Harry,
who is also at home with his mother; Helen,
the wife of Michael Ford; and .John E.,
living in Beaverton, Oregon, who wedded
Miss Carrie Pike, a native of this state ami
a daughter of Lorenzo Pike.
Edgar D. Summers made his initial step
in the business world when a young man of
twenty and during the intervening years has
devoted his attention exclusively to carpen-
tering and contracting, following those pur-
suits in Illinois, the Dakotas and Oregon.
The year 1890 witnessed his arrival in this
state and for live years following he made
his home in Portland. Subsequently he spent
three years in Kenton, Washington county,
and then came to Beaverton, where he has
since won an enviable reputation as the'lead-
ing carpenter and contractor, having erected
most of the buildings in the town. He owns
a line home in Beaverton and also has two
other modern residence properties there.
On the 8th of December, 1SS7, Mr, Sum-
mers was married to Miss Mary C, Benner,
a native of Marion, Iowa, where she lived
until fourteen years of age. Her parents,
Israel A. and Catherine K, Benner, are both
deceased. They liiid two children, the brother
of Mrs. Summers being Kobert L.. who has
passed away. Our subject and his wife
also have two children, luimely: Kobert R..
born September 9, 1SS9, who is a graduate
of the public schools and is still under the
parental roof; and Mabel C, born .lune 17,
1891, who is likewise a public-school grad-
uate and also has a good musical education.
Though a republican in his political views,
Mr. Summers is not strictly partisan, con-
sidering the ability of a candidate rather
than his party atliliation. Fraternally he
is identified with the Masonic order, the
Artisans and the Woodmen of the World,
in each of which he has filled all the chairs.
He and his family attend the Tongregational
church, though Mrs. .'summers is ;iu K|)isco-
palian in religious faith. I'nfaltering in-
dustry and perseverance have constituted
the key that has unlocked the portals of
success for Kdgar D. Summers. The prin-
ciples which have actuated him in all of his
relations with his fellowmen are such as
establish conlidence and rcg:ird in every land
and clime.
M. E. BURGESS, a well known real -estate
dealer of -Vinity. has for the past three years
enjoyed an enviable clientage in this con-
nection. His birth occurred August 12, 1874,
near Sheridan, Oregon, on the farm which
was homesteaded by his grandfather, his
parents being C. 0. and Sarah A. (Mranson)
Burgess. The father is a native of Missouri
and the mother was born on the same farm
where the birth of our subject occurred. C.
0. Burgess, an agriculturist by occupation,
came to Oregon about forty years ago. For
the past fifteen years he has been engaged
in the real-estate business. Unto him and
his estimable wife have been born seven
children, two sons and five daughters, as
follows: M. E., of this review; Helen, the
wife of R. P. Howard, of .Mbany. Oregon;
.Myrtle, who gave her hand in marriage to
Ouy Fendle, of Willamina. Oregon; I'earl. the
wife of Oary Price, of Tillamook. Oregon;
Ora, who.se demise occurred in 1897; and
Lovey and Bex, both at home.
M. E. Iturgcss attended the common schools
of this state in the acquirement of an edu-
cation and remained under the parental roof
until he had attained his majority. Start
ing out as an agriculturist on his own ac-
count, he began the operation of a farm near
Sheridan and in conneetion with the work
of the fields devoteil considerable attention
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to real-estate negotiations. Three years ago
lie came to Amity and has since given his
entire attention to the real-estate business,
handling both local and foreign lands. He
also writes lire insurance and has built up
an extensive business in these connections.
He has disposed of his farm but is heavily
interested in real estate at Amity.
In 1901 Mr. Burgess was united in mar-
riage to Miss Retta Morgan, a daughter of
A. C. Morgan. He gives his political alle-
giance to the republican party, while his
religious faitli is indicated by his member-
ship in the Baptist church, to which his wife
also belongs. Fraternally he is identilied
with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
belonging to tlie encampment, and both he
and his wife are connected with the lle-
bekahs. Mr. Burgess likewise belongs to the
Modern Woodmen of America. His entire
life has been spent in the Sunset state and
his standing in business and social circles
entitles him to a place among its substan-
tial and representative citizens.
CLARK BENSON, who was born on the
Kith of February, 1867, is one of Baker
county's native sons and a well known farm-
er and dairyman here. His parents were
Lev and Catherine (Clark) Benson, both of
whom were born in Missouri. Possessing that
bjiirit of enterprise which characterized prac-
tically all of tiie pioneers, they left the state
of their nativity in 1863 and'with ox teams
crossed the great plains to the Pacific coast,
where they located on a homestead in Baker
county. For eleven years this worthy cou-
ple bore the hardships of pioneer life, cleared
their land, brought it under cultivation, im-
proved their farm and reared their family.
They continued to be honored residents of
Baker county until 1874. when both passed
away, the mother's death preceding that of
the father by only two weeks. Seven chil-
dren were born to them but three are now
deceased. Of the surviving members Clark
Benson is the eldest, the others being: Cath-
erine, the wife of Asa Brown; Claude, a res-
ident of Idaho; ami D. R., also living in that
state.
Clark Benson was reared on the home
farm and educated in the public schools of
this county. At the age of sixteen he be-
gan working on the farm, thus paying his
own way in the world. After several years
spent in farm work he decided to go to
Idaho, being attracted thither by the gold
excitement which was then prevalent. He
labored in the mines of that state for four
years with varying .success and then re-
turned to Baker county and settled upon the
ranch which he still owns and upon wliich
he now lives. He cleared the land and
brought it under cultivation, adding good
improvements and taking up the busines's of
dairying. His work has been successful, his
dairy products giving satisfaction to his cus-
tomers, and thus Mr. Benson's business has
jirospered. He owns eighty acres of val-
uable farm land and forty' acres of timber
land, and is miinbered among the jirogres-
sive and prosperous agriculturists of this
locality.
Mr. Benson w^as married, in 1889, to Miss
Charlotte Dealy, who was born in Colorado
and is a daughter of D. R. and Nancy Dealy,
who reside in Haines, Oregon. To Mr. and
Mrs. Benson were born nine children but the
two eldest died in infancy. The others are
as follows: Myrtle, the wife of L. H. New-
ton; Flo. Cecil, Clyde, Lottie, Garnet and
Cloyce, all yet at home.
The political allegiance of Mr. Benson is
given to the democratic party. He takes an
active interest in civic affairs and especially
in educational matters, being clerk of his
school district, a position which he has filled
for ten years. Fraternally he is a member
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
belonging to Lodge No. 12, at Haines. He
is also affiliated with the Haines Camp of
Woodmen of the World. Both he and his
wife are earnest and conscientious members
of tlie Methodist Episcopal church, of which
they are regular attendants and liberal sup-
porters. In the prime of vigorous manhood
the subject of this review is contributing in
no small degree to the welfare of Baker
county in general and the city of Haines in
particular. He is a man of steady, diligent
habits, having in view not only the pecu-
niary welfare of his family but also their
educational advantages. Besides the time
consumed by his arduous farm duties and
those devolving upon him in connection with
his position as clerk of the school district,
he finds time to devote to social intercourse
with his friends whom he meets in the
lodges to which he belongs and also to take
an active part in church work. He has an
extremely large number of personal friends
and in fact is acquainted with practically
everybody in the community, being held in
high esteem among all classes.
C. JOHN HILLSTROM is one of the en-
terprising and successful agriculturists of
Coos county. He was born in Finland, .Jan-
uary 5, 1868, and is a son of Matts and
Mane L. Hillstrom. Both of his parents
were natives of Finland and in that country
they were united in marriage and their chil-
dren were born and reared to maturity. The
father, who is deceased, followed farming
and carpentering for a livelihood. The moth-
er IS still living in the land of her nativity.
Ihey were the parents of eight children:
Matts, now of Marion county, Oregon;
Louisa, now Mrs. Anderson, of North Bend,
this state; Anton, deceased; C. .John of this
review; Matts, who died in infancy; Mary
who passed away at the age of fourteen
years; and two who died in infancy.
C. John Hillstrom emigrated to' America
ill the year 1887 and first settled in the
Coos bay country at Marshfield. this state.
At once, upon establishing his residence in
that place he accepted a position in a saw-
mill. ,n which employment he continued for
a brief time and then established himself in
the business of rafting timber down the
nver to the mills. In that business he eon-
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years, after which he engaged in farming,
conducting his operations in agriculture at
a point eleven miles from the city of Jlarsh-
tield, and later, in 1000. he purchased the
farm upon which he now lives, ten acres of
which property is now included within the
city limits ol MarshlicM. He is the owner of a
very fine home and conducts a small dairy
business. He is also one of the principal
stockholders in a cooperative grocery com-
pany of Jlarshtield.
Mr. Hillstrom was united in marriage in
the year 1893 to Miss Alina Kankkanen.
Mrs. Hillstrom is a native of Finland and
is a daughter of John and Louisa Kank-
kanen, both of whom arc natives of Finland
and are still living in that country. To Mr.
and Mrs. Kankkanen ten children were born,
eight of whom are now living: Alina. who
is the wife of C. John Hillstrom; Marj-, who
resides in Africa; <)tto. .Sclnia. Willie, l.vilia.
Verner and Kdla. all of whom are living in
Finland, and Alfred and Hildur. both of
whom are deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Hill-
strom five children have been born: Ru-
didph .1., born in I'JOO. Elsie A.. 1902. Arthur
C 190.1. Ruth K.. 190(>. and Alphons .M..
1910, all of whom are still at home with their
parents.
Mr. Hillstrom is politically affiliated with
the democratic party. He is a member of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
Marshfield and also a member of the Finnish
Hcnetici;il Order, in which he has filled all of
the chairs. Both himself and wife received
in their native land a liberal education in
the public schools and are members of the
Lutheran church of Marshfield. Mr. Hill-
strom is one of the reliable and highly re-
spected citizens of the county in which he
lives and has always given the benefit of his
influence to every public measure designed
to improve the educational and religious
citizenship of the people among whom he
has established his home.
EUGENE O'CONNELL is numbered among
the successful and highly respected citizens
of this state. His name is justly entitled
to a place on the pioneer roll of Oregon,
in the development of whose resources he
lias taken so conspicuous a part. He is now
living in comparative retirement in his l>eau-
tifiil mansion. Kittyville. located on a most
picturesque spot one and one-half miles from
Marshfield. Ue was born November 17.
lH4t. in County Cork. Irelnnd. and is a son
of Eugene and .hilia ( Kelly i O'C'onnell. His
father was by occupation a farmer and lM)th
he anil his wife died in tlieir native land
when the subject of this review was but a
child. Five children were bom to his par-
ents: Cornelius, of .San Francisco; Dennis,
who died leaving one son and one daughter,
both of whom are residents of New York
city; Eugene, of this review; Theodore, de-
ceased; and Julia, who has also passeil awiiy.
Eugene O'Conncll was reared in his fa-
ther's home and received his early education
in his native land. He remained under the
parental roof until he was seventeen years
of age, at which time he emigrated to Amer-
ica. His leaving Ireland at the time above
noted was the result of financial reverses
which unfortunately attended his father's
business interests immediately following the
death of his mother. He came to America,
where einployinent was awaiting him, that
having been secured by his brother Dennis,
who had preceded him to this countrj- some
time before and with whom he made his
home at once after reaching American
shores. He started as errand boy in the em-
ploy of the Erie Railroad Company. His
laithfiil attention to business and his trusty
and careful methods of work soon attracted
the attention of officials of the company
and he was later advanced to the position
of shipping clerk, in which position he con-
tinued for some time. While in the fulfill-
ment of his duties in that office he decided
to try his fortunes in the mining fields of
British Columbia and for that purpose he
took ship for the Pacific coast, in due time
arriving at San Francisco, only to find to his
disappointment that the mining fever had
subsided and few people were looking hope-
fully toward the gold fields for fortune.
He concluded to give his attention to other
lines and obtained employment at steam-
boating, being so occupied for one year, after
which he removed to Coos Bay and settled
in Empire, which at that time was but a
small village in Coos county. Immediately
after he became a resident of Empire he
formed a partnership with Major Kenny and
the firm engaged in the meat and butcher
business, continuing to care for the interests
of their business for the two years follow-
ing. At the end of that time Marshfield was
just entering upon its first healthy develop-
ment period and Mr. O'Connell and his part-
ner, believing that place to be one offering
great advantages to their line of business,
immediately purchased real estate and built
thereon the first pioneer meat market of the
town. Their establishment was located on
Fourth street and to this enterprise they
gave their entire attention and energies for
a period of three years, after which Jlr.
O'Connell sold his interest for ten thousand
dollars cash and with the proceeds he built
the first hardware store in Coos county,
w-hich he successfully operated for some
time and later he established branch stores
in Coquille and Empire. To the success-
ful conduct of these three stores he gave his
personal attention for the long period of
thirty-three years. The business during
that time was incorporated and later Mr.
O'Connell retired from the active manage-
ment of the concern and he has recently dis-
posed of all his interests in the business.
He. however, still owns the real estate and
buildings in connection with the business in
Marshfield. The stores and real estate con-
nected with the business in Coquille and Em-
pire he sold some years ago. To Mr. O'Con-
nell belongs the i-redit of having built the
first modern apartment house in Marshfield.
This handsome and prnfif.Tble property he
still owns anil he is also the owner of a
beautiful country home located on fourteen
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
acres of land half way between Marshfield
and North Bend. This property bears the
unique name of Kittyville and is one of the
show places of this portion of the state.
It is modern in all its appointments and its
picturesque surroundings justly entitle it to
hi known as one of the handsomest of Ore-
gon's residences. It is so located as to over-
look the bay, which adds materially to its
elegance as a most desirable site for a coun-
try home of a retired gentleman. In ad-
dition to the above named holdings of Mr.
O'Connell he also owns a one-third interest
in the town site of Bandon, this state, and
is possessed of other valuable properties
located in various parts of this state.
On the 16th of June, 1876, Mr. O'Connell
was united in marriage to Miss Rose Hague,
who was a daughter of Samuel and Mary
(Lee) Hague, both of whom were natives of
England. She was born in Lancashire, Eng-
land, and with her parents when a child of
seven years emigrated to America and set-
tled in Pennsylvania, where her father was
engaged in the manufacturing business. To
her parents nine children were bom: Rose,
who became the wife of the subject of this
review; Elizabeth and William, both de-
ceased; Nancy, who married Gustus Steffin,
of New York city, and has two children,
Gustus and May; Clara, the wife of Jack
Minto, of Victoria, British Columbia, and
the mother of one child, May Bell; Eliza,
who married Thomas Minot, of San Fran-
cisco, by whom she has one daughter, Mary;
Samuel, who resides in Vancouver, British
Columbia; Frank E., who makes his home in
Marshfield, and Mary, who is living in San
Francisco, California. To Mr. and Mrs.
O'Connell five children were bom: Edna,
who became the wife of Dr. B. N. Richard-
son, of Portland, and has two children, Rose-
mary and Joseph Eugene; Mabel, the wife
of E. K. Jones, of Marshfield, and the mother
of one son, Eugene; Letta Elizabeth, who
married William Ford, of Portland, Oregon,
and has one child, Mabel E. ; one who died
in infancy, and Rose, who also died in in-
fancy.
Mr. O'Connell is a loyal member of the
democratic party and to that political or-
ganization he consistently gives his support.
He has served three terms on the city coun-
cil of Marshfield but has never aspired to
political preferment of any kind. He has
been a member of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the
Knights of Columbus. Both himself and
wife are members of the Catholic church.
Mr. O'Connell is one of the representative
men of the state of Oregon. He has de-
voted his life during all his active business
years to the development of the resources
of his adopted state .and is universally recog-
nized among his associates as a man of
strict integrity, reliable in all his business
transiictions and always to be found asso-
ciated with every new enterprise seeking the
improvement of the people. For many years
[last it has been his custom to spend from
four to six weeks each summer with his wife
in camping and fishing and this period of
rest from the cares and toil of business has
undoubtedly contributed very much to his
clear thinking and to the annual renewal of
tired nerves and an overtaxed physical sys-
tem.
J. W. BYBEE, who is one of the promi-
nent landed proprietors of Jackson county,
owns eight hundred acres of excellent ranch
land in one solid body located one mile
from the city of Jacksonville on the
hill road. He is also identified with the
business interests of the city, being a stock-
holder in the Bank of Jacksonville. He was
born in this county, on the farm which he
now owns and upon which he resides, his birth
having occurred October 28, 1856. He is
the son of William and Elizabeth A.
(Walker) Bybee, the former a native of
Kentucky and the latter of Missouri. The
father crossed the plains as a young man,
locating in Oregon in 1851, while the mother
emigrated to this state with her parents in
1852, their respective families settling in
•Tackson county. Captain Jesse Walker, the
father of Mrs. Bybee, on entering the valley
made entry of a donation claim, a portion
of which has since become a part of the real-
estate holdings of the subject of this review.
Immediately following the marriage of
William Bybee, he purchased a part of his
father-in-law's farm and being unusually suc-
cessful in his agricultural afi'airs he con-
tinued to add by purchase to his home ranch
until at one time he was the owner of two
thousand acres of rich agricultural land, all
in one body. Establishing his home, he
spent the remainder of his days here and
closed his earthly pilgrimage in November,
1908, at the age of seventy-eight years, his
wife having preceded him in death in Oc-
tober. 1899, being sixty-one years of age
at the time. He was a stanch adherent of
the democratic party and a man of great
influence in the councils of its local organi-
zation. He served for two terms as sherifl'
of Jackson county and during his entire
active life he was counted among the safe
and progressive leaders in all matters relat-
ing to public affairs. He was a member of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for
many years.
J. W. Bybee was reared in his father's
home and acquired his early education in
the public district schools. On reaching man-
hood he identified himself with his father
and eng,aged with him in farming. In 1899
he acquired a homestead in his own right
and this he at once improved and cultivated,
meeting from the beginning with gratifying
results. He has continued to enjoy prosperity
and has been able to add to his original
homestead from time to time until he is
now the owner of eight hundred acres of
excellent farm and ranch land advantageously
located within one mile of the city of Jack-
sonville and to the care and improvement of
this property he gives his undivided atten-
tion.
Mr. Bybee is affiliated with the democratic
party and at one time was placed in nomi-
nation as candidate for the oHice of sheriff
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of his county, lie is a member of the War-
ren Lodge, No. 10, A. F. & A. M.. of Jack-
sonville. Re is iinmarrii'd and well known
and popular in social and fraternal circles
of the community. One of the best known
men in this portion of the state he is re-
garded as one of the enterprising, practical
and successful agriculturists ol soutlioastcrn
Oregon.
ALONZO LONG. One of the notable pio-
neers of Oregon, who by successful business
management has long since been enableil to
retire from active work is Alonzo Long, re-
siding in Haines, Baker county. He was
bom in Mercer county, Illinois, July 31,
1847, the son of Lewis and Sarah Ann (Hes-
ser) Long, the former of whom was a native
of Virginia. In 1854 the parents decided to
cross the plains to seek their fortune on the
Pacific coast. The trip was made with ox
teams and required six months. They ar-
rived in the fall in Polk county, where they
spent the winter, and in the spring of 1855
settled in Linn county, where they took up
land upon which they erected a cabin with
puncheon floor and doors, the latter being
equipped with string latches. Here the par-
ents resided during the remainder of their
lives. In their family were nine children:
Mary J., of Baker City, who is the widow of
W. M. Ross; Jonathan C, deceased; Alonzo;
Phoebe Ann, of Linn county, who is the
widow of II. Owen; Ransom, deceased;
Peter, who resides on the old homestead;
and Gabriel, Columbus and William S., all
residing in Washington.
Alonzo Long remained at home with his
parents until 1869, when he began farming
on his own account in Linn county. He re-
mained in that county following agricultural
pursuits until 1872, when he removed to
Baker county and bought a ranch near
Haines. This ranch which he still owns and
which he has finely improved and brought
under an excellent state of tillage, consists
of five hundred and sixty acres and is one
of the most valuable pieces of farming prop-
erty in Baker county. On this magnificent
ranch Mr. Long lived and labored until 1S99,
when he retired to the fine residence which
he now owns in Haines.
On May 13, 1S69. Mr. Long was married
to Miss Julia Ann Taylor, a native of Linn
county, her birth having occurred September
6, 1853. She wa.s a dan>,hter of James and
Elizabeth (Smelser) Taylor, the father be-
ing a native of Indiana and the mother of
Illinois. In 1832 her parents crossed the
plains, locating in Linn county, Oregon.
Subsequently they removed to Lane county
but in 1872 took up their residence in Mor-
row county, removing in 1879 to Baker coun-
ty, where they passed the remainder of their
lives. In their family were eight children:
William H.. of Linn r-ounty; I. T.. of BakiT
county; Susan .1., the wife of S. P. Herring,
of Baker county; Mellnda Ann, the wife of
Joseph L. Savage, of Biiker county; John J.,
deceased; .Julia Ann, now Mrs. Alonzo Ixing;
Mary E., the wife of J. D. Simons, oi Baker
count v: and Minnie L., the wife of J. M.
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Burnsides. Mr. and Mrs. Long have become
the parents of fifteen children: Ida B., who
was born April 26, 1870, and died in Sep-
tember, 1905. and who was the wife of Wil-
liam Jackson; Charles D., of Baker county,
who was born March 16. 1872; Clara M.,
born February 24, 1874, the wife of W. J.
Welch, of Haines; John R., who was born
February 20, 1876, and resides in Baker
county; Viola A., born January 7, 1878, who
is the wife of R. P. Anderson, of Baker
county; Thomas A., who was born Decem-
ber 31, 1878. and died July 21, 1879;
William O.. who was born April 7, 1880,
aiul is a resident of Baker county: Alford
M., who was born February 12, 1882, and
died June 27, 1883; James L., who was
born July 6, 1883, and died October 15 of the
same year; Lee C, of Baker county, who
was born March 10, 1885; Archie J., of
Baker county, who was bom April 23, 1886;
Ray. who was bom July 20, 1888, and died
Septi'mlii r '^tli of the same year; I.ura K..
born September 17, 1889, who is the wife of
S. W. Loy; George E., who was born Sep-
tenilior 17. ISon. and died Auciist 22, IS'.U;
and Rose 0., bom April 11, 1894, who is now
the wife of John .Joseph Long.
Besides raising his own family Mr. J>ong
has also brought up his grandson. Charles
Emery Jackson, who at present is ten years
of age. He was two years and four months
old when his mother, Ida B. Jackson died,
and four years when he joined Mr. Long's
family.
In his political faith Mr. Long is a demo-
crat but he has never paid a great deal of
attention to politics. He takes a lively in-
terest in educational matters and served for
some time on the school board. He is an
active member of the Farmers Union, the
only fraternal organization to which he be-
longs. Both Mr. and Mrs. Long are earnest
and consistent members of the First Baptist
church, being among the most prominent of
those afiiliated with that religious body in
Haines. By the long residence of Mr. Long
in Baker county, the arduous pioneer labors
which he performed and the large family
which he reared he has rendered valiant serv-
ice in the upbuilding of the agrictilturnl in-
terests and the public institutions of Baker
ciiiinty. His life being that of a pioneer, he
and his family in the earlier days were com-
pelled to submit to many hardships which
the younger generation is fortunate in es-
caping. He was always industrious, econo-
mical and fnigal and his estimable wife is
deserving of much of the credit for the suc-
cess of her husband. Members of the Ix>ng
family are well known throughout this en-
tire section and Alonzo I>ong is numbered
among the most esteemed and respected citi-
zens of Haines, where he is now living in
retirement, enjoj'inc the fruits of his earlier
life of toil as a pioneer.
XAVIER ANTONE GASSNER, an enter-
prising and progressive young business man
of Reedville, conducts a (reneral mercantile
istnblishment in association with his brother
.\lois. His birth occurred in Portland. Ore-
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gon, on the corner of Second and Oak streets,
October 2, 1874. His parents, Alois and Jus-
tina (Lampert) Gassner, are mentioned at
greater length on another page of this work
in connection with the sketch of Alois Gass-
ner, a brother of our subject. He supple-
mented his early education by a course of
study in St. Michael's Business College of
Portland, of which institution he is a grad-
uate. In 1909, when a young man of thirty-
five years, he started out in business life
on his own account, becoming a partner of
his brother in the conduct of a general mer-
cantile store at Reedville. He owns a half
interest in the enterprise, which under the
able management of himself and his brother
has grown to extensive and profitable pro-
portions. He also has an interest in the
store building and likewise owns a tract
of land comprising fourteen acres within si.x
miles of Portland.
In September, 1909, Jlr. Gassner was
united in marriage to Miss Vronie Bany, who
was born at Oregon City, Oregon, in 1890,
her parents being Sylvester and Emma Bany,
natives of Ohio. A few years after their
marriage they left the Buckeye state and
came to Oregon City, Oregon, there residing
for five years. On the expiration of that
period they took up their abode in Wash-
ington county, where they have remained
continuously since. Their children are six
in number, namely: Charles and West, both
of whom are residents of Washington county,
Oregon; Mrs. Gassner; and Frank. Clara and
Joseph, all yet at home. Mr. and Mrs. Gass-
ner have one son, Robert, who was born on
the 5th of February, 1911.
Since age conferred upon him the right
of franchise Mr. Gassner has supported the
men and measures of the republican party
and for many years he ably served in the
capacity of school clerk. His fraternal re-
lations are with the Catholic Order of Forest-
ers and the Modern Woodmen of America,
while both he and his wife are faithful
communicants of the Catholic church. They
have spent their entire lives in the Sunset
state and enjoy an extensive and favorable
acquaintance in the community where they
reside.
JOHN CALDWELL, who devotes his at-
tention to the pursuit which George Wash-
ington designated as "the most useful as
well as the most honorable occupation of
man." is the owner of a farm of three hun-
dred and twenty-five acres situated four and
a lialf miles southwest of Beaverton. His
birth occurred in Wellington county, On-
tario, in 1S.")6, his parents lieing William R.
and Elsie (Rennie) Caldwell, both of whom
were born in Scotland, the former in 1836
and the latter in 1827. William R. Cald-
well emigrated to Canada in 1844 and re-
sided in Ontario until 1865. when he took
his family to Kankakee, Illinois. There he
remained for a period of fourteen years or
until 1S79. which year witnessed his arrival
in Washington cininty. Oregon. He purchased
the .Tolm B. Kellogg donation claim of three
hundred and twenty-five acres and made his
home thereon throughout the remainder of
his life, his demise occurring in 1891. At
that time he had cleared fifty acres of his
land and had brought the tract under a high
state of cultivation. His wife, surviving him
for a number of years, was called to her
final rest in 1907. They had two children:
John, of this review; and Annie S., who
passed away when forty-eight years of age.
John Caldwell, who acquired his education
in the common schools, was about twenty-two
years of age when he came with his father to
Oregon. He obtained a half-interest in the
home farm of three hundred and twenty-five
acres and operated the same in partner-
ship with his father until the latter's death,
when he came into full possession of the
property. The further cultivation and im-
provement of the place have claimed his time
and energies continuously since, and it is
now one of the attractive and valuable farms
of the community. A tract of one hundred
acres is under a high state of cultivation,
one hundred and fifteen acres is mer-
chantable timber and the balance is pas-
ture land. Mr. Caldwell also owns forty
acres of unimproved land at Little Falls,
Washington.
In 1891 Mr. Caldwell was united in mar-
riage to Miss Ada M. Frewing, a native of
England and a daughter of George and Mary
Frewing. who emigrated to Canada when
Mrs. Caldwell was but two years of age. Af-
ter a residence of two years in Canada her
parents took up their abode in Chicago, Illi-
nois, where Mr. Frewing followed the car-
penter's trade for one year. Subsequently
he spent two years in Denver, Colorado, and
then removed to Oakland, California, there
remaining for five years. On the expiration
of that period he came to Washington county,
Oregon, and at the present time resides in
Portland. He has five living children, as
follows: Mrs. Caldwell; Mrs. H. I. Crockett,
who is a resident of Portland, Oregon; B.
S., living at Tigardville. Oregon; H. W.. also
of Tigardville; and A. F.. who makes his
home at Tigardville. Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell
have four children. Elsie G., Millard E., Mabel
Ruth and Eleanor M.
In polities Mr. Caldwell is a stanch re-
publican but hig aspirations have not been
in the line of office holding. He is, however,
a warm friend of the cause of education and
has served as a member of the school board
for seven years. Both he and his wife are
devoted and consistent members of the
Methodist Episcopal church, taking an ac-
tive part in its work.
HON. WILLIAM GALLOWAY. The prac-
tice of law and service upon the county and
circuit bench have at different times claimed
the attention of the Hon. William Galloway
and he has also aided in framing the laws
of the commonwealth as one of the state
legislators. At the present time he is serv-
ing as circuit judge, with residence in
McMinnville. He was born in Dodgeville,
Wisconsin. .lune 10, 1845, and comes of
Scotch-Irish ancestry. His great-grandfather
came from Scotland to the United States
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181
wliilc this country was still iiumboicd
amoii<; tlie colonial possessions of (iicat
Britain and settled in Virginia, wliere
his son, William (ialloway, the grandfather
of the -ludj^'e, was born and reared. With
tlie outbreak of the KevoUitionary war the
latter espoused the cause of independence
and aided in the establishment of the re-
public. Charles Galloway, the father of
.Jud-ie fialloway, was born in Virginia but at
an early age became a resident of lllimiis
and subse<iuently of Missouri, wliih' later
he made his home in Iowa county. Wiscon-
sin. Tliere he worked in the lead mines and
also followed farming. In 18;t2 he served
in the Hlack Hawk war under Governor
Dodge. Twenty years later, in 1852, accom-
panied by his wife and eight children, he
crossed the plains from Wisconsin with ox
teams, being upon the road for seven months,
during wliieli time one of the children died.
At length reaching his destination, Charles
Galloway secured a donation land claim in
Yamhill county, Oregon, near Amity. 'I'his
he at once began to develop and improve
and in time converted it into a valuable and
productive property. His political allegiance
was given the democracy but he preferred
the quiet of private life to the turmoil of
ofHce. lie died in 18S4 and in the same
month his wife. Mrs. Mary Galloway, was
called to her tinal rest. 8he was a daugh-
ter of Terrence lleeney, who was a resident
of New York city, where his death occurred.
Kleven children were born of this marriage
and. with the exception of two, all reached
adult age, <vhile three sons an<l three daugh-
ters are now living.
William Galloway, the youngest of the
sons, was educated in the public schools and
in the Willamette University, from which he
was graduated with the degree of 15. S. in
the class of ISfiS. He first provided for his
own sup|iort by teaching schocd in VarnliiU
county following that profession for sev-
eral years, after which he took up the study
of law. Later he engaged in farming and
since 1892 he has been actively interesteil in
liorticultural pursuits, owning and developing
an eighty-acre orchard near McMiTinvilli'.
luilicial service, however, has claimed much
of the time and attention of .Judge Galloway.
I'tditically he is a democrat ami was tirst
called to oflice when in 1874 he was electeil
to represent his <listrict in th(r lower house
of the state legislature. F'our years later
he was again chosen for that position and
proved one of the active working members
of the legislative body, serving as chairman
of the committee on ways and means. Again
in 1 880 he was chosen representative and his
labors have been a potent force in shaping
the policy and molding the destiny of the
state and winning for it the prominent posi-
tion which it now occupies as one of the
leading states of the I'nion. His position
upon any vital question has never been an
(■quivocal one and while in the general as-
sembly he stanchly espoused every cause
which he deemed of worth in promoting the
interests of the state. In 1S!)0 he was called
to the bench, serving as judge of Yamhill
county for a term of four years, and on
tlie expiration of that period he was made
llie democratic candiilale for governor, his
op|)onents being W. 1". Lord, the republican
candidate, and Mr. Pierce, the populist. In
February, 1S9G, ilr. (Ialloway received from
President Cleveland the appointment of re-
ceiver of the United .States land ollice at
Oregon City and he continued in that posi-
tion under three presidential administrations,
(In his retirement from ollice on the IGth
of .Inly, l'.H)2, he resumed the private jirac-
tice of law, opening an ottice in (_)regou City,
although retaining his legal residence in Mc-
Minnville, Vamliill county. He is now serv-
ing as circuit judge and has made a most
creditable record on the bench, liis decisions
being characterized by clearness and per-
spicuity, by correct application of the law,
by fairness and by equity. While long re-
garded as an able member of the Oregon
liar and a |)rominent leader in democratic
i-ircles. he has at the same time continued
as a factor in the agricultural and horti-
cultural development of the state ami has
ever been in the vanguard of those who are
promoting progress along thes(> lines. He is
a life member of the Oregon Horticultural
Society, of which he has served as a di-
rector for many years, and ho was also a
member of the state board of agriculture
from its organization until 1897, during
which time he served for throe terms as its
president.
.fudge Galloway was married in Yamhill
county to Miss Kmma Baker, who Wiis born
in Dodge county, Wisconsin, December 28,
1851, a daughter of Varranus Baker, de-
cea.sed. Her mother and the family came
with an uncle across the plains to Oregon in
I8(i5, following the father's death. I nto
•Tudge and Mrs. (ialloway have been born
three children: Zilpha V., who is a teacher
in the high school in .\lbany. Oregon; Charles
v., a graduate of the I'niversity of Oregon
and at one time the youngest memlier of
the state legislature and now state tax
commissioner; and Francis V., who is also
a graduate of the .State University and now
the junior member of the law firm of -Mc-
Cain & Vinton, at McMinnville. Oregon.
•Iiulge (Ialloway holds membership with the
ln<lependerit (Jrder of Odd Fellows and the
United Artisans and his wife is entitled to
membership with the Danghtcrs of the -Amer-
ican Revolution, for among her anci'stors
were those who fought in the war for in-
dependence. .She bidongs to the Keliekah
lodge, till' ladies' auxiliary of the Odd Fel-
lows, serving as president of the assembly
in in07-8 and is at present secretary of the
I >dd Fellows' home board. She is also a
member of the Woman's Relief Corps, in
which organization she is promini'nt, having
1 II di'parfnient jiresident in 1901-2 and also
a member of the national executive board,
•ludge Galloway is a life member of the
Oregon Historical Society, is ex-president
of the Oregon Pioneers Association and tiH)k
an activi' part in estaUishing the Soldiers'
Home at Koseburg, serving for two terms
as a member of its board. Both .Judge and
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Mrs. Galloway are prominent and active in
organizations -w-hich affect the general in-
terests of society and which reach out along
broadening lines of activity that affect the
welfare and progress of the race. In his
profession his work has been of substan-
tial worth and merit and in public office he
has made a record which has shown him
to be ever faultless in honor, fearless in con-
duct and stainless in reputation.
HOWARD A. PERKINS is one of the in-
fluential and respected citizens of Josephine
county where he is engaged in the cultiva-
tion of his ranch containing one hundred two
and one-half acres of land located on Wolf
creek. He has the distinction of having
served in the regular army as a scout under
the immortal General Custer. He received
his honorable discharge and was mustered
out of service two years before the Custer
massacre occurred. He was born in Wiscon-
sin. February 20, 1855, and is the son of
William E. and Lucretia A. (Gilson) Perkins.
The father was a native of Canada and the
mother of Massachusetts. William E. Perk-
ins settled in Wisconsin in 1842 and some
time later removed to Minnesota where he
remained for six years. In 1887 he removed
to Oregon and settled first in Wallowa county
and later removed to Ashland in .Jackson
coimty where he lived for some time and
then established his residence at Central
Point and there continued to live until the
time of his death, which occurred at the age
of eighty-three years, Mrs. Perkins also hav-
ing died in their home at the age of eighty-
three years. To this union twelve children
were born, six of whom are still living.
Howard A. Perkins was reared in his par-
ents' home and received his early education
in the public schools of the district in which
he lived. At the early .age of twelve years
he left the parental roof and was employed
as a common laborer for a number of years
in Wisconsin. He later established himself
upon a farm, making a specialty of truck
gardening and continued to devote his atten-
tion to that industry for a number of years.
In 1885 he moved to western Oregon and two
years later he settled in Jackson county,
that state, where he continued to reside for
seventeen years. He then purchased a ranch
of one hundred two and one-half acres in
Josephine county on which he has since con-
tinued to reside and devote his attention to
its cultivation.
Mr. Perkins was united in marriage Sep-
tember 19, 1875, to Miss Lillian King, a
native of Wisconsin and the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. L. King, and to them seven
children have been born: Ad.a. the wife of
A. C. Spence, of Glenn county, California:
Gerald L., a resident of The Dalles; Elver
and Elmer, who are twins and still reside
with their parents; two children not named,
who are deceased; and Hazel L., who married
W. D. Mcintosh, of Josephine county, Ore-
gon.
Mr. Perkins is affiliated with the repub-
lican party and has served for some time as
a member of the school board of the district
in which he lives. He is an enterprising and
industrious citizen of Josephine county and
a man who is highly respected for his in-
tegrity among all his friends and business
associates.
WILLIAM S. ALLAN, a resident of Yam-
hill county since ISUl, is now the owner of
ninety-three acres of excellent land and is
e.xtensively engaged in the cultivation of
apples and prunes. His place is most appro-
priately named the Park Hill Orchards and
in the midst of his land stands a fine resi-
dence and many modern improvements and
equipments. He was born in -Aberdeen-
shire, Scotland, June 17, 1865, and is a son
of Alexander and Isabella (Sang) Allan, who
spent their entire lives in Aberdeenshire,
where the father was a granite worker. He
married a farmer's daughter and they be-
came the parents of ten children, seven sons
and three daughters, of whom William S.
Allan is the fourth in order of birth. The
members of the household were: Alexander,
who is now a resident of Illinois; Peter,
whose demise occurred in Dundee, Oregon;
Mary, who is likewise deceased; William S.,
of this review ; Isabella, who has passed
away; James, living in Vancouver, Isritish
Columbia; John, who likewise resides in
Vancouver; Christine, who is deceased; Rob-
ert, of London, England; and Alfred.
William S. Allan spent his youthful days
in the home of his parents, remaining in
Scotland until seventeen years of age, when
lie came alone to the new world, making
his way to Illinois about 1882. He left home
on the 8th of June, desiring better oppor-
tunities than he could secure in his native
country. He was ambitious to make the
best use of his time and talents and for
four years he worked as a farm hand in
Lake county, Illinois. He then went to
Minnesota, where he entered the employ of
J. .1. Hill, the railroad magnate, caring for
his herd of Angus cattle. He continued for
a year and a half with Mr. Hill and then
entered the employ of T. W. Harvey, of
Nebraska, as a cattle man, handling blooded
stock. A year later he took charge of the
Shorthorn herd of B. 0. Cowan in Holt
county, Missouri, there remaining for three
years. In 1891 he arrived in Clarke county,
Washington, where he spent four months,
since which time he has been a resident of
Yamhill county. He made his way first to
Dundee and purchased ten acres of his pres-
ent home farm. In the spring of 1892 he
planted an apple orchard and in 1893 set
out his first prunes. He bought and im-
proved his first land and planted his or-
chards and subsequently he purchased some
improved property. He now has ninety-three
acres, of which ten acres are planted to apples
and fifty acres to prunes. The remainder
of the tract is set out to other fruits and
to trees, and the I'ark Hill Orchards is one
of the fine country places of this section of
the county. He has recently erected a fine
residence and has many other modern equip-
ments and improvements on the place, in-
cluding an evaporator. He evaporates the
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products of fifty acres and dries on an aver-
age of about sixty tons of prunes annually.
He is thoroughly conversant with the best
methods of prune production and of the care
of the fruit after it is gathered and his
business is proving profitable. His home is
situated about a mile west of Dundee, yet
his land extends to the corporation limits
of the village, which at the time of his ar-
rival contained only one store and the sta-
tion, but is now a thriving town. Mr. Allan
was one of the original prune men of this
section and the industry has developed the
town of Dundee and largely been the source
of the upbuilding of this part of the coun-
try. He is the oldest prune grower "in the
hills" and his success demonstrates what
may be accomplished through energy, per-
severance and the use of intelligent and
scientific methods.
ADELBERT McKEE, who was for many
year engagid in mining, has recently re-
tired from that industry and is now a resi-
dent ranchman located on Big Applegate
creek in .Tackson county. He is a native of
Missouri, having been born in Sullivan county
on the 15th of March, 1852, and is the son
of .John and Mariam (IJowenI McKee. in
early life the father followed the occupation
of a school teacher. His parents emigrated
from Missouri to Oregon in 1854. crossing
the plains with ox teams. On reaching this
state .Tohn McKee located in Jackson county,
four miles southeast of Medford. and later
removed to a ranch on Forest creek, where
he established his home and continued to
live for the succeeding sixteen or seventeen
years. He later removed to Uutte creek and
subsequently to Eagle Point, where his death
occurred Kebniary 15, 1911. His wife was
called to her final rest on the 22d of Octo-
ber, 1907. For many years prior to his
death John McKee was a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was
afliliated with the republican party and was
one of the infiuential men in that political
organization.
Adelbert McKee was reared in his father's
home and acquired his early education in
the public schools of the district in which
he lived. His studies, however, were greatly
interrtipted on acconnt of the very limited
public school facilities in an early day in
hi§ portion of the state. In his youth he
became interested in and identified with
placer mining and continued in this industry
for many years, the field of his operations
being principally confined to Forest creek
and Applegate creek in .Jackson county, al-
though during the later years he has been
giving his attention largely to agriculture
and stock-raising.
In December. 1S7S, Mr. McKee was tinited
in marriage to ^Nliss Leila De Long, of .Jack-
son county. Twelve children have been oorn
to Mr. and Mrs. McKee, eight of whom sur-
vive, namely: Adelbert, at home; Kdna T..
the wife of Charles Raymond Phillips, of
Applegate Creek, Jackson county: Verna B..
now the wife of C. W. Culy. residing in
the Applegate valley; Fort A.; Luella L. ;
Leonard K.; Doris T. ; and Dorothy R.
Mr. McKee is a pronounced and loyal mem-
ber of the republican party and is enthusi-
astically identified with the political move-
ments and triumphs of that great political
organization. Fraternally he is identified
with the Improved Order of Red Men, belong-
ing to Jacksonville Lodge, No. 1. His long
residence in this portion of the state has
made him one of the well known citizens of
Jackson county. He is always interested in
issues of a public nature looking to the
advancement and betterment of the condi-
tions of the people and is regarded as one
of the up-to-date, thrifty ranchmen of the
Applegate valley.
W. H. HUMPHREYS, JR., a well known
and highly esteemed agriculturist residing
four miles east of Salem, on the Macleay
road, divides his time and energy between
his farm and the Automatic Call & Advertis-
ing Clock Company of Portland. His birth
occurred on his father's donation land claim
in Marion county on the 8th of July, 1867,
his parents being William and Penelope (Wil-
son) Humphreys. They were both natives
of Tennessee and were married in that state
before crossing the plains in ISS.'i and tak-
ing up a one hundred and twenty acre dona-
tion claim, which was located twelve miles
directly east of Salem. This property has
been his residence for nearly sixty years and
at the time of his death in March, 1910,
comprised three hundred and sixty-three
acres. To Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys the fol-
lowing children were born, namely:
Margaret, deceased; J. M., who is an exten-
sive landowner and stock-raiser in Morrow
county; Taxana Bellzora, who is the wife
of J. M. Rogers and resides in Portland;
A. M., who is engaged in the real-estate
business in Portland; Ida, who is the wife
of R. G. Ashby, an agriculturist of Marion
county; Mary L., the wife of .J. B. Ashby,
who is also engaged in agricultural |nir-
suits in Marion county; W. H., the sub-
ject of this sketch; Carrie and Minnie, twins,
the former the wife of C. L. Rogers and
the latter deceased; and Harry, who is act-
ing as agent for the Automatic Call & Adver-
tising Clock Company, of Portland.
W. II. Humphreys, Jr., received his early
education in the country schools near his
home and then attended the Monmouth Xor-
mal School and the Portland Business Col-
lege. His first enterprise when he started
out upon his independent career was to en-
gage in the abstract business, but he soon
disposed of this to A. A. Lee and set out for
eastern Oregon, where he purchased three
hundred and sixty acres of land, which he
devoted to stock-raising. For ten years ho
was thus engaged and at the end of that
time, after he had sold out to his brother,
he returned to the family homestead, where
he remained for a short time before remov-
ing to the small farm four miles east of
Salem which is his present place of re.ni-
dence. In addition to cultivating this prop-
erty Mr. Humphreys is also actively inter-
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ested in the Automatic Call & Advertising
Clock Company, of Portland, of which he
is an agent. In whatever lie undertakes he
shows an aggressive spirit and an ability
capable of meeting the demands made upon
it.
In 1891 Mr. Humphreys was married to
Miss Hattie Ashbj', who is a native of Mar-
ion county, Oregon, and a daughter of Jo-
seph and Mary Ashby, both of wliom are
now deceased. In the family of Mr. and
Mrs. Humphreys are two children, namely:
Lola Lucile, who was born October l.^j, 18i)2,
and is a high-school graduate; and Mary
(irace, whose birth occurred February 10,
1900, and who is at present in school.
In politics Mr. Humphreys is a stanch
republican and is much interested in the
success of his party, giving it loyal alle-
giance although never seeking nor accept-
ing office. He is also a member of Camp No.
118, Woodmen of the World, of Salem, and
Mrs. Humphreys holds membership in the
circle of this camp and also in the Evan-
gelical church. Their noble qualities of char-
acter and their interest in the welfare of
others have given Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys
a high standing in their community.
FRANK JOHNSTON owns a blacksmith
shop in I'rovolt which he has conducted for
the past several years. He has an honorable
military record, having served for many
years in the regular army, the greater part
of his service being in the Spanish-American
war in connection with the Philippine cam-
paign. He was born in Ohio, September 6,
1878, a son of .lohn and Alice (Vamoorhis)
Johnston, in whose family were three chil-
dren. His youth was passed for the most
part in C)hio, where he was given a good
common -school education, and in early man-
hood he came to Oregon, where he lived for
a time and in 1901 went to Washington.
Karly in life he enlisted in the regular army
of the United States and after serving for
three years reenlisted for three years in
1898, after spending some time in Oregon.
After this period of service had expired he
settled in Oregon, where he took up a home-
stead in Klamath county. After living upon
that farm for a time he came to .Tosephine,
where he engaged in blacksmithing, a trade
which he had learned in the east. He owns
his shop and is doing a very satisfactory
business.
Mr. Johnston was married July 7, 1907,
to Miss Bessie Carlisle, and to them were
born two children, Alice M. and Thelma.
Mr. Johnston is a socialist and although
taking considerable interest in political mat-
ters devotes the most part of his time and
attention to business. Fraternally he is a
member of the Woodmen of the World camp
and belongs to the United Spanish War Vet-
erans. Being a workman of skill and a
busi'iess man of ability he has succeeded in
building up a very satisfactory business and
his customers are increasing in number from
time to time. He is a man of all'abU' de-
meanor and, being well ac(inainted with
many subjects as well as having a broad
experience in travel incident to his military
career, he has become the center of a large
group of friends who mingle on terms of
close intimacy. He has won the respect and
confidence of the entire community and is
held in high esteem by his large circle of
acquaintances and patrons.
JACOB BOSSHART. The citizenship of
tlie northwest has drawn its coterie from
all sections of the world. Among the resi-
dents of Warrenton who came from the land
of the Alps is Jacob Bosshart. He was
born in Switzerland, October 2, 1858, and
was there reared to adult age, securing his
education in the public schools. He re-
mained in his native land for twenty-eight
years, or until 1886, when he came to Amer-
ica and established his home in Warrenton,
Clatsop county, Oregon. Here he is at pres-
ent engaged in conducting a saloon. He
has been very successful since arriving here,
accumulating quite a fortune, and is num-
bered among the substantial residents of
the town.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN RHODES, presi-
dent of the <Jregon Fire Relief Association,
has in various connections been prominently
identified with the business, professional and
public interests of McMinnville and has be-
come well established in the regard of his
fellow townsmen by reason of his loyalty
and fidelit.y to duty, whether of a public or
a private nature. He was born in Madison
county, Missouri, January 15, 1860, a son
of John and Eliza (Graham) Rhodes, both
of whom were natives of the same county,
where they were reared and married. They
later took up their abode upon a farm in
that locality and there the father devoted
his time and energies to general agricultural
pursuits until September, 187.'!, when he
came with his family to Oregon. This was
about two years after the Union Pacific Rail-
road was built and even with the railroad
transportation, such as it was then, it re-
quired three weeks to make the journey.
On his arrival he settled in Monmouth, Polk
county, but after a few months — in Jan-
uary, 1874 — removed to Portland, where he
worked at the carpenter's trade for about
a year and a half. He then returned to
Polk county and settled upon a farm, but in
the fall of 1879 removed to McMinnville,
where he resided until his death, which oc-
curred August 15, 1900, when he had reached
the age of sixty-six years, three months and
four days. While a resident of Missouri
he became a member of the Masonic frater-
nity and was ever afterward one of its ex-
emplary representatives, upholding the prin-
ciples and purposes of the craft. His wife
died February 1, 1890, when fifty-nine years
of age. Both were consistent members of
the Baptist church and all who knew them
entertained for them high esteem.
Benjamin F. Rhodes spent the first thir-
teen years of his life in his native county
and then accompanied his parents on their
removal to Oregon, his education being ac-
quired in the public schools of the two states
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187
and in the McMinnville College aiiJ the
Portland Business College. Liberal advan-
tages well qualitied him tor later responsi-
bilities which have come to him. In his
teens he was employed by neighboring farm-
ers, working in that manner until twenty-
three years of age, but after eunipleting his
college course he took up the profession of
teaching, giving the succeeding four years to
educational work. While thus engaged he
devoted the hours which are usually termed
leisure to the study of law. During the last
two years of his teaching he read law under
W. D. Fenton, then of McMinnville, but did
not complete his course of reading at that
time. Instead, he turned his attention to
the real-estate and insurance business in
connection with his brother, M. D. L. Khodes
in McMinnville. Three years later he re-
sumed the study of law and in June, IS'Jii,
was admitted to the bar. His brother, M.
D. L. Rhodes, had been admitted a year pre
vious and again in a partnership relation
they entered upon law practice under the
firm style of Rhodes & Rhodes. In April.
1901, however, the brother removed to fScat-
tle and Benjamin F. Rhodes continued in
practice alone. Gradually he worked his
way upward until he stands well in the pro-
fession. In 1902 he was elected to the olliee
of county judge and served upon the bench
until April, 1906. when he resigned to accept
the presidency of the Oregon Fire Relief As-
sociation, which had been tendered him. He
has since served in this important capacity,
in which connection he is well known in
McMinnville and this part of the state.
On the 9th of July. 1889, Mr. Rhodes was
united in marriage to Miss Mary I. CollanI,
a daughter of J. J. and Martha F. (Hendir-
son) Collard, of McMinnville. who came to
Oregon in its pioneer days, making their
way from Missouri to the northwest some
time in the '40s. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes
have been born four children. Veda K.. who
is now a freshman in McMinnville College;
Doda A., who is a junior in the high school
of McMinnville; John Alvin, attending the
grammar school; and Lola Frances.
Mr. Rhodes is well known in various con-
nections outside of business and professional
lines. He is a valued member of I'nion
Lodge, No. 43, A. F. & A. M., and of Taylor
Chapter, Xo. 16, R. A. M. He is a past mas-
ter of the Masonic lodge, having presided
in the east for two years, and has served
for three years as lodge secretary. He also
belongs to McMinnville Camp, No. 128. W.
0. W. In politics he has ever been a demo-
crat and was elected to the office of county
judge on that ticket by a majority of two
hundred and forty-two. although the county
at that time had a normal republican major-
ity of two hundred and fifty. His election
was certainly a compliment to him. indi-
cating his personal popularity and the con-
fidence reposed in him by his fellow towns-
men. He and his wife are helpful and act-
ive memb<Ts of the Baptist church, in which
he is serving on the board of trustees ami
at the present time is president of the board.
He is now serving in the fourth year as
president of the board of trustees of Mc-
Minnville College and has been a member
of its board altogether for more than six-
teen years. He belongs to the Commercial
Club and to the Kono Club, a social organ-
ization of McMinnville. The consensus of
public opinion places Mr. Rhodes in a
jjrominent position among McMinnville's cit-
izens and his abilities well tit him for the
place of leadership which he occupies. He
stands for those things which are always
best in individual and community develop-
ment, holds to high ideals and is ready to
meet any obligation of life with the confi-
dence and courage that come of conscious
personal ability, right conception of things
and an habitual regard for what is best in
the exercise of human activities.
VICTOR H. COFFEY. For the greater
part of twenty-seven years Victor H. Coffey
lias been a resident of the northwest and
possesses the alert, enterprising spirit which
lias wrought such wonderful development in
this section of the country, resulting in the
building of a "western empire" that rivals
the east in all that indicates business ac-
tivity, intellectual, moral and social progress.
He was born in Morgan county. Indiana,
May 30, 1858, his parents being J. W. and
Louisa (Norman) ColTey. In 1864 the fam-
ily removed to Washington county, Iowa,
settling upon a farm which continued to be
the father's place of residence until his
death in 1897. His widow still survives and
is now living with her son Victor at the
advanced age of eighty-five years. Tliey
were pioneer settlers of the northwest and
through their inllucnee and etforts contrib-
uti'd to the substantial development and
improvement of the section of the state in
which they lived. Their family numbered
eight children: L. M., who is living in Clat-
sop county; J. T., who follows farming in
the same county; B. F., and J. N., who are
residents of Hammond; J. L., who is living
in West Chester. Iowa; Victor H., of this
review; and two who have passed away.
In taking up the personal history of Vic-
tor H. CotVey we |)resent to our reailers the
life record of one widely and favorably known
in the northwest. He was b>it a young lad
of six years when with his parents he came
to Iowa and until eighteen years of age re-
mained at home with his parents, after
which he began clerking in a store in Day-
ton, Iowa, where he spent four years. He
afterward located at Wellman. Iowa, where
he devoted two years to I'lerking, afti'r which
111' went to Shelby county. Iowa, where he
filled the ollice of deputy sheriff. In 188.^)
he removed to Oregon and secured a claim
in Clatsop county, on which he resided for
a year. Much of the land in that district
was still wild and unimproved and in the
intervening years he has taken an active
and helpful part in the work of progress and
upbuilding. He remained upon the farm for
a year and then removed to Astoria, where
he served as county assessor for one term.
On his retirement from office in 18S7 he
turned his attention to general merchandis-
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ing, conducting a store in Astoria for seven
years, after whicli he sold out and removed
to Warrenton. Here he opened a general
mercantile establishment and is still en-
gaged in business. He keeps a carefully
selected line of goods and his well appointed
establishment and honorable business meth-
ods insure him a liberal patronage. He has
prospered as the years have gone by and
is now an active and valued factor in com-
mercial circles in his adopted city. Nor
has his activity been confined alone to in-
dividual interests. He has been closely as-
sociated with public afl'airs and for three
terms has served as mayor of Warrenton,
giving to the city a businesslike and public-
spirited administration, characterized by
many needed reforms and improvements.
On the 18th of December, ISSl, Mr. Coffey
was united in marriage to Miss Anna M.
Brandt, who was born in Trenton, New Jer-
sey, August 7, 1863, and is a daughter of
Philip J. and Mary (Raisner) Brandt. Her
parents were both natives of the north of
Germany and came to America in the early
'.iOs, first settling in New Jersey, where
they lived for a number of years. They
afterward became residents of Johnson coun-
ty, Iowa, where the father died in 1896,
while the mother is now living in Iowa
City at the age of eighty-one years. In
their family were eight children; Henry
Brandt, who is now living retired in Iowa
City; Mrs. Cofi'ey; and six who are now
deceased. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Coffey have
been born seven children: P. H.. at home;
Katie M.. who is now a milliner of Astoria;
Charles, who was born JIarch 5, 1887, and
died on the 2Sth of July of the same year;
and Mary L., Nellie H., Java H. and Victor
H., all yet under the parental roof. In addi-
tion to an attractive home in Warrenton Mr.
Coffey owns a good ranch of one hundred
and fifty acres. His wife is a member of the
Lutheran church and he holds membership
with Dayton Lodge, No. 149, A. F. & A. M.,
of Wellman, Iowa. He has not affiliated
with the order in Oregon, however, yet is in
full sympathy with the beneficent spirit of
the craft and its principles concerning mu-
tual helpfulness. He is preeminently a busi-
ness man. active, alert and energetic, and
as the years have gone by he has met with
a substantial measure of success, which is
the merited reward of earnest, persistent
labor. The history of the northwest is
largely familiar to him, as he has been a
witness of much of its growth and devel-
opment and at all times he has stood for
that which is best and most progressive in
the business life of the community and in
the advancement of its moral, intellectual
and social interests.
FRANCIS MARION ALFRED. At the age
of eighty years Francis Marion Alfred is liv-
ing retired in Baker, and his is a well earned
and well merited rest, for through a long
period he was actively connected with busi-
ness interests, which not only brought to him
a comfortable competence but also proved
factors in the substantial progress of this
part of the state.
He was born February 17, 1833, in Pike
county, Illinois, his parents being Alonzo
and Nancy (Wilson) Alfred, both of whom
were born in the east and died there. The
son is indebted to the public-school system
of his native state for the educational priv-
ileges he enjoyed. Illinois was largely a
frontier district during the period of his
boyhood and youth. He continued a resident
of that state until he reached the age of
twenty-two years, and in 1854 he started
westward to California, attracted by the dis-
covery of gold on the Pacific coast and the
opportunities he believed might be there
obtained. He engaged in prospecting until
1859, when he came to Oregon and took up
his abode in Oregon City. He there spent
six years engaged in clerking and in the
apple business. In 1864 he removed to
Auburn, where he assisted in building the
big ditch and also followed mining and other
pursuits. The year 1870 witnessed his ar-
rival in Baker, at which time he began driving
stage between this place and La Grande,
continuing in that work until his retirement
about 1900. He formed a very wide acquaint-
ance, and his genial nature and cordiality
made him popular with the patrons of the
stage line and with all the people residing
along the route.
Mr. Alfred is the only survivor of the
family of five children, and has reached
the age of eighty years. He wedded Miss
Mary E. Hoffman, a daughter of William
and Martha Hoffman and one of a family
of nine children, of whom two are now living:
Nancy, who is the wife of Milton White of
Portland and has four cliildren; and Thomas
Hoffman, of Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
had one child, a son who died in infanc.v,
and Mrs. Alfred died in September, 1905.
In his political views Mr. Alfred lias been
a republican since the organization of the
party. For a half century he has held mem-
bership with the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, belonging to Baker City Lodge, No.
35, and he stands very high in the order,
being a member of Canton No. 2. Tie has
been through all of the chairs in the local
lodge and he has long been a devoted and
faithful member of the Presbyterian church.
He has never sought to figure prominently
in any public connection, but his sterling
worth, geniality and cordiality have been
salient features in winning for him a large
circle of friends. He is now one of the ven-
erable citizens of Baker county, held in high
esteem by young and old, rich and poor.
FRED O'KELLY is one of the enterprising
merchants of Williams, Josephine county,
where he is successfully engaged in the eon-
duct of a general merchandising establish-
ment and is also the postmaster of that
place. He was born in Iowa. November 2,
1887. and is the son of LaFayette and Ellen
S. (Burwell) O'Kelly, both of whom are na-
tives of Iowa. LaFayette O'Kelly. shortly
after his marriage, removed to Missouri
F. M. Al.rUKI)
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
191
where he was engaged in general faiiiiin^'
for a period of seven years, after which he
removed to Colorado where he was engaged
in mining until 1908 and then removed to
Josephine county, Oregon.
Fred CKelly wa8 reared in his father's
home and received his early education in the
public schools of the district in which he
lived. He remained under the parental root
until 1910, when he accepted employment as
a clerk in a store at Williams where lie re-
mained tor one year. He then purchased
the entire establishment including the real
estate and stock of goods and has since
devoted his attention to the operation of
that business.
Mr. O'Kelly was united in marriage at
Grants Pass, in 1910. to Miss Edna Tryer,
a native of Oregon, and to this union one
child has been horn, Burwell. Mr. O'Kelly is
a member of the republican party and as
a representative of that political organiza-
tion is now serving in the ollice of post-
master of Williams. He is a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America and also of
the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He
is a man lield in high repute among the citi-
zens of his county where he is engaged in
the successful conduct of his mercantile busi-
ness.
FRANCIS WESLEY LIVERMORE, who
owns a fine ramh of two hundred and eighty
acres, three miles southwest of Bcaverton,
that he is improving, has been operating a
sawmill in Oregon for the past eighteen
years. He was Dorn in Iowa, his natal day
being the 3d of November, 1863. and his
parents were Theodore and Mary Ann
(Wells) I.ivermore. The father was a native
of Bloom county, New York, and the mother
of Indiana, but they were married in Iowa,
where they resided for ten years before
they removed to Wisconsin. There the
mother passed away in 1S80, while the
father died in Oregon on a visit to our sub-
ject on the 22d of July, 1907. Ten children
were born to Mr. and Mrs. Livermore:
Emma, the wife of B. .1. Walker, of Wiscon-
sin; Francis Wesley, our subject; Oeorge,
who is living in Corvallis, Oregon; Ernest,
a resident of Benverton; Leona. the wife of
Samuel Ensign, of Duluth. Minnesota; Mat-
tie, the wife of B. I. Jackson, of Roseburp,
f>regon; and ^lelvin. Eunice, Elvira and
Oertrude. all of whom are deceased. Mr.
Livermore had been previously married and
by his first tinion there was bom one son,
•loshua. who is a resident of Wisconsin.
Reared at home Francis Wesley Livermore
received a common school education and
began to make his way in the world at the
age of twenty- four years. In 1«03 he built
a sawmill in CTackamaa county, this state,
that he operated for eight years and then
removed it to Washington county, where
he has ever since continued its operation.
Here he acquired two hundred and eighty
acres of land covered with an excellent
growth of fine timber, all of which he has
cleared, havin;; realized a handsome divi-
dend on his lumbtr. He is placing improve-
ments on his ranch with the earnings it
yields him and is now operating forty acres,
which he has brought under a high state of
cultivation. Mr. Livermore has met with
success in his undertakings and is one of
the prosperous citizens of the county and
the owner of what promises to be a very
valuable ranch.
On the 33d of June, 1889, was celebrated
the marriage of Mr. Livermore and Miss
Esther Steel, who was born in Iowa, on the
11th of June, 1871, and is a daughter of
Abraham and Catherine (James) Steel. The
parents were both natives of Pennsylvania
but they were married in Iowa, where they
resided until 1SS5. when they came to Coos
county. Oregon, where the mother passed
away" on the 15th of October, 1887. The
father, who is now seventy-eight years of
age, continued to make his home in that
county until 1902. when he removed to
Washington county, and has ever since
lived with his daughter, Mrs. Liver-
more. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Steel
numbered five, as follows: Alice, the wife
of John Lamp, of Idaho; Mrs. Livermore;
and Melvin, Mary and Laura, all of whom
succumbed to diphtheria within one week.
To Mr. and Mrs. Livermore have been born
three children: Ivy May. whose birth oc-
curred in June, 1897; Francis S., who was
born on the 22d of December, 1900; and
John W., born on September 19. 1909. All
the children are still in school and the
daughter is also studying music.
The fraternal connections of Mr. Liver-
more are contincd to his membership in the
Woodmen of the World, his local affiliation
lieing with the camp at Beaverton, and his
political support is given to the repulilican
party. Although he has never been an
aspirant to public honors or the emoluments
of office, Mr. Livermore has for the past
five years been a member of the local school
board. He is meeting with a goodly meas-
ure of success in his enterprises and is ac-
corded the esteem of his community, by
reason of his integrity and high sense of
honor in all business transactions.
WILLARD N. SMITH. For more than a
quarter of a century Willard X. .Smith has
been a resident of Oregon and for some
years has been successfully engaged in the
conduct of a general plumbing and heating
business, being now located at No. 621 Com-
mfrcial street. Astoria. Massachusetts
claims him as a native son. his birth having
there occurred on the 1st of Xovember.
18.'>7. His father. Xelson Smith, was born
in the Old Bay state in ISIO and devoted his
life to farming until his labors were ended
in death. His wife, who bore the maiden
name of Salina Burnett, also lived and died
in Massachusetts. Their family numbered
nine children, of whom two passed away in
early life, the others being: Slary, who mar-
ried Watson Williams, of Massachusetts:
Eliza, the wife of Oeorge Harris, also of
^lassachusetts; and Louis B.. Osman and
finrvey O.. all of Massachusetts; Willard, of
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this review; and Edson L., likewise residing
in Massachusetts.
Mastering the common brandies of learn-
ing as taught in the public schools and at-
tending the high school of South Hadley,
Massachusetts, Willard N. Smith devoted
his energies to the work of tlie home farm
for a few years. Subsequently he learned
the tinner's trade at South Hadley Falls,
following that pursuit for about four years.
He was at different times in Holyoke and
Springfield, Massacluisetts, after whicli he
went to Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Gradually he made his way westward and
spent two or three years in Kansas City.
In 1883 he came to Oregon and the following
year established his home in Astoria where
he has since remained. After coming here
he worked at his trade in the employ of E.
R. Hawes for several years and subsequent-
ly was made superintendent of the water-
works, which position he filled for four
years, from 1892 imtil 1896, when he util-
ized the capital he had saved from his earn-
ings in the establishment of a business of
his own. He opened a shop in partnership
with C. H. Gribble, with whom he con-
tinued for a year, and then bought out his
partner's interest, since which time he has
been alone, conducting a general plumbing
and heating business at No. 631 Commercial
street. His thorough knowledge of the
trade, excellent workmanship, capability in
managing others and his carefully formu-
lated and well executed plans have con-
stituted the chief features in his progress in
industrial lines. He has real-estate hold-
ings ill Astoria and well merits the pros-
perity which liis labors have brought him.
On the 3d of September, 1884, Mr. Smith
was married to Miss Jennie Hadden, who
was born in Kansas, a daughter of Levi and
Eliza Hadden. Her father was a farmer
previous to the advent of the railroad, after
which he engaged in hauling freight be-
tween Kansas and Missouri. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith are now the parents of a daughter,
Lena E. Their circle of friends is an ex-
tensive one and Mr. Smith is also well
known among the Elks and Artisans, hold-
ing membership in both organizations. His
political views are manifest in the support
which he gives at the polls to the republi-
can party. He is an excellent type of the
enterprising young man of New England
who seeks the opportunities of the far west
and by improving his advantages reaches
a position among the substantial citizens of
his district.
ISAAC LAMBRIGHT is well known in
McMinnville and tliroughout this portion of
the state as the president of the Star Flour-
ing Mills and is also a prominent factor in
agricultural circles, owning and cultivating
extensive tracts of land. His business is
capably managed and that his judgment is
sound and his plans of practical character
is indicated in the success which has at-
tended his efforts. He was born in Jefferson
county, Virginia, August 16. 1844, his par-
ents being Henry and Elizabeth (Kidwiler)
Lambright, who were also natives of the Old
Dominion and were of Pennsylvania Dutch
stock, their respective families having re-
moved from Maryland to Virginia. Early in
the '50s the father took his family to Har-
din county, Iowa, settling on a farm, which
he continued to cultivate until his death,
which occurred in 1869, resulting from the
efl'ects of an injury received while operating
a threshing machine. His widow afterward
removed to Henry county, Missouri, where
her death occurred about 1874.
The youthful days of Isaac Lambright
were spent upon the home farm and the
common schools afforded him his educational
opportunities. Ambitious to make the most
of life and believing that better advantages
were to be obtained in the far west, he
joined a wagon train of fourteen wagons in
1865 and with it crossed the plains to Ore-
gon. The Indians were on the rampage and
while the wagon train was passing through
Wyoming, within two miles of the Laramie
river, the party was surrounded by a band
of more than three hundred red men and was
forced to go into corral about two o'clock.
They were without water and undoubtedly
all would have been massacred had not a
large wagon train of freighters who had pre-
ceded them come to their rescue. All the
members of a small wagon train had but a
short time before been massacred just a lit-
tle distance ahead of the party in which Mr.
Lambright traveled and the wrecks of the
wagons wliich had been burned together with
the bones of the dead cattle and people were
strewn over the plains.
After journeying for si.x months across
the plains, over the hot stretches of sand
and through the mountain passes, during
which period many difficulties and dangers
were encountered, Mr. Lambright at length
reached Oregon, making liis way to the
present site of Newberg, in Yamhill county.
Later he went to the French prairie in Ma-
rion county and a j'ear or so afterward made
his way to the Florence mining district in
Idaho and for one year worked in the mines.
He then returned to Yamhill county, where
he lias resided continuously since. For six-
teen years after his return he engaged in
the sawmill business and has since given
much of his time to farming and to indus-
trial pursuits. He is now the owner of a
valuable tract of land of two hundred and
six acres nine miles southwest of McMinn-
ville and four hundred acres west of the
town. Tliese are cultivated under his super-
vision and annually bring forth good har-
vests, so that the financial return therefrom
is a gratifying one. He continued to reside
upon one of his farms until the fall of 1910,
wlien he took up his abode in the city. In
the spring of 1908 he purchased an interest
in the Star Flouring Mills, at which time
the company was reorganized and incorpo-
rated, jir. Lambright becoming vice presi-
dent. In December of the same year the
president, Henry M. Daniel, died and Mr.
Lambright succeeded him in the presidency,
in which capacity he is now serving. He
has also been identified with mining inter-
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193
ests for the past three years and owns val-
uable mining property at Sunipter, this
state. In adilition to his other interests he
is a stocklioldi-r in the United States Na-
tional Bank ot .MoMinnville.
In Octolier. 1S73, Mr. Lambright was
married to Mrs. Melinda S. Stow, the widow
of Marian Stow, a sawmill man of Vamhill
county. Before her lirst marriage she bore
the maiden name of Miss Downing. L'nto
Mr. and Mrs. Lanihright liave been born
two ehildren: Olive May, now the wife of
Walter Macy, who operates one of her fa-
tlier's farms; and William H., at home. Po-
litically he is a democrat and socially is
connecteil with the Patrons of Husbandry.
McMinnville places his name high on the
roll of her leading and representative citi-
zens. He forms his plans readily, is deter-
mined in their execution and by the intelli-
gent direction of his afTairs has won a
most gratifying and creditable position in
commercial, industrial ami financial circles.
He allows no obstacle or dilliculty to brook
his path if it can be overcome by persistent,
earnest elTort. and. moreover, he readily rec-
ognizes and improves the opportunities which
many others have passed heedlessly by. His
work has been a direct force for good to the
community as well as a source of individual
success.
W. T. BOSTWICK has long been a citizen
of this state and of .Tackson county. He is
the superintemlent of a large ranch of which
he has entire charge, directing all its agri-
cultural and stock interests, and in addi-
tion to this position he follows diversified
farming on his home ranch, located in the
I'pper Applegate valley in Jackson count}'.
He is a native of California, his birth liaving
occurred in that state, October 31, 1807. Ik-
is the son of William H. and Eva (Dunn)
liostwick. his father being one of a family
of thirteen children born to his parents.
W. T. Bostwick was reared in his father's
home and received his education in the pub-
lic schools. He remained under the parental
roof until he attained his majority at which
time he removed to Oregon and in this state
he has since been prominently identitied with
the ranching business. For the past seven
years he has been the sole director anil man-
ager of one of the large ranches located in
this county, giving his special attention to
its management and in addition he follows
diversified farming, his crops including hay,
ganlen tnick, boans and fruit.
Mr. Bostwick has twcn twice married. Miss
Rhoda Dulon, a native of this state, was
his first wife. Her earthly pilgrimage was
closed .June 1, 1889, and she was buried in
I.ogtown cemetery in I'ppcr Applegate valley.
Mr. Bostwick was later united in marriage
to Miss Gussa Snyiler and to this union five
children have been born. .Josephine, Karl,
Henry, Kverett and Harold, all of whom are
at home with their parents. He is affiliated
with the republican party and is one of the
stanch supporters of the principles of this
dominant political organization. He is a
man who is highly esteemed wherever
known and his life of devoted attention to
business matters committed to his trust has
gained for him the well merited reputation
of being a man of ability and unquestioned
integrity.. In all public issues looking to
the development of his county and state
Mr. Bostwick's support is always to be re-
lied upon, and lu> cheerfully contributes both
of his time and means to the success of
any worthy cause.
FRANK HOLMES, who since tlie 1st of
June. 1007, has been engaged in the prac-
tice of law at Salem, wliere he is recognized
as an able and rising young attorney, was
born at Dallas, Polk county. Oregon, Juno
1, 1871, his parents being I). .1. and Mary
Ellen (Lewis) }Iolmcs. The father was born
in Pike county, Illinois, July 1. 1839, and
was a son of H. M. V. and Nancy (Porter)
Holmes. The great-grandparents of Frank
Holmes in the paternal line came from Dub-
lin, Ireland, and settled in \'irginia, where
the great-grandfather died, while his wife
afterward removed to Pulaski county, Ken-
tucky, and there reared her family. Her
son, H. M. V. Holmes, was born in Wythe
county, Virginia, and after reaching years
of maturity wedded N'ancy Porter, also a
native of Virginia. The}- were residents of
Pike county. Illinois, at the time of their
marriage, and there resided until 18-t8. when
they crossed the plains with ox teams to
Oregon, settling in Polk county, where H.
M. V. Holmes secured a donation claim of
six hundred and forty acres twelve miles
north of .'<alcm. Both he and his wife died
upon that i)lace. He followed farming and
also speculated in cattle, horses and sheep.
In his political allegiance he was a stanch
democrat and several times was elected a
member of the legislature, serving in the gen-
eral assembly both before and after the
admission of the state to the Union, repre-
senting Polk county. He also filled the posi-
tion of justice of the peace for a numlier of
terms and in that connection rendered de-
cisions which were strictly fair and im-
partial. As assemblyman he left the impress
of his individuality upon the laws of the
state and it was a widely recognized fact
that he ever stood for progress and ad-
vancement. He was reared in the faith of
the Methodist Episcopal church but after-
ward became a Swedenborgian. His death
occurred when he was more than seventy
years of age. In his family were seven
children: D. J., the father of Frank Holmes;
Nancy .lane, deceased; A. M.. who is liv-
ing on the old homestead in Polk county;
J. P., who also resides on the old home place;
William Ibnry, an attorney of Salem. Ore-
gon; Horatio Reese, who became a physi-
cian and surgeon and died in Portland; and
Mary A., who died in Polk county in in-
fancy. The first four were all natives of
Pike eount.v. Illinois.
D. .1. Holmes, father of our subject, was
but a young lad when in 1848 he accom-
panied his parents on their journey across
the plains. Much of his life has been passed
in Polk countv but he and his wife are
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now living in Salem. For a long period he
followed farming and lie is still the owner
of a tract of twenty acres a mile went of
Salem in Polk county. In addition to the
cultivation of the soil he engaged in raising
sheep but in 1SS9 suffered the loss of several
thousand sheep that perished in a storm, the
Hock being snowed under five feet in Wasco
county. It was in 1S69 that D. J. Holmes
wedded Miss Mary E. Lewis, who was born
in Marion county, Oregon, and is a daugh-
ter of J. H. and Ellen (Gilliam) Lewis, who
carao to this state in 1S47 and settled in
Polk county, adjoining the county seat. Mr.
and Mrs. D. J. Holmes are the parents of
four ciiiblicn: Webster, who is now an at-
torney of Tillamook; Frank, of this review;
Estelia, who is the wife of Joseph D. Fon-
tain, of Baker county; and Ella, the wife of
T. 0. Shonkewiler, of Victor. Montana.
Frank Holmes spent a portion of his child-
hood in Polk and in Wasco counties upon
stock farms which his father was conduct-
ing. He pursued his education in the pub-
lic schools and in Willamette University at
iSalem and, taking up the study of law,
which he carefully pursued, was admitted to
the bar on the 1st of June, 190", since which
time he has practiced in that city. He now
has a good clientage which is continuously
growing in volume and in importance. He is
careful and painstaking in the preparation of
his cases and his presentation of his case in-
dicates a thorough understanding of the
points under consideration and the law ap-
plicable thereto.
On the 1st of August, 1907, Mr. Holmes
was married to Miss Josie Adamson, a na-
tive of Silverton, Oregon, and a daughter of
Sarah and Edward Adamson. They have
two children, Frank, Jr., and Philip.
Mr. Holmes is well known in Salem where
he has lived since his student days and his
unfeigned cordiality' and geniality have been
factors in winning him a large circle of
friends, while his thorough study and un-
faltering devotion to his clients' interests
are gaining him success as a lawyer. He
now holds membership in the Marion County
Bar Association.
HARRY CHRISTENSEN, arriving in
America when a youth of seventeen
years, has become thoroughly imbued with
the American spirit and especially the spirit
of the west, where the air seems rife with
enterprise and determination to do and to
dare. He was born in Denmark, January 24,
1854, his parents being Kristen and Katrina
Christensen, who were also natives of Den-
mark, where they always resided. The fa-
ther's death occurred there in 18S6 and
the mother died in the year 1908. They had
a family of ten children, of whom four sons
and two daughters are still living, all yet be-
ing residents of Denmark save the subject of
this review and John, who resides upon a
ranch near Oregon City. The others are
Bodilmarie, Stine, Karoline and Resemine.
It was in the year 1871 that Harry Chris-
tensen left his native country and crossed
the broad Atlantic to the new world. He
lirst settled at San Francisco, California, and
was afterward employed in tlie lumber
woods of Mendocino county, California, for
three years. Later he became a sailor and
in 1876 took charge of the boat Harry, of
which he was captain for three years. On
the expiration of that period he went to
Alaska, where he spent one summer, and
next took a position as bartender in San
Francisco, where he remained until 1881.
Carefully saving his earnings he then came
to Astoria and turned his attention to the
salmon fishing business, in which he con-
tinued tor four years. As proprietor of a
saloon he was again connected with the busi-
ness interests of San Francisco until 1901,
when he sold out there and removed to As-
toria, where he established a saloon, which
he has since conducted, owning a fine place
at No. 640 Commercial street. He also owns
an attractive residence property where he
lives.
Mr. Christensen has been married twice.
In 1887 he wedded Miss Amelia Erickson,
who was born in Norway and died in 1893.
In 1897 Mr. Christensen was again married,
his second union being with Miss Mary
Berry, who was born in California. Her
mother died during the childhood of Mrs.
Christensen, but her father is still living in
the east. She was one of six children, all of
whom yet survive.
Mr. Cliristensen took out naturalization
papers in 1876. He has always voted with
the democratic party but has never sought
nor desired office. His fraternal relations
are with the Red Men and with the Owls of
Astoria and in both organizations his genial
manner and unfeigned cordiality have won
him the high regard and good-will of his
brethren.
ARTHUR S. KLEINHAMMER is one of the
enterprising and successful farmers in Little
Applegate valley, having his residence on
an extensive ranch of four hundred and
ninety-four acres which he owns, located on
Applegate creek, in Jackson county. He was
born in the county where he now resides.
May 22, 1870, and is the son of Claus and
Frances (Saltmar.sh) Kleinhammer, his father
being a native of Germany and his mother
of the Willamette valley, this state, her
parents having settled in Oregon in 1849.
Claus Kleinhammer was identified with min-
ing intei'ests at Sterling continuously for a
period of twenty-six years. He was one of
the early gold seekers who emigrated to
California in 1849, from which state he re-
moved to Oregon in 1851, locating in Ster-
ling, where for twenty-six years he was in-
terested in mines and mining. He removed
later, however, to the Rogue river valley, set-
tling two miles south of Medford, where he
purchased a farm of one hundred and fifty
acres. He continued to live upon this place
and improve it until 1904, at which time he
sold this property and removed to Ashland,
in Jackson county, where he spent the remain-
ing years of his life, his death occurring
in Ashland in 1908. Mrs. Kleinhammer is
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197
still living and maintains her home in Ash-
land.
Arthur S. Kleinhammer was reared in his
father's home and educated in the public
schools. He remained under the parental
roof until he was twenty years of age, at
which time he began his business career. He
has, however, been deeply interested in stock-
raising since he was a boy of si.xteen, and
has spent his entire business life in Jackson
county, engaged continuously in the stock
business. His line ranch of four hundred and
ninety-four acres has been improved dur-
ing the years until now it is regarded as one
of the most complete and best equipped
ranches of its kind in this part of the state.
His beautiful residence recently finished, is
equipped with all modem conveniences, in-
cluding hot and cold water.
Mr. Kleinhammer was united in marriage
to Miss Mary E. Anderson, of .lackson
county, on August 8, 1900, and to this union
three children have been born, Esther F.,
Dorris C. and Claus T. He is a member of
one of the fraternal orders of his locality
and he and his wife are church members.
Mr. Kleinhammer is interested in all meas-
ures alfecting the industrial and mom! ad-
vancement ot the people and is well known
throughout his county as being a suoee.<sful
stockman and a friend of every ju.-<t and
worthy cause.
ENOS L. McCORMICK, closely associated
Willi business activity in Hillsboro as pro-
prietor of a music and jewelrj- store, has
found that success is ambition's answer.
Prompted bj- a laudable desire to progress
in commercial circles, he has bent every
energy toward the upbuilding of his busi-
ness and is enjoying an extensive and grow-
ing patronage. Many of Oregon's native
sons have found in this state the oppor-
tunity for the attainment of prosperity.
Among this number is Enos L. McCormick,
whose birth occurred in Polk countv. April
6. 18G5. His father, William H. McCormick.
was a native of Indiana. l)orn in 1840, and
ill 18.50, when a young man of nineteen
years, he came to Oregon, where he has since
made his home, now residing in Washington
county. Throughout the greater part of this
period he has been identified with farming.
He married Levina Hodson. of Iowa, who
was born in ISll. their wedding being cele-
brated in la.'JO. They have lived to celebrate
tlieir golden wedding and ns the years have
passed by they have reared a family of ten
children two of whom died: Frances .1., now
the wife of .1. S. Robinson, of Washington
county; Enos L. ; Laura, the wife of 1). M.
Melnnis. of Marion county. Oregon; C. M.,
who is living at Xewlierg. Yamhill county;
Christina, the wife of William Davis, of
Yamhill county; Maud, the wife of J. A.
Messenger, of Yamhill county, whose people
came to Oregon in the 'fiOs; .1. W.. who is
at home with his parents; and Ira O.. who
married Olga Peterson, of Washington
county.
-M the usual age Enos I,. Mrrormick
began his education as a public school pupil
and afterward became a student of the Pa-
cific College at Xewberg. Oregon. He then
took up the profession of teaching which he
followed for eight years in ditlVrent public
schools of this state, or until elected re-
corder in 1894. He has made his home in
Hillsboro since 1894 and was first identified
with business alTairs here as a dealer in
sporting goods and furniture, but eventually
sold out to G. A. Patterson and six years
ago opened his present music house and jew-
elry store. He carries a large and well selected
line of jewelry and of musical instruments
of the best make, and his trade in both
branches of his business places him with the
successful merchants of the city.
On the 13th of Xovember. 1S>,»5. Mr. Mc-
Cormick was united in marriage to Miss
Geneva Helen Hirdscll, of Portland, who was
born in Iowa, and they now have one daugh-
ter. Eva Helen. The parents occupy an en-
viable position in social circles and the hos-
[litality of the most attractive homes of
Hillsboro is cordially extended them. In his
political views Mr. Mct'onnick is a republican
and ever keeps well informed on the issues
and questions of the day, for he believes it
the duty as well as the privilege of every
American citizen to support the principles
which he deems of most value as factors
in good government. The only oHice that
he has ever held is that of county recorder,
which position he filled from 1894 until
1898. He is a prominent and popular mem-
ber in the Odd Fellows Society of Hillsboro.
has filled all of the chairs and is now serv-
ing as grand patriarch. In manner he is
approachable and genial and those who are
closely associated with him find that his
friendship is to be depended upon under all
circumstances.
FRED C. WILSON, proprietor of a splen-
didly et^uipped photographic studio in Astoria,
his native city, was born here on the ;iOth
of August, 18S8, and is one of the repre-
sentative young business men of north-
western Oregon. His father, .John Wilson, a
native of Finland, was born in 1849 and be-
came a resident of .Xstoria in ISSO. since
which time he has engaged in the fishing
business. Unto him and his wife, .Johanna
Wilson, were born five children who are yet
living: Sandra, the wife of William Pantaja,
a resident of Herkeley. California; Edward.
who is living in Kcedlev, California; Wil-
liam, of Astoria; Fred C. of this review;
and Richard, at home.
.•\t the usual age Fred C. Wilson entered
the public schools, passing through consec-
utive grades until he put aside his text-
books to become an active factor in the
business world. For some time he was
assistant to .\. A. Saari, a photographer,
and eventually purchased the studio of H.
S. Carter in .lanuary. 1909. He is still pro-
prietor of this establishment and has built
up a gratifying business. The studio con-
tains four rooms, well equipped for carrying
on photography according to the latest
processes. He had but little capital when
lie liepan business for himself but was soon
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accorded a liberal patronage because of the
excellence of his work and lias discharged
all indebtedness on his studio and now has
a profitable business.
In his political views Mr. Wilson i.s' a re-
publican and keeps well informed on the
questions of tlie day. His religious faith is
that of the Lutheran church and his frater-
nal relations are with the Foresters. He
also belongs to the Four A Athletic Club.
He is interested in music and his personal
talent in that direction finds expression in
his membership with the Pacific Orchestra,
with which he was connected for seven years,
when the demands of his business left him
no time for active participation in musical
circles. For a time he was a piano player
of the orchestra and later had the snare
drums. His musical ability and attractive
social qualities have gained for him many
friends and he is rapidly making for liimself
a most creditable position in business circles
of his native city.
GEORGE W. McQueen. One of the en-
terprising citizens of Cottage Grove who is
well known in business circles is George W.
McQueen, a dealer in real estate and prom-
inently connected with the North Fairview
Mining Company of Eugene and the Grizzly
Mountain Mining & Production Company of
Cottage Grove. Pie was born in Iowa, in
1874, a son of George W. and Kate R.
(Brown) McQueen, the father being a na-
tive of Ohio and the mother of New York.
The father passed away in 1898 but the
mother survives and is making her liome in
Montana with her son Ivan. Six children
were born unto this worthy couple, namely:
Ivan, of Montana; Mary L., the wife of
Solomon Davidson, of Portland. Oregon;
William, teaching school in Bloomlield, Slon-
tana: George W., of this review; Zaida, who
married Charles Morrow, a farmer of Mar-
cola, Oregon ; and Viola, deceased.
George W. McQueen started out in life for
himself at the early age of seventeen years
to earn his living and make his way in the
world when lie came witli his parents to Ore-
gon, and on arriving here secured a position
in the store of Eakin & Bristoe at Cottage
Grove, which he continued to fill for thir-
teen years. At tlie end of tliat time he pur-
chased an interest in a livery business, with
which ho was connected for two years. He
then sold out and opened a confectionery
store which he conducted for five years, and
then, in November, 1909, engaged in tlie
real-estate business with which he has since
been connected. He owns a half interest
in a two-story business block on Main street,
also his home, which includes a quarter of
an acre, two blocks on Main street worth
twenty-five hundred dollars, besides a res-
idence property which he rents. He is also
general manager of tlie North Fairview Min-
ing Comjiaiiy of Kugene and secretary and
treasurer of the Grizzly Mountain Mining
& Production Company of Cottage Grove,
both mines being located in the Bohemia dis-
trict. A considerable part of his attention
is necessarily given to tliese properties.
In his political views Mr. McQueen is a
republican but has never been an office
seeker, his only public service having been
as a member of the city council for one term.
He received tlie appointment of postmaster
at one time but refused to accept the posi-
tion. He has always taken an active in-
terest in the aliairs of Cottage Grove being
actively associated with every project cal-
culated to advance the city's interests. His
brother Ivan, of Montana, was state rep-
resentative from Lane county for two terms
and the McQueen family is well known in
Oregon. In his fraternal connections he is
a member of the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks and the Knights of Pythias.
In his religious views he is lil]eral, holding
to no particular sect. Mr. McQueen is one
of the most active, influential and valuable
business men and citizens of Cottage Grove,
liaving lived for over twenty years in that
city. During all this time he has been ac-
tively engaged in business, he has become
known practically , throughout the entire
community and is thoroughly respected by
all with whom he has come in contact.
S. H. WILLET, wlio conducts a general
plumbing and ga.s and steam-fitting business
in Astoria, was born in Adams county, Penn-
sylvania, on the 27th of .September, 1855.
He was an infant at the time of liis Lather's
death. His mother bore the maiden name of
Elizabeth Auger and iS. H. Willet is the only
surviving cliild. At the usual age he en-
tered the public seliools of his native state
and was first employed at farming in Penn-
sj'lvania, engaging in the tilling of the soil
for several years. In 1870, however, he
turned his attention to industrial pursuits,
becoming connected with the plumbing busi-
ness in Kentland, Illinois. He devoted two
and a half years to learning tlie trade and
in 1873 came to (Jregou. He first went to
Portland but after a brief period removed
to Astoria. Here he soon became a member
of the fire department and also worked at
the plumber's trade. Later he took a trip
to his old home in Pennsylvania, spending a
year in the east, and then again came to
Astoria. In 1891 he opened a plumbing shop
and now conducts a general plumbing, gas
and steam-fitting and contracting business.
He is a practical heating engineer, thorough-
ly familiar witli all tlie (lifVerent branches
of his trade, and his labors have been very
satisfactory to all who have employed his
services. He has succeeded in winning a
liberal patronage and lias ever endeavored
to please his customers, recognizing the fact
that satisfied patrons are the best advertise-
ment.
In 1896 Mr. Willet was married to Miss
Augusta Vass, who was born in Germany,
whence she was brought to America by her
parents, who settled in Oregon. Her father
is now deceased but her mother is still liv-
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Willet have one daugh-
ter Nora, who was born in Astoria and is
now in school. Both Mr. and Mrs. Willet
have many friends in the city where they
THE CENTENNIAL IIISTUKY OF OKEGON
199
reside and it is a well known fact that his
cooperation can be secured for the advance-
ment of any project or measure calculated
to promote the public good. He is a repub-
lican and wide reading has made him fa-
miliar with the chief political issues of the
day. lie never falters in the expression of
an honest conviction, yet is never bitterly
aggressive in politics. In fact, he displays
many sterling qualities in all the relations
of life and this accounts for the large circle
of friends whose regard is so freely given
him.
IVAN L. DANIEL. Early realizing the
fact thai industry, close application and
strong purpose are imlispensable elements in
success. Ivan L. Daniel has utilized those
qualities in winning for himself the enviable
position which he now occupies in industrial
circles as the secretary and treasurer of the
.Star Flouring .Mills of McMinnville. lie was
born in Fillmore county, Minnesota, Febru-
ary 2, 1863, and the ancestry of the family
in .\mcrica can be traced back to a colonel
of the English army who was sent to St.
Augustine, Florida, on a government mis-
sion. There in a subsequent battle he was
wounded and receiving his commission ho
located near St. Augustine, becoming the
founder of the family in the new world.
The great-greatgrandfather of Ivan L. in
the Daniel line sened as a sharpshooter un-
der General Scott in the battle of Lundys
Lane in the War of 1812 and was wounded
in that engagement. Congress afterward
voted him a gold medal for meritorious con-
duct on the field. Two brothers of the fam-
ily served as sharpshooters and fought with
their father in the battle of I.iindys Lane
and both were killed by his side. John \V.
Daniel, of Lynchburg. Virginia, was a first
cousin of Henry M. Daniel, the father of
our subject. One of the great-grandmothers
of Mr. l)aniel belonged to the llenry family
and was a direct descendant of Patrick
Henry. Two uncles of Ivan L. Daniel were
soldiers throughout the Civil war.
His parents were llenry M. and Sarah A.
(Driskelli Daniel, who were natives of Vir-
ginia and Kentucky respectively. They were
married in the latter state, whither llenry
M. Daniel had gone as a young man. In
early life he learned the ilistilling ami mill-
ing business, having wealthy ri-latives in
Kentucky who operated distilleries and llour-
ing mills. In their establishment he learned
the business, thus laying the founilation for
the success which came to him in later life
in connection with the milling industry.
About three years after their mnrriagi- they
removed to Missouri and llenry Daniel, who
wa.i a carpenter and millwright, followed
those tra<les in that state for three years,
after which he took his family to Minne-
sota, settling in Fillmore county, where he
operated a grist and sawmill for eighteen
years. In 1873 he came west to Seattle,
Washington, and soon afterward made his
way to Yamhill county, settling in .N'orth
Yamhill, where he engaged in the sawmill
business, with which he was identified for
twelve years. He next turned his atten-
tion to the maiuifacture of Hour at Yam-
hill, operating the Trullinger Mills for two
>ears. his son Ivan L. being a partner with
him in this enterprise. Father and son then
purchased a half interest in the La Fayette
Flouring Mills, which tliey operated for three
years. .'<ubse(|uenlly they cultivated a farm
near Yamhill lor one year, the father having
acquired this property while engaged in the
sawmill Imsiness in Yamhill. In Septem-
ber, 1S'J4, he traded his farm for a half in-
terest in the Star Mills at McMinnville and
again entered into active connection with
the milling business, Ivan L. Daniel working
with him. In June, 1U02, the father became
sole owner of the mill and a month later
sold a half interest to his son Ivan, their
business connections as equal [)arlners con-
tinuing until .\ugust, U)0,s. at which time
they incorporated as a stock company, llenry
M. Daniel becoming president, with Isaac
Lambright as vice president and Ivan L.
Daniel as secretary and treasurer. In De-
cember following the father, then in his
eightieth year, died and Mr. Lambright suc-
ceeded to the presidency, while Ivan L.
Daniel continued in the same position which
he had hitherto filled. Ever since acquiring
an interest in the business in 1".)02 he has
practically been in charge as business man-
ager, while his fath<'r supervised the actual
milling processes. Father and son were
more like two brothers than parent and
child. Each consulted the other on all busi-
ness arrangements and the close bond of
interest between them was one seldom seen,
llenry M. Daniel was one of three men
who had the courage to go to the polls
in Fillmore county, Minnesota, during the
Civil war and there give expression to his
honest opinion in voting the democratic
ti<ket. He strongly believed in the prin-
ciples of that party although he was an
ardent anti-slavery man. In 1872 he was
elected state representative, the first mem-
ber of his party ever chosen to the office
after the territory was admitted as a state.
Following his arrival in Yamhill county he
remained a stanch <lemocrat until the cam-
paign of William .Icnnings liryan, when he
could not suppiirt the free silver policy of
the Nebraska candiilate and alliliated with
till' republican party. This was character-
istic of Mr. Daniel, who never faltered in
the support of what he believed to be for
the l)est interests of his country. He held
membership in the Masonic fraternity from
Istll until his death and was regarded as
otie of its exemplary representatives. In
Yamhill county he had a wide ac<|uaintaiice
and was esteemed by all who knew him.
Ivan L. Daniel was reared iiniler the par-
ental roof anri from early youth was fami-
liar with the milling business. In his boy-
hood it was a matter of interest to him to
watch the process that was carried on as
the grain was converted into flour and as
the years passeil his labors became an ef-
fective force in the work of the mill. The
common schools afforded him his educational
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
privileges, yet his opportunities in that di-
rection were very meager, being limited to
attendance during the winter months prior
to his twelfth year. However, he has been
a broad reader and has become a reasonably
well informed man, learning many valuable
lessons in the school of experience. As
previously indicated, his life has been given
to the milling business and as his father's
associate he received thorough training in
early life and later proved his worth in the
capable management and conduct of a mill-
ing business as his father's partner.
In 1895 Mr. Daniel was married to Miss
Bessie Perry, of North Yamhill, and unto
them have been born seven children, of whom
six are living, Elaine. Remus, Perry, Alice,
Maggie and Nellie, all yet at home. In his
political views Mr. Daniel is a republican yet
has never sought or desired office, preferring
to concentrate his energies upon his busi-
ness affairs. He belongs to Union Lodge.
No. 43, A. F. & A. M.; to Taylor Chapter.
No. 16, R. A. M. ; and to the Woodmen of
the World. The pl.ace he has made for him-
self in business circles and in public regard
is a creditable one. He is now justly num-
bered among the representatives of indus-
trial activity in McMinnville, being today
at the head of one of its most important in-
dustrial concerns.
COLUMBUS COLE, a pioneer farmer now
living retired in Marcola, Lane county, was
the first merchant and postmaster of this
city in which he has always been a leading
and much respected citizen. After a long
and successful business career he is now liv-
ing retired and enjoys the fruits of his earlier
labors. He was born March 26, 1842, in Knox
county, Ohio, a son of Henry E. and Levina
(Beach) Cole. The father was a native of
Connecticut and the mother of Pennsylvania,
but with their respective families the.v re-
moved, in early life, to Ohio, where they
were married. The Cole family is well rep-
resented in Kno.x county. Ohio, for at an
early date two of the father's brothers also
took up claims adjoining, but all are now
deceased. In the family of Mr. and Mrs
Henry E. Cole were six children, the order
of birth being as follows: William, of Kan-
sas; Columbus; Mary, the widow of a Mr.
Wilson, of Mount Vernon, Ohio; Henry, a
resident of Red Wing. Minnesota; Clara, the
wife of Columbus Wilson, of Iowa; and
Wheeler, residing on the old homestead farm
in Ohio upon which his grandfather settled
on removing west from Connecticut.
Columbus Cole was reared on the farm of
his father in Ohio and in that state received
a common-school education and assisted his
father in the farm work until attaining the
age of nineteen years. In 1861, shortly after
the great Civil war cloud darkened the whole
country, he enlisted in the Union army and
his regiment was assigned to Sherman's com-
mand. He participated in the battle of Sliilo
or Pittsburgh Landing and fought at Fort
Donelson and in a number of lesser skirm-
ishes, also enduring great hardships and pri-
vations on many of the trying marches. In
the following year, being seriously wounded
in battle, he was discharged from the service
and returned home. His physical condition
was so serious, however, that he was not able
to work for several years. In 1870 he emi-
gi-ated to Missouri and settled near Wells-
ville, where he bought land which he culti-
vated and upon which he lived until 1874,
when he crossed the plains to Oregon and took
up a government homestead of one hundred
and sixty acres in the Mohawk valley, six-
teen miles east of Eugene. Soon after set-
tling tliere a postoffice was established and
he was appointed postmaster. He also opened
a general merchandise business which he con-
ducted for many years, developing it until he
had a very fine store and a good stock of
goods. Mrs. Cole for the most part took care
of the postoffice and store while her husband
cleared his land and engaged in general farm-
ing. He also operated a sawmill at what
was then called Isabelle, but when the rail-
road was built the name of the place was
changed by the railroad officials to Marcola,
in honor of Mrs. Cole, the word being a con-
traction of her name, Mary Cole. Mr. Cole
continued in active business until in 1906,
when he sold out his general mercantile
stock but still owns the building in which the
business was conducted and which still ac-
commodates the postoffice. He also owns
other residence and business property in
Marcola.
In June, 1865, in Ohio, Mr. Cole was united
in marriage to Miss Mary Hart, a daughter
of Samuel and Margaret (Thrailkill) Hart,
whose father was a native of Pennsylvania
and whose mother was born in Ohio. Mrs.
Cole is the eldest of a family of nine chil-
dren, the others being: James, deceased;
Lorena, the wife of William Bates, of Ohio;
William and Francis, both deceased; George,
of Missouri; John, also of that state; Eva,
deceased; and Charles, of Missouri. Unto
Mr. and Mrs. Cole one child was born, Nellie,
who was born in 1866, in Ohio, and is now the
wife of T. J. Whitmore, of Bickleton, Wash-
ington. She has three children, Delano,
Hazel and Beryl, all attending school. Mr.
Cole is a republican and although he has al-
ways been a leading citizen of his commun-
ity he has never sought nor held public of-
fice excepting that of superintendent of the
school board. Since the time he settled at
the place where Marcola is now located he
has always been a leading spirit in the com-
munity and the citizens, all of whom are
friends and neighbors, have always left to
him to take the initiative in everything per-
taining to the public good. He has now
reached the close of his active business life
and is enjoying in the seclusion of his own
home, surrounded by friends, the fruits of a
well spent life.
JOHN E. WICKS. Probably no resident
of Astoria has made more rapid progress in
his vocation during the past seven years
than John E. Wicks, who is a competent and
highly successful architect. He is a native
of Finland, his birth having there occurred
on the 13th of Julv, 1878. and a son of
Cdl.L.MIH S ( ol.K
MRS. COUJIBUS COLE
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Krick and Lessie (Xasmaii) Wicks, both of
whom continue to make their home in the
native hind. Of the eight children born to
Mr. and Mrs. Wicks but two have become
residents of the United States: John E..
our subject and Alfred, who is engaged in
the grocery business in Seattle.
John E. Wicks was reared at home, ob-
taining his education in the common and
high schools of Finland, where he spent the
lirst twenty-one years of his life. Being at-
tracted toward the United States, reiogniz-
ing its greater opportunities and better ad-
vantages for an ambitious and enterprising
young man, in 1S99 he took passage for this
country. He first located in Denver, where
he obtained a position on the railroad. Be-
ing entirely unfamiliar with both the cus-
toms and language of the country, those
first few years were extremely trying and
almost hopelessly discouraging, but he had
started out with the determination to win,
so steadily but determinedly plodded on.
From the very simplest occupation he ad-
vanced to the position of foreman of bridge
builders in an incredibly short time for one
so handicapped as he had been. His spare
moments were diligently applieil to the
masterj' of the language and the acquiring
of a knowledge of architecture and con-
struction. I-ater he pursued a private
course in the latter subjects at Bethany Col-
lege, Kansa.i. As soon as he could qualify
he obtained work at drafting in the oflice
of a Denver architect, subsequently follow-
ing the same occupation in other cities of
the west. He continued studying all of the
time he was working, not being satisfied
with having touched the bottom rung of the
ladder, but resolved to have an office of his
own and create a place for himself among
the members of his chosen profession. In
1904 he came to Astoria and established an
office, and believing in himself he inspired
confidence in others and almost from the
first has met with most gratifying success.
He designed the new Astoria high-school
building, which was erected at a cost of one
liundred thousand dollars, and he also made
tlie plans for and supervised the construc-
tion of Dr. Kinmy's twenty-five-thousand-
dollar residence. During the seven years he
has been engaged in business here, he has
designed and constnu-ted many buildings for
both private and public purposes, as well as
private residences. He has a keen appre-
ciation of architectural values, symmetry
and proportion, at the same time his build-
ings always meet the practical requirements
for which they were intended. Doubtless
one of his most valuable assets is his faculty
to design a residence that can be construct-
ed within the limitations of moderate means,
and yet not necessitate the sacrifice of the
artistic to the practical, nor carry the sug-
gestion of having procured its effects
through cheap imitations or substitutions.
To Mr. Wicks has been awarded the con-
tract for designing and supervising the con-
struction of the centennial btiildings.
In 1905 was solemnized the marriage of
Mr. Wicks and Miss Marie O. Cedcrbcrg, also
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a native of Finland. To them have been born ,
two daughters, Ethel Marie and Esther
Anne.
Their religious views Mr. and Mrs. Wicks
manifest through their affiliation with the
Lutlieran church, and fraternally ho belongs
to the Knights of Pythias and the Masonic
order, having taken the degrees of the blue
lodge. He has become a naturalized citi-
zen of the United States and his political
support lie always accords those men and
measures he deems best adapted to meet
the exigencies of the situation. His endeav-
ors have been most substantially rewarded
and he is meeting with financial success in
his profession and in addition to his other
interests is now a stockholder and director
of the Scandinavian Bank. Mr. Wicks' rec-
ord since settling in the United States is
but one more proof of the fact that infiuence
and capital are not essential to success in
this country, where there are willingness,
determination and tenacity of purpose that
compel recognition of merit.
EDWARD MARVIN BROOKS is one of
the partners in the firm of Brooks Brothers,
general merchants at SchoUs, and in the
conduct of his business he is displaying a
spirit of enterprise and progress that brings
.substantial results. He is a native of Mich-
igan, his birtn having occurred in X^enawee
county, on the 23d of September, 1873, his
parents being Emory E. and .Mmira (Smith)
Brooks, wlio. leaving the middle west in
1S75, made their way to Washington county,
Oregon. Here the motlier is still living but
the father passed away in 1908.
Their son Edward spent his youthful days
under the parental roof. He was only two
years old when the family came to the
northwest, so that his education was ac-
quired in the public schools of this section of
the state, with one term at Philomath Col-
lege. When twenty-one years of age he en-
tered upon the profession of teaching, which
he followed for seven years, contributing
much to the intellectual progress of the com-
munities in which he labored, for he pos-
sessed the ability to impart clearly and
readily to others the knowledge which he
had acquired. However, thinking to find a
more profitable field of labor in merchandis-
ing, in 1901 he engaged in the jewelry busi-
ness in Oakland and was prominently iden-
tified with commercial interests there for
nine years. In 1910 he removed to Scholls,
where he joined his brother. I!ollin H., in
organizing the present firm of Brooks Broth-
ers for the conduct of a general mercantile
store. They carry a large and well selected
line of goods and the business is bringing
to them a gratifying return, because their
straightforward dealing and earnest efforts
to please their customers have gained for
them a large patronage. In addition to their
commercial interests they own and operate
a farm of eighty-five acres, pleasantly situ-
ated about a mile and a half from Scholls.
In ion.'! Edward M. Brooks was married
to Miss Ida Gray, of Oakland, Oregon, a
daughter of Joseph and Mary (BufTington)
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Giay, both of whom were natives of Doug-
las county, this state. Tlie father died in
1901, but the mother is still living and now
makes her home in Oakland. Unto Mr. and
ilrs. Brooks have been born two interesting-
little daughters, Wanda and Phyllis. In
his political views Mr. Brooks is a repub-
lican and, while a resident of Oakland,
served for five years as city recorder, dis-
charging his duties in a prompt and faithful
manner. He belongs to Oakland Lodge, I.
0. O. F., and is highly regarded by his
brethren of that fraternity because of his
fidelity to its principles. He is interested in
all projects for the public good and to such
gives his active and hearty cooperation. He
is justly accounted one of the leading and
representative business men and citizens of
Scholls and this section of the state.
WILLIAM SORENSEN. Among the high-
ly respected retired citizens of .Jackson coun-
ty is William 8orensen, who made a moder-
ate fortune through a placer mine which he
owned and for many years operated. He
has been a resident of the Pacific coast
since 1853 and is well acquainted with the
rigors incident to frontier and mining life.
He was born in Denmark, August 11, 1833,
a son of Matais and Catherine (Christian-
son) iSorensen, both natives of that country.
In the family of his parents were six chil-
dren, all of whom were given the best edu-
cational advantages consistent w'ith the cir-
cumstances of the family in the early days.
William Sorensen emigrated to California
in 1853, sailing around Cape Horn in 1850,
and settled temporarily in Chile, South
America, later sailing up the coast to the
Golden Gate in 1853. In his younger days
he was a sailor and for seven years sailed
the high seas. Also early in life he became
a miner and was employed by various mine
operators until he subsequently acquired a
rich placer property of his own, from which
he made a comfortable fortune. After that
he purchased the farm of one hundred and
sixty acres which he still owns and which
he has brought under a high state of tilth
and splendidly improved. He purchased this
property in 1871 and has since lived upon
his farm where he has raised cattle and
horses for many years. He is now living a
retired life on his farm which he leases.
Mr. Sorensen chose as his life companion
and helpmate Elizabeth Woody, a daughter
of James and Elizabeth (Logden) Woody,
who was one of nine children in her parents'
family. The Wood.ys were a southern fam-
ily and emigrated to Oregon at an early day.
In his religious faith Sir. Sorensen is a mem-
ber of the Lutheran church, an organization
to which he gives his fidelity and which he
assists liberally in its work. He has long
been one of the most respected citizens in
his community and as he leads a retired life,
enjoying the fruition of his earlier labors in
the seclusion of his own home, surrounded
by his family and friends, he is entitled to
tlie resjicct and esteem of all who know him.
His has been a life of toil and in his younger
days he was not unacquainted with priva-
tion and hardship, but with a courageous
heart and determined spirit he pursued his
various callings most assiduously and by his
well directed efforts and fortunate selection
of properties acquired a very comfortable
competence.
MILES CANTRALL is one of the landed
proprietors of this state and is deeply inter-
ested in all matters of a public nature having
in view the improvement and development
of his county and state. At the earnest
solicitation of tlie people of Jackson county
he has served as the representative of his
district in the state legislature for both the
long and the short term. His home at pres-
ent is located on Big Applegate creek in a
rich portion of the Applegate valley. He was
born in Jackson county on the 29th of
August, 1868, and is the son of John and
Sarah A. (Newlin) Cantrall, both of whom
emigrated to Oregon in 1854 and located in
the Willamette valley. They were united in
marriage in the Butte valley and in lSG-1
removed to the Applegate valley where for
the succeeding four years John Cantrall was
engaged in mining at Sterlingville later lo-
cating upon a farm in that vicinity.
Miles Cantrall was educated at Jackson-
ville being graduated from the high school
in that city with the class of 1887, after
which he pursued a two years' course of study
in the Oregon State University and finished
with a business course in the Busi-
ness College of San Francisco, being
graduated from that institution with
the class of 1893. After completing his
studies he was engaged as the principal of
the old North school in Ashland, a position
in which he served the public for one year
and later acted as vice principal of the Jack-
sonville high school for tAvo consecutive
years. In 1891 he was the candidate on the
democratic ticket for count}' recorder and
notwithstanding he ran three hundred votes
ahead of his party ticket, he was nevertheless
defeated in the election by the populist land-
slide which occurred in that year. In 1902
lie was nominated by his party for the state
legislature, representing the district in which
he lives. He was elected by a very compli-
mentary majority and served the people as
tlieir representative in both the long and
the short term of the succeeding state
legislature.
In 1896 Mr. Cantrall was united in mar-
riage to Miss Mary A. Devlin, of the Apple-
.uate valley, her father, John Devlin, being
tlie owner of the farm which is now operated
by the subject of this review. Unto Mr. and
sirs. Cantrall have been born three children:
Otto L., John Leland and Miles Harlan.
Mr. Cantrall has been a loyal and lifelong
member of the democratic party, following
this great political organization in its
fortunes in both national and state cam-
paigns. Fraternally he is identified with the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the
United Artisans. He is at present engaged in
dairying and diversified farming, and is a
highly cultivated gentleman of a retiring dis-
position but a man unusually equipped in-
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207
tellectually to be trusted with the most im-
portant and sacred interests pertaining to
llie varied allairs of business and social life.
His work both as a dairyman and farmer is
recognized by the people of his community
as constituting an object lesson of a very
high order and of incalculable value to the
dwellers in a rural community. He enjoys
the respect and conlidence of the wide circle
of his friends and is well known and highly
esteemed throughout the entire valley and
county in which he resides.
DR. MARTIN GIESY, retired physician and
surgeon dI Aiirura, Marion county, was horn
in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, January
13, 18o5, a son of Andrew and Barbara
Uiesy. The parents, both natives of Switzer-
land, were married in that country, and came
in 1S17 to America, settling in Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, where they lived until
1S45, when they moved to Shelby county,
Missouri, residing there until ISjj. At that
date they removed to Washington, making
the trip "by way of the Isthmus of Panama,
and on their arrival first settled near the
Willapa river, where the father patsed away
in IStiO. The mother then came to Marion
county, where she died in IstJO. In their
family were fifteen children, of whom only
the subject of this sketch now survives.
Martin (jiesy received his early education
in the common schools and afterward be-
came a student in the Medical University at
Salem, Oregon, from which institution he
was graduated with the class of 1868. Soon
after he located at Aurora, where he re-
mained in active practice for over thirty-
three years. He is now living in this city
retired, although he still owns and has under
his supervision a well stocked drug store, lie
has been an extremely successful physician,
is well known throughout this city and the
neighboring country, and during his active
years had an extensive practice. He owns
some real estate in Aurora and in Portland,
and also owns seven hundred acres of land
near Aurora in Clackamas and Marion coun-
ties, and has presented each of his children
with one hundred acres of excellent hind lo-
cated in either Marion or Clackamas county.
In 1S70 Dr. Uiesy weddc<l -Miss Martha
Miller, who was born in Ohio in 1842, the
daughter of Samuel and Sarah Miller, both
of whom were natives of IVnnsylvaiiia. Af-
ter several years of residence in their native
state, the parents moved to Ohio, where they
lived until IS 1 1, when they repaired to Mis-
-ouri where the mother passed away in 1845.
In isr>3, crossing the plains, the father lame
to Oregon, settling in Clackamas county, but
shortly afterward removed to Marion county.
He was the leader of the llrethren Colony in
Oregon, which was organize<l in 1S.'>.">, and
consisted of alio\it nine hundnd people. The
father remained in Oregon until his death,
which occurred in 1886. In his family were
seven children: Mary A., deceased; Jacob, of
Aurora; Sorah, deceased; Katherine, of
Aurora: ilartha, now Mrs. Giesy; Joseph, of
Marion county, and Peggy, deceased. Mr.
and Mrs. Ciesy have become parents of seven
children, only four of whom are now living.
They are: Julius M., who was born June 6,
ISTl, and is now in the custom house; Uen-
jamin !•'., who was born in February, 1873,
and is now a practicing physician in Aurora;
Ida Sarah, who is now Mrs. Eugene Miis-
barger, of Woodhurn; and Orover Cleveland,
who was born in ISSO and is still at home.
Those deceased were: Alfreil A., who died at
the age of three months; James M., who
died at the age of two and a half years; and
I.ela M., who died at the age of six months.
All of Ur. Giesy 's children who are now liv-
ing have received college educations. The
son, Dr. Benjamin F. tJiesy, is a graduate of
Portland Medical College, of the Oregon I'ni-
versily, and also a graduate of JelVcrson
Medical College at Pliiladelphia.
Dr. Martin Giesy is a democrat in his
political views, but he has never sought nor
desired oltice, ]Mvl'crring to devote his entire
time and attention to his professionl duties.
Fraternally he belongs to the Champoeg
Lodge, No. 27, A. F. & A. M., at Butteville,
Oregon. Both he and his family are mem-
bers of the Lutheran church. For more than
forty-three years Dr. Giesy has re3ide<l in
Aurora, and during that time he has won a
gratifying position in professional circles, as
a result of his skill, knowledge, ability and
untiring etl'orts.
LOUIS J. CORL, iiU-Mtilicd witli mechan-
ical interests in Forest (.Irove, was born June
;i, 1858, in McHenry county, Illinois, a son
of Henry D. and ilary A. (Schryver) C'orl.
The father's birth occurred in Schenectady,
Xew York, August 2, 1S14, and the mother
was horn in Dutchess county, Xew York, on
the 18th of March, 1818. TJu-ir family num-
bered seven children: John Henry, deceased;
Albert S. and Sarah J., both living at North
Crystal Lake, Illinois; David ,S., deceased;
and Louis J. Two died in infancy.
In his youthful days Louis J. Corl attend-
ed the graded and high schools of Dundee,
Illinois, graduating in 1878 and entering
upon the profession of teaching in that local-
ity, devoting six years to the work in Dun-
dee and vicinity. He then turned his atten-
tion to merchandising, which he followed for
a time in Dundee, but later engaged in ag-
ricultural pursuits for tifteen years, giving
his attention to the cultivation of the crops
best adapted to soil and climate and also
to dairy farming. In 1904 he arrived in
Oregon and spent five months in Albany,
after which he resided for six months in
Monmouth before coming to Forest Grove,
where he has since engaged in business .
On the 9th of February. 1881, Mr. Corl
was married to Miss Hose E. Perry, of Dun-
dee, Illinois, whose parents were Francis
and Julia A. (Haas) Perry, of that place,
although the father and mother came orig-
inally from New York, llnto the marriage
of Mr. and Mrs. Corl nine children have
been born seven of whom are living, namely:
Mary .1., now at home; Oliver A., who was
nuirrieri December 2, 1908, to Miss Bessie
M. Mills, of Forest Grove; Edna I., the wife
of W. R. Cook, a farmer of Forest Grove;
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Leland D., Frances H., Jliriam E. and James
A., all four now attending school. Those
deceased are Francis H. and Ralph E., both
passing away at about the age of two years.
Politically Mr. Corl is a republican but
without ambition or desire for office. He is
well known in fraternal connections, hold-
ing membership with the Masonic lodge and
the Eastern Star, being now worthy patron
of the latter. He is also connected with the
Patrons of Husbandry, of which he is a
past master; the Modern Woodmen camp,
in which he has held all the offices, serving
at the present time as past consul; and of
the Royal Neighbors of America. In all
matters of citizenship he is progressive and
public-spirited and gives active and helpful
support to many measures for the general
good. He served five years as clerk of the
school board of Forest Grove and was city
treasurer three years, discharging the duties
of each position with fidelity and ability.
JVIARTIN FRANCISCOVICH. The north-
west is cosmopolitan in its citizenship, as
from all parts of the world come the men
and women who are building up the great
empire of the Pacific coast. Martin Fran-
ciscovich is a native of Austria, his birth
having occurred in Crovacia on the 10th of
November, 1S65. His parents, Martin and
Elizabeth Franciscovich, were also natives
of that country. The mother is now de-
ceased but the father is still living in Aus-
tria, at the age of seventy-six years.
Martin Franciscovich, one of their family
of three children, came to the United States
in 1891, settling in Astoria, where he fol-
lowed fishing for five years. He then con-
ducted a restaurant for four years, after
which he engaged in the wholesale liquor
business. Finding this a profitable source
of income, he has continued in this line and
has built up a trade of large proportions.
Mr. Franciscovich was married, in Aus-
tria, to Miss Barbara Pauletich, a native
of that country, and by their marriage they
have become parents of the following chil-
dren: Francis, who is now attending college
at Los Angeles; Mary, Elizabeth and Kath-
erine, all of whom are students in the pa-
rochial schools of Astoria. Mr. Francis-
covich and his family are communicants of
the Catholic church. Politically he is a
stanch republican and an active worker in
the party ranks and is now serving as one
of the commissioners who are building the
sea wall at this point. Fraternally he is
connected with the Knights of Pythias and
with the Austria Benevolent Society, also
the Order of Moose, of which he has been
the treasurer for the past seven years.
JAMES A. MOTT, one of the prominent
and prosperous citizens of Washington
county, was for twenty-three years identi-
fied with the police department and has for
more than a quarter of a century owned the
farm of seventy-five acres on which he now
resides and which is located a mile and a
half east of Beaverton. He is a leading fac-
tor in financial circles as the president of
the Bank of Beaverton and is likewise the
chief executive officer of a company conduct-
ing a brick-yard. His birth occurred in St.
Lawrence county. New York, on the 9th of
May, 1847, his parents being A. A. and Isa-
belle (Wood) Mott, who were natives of
Massachusetts and Canada respectively.
They celebrated their marriage at Cornwall,
Canada, and there spent the remainder of
their lives, the father passing away in 1855
and the mother in May, 1853. Unto them
were born six children, foiir of whom grew
to maturity, namely: Maria, who is the
widow of David Wright and makes her home
in Bay City, Michigan; Henry W., whose
demise occurred in Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
James A., of this review; and Isabelle. the
wife of Walter S. Harsham, of Detroit,
Michigan.
James A. Mott attended the common
schools in the acquirement of an education
and began earning his own livelihood when
a youth of twelve, working for two years on
a dairy farm in New York at six dollars
per month. Subsequently he was employed
in Pennsylvania for a time and then went to
northern Wisconsin, where he worked at log-
ging until 1876. That year witnessed his
arrival in Oregon and for a period of six
years he remained in the service of the Ore-
gon Transfer Company. Later he became
identified with the police department and
was connected therewith for twenty-three
years. On the expiration of that period he
took up his abode on the farm where he now
resides and which has been in his possession
for twenty-six years. His property is located
near Beaverton, Washington county, and
originally embraced ninety-four acres but at
the present time comprises seventy-five
acres — all under a high state of cultivation.
He likewise owns several business properties
in Portland and a fine residence. In addi-
tion to his agricultural interests Mr. Mott
owns stock in a brick concern and acts as
its president. In financial circles he holds a
prominent position as the president of the
Bank of Beaverton, and he is also a director
of the Scholls Telephone Company, a local
and long-distance line confined to Oregon.
His various undertakings have been attended
with a gratifying measure of success, for he
is a man of excellent business ability, sound
judgment and keen discrimination.
On the 16th of September, 1869, Mr, Mott
was united in * marriage to Miss Matilda
Stitt, who was born near Ottawa. Canada,
her parents being John and Catherine Stitt,
natives of the north of Ireland. They were
married in Canada and there continued to re-
side until Mr. Stitt passed away. His wife,
surviving him for many years, died in Port-
land, Oregon, in 1904, Their children were
eight in number, namely: George, who is a
7'esident of Washington county. Oregon;
•John, deceased; Sarah, who is the widow of
•John Crombie and lives in Portland; Mrs.
Mott; William, living in Portland; Rebecca,
the wife of Frank Parker, of Portland; Mrs.
B, J. McAllister, who makes her home in
northern Wisconsin; and James, of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Mott became the parents of
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four children. Isabelle, born October 26,
1880, is a high-school and normal-school
graduate and also has an excellent musical
education. She is now the wife of Nelson
Walker of Portland. Kathryn, whose natal
day was February 1, 1884, is a high-school
graduate and al.so has a musical education.
She gave her hand in marriage to Daniel A.
Bowman of Portland, who is the manager of
the Mowyer Clotliiiig Company and also con-
ducts a clothing store of his own. Edith,
born in 1886, passed away at the age of two
years and eight months. Edna M., whose
birth occurred on the 10th of November,
1890, has a high-school education and also
pursued a commercial course in the Oregon
Agricultural College. She has likewise been
educated in music and is still under the
parental roof.
In politics Mr. llott is a stanch republican,
loyally supporting the men and measures of
that party but neither seeking nor desiring
oftice. Fraternally he is identified with the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the
Ancient Order of I'nited Workmen. His re-
ligious faith is indicated by his membership
in the Presbyterian church, to which his wife
and children likewise belong. Mr. Mott is
well entitled to the proud American title of
a self-made man, for all that he today
possesses has been acquired through his own
labor, economy and well directed efforts.
His strong and salient characteristics are
such as endear him to all who come within
the close circle of his friendship, while
wherever he is known he is respected and
honored.
CHARLES H. MIMNAUGH, who has been
identiticrl with the lumber interests of the
state of Oregon for more than twenty
years, is manager of the NibleyMimnaugli
Lumber Company, one of the leading in-
dustries of this county, the mills having a
capacity of some ten million feet of lumner
annually. He was born in Eau Claire, Wis-
consin. November 4, 1S73, a son of Patrick
and Theresa (Roach) Mimnaugh. The father
was a native of Ireland, having been born
near Londonderry. The mother's birth oc-
curred at Rtaleybridge, near Manchester,
England. They were brought to the United
States by their respective parents when they
were but children and their marriage oc-
curred in I.«ke City, Minnesota, where the
father followed the blacksmith's trade. Sub-
sequently they removed to Stillwater, Min-
nesota, where they remained for about two
years before locating in Enu Claire, Wis-
consin. In the latter place the father suc-
cessfully condueted a blacksmith shop until
1SH9, the year in which he came to Oregon.
He was n member of a party which also
included L. C. Stanley and other Wi«<on«in
men, with whom he was associated in the
organization of the Orande Rnnde Lumber
Company, which erected the firat bis lunilier
mills built in eastern Oregon. Thii com-
pany hael several mills, located at Perry,
I'nion county, and their operations were
very extensive. Patrick Mimnaugh was
closely associated with the firm for manv
years, being a stockholder in the company
and its purchasing agent. In 1906 he re-
moved to Wallowa and the following year
was identified with the organization of the
Nibley-Mimnaugh Lumber Comjiany. His
death occurred in 190S, his wife dying the
following year.
Charles H. Mimnaugh waa reared at home,
acquiring his education in the public schools,
and after having successively completed the
branches which they taught he entered the
Eau Claire high school. In 1890 he came to
Oregon with his mother and her family and
located in Perry, where the father awaited
them. After a residence of about sixteen
years in Perry they removed to Wallowa.
From the time of his arrival in Oregon, Mr.
Mimnaugh has been identified with the lum-
ber industry. Soon after he came here he
accepted employment in the mills at Perry,
in which his father was heavily interested,
and in 1907 he wag one of the organizers of
the Nibley-Mimnaugh Lumber Company, the
other partners being James Mimnaugh, C.
W. Nibley and George Stoddard. The pres-
ent mills arc located at Wallowa. C. H.
Mimnaugh was made manager of the business
at the time of its inception and he has since
served in that capacity. He has been en-
gaged in the lumber business throughout his
entire active career, beginning in an unim-
portant position. In the course of years he
has helped to build up a large and successful
enterprise, devoting his attention and ener-
gies to the management of a business which,
owing to his keen discernment and capable
control, has grown to be one of large pro-
portions.
In 1902 Mr. Mimnaugh was married to
Miss Oertrude Arnold, of La Grande, and to
this union three children have been born,
Cicorge, Frank and Bryan. In politics Mr.
Mimnaugh is a progressive democrat. In all
of the relations of citizenship he is honor-
able and upright and in business circles he
has made continuous and creditable advance,
recognition being accorded him by leading
business men as one who deserves classifica-
tion in their ranks.
EDWARD D. STEWART. Of hardy
Scotch ancestry and of the courage and in-
dustry for which his countrymen are noted,
Edward D. .Stewart of Rogue River, Oregon,
followed for many years the calling of the
farm employe, but has recently acquired an
interest in the Pleasant Creek Mining Com-
pany, owning valuable property. He was
born in Penniylvania, April 1, 1848, a son of
•I.Tmes and Anna Stewart, both natives of
Scotland. The parents emigrated to the new
world in early life and settled in Pennsyl-
vania, where they resided imtil 1853. At that
time they crossed the plains with ox teams
to California and continued to make that
state their place of residence until the time
of their death. In their family were thirteen
children, seven of whom survive.
E<lward I). .Stewart received his education
in the common schools of California but at
the early age of fifteen years he laid aside
his textbooks and left the comforts of home
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to make his own way in the world. For
many years he followed agiicviltural pursuits
but in 1910, on coming to Jackson county,
Oregon, he took up a mining claim. He has
since been actively engaged in the mining
liusiness and at the present time owns an
interest in the Pleasant Creek Jlining Com-
pany.
In his political faith Jlr. Stewart is a re-
publican, rendering unqualified allegiance to
that party. He is associated fraternally with
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
which he is an active member. Being reared
in the Presbyterian faith he attends the ser-
vices of that denomination. Mr. Stewart is
well and favorably known in the community
and is recogaiized as one of its estimable citi-
zens. Although he does not take an active
interest in public matters he emulates by his
consistent life not only the teachings of
Christianity but also the principles taught
by the Odd Fellow.s, of A\hom he is a faith-
ful disciple.
JOHN W. STRINGER is an enterprising
fainicr engaged in the hop-growing industry
and resides on a twenty-one acre farm near
Crants Pass, of which he is the proprietor.
He was born in .Josephine county, March 16,
1872, the son of William and Sarah (Dan-
iels) Stringer, the latter of whom was born
in Missouri. In a very early day the father
removed with ox teams from Illinois to Ore-
gon, reaching this state in time to take part
in the Rogue River Indian war. During the
journey practically no trouble was experi-
enced with the Indians, but a wagon train
^^■hich made the trip just in advance was
entirely destroyed by the Indians and all of
tlie emigrants were massacred. To William
and Sarah (Daniels) Stringer eight children
were born.
.John W. Stringer received a good com-
mon-school education and remained under
the parental roof until he attained his ma-
jority, when he engaged in farming on his
own account. One year later he purchased
tlie farm on which he is now residing and
by his own efforts has placed upon it the
substantial improvements which are now in
evidence. The farm contains twenty-one
acres of very fertile soil and Mr. Stringer
is making a specialty of growing hops, meet-
ing with good success.
In 1901 he was married to Miss Nancy
Davenport, a native of ]Missouri. In his po-
litical faith ]Wr. Stringer is an adherent of
the principles and practices of the democratic
party, although he gives the greater part
of his attention to business affairs. He is
one of the well knoAvn and respected farm-
ers of his community, in which he has an
excellent standing.
SAM B. STRINGER. Like his brother,
Sam B. Stringer is engaged in the hop-rais-
ing industry near Grants Pass, where he
owns and operates a farm of thirteen and
three-quarters acres. He has made a suc-
cess of hop-raising and is prosperous. He
was born in Linn county, Oregon, and re-
mained at home with his ])arents. William
and Sarah (Daniels) Stringer, until he at-
tained the age of twenty-three years, hav-
ing in the meantime pursued his education
in the schools of Josephine county. He
then rented a farm and went into business
on his own account. After living for a year
upon that farm, which was situated in Linn
count}', he removed to Josephine county and
bought the place upon which he has since
made his residence. He lias carefully im-
proved his propeity and by industry and
wisdom lias brought it under a high state
of cultivation and has for some time been
engaged in hop-raising, in which business
he is meeting with excellent success.
In 1893 Mr. Stringer was united in mar-
riage to Miss Janie Davenport, a native of
Missouri and a sister of Nancy (Davenport)
Stringer, the wife of John W. Stringer. The
jjarents of Mrs. Stringer own a farm of one
hundred and sixty acres in the New Hope
country, in Josephine county, where they
are residing. Mr. Stringer is democratic in
his political views but pays little attention
to political matters. He is one of the es-
timable citizens of his community and is
highly regarded by a large number of friends.
B. T. TURNER, who is prominently iden-
tified wiUi the lumber interests of Salem as
manager of the East Side Falls City Lum-
ber Company, was formerlj' connected with
the Jones Lumber Company and with busi-
ness interests in Oakland, California. His
birth occuiTed in Iowa, on the 17th of April.
1875, and he is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Turner, both of whom are natives of Illi-
nois. After their marriage they left that
state and settled in Kansas for two years
before removing in 1874 to Iowa. Seeking
the greater opportunities of the far west,
they came to Salem in 1881 and are making
that city their home. They are the parents
of nine children, four of whom survive: Mrs.
M. E. Qviick; B. T., of this review; and John
R. and Robert Lee, twins.
Remaining at home attending the common
and high schools and assisting his father in
the dai-ly duties on the home place rmtil he
was of age, B. T. Turner entered upon his
independent career in the lumber business
and was employed in succession in various
lumber concerns. At first he had charge of
the Jones Lumber Company of Portland and
remained in their employ for thirteen years.
At the end of that time he removed to Oak-
land. California, but after a short residence
in that city returned to Oregon to become
manager of the East Side Falls City Lumber
Company of Salem, a position which he still
holds. Because of his more than ordinary
knowledge of lumber and of his conscien-
tious discharge of any duties which come to
hand he has risen rapidly in the esteem of
his employers and is today holding a re-
sponsible position.
In 1901 Mr. Turner was married to Miss
Ijena Williams, whese birth occurred in Ore-
gon and who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
D. W. Williams. To them one child has
been born. Bernard E., whose birth occurred
on the 37th of February, 1905. In politics
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
213
Mr. Turner gives his support to the demo-
cratic party and is ever an advocate of the
measures and policies which it sets forth in
its platforms. In fraternal circles lie holds
nienibership with the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the World
and the Foresters, lie is loyal and enter-
prising, possessing the progiessive spirit of
the times and accomplishing what he under-
takes, while his geniality and his respect for
the opinions of others have won him a host
of friends.
JOHN S. DELLINGER. There is no deny-
ing the fact that the newspapers exert a
controlling influence on American life. Un-
der the favoring conditions of the American
republic the freedom of the press was first
established and here the newspaper has
flourished as in no other country of the
world. Largely on this account many of
the most promising young men have been
attracted to the newspaper business and
have made a success of it. John S. Dellin-
ger, editor and proprietor of The Morning
Astorian of Astoria, which is said to be
'the best newspaper property outside of
Portland in Oregon," clearly belongs among
the leading newspaper men of the north-
west, lie has perhaps founded and managed
more daily and weekly newspapers than any
other man of his age in America, thus gain-
ing a wealth of experience which he has
bi'cn able to apply to excellent advantage in
behalf of his adopted city.
Mr. Dellinger was born in Union county,
Pennsylvania, on the 30th of March, 18GG,
and removed with his parents to .Jefferson,
Iowa, in 1870, the family later residing at
Scranton, Iowa. In 1882 he went to Lake
City, lowa, and secured employment on The
lilade, which was published by T. B. llotch-
kiss. Alter speiiiling about a year under
the tutelage of Mr. Ilotchkiss the ambitious
young typesetter started out in quest of
fortune, his first stopping place being Fre-
mont. Nebraska. Soon afterward he went
to Arlington and founded The Enterprise —
his first venture as an independent publisher.
The project failed to realize expectations
and he transported his plant and material
to Scribner. thirty-one miles away, and
starte<l The News. After six weeks he dis-
posed of the plant and went to \'alentine.
where he published The Hepiiblioan during
the Blaine campaign, espousing the cause of
Mr. Blaine. There he continued for a year.
The next move was to Fremont, where he
issued The Fremont Journal for six months.
The Hooper Sentinel was his next news-
paper property. After leaving The Sentinel
lie foun<Ied The Nebraska Statesman at
Broken Bow. The Mason City Transcript
and The Anselma Argus. In conjunction
with The Argus he founded another paper
at Broken Bow — The Daily World, llyannis
was his next location. Mere he entered a
tract of land in the dead of winter, ascer-
taining that the Burlington Railroad was
soon to pass that way, and founded the town
on part of his cattle ranch. He founded
The llyannis Tribune and became the first
postmaster and the first county clerk of
(irant county. From llyannis he went to
Alliance, Xebiaska, where he purchased The
Argus, and later founded The Tribune at
Marsland. From this place he went to
Chamberlain, South Dakota, and published
The Chamberlain Daily Tribune, espousing
the cause of Pierre in the famous state cap-
ital fight between Huron and Pierre.
Oregon next became the field of o|ierations
ot Mr. Dellinger. Disposing of his business
at Chamberlain, he transported the idant to
I'ay Cit}', Oregon and established The Bay
City Tribune, which he published for eigh-
teen months. The Astoria Daily News was
his next newspaper and he also sent mate-
rial and equipment from Astoria and found-
ed The Xehalem Herald. In IS'JS he shipped
a complete newspaper plant sufiicient for
the iiublication of a daily newspaper to
Skaguay, Alaska, and founded The Morning
Alaskan, thus becoming the owner of the
first daily newspaper in Alaska. At War-
renton. Oregon, he published The Port Ore-
•jon Tribune and also established a job print-
ing ollice and a blank book and bindery con-
cern in Astoria. This business flourished
and in 1903, when opportunity was pre-
sented for him to purchase The Morning As-
torian. he eagerly availed himself of it and
consolidated with the newspaper his bindery
and blank book estalilisliinent. The As-
torian has steadily flourished and is now one
of the prominent newspapers of the state.
He has been from the beginning of his
newspaper career remarkably energetic and
progressive and to his newspaper belongs the
honor of having used the first linotype ma-
chine employed west of the Rocky moun-
tains. This machine was set up in the ofRce
of The Morning Astorian. In politics he is a
stanch and uncompromising republican and
is one of the most active and efficient work-
ers in the state in behalf of the party. He
is now serving as member of the executive
committee of the republican state central
committee and chairnuin of the cit}' and
county republican central committees. He
is a valued member of the ilasonic order and
the Elks and by virtue of patriotic ancestry
holds membership in the Sons of the Revolu-
tion. Of a genial and pleasing nature, he
has never lacked friends, and it is no ex-
aggeration to say that he is one of the most
|>opuhir men of the state and that he enjoys
the complete confidence of his associates and
of all with whom he comes in contact
either in business or social affairs.
R. M. TRESTRAIL, who is residing in
Macleay, was horn in La Fayette county,
Wisconsin, on the .'ith of February. 18.12, his
parents being Robert and Elizabeth (Barker)
Trestrail. both of whom were natives of
England and are now deceased. Immedi-
ately after their marriage in IS.Il they came
to the I'nited States and settled in Wiscon-
sin, where Mr. Trestrail followed the shoe-
maker's trade, an occupation in which both
he and his father were engaged throughout
their lives. They became the parents of
three children: R. M., the subject of this re-
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view; Mary A., the wife of C. T. Douglas,
of Wisconsin; and W. H., a resident of Eau
Claire, Wisconsin.
R. M. Tiestrail was educated in the public
schools of Wisconsin and immediately after
laying aside his text-books he accepted em-
ployment in the postoffice of his native town,
where his father was postmaster for four-
teen years, passirtg away while still holding
the office. After this E. M. Trestrail re-
moved to Eau Claire, where he was em-
ployed in various railroad oflices for eight-
een years, among them being the Chicago &
Northwestern, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
Subsequently he became the cashier of the
bank at Withee, Wisconsin, a position which
he held for two years before purchasing a
hotel at Elroy, Wisconsin, which he ran for
six years. After disposing of this he came to
Oregon in November, 1910. and located at
Macleay, where he purchased a store and a
substantial home. In the following year in
October he received the appointment of post-
master. In his various positions Mr. Tres-
trail has always held the confidence of his
employers and his ability has been rewarded
by rapid promotions.
Mr. Trestrail was twice married. His first
union was in 1874 to Miss Mary E. Lawson,
whose death occurred in April. 1896. They
became the parents of three children: Rob-
ert L.. a resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Elizalieth L., who is the wife of Albert C.
Bohrnstedt who is engaged in the real-estate
business; and William C, who makes his
home in California. The second union oc-
curred in 1900, when he was married to Mrs.
Jessie E. Erickson. Politically Mr. Trestrail
has ever been a republican and is thoroughly
alive to the issues of the day, doing whait
he can to further the interests and success
of his party. He belongs to the Masons and
also holds membership in the Modern Wood-
men of America. Although he has not been
a resident of Macleay for a very long period,
he has made for himself a creditable posi-
tion in commercial circles and his name is
known thioughout the community by reason
of the progressive spirit which he has ever
displayed.
ALONZO KING RICHARDSON in his
seventh year as sheriff of Harney county,
Oregon, has gained for himself the esteem
of his fellow citizens by his coolness and
efficiency in trying and often dangerous cir-
cumstances. He was born in Weber county,
Utah, April 3, 1S67, and is a son of Ebenezer
and Elizabeth (Gilson) Richardson. His
mother was one of the pioneer settlers of
Utah. She left her native country of Eng-
land when she was three years of age and
went with her parents to Capetown, South
Africa. Here the family remained until she
was fifteen years of age, when they crossed
the Atlantic to America and came to Utah,
crossing the plains with ox teams and arriv-
ing in tlie M-est in 1853. They later removed
to Idaho, wliere Mrs. Richardson was mar-
ried the second time, to Daniel McDonald.
In 1885 she came to Oregon and settled in
Harney county. Ebenezer Richardson died
when his son was still a young boy.
A. K. Richardson was educated in the pub-
lic schools of Weber county, Utah, which he
attended until he was thirteen years of age.
Afterward he removed with his mother, who
later located at King hill on the Snake river,
to Wood river, Idaho. Thence he went to
Bear Lake, Idaho, where he remained until
1892, when he came to Oregon and located
in Harney county. He spent one year ranch-
ing but at the expiration of that time bought
an interest in a shingle mill, which he oper-
ated in partnership with his step-father for
many years. It was one of the first mills
of its kind in Harney county and is still in
operation. The engine with which it is
equipped at present is part of the original
machinery brought to Oregon fifty years ago
by soldiers and was the first engine ever put
up on Cow creek, from which place it was
later removed to Mill creek. After a few
years Mr. Richardson bought his stepfather's
interest in the shingle mill and conducted
it for himself for six or seven years. He
added a sawmill to his shingle business and
went into partnership with G. L. James.
Later he purchased Mr. .lames' interest in
the business and operated the mill himself
until 1905, when he was elected sheriff of
Harney county, which otfice he has held con-
tinuously since that time. He is in his
seventh year in this oflice, is a candidate for
reelection, and has a remarkable record
for honesty, coolness and courage. In 1908,
he bought a controlling interest in the store
of Fenwick & Jackson of Burns, Oregon, and
was active in its management with Mr.
Ilagey as a partner for three years. Later
he purchased the one-third interest which
Mr. Hagey owned and managed the store
under his own name.
On the 19th of October, 1S87, Mr. Richard-
son was united in marriage to Miss Jeannette
Nelson, of Salt Lake City, and they are the
parents of three children: Burt, who holds a
position in his father's store; Florence, the
wife of Josejih Thompson, also in Mr. Rich-
ardson's emploj'; and Viola, who lives at
homo. Fraternally Mr. Richardson has occu-
pied all the chairs in the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows and holds membership in
the Modern Woodmen of America. He has
had many of the experiences which naturally
fall to the lot of a sheriff in an unsettled
country. His field of activity covers more
territory than the whole state of Massa-
chusetts, but he keeps the entire county
under his supervision. He know^s what it
means to look down into the muzzle of a gun
and has made some notable captures during
tlie period of his activity. The wild and law-
less life of western America is for the most
jiart a thing of the past. Cowboys and
ranchmen no longer "shoot up" their fellow
citizens on the American frontiers. En-
ero.aching civilization and modern develop-
nuuit are gradually softening the nule char-
acteristics of the westerner and yet even
today the men in this section of the country
arc more jealous of their personal liberty and
freer with their guns than are the citizens
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217
of other portions of the United States. In
his officiiil capacity as sheriff Mr. Richardson
is naturally linm^lit into contact with the
most lawless fU-nient in the county and has
shown in the conduct of his office bravery,
coolness and calmness of judgment, and a
perfect fearlessness which are necessary
characteristics of the successful sheriff in a
growing western community.
BENJAMIN M. COLLINS, cashier and ac-
tive manager of the .Jacksonville State Rank
and well known as a representative of agri-
cultural and financial interests in Jackson
county, was horn in (Ireene county, Illinois,
April 4, 1876. a son of Benjamin W. and
Mary E. (Likely) Collins. The mother was
born in Pike county, Illinois, and the
father's birth occurred in Guernsey county,
Ohio. He removed westward to Illinois in
1854 and was there married. His death oc-
curred in July, ions, when he was seventy-
three years of age. and the mother now re-
sides with her son Benjamin. The father de-
voted his life to farming and also held many
political offices during his residence in
fireene county. Illinois, to which he was
elected on the republican ticket. He served
as county supervisor and for eight .vears he
and his wife superintended the county poor
farm. In their family were ten children,
eight sons and two daughters, and with one
exception all are yet living'. Four are resi-
dents of Jackson county, Oregon, and one is
living in California.
Benjamin M. Collins, who was the eighth
in order of birth, was reared in his native
county, early becoming familiar with the
best "methods of tilling the soil and caring
for the crops. He remained in Illinois until
the spring of 1903, when he came to Jackson
county. Oregon. He had been graduated
from Dixon College at Dixon, Illinois, in
180S. when seventeen years of age, be-
ing the youngest graduate up to that time.
He was too young to teach, for the law
would not permit his being accorded a cer-
tificate, so he secured a position as clerk in
a store and was thus employed for two and
a half years. Tie then took up the profes-
sion of teaching, which he followed in Pike,
Scott and (ireenc counties, devoting his en-
tire attention to tli.nt profession iintil he
came to Oregon to join his brother, S. C.
Collins, who had been residing here for seven
years. Benjamin M. Collins engaged in teach-
ing for a year at Ruch and then went to
Blue Lndee mine and shoveled snow for three
days. His financial condition rendered it
imperative that he accept any employment,
but after that brief period he obtained the
position of assistant assayer of the Blue
Lodge mine and later was made bookkeeper.
Subsequently he relumed to Medford and
engaged In clerking in a shoe store for three
months. He was next appointed city recorder
and police court juilge of Medford, continu-
ing in that position for three years. He then
resigned and removed to .Jacksonville to take
charge of the Farmers & Fruit Growers bank,
which he managed for a year. He then
bought the bank building and the capital
stock and organized the present state bank
of Jacksonville in 1910. He is the cashier
and the active manager of the bank, which
he has since capably conducted, his business
policy commanding confidence to such an ex-
tent that during the first year and a half its
deposits increased over three hundred per
cent. The bank has been placed upon a safe,
substantial basis and has now a large num-
ber of depositors, while its business in other
departments is equally gratifying.
On the 12th of October, 189S. Mr. Collins
was married to Miss Eriezean Walton, a na-
tive of Pike county, Illinois, and a daughter
of Henry and Minerva Walton. The two
children of this marriage are: Frederick,
born October 10, 1899; and Grace, born July
4, 1908. In his political views Mr. Collins
is a republican and always casts an intelli-
gent ballot because he keeps well informed
on the questions and issues of the day. Fra-
ternally he is connected with the JIasons,
the Elks and the Knights of Pythias and he
and his wife are members of the Christian
church, to the support of which they con-
tribute liberally and take a helpful interest
in many departments of the church work.
They have gtiined many friends during their
residence in Jackson count.v and enjoy the
high regard and good will of all with whom
they have come in contact.
HOLLIS PARKS is one of the thrifty, en-
terprising farmers of Jackson county. His
farm is located near Buncom and consists of
one hundred and sixt.v acres, on which he
conducts diversified farming, raisinj; hay and
caring for stock. He was born in Sterling,
Oregon, on the 15th of December. 1880, one
of a family of five children, four of whom
still reside in this state. His mother, whose
maiden name was Elizabeth Waters, makes
her home with her son Ilollis. but the father
passed away on the 29th of April, 1911.
Hollis Parks purchased the farm where
he resides four years ago. Since coming
into possession of this propertv he has very
greatly improved it until it is now in every
way one of the model farms in the locality.
He is still unmarried and is a true son and
protector of his widowed mother. 1 1 is po-
litical allegiance is given to the republican
party, while fraternally he is identified with
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
the Artisans. He is an industrious and pros-
perous citizen of his county, interested in
and participating in the social and civic af-
fairs of his community and ever ready to
lend his assistance and influence to the ad-
vancement of whatever may prove itself to
be of value and service to the people.
CHRISTIAN MARX founded and is the
proprietor of the Eugene Dye Works, the
first establishment of the kind in this city,
and from the outset has conducted a siic-
cesifiil business, which has constantl.v grown
in volume and importance and is now one of
the leading industrial enterprises of Lane
county. Mr. Marx is one of Eugene's na-
tive sons, his birth having here occurred
.•\pril "i, IS79. His parents were Cliristian
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and Caroline (Hochisen) Jlsirx. The father,
a native of Newark, Kew Jersey, came
around Cape Horn to Oregon when a youth
in his teens, settling lirst in Portland, where
he learned the barber's trade. After some
years passed there he came to Eugene in
1878 and opened a barber shop, continuing
in that business until his death, which oc-
curred in February, 1910, when he was about
lifty-seven or fifty-eight years of age. He
was well known in this city, where for about
Ihirty-two years lie made his liorae. He held
membership in Eugene Lodge, No. 357, B.
P. 0. E., which he joined on its organization.
Christian Mar.\ was educated in the public
schools and afterward learned the cleaning
and dyeing business in Portland, becoming
an e.xcellent workman in that connection and
acquainting himself with all of the scientific
processes underlying the work. In 1898 he
returned to this city and established the Eu-
gene Dye Works, wliich lie conducted alone
until 1904, when he sold the business and
went to Los Angeles in order to gain a
broader l<nowledge of the work to which he
was devoting his energies. In 1906 he re-
turned to Eugene and purcliased his old busi-
ness and the same year admitted his brother
Ralpli to a partnership. Tliey now have
agencies in a number of tlie smaller towns
and receive work from all over the district
as far as Portland, Salem and Albany. They
employ the most progressive and up-to-date
methods and appliances for handling all
classes of work, including the cleaning and
dyeing of most delicate fabrics, and the re-
sult of their work is indicated in their con-
stantly increasing patronage.
Mr. Marx was married in 1908 to Miss
Hazel Hodkinson. a daughter of William and
Anna (Beck) Hodkinson, of Grants Pass,
Oregon, and they have one daughter, Shirley.
Mr. Marx is a member of Eugene Lodge, No.
357, B. P. 0. E. He has a wide acquaintance
in the city where almost liis entire life has
been passed and where he has so directed
his labors as to win substantial returns for
his industry, determination and capabilit}'.
JOHN T. CROENI, a well known resident
of Washington county, where he is part
owner of a farm of forty acres, was born
in Hancock county, Iowa, .lanuary 31, 1873.
The family is of German lineage, his parents
being .lohn and Christina (Vetter) Croeni,
both of whom were natives of Germany, born
in Alsace and in Baden respectively. In
early life, however, they came to the new
world and were married in Iowa, residing in
that state until 1885, when they came to
Oregon and first settled in Washington
county. The father was a minister of the
German Baptist church, where he engaged
in preaching until his death in October,
1900. He exerted a strong influence for
good in the communities in which he lived
and his earnestness and zeal in the work
proved a potent force in the iipbuilding of
the church. His widow still survives and is
now living in Washington county. They
were the parents of twelve children: John
T., of this review; Amelia C, who died at
the age of nine years; Jacob, who passed
away wiien but seven years old; George,
who is married and resides in Portland;
Julius, who is also married and makes his,
home on a farm in Washington county, Ore-
gon ; Albert, who is married and likewise
lives on a farm in Washington county; Car-
rie, who is married to John Lehman, Jr., of
Washington county; Alfred, who died in
Iowa at the age of two years; Benjamin,
an agriculturist of Washington county; Katie,
a resident of the same county; Carl, a youth
of seventeen, who is living in Washington
county; and Eleanore, also of Washington
county.
John T. Croeni spent the first twelve years
of his life in Iowa and then accompanied his
parents on their removal to the northwest,
much of his youth being spent in this sec-
tion of the country, the growth and develop-
ment of which he has now witnessed for
more than a quarter of a century. He was
twenty-seven years of age when he started
out independently in the business world by
renting land, which he cultivated for a short
time. Carefully saving his earnings, he was
at length enabled to purchase sixty-three
acres, which he afterward sold, and at the
present time he is part owner and operates
forty acres of highly cultivated land, of
which he has seven acres planted to fine
fruit. His farm is splendidly improved and
is equipped with many modern conveniences.
Neat and orderly, it presents a most attrac-
tive appearance and gives every evidence of
the care and supervision of a practical
owner.
Mr. Croeni was married on tlie 8th of
January. 1902, when Miss Lydia Rufenacht
became his wife. She was born in Washing-
ton county, Oregon, a daughter of John and
Marguerita Pvufenacht, both of whom were
natives of Switzerland. Following their
marriage they left the land of the Alps and
came to America in 1877, settling in Wash-
ington county, Oregon, where the father gave
his attention to general agricultural pursuits
until his life's labors were ended in death,
on the ISth of January, 1896. His widow,
who was born September 23, 1849, now
makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. Croeni,
the latter being the only survivor of her
two children, the elder having died in in-
fancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Croeni are members of the
German Baptist church and are generous
contributors to its support. His political
views are in accordance with the principles
of the republican party. His entire life has
been the expression of energy and activity
along business lines and the j^ears have
brought him success that has been the fitting
and merited reward of earnest, persistent
labor.
DR. TOIVO FORSSTROM, enjoying an ex-
tensive and lucrative practice as a physician
and surgeon of Portland, also maintains an
office in Astoria. His birth occurred in Fin-
land on the 30th of July, 1867, liis parents
THE CEXTK.WIAL IIISTOKY OF OREGON
219
bein^' Gust at Adolpli and Louise Augusta
(Polvianderi Korsstrom, who were likewise
natives of that country, the former born in
isiy and tlie latter in 1829. Gustat" A. Fors-
stroni, who served in the capacity of post-
master for lilty years, was called to his
linal rest in Is'JS. Our subject is one of a
family of eleven chihlren and the only mem-
ber thereof who resides in the United Stales.
Uis brothers are all i)rofessional men.
l)r. Toivo Forsstrom was educated in his
native land and served in the army of Fin-
hind from IS'.KJ until IStio. He is a gradu-
ate of the University of Helsingfors, leav-
ing the medical department of that institu-
tion with the class of IS'J". He had begun
the study of medicine in 1SS7 and likewise
pursued a post-graduate course at Berlin
and V'ienna. In December, 1905. he came to
Astoria. Oregon, here practicing his profes-
sion until March, 1911, when he took up his
abode in Portland. Dr. Forsstrom special-
izes in surgery and has performed numerous
successful operations. He has attained dis-
tinction because of his skill and ability,
which are constantly increasing through re-
search, study, investigation and experiment.
In the line of his profession he is connected
with the American Medical Association and
the Finnish .Medical Association in Finland.
Jn 1909 Dr. Forsstrom was united in mar-
riage to Miss AUie Lauren, a native of Fin-
land. He gives his political allegiance to
the republican party and is a Lvitheran in
religious faith. The Finnish Brotherhood
numbers him among its members. In i)ro-
fessional and social circles he holds to high
standards and enjoys in large measure the
confidence and trust of those with whom he
i> brought in contact in everv relation of
life.
RICHARD H. WALTER, D. D. S., is one
of the successful and :imi>ng the most skil-
ful dentists engaged in business in Marsh-
Held, where he has resided for many years
past, and is regarded as one of the highly
respected and enterprising citizens of that
place. He is a native of Oregon, his birth
liaving occurred at Libby in 1879, and is a
son of Richard and Kditli (Hand) Walter.
His parents arc both natives of Australia
and he is the only child born to them. He
«as reared in his parents' home and edu-
cated in the public schools of Marshfield.
.\t the age of eighteen years he started in
life for himself in the dental ollice of Dr.
Prentiss, of Marshliehl. where he remained
for several j'ears. He later extended his
knowledge of the scien<>e of dental surgery
by pursuing the regular course in that fielil
in the Philadelphia Dental College of Phil-
adelphia, Pennsylvania, and while a student
served in dental work in Garrettson Hos-
pital, perfecting himself in applied dental
science, and after completing the required
branches of study he was graduated from
the Philadelphia Dental College with the de-
gree of D. D. S. in the class of 1902. Im-
mediately following his graduation he re-
turned to Marshfield where he opened an
office for the practice of his profession and
since that time has devoted his entire at-
tention to his work. He was the second
])rofessional dentist to open an office in
Marshtield and during his years of practice
he has built up a most enviable and lucra-
tive business.
Dr. Walter was united in wedlock to Miss
Kdiia Hear, who is the daughter of .\lr. and Mrs.
.J<din Hear, more extended mention of whom is
made on another page of this work. Unto
them three children have been born: Kich-
ard. whose birth occurred April 5, 1904;
Harry, born :May 29, 190."); and John, born
November Ui. 1908. Dr. Walter is affiliated
with the democratic party but has never
iiad any aspirations for political preferment
of any kind. Fraternally he is associated
with the Masonic order. He is a man of
enterprising characteristics, readily giving
his time and inlluence to the advancement of
any measure of public interest seeking to
improve the condition of the people of his
state and county and is highly respected
for his business integrity and regarded as
one among the most skilful men in the prac-
tice of his jnofession. His office is located
over Morgan & Matson's store on First
street and he is the owner of the residence
in which he lives, and is also the owner of
real-estate property at Empire City, this
state.
SETH W. SEELYE, who has been busily
engaged in general agricultural pursuits
throughout his entire business career, now
resides on an excellent farm of thirty-three
acres at Scholls, eight miles southwest ol
Beaverton. His birth occurred in Indiana,
on the 2Sth of Seiitember, lS;i7, his parents
being Abner and Jlary (Craig) Seelye, who
were natives of Pennsylvania and Kentucky
respectively. They were married in Indiana
and there continued to reside for twelve
years. On the expiration of that period they
removed to Metropolis, Illinois, where they
remained but a short time, however. In
-Vugust, 1852, they came to Multnomah
county, Oregon, where Abner Seelye worked
in a sawmill for six months. At the end
of that time ho went to the Lewis river, in
the state of Washington (at that time a
part, of Oregon), where he proved up a
claim and carried on farming for a few
years. Relinquishing his claim, he removed
to Sauvies Island, at the junction of the Co-
lumbia and Willamette rivers, where he
nmile his lumie for several years. Subse-
i|uently he took up his abo(le in Portland
and after a brief period came to Washington
county, i)urchasing the farm which is now
in possession of our subject. After dispos-
ing of his property he returned to Willam-
ette .Sloiigh and there resided for a few
years, when he solil his place and removed
to Tillamook, where his remaining days
were spent in honorable retirement. He •
passed away nt the age of sixty-three hav-
ing survived his wife for severaf years. Unto
them were born nine children. fivi> of whom
are yet living, as follows: Setli W., of this
review; Ann. the widow of Daniel McCoy;
Catherine, who is the wife of E. C. Stan-
wood and lives on the coast ; George, who is
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
a resident of Washington county, Oregon;
and Zachariah. of Banks, Oregon.
Seth W. Seelye attended the common
schools in the acquirement of an education
and on attaining his majority started out
as an agriculturist on his own account. He
devoted his attention to the cultivation of
rented land for many j'ears and subsequent-
ly took charge of one-half of the farm, which
he owned in association with his father for
a number of years. The property, which is
located at Scholls, on section 16, has been
his place of abode to the present time. At
one time his holdings in the vicinity em-
braced one hundred and forty-three acres,
but he has disposed of all except a tract of
thirty-three acres, twent.y acres of which
is under a high state of cultivation. His
undertakings as an agriculturi.st have been
attended with success and he has long been
numbered among the substantial and repre-
sentative citizens of the community.
On July 26th, 1876, Mr. Seelye was united
in marriage to Miss Hannah Turpin, who
was born in Pennsylvania, on the 12th ot
August, 1837. her parents being Isaac R. and
Rebecca (Davis) Turpin, natives of New Jer-
sey. They resided in that state for fifteen
years after their marriage and then removed
to Pennsylvania, where Isaac R. Turpin
passed away at the age of fifty-five years.
His wife was more than eighty years of age
when called to her final rest. During his
earlier manhood Mr. Turpin followed the sea
for twenty-four years and for several years
owned and was in charge of a vessel. To
him and his wife were born fifteen children,
all of whom are deceased except Mrs. Seelye.
At the time of her demise Mrs. Turpin had
two hundred and fifty children, grandchil-
dren, great-grandchildren and great-great-
grandchildren.
In politics Mr. Seelye is a stanch republi-
can but his aspirations have not been in the
line of office seeking. The period of his
residence in the west covers almost six dec-
ades and he is therefore largely familiar
with the annals of this part of the country.
He has now passed the seventy-fifth mile-
stone on this earthly pilgrimage and his
life has been such that he can look back
over the past without regret and toward
the future without fear.
HENRY SALVON. One of Astoria's na-
tive sons who has developed into an enter-
prising business man of the city is Henry
Salvon, one of the proprietors of the City
Drug Store. His birth occurred on the 26th
of May, 1883, his parents being Mike and
Sophia (Pirila) Salvon. The father was
born in Finland in 1852, and there he spent
the first twenty-six years of his life, emi-
grating to the United States in 1878. He
is now a watchman in a cold storage plant
in Astoria. Of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs.
Salvon there were born six children: Astor
M., who is deputy county clerk; Henry, our
S)ib ject ; Nellie, a student in Bellingham
Normal; .Jennie, who is attending the high
school; and (leorge and Philip, both of whom
arc ill schdiil.
Henry Salvon was reared at home and
for his education is indebted to the public
and high schools of Astoria. After the com-
pletion of his preliminary education he de-
cided to study pharmacy, with the intention
of making it his life vocation. With this
purpose in view he matriculated in the
pharmacy department of the Oregon Agri-
cultural College, where he pursued his pro-
fessional studies. He passed his state ex-
amination in 1906 and immediately there-
after entered the employment of T. F.
I.aurin. in whose service he remained for
five and a half years. At the expiration
of that period he became associated with
Mr. Lothman and they established the City
Drug Store. They have a very attractive
establishment, containing a nicely assorted
stock of goods, and are enjoying an excel-
lent and constantly growing patronage.
Mr. Salvon is unmarried. He affiliates
with the Lutheran church and fraternally
he is identified with the Finnish Brother-
hood, Loyal Order of Moose and the Frater-
nal Brotherhood. In politics he is a republi-
can, but prefers not to figure prominently
in political activities, giving his undivided
attention to the development of his business.
KELLY FIELDS, who owns two acres near
Provolt, is one of the surviving veterans of
the Civil war. Pie was born in Indiana,
August 4, 1840, the son of Jackson and
Phoebe (Collins) Fields, both of whom were
natives of Tennessee. A member of a family
of eight children, Kelly Fields was given a
good common-school education in the state
of his nativity and in 1875 joined a company
of emigrants bound for California. The
train with which he journeyed comprised
sixty wagons which were drawn by horse
teams, and the trip consumed six months and
four days. He remained in California for
two years and then came to Jackson county,
Oregon, where he has since resided. On De-
cember 3, 1861, Mr. Fields enlisted in the
Federal army for service during the Civil
war. becoming a member of the Fifth Regi-
ment of Kansas, which was later transferred
to the command of General Steele. The regi-
ment participated in manj' battles and skirm-
ishes although a great portion of the time
was spent in scout duty. The first battle
in which Mr. Fields took part was at Helena,
Arkansas, and he later participated in the
engagements at Little Rock and Pine Bluff,
Arkansas. He is by trade a carpenter and
has followed that occupation during the
greater part of his life, although after set-
fling in Oregon he ran a sawmill for nine
years. He took up a homestead of forty
acres, upon which he lived for a time, later
disposing of it and purchasing a ranch of
eighty-six acres which he has sold to his
son Charles.
In 1865 Mr. Fields was married to Miss
Mary Waters and to them were born eight
children, all of whom are living except Min-
nie, the second in order of birth, who passed
away October 18, 1909. Those who survive
are Orley. Sar.ah, William. Sherman, Charles,
Nettie and George. Mr. Fields is spending
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
223
his declining years in bis pleasant home near
Provolt with his son Charles. In considera-
tion of his services in the Federal cause Mr.
Fields draws a pension. He and his tamily
are well known in the community and are
held in high esteem.
JOHN B. HAIR, residing near Rogue River,
is a successful man of broad experience in
business and farm affairs, who in 1901 set-
tled in Jackson county, where he bought two
hundred and twenty-nine iieres of land. He
lias since disposed of all but sixty-three acres
of his holdings. He was born in Brown
county, Ohio, -November 10, 186:), the son of
James and Elizabeth (Sweet) Hair, the for-
mer a native of Virginia and the latter of
Kentucky. The parents removed from Ohio
to Nebraska in 1866 and there the father died
in 1911. Later the motlier removed to Ore-
gon and she now makes her home in Grants
Pass. Of her family of six children five are
now living.
In the common and high schools of Ne-
braska John B. Hair pursued his education
and later took a college course. He remained
at home until he attained the age of twenty-
three years and then engaged in the music
business at Auburn. Nebraska, in which he
continued for about live years. Disposing of
his business at that point he removed to
Douglas county, Kansas, where he embarked
in the hardware and furniture business, re-
maining thus employed for seven years. He
then sold out his business interests in Kan-
sas and in 1901 came to Jackson county,
Oregon, where he purchased a farm of two
hundred and twenty-nine acres, upon which
he has since made his home. After selling
the major portion of his land he still retains
sixty-three acres, which is finely improved,
very fertile and contains an orcharil of eleven
acres of apple, pear anil peach trees.
In 1S93 Mr. Hair was married to Miss
Mattie Crandall. who was born in Nebraska,
June 5, 1870. She is a daughter of William
\V. and Miranda R. (Coldwell) Crandall. The
father is a native of New York, while the
mother was liorn in Pennsylvania, and they
now reside in Omaha. Nebraska. In their
family were eight children, of whom seven
arc now living. Mrs. Hair is a graduate of
the Auburn high school and for several years
followed the profession of teaching in his
native state.
John B. Hair ranks among the best class
'■( citizens in the community where he lives
ami both he and his wife are highly es-
te»Mned and respected in the neighborhood.
They take an active part in all movements
calriilated to uplift and benefit their com-
munity, where they have long been consid-
ered among its leading and influential citi-
zens.
T. W. MILES, a member of the Jackson
county bar and head of the .Jackson County
Abstract Company, has his office in Mod
ford. Tie has s(ient much of his life on the
Pacific coost and the spirit of enterprise
which characterizes this section of the conn-
trv is manifest in his life. He was bom in
Jasper county, Missouri, near Carthage, Feb-
ruary 11. 1874, and is a son of J. \V. and
Ruth (White) Miles, who were natives of
Ohio anil Iowa respectively. The mother is
still living and now makes her home with
her son, T. W. Miles, but the father passed
away on his ranch four miles south of Salem,
Oregon, in the fall of 1902, when lifty-seven
years of age. He was reared in Ohio, whence
he went to Missouri and afterward became
a resident of Stafford county, Kansas, in
pioneer times. He spent fifteen years there,
was deputy register of deeds while living in
that county and was also the first county
sheriff. He was likewise employed for a time
in the First National bank of St. John, Kan-
sas, and in May, 1S93, he came to Oregon,
where he engaged in fruit-growing, devoting
his attention to horticultural pursuits south
of Salem until his life's labors were ended.
Unto him and his wife were born four sons:
A. C, who is living four miles south of
Salem; 0. B.. a practicing physician of Salem;
T. W.; and Walter J., who is a pharmacist
of Portland.
T. W. Miles resided with his parents until
after he had completed his education. He is
a graduate of a high school of Kansas and
of the Capital Business College at Salem anil
likewise of the law department of the Ini-
versity of Oregon, in which he completed a
course in 1900. He devoted ten years to
the i)rofession of teaching, spending most
of the time in a business college, three years
being passed in the Portland Business Col-
lege and five years in Bakersfield, California,
in connection with the commercial depart-
ment of the high school. For the past seven
years he has been in Medford, where he has
been engaged in the law and abstract busi-
ness, organizing the Jackson County Ab-
stract Company, of which he is .sole pro-
prietor. He also practices law and in both
branches has been winning a satisfactory
clientage.
In June. 1903, Mr. Miles was nianied to
Miss Jessie N. Wagner, a native of Jackson
county and a daughter of Jacob Wagner, who
was a prominent pioneer of this part of the
state but has now passed away. Mr. Miles
votes with the republican party but mani-
fests only a citizen's interest in polities. He
is a member of the Medford Commercial Club
and of the Oregon and the American Asso-
ciations of Title Men. Energetic and deter-
mined, he recognizes the splendid possibilities
offered by the northwest and means to use
his opportunities to good advantage, as he
has already done and is still doing.
LESTER G. HULIN. The opportunity of
which is a iloiiiinant feature in the upbuild-
ing of the northwest lias broufht about the
substantial development and growth of Eu-
gipne and those who arc prominent in its
commercial circles today are carrying for-
ward the work that was instituted by the
early settlers, displaying the same energy,
deterniiniilion and capability. Of this class
I,#ster •!. Hulin is a representative, being a
member of the firm of Stevens A. Hulin,
dealers in pianos and organs. The business
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OP OREGON
was established in 190S, succeeding the
Eilers Piano House which was the second old-
est in Eugene. The present lirm has shipped
pianos as far cast as Iowa and Kansas and
also to California and their business has
grown in gratifying measure owing to the
enterprising efforts of the partners.
Lester G. Hulin, junior member of the
firm, was born in Lane county, ten miles
north of Eugene, January 14, 1873, and is a
son of Lester and Abigail (Craig) Hulin. The
father was born in Saratoga county, New
York, JIarcli 23, 1S23, and attended the acad-
emy at Schnectady of that state, under
Bishop Jesse T. Peck. He then started west-
ward with Iowa as his destination and for
a few years was engaged in teaching scliool
in Henry county, but the tide of emigration
was steadily flowing westward and tlie spirit
of exploration was a dominant one. In 1845
he joined the Fremont expedition to Cali-
fornia and in 1846 returned to Iowa. In
April, 1847, he went to St. Louis and from
that point acted as pilot for a company
traveling across the plains to Eugene. They
made the journey by way of Fort Laramie,
Bent's Fort and Klamath county and arrived
at Eugene on the 5th of November, 1847.
They were among the first of the settlers
that came from the middle west across the
country to the Pacific coast. They traveled
days and days without seeing a hutnan habi-
tation and incurred not only many difficulties
and hardships but were also in constant dan-
ger of being attacked by Indians. Mr. Hulin
took up a donation claim of three hundred
and twenty acres ten miles north of Eugene
and with characteristic energy began to cul-
tivate his farm on which he lived until 1881
when he retired and removed to Eugene,
spending his remaining days in the enjoy-
ment of well earned rest. He died May, 1897,
after a residence in Oregon covering a half
ceuturj'. He was one of the oldest and most
honored pioneers of Lane county and the
story of frontier life was, indeed, a familiar
one to him. He took an active part in poli-
tics, supporting the republican party, but he
refused to accept public office and many
times declined to be a candidate for the of-
fice of county commissioner. He was often
called upon to act as administrator and ap-
praiser and was widely known as a man of
unusual business integrity. The only inter-
ruption to his continuous residence in Ore-
gon from 1847 until his death was in 1849
when he went to California for a brief period
where he engaged in mining. His wife, who
was a daughter of Samuel Craig, was reared
in Michigan to the age of fifteen. Her father
went to California in 1849 and later his fam-
ily joined him, going by way of the Isthmus
of Panama. They came to Lane county by
way of Portland and Mr. Craig took up a
donation land claim four miles west of Junc-
tion. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hulin were
born six children that reached adult age,
namely: Charles S., who is living in
Newbcrg, Oregon: Edgar M., who died in
1882; Anna 0., the wife of F. A. Tozier, of
Eugene; Samuel A., whose home is in Berke-
ley, California; Elmer P., who died in 1878;
and Lester G. . The parents were lifelong
members of the Methodist church in which
the father held the office of trustee and
steward for fifty years. Both were devoted
Christian people whose earnest and upright
lives were well worthy of emulation.
Lester <i. Hulin spent his youthful days
on the old liomestead farm and was given
good educational privileges. After attending
the public schools he entered the University
of Oregon from which he was graduated in
1896 with the Bachelor of Arts degree. He
was afterward employed in connection with
mercantile pursuits, served for a while as
deputy county clerk and then became con-
nected with the "Eugene Register," remain-
ing with that paper for about a year. In
1898 he removed to Minneapolis and took a
position with the West Publishing Company
but after two years he returned to Eugene
and in 1900 entered the Lane County Bank
as cashier for about four years. He afterward
spent a year and a half in Portland with the
Northwest Electrical Engineering Company
and upon his return to Eugene he acquired
a one-half interest in the firm of A. E.
Wheeler & Company, a law and abstract of-
fice, with which he continued until he joined
Jlr. Stevens in forming the present firm of
Stevens &. Hulin, dealers in pianos and or-
gans, in 1908. In the intervening period of
four years their business has grown steadily
and now they carry a large and carefully
selected line, representing the highest grade
of pianos and organs manufactured, and their
business is an extensive, growing and profit-
able one.
In 1898, Mr. Hulin was married to Miss
Damaris Schofield, of Ci-esco, Iowa, the wed-
ding being celebrated in Minneapolis. They
now have one child, Wilbur, twelve years of
age. Mr. Hulin belongs to Eugene Lodge,
No. 11, F. & A. M.; Eugene Chapter, No. 10,
R. A. M.; and Eugene Camp, No. 115, W. 0.
W. Both he and his wife are members of
the Methodist Episcopal church in which he
is serving as steward. They are much inter-
ested in the work of the church, manifesting
a contagious enthusiasm in support of the
ditt'erent religious activities of the city. Mr.
Hulin is public-spirited in his citizenship,
while in business he has made steady prog-
ress that, representing an advanced stand-
ard, has brought him nearer to the goal of
success.
HON. W. H. HOBSON, who has represent-
ed botli Marion and Linn counties in the state
senate, is now successfully engaged in the
mercantile business in Stayton. He was born
in Jackson county, Missouri, in 1847, the son
of Hadley and Emily Amanda (Speinhaur)
Hobson. The paternal grandfather was a
brick manufacturer in North Carolina and
the father, Hadley Hobson, who was born in
that state September 6, 1811, having learned
his father's trade, went at the age of twenty-
four to Jackson county, Missouri, where he
began brick-making and masonry and also
contracting, in partnership witli his brother.
While in Missouri he was united in mar-
riage to Miss Emily Amanda Speinhaur and
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
in 1847 with his family he crossi-d the phiiiis
with an ox team, intending to go to Oregon,
but lost his way and entered California.
There he engaged in gold mining, but the
next year, or in 184S, removed to Oregon
and one mile north of Stayton took up a
donation claim, where he erected a one-room
log house, in the construction of which he
did not use a single nail. Later he returned
to the mines in California, where he was
very successful, and tinally came back to his
claim, paid oti all his indebtedness and then
engaged in general stock-raising. In his
family were ten children, of whom Hon. W.
H. Hobson, of this review, was the second in
order of birth. The others were: -Mary
Anne; George and Francis M., deceased;
Lemuel, record of whom appears elsewhere
in this work; Amanda; Emily; Amelia;
Janet; an<l lladley.
W. H. Ilobson, being in his second year
when his parents removed to Oregon, was
reared there and attende*! the district school
in an old log schoolhousc. At the age of
twenty years he went to Sublimity, where
he conducted a store that was owneil by his
father and subsc(iuently coming to Anms-
ville, he manag*il the business of Simpson.
Hunt Si Company, afterward returning to
Sublimity. There he started a small gnx-ery
store and one year later came to Stayton.
where he was engaged until IhTl in mer-
chandising in partnership with friah Whit-
ney. Ijiter with the same partner he was
in" a store at Aumsville and together they
relumed to Stayton and built the present
(iardner llouring'mill and also engaged in a
general merchandising enterprise. In l-^S:!
Mr. Whitney withdrew from the partnership
anil Mr. llo"l«on took in as partners Messrs.
Shaw and Simms. and in 188S the firm, to-
gether with Lee Brown, went to Mill City,
where they organized the Santiam Lumber
Company and built a large sawmill, also es-
tablishing a general store. In 1S98 the com-
pany sold out to the Curtis Lumber Com-
pany and Mr. Ilobson returned to Stayton
and" resumed merchandising. Subsequently
he established a dry-goods business in Salem,
which he conducted for four years, after
which period he returned to Stayton and
engaged in his present store.
Hon. W. H. Hobson has been twice
married, his first iinion being with Miss Ella
(iihson. a native of Marion county, t)regon.
and a daughter of Hon. Ciuynn (iibson. She
died .June 10, 1879, leaving one daughter,
I'earl. who is now the wife nf K, C. Terry,
of Scio. Oregon. His second marriage was
on December 12, 1^80. when he wedde<l Miss
Annie Thomas, a native of Portland. They
have become the parents of two children.
Alta and Everett.
In politics lion. Hobson is a stanch repub-
lican anil he is very active in party work.
In l.SO.'> he was elected to the state senate
and at the close of that term was reelected
as joint senator for Marion and Linn coun-
ties. During the first session he was a
member of the committees on claims, com-
merce, navigation and federal relations. Fra-
ternally he is a past master of Santiam
Lodge, Xo. 25, A. F. & A. M., and is past
grand master of the Grand Lodge of Oregon
and has filled nearly all of the chairs, includ-
ing that of grand master in 1S97 and lS9s.
He is a member of Multnomah Chapter, No.
1. R. A. JL. and of De Molay Commandery,
Xo. 3, K. T., and is also a thirty-second de-
gree Mason of the .Scottish Rite. He is a
charter member of Stayton Lodge. Xo. 64,
I. 0. O. F.. and has occupied all the chairs.
He also has filled all of the chairs in the
iJrand Lodge of the state of Oregon and was
twice grand representative to the Sovereign
lirand Lo<lge of 1. O. 0. F. of America. Hon.
Hobson is a man of marked enterprise and
unremitting diligence, and his keen discern-
ment and genial disposition have made him
a success in both a business and social way.
HENRY S. WYNANT. Among the owners
of well improved farms in .Josephine county
is Henry S. Wynant. residing near Murphy.
He owes his prosperity to his own industry
and wise management as he started out in
life a poor boy with no resources but those
given him by the hand of nature. He was
born in Indiana. Se|itember 10, 1837, a son
of William and Maria (Shinn) Wynant. In
his father's family were four children, of
which Mr. Wynant is the only survivor. He
began making nis own living at the early
age of fo\irteen years, working at anything
which he found to do. He was bound out at
that age by his father for a period of seven
years' service, but as he did not fancy that
sort of life he terminated it by going west.
He came to Oregon in 18S3, having previ-
ously settled for a time in San Francisco,
California. After that, he removed to Port-
land, then to Olendale, afterward going by
stage to Grants Pass at a time when there
were practically no improvements in that
section. He later removea to Josephine
county, settling on the farm near Murphy
which he now owns and which he has since
made his home. He was compelled to take
his trunk on a wheelbarrow seven miles to
his homestead for there were no wagon
roads at that time, the work of improve-
ment being scarcely begun. He developed
the excellent land which he acquired from
the government, and he has brought it un-
der a high state of cultivation and made it
one of the valuable agricultural properties
of the neighborhood. His early Oregon ex-
perience included eight years spent in min-
ing, a vocation which brought him moderate
returns.
Mr. Wynant was married in ISS."} to Miss
Hattie .staley. a native of Indiana, and to
their union five children have been born,
all natives of Oregon and all of whom are
living, namely: Clarence, Lishie, Howard,
Floyd anil Florence. The political allegiance
of Mr. Wynant is given to the democracy,
he being an honored and representative man
of that party. lie has for twenty-six years
been a director on the school board of his
looal district, having given great attention
tn educational afTairs as well as other pub-
lic matters. Fraternally he is affiliated with
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the Woodmen of the World camp, being an
active member of that order. Mr. Wynant
is a well known citizen of Josephine county,
where he has lived for many years, making
friends of all his acquaintances and neigh-
bors. He is among the most respected of
the farmers in his community and enjoys a
splendid reputation for integrity, honest
dealing and all those commendable traits
which make for good citizenship. He is a
public-spirited man, earnest in his endeavors
to improve the conditions of society and add
to the sum total of the blessings of modern
civilization.
AUGUST ROSSI, who for a number of
years was successfully identified with agri-
cultural pursuits in Oregon, has for the past
eleven years conducted a saloon at Beaver-
ton. His birth occurred in Italy in 1871,
his parents being Joseph and Theresa Rossi,
who emigrated to the United States in that
year. After spending a short time in Cali-
fornia they came to Portland, Oregon, and
later took up their abode in Beaverton,
where Joseph Rossi made his home until
called to his final rest in 1904. His widow-
now resides with our subject in Beaverton
and has attained the age of sixty-nine years.
Their children were two in number, as fol-
lows: Rosina, who gave her hand in mar-
riage to George Maggei and passed away in
Portland when forty-four years of age; and
August, of this review.
The latter was not one year old when he
accompanied his parents on their emigration
to the new world. In early manhood he
became identified with general agricultural
pursuits, successfully operating a farm for
eighteen years. On the expiration of that
period, in 1900, he embarked in business at
Beaverton, Oregon, where he has since con-
ducted a saloon. He owns twenty-five acres
of land adjoining the corporation limits of
Beaverton and also owns the tract of seven
acres on which stands his residence. Mr.
Rossi likewise has other business and resi-
dence property, including holdings at Port-
land and Baker City, Oregon.
In 1894 Mr. Rossi was united in marriage
to Miss Hattie Wolf, a native of Nebraska
and a daughter of Henry Wolf, who came
of German ancestry. Mr. Wolf is still liv-
ing in Beaverton, but lost his wife in 1895.
He was the father of twelve children,
namely: Henry, John, Lawrence, Emil, Eliz-
abeth, Katie, Hattie, Cora, Martha, Minnie,
Gretchen and Etta. All yet survive with
the exception of Elizabeth and Cora. Mr.
and Mrs. Rossi have a family of four chil-
dren, as follows: Elva. born in 1895, who is
now attending the high school at Portland;
Frank, whose birth occurred in ]898 and
who is likewise attending school; and Ray-
mond and Albert, who were born in the
years 1903 and 1906, respectively.
Mr. Rossi is a stanch republican in politics
and on several occasions has aldy served as
city councilman of Beaverton. His fraternal
relations are with the Masons, the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows and the Eagles.
His religious faith is that of the Catholic
church, of which his wife and children are
also communicants. Possessing a most
genial manner, cordial spirit and kindly
disposition, his unfailing courtesy and ready
adaptability have made him popular wher-
ever he is known.
DAVID G. OVERHOLT. The late David
G. Overholt for many years was successfully
engaged in the general merchandising busi-
ness in Canyon City, at which place he had
lived retired since 1903. He was born in
Bucks count.v, Pennsylvania, in 1831 and was
a son of Samuel and Barbara (Godshall)
Overholt, both of whom were natives of
Doylestown, Pennsylvania. His maternal
grandfather, David Godshall, belonged to one
of the old German families who settled at a
very early date in Pennsylvania and many
of his ancestors were soldiers in the Revo-
lutionary war.
David G. Overholt was reared at home and
received his elementary education in Penn-
sylvania. He emigrated to California, cross-
ing the plains with ox teams, and there re-
mained until he removed to Canyon City in
1863, walking in company with Henderson
Harrow from The Dalles to Canyon City and
having many perilous escapes from Indians
on his journey. Mr. Overholt was a wagon-
maker by trade and he made many hundreds
of wheelbarrows for the miners. In 1869 he
engaged in the merchandising business in
Canyon City, in partnership with W. V.
Rhinehart. Later they admitted to associate
partnership in their business John Muldrick.
Subsequently Mr. Rhinehart retired from
the business and removed to Seattle, after
which the enterprise was conducted under
the firm name of Overholt & Muldrick for a
period of thirty years, at the end of which
time Mr. Overholt purchased the interest of
his partner and was the sole owner and pro-
prietor of one of the most successful mer-
chandising houses in Grant county until the
time of his retirement from active life, which
occurred in 1903. He was heavily interested
in mining properties and the owner of one
thousand acres of valuable Oregon land, also
owning the well known Pittsburg mine, on
Miller mountain. During the period of his
business activities the merchandising stock
in his store was twice burned without any
insurance to cover the loss. The last mis-
fortune of that kind occurred just after he
had installed a complete winter stock.
On March 27, 1869, David G. Overholt was
united in marriage to Miss Sebella Tyson,
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tyson,
who were both natives of Bucks county,
Pennsylvania, as was their daughter. The
father died when the daughter was an infant
in arms. To Mr. and Mrs. Overholt three
children were born: Mary Elizabetli, now
Mrs. D. I. Asbury of McMinnville, Oregon;
Lilly J., deceased; and William Elmer, at
home. Mr. Overholt was for nine consecutive
years postmaster of Canyon City. He was a
member of the Masonic lodge and chapter
and also held membership in the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. Mrs. Overholt occupies
as her home a beautiful residence which
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she owns, located on a desirable street in
Canyon City, which home since 1902 has
also sholtind Mr. Overholt's sister, who has
reached the advanced age of eighty years.
David (i. Overholt was one of the progressive
and esteemed citizens of Grant county and
his death, which occurred December 11, I'JOS,
removed one of its pioneer citizens whose
business activities had materially contributed
to the substantial advancement of his county
and state.
J. W. MITCHELL is a representative of
industrial activity at Medford where he is
engaged in wagon-making and in dealing in
wagon-maker's supplies. He is also well
known in the town as a public-spirited citi-
zen and is now serving as a member of the
city council. He was Ixirn at Fort Jones,
Siskiyou county, California, February 22,
1807, his parents being James and Minerva
(Quigley) Mitchell, who were natives of In-
diana. The father learned the harness-
maker's trade in St. Louis, Missouri, and af-
ter his marriage he crossed the plains at an
early day, lociiting in Siskiyou county, Cali-
fornia, where he conducted a harness making
business at Fort Jones to the time of his
death.
J. W. ilitchell was but ten years of age
at the time of his father's demise and a lad
of twelve years when his mother was called
from this life. In tlieir family were nine
cliildren, six who reached adult age and are
still living. J. W. Mitchell was the youngest
son and with one exception the youngest
child. He remained at the place of his na-
tivity until he had attained his majority,
when he went upon the stock ranches of
eastern Oregon, spending four years as a
cowboy. He then returned to Montague. Cal-
ifornia, where he began learning the black-
smith's trade, after which he continued in
that business together with farming, taking
up government land there. In 1901 he came
to Medford and established his present busi-
ness in connection with E. 0. liocck, under
the firm style of Mitchell & Boeck. The re-
lation was continued for about ten years, or
until October, 1911, when Mr. Mitchell pur-
chased his partner's interest and now con-
ducts an independent business under his own
name as a wagon maker and dealer in wagon-
maker's supplies. He has built up a good
business in this connection and he nlwi does
automobile repairing ami rubber-tire works,
employing four men. The business was
started in a small way on .Main street, the
partners doing all of their own work and
their hlacksmithing at that time. As the
years have passed, however, the factorv has
constantly increased and the business has as-
sumed large and profitable proportions. In
1902 Mr. .Mitchell in connection with Mr. K.
C. Boeck purchased eighty acres of land five
miles northeast of Me<lff>rd and began the
cultivation of an apple and pear orchard. In
this and other ways Mr. Mitchell has won
success OS the result of his well directed
labors.
On Christmas Day of 1R90 was celehratwl
the marriage of Mr. Mitchell and Miss
Vol. Ill- 10
Phoebe A, Woodson, who was born in Ash-
land. Oregon, in 1870, and is a daughter of
James and Jjiiira (Million) Woodson. The
Million donation land claim is now a part of
the site of the city of Ashland. Mr. Wood-
son also crossed the plains at an early day
and became identified with the pioneer de-
velopment of that community. Unto Mr. and
Mrs. Mitchell have been born two children,
Grace Elizabeth and Marvin James, aged re-
spectively eighteen and twelve years.
Mr. Mitchell is well known in Odd Fellows
circles, holding membership in tlie lodge and
encampment. Politically he is a democrat
and is now serving for a third term as a
member of the city council, in which connec-
tion he exercises his official prerogatives in
support of many progressive public move-
ments. He favors the town's advancement
along modern lines and his reelection to of-
fice indicates the confidence and trust re-
posed in him by his fellow townsmen.
DR. ROBERT LEE WOOD, a rising young
physician jf Amity, was born in McCulloch
county, Texas, on the 27th of January, 1S84,
his parents being (Jrlando H. and Julia A.
(Lard) Wood. The father, who came of
a prominent New York family, was a native
of Livingston county, Louisiana, and spent
the first twenty-live years of his life in that
state. He was a typical frontiersman and
in early manhood took up his abode in Texas.
In 1900 he came to Oregon, residing in Tilla-
mook county until 1900, when he removed
to .\mity. Yamhill county. There he died
and was buried in February, 1907. Through-
out his .active career he was successliill.v
engaged in business as a dairyman, lie took
a proiiiinent part in public affairs and served
as the first commissioner of Sutton county,
Texas, acting in that capacity for twelve
years. During the period of the Civil war
he served for four years as a sharpshooter
in the Sixteenth Louisiana Regiment under
command of Albert Sidney Johnston and
Joseph E. Johnston. He was taken prisoner
and confined at New Orleans but was ex-
exchanged at the end of three months. His
wife, a native of Mississippi, is still living
at -Amity, Oregon. Their children were eight
in number, as follows: James T.. li prac-
ticing physician of .McMinnville: Noah D.,
a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Milner, Idaho; Florence E., the wife of
Dr. C. R. Mathis. of .\mity: M. L.. who is
a rancher of Milner. Idaho; Ludie May, who
is a resident of Portland, Oregon; Eula May,
living in .\mit.v, Oregon; Robert Lee, of this
review; and one whodieil in infancy.
Robert L. Wood befan his education in
the common schools of his native state and
later continued his studies at .Amity, Oregon.
Having determini'd upon the practice of medi-
cine as a life work, he entered Willamette
Univerdity of Snlem in 190n and four years
later the ileftrec of M. D. was conferred ujion
him. He first opened an oflTice at Vale but
a short time later removed to Ontario, while
.Hiibseniiently he located for practice at John
Day. Oregon. He remained at the last named
place for four months and then took up his
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abode in Amity, where he has since followed
his profession with gratifying success, hav-
ing built up an extensive and remunerative
practice. Through his membership in the
Yamhill County Medical Society and the Ore-
gon ytate Medical Society he keeps in close
touch with the advancement that is being
continually made by the profession.
In 1908 Dr. Wood was united in marriage
to Miss Carrie L. Robison, by whom he has
two children, Maurice T. and Esther. He
gives his political allegiance to the demo-
cracy and fraternally is identified with the
Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows and the Modern Woodmen of America
at Amity. His wife is a devoted and con-
sistent member of the Christian church. Dr.
Wood is known as one worthy of the trust
and confidence of his fellowmen, not only in
professional relations but in private life
as well.
BENJAMIN T. FLINT, a prosperous and
highly respected citizen of Washington
county, has long devoted his attention to
general agricultural pursuits, owning one of
the best improved farms in the county. Hia
birth occurred at Quincy, Illinois, on the
9th of April, 1836, his parents being Arial
and Feces (Pinney) Flint, both of whom
were natives of Connecticut. Shortly after
their marriage, which was celebrated at El-
lington, Connecticut, they purchased a farm
and took up their abode near Quincy, Illi-
nois, Mr. Flint there following agricultural
pursuits until about 1843. In that year he
disposed of his property and removed to
Licking county, Ohio, later going to Shelby
county, that state, where he continued to
reside until called to his final rest in 1849.
He was twice married, losing his first wife
in 1839. By her he had two sons and two
daughters, as follows: Henry, who is a resi-
dent of California; Amelia, who passed away
in Albany, New York, as did also her hus-
band, Hoyt Foster; Benjamin T., of this re-
view; and Elizabeth, who is the widow of
Albert Allen and makes her home at Spring-
field, Massachusetts. In 1841 Arial Flint
was again married and unto him and his
second wife were born four children, namely:
Lucy, who is deceased; John, living in Los
Angeles, California; Ralph, who is likewise
a resident of that state; and Mary, who has
passed away.
Benjamin T. Flint lost his father when a
youth of thirteen years and thus early in
life was thrown upon his own resources. He
spent a year with his grandfather, who at
the end of that time secured him a position
that paid thirty dollars a year. During this
period he spent three months in school and
bought his own clothes. The second year he
obtained thirty-five dollars for his services
and again attended school for three months.
Subsequently he secured more remunerative
employment, working at various places for
eight dollars per month during an interval
of seven months. On the expiration of that
period he spent a j'car in the home of his
grandfather, attending school during the win-
ter season. He afterward worked on a farm
for two years, receiving thirteen dollars a
month during the first year and fourteen
dollars the next. The following three years
he was employed in a woolen factory. When
a young man of twenty years he left the
state of Connecticut and went to Illinois,
working as a farm hand in McHenry county
for one summer. Becoming dissatisfied with
his prospects in that state, he returned to the
east and later embarked for San Francisco,
California, where he landed in November,
1856, making the voyage by way of the
Isthmus of Panama. On the day of the presi-
dential election, when Fremont and Bu-
chanan stood at the head of their respective
tickets, the steamer was off the coast of
Mexico. The people on board the boat, num-
bering six hundred steerage and three hun-
dred cabin passengers, desired to know
which party was the stronger among them
and held a mock election. The results
showed that the majority of the steerage
passengers supported Buchanan, while the
greater number of the cabin passengers up-
lield Fremont. In the Golden state Mr.
Flint went to work on a sheep ranch in
Monterey county, remaining in the service of
Flint, Bixby & Company for a period of
four years and receiving a salary of thirty-
five dollars per month. At the end of that
time, having carefully saved his earnings,
he had accumidated sufficient capital to pur-
chase sheep of his own and start upon an in-
dependent business career. He first acquired
two hundred and forty-five ewes at seven
dollars a head and continued his operations
successfully for ten years, owning forty-one
hundred head of sheep at the time he sold
out. Returning to Massachusetts, he was
there married and one year later came to
Washington county, Oregon. Here he pur-
chased the farm which has remained in his
possession continuously since and which em-
braces more than a section of land, known
as the Humphrey donation claim, for which
he paid ten dollars per acre. He has met
with a gratifying measure of prosperity in
the conduct of his agricultural interests and
now owns one of the best improved farms
in the entire county, two hundred and eighty
acres thereof being under a high state of
cultivation. His holdings likewise embrace
twenty acres of timber land. His success is
all the more creditable by reason of the fact
that it is attributable entirely to his own
well directed industry and capable manage-
ment.
Mr. Flint lias been married twice. In 1870
he wedded Miss Julia E. Lawrence, a native
of Massachusetts and a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Lawrence, both of whom are de-
ceased. By that union there were two chil-
dren: Arthur B., a sketch of whom appears
on another page of this work; and Harry
L., born in 1874, who resides on a portion
of the old homestead farm. Both sons have
a college education. The wife and mother
passed away April 29, 1897, and subsequently
Mr. Flint was again married, his second union
being with Mrs. Mary S. Spidell, a native of
Pennsylvania and the widow of James U.
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Spidell. She was called to her liiial rest on
the 2d of July, 1905.
In politics ilr. Flint is a republican, loyally
supporting the men and measures of that
party but neither seeking nor desiring ollice.
His religious faith is indicated by his mem-
bership in the Christian church. He is widely
and favorably known in the community
where he has now resided for four decades,
having won the regard and esteem of all with
whom he has come in contact. He has now
passed the seventy-sixth milestone on this
earthly pilgrimage and in the evening of
life can look back upon an active, useful
and honorable career.
JAMES W. GOWDY. .\bout two hundred
acres of land now occupied by a portion of
Cottage Grove was originally a part of the
farm belonging to James W. Gowdy, a
prominent citizen of that place, who now
owns three hundred acres adjoining the city,
a fine residence and other property and a
half interest in nine gold mines in the Bo-
hemia district, lie was born in White coiinty,
Illinois, .June 12, 1839, the son of Calvin A.
and Cynthia (Miller) Gowdy, the father be-
ing a native of Tennessee while thi' mother
was born in Illinois. The parents were mar-
ried in Illinois and in that state passed the
remainder of their lives, the mother's death
occurring in the ''Ma, while the father
passed away in 1S61. To them seven chil-
dren were born: .John C. Robert A., and
William I'., all of whom are deceased;
James W.. of this review; Henry P., de-
ceased; Mary C, who is the widow of Rob-
ert Carey and resides in Illinois; and Ma-
tilda J., who married John Blades, both of
whom are now deceased.
•James W. Gowdy, after the death of his
mother when he was thirteen years of age,
went to live with his uncle with whom he
remained until he attained the age of twen-
ty-two years. He then began working as a
laborer and was later employed in a mill
for two years. He subsequently purcliase<l
an interest in a carding mill and his con-
nection therewith continued for three years.
He then took up farming as an occupation,
cultivating an eighty acre tract which he
purchased in White county, Illinois. He
lived upon that farm for fifteen years, after
which he sold out and removed to Oregon
in 1874, settling on a piece of land a part
of which is now nciiipied by a portion of
Cottage Grove. He operated his farm in
C>regon for a number of years and then laid
out a part of the farm in ten acre tracts as
an addition to Cottage Grove. This addi-
tion, which comprised two hundred acres, he
later sold and it is now known as Gowdy-
ville. He still owns three hundred acres of
land adjoining Cottage Grove, also a fine
home in the city and other residence proper-
ties, besides his e.xtensive gold-mining in-
terests in the Bohemia district.
Mr. Gowily chose as his life partner and
helpmate Mrs. .Miriam (Allen) Small, a na-
tive of Oregon and a daughter of .1. U. .Mien,
one of the pioneers of the state. To this
union one child was bom who died at ihc
age of two years. Mr. Gowdy was again
married, his second union being with Mrs.
.\nna J. (Coleman) Van Riper, the daughter
of William and Klizabeth Jane Coleman, the
wedding being celebrated on the 8th of Jan-
uary, IS'JO. .Mrs. dowdy's parents were
residents of Illinois, the father passing away
ill that state in ISGO, while the mothers
diath occurred four years later, in 1S64. In
their family were four children: John, a
ri'sideiit of Lane county, Oregon; William,
of Nebraska; James B., of Omaha, Nebraska
and Anna J., now Mrs. James W. Gowdy.
Mrs. Gowdy by her first marriage became
the mother of four children, namely: Avis
N'. Van Riper, deceased; .\iina F., the wife
"I David J. SchoU, of Cottage Grove; Mrs.
Clara .M. Cooper, of Seattle, Washington;
and William (Iiiy. of Los Angeles, California.
Mr. and Mrs. GoWdy are the parents of two
children: Vergil W., born March 6, 1900.
and Ermine Bethel, born May 30, 1901, both
of whom are attending school.
Mr. Gowdy is a democrat in his political
faith, although liberal in his views. He has
served as a member of the city council of
Cottage Grove but has never been actively
interested in politics. Fraternally he is a
member of the Masonic lodge at Cottage
Grove and the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, having filled all the chairs in the
latter organization. He and his family are
members of the First t'resbyterian church
and Mr. Gowdy has been an elder and trus-
tee of that denomination for many years.
Mrs. Gowdy is president of the Adult Bible
class connected with the church and is also
a trustee. Mr. Gowdy is a most estimable
citizen and his long residence in the com-
munity with which he has been so promi-
nently identified has served to make him
widelj' known, while his upright character,
business ability and genial temperament
have gained for him the high esteem of the
entire community.
JOE GOLDSBY is the owner of one hiin-
ilred and sixty acres of very choice Oregon
land located near Biincom in .lackson coun-
ty. He confines his agricultural interests
largely to the growing of hay, the major
portion of which is consumed on his own
farm, where he has established a large and
successful dairy business. In addition to
the attention and care given to his farm
and dairy he has for the past three years
been the active manager of the country tele-
phone. His birth occurred in Nebraska on
the 21st of .\iigust, ISTO, bis parents being
John and Emma (Bonwell) Goldsby. There
were three children in this family, two of
whom now reside in Oregon and one in
>rexieo.
When a young lad Joe Goldsby emigrated
with his parentx to Oregon, making the over-
land journey with mule teams. He attend-
ed the public schools in the ac(|\iirement of
an education and remained at home with his
parents until he was twenty-one years of
age. At this period in life he left his f.nther'a
home and became engaged in the occupation
of herding cattle, to which business he gave
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
his entire attention for a period of eight
years. On retiring from this occupation he
moved to Jackson county, where he pur-
chased three hundred and twenty acres of
land, afterward selling one-half of his ori-
ginal purchase and retaining one hundred
and sixty acres. He moved upon this land
and began at once to improve it with a view
to making it his permanent home. After
thoroughly testing the character of its soils
he became convinced that he had made no
mistake in his location and here he has con-
tinued to live, devoting his time to the de-
velopment of his place. His labors have re-
sulted in the establishment of one of the
most prodvictive grass and hay farms in his
portion of Jackson county. In addition to
his farming he has established a dairy,
stocked with well selected cows and equipped
with all accessories required to make his
plant in every way modern and up-to-date,
and as a dairyman he is serving his com-
munity by the distribution of one of the in-
dispensable commodities of the family table.
He is also the efficient caretaker of that
most necessary adjunct to community life —
the country telephone line, his duties requir-
ing him to look after all kinds of repairs,
the removal of discontinued telephones and
the installation of new instruments.
As a companion and helpmate on the jour-
ney of life Mr. Goldsby chose Miss Rose
Dunlap. To this union have been born three
children, all of whom are living with their
parents. Mr. Goldsby gives his political al-
legiance to the democratic party and is in-
deed a useful citizen. He is an enterprising,
well known, reliable and successful farmer
and in every way a very valuable member of
his community.
LEWIS BLEAKNEY. At the age of sev-
enty-four years Lewis Bleakney is still a
most active factor in the public life of
Aumsville. The exercise of effort has kept
him alert and he belongs to that class of
men who grow strong mentally as the years
pass by, giving the result of their experience
for the benefit of others as well as for the
advancement of individual interests. He has
been a resident of Oregon for forty-one
years, and at the present time is efficiently
serving as postmaster at Aumsville. His
birth occurred in Indiana county, Pennsyl-
vania, on the 20th of .Tanuary, 1838, his par-
ents being Samuel and Sarah (Williamson)
Bleakney, both of whom were also natives
of Pennsylvania. The father, who was an
agriculturist, spent his entire life in his na-
tive state. They were the parents of six chil-
dren: J. G., who is a retired agriculturist
living in Wasco county, Oregon, and who Is
a veteran of the Civil war; Clark, deceased,
whose death occurred in Iowa at the age of
seventy-three; Lucy, who is the wife of
Isaiah CofTee. and is a resident of Iowa;
Lewis, who is the subject of this sketch;
Pauline, who is the widow of Charles Camp-
bell, of Iowa; and B. F., a Civil war vet-
erivn, who is a resident of Saskatchewan,
Canada. The two sons Clark and Lewis re-
ceived their given names in honor of Lewis
and Clark, the explorers, of whom Mr. Bleak-
ney was an ardent admirer.
Lewis Bleakney received his early educa-
tion in the schools of Pennsylvania and re-
mained at home until he was nineteen years
of age, assisting his father with the duties
on the farm. At that time, however, he de-
sired to start out upon an independent
career and he began teaching school. He
continued this occupation until the Civil war
broke out, and on the 10th of June, 1861,
he dismissed his school and enlisted in Com-
pany H, Nineteenth Illinois Volunteer In-
fantry where he served under Colonel, after-
ward General, John B. Turchin. At various
times during the war he was promoted, and
at one time was appointed captain of Com-
pany H, Seventeenth United States Colored
Infantry, and after the close of the war was
offered the rank of second lieutenant in the
regular army but declined this honor. He
took part in the battles of Stone River,
Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and Nash-
ville. He always performed his duties faith-
fully and was an efficient help to the com-
pany to which he belonged. He was mus-
tered out on the 25th of April, 1866. After
that he settled in Iowa and for several years
was engaged in agricultural pursuits, but in
1871 he removed to Oregon, locating first in
Turner, Marion county, where he taught
school and did shop work until 1893. In
that year he came to Aumsville and worked
at the carpentry trade until 1895 when he
accepted the position as postmaster, an office
which he is still holding. Conscientious re-
gard for duty, respect for the rights and
opinions of others, fidelity and indefatigable
labor have been salient characteristics
throughout his life, and have won for him
the success which is now his.
In 1868 Mr. Bleakney was married to Miss
Sarah White, a native of Indiana. To this
union two children were bom: Winifred,
who is the wife of W. R. Evans, a merchant
of St. Johns, Oregon; and Jay, who is teach-
ing school in Portland. In politics Mr. Bleak-
ney is identified with the republican party
and has been one of its most stanch and en-
thusiastic members for many years. From
1882 to 1884 he served in the state legisla-
ture as a representative of Marion county,
and while acting in that capacity he met
many of the leading politicians of the state,
and because of his conscientious discharge
of duties won the admiration of those men
to whom he is indebted for his present ap-
pointment. He has been a prominent figure
in the active life of Aumsville, and many
activities, social, political and material, have
won his ready assistance.
H. A. CANADAY, who since his admission
to the bar in December, 1908, has engaged
in the practice of law, maintained an office
in Medford since 1910, was born at Morris,
Grundy county, Illinois, March 24, 1882. his
parents being Allen M. and Lydia A. (Tur-
ner) Canaday, the former a native of Vir-
ginia and the later also of Morris, Illinois,
where they still reside. The father is an
iron molder and farmer and in following
K
'y.
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OKEGON
235
those pursuits supported his family of three
children, who are as follows: II. A., of this
review; Ida M., the wife of William Stein-
beck, living on a farm near Morris, Illinois;
and Harold C., at home.
H. A. Canaday remained with his parents
throui;h the period of his youth and obtained
a high-school education and also pursued a
course in Hart's Business CoUejie at Morris.
He then entered the law office of E. L. Clove
and F. H. Reed at Morris and subsequently
continued his studies in the oflice of the
city attorney, J. W. Rausch. In December,
1908, he was admitted to the bar and prac-
ticed in his native state until 1910, when he
came to Medford, Oregon, where he has
since remained, having an otFiee in the ^"ruit
Growers Bank building. He has won a good
clientage during his residence here and his
work has been of an important character.
In politics Jlr. Canaday is a republican
and served as public guardian in Illinois
under appointment of Governor Dencen. He
holds membership with the Knights of
Pythias, the Moose and Yeomen and the
principles that govern his life are further
indicated in the fact that he is a faithful
member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
E. ROY, who is successfully engaged in
the jewelry business in Stayton. was born
in France, April 9, 1S53. the son of Fred-
erick and Catherine (Hermetct) Roy. The
parents were both natives of France and the
father, who is a shoemaker by trade, is still
living there, the mother having died in 1907.
They were the parents of four children:
Frederick, deceased ; Catherine, who is the
wife of Louis Edelmayer, of France; E., of
this review; and Lena,, who is the wife of
Paul Magnin. of France.
E. Roy was educated in France, where, at
the age of seventeen years, he began to
learn tlic jeweler's trade and at the same
time continued his studies in the evenings.
In 1890 he came to America, locating in
Salem, where he worked at his trade for two
years. Subsequently coming to Stayton,
where lie has since been actively engaged,
he openc<l a jewelry shop and is conducting
a thriving business. He has erected and
now owns two concrete store buildings —
the one containing his jewelry shop and the
adjacent building, which is fifty by one hun-
dred feet in dimensions. He has also built
a beautiful residence in Stayton and owns
seventeen acres of land near the town. Mr.
Roy may well be called a self-made man,
for by his persistence and energy he has
brought him-ielf to his present goocl finan-
cial circumstances.
On the 18th of March, 1.S82. he was united
in marriage to Miss Anna Coulon. who is
also a native of France, and they have In-
come the parents of seven children: Kliza,
who resiiles at home and is bookkeeper in a
bank; Altwrt. who is a jeweler in Portland;
Dina. who is now Mrs. Forrest Mack, of
Stayton, and is the owner of a millinery
store: Benjamin, who is in the jewelry store
with his father: Milka and Ruth, at home;
and Xaomi, deceased.
In politics Mr. Roy was formerly a demo-
crat but he now gives his political support
to the independent party and has served as
city treasurer for five years. Fraternally he
is identified with the Indepenilent Order of
Odd Fellows at Stayton, and both lie and his
wife are members of the Baptist cluircli. He
is a straight -forward, energetic and success-
ful business man and has proved to be a
most valuable citizen in his adopted country.
W. W. OGLESBY, M. D., who since 1889
has been a prominent physician of Cottage
Grove, distinguished himself early in practice
by becoming a specialist in diphtheria cases
and a widely-read author on the treatment
of that disease. He has also been a noted
horse breeder and shipper and both in his
professional and business capacity has
achieved marked renown. lie was born in
Columbus, Adams county. Illinois, a son ot
W illiam and Mary D. (Stockton) Oglesby. The
father was a native of .South Carolina while
the mother was born in Overton county,
Tennessee, where their wedding was cele-
brated. They resided for several years in
that state and then, in 1836, removed to
Adams county, Illinois, where the father
bought land and ojierated a farm, being one
of the pioneers of that state. In 18-13 he
removed with his family to Schuyler coun-
ty, Missouri, where he settled on a farm
near the county seat and where he resided
for ten years. In IS.'JO he crossed the plains
to California and spent two years working
in the gold mines. He then returned to hi»
family in Missouri and in 1853, after dispos-
ing of his interests in that state, removed
with his wife and children to Oregon, where
he settled at Soda Springs in Lane county.
The journey across the plains was made
with a wagon train of which he was ap-
pointed captain, and the trip was without
unusual incident. The family spent the win-
ter at Soda Springs and then in the early
spring removed to where Cottage Grove now
stands and took tip a donation claim of
three hundred and twenty acres on Row
river. There the family lived for nine years,
when the father sold out and removed to
the Rogue river valley, in .lackson county,
and after farming there for two years went
to Benton county, where he resided until
1878. He ne.\t removed to Weston, in Uma-
tilla county, and, retiring, spent the remain-
der of his days with his son, the subject of
this review. The mother passed away in
the spring of 1880 at the age of seventy-
three years, the father's death occurring in
the following April, when he was seventy-
six years of age. In their family were four-
teen children of whom seven are still living,
namely: Mrs. Sarah Knox, of Grants Pass,
Oregon; W. W., of this review; Mrs. Malissa
Derrick, of Springfield, Oregon; A. ,1., of Al-
sea; Mrs. Sylba Kahler, of Tacoma, Wash-
ington; Mrs. Liicetta Grant, of Harlan. Lin-
roln county. Oregon; and Mrs. Ida Thomp-
son, of Salem. Oregon. The deceased are
Samuel, Mrs. Klizabeth Kelly, Alexander,
Mrs. .Susan B. Cole, Mrs. Cynthia A. Robin-
son, Roscoe C, and Madison M.
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
Dr. Oglesby spent the days of his boy-
hood and yonth in Illinois and Missouri,
where he received his preliminary education,
and crossed the plains with his parents at
the age of sixteen years. On the journey
across the plains he drove an ox team all
the way with the exception of two days
and took his turn at standing guard and
swimming rivers during the long trip. He
remained with his parents until he attained
the age of twenty-four years, assisting his
father in tlie farm work and when opportu-
nity permitted pursuing his education in the
common scliools. After he was twenty-four
years of age he began working in the gold
mines of southern Oregon, a vocation which
he followed for four years. He then for
several years farmed in Polk and Benton
counties, after which he removed to Corvallis
and began studying medicine. During the
time he was there studying his wife died,
and a little later he began the practice of
liis profession. He entered the Willamette
University, taking two courses, after the
completion of which he removed to Weston,
llmatilla county, where he located for prac-
tice and remained for four years. During
his residence in that city an epidemic of
diphtheria attacked the people of that section
and lasted two years. During his profes-
sional experience there Dr. Oglesby treated
four hundred and ninety cases of tliat dis-
ease of the worst type, losing only about
eighty-six cases. His method of treatment
being particularly successful, he wrote out
his theory of the treatment of the disease
and this was ]iublished in the medical jour-
nals of the countrj' and his system was
largely adopted by physicians all over the
country. His theory of treatment was also
IHiblished verbatim in the Medical Therapeu-
tics, published in London, England, and
adopted by a large number of English phy-
sicians. During this time lie also organized
a company of soldiers to quell the Indian
outbreak which had arisen and of this he
became captain. Regarding his Indian fight-
ing experience the Doctor has written a
chapter for the historical volume of this
work. In ISSO he removed to Fossil. Wheel-
er county, where for ten years he practiced
his profession and during this time w-as ex-
tensively engaged in the raising of fancy
horses. He came to be considered the horse
king of the state and when he closed his
business at Fossil he had shipped more than
one thousand horses to San Francisco, many
of them being sold during the latter part of
his residence there. He removed in 1889 to
Cottage Grove which has since been his place
of residence. During all of the time he has
lived in this city he has practiced his profes-
sion and is still thus engaged. He has the
distinction of being the discoverer of the
I'.ohemian gold mine and is still interested
in properties there.
Dr. Oglesby was married twice, his first
union being in 1865 to Miss Sarah J. Morri-
son, of Missouri. One daughter was born of
that marriage, Anna, whose birth occurred
December 18. 1868. She was given good
educational opportunities, completing her
training at the academy at The Dalles. She
then took up the study of telegraphy and
has held many positions as operator and was
also manager of the Western Union Com-
pany at Colfax, Washington. She also be-
came interested in newspaper work and for
fifteen years at various times has been con-
nected with that business. She was a del-
egate from the Oregon Press Association to
the exposition at New Orleans in 1900 and
also the Pan American exposition at Buft'alo.
She is also an author of originalitj^ and has
written considerable verse showing a high
degree of genius. Her mother died in Cor-
vallis and in 1873 Dr. Oglesby was again
married, his second union being with Miss
Xancy Morrison, a sister of his former wife,
who was born in Missouri, April 26, 1857,
a daughter of the Rev. Joseph P. and Pern-
icy A. (Hale) Morrison. The father was
born in .South Carolina and the mother in
Missouri. They were married in the latter
state, where they lived until 18(33. in which
year they crossed the plains and became
pioneers of Oregon, settling near Corvallis.
After living in that place for a few years
the family removed, in 1868, to California,
where the father continued actively engaged
as a minister in the Presbyterian church un-
til his death, which occurred in 1887. having
been a preacher for sixty-two years. The
mother is still living at the age of seventy-
nine years, having been thirty years 3'ounger
tlian her husband. In their family were si.x
children, three of whom are still living,
namely: Isaac, of Los Angeles, California;
ilrs. Nancy Oglesby; and William, of Kern
county, California. The deceased members
of the family were Sarah Jane, the first
wife of Dr. Oglesby; Thomas C. ; and Rachel
A.
In his political faith Dr. Oglesby is a dem-
ocrat. Fraternally he is a Itoyal Arch
Mason, belongs to the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the
Elks, having filled all of the official chairs
of the orders to which he belongs except in
the last named lodge. He is affiliated with
tlie Presbyterian church of which his family
are also active and consistent members. Dr.
Oglesby is one of the most valuable and
prominent citizens of Cottage Crove where
lie has an extensive acquaintance and where
he is universally respected. He holds the
enviable position of being the beloved family
physician in a large number of the homes
of the community and although not as ac-
tively engaged in the practice as he was in
earlier years he still has a very large num-
ber of clients who woulil think of employing
no other doctor.
AMOS W. WALKER, who for eight years
has been successfully identified with the
business interests of Medford as the man-
ager and proprietor of a livery stable, was
born in Canada on the 22d of June, 1878, and
is a son of Thomas and Anna Walker. The
parents were born, reared and married in
Canada and there they resided until 1894
when they crossed the border into the United
States, locating in Lane county, Oregon.
THE CENTHNXIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
237
Here the father purchiiseil the raiuli which
he continues to operate, agricultural pursuits
having engaged his energies ever since the
time when he became self-supporting. Three
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Walker,
two of whom are still living.
Amos W. Walker was a youth of sixteen
years when he came to the United States
with his parents, his education having been
acquired in the common .-ichools of his native
land. Jle remained at home assisting his
father with the work of the fields and the
care of the crops until he was twenty-one
years of age, thus becoming thoroughly
familiar with the manifold duties of the
agriculturist. Keeling that he was fully
qualified to begin ranching for himself, upon
attaining his majority he left home and for
five years thereafter devoted his attention
to general farming and stock-raising, with a
very satisfactory degree of success. Believ-
ing" that a business career otFered better re-
muneration lor the same expenditure of
energy, at the expiration of that time he dis-
posed of his agricultural interests and went
to Eugene, where he operated a livery stable
for a year. .\t the end of that period he
removed his e'luipment to .Mwlford and has
ever since been located here. He keeps
thirty-five horses and has an excellent line
of vehicles, and as his place is well kept up
and he accords his patrons the most cour-
teous and considerate treatment, he has built
up a good trade.
In 1^97 Mr. Walker was united in mar-
riage to .Miss Catherine Mulkey, a native of
Iowa, anil to them have been born four chil-
ilren. as follows: Ila ¥., Clarke J., Paul A.
an'! AnnalK-lle.
Mr. Walker is a stanch republican in his
political views and fraternally he is afliliated
with the Knights of Pythias, while both he
and Mrs. Walker are members of the Chris-
tian church. He is diligent and enterprising
and by reason of his intelligent direction of
his undertakings is meeting with well mer-
ited success, and in addition to his finely
equipped stable he owns a very pleasant
residence properly, on South Fir street.
MRS. MARGARET MATNEY is the sur-
viving widow of Carl U. Matney, a native of
Tennessee. Since the death of her husband
Mrs. Matney has nia<le her home with her
son William who resides im his beautiful
ranch located in .laiksim county on Apple-
gate river. Mrs. .Matney was Iwrn March
LM, 1S4.^, a daughter of Moyd and .\landy
(Richardson) Maupin. and in 19.">n at the age
of eight years, she emigrated with her par-
ents to Oregon. The overland jo\irney across
the plains was made with ox teams, and her
father affected his settlement in the new
country in the Willamette Valley. She was
reared in her parents' home and educated
in the public schools.
In the autumn of 1«.'!> she was united in
marriage to Carl V>. Matney and to this
union seventeen children were born, thirteen
of whom are still living and have their resi-
dence in Oregon. The surviving children are:
JefTerson, Xancy, Martha, Frank, Mary,
William, Cleoigc. John, Millard, Isaac, Icie,
Anna and Maggie.
Immediately following the marriage of Mr.
and Mrs. Matney, husband and \^ile united
in the purchase of a farm of one luindretl
and si.xty acres in Jackson county. This
land they improved and upon it built their
future home. L'pon the death of her husband
a material change in the alVairs of the fam-
ily necessitated a change of residence on
the part of Mrs. Matney and she has since
made her home with her son William, who is
one of the enterprising and progressive
farmers of this county. Mrs. Matney is n
highly respected woman in her community
and is a devoted member of tlie Slcthodist
Episcopal church of Applegate,
J. B, STEWART. Farming and dairying
occupy the time ami attention of J. B. Slew-
art, who owns seventy -five acres of land
in Washington county not far from llills-
boro. He was born in that county, .luly 7,
1S55. a son of Charles and -Martha (Woods)
Stewart, both of whom were natives of Mis-
souri. They arrived in Oregon in lS4i>, when
this state was still under territorial rule
and the work of progress and improvement
had scarcely been begun within its borders.
The father entered land here, gave his time
to the improvement of his property and con-
tinued his residence in Oregon until his
deatli. which occurred in 18'J8. His wife
survived him for several years, passing away
in .\ugU8t, 1904. In their family were eleven
ihildren, of whom four are still living:
Martha J., now the wife of Andrew Jack,
of Ilillsboro; J. B.. of this review; Emma,
the wife of James McClarken. of Laurel,
Oregon; and .Charles H., a resident of Port-
land.
J. B. Stewart spent the days of his boyhood
and youth in his i>arents' home and early be-
I'ume familiar with the arduous task of de-
veloping and improving a new farm. His
larly experience well i|iLalilie(l him for work
of a similar character when he started out in
life on his own account. For several years
he worked as a farm hand in the employ of
others and then rented and cultivated his
father's farm for four years. On the ex-
piration of that period he removed to Port-
lanii, where he spent four years as a team-
ster. The money which he had saved from
his earnings, he then invested in the farm
upon which he now resiiles — a tract of seven-
ty-five acres of land which is rich and ar-
able. He ha.s placeil good equipments upon
the farm and uses the latest improved ma-
chinery .to facilitate the work of the fields.
In addition to raising the crops best adapted
to soil and climate, he also makes a special-
ty of dairying, and his careful management
of his business affairs has resulted in bring-
ing to him a substantial annual income.
On the :!Oth of August, IflSS, Mr. Stewart
was married to Miss Ix'Ua Thing who was
born in .Scappoose. Oregon, a daughter of
Ceorge M. and Caroline (Rozortli) Thing.
The father was a native of .Maine and the
mother of Iowa, and in the yeor \H-ir> they
came to Oregon, which was then a territory
238
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OP OREGON
on the far frontier and gave little indication
of the rapid settlement and improvement
that was to transform it into the progres-
sive state of the present day. The Indians
^vere far more numerous than the white set-
tlers and in pioneer times occasioned con-
siderable trouble. The Thing family located
in Scappoose and the father died August 5,
1898. The mother still survives at the age
of sixty-nine years. In their family were
eleven children, of whom eight are still liv-
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have become the
parents of ten children: Ernest C, now de-
ceased; Bertha I., the wife of F. Edgerton,
of Portland; Arthur W., also living in Port-
land; Ida E., the wife of I. H. Crawford of
Portland; Jesse, deceased; Chester 0., Mar-
garet I., Hazel v., Stanley I. and Gladys E.,
all yet under the parental roof. Mr. Stewart
is a member of the Grange. He gives his
political support to the democratic party and
has served as school director and road su-
pervisor but has never sought nor desired
public office, preferring to give his entire
thought and labor to his chosen calling, in
which he is making steady progress, being
now recognized as one of the substantial
farmers of Washington county.
AMOS M. McKEE is a native Oregonian,
wlio by reputation and lifelong occupation
has been identified with placer mining and is
at present operating in a placer district lo-
cated on Palmer creek. In addition to his
mining interest he is the owner of a ranch
of one hundred and sixty acres of fertile
land located on Big Applegate creek, in Jack-
son county, this state. His birth occurred
May 27, 1864, and he is a son of John M. and
Mariam (Bowen) McKee.
Amos M. McKee received his education in
the public schools. At a ver.y early period
in life he became interested in mining and
since his youth he has continued to be iden-
tified with this industry, operating princi-
pally placer properties on Forest creek while
at present he is working placer ground lo-
cated on Palmer creek, this state. Besides
his mining interests he is the owner of one
hundred and sixty acres of choice farm land
located on Big Applegate creek. He moved
upon this property and for one year oper-
ated it under a lease, at the expiration of
which he purchased the ranch upon which he
has since resided.
Mr. McKee was united in marriage in 1887
to Miss Charlotte F. Pence. She is a native
of Logan county, Illinois, and is the daugh-
ter of William Pence, who removed from
Illinois to Oregon in 1876 and located in
Applegate valley. To the family of Mr. and
Mrs. McKee four children have been born:
Ernest II., now employed in Hubbard's Im-
plement Store in Medford; Floyd E. ; Pearl
A.; and Clara H., the three last named being
at home with their parents.
Mr. McKee is a republican in politics, fol-
lowing the fortunes of his party in national
and state issues. Though deeply interested in
mining he still gives attention to the con-
stant improvement and cultivation of his
home ranch and is recognized as being a
prosperous rancliman as well as a successful
miner. He is always interested in any public
measure affecting the betterment of the peo-
ple in his county and state, and has proven
himself to be public-spirited, enterprising
and successful in all relations of life.
OLIVER SARGENT, deceased, was one of
the early pioneers of Oregon. He was born
in Iowa, August 4, 1849, and was the son
of Abram and Nancy (Adams) Sargent, both
of whom were natives of that state. He
crossed the plains with ox teams at a very
early date in company with his parents and
settled in this state, and for the three years
immediately following he was engaged in
mining. He then purchased a farm of two
hundred acres on Deer creek, of which he
later sold eighty acres, and upon the one
hundred and twenty acre tract which he re-
tained, he established his home and con-
tinued to live during the remaining years
of his life. He w-as a veteran of the Rogue
River Indian war, having served as a drum-
mer boy for three years, and was with his
command during the most dangerous and
trying period of that Indian outbreak. He
passed away at his home in Josephine coun-
ty in 1904.
Mr. Sargent was united in marriage on
January 25, 1873, to Miss Mary Shoemake,
a native of Iowa, who removed with her
parents to Oregon in 1872. To Mr. and Mrs.
Sargent five children W'ere born, all of
whom are still living, namely: Adelbert S.,
William D., Perry E., Ida M. and Daisy D.
Mr. Sargent was affiliated with the repub-
lican party, and fraternally was a member
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
He was a member of the Presbyterian
church, as is also his widow, and was a man
highly esteemed throughout his portion of
the state not only as an industrious and
.successful farmer but also for the invalu-
able services which he had rendered as a
patriot and soldier in the Indian war. His
widow now resides on the old homestead and
the farm is being successfully operated by
one of the sons of their family.
ADAM WIRT NYE. The life history of
A. W. Nye if written in detail would present
a most complete picture of pioneer experiences
in the northwest, when this was a frontier
region. For many years he was identified
with agricultural interests and stock-raising
and at different times has occupied positions
of public trust and responsibility. In every
relation of life his record has been com-
mendable and Umatilla county numbers him
among her representative citizens. He is
now living retired in Pendleton, enjoying a
rest which he has truly earned and well de-
serves. He was born in Missouri, March 3,
1843, and is a son of Dr. James M. and
Nancy (Calaway> Nye. The father was a
native of Virginia and the mother of North
Carolina. They removed westward to Mis-
souri in 1841 and Dr. James M. Nye pur-
chased land in Boone county. For ten years
he was identified with agricultural interests
in that state and in 1851 started for Califor-
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nia but died en ruute, i>as:iiiig away on the
Little Blue river in June of that year. A con-
siderable period of time passed and then
the mother sought a home on the Paeilic
coast, journeying to Oregon in ls65. She lo-
cated, however, just across the Columbia river
at Vancouver, Washington, where she lived
for ten years. She became a resident of
L'matilla county in ISSl and afterward made
her home with her children until her death,
which occurred on the 29th of September,
1883. She was the mother of twelve chil-
dren, of whom fovir are still living: Martha
.1., who is the wife of .1. C. Maze, a resident
■ if Elgin, Oregon; Elmira, who is the widow
of Thoma.f Metsger and lives in Joplin, Mis-
souri: Sarah M.. who is the widow of R. M.
Angell and makes her home in Ritzville.
Washington; and A. W., of this review.
Adam Wirt Xye remained at home until
nineteen years of age and then, starting out
in life for himself, crossed the plains in 1802,
spending the winter in Vancouver. In the
spring of ISO."? he came to eastern Oregon
and for two years thereafter was engaged in
freighting with pack mules. In ise.^ he re-
turned to Vancouver, where he married Miss
Harriet -T. Switzler. a native of Missouri, who
had come to Oregon in 1S45 with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. .lohn Switzler, who settled on a
donation land claim, which was the home of
the father until his death. Tlis family num-
bered seven children two of whom are living,
^frs. Nye and her brother. .Tohn B.
Following his marriage Adam Wirt Nye
began farming on his brother's land near
Vancouver, cultivating that tract for two
years, after which he came to Umatilla
county and purchased a ranch of one hun-
dred and sixty acres, upon which he carried
on general farming and stock-raising. In
1S70, however, he disposed of his stock, pur-
chased four hundred and eighty acres of land
near Weston, and turned his attention to
wheat-rnising. For two years he engaged in
the cultivation of that commodity anil was
then called to public oOice. being elected
"lierifT of t'matilla cniinty. in which capacity
he served for two years. On bis retirement
from that office he again took up farming
and sheep-raising, and purehnied one thousnnri
acres of land on which he farmed for eleven
years, when he sold out and Wcame identified
with commercial interests in Pendleton as
proprietor of a furniture store, which ho con-
ducted for three years. He, has since liveil
relired yet is still the owner of valuable
property, including two hundred acres of
land in this coimty and a three acre orchard
adjoining the city limits of Pendleton. He
has n fine residence and a cottage on Water
and College streets. Tie has worked diligently
and his unfaltering industry and determina-
tion constitute the basis of his succeos. Tie
has never been afraid of earnest, indefati-
gable labor and as the years have passed by
his determination and energy have enabled
him to overcome all difTicnlties and obstacles
and work his way steadily upward to the
plane of aflflupncp.
To Mr. and Mrs. Xye have been six chil-
dren: Afaud, deceased: William W.. a resi-
dent of lUuho; Jessie il., the wife of W. C.
Shults, of Portland; Thomas C, also of Port-
land; Harry, who has passed away; and
JIabel, the wife of Lachlan Maclcay, who is
a resident of Tacoma, Washington.
A. W. Xye gives his support to the demo-
cratic party and holds membership with
Pendleton Lodge, No. 52, F. & A. il., and
Pendleton Chapter, No. 23, R. A. Jl. He has
tilled all of the chairs in the lodge and is
loyal to the teachings and spirit of the craft,
and at the present writing is high priest of
the chapter. He and his wife are consistent
members of the Episcopal church, in the work
of which they are actively and helpfully
interested. For ten years Mr. Nye served
as librarian and secretary of the Commercial
Club, of which he was made a life member.
Ilis fellow townsmen have higli appreciation
for his sterling worth and upright character
and all who know him speak of him in terms
of praise .an<i high regard. He has never
sought to figure prominently before the public
but has been content day after day to do the
duty nearest at hand, and in following this
course he has won not only a substantial
measure of success but the good-will and
esteem of all with whom he has been brought
in contact. He has been a resident of Ore-
gon for a half century and has. therefore,
been an interested witness of much of its
growth and progress. Especially has he seen
the conversion of the wild and" arid district
of eastern Oregon into rich and productive
farms, in the midst of which are found enter-
prising and progressive towns and cities.
Throughout he has always borne his part in
the work of public progress in his locality and
is justly accounted one of the public-spirited
ami representative citizens.
WILLIAM H. QUEENER. In every town
and city there are men who, by the con-
sensus of public opinion, are placed in the
front ranks of the enterprising citizens. To
this class belongs William TI. Queener, who
for the past thirty-two years has been suc-
cessfully engaged in the practice of law in
.Stayton. A native of Missouri, be was born
in Oentry county. .Tanuarv 2S. IS.'iI. the son
of A. .T. and Elizabeth (Whitton) Queener.
both of whom were natives of Tennessee and
were married in Missouri. The father, who
followed the occupation of farming all his
life, removed to Missouri in 1^20 and resided
there until 18ri.5. when he crossed the plains
with ox teams, making the journey in six
months, during wliiib lime he and his com-
panions were engaged in two Indian fights
in which they were attacked by a thousanil
Iiiilians. He settled in Oregon, near Scio, in
Linn county, where he resided until his death
in 1889. His wife survived him by five
years, dying in 1S94, and they are both
buried in the .Scio cemetery. They were the
parents of thirteen children, as follows: A.
O. and Margaret, who are rleceased: Martha.
the wife of .Joseph Hill, of Palousr', Wash-
ington; Mary. Hulda and .Tames P.. all de-
ceased; Sarah, who is the wife of .lobn S.
Morris, of Scio. Oregon; William H.. of this
review: Calvin, derenaed; Oeorge W.. of
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Scio; Belle, who is the wife of C. W. Cald-
well, of Oregon; C. J., of Cottage Grove, Ore-
gon; and one who died in infancy.
William H. Queener received his early edu-
cation in Missouri and in 1876 began the
study of law under Judge Orris Strahn, of
Albany, where he remained for two years.
Prior to this time he had served as county
clerk for eight years. In 1880 he began the
practice of law in Stayton and has been here
ever since. In addition to the practice of his
profession he is also engaged in the real-
estate and insurance business.
In 1873 Mr. Queener was united in mar-
riage to Miss M. J. Kelley and they have
become the parents of seven children: Lula,
who is the wife of John S. Cary, of Scio,
Oregon; Edna M., now Mrs. Warren Richard-
son, of Stayton; Norman, of Pendleton, Ore-
gan; Anna," who is .the wife of T. B. Riggs.
of Stayton; Bessie, who is the wife of
Joseph J. Korinek, also of Stayton; Earl, of
Pendleton; and Flora, the wife of Ed Sestak,
of Stayton.
Mr. Queener gives his political allegiance
to the democratic party, is interested in its
success and welfare, and has served for six
years as justice of the peace at Stayton and
seven years as police judge. Fraternally he
has been identified with the Order of For-
esters of America, and both he and his -wife
are members of the Christian church. In his
profession Mr. Queener has made continuous
and steady progress and lias thoroughly in-
formed himself on the law bearing on every
case which has been entrusted to his care,
lie has a wide circle of friends in the com-
munity where he has passed so many years
of his life.
FRANK L. INGRAM, D. M. D., is a rising
young dentist who since 1908 has been prac-
ticing his profession in Cottage Grove. He
was born at Dayton, Washington, April 19,
1S84. the son of J. H. ami Elizabeth (Mar-
tin) Ingram, the former a native of Illinois.
In 1852 the father with his family crossed
the plains to Oregon, settling at Oregon
City, where he began farming on land which
he purchased there. For a number of years he
was engaged in the cultivation and develop-
ment of this farm and then moved to Day-
ton. Washington, in 1875. In that city he
again invested in land and has since been
interested in agricultural pursuits. He at
jiresent owns thirteen hundred acres of land,
seven hundred acres of which is under a high
slate of cultivation, the remainder being in
pasture. He was twice married. His first
union was with a Miss Gillam and their
family numbered three children: William,
deceased ; Charles, who resides on the home
farm; and Fannie, who is the wife of Rich-
ard Largant, of Pullman. Washington. Mr.
Ingram's second marriage was with Miss
Elizabeth Martin and to this vmion six chil-
dren were born, namely: John IT., a resident
of Clarkston, Washington; May. the wife of
Clark Israel, of Dayton. Washington; Cora,
deceased; Delia, who is employed in the
Bureau of Plant Industry at Washington,
D. C; Frank L., of this review; and Wal-
ter, of Dayton, Washington.
Dr. Ingram attended the common schools
of Dayton, Washington, and was graduated
from the high school at that place in 1903,
later taking a course in a business college
of Portland. Oregon. He then took up the
study of dentistry in the North Pacific Col-
lege of Dentistry at Portland, from which
institution he was graduated in 1908. Im-
mediately after his graduation he settled in
Cottage Grove, establishing his otHce in that
city on July 1st of that year. He owns a
fine home in Cottage Grove and also has res-
idence properties in Portland.
Dr. Ingram was married on the 23d of
November, 1908, to Miss Maud Samuel, who
was born in Missouri, August 13, 1887, a
daughter of J. F. and Mattie Samuel. Her
parents came west in 1892, locating first in
Washington. In 1909 they came to Oregon
and settled at Myrtle Creek, where they are
still residing. The members of their family
are: Homer; Leila, tlie wife of William In-
graham, of Spokane, Washington; and Maud,
now Mrs. Frank L. Ingram. Mr. and Mrs.
Ingram are the parents of a son, Clarence
I.., whose birth occurred on the 25th of May,
1911.
Dr. Ingram is a member of the Elks and
the Woodmen of tlie World. He and his wife
are adherents of the Baptist faith, being
prominently identified with that denomina-
tion. Dr. Ingram, who has been thoroughly
educated in dental science, is becoming well
known and is successful in the practice of
his profession and has a satisfactory and
growing clientele. He is careful and thor-
ough in his work and as an operator is de-
veloping a technique which is indicative of
both his talent and training and argues well
for his future career. He is popular in pro-
fessional, fraternal, church and social circles
and has a very extended acquaintance in the
city and community, being greatly respected
by all who know him.
EDGAR DODGE is a progressive, energetic
.voung business man who has already become
an important factor in retail mercantile cir-
cles in Eugene, being president and manager
of the Dodge Department Store, Inc. Oregon
claims him as one of her native sons, his
birth liaving occurred in Marion county. April
23. 1873, his parents being Francis Marian
and Jane (Caples) Dodge. The father was a
native of Pennsylvania and was a «on of
Jolm Dodge, who was born in Susquehanna
county. Pennsylvania, in 1810. He in turn
was the son of a farmer of that locality. He
learned the trade of a brick mason and plas-
terer in early life. His parents died while
he was yet young and at an early age he
was forced to start out in the world on his
own account. He was always independent in
spirit and self-reliant anil, moreover, dis-
played good judgment and earnest purpose.
He never gave up when one avenue of oppor-
tunity seemed closed but sought out other
paths by which he might reach the desired
goal. He married Sarah Ives, a native of
Middletown, Connecticut, and thev made
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
243
their home in Pennsylvania until 1S44, when
they removed to Stark county, Illinois. In
is:>3 they left that tlistrift for Oregon,
making' tiio long and tedious journey with
slow plodding ox teams. At length, how-
ever, they had covered the long distance be-
tween the Mississippi valley and the Paoitio
coast and made their way direct to Salem,
Oregon, where for ten years Mr. Dodge con-
tinued to reside. In ISC:! he went to the
Puget Sound country, settling fourteen miles
from Olympia on the .Miami prairie. After
remaining there for a time, however, he re-
turned to Marion county, Oregon, but later
took up his abode permanently in Washing-
ton. Both he and his wife died at Mud Bay,
John Dodge passing away at the age of
eighty-two years, while his wife was
sfventy-six years of age at the time of her
demise.
Of their children four reached adult age. of
whom Francis .Marian Doilge was the young-
est. He was born in Crawford county. Penn-
sylvania. October 20. 1835. and acipiired his
education in the public schools of the Key-
stone state, the state of Illinois and of
Salem, Oregon, as his parents removed to
those various hicalities. He left home, how-
ever, soon after their arrival in the west.
While living i>n Miami prairie in Washing-
tun he enlisted in lS.")j as a member of a
military company commanded by Captain
i;ilmori' Hayes for service in the Cayuse In-
dian war. He took part in a nundjer of en-
gagement!", including the battles of White
Kiver, South Prairie, Connell Prairie and
Walla Walla and was a member of Shaw's
train when it was captured. At the cessa-
tion of hostilities he was mustered out and
after a year returned to Miami prairie,
where he had previously taken up a dona-
tion claim, remaining thereon until l'<61.
when he returned to Oregon. For eight or
ten years thereafter he was engaged in
tinirhing at St. .Johns, not far from Portland,
and he invested his savings in land near the
Rose city. He lived there for a year and then
purchased one hundred and sixty acres,
which he made his home until his death in
lOnf,. This place is located on Butte Creek,
three and a half mile east of Woodburn.
When he purchased the tract it was all wild
land save six or seven acres which were
brought under cultivation, but he at once be-
gan its further development and soon trans-
formed it into productive fields.
In 1^6.', Francis .\l. I)o<lge was married to
Miss .lane Caples. who was l)Orn in Andrew
rounty, Missouri. November 3, 1S|~, and in
IS49 was brought across the plains by her
parents, Dr. William and Nancy (Nowelli
Caples, whose family numbered six children.
L'nder Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Do<lge were
also horn six children, of whom four reached
nianhoo<l or womanhood, namely: Elmer
.lohn. who is living on the old homestead:
Kdgar; Walter S.. who resides on the old
home place; and I.i/zie Willema. the wife of
Klmer Pugh. of Vancouver. Washington.
The parents were members of the I'nited
Brethren church and also b<'longed to the
Oregon Pioneer Association.
Kdgar Dodge was educat<'d in the public
schools and in the Presbyterian College at
Monmouth, from which lie was graduated
with the class of 1S94. He then began clerk-
ing in a dry-goods store at Vancouver, Brit-
ish Columbia, and removed from that city to
Kugcne about 1003. Six years ago he started
his present business known as the Dodge De-
partment Store. This is the outgrowth of a
business established by the firm of Scobert
& Dodge. In 1909 it was incorporated with
Mr. Dodge as the president and manager
and M. F. McClain as the secretary. The
business has always been carried on at its
present location and they now have a large
and well selected line of goods in their va-
rious departments, their store being one of
the leading retail mercantile enterprises of
Kugcne. Mr. Dodge combines hop culture
with his mercantile interests, having forty
acres planted to that crop on the farm which
has been the family's homestead, about three
miles east of Woodburn. He maintains an
oHice — a buying rather than a selling agency
— at 129 West Twenty-seventh street. New
York city, where he has a man representing
him in matters relating to his eastern busi-
ness, which consists of the purchase of dry
goods for the Dodge Department Store and
the sale of the crops of hops. The Dodge
Department l^tores, Inc. are the largest
wholesale produce dealers in the Willamette
valley and Mr. Dodge is well known in this
connection throughout the western and
southern states.
In 189S Mr. Dodge was iii:irriecl to Miss
Myrtle Scobert and they have one child. Ray.
Mr. Dodge belongs to Spencer Unite Ix)dge,
I. 0. 0. F.. and Wimawliala Kncampment.
No. 0. He is also connected with Eugene
Camp, No. 11.5, W. O. W.. and with Eugene
Lodge, No. 357, B. P. O. E. He is preemin-
ently a man of affairs, alert, energetic and
progressive, and he has already made for
himself a prominent position in commercial
circles and is steadily climbing tin: path of
advancement and success.
DAVID PETER BUCKLEY, who resides
upon and assists in tlie operation of a mag-
nilicent estate adjoining Koch, is one of Ore-
gon's favored sons, who not only was so for-
tunate as to first see the light of day in this
splendid state but was also reared by most
excellent parents ami given a good common-
school education. He is the son of .lames D.
and Maggie (Kih'Vi liuekley. the former born
in Ireland and the latter in the state of New
.Jersey. His birth occurred January 19,
l'<tl. anil he is one of seven children born
to his parents, the other im-mbers of the
family being; Rose; John D.: James F.;
Mary Catherine; Frances, who died in 1884;
and George. More detailed information re-
gariling the ancestry of Mr. Buckley, will be
founil in the biographical review introduced
by the name of Mrs. Maggie Buckley, on an-
other page of this work.
David P. Buckley was reared on the home
farm adjoining Ruch, where he acquired a
gootl common-school education and assisted
his father with the farm work. He was given
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good training so that when he attained his
majority he was able to so direct his ef-
forts that lie has since been a very success-
ful farmer and it is largely through his ef-
forts that the old homestead has been kept
in such excellent condition and made from
year to year to j'ield its golden harvests, the
farm now being known as one of the most
valuable and best managed in the com-
munity.
In his political views Mr. Buckley is an
adherent of the principles and practices of
the democracy and although he gives hia
principal attention to business, he still finds
time to take a commendable interest in af-
fairs of state. He is an earnest and consist-
ent member of the Catholic church, in which
he was reared, and by his life of uprightness
and industry he has long since been known
as one of the most estimable young men of
the community and the future for him is
bright witli promise. Being of a companion-
able and genial disposition he has made
many friends and is popular particularly in
the younger set of the community.
JOHN BARKER has been a resident of
Oregon since 1883, when he became located
near Hillsboro and afterward built a sawmill
and electric light plant at Tillamook. He is
interested in gold mining, was in the saloon
business for six years in Cottage Grove and
has recently been conducting a cigar store
in this city, wliere he owns property as well
as in Florence, and possesses one hundred
and sixty acres of fine commercial timber
containing eight million feet. He was born
in Indiana, April 24, 1858, a son of Luke
and Delila (Mercer) Barker. The father was
a native of Vermont while the mother was
born in Ohio, their wedding being celebrated
in Indiana where they lived until the father
died in 1876. The mother's death occurred
in 1888. The former by trade was a car-
penter and although he owned a fine farm
he worked at his trade during his lifetime.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Barker were born ten
children, as follows: Annis McCormick. of
Everett, Washington; William, of British
Columbia; 11. S., of Portland; John, of this
review; Angle, who married George Baker,
of Everett; two who passed away in in-
fancy; and Elinore, Alice and Eliza, who
are also deceased.
John Barker remained with his parents in
Indiana, where he received a common-school
education, until twenty- four years of age.
At the age of sixteen years he began work-
ing at various occupations for wages al-
though continuing to reside at home until
in 1882, when he removed to Oregon and
settled at Hillsboro. where he operated a
logging camp. He continued thus employed
until 1900 and during the time he was log-
ging he built a sawmill at Tillamook, oper-
ating it in connection with his other busi-
ness. He also erected an electric light plant
in that city, which he operated until 1898.
He then sold all of his interests at Tilla-
mook and Hillsboro and began operating a
stage lino and mail service between Yamhill
and Tilhimiiok, a business which he followed
for two years, after which he came to Cot-
tage Grove and for six years conducted a
saloon. He then became interested in gold
mining to which he gave his attention lor a
time, after which he purchased a cigar store
which he still conducts. He owns a home in
Cottage Grove and also has property at
Florence and is the owner of one hundred
and sixty acres of fine timber land.
Mr. Barker was married in 1909 to Mrs.
Malinda Underwood, the widow of H. E. Un-
derwood, and a daughter of Robert Carie.
Mrs. Barker was born in Missouri and came
with her parents to Oregon in 1876, the fam-
ily settling in Cottage Grove. Her mother
died in 1890 and in 1909 the father passed
away. In their family were four children,
of whom Mrs. Barker was the third in order
of birth, the others being: Mrs. Ellen Mark-
ley, of Cottage Grove; Mrs. Mattie Medley,
also ol this city; and Frank, who died in
1884.
Mr. Barker in his political faith is a re-
publican and served as treasurer of Tilla-
mook county for four years. He also was
one of the first aldermen of that place after
it was incorporated as a city. His frater-
nal relations are limited to membership in
the Elks. The family belong to the Chris-
tian church and are well known and popular
ill the social circles of the community in
which they move. Mr. Barker has been an
active man since being connected with the
business interests of the various communi-
ties in Oregon where he has resided and has
formed a large acquaintance, being popular
with all who know him. He is a well edu-
cated man. having received a good common-
school and business education before coming
to Oregon, and also attending night school
for a time after taking up his residence in
this state. He has been very successful in
his business operations, always being careful
regarding all details of his work and using
good judgment in all of his transactions. He
is one of the self-made men of Cottage
Grove and, starting out with practically
nothing, he has acquired a very comfortable
competence which is constantly increasing as
values rise.
JESSE A. SMITH, one of the successful
agriculturists of Oregon, is located ten
miles up the Coos river from Marshfield,
where he is specializing in dairy farming.
He was born on the south fork of the Coos
river, ten miles above Marshfield, on April
39, 1872, and is the son of Nathan and
Emily (Hobson) Smith, of whom extended
mention is made in the sketch of L. D.
Smith, the brother of our subject.
Jesse A. Smith was reared in his parents'
home and received his early education in the
common schools of Coos county. About
twelve years ago he purchased one hundred
and thirty acres of his father's homestead
and has since continued to be engaged in
agricultural pursuits. From the beginning of
his business career he has made a specialty
of dairy farming and stock-raising and in
addition to these interests for the past eight
years his time during the summer months
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247
has been devoted to tlie duties of forest
ranger, to which otlicc he is a reguhxr ap-
pointee. His dairy I'arin is one of the most
perfectly equipped ami scientitically conduct-
ed of his part of the state.
Mr. Smith was united in marriage in 1S9.';
to Miss Louisa M. Danielson, who was born
on the Coquille river in Oregon. October 25.
1872. Mrs. Smith is a daughter of Stian
and Elizabeth (Thrush) Danielson, the for-
mer a native of Norway and the latter of
California. The father emigrated to
America when fifteen years of age and firet
settled on the Coquille river, in Coos county,
Oregon, where he ]>urchased one hundred and
sixty acres of land upon which he lived un-
til "the time of his death, which occurred
in 1909. The mother, at the age of fifty-
seven, still resides upon the old homestead,
which now consists of three hundred and
twenty acres. To Mr. and Mrs. Danielson
nine children were born, Louisa M., Kosetta,
Frank D., John E., Lillie May, Tora E., Rena
L., Richard and Christopher. Jlr. and Mrs.
Smith are the parents of five children: Es-
tclla May. born July 17, 1896, who is at-
tending school and is also studying music;
Enos J. H., who was born .Tune 1. 1898, and
is now attending school; Rosetta P.,
•who was born June 19, 1900, and is also at-
tending school; Jessie O., born September
7, 1902; and Stian E.. born October 19. 1905.
Mr. Smith is affiliated with the republican
party but has never allowed his name to be
use<l as a candidate for any public ollice.
Fraternally he is connected with the Knights
of Pythias and also with the Woodmen of
the World, of Marshlield. Poth he and his
\. ife are members of the United Brethren
church. Mr. Smith is one of the well known
and highly respected men of Coos county.
His success in dairy farming has made him
one of the popular leaders of that branch of
agricultural industry and his progressive
views of stock-raising and agriculture justly
entitle him to be numbered among the most
useful citizens of Oregon.
EDMUND ALEXANDER PARKER was
an Oregon pioneer who migrated to this
state in 1850 and took up three hundred
and twenty acres of government land in
Clackamas county, where he lived for many
years. He afterward became a druggist at
Oregon City, where he remained in business
for ten years and then conducted a similar
lino of trade in .Albany for five years, after
which he sold out and retired. Tie was a
most popular man in the community and a
valued citizen. At the time of his death,
■which occurred in May, 1001, he owned a
fine home in Albany, having disposed of his
other property. lie was a son of Captain
Harry and Martha (Mitchell) Parker, both
natives of Kentucky, in which state their
marriage was celebrated and where they
lived for a time, after which they removed
to Missouri. The father attained the age of
eighty-nine years and the mother passed
away several years previous to her husband's
death, both dying in Missouri. To them
were born the following children, eight of
whom have passed away: Edrauml Alexan-
der, of this review; Muss, deceased; .Susan,'
wlio married .John .Stone, of Missouri; Duke,
who was killed in the Civil war; Xanna,
the wife of Thomas P. Jones, of Cameron,
Missouri; Maria, the wife of John Knoch,
of Kidder, Missouri; Cooper, deceased;
Bazal, a twin brother of Cooper, who has
also passed away; Harry, deceased; Theo-
dore, residing in Cameron. Missouri; Mar-
garet, who died in infancy; and Russel,
deceased.
Edmund Alexander Parker remaiiiccl with
his parents until he attained the age of
nineteen years, when in 1S50 he removed to
Clackamas county, Oregon, crossing the
plains with ox team in company with his
cousins, Thadcus and R. R. Thomas. In the
Blue mountain district of Oregon the oxen
all died and the emigrants were compelled
to leave their wagons and equipment and
walk to the first settlement, wlicre tliey
paid a dollar each for meals. They re-
mained there for a time until they were suf-
ficiently rested to pursue their journey to
Clackamas county, and in the spring of 1852
went to California by ox team for the pur-
pose of digging gold. Becoming discouraged,
however, before they reached their destina-
tion, they returned to Oregon where Mr. Par-
ker took up a donation claim of three hun-
dred and twenty acres in Clackamas county,
upon which he resided for several years.
After his marriage he sold this land and em-
barked in the drug business in Oregon Cily,
where he resided for ten years. He then
sold his store and removed to Albany, Linn
county, there engaging in the same business
for five years. At the end of that time he
also sold that business and retired, living
in Albany until the time of his death. In
that city he owned a fine home.
Mr. Parker was married in March, 1856,
to Miss Sarah E. Bell, who was born in Ken-
tucky, November 2, 1840, a daughter of
Archiljald and Harriet L. (Baker) Bell, also
natives of Kentucky. The parents were
married in the Blue Grass state and resided
at Louisville until the mother's death, which
occurred in 1851. In June of the following
year the father crossed the plains to Oregon,
settling at Astoria, and after living there
for a short time removed to Marion county
in 1854, later taking uj) governnieiit land
near Oregon City. While living in Oregon
he purchased land in several dill'erent sec-
tions of the state and also operated a drug
store at (Jregon City and one at Albany. He
then removed to Washington, where he took
up one hundred and sixty acres of land, and
after residing in that city for three years,
returned to Oregon, settling in Clackamas
county, where he lived until his death in
1901. I'nto Mr. and Mrs. Bell were born
seven children, namely: .James H„ whose
death occurred at llillluirst. Washington;
Mary F.. the widow of Captain Letts, her
home being in Portland, Oregon; Samuel L.,
who died in Washington; Sarah E., now Mrs.
Parker; Elizabeth T., who married R. R.
Thomas, of Clackamas county; Isabelle, who
pas.sed away at the age of three years; and
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
Harriet B., who died in infancy. Mr. and
Mrs. Parker became the parents of seven
children, namely: Virgil, an elder in the
Methodist church, who was born in 1857 and
died in 1904; Flora, who w'as born iu 1858
and is the wife of N. H. Wheeler, of Albany,
Oregon; Harry H., born in I860, engaged in
mining in the Bohemia district. Lane county;
Edmund A., born in 1802. a stockman in
eastern Oregon; AValter M., born in 1864,
carrj'ing on a mercantile liusincss in Albany;
T. Roderick, who was born in Clackamas
county, in 1869, and who is engaged in the
bakery business at Cottage Grove; and Nina
the wife of W. J. Ortell, of Spokane, in
which city he operates a wholesale stationery
establishment. The youngest son, T. Rod-
erick, married Miss Mary E. Prettyman,
who was born in JUiItnoniah county in 1873,
a daughter of W. D. Prettyman. of Linn
county, Oregon. She is one of four chil-
dren born unto her parents, being the second
in order of birth, the others being as fol-
lows: John, who died in infancy; Perry, an
engineer of Albany; and Lena, the wife of
L. A. Kroshel. who is engaged in the ice
business. T. Roderick Parker has two chil-
dren: Martha Ellen, born in 1904; and Mary
Ellen, born in 1907.
After the death of Mr. Parker his widow
operated a private boarding house until
1903, when she removed to Cottage Grove,
although she still owns her propert.y in Al-
bany, where she and her son are conducting
a bakery which is one of the two bakeries
in that city. Mr. Parker was a republican
in his political faith and was for many years
up to the time of his death citj' treasurer of
Albany. Fraternally he belonged to the In-
dependent Order of Odd Fellows and the
Ancient Order of United Workmen. The
family in their religious faith are Presby-
terians, being actively engaged in church
work. Mr. Parker was a man of broad in-
tellectual attainment and also possessed
marked business ability. He won and kept
many friends and his memory is still held
dear to a large number of the people in the
cities Avhere he resided and conducted busi-
ness. His widow and her family are prom-
inent in Cottage Grove, and they are held
in high esteem by a large circle of friends.
ALPHONSO D. BOONE is one of the well
known early pioneers of Oregon, having first
settled in this state in 1846. since which
time he has been actively identified with the
exception of two years, which he spent in
California, with the growth and develop-
ment of Coos county. He is now located
a mile and a quarter beyond Sumner at the
head of navigation on Catchings inlet, where
he is engaged in general farming. He was
born near .JefTerson City, Missouri, in 1837
and is the son of Alphonso and Nancy L.
Boone, who were second cousins. The pater-
nal grandfather was a great-grandson of
Daniel Boone of pioneer Kentucky fame.
The father was a native of Kentucky and
was a planter in that state in early life, but
later removed to Missouri, settling in that
state at a time when its domain constituted
the southwestern border country in the cen-
tral western states. He emigrated to Ore-
gon in 1846, settling twelve miles above Ore-
gon City, on the site of the future Wilson-
ville. To Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso Boone the
following children were born: .Tesse, de-
ceased; Chloe D., who was the wife of ex-
Governor Curry, both deceased; George L.,
who served in tlie Me.xican war, deceased;
Mary E., who was the wife of Thomas Nor-
ris. both deceased; Joseph C. and J. Morris,
both deceased; Lucy, who was the wife of
Thomas Musick, both deceased; and Alphonso .
D., the subject of this review. I
Alphonso D. Boone was reared in his 1
father's home and when a child of nine years
of age emigrated with him to Oregon and
later with his father removed to California
in 1849 where his father's death occurred in
tliat year. He tlien returned to Oregon, set-
tling on the Willamette river at which place
he lived for two years with his brother-in-
law, ex-Governor Curry, after which he en-
gaged in steamboating, running between Ore-
gon City, Corvallis and Eugene, continuing
in that employment for the five succeeding
years. He then removed to British Colum-
bia where he was engaged iu mining for one
j'ear when he returned to Oregon and again
engaged in steamboating on the Willamette
river for four continuous years. He then
changed his sphere of operations to the
Columbia river on whicli he continued in the
steamboat business for some time and later ■
engaged in the same line of work in Idaho %
for one and one-half years, after which he
returned to Oregon City and there operated
the steamboat between that place and Port-
land for one year. In 1869 he removed to
Coos county wlicre he took up a homestead
located on Catchings inlet, at the head of
navigation. After completing the necessary
work in the matter of obtaining a home-
stead he engaged in the steamboat business
on the Umpqua river and continued in that
employment for one and one-half years. He
then went to (.'oos bay and there operated
a steamboat for Captain Nathan Lane, who
is tne son of General Joseph Lane, of Mex-
ican war fame. He continued on Coos bay
for one year and a half and then established
his home on Catchings inlet where he now
resides.
Mr. Boone was united in marriage to Miss
Nancy N. Barker, in 1875, the daughter of
Henry and Sarah (Nolan) Barker, both of
whom were natives of Kentucky. To Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Barker twelve children were
born, three of whom are still living, namely:
Elizabeth, the widow of Thomas Miller, of
Dixon, California: J. L., a resident of Fair-
view, Oregon; and Nancy N., the wife of the
subject of this review. To Mr. and Mrs.
Alphonso D. Boone six children have been
born. Jesse Archie is in the employ of the
Southern Pacific Railroad with headquarters
at Marshfield, Oregon, and is the father of
two children, Mark and Harold. Louisa is
the wife of William Oordell, a conductor on
the Southern Pacific Railroad, by whom she
has three children. Alton, Florence and Ma-
rion. James L. is in the employ of the Smith
THE CENTE.XXIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
249
Powers Logging Company. Mary Etliel is
the wife of Lorenzo lielieu, of Miirslilield,
Oregon. Harry Cleveland is engaged in the
cnltivation of his father's ranoh. Myrtle
Leola, Avho completes the family, married
Dr. X. IF. Hansen, of Washington, liy whom
she has one child, Lloyd lioone.
Mr. Boone is a member of the democratic
party. He has, however, never allowed his
name to be used as a candidate for public
office. When he started for Oregon he car-
ried with him the compass of his great an-
cestor, Daniel Boone, and had the misfortune
to liave that priceless heirloom stolen by
the Indians on his journey. Mr. Boone is
the brother-in-law of ex-tJovernor Curry, for
wliom Curry county is named, and is also
the nephew of ex-Governor Boggs, of Jlis-
souri.
Mr. Boone is one of the best known men
in his part of the state. His life as a steam-
boat man in the early days brought him in
contact with the general public and his long
business life has been distinguished for his
varied activities in many of the enterprises
which have contributed to the development
of Coos county. He is a man of great per-
sonal honor and is one of the valued and
esteemed citizens of Oregon.
C. A. JOHNSON is one of the very success-
ful business men of Marshfield. where he is
engaged in the furniture business and also
in the general contracting and building busi-
ness. He was born in Finland. November 1,5,
1849, and is a son of ,Iolin and Klreka ,loliu-
son. His parents were both natives of Fin-
land, where his mother is still living at the
advanced age of eighty-three years, his fa-
ther having passed away in 1911 at the age
of eighty-five years. Unto them were born
thirteen children of whom seven are still liv-
ing: C. A., of this review; Krick, of Marsh-
field : Marie; Ida-. Edla; Anna, of Finland;
and Otto, also a resident of that country.
C. A, .Tohnson was reareil in his parents'
home and received his early education in his
native land. He emigrated to America at
the age of twenty-two years and made his
first settlement in the new world in Boston,
Massachusetts, where he continued to reside
for two years. In 1H7-1 he removed to Cali-
fornia, making the journey by train, reach-
ing San Francisco in Febniary of that year.
He at once proeeedeil to N'ortli Bend, Coos
county, ami tliere secured employment in
the shipyards and continued in that occupa-
tion for twelve continuous years, during
which time he established liis home at
Marshfield, where he has since continued to
reside. In 1886 in company with W. 0.
Christensen he built the commodious and
substantial furniture store which he still
owns and in which he established a general
furniture business. In the conduct of that
establishment he has been successful from
the start and in addition to the attention
required in its operation he is also engaged
in the contracting and building business and
gives some portion of his time to work on
the vessels plying on the river and on Coos
bay. He was formerly the owner and suc-
cessful operator of a modern pile driver
which he kept in commission, doing harbor
and bridge work at points along the river
in the vicinity of Marsliliclil. lie also owns
seven acres of land and fifteen valuable lots,
all in the desirable residence district of that
city, and the real estate and building con-
nected with his furniture establishment and
two valuable business lots located on one of
the principal streets of Marshfield. lie has
large interests at North Mend and East
Marshfield.
Mr. .Johnson was united in nuirriage at
Marshfield, January 4, 1879, to Miss Minnie
Ogren, who is a native of Finland and who
emigrated to this country with her mother
when she was a child of ten. Her ])arenls
were both natives of Finland and in that
country the father died some years before
Mrs. Ogren came to America. In their fam-
ily were three daughters: Minnie; Ida, the
wife of W. W. Douglas, of Marshfield; and
Eliza, who nuirried .Tames Lee Brown, also
of that city. The mother of this family
died at Alarshfield in 190S, By her marriage
to Mr. .Johnson, the eldest daughter became
the mother of twelve children, eleven of
whom are still living: Ada, the wife of John
;\Iercliant. of Marshfield; Clara, still at home
with her father: Ellen, the wife of Albert
Seelig, of Marshfield; Carl W., who lives
with his father and is engaged in business
with him in the fnrnitiire store at Marsh-
field; Selma. at home; Norman K., also at
home and emjiloyed in his father's store;
Geoi-gc, attending liigli school; .Mton, Ed-
wanl and Agnes, wlio are also pursuing their
education: and Kudolph, who comi)letes the
family. One child passed away in infanc}'.
Mr. Johnson is fraternally associated with
the Independent Order of Odd Fidlows and
is a member of the board of trustees of that
lodge. He is also a member of the Ancient
Order of I'nited Workmen. He is a republi-
can in politics but no oflice seeker, and he
and his family an> nicmbers of the Lutheran
church at Marshfield. He has a record for
b\isiness ;i(tivity wlilili for many years past
has challeiigeil the admiration of the busi-
ness men of that city. He is one of the
highly respected men of his city and has
been uniformly successful in the conduct of
his b\isiness. lie is always to he relied
upon to give his inlluence and assistance
within his power to the advancement of
every measure of public interest inti-mlcd to
advance anil improve the eduealionnl and
religions conditions of the people in his
county and city.
JACOB P. MOOMAW is one of the enter-
prising farnurs nf .Ici-ipliine county, where
lie is engaged in the cultivation of a fine
ranch locateil at Williams Creek, near Wil-
liams, in this slate. He was born in Vir-
ginia. December 17, ls:!7, and is the son of
Philip and Susan M'eli-rs) Miionniw. who
became the parents of nine children, of whom
the eldest is the subject of this review.
Jacob P. Moomaw was reared in his par-
ents' home and received his early education
in the public schools. He remained under
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF OREGON
the parental roof until twenty-five years of
age and at that time enlisted as a vohin-
tier in the Confederate army and continued
in that service for a period of eighteen
months, after which he was honorably dis-
cliarged and mustered out of service at Rich-
mond, Virginia. He then engaged in farming
and later entered educational work and
taught school for six months. In 1895 he
emigrated to Oregon and settled at Eagle
Point upon eighty acres of land, where he
established his home and some years after-
v.ard removed to Williams Creek, where he
purchased eighty acres of land, upon which
he resides, and is now engaged in its culti-
vation.
Mr. Moomaw was united in marriage on
February 2, 1862, to Miss Mary ZoUman, a
native of Virginia, and to them nine chil-
dren were born, Charles, Ora, Kllic. Mary.
Ben, John, Jewel. .Jasper and Virginia. Mr.
Moomaw is affiliated with the republican
party, and is an elder of the Dunkard church,
of which he has been a member since 1862.
He is one of the enterprising and .successful
agriculturists of his section of the state and
is a man whose influence is always readily
secured to assist in the advancement of any
enterprise affecting the welfare of the com-
munity in which he resides.
NICHOLAS BABI, who figured for many
years as a successful dairyman of Tillamook
county, his enterprise and energy ranking
him with the representative business men of
his locality, was born in Switzerland on
the 16th of April, 1847. He pursued his edu-
cation in his native land and came to Amer-
ica in 1871 when twenty-four years of age.
Landing in New York city he worked there
for about two years and then made his way
westward to St. Louis'. He secured employ-
ment on a dairy farm near the city, remain-
ing there for three years, and in 1882 he
again started westward with his wife. Tilla-
mook county, Oregon, being their destina-
tion. For a brief period he was employed
as a farm hand and then purchased seventy-
seven acres of land two and one-half miles
east of the city of Tillamook. He made all
the improvements upon the place, and
although he started in a quiet way he grad-
ually won success and gained a place among
the prosperous dairymen of the county. He
kept a large number of high grade cows and
the product of his dairy found a ready sale
for it was well known that neatness and
sanitary conditions regulated the conduct of
his interests while honorable business meth-
ods were employed in the conduct of his
transactions. He operated his farm until his
demise which occurred on the 3d of March,
1901.
Mr. Babi was married to Miss Barbara
Fishbacher, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mel-
chior Fishbacher who were farming people
of Switzerland. In that country Mrs. Babi
was born April 22. 1845. and in 1874 she
came to America. The marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. Babi was celebrated in tlie state of
New York in 1878, and much of their happy
married life was passed in Oregon. Two
children, both of whom are now married,
were reared in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Babi. After the death of her husband, Mrs.
Babi continued to conduct the home place in
Tillamook county until 1909 when she dis-
posed of the farm and purchased a pleasant
home in the city of Tillamook where she now
resides.
Mr. Babi was a democrat in his political
views and his religious faith was that of the
Catholic church. His wife, however, is a
member of the German Reformed church of
Tillamook. She lives in the city and has
many friends in the town and throughout
the surrounding country to whom she ever
offers a cordial hospitality.
NELSON HOSMER has occupied his fine
ranch on Foot's creek, near Rogue River,
which contains four hundred acres, since
1879, though his first purchase consisted of
only about two hundred and forty acres. Of
this fine body of land one hundred and forty
acres is under intensive cultivation and is
well improved. He was born in Vermont,
November 14, 1831, the son of Josiah D. and
Louisa Hosmer, both of whom were natives
of the Green Mountain state. In their family
were ten children, two of whom survive.
Nelson Hosmer received a good common-
school education and remained under the pa-
rental roof until he attained his eighteenth
year, after which he began working as a
laborer. At the end of a year he began to
learn the carpenter's trade, at which he
worked for four years in his native state. In
the fall of 1855 he came to California and
began working at mining and teaming. After
a time thus employed he embarked in the
sawmill business, with which he was con-
nected for five ye^rs. In 1879 he came to
r)regon and settled on a farm which he pur-
chased in .Jackson county. This property,
which is situated on Foot's creek, originally
comprised two hundred and forty acres, but
he has since increased his holdings by pur-
chasing one hundred and sixty acres addi-
tional and he now has a fine farm of four
hundred acres, of which one hundred and
forty acres is under a high state of cultiva-
tion.
In April. 1881, Mr. Hosmer was united
in marriage to Mrs. Martha J. (Kester)
Mathews, widow of John Mathews, and a
daughter of Henry and Elmira (Galbraith)
Kester. By her former marriage Mrs. Hos-
mer has three children: Bessie, the wife of
Charles Anderson: Alice, the wife of A. S.
Rosenbaum. ofMedford: and Grant, who re-
sides in Jackson county. The parents of
Mrs. Hosmer were natives of Virginia and
Kentucky, respectively. At an early date
they removed to Missouri, where the father
dieil. .Afterward, in ISGO. the mother with
her family crossed the plains with ox team
and settled in California, where her death
occurred. Of her family of eight children
three are now living. Mrs. Hosmer is a
member of the Christian Scientist church
and takes a deep interest in the affairs of
that denomination.
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THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF UKEUON
In bii) political faith Mr. Hosmer is a
member of the republican party, in the eouu-
rils of which he lias takeu an active part.
Kor lifteen years he served on the boara of
commissioners and be has been justice of
the peace for two terms. He belongs to
the Masonic fraternity and bis life is puided
l.y the beneticent teachings of that order.
In the person of Nelson Hosmer the com-
munity of which he is a member has a pub-
lic-spirited citizen of great value. He is
actively engaged not only in business but in
all tho.se enterprises which make for better
civilization and an increase in the number
of conveniences of rural life. In official as
well as in business life he is most etiicient
and equitable and is popular alike in his
business and political capacity.
LEONARD S. HOPFIELD, conducting an
abstract and insurance business in McMinii-
ville, in which connection he has secured ii
good clientage and proven himself worthy
of the liberal support that is given him, was
born in Portland, Oregon. December 2S. 1879.
He has thus always resided in the northwest
and early became imbued with the spirit of
i-nterprise and progress, which has been the
dominant factor in the upbuilding of this
section of the country. His parents were
.John and Sarah (Clow) Hoplield, the former
a native of (lermany and the latter of Eng-
land. They arrived in Oregon in 1875, set-
tling near Portland, and are now residents
of McMinnville. The father served as a sol-
dier of the Civil war, enlisting in Company
K, of the Thirtieth Regiment of Wisconsin
Infantry, with which he served for four
years, and although he participated in many
hotly contested engagements which led up to
the final victory that crowned the l"nion
arms, he was never wounded. Into him and
his wife were born nine children, of whom
six ar» now living, namely: Louis D., who
is now living in California; .lohn \V.. a res-
ident of Tillamook county, Oregon: Leonard
.'^. ; A. W., whose home is in llnmmonton,
California; Minnie, the wife of Frank Liesc,
of Portland, Oregon; and Maud, at home.
Leonard S. Ilopfield spent bis youthful
days under the parental roof, starting out in
life for himself when he had attained his ma-
jority. For a year he filled the position of
clerk in a store, but not content with the
educational advantages he had already re-
ceived, he entered the McMinnville College,
from which he was graduated in 1901. After
putting aside his textbooks, he secured the
position of court stenographer and served in
that capacity for a year, lie afterward filled
the position of deputy postmaster at Rose-
burg, Oregon, for some time and at hi< mar-
riage took lip his abode upon the old home
farm, which he cultivated for a year. On
the expiration of that period he once more
became a resident of McMinnville, where ho
joined W. H. Latourette in the conduct of
an insurance and real-estate agency, con-
tinuing in that connection for two years.
He next turned his attention to the ab-
stract and insurance business, in which he
has since been engaged. He writes a large
Vol. in— 1 1
amount of insurance annually, his clientage
cuiistantly increasing, so thut his business
has now assumed large and profitable pro-
portions.
It was on the 28th of September, 1904,
thut Mr. Iloplitdd was united in marriage to
.Miss Kuby O. Sargent, who was born in
Vanillin county, on the same farm where
her niiither's birth occurred. The land wa»
secured by her grandliither, Reuben Oant,
as a donation claim and he is still one of
the honored pioneer citizens of this section,
having reached the age of ninety-lour years.
He crossed the plains in 1^4.'> and drove tho
first o.\ team to this county, settling here
when it was a wild and iiiidevelo|K'd region
ill which the seeds of civilization had not
yet been planted. He yet owns a part of
the old farm which came into his iHissessioii
from the government. The parents of Mrs.
Uoplield are both living and in their family
were lour cliililrcii: Albert Ii., who is now u
practicing )>liysician in Alaska; .Mrs. Hop-
lield: and t"o who have passed away. L'nto
Mr. and Mrs. Ilopfield has been born a daugh-
ter. Mildred Lorene, whose natal day was
February U, 1906. The family occupy u
beautiful residence in .McMinnville and Mr.
Ilopfield also owns another residence prop-
erty. He is one of the prosperous and pro-
gressive young business men of the city and
his worth in commercial and financial circles
and in other connections is widely acknowl-
edged. In .June, I'JDS, he was chosen justice
ot the peace, which position he has now filled
for three and one-half years, discharging his
duties in a uniformly just and equitable
manner. His circle of friends is always co-
extensive with the circle of his ac(|uaint-
ances, and the high regard entertained for
him by those with whom he has come in con-
tact indicates a well spent life.
HART M. MANVILLE is the owner and
proprietor of one of the most up-to-dato
and best stocked new and second-hand
furniture stores in Eugene and enjoys the
reputation throughout Lane county of being
one of the relial>le and progressive ilealent
in his chosen line. He was born in Soring-
boro, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, .NIarch
29, 18.">R, a son of fieorge C. and Lydia (Pot-
ter) Manville. Ills father's birth occurred
on Black river, New York state in 1818.
At an early age George C. .Manville had the
misfortune to lose his father, and as a young
boy he was apprenticed to a cabinet maker,
and to the trade he thus lenrnerl he con-
tinued to apply himself until he hail Ix-comc
a proficient master cabinet maker. After
«ome years of employment at his trade he
became the owniT anil proprietor of a gen-
eral store at Springboro, but later purchased
a farm in Iteaver township and in addition
to the care he gave this investment he went
into the oil regions at the first opening of
the oil industry in that part of Pennsyl-
vania, lie eventually sold all of his inter-
ests in his form and oil ventures and re-
moved to ,\shlabiil« roiinty. Ohio, where
he continued to live the remainder of hU
days, his death occurring in lim
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Hart M. Manville was educated in tlie
public schools and during the interims cf
the school periods was employed by his
lather at the cabinet maker's trade. On at-
taining his twentieth birthday he left the
parental roof and removed to Fort Scott,
Kansas, at which place he was in attendance
for two years at the State Normal College.
On the completion of his studies at the nor-
mal school he engaged in teaching, which
occupation he followed for one year and then
removed to Stuart, Nebraska, where he se-
cured a position as clerk in a store. He re-
mained in Stuart from 188;j to 1896. Dur-
ing the latter year he removed to Eugene,
this state, where he formed a partnership
with Nathan Winters, his father-in-law, and
this firm owned and operated a furniture es-
tablishment dealing in both new and second-
hand stock. His partnership in this estab-
lishment continued until the death of Mr.
Winters, after which time he purchased the
interest which had been held by his father-
in-law. and has since operated the business
as the sole owner and proprietor.
In April, 1887, in Nebraska, Mr. Manville
was united in marriage to Miss Mary Win-
ters, a daughter of Nathan Winters and a
native of Wisconsin. Four children were
born to this union, Ira, Floyd, Leona and
Clayton. Mr. and Mrs. Manville are both
memliers of the Baptist church of Eugene.
Mr. Manville enjoys the confidence of his
fellow citizens and conducts a well kept and
up-to-date furniture establishment, in which
he carries a full line of both useful and
ornamental furniture and furnishings. He
is always a ready and willing contributor
to the advancement of any measure seek-
ing to improve the advancement and better-
ment of the people of his city and county.
P. M. HERMENS. who is manager of a
creamery at Sublimity, was born in Brown
county, Wisconsin. April 1.'). 1873, the son
of William and Natalia (Meulmans) Her-
mens the father a native of Holland and
the mother of Belgium. The father came to
the United States, locating in Wisconsin,
and remained there until 1884. when he
went to Oregon, settling in Washington
county, where he still lives. The mother died
in Kill and they had celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary just ten days before her
(lea til. They were the parents of thirteen
children: Rosalia, the wife of .lohn Bernards
of McMinnville, Oregon; Antone, of Forest
Orove, Oregon; Lewis and Cornelius, both
residents of McMinnville; Cornelia, the wife
of .Tohn Peters, of Forest Grove; Willie, de-
ceased; V. M., of this review; Constance, the
wife of ,Tohn Van Dyke, of Forest Grove;
Pauline, the wife of Peter Kreiger, of Mc-
Minnville: Adelia, who is Sister .Julian.a in
St. Mary's Convent at Beaverton. Oregon :
Nidlii , deceased; and two cliihlren who diecl
in infancy.
P. M. llernu'ns was educated in the common
schools in Wis<'Oiisin and Oregon and remained
;it home helping on the home farm until
twenty-two years of age. lie then went to
Washington county, Oregon, where he was
employed in farming for three years, subse-
quent to which he was in a creamery at Ver-
boort, after which he came to Sublimity,
where he has been connected with the cream-
ery business ever since. He built the first
creamery in this locality, erecting the plant
and installing the machinery and general
equipment, but he later sold the establish-
ment to the Hazelwood Creamery Comjiany
of Portland and the same ]ilant is now leased
by the Purity Creamery Company and Mr.
Hermens operates it for them. He has also
been engaged in freighting and in the livery
business in Sublimity, having a barn on his
home lot, which lot is two hundred feet
square.
In 1893 Mr. Hermens was united in mar-
riage to Miss Antoinette \'audervelden and
they have become the parents of eight chil-
dren: Angeline, William, Katie, Adrian, Mary
and Agnes, all at home; and Katie and Gene-
vieve, deceased. In politics Mr. Hermens is
a democrat and he has filled some of the town
offices. Both he and his wife are members
of the Catholic church and they are held in
the highest regard by all the residents of Sub-
limity.
MONROE H. GORDON lilling the position
of postmaster at Beagle, was born in De-
catur county, Iowa, August 25, 1858. He ia
a grandson of Alfred Gordon who passed
away in Jackson count}', Oregon, at the
remarkable old age of ninety-four and one
half years, and his wife, Mrs. Matilda Gor-
don, who died in Medford at about the same
age. They were the parents of Uriah Gor-
don, who was born in Kentucky and was
reared in Illinois and Missouri. In Iowa he
was united in marriage to Miss Matilda
Margaret Ross, a native of Pennsylvania.
In the spring of 1865 they left Iowa and
started across the plains for the north-
west, making their way to the Willamette
valley where they remained for eighteen
months. In the spring of 1867 they removed
to Jackson county and took up their abode
near Medford on what is known as the old
Gordon ranch. The name has since figured
in connection with the history of the county
and is ]irominently known in association
with the development and progress of this
part of the state. The father was a life-
long farmer and became an extensive stock-
raiser on the Rogue river. He had four hun-
dred and eighty acres of rich land which he
brought under a high state of cultivation,
continuing its development and improvement
to the time of his death which occurred at
Rogue river near Prospect in 190,3 when he
was seventy-three years of age. His widow
still survives him and is now living in Med-
ford. They were the parents of si.x sons
and six daughters, and with the exception
of one daughter all are yet living.
Monroe H. Gordon is the eldest son and
the second child, and has been a ranchman
throughout his entire life, having early be-
come acquainted with the best methods of
tilling the soil and caring for the crops.
He is a man of great energy and determina-
tion, and early recognized the fact that in-
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257
dustry and perseverance are indispensable
elements of success. He is now the owner
of one luindrcd and sixty acres at Hcagle and
devotes his place to general larniinj,' and
stock-raising. He is also serving as post-
master of the town, to which position he
was appointed in May, 1905, as a successor
of A. il. Houston, who was the first post-
master of the place and had continued in
that position for twenty years. Mr. tiordon
gives his political support to the democratic
party and has voted for its men and meas-
ures since age conferred upon him the right
of franchise.
In 1S84 Mr. Gordon was married to Miss
Sarah Murray, who was born in Hlinois.
June 3, lS(i3, and came to Oregon in the
fall of ISTl with lier parents, lames and
Flora A. Murray, wlio were natives of IViin-
sylvania but were married in Illinois. On
reaching the northwest the family settled
in .Jackson county, two and one half miles
north of iledford. and both Mr. and Mrs.
Murray died upon their farm. In their fam-
ily were eight children, four sons and four
daughters. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs.
Oordon has been blessed with seven cliil-
dren: Clara, who is the wife of Clarence
Wiehite of Sams Valley; Pearl, who died
at the age of ten years; Milly, the wife of
Elbert Glass of Sams Valley; Bessie, the
wife of Karl Case of Sams Valley; Olive,
Mattie and .Samuel A., all at home.
Forty- five years' residence in .Jackson
county has made ilonroe H. Gordon largely
familiar with the history of this part of tlu'
state. lie has not only been an intirestcd
witness of the changes which have oicurred
but has also been a cooperant factor in
many movements related to the public good.
His labors are indeed a beneficial element in
behalf of general progress as well as of in-
dividual success.
A. V. ODEN is one of the sons of Oregon,
bom of parents who came here at an carl.v
day. He owns and lives upon a portion of
the old homestead and is one of the most
widely known and rcsi)ected men of the com-
munity. He was born in Douglas county.
September l.i. lSfl2. a son of William and
Eveline (Brown) Oden. The father was a
native of Missouri and the mother of Ar-
kansas, and they came overland to Oregon
with ox teams in 1848. They had an event-
ful journey and lost a considerable portion
of their stock en route. Settling in -Tackson
county, the father bought three liurulred and
eight acres of land, which he iinproved and
upon which he liveil until his death, which
occurred in 18S:!. He was buried at Rock
Point cemetery.
A. V. Oden is one of ten children horn to
his parents, of whom the sons are all living
while the daughters have all passed away,
six of the former now living on the old
homeste.nd. In company with the other chil-
dren he received a gooil education and was
well pr|uipiied in that respect for the duties
of life. He resides on the old family homi'-
stead of which he owns forty acri's, and has
his farm well improved and under a high
state of cultivation. He has always given
his business careful attention and has
broTight his acres to a state of high pro-
ductivity.
.\Ir. Oden was nmrried in 1897 to Miss
Moore, and to this union three children have
been born, Nellie. William and Homer. Mr.
Oden is one of the highly respected men of
the community of which he is a member and
beside his own business he has always been
intereste<l in the welfare of the neighbor-
hood. He takes a deep interest in educa-
tional affairs and is a director of the district
school board.
JOSHUA PATTERSON, who is now living
retired in a beautiful home standing in fifty
acres of valuable land on Pacific highway in
'i'alent. .Jackson county, was iluring his ac-
tive career a successful business man, being
a rancher and a prominent orchardist. He is
Well known in political circles, having held
several important public othces which brought
him in close touch with one of his main ob-
jects in life, namely, the building of good
roads. He was born in Eaton county, Jlich-
igan, December 2. 1857, the son of Joshua
and Catherine E. (.May) Patterson, the
former of Irish extraction and the latter of
Pennsylvania Dutch stock. The father was
born in Dau]ihin county, I'ennsylvania. Sep-
tember 8. l5il.!, and tiie mother's birth oc-
curred in Wayne county, Pennsylvania, Jan-
miry 4, 182:5. The parents were married in
Ohio, October 15, 1840, and in Jtine, 1854,
removed to Charlotte. Eaton county, Michi-
gan, where they resided until IHIiO. when
they removed to Iowa, taking up their
abode in Marion county, that state. In 18fi3
I hey crossed the plains to Oregon, arriving
in Ashlan<l on October 10 of that year. A
year later the father purchased a homestead
right from Preston Anderson, the land being
bleated one mile east of the town of Talent,
and the title to the land was perfected by
the mother, the father having died Septem-
ber .JO. 1871. The mother's death occurred
in .Ashland. August 1. 1884. They were the
parents of fourteen children, ten of whom
are now living.
.Iiishiia Patterson was reared under the pa-
rental roof and acquired his education in the
jiiiblic schools. At the age of sixteen years
lie began earning his own living, going first
to Volo county, California, where he en-
gaged in ranching on the Sacramento plains.
The following summer he formed a partner-
ship and purchased a threshing machine
wliich he assisted in running for eight years.
At till' end of that period he returned to
.lackson county. (Iregon. and with his brother
.'Sylvester leaseil his mother's ranch. A year
later, in partiierslii|i with bis brother Syl-
vester he purchased the home farm, which
they operated jointly for two years, at the
end of which time the stibject of tliiH re-
view purchased his brother's interest. The
homestead originally comprised one hundred
and seventy-two acres and to this Mr. Pat
terson had added by piinliase until bis farm
now consists "f four liiindred and sixlyeight
acres. Mr. Patterson has planted and de-
veloped an apple orchard of one hundred and
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thirty-five acres, which is pronounced by ex-
perts as the finest in Jackson county. This
orchard up to its fourth year was handled
personally by Mr. Patterson, who did all of
the pruning and bestowed upon it all the
requisite care and attention. In 1908 he
sold the farm now known as Sun Crest
Orchard, to Dr. F. C. Page and removed to
Talent, where he erected his present com-
fortable home on Pacific highway and owns
fifty acres of land.
Mr. Patterson was married in September,
1S81, to Miss Ella .T. Fewel, of Sonoma
county, Califonia, and to their union three
children have been born: Myrtle, the wife
of E. F. Jacobs, of Jackson county; Clay, at
home; and Hazel, the wife of W. J. Ferns,
of Jackson county. Mr. Patterson is a re-
publican of prominence, his first public of-
fice having been that of road supervisor, the
appointment being made by Judge Crowell.
The state legislature subsequently passed a
bill establishing the ofiice of county road
supervisor and he was elected to fill that
office. In 1902 he was elected as a member
of the board of county commissioners and
.served for two terms, or eight years and
six months. Fraternally he is a member of
Oregon Lodge, W. O. W., and of Talent
Lodge, No. 211, I. 0. 0. F., serving as district
deputy grand master of the latter order.
He is also a member of Phoenix Lodge, A.
0. U. W. Mr. Patterson is one of the prom-
inent and substantial men of his county,
having long since attained an enviable repu-
tation for integrity and business ability and
as the possessor of those virtues which
make for good citizenship. He is extensively
acquainted in Jackson county and is highly
esteemed by all who know him.
CHARLES H. LAW, M. D., is among the
successful and highly respected citizens of
Union, where he has been engaged in the
practice of his profession since 1907. He
was born at Ravenna, Portage county, Ohio,
September 5, 1873. His paternal grand-parent
was .Jonathan Law. who at a very early day
established his home in Ohio, locating at
Rrimfipld, where he followed farming for a
livelihood. He was twice married, his first
wife being Miss Mary Hotchkiss, to whom he
was united December 10, 1807. and to them
eight children were born. The mother of
this family died September 12, 1827, and
Mr. Law later married Miss Amelia Strong,
who became the mother of Jay Law, the
father of our subject. The maternal grand-
parent of Dr. Law was John Cutler, whose
birth occurred in Wyndham county, Connecti-
cut, November 27, 1799. He wedded Miss
Sally fiillet, who was born in Plymouth,
Litchfield county, Connecticut, March 10,
1807. To them nine children were born, one
of whom, Sally Miranda, became the mother
of Dr. Law of this review, her birth having
occurred December 23, 1833. The father of
this family died at Ravenna, Ohio, October
16, 1865, and the mother's death occurred in
that city, June 3, 1889. The written record
relating to so much of the history of John
Cutler, his wife and family, as is here given,
is recorded in the old family Bible— one of
the early editions of 1794. The book, which
is a valued and highly prized heirloom, is
now in the possession of Dr. Law.
Jay Law, the father of Dr. Law, was en-
gaged in farming during the earlier years of
his life and later devoted his attention to
contracting and building. He first estab-
lished his home at Ravenna, Ohio, and from
that place removed to Wichita, Kansas, with
his family. Three years later they removed
to Dallas, Texas, where they resided for one
year, and in 1890 the family settled at
(Uithrie. Oklaho77ia, where Mr. Law has since
discontinued contracting and building and is
now engaged in agricultural pursuits. In
the family were four children, all of whom
are now living.
Dr. Charles H. Law, the youngest member
of this family, received his early education
in the public schools of Ravenna, Ohio, and
completed all the grades of the common
schools in Wichita, Kansas, after which he
was a student at Garfield University for two
years. In 1898 he engaged in the study of
medicine and entered the Marion Sims Beau-
mont College, that being the medical depart-
ment of the St. Louis University, and was
graduated from that institution with the de-
gree of M. D., May 1, 1902. As a student
of medicine he held high rank in his class.
Immediately after his graduation he located
in St. Louis, where he engaged in the gen-
eral practice of medicine for one year. At
the end of that period he removed to this
state and located at North Powder in Union
county, where he was engaged in the prac-
tice of his profession for the three following
years. In 1907 he changed his location and
established his home in Union, where he has
since continuously devoted his time to the
practice of his profession, in which he has met
with very gratifying success. Dr. Law is
the owner of a very beautiful farm of eleven
hundred acres situated one mile east of
North Powder, having a frontage on Powder
river of three-quarters of a mile. In addi-
tion to this very desirable feature there are
also three valuable springs of pure water
upon the place, which very materially en-
hances its value for stock and irrigation
])urposes. One of the springs has an eleva-
tion of sixty feet above the buildings upon
the property. At present this property is
under cultivation, being used as a grain and
alfalfa farm. Dr. Law, however, intends
later to make of this property a modern, up-
to-date stock ranch, for which it is so well
adapted.
Dr. Law was united in marriage Novem-
ber 2. 1895. T Miss Lilly L. Taylor, of Marion
county, Iowa. She is a daughter of Wil-
liam H. and Henrietta (Sylvester) Taylor, of
Van Buren county, Iowa, the former, being
one of the first white children born in that
state. To him and his wife nine children
were born, two of whom died in in-
fancy. Mrs. Law's paternal grandfather was
Samuel Taylor, of Illinois. The family is of
Scotch descent and at a very early day lo-
cated in Kentucky. Of the descendants of
Samuel Taylor have been many early pioneers
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261
of Illinois, Kansas and Iowa. Mrs. Law's
maternal grandparents, Dixon and Ann
(Johnson) Sylvester, were natives of Dela-
ware. To Dr. Law and wife one child has
been born, Charles J., who is still under the
parental roof and has taken a very deep
interest in wireless telegraphy, having a
modern and well equipped plant constructed
on the top of the family residence in Union.
Of this new and interesting phase of com-
munication he is making a systematic and
technical study.
Fraternally Dr. Law is a member of the
Masonic lo<lge and also of the chapter. He
likewise belongs to the Modem Woodmen of
America and has served in the office of mayor
of I'nion for one term, in 1909. Mrs. Law
is a member of the Eastern Star. The Doctor
is regarded as one of the enterprising and
desirable citizens of Union and he and his
family are held in high esteem. He is a man
of great resourcefulness and stands high both
in business and professional circles.
FRANK B. ROOD is numbered among the
successful and enterprising farmers of Coos
county. His excellent ranch of one hundred
and twenty-five acres is located on the north
fork of the Coos river, where he is engaged
in general agricultural pursuits. He was
born in New \ork state. May 1, 1882. and
is the son of Alva and Kate (Knapp) Rood,
both of whom were natives of New York.
In that state they were married and con-
tinued to live for the eleven years immedi-
ately following their wedding. At the end
of that period they removed to Michigan and
settled upon a beautiful farm, where they
have since continued to reside. To them
four children were born: Frank B., of this
review; Vernon K., residing on the south
branch of the Coos river: Winifred, the wife
of n. L. Fttisaell. who resides at Catching
Tnlet; and Mildred, who is engaged in teach-
ing music at North Bend.
Frank B. Rood was reared in his father's
home and received his early education in the
public schools of Nashville. Michigan. He
was later graduated from the high school
and subsequently was graduated from the
■State Normal College of Ypsilanti. He was
engaged in teaching school in Michigan for
two years, after which he removed to Cali-
fornia, settling in Los Angeles, and there
was engaged in teaching for one year, after
which time he removed to Oregon and set-
tled at North Bend. He became at once
identified with the educational interests of
that place and was one of the prominent
factors in the organization of the high school
at North Bend, of which he was the prin-
cipal for two successive years. In 1906 he
purchased three hundred and forty acres of
land on the south branch of the Coos river,
which he continued to improve and cultivate
for five years. He then sold the property
at a handsome profit and purchased one
hundred and twenty-five acres several miles
up the north branch of the Coos river from
Marshfield, seventy acres of the property
consisting of fine "bottom land. He moved
upon this place and has continued to im-
prove and cultivate the land until today bis
beautiful ranch is one of the best of its
class in his portion of the state.
On SeptemlK-r 26. 1904. Mr. Rood was
united in marriage to Jliss Ethel Witte, who
was born in Michigan, March 1, ISSS. and is
the only daughter of Ceorge and Mary
Witte, both of whom were natives of that
state. Mrs. Rood is a high-school graduate
and also a graduate of the Normal College
of Ypsilanti, Michigan. She is a musician
of marked ability, having taught music for
some years previous to her marriage. Her
parents celebrated their marriage in Mich-
igan and there continued to live until 1902,
at which time they removed to Oregon and
settled at North Bend, where Mr. Witte at
once engageil in the general grocery busi-
ness, in which he continued to be success-
ful for two years. He then disposed
of his establishment and moved to the
south fork of the Coos river, where he
purchased two hundred acres of choice agri-
cultural land, upon which he established his
home and has since continued to live. He
is also the owner of two fine residence prop-
erties and nine valuable business lots in
North Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Rood are the
parents of a son, Leonard L., who was born
.January 12, 1908.
Mr. Rood is a member of the republican
]iarty and also belongs to the Grange. He
and his wife are both alliliated with the
Presbyterian church. Mr. Rood is one of
the highly respected, enterprising and suc-
cessful farmers of the Coos Bay district and
is a man who readily gives his assistance
to the advancement of every public enter-
prise which seeks to improve the moral and
educational condition of the people of his
county and state.
JACOB EDWARD BROLLIER. There is
no hotter example (if rapid and substantial
growth su<h as is common in the Pacific
coast country than Seaside. While it has
all the advantages of location and outdoor
life and freedom common to the summer
resort, it is at the same time an enterpris-
ing city with splendiil business interests,
enterprising men controlling many impor-
tant commercial and industrial infcrestn.
Among this number is .lacob Edward Hnd-
lier, senior member of the firm of Brollier
& Haley, painters and contractors. The
firm deals in paints, oils and varnishes and
takes contracts for paper hanging and cal-
eimining. and the business is sleailily grow-
ing. He is one of Oregon's native sons, his
birth having m-ciirred in Astoria. October l.'),
IS63. His eilucation was acquired in the
common schools and when his course was
completed his first work was in cnrpenter-
ing. He followed that trade in ond near
.■\storia for obout twenty years and aiiled
in the construction of many important buibl-
ings in the northwestern section of the xtali-.
The capital that he acquired dtiring that
period enabled him. in 1907. to embark in
the paint and oil business at Seaside. He
was alone in the conduct of the trade for
two yeors, nt the end of which time he od-
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mitted Alfred H. Haley to a partnership,
which relation still maintains under the firm
name of Brollier & Haley. They do an ex-
tensive painting contracting business, also
paper hanging and calcimining, and a liberal
patronage is accorded them. They are well
qualified for the various kinds of work and
under the supervision of the proprietors the
work carried on by their employes is most
satisfactory.
On the i.'ith of September, 1902, Mr. Brol-
lier was united in marriage to Miss Delia
Peterman, who was born in Columbia coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Wil-
liam B. Peterman. Mr. Brollier has spent
practically his entire life in Clatsop county
and has been well known and prominent in
lodge work, his acquaintance in fraternal
connections extending throughout the state.
He is a valiant member of the Knights of
Pythias and the beneficent spirit of that
order finds exemplification in his relations
with his fellowmen. His political allegiance
is given to the republican [lartj' and he re-
ceived presidential ap]H)intment to the office
of postmaster at Seaside, which position he
filled for two years. He was also deputy
sheriflf of Clatsop county in 18'Jl-2.
GEORGE W. JACKSON is a native son of
Oregon, his liiitli liaving occurred in Curry
county on April 17, 1864. He is the son of
John " James and Margaret A. (Harrison)
Jackson, the former a native of Cork, Ire-
land, his birth having occurred March 20,
1815, while the latter was born in Ken-
tucky, March 17, 1825. As young people
they moved with their parents to Oregon
and later celebrated their wedding at Em-
pire. Coos county. The father when a boy
of eleven years engaged as a sailor and con-
tinued in that occupation and later as cap-
tain, sailing the Great Lakes in 1837 and for
many years thereafter. He tinally started
for the Pacific coast, making the journey
around the Horn and reaching San Francisco
in 1849. In 1856 he settled at Coos Bay
and there became the pioneer pilot on Coos
Bay bar. In that business he continued un-
til the time of his retirement from the life
of a sailor. He shortly afterward settled
in Empire, where he spent the remaining
years of his life, his death occurring on
October 18, 1901, when he was eighty-seven
years of age. His wife also died at Em-
pire, April 20, 1907. In early life she crossed
the plains with her parents and settled
in Oregon in October, 1852. To her belongs
the distinction of having been the mother
of tlic first white child born in Coos county
and also in her home occurred the death of
the first white child in that county. During
the early days of her womanhood she was
successfully engaged in the operation of a
boarding house, which consisted of a tent
jiitchcd under a tree, where now is built
the city of Knipire. At that time no dwell-
ing house had been built in Coos county.
She was the mothi'r of eleven children, five
of whom are still living: Lyman, of Marsh-
field; Mrs. Emily O. Saunders, of Empire,
who was born April 24, 1854, and who w'as
the first white child born in Coos county;
Andrew .J., of Slontesano, Washington;
Charles H., of Marshfield; and George W.
George W. Jackson was reared in his par-
ents' home and received his early education
in the public schools of the district in which
he lived. He remained under the parental
roof for forty-three years, during which
time, however, he had started in business
for himself at the age of sixteen years and
since tliat time has been engaged in various
occupations at different points throughout
the state of Oregon. He is the owner of
very valuable property in Empire, where he
now resides.
His political affiliation is with the socialist
party and he is at present a member of the
town board of Empire and also a member
of the Catholic church. He is one of the
well known and influential citizens of Em-
pire and a man always interested in the
development and improvement of the busi-
ness and educational interests of his county
mid state.
HENRY F. BAILEY is postmaster and
since 1907 has ((inducted a general merchan-
dise store at Provolt. He was previously
engaged in mining, being thus employed in
Oregon from early manhood up to the time
he embarked in the mercantile trade, with
the exception of one year spent in California.
He was born in .Jackson county. Oregon,
August 8, 1870, a son of G. W. and Talitha
J. (Norman) Bailey. The father journeyed
from the east to Oregon in 1852 with three
other men. looking for gold and spending a
considerable time in -Josephine and Jackson
counties. He then returned home and with
his family migrated across the ]dains with
ox teams and settled in Jacksonville, where
the father took up a claim of one hundred
and si.xty acres on Foot creek.
It was upon this homestead that Henry
F. Bailey was born and reared. He received
his education in the district schools and af-
ter attaining his majority went to California
where he worked for one year, after which
he returned to Oregon and has since made his
home here. He followed the occupation of a
miner throughout his younger days, retiring
from that pursuit in 1907, when he engaged
in the mercantile business which he is now
carrying on with satisfactory results.
Mr. Bailey was married, in 1895, to Miss
Josie Warden, a native of Oregon, and to
their union five children have been born, all
of whom arc living at home, namely, Fern,
Arthur, Harold, Arnold and Kevilo. In his
political affiliations Mr. Bailey is a democrat
and is one of the few members of that party
who has held office during the administration
of President Taft. Fraternally he belongs to
the Woodmen of the World, of which he is
a popular member. He is extensively known
throughout the community in which he lives,
where by his many excellent traits of char-
acter he has formed an extremely large num-
ber of ac(|uaintanccs and close personal
friends. He is one of the prominent men of
his town, is active in all of its affairs, ex-
erts himself to the utmost in forwarding its
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enterprise^! ami eiicoiirag'in^ new eitizens to
settle there. He i» of an optimistic turn of
mind, having' yreat faith in the future of his
locality and of the state in general.
G. V. QUERNER. Agricultural jmrsuits
have mucli ui tlir time engaged the attention
of G. \'. Querner. who owns and operates a
fine farm of one hundied and fourteen acres,
located two miles east of Amity, where he
makes a specialty of liop-raising. He was
born in .'saxony, (.Jermany. on Ucceniber 31.
1852. and is a son of ,Iohn and Dorothy
(Duetch) Querner, who were natives of the
same province in whidi tliey spent their
entire lives, (if their marriage there were
born four sons, of whom our subject is the
youngest, the others in order of birth being
as follows: Ferdinand, who is deceased;
Herman, who is living in Texas; and Wil-
liam, who is also deceased.
The education of (!. V. Querner was pur-
sued in the common schools of his native
land until he had attained the age of four-
teen years, when he went into a machine
shop, api>lying himself to the mastery of this
trade until he was twenty. In compliance
with the re<|uirements of the German gov-
ernment he then entered the army, spending
three years as gunner in the artillery. Dur-
ing that time he >erved in the Franco-
Prussian war, participating in some of the
most severe battles of that bitter conflict.
Immediately iVdlowing his discharge at the
close of hostilities he decided to come to
America, believing that here he would find
better opportunities for advancement. He took
passage for the United States in 1ST4 from
Hamburg and upon his arrival in Xew York,
made his way straight to Texas, locating at
Waco, near which place he engaged in fann-
ing for about seventeen years. At the ex-
piration of that time he became a resident of
Oregon, settling near Dayton, where he co"n-
tinued to follow agricultural pursuits for
alx>ut nine years, then removing to town he
opene<l a saloon which he conducted for two
years. From Dayton he came to Amity, oper-
ating a saloon here for about eleven years,
at the end of which time he disposed of his
business and located on the farm where he
now lives. During the period of his resi-
dence on his homestead .\lr. '.'uerner has
made extensive im|>rovements thereon, hav-
ing erected a good residence and substantial
barns and outbuildings, that he has kept in
the very best of repair. In connection with
diversified farming he is devoting consider-
able attention to hop culture, which, con-
ducted according to his methofl, has proven
to be a very lucrative undertaking. He has
twenty acres of liis home place devoted to
hops and has built a hop house that is sup-
plied with all neeessary equipment for the
pursuit of this industr.v. Hesides his fine
homestead Mr, f^ierner owns eighteen acres
of land on the other side of .\mity, where he
has a hop yard of eleven acres. Both of
these properties are under a high state of
cultivation and are very valuable.
In 1SS2 .Mr. Querner eonsuniniatcd his ar-
rangements for a home of his own by his
marriage to Miss Anna .'Schramm, and they
have become the parents of six children':
Kinnia, the wife of Howard .Tones, of I'olk
county; Alvina, who is at home; .\nna, the
wife of Edward Howard, who is living in the
vicinity of Amity: and .Mary, Alhertina and
Lewis, all of whom are at home.
In nuitters of faith the family are Luth-
erans and |)olitically Mr. Querni^r is a repub-
lican, but he does not actively participate
in local governmental alVairs, He is one of
the highly prosperous and estimable citizens
of Yamhill county, where he has numifested
those iiualities in the conduct of his umler-
takings that entitle him to be numbered
among the capable and intelligent ranchmen.
CHARLES RAYMOND PHILLIPS. .Mr.
Phillips is the owner of one of the rich and
well located ranches consisting of one hun-
dred and ten acres situated on Hig Apple-
gate creek in .laekson county, this slate. He
is a native Dregonian, his birth having oc-
curred on yUiy lU, IST.'i, in the house now-
used as the Bunconi iHistolIice, on Little
Ap|ilcgatc creek. He is the son of Samuel
anil Elizabeth (Wade) Phillips. His father
emigrated to Oregon from Illinois in l.s5(),
crossing the plains with ox teams, and his
mother also, when a chilil. crossed the plains
with her parents. Sannud Phillips on reach-
ing this state filed upon a goviTtuncnl lionu'-
stead located on Little .Vpplcg.ite crci'k and
later preempted the jiroperty now known as
the Arthur Kleinhamnier farm. Combining
these two jiroperties as his real-estale hold-
ings lie engaged at onee in the stock busi-
ness, in which he was very successful from
the beginning. In the midst of his years of
prosperity he met with the great misfortune
of losing his eyesight which eompelleil his
removal from tlie ranch and his willidrawal
from all business cares. For sometime there-
after he was a resident of Ashland, at which
place Mrs. Phillips passed away, an<l later
lie removed to .Jacksonville and there con-
tinued to make his home during the re-
mainder of his life,
Charles Raymond Phillips was reareil in
his father's home and educated in the public
schools of the district in wliicli he lived. His
father being extensively engiigi'd in the
cattle husiness. -Mr, Phillips lieeanie, as hi«
heir, the natural successor and from his
earliest l)oyliood has been constantly identi-
fied with this business, the earliest memories
of liis life having to ilo with the ponies, the
saddle and file cattle, lie remained nt hiunc
with his father until fifteen years of age.
when, starting in life for himself, he I'oiin'l
employment among the ranchi's in the state,
speniling the early vi'ars of his young man-
hood in riding the range wherever stock was
being raised, on the plains or on the moun-
tain stei'ps. In the year 1!I02 he purchased
his present home site of one hiindreil And ten
acres, located on Hig Applegnle creek, and
here he has rontiniieil to maintain hia resj.
dence and is engaged in the business of farm-
ing and stock-raising.
Mr, Phillips was united In marriage to
Miss Edna McKee. in the year litOO, she be-
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ing the daughter of Adelbert D. McKee, of
whom a sketch appears elsewhere in this work.
To Mr. and Mrs. Phillips four children have
been born, Wretha Fern, Ora Vernon, Em-
mett Raymond and Edna Leona. Mr. Phil-
lips is affiliated with the republican party
and is a loyal supporter of the principles of
this political organization. Having spent his
entire life in the cattle and ranch business
he is one of the recognized authorities in
that line in this part of Jackson county. He
is a thrifty, reliable and enterprising busi-
ness man and always associated with meas-
ures of a public nature looking to the im-
provement of the conditions of the people of
his locality.
ENOS RHOTEN is one of the well
known cliaracters of Oregon, a typical miner
of the old school, a ranchman and a mer-
chant, having his residence in the Applegate
valley in Jackson county, this state. He
was born in Iowa on the 15th of February,
1S52, his parents being John and Elizabeth
(Hodson) Rhoten. They crossed the plains
with ox teams, emigrating to Oregon in 1859
and making their first location in this far
western state in Jackson county.
Enos Rhoten began his career as a
miner when he was a boy of only ten years
of age. At that early time in life he worked
in placer mines in Jackson county, wherever
his keen young eye and native miner's in-
stinct directed him to prospective ground in
stream or mountain gulch. His wliole heart
was in his occupation and no phase of the
miner's life escaped his attention. He very
early learned to follow the leads of placer
deposits as he panned in the virgin sands and
gravel deposits to be found scattered along
tlie rivers and at the mountains' base. Very
early in his career he came to be known as
a successful finder of pockets and has the
reputation of having taken from one of these
rich pockets one liundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars in large and small nuggets
of pure virgin gold. He is still ,nn enthusi-
astic seeker and a successful finder of the
deposits of placer gold and is recognized
throughout this state as being at the very
head of his associates in this line of indus-
try. In addition to his occupation as a gold
miner he owns and operates a fine ranch of
one hundred and sixty acres located in the
Applegate valley in Jackson county, upon
which he has built his home and where he
also conducts a general merchandising store.
In the year 1900 Mr. Rhoten was united
111 marriage to Mrs. Gale, by whom he has
one child, Ida May. He is atiiliated with the
democratic party but in no sense can he be
calle<l a partisan man, being liberal in his
views. Fraternally he is identified with the
Eagles.
Enos Rhoten is perhaps one of the best
known men throughout western Oregon and
the gold-bearing mountain country of the
Pacific coast. His life having been devoted
to the industry of mining principally and he
has been brought in contact with every phase
of the business. From the experience of a
lone prospector in a wilderness waste, he has
become acquainted with every detail and oper-
ation of the industry in its most modern
procedures. He has lived a useful life and
m his line has contributed his full share to
the development of this state and to the in-
crease of the nation's wealth.
JOHN SMITH LAMAR, who is a well
known druggist of Tillamook, has been
identified with the commercial activities of
this city for the past thirteen years. His
birth occurred near Fulton in Callaway
county, Missouri, on the 30th of November,
1864, his parents being B. B. and Mary T.
(Dunlop) Lamar. The father was born in
Cloverport, Hancock county, Kentucky,
while the mother's birth occurred in the
vicinity of Fulton, Missouri. Our subject is
the eldest of the five children bom unto Mr.
and Mrs. Lamar and was named after an
uncle, .John Smith Lamar, who was a cap-
tain of a regiment of Louisville mounted
cavalry during the Civil war. The other
members of the family are as follows:
James D. and R. S., both residents of Ful-
ton, Missouri; Benjamin D., who is in busi-
ness in Tillamook; and Susan K., the wife
of Clarence Craghead, also of Fulton, Mis-
souri-.
Reared on the farm where he was born,
during his boyhood and early youth John
Smith Lamar was sent to the district
schools, where he acquired a thorough knowl-
edge of the common branches. Being the
eldest son. he remained at home assisting
his father in the operation of the farm until
he was about twenty-two, when he purchased
a grocery store at Auxvasse, Missouri, which
he conducted for two years. In common
with the majority of young men he desired
to begin his active business life in a new
country, so disposing of his store he came
to Oregon, where he lived with an uncle,
Robert Dunlop, at Jacksonville. Mr. Dun-
lop was one of the pioneer miners of Ore-
gon, having installed the first hydraulic mine
in the southern part of the state. When a
youth of nineteen years Mr. Dunlop enlisted
in the Mexican war and in later life was a
member of the body that put down the up-
rising among the Rogue River Indians. Up-
on his arrival there Mr. Lamar engaged in
freighting, between Medford and Jackson-
ville. He followed this for a year and then
accepted a position with Kubli & Son, who
were engaged in the general mercantile busi-
ness at Applegate. He withdrew from this
position at the end of two years and re-
turned to Missouri for a visit. When he
came back in the spring of 1890 he went
into business in North Yamhill, where he
remained for eight years. In the fall of
1898 he came to Tillamook and went into
business here. He subsequently opened a
drug store in the spring of 1900 and later
erected the building he now occupies. He
has a large and well selected stock of both
drugs and sundries, maintaining a fine pre-
scription department, and is enjoying an
excellent patronage. Jlr. Lamar has met
with great financial success in his various
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enterprises and owns some town lots in
Tillamook as well as timber lands.
On the 4th of March, 1S90. Mr. Lamar was
united in marriage to Miss Ella A. Galwith,
of Fulton, Missouri, and a daughter of P. F.
and Susan E. (Smith) Galwith. Her father
was for many years engaged in agricultural
pursuits in the vicinity of Fulton. The
lather and mother are deceased. Two sons
and one daughter have been Iwm unto Mr.
and Mrs. Lamar. In order of birth they are
as follows : Paris Cleveland, Howard Lor-
ing and Mary Emily.
In matters politic Mr. Lamar is a demo-
crat, but does not take a prominent part in
municipal affairs. Fraternally he is identi-
fied with the Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows, the Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks, and the Artisans. Mr. Lamar has
many friends in Tillamook, his genial nature
and liberality making him most popular
with all of his associates.
REV. L. B. AKERS is one of the success-
ful farmers located on Bull creek in Joseph-
ine county, this state. His birth occurred
in >rorgan county, Illinois, on the 4th of Jan-
uary, 185.'!, his parents being George H. and
Julia E. (Harmon) Akers. the former a na-
tive of Louisville, Kentucky, and the latter
of Mount C'armel, Illinois. They were mar-
ried in Jacksonville, Illinois, where Mrs.
Akers as a young woman was for some
time engaged in teaching school. After
their marriage they located in Morgan coun-
ty, Illinois, and in 1S59 removed to Goodhue
county, Minnesota, where Mr. Akers passed
away in 1892. His widow, now eighty-eight
years of age, is residing with her daughter
in Anoka county, Minnesota.
Rev. L. B. Akers was reared at home and
acquired his preliminary education in the
public common schools. After attaining the
years of his majority he was engaged in
farming until he was thirty-four years of
age, at which time he entered the ministry
of the Methodist Episcopal iduirch and for
si.\ years continued in the work of an itin-
erant minister of that denomination. At
this time, his health having become seriously
impaired, he was compelled to give up his
work a.s a traveling member of his confer-
ence and for seven years thereafter lived a
somewhat retired life engaged in light
farming, to which he adde<l the chicken in-
dusti-j-. In November. 190:i, he removed to
Oregon and located on Granite land live
miles from Grants Pass in Josephine county,
where he remained for the brief period of
one season only, after which he exchanged
this land for his present home ranch com-
[irising one hundred and sixty acres on Bull
creek, where he now resides. This beautiful
piece of ground is located immediately at
the base of the mountains at the head of
Bull creek. To the development and culti-
vation of this fine property he is now giving
the major portion of his time and attention.
His health has sufficiently improveil so that
he is enabled to fill appointments in the pul-
pit at various near-by preaching places in
the surrounding country.
In Xoveniber, 1S83, Rev. Akers was united
in marriage to Miss Elsie R. Spaulding, of
Pierce county. Wisconsin. He is a repub-
lican in politics, though he has never sought
political prcierment at any time. He is in
every way one of the desirable citizens of
the county in which he lives and his repu-
tation and character as a Christian citizen
are such as to reflect credit upon his associa-
tions with the people of his state and
county.
GUY ODELL SMITH, one of the more re-
cent acquisitions to the legal fraternity of
Salem, where he has engaged in practice for
the past two year:-, was born in Polk county,
seven miles west of this city, in 1SS2, and is
a son of Paul A. and Susan A. (Higgins)
Smith. The maternal grandfather was a na-
tive of Massachusetts and the maternal
grandmother was a native of the state of
Maine, whence they came in IS.'il to Oregon,
locating on a donation claim in Polk county.
There in 1S33 the mother was born, con-
tinuing to live on her father's ranch until
her marriage. In the acquirement of her
education she atten<led the public schools of
I'olk county, and in 1S76, at the age of
twenty-three years, she became the wife of
Paul A. Smith. Four children were born to
them, as follows: Nellie B., the wife of R. L.
Antrim, of Portland, who has been a postal
clerk on the Southern Pacific Railroad for
the past five years; Ida May, who is at
home: Guy Odell. our subject; and Lorena
H., (he wife of G. H. Thompson, a farmer
of Marion county.
Reared at home, in the acquirement of his
preliminary education Guy Odell Smith at-
tended the public schools. After the com-
pletion of his course he was enrolled in
Willamette University, this city, where he
liursue<l a course in liberal arts for five years.
Having decided to become an attorney he
sul)Sci|uently matriculated in the legal depart-
ment of the same university, being grad-
uated two years later, in lUlO, with the de-
gree of LL. B. As soon as he was admitted
to the bar, Mr. Smith became associated
with K. F. Shields in the practice of his pro-
fession and is making very favorable prog-
ress in the establishment of a reputation as
a representative of the law. He lias been
given the advantages of an excellent equip-
ment, added to which hi' is endnwcil with
line mental faculties, a ready and lliieiit How
of language and more than average oratorical
skill, and these, with his earnest manner, line
presence and poise of mind, should make him
a power in his profession, lie is well known
in the city, as he has passed his entire life
here and is descended from its early pioneers,
so is not meeting with the dilliciilty that
confronts an absolute stranger in building
up a practice. .Mtlioiigh he has maintaineil
an oHice lor less than two years, he has
a very good following and numbiTs among
his clients some of the city's best business
men.
Fraternally Mr. Smith is nfliliated with the
Loyal Drder of .Moose, the Maccabees and the
Brotherhood of American Yeomen, and in
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politics he is a republieaii. He has always
taken an earnest interest in the work of the
State Oratorical Association and in 1009 and
1910 he was president of this organization.
Mr. Smith has many friends in Saleni, who
have watched with interest the development
of his career and prophesy for him a most
promising future.
WILLIAM HANNA, who is residing about
ten miles west cif Yamhill, was liorn in Ve-
nango, Pennsylvania, on the 2oth of Decem-
ber, 182.5, His grandparents were natives of
the north of Ireland and his grandmother,
whose family name was Stewart, was of
Scotch descent. The father of William Hanna
was Stewart Hanna, who was born in Lan-
caster county, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1798,
and was the third of seven children, the
others being: William, .James and .John, de-
ceased; Mrs. Mary Gilmore, who died in
Pennsylvania, leaving three children ; Mrs.
Nancy Tollman, who became the mother of
four children and is now deceased; and Mrs.
Jane Hayes, also deceased. Mr. Hanna's
mother bore the maiden name of Sarah Has-
san. She was born .June 9, 1800, in Venango,
Pennsylvania, a daughter of Hugh and Mary
Hassan, who were natives of Pennsylvania,
and had a family of five children: John, now
deceased, who was the father of five sons
that became soldiers in the Union army;
Sarah, and three who have passed away.
John Hassan was a volunteer soldier in the
War of 1812. His father served as a soldier
in the Revolutionary war and was a pris-
oner aboard the .Jersey prison ship for three
years. Among the engagements in which
he participated was the battle of Trenton,
in which he was seriously wounded. To
Stewart and Sarah Hanna two children
were born: William; and Sarah .J. McCoy,
who died September 8, 1854, leaving two
children, a son, and Mrs. Mary C. McCon-
nell, a resident of Grove City, Pennsyl-
vania. The parents crossed the plains to
the west in 1848. making the journey from
Illinois and traveling day after day over hot
stretches of sand and through the mountain
passes until they finally reached Dayton,
Oregon. Here they settled on a donation
claim of six hundred and forty acres and
held the land for many years, but before
his death Mr. Hanna sold it.
It was two years after the arrival of the
family in the northwest that William Hanna
followed his parents to the Pacific coast
country, where he has since made his home.
In 1856, in Yamhill county, occurred his mar-
riage to ^Martha A. Holdridge, a native of
Illinois. She left her native state with her
parents, Frank and Martha (Hibbard) Hold-
ridge, and came to Oregon in 1848. The
family settled on a six hundred and forty
acre donation claim which Mr. Holdridge had
taken uji near Dayton and here they con-
tinued to reside during the remainder of
their lives. The death of the mother oc-
curred in ls."i2. while the father passed away
later.
At the ag(^ of twenty-one William Hanna
started out in life for himself and began
working at the carpenter's trade. This work
proved so profitable and agreeable that he
lias engaged in it more or less ever since,
varying his regular work as carpenter with
employment as draughtsman and millwright.
After some time he took up a homestead
claim, which he turned from barren soil into
productive land, and for a number of years
he lived there. Even this did not interrupt
his Avorking at his trade and for seven years
he also worked in a sawmill. He afterward
sold the homestead and bought one hundred
and sixty acres of land for his only son,
Ralph E.. with whom he now makes his
home. The son is engaged in the dairy busi-
ness and has some timber interests. Mr.
Hanna's two older children are: Mrs. Amer-
ica M. Stroble, whose husband is chief en-
gineer in the Union JIachine Works in Port-
land; and Mrs, .lennie L. Wheeler, who is
employed in the Portland postoffice and
whose husband is a newspajier man of excep-
tional ability.
In politics Mr. Hanna favors the broad
humanitarian principles of the socialist
party but has never taken an active part by
seeking nomination to any office. As one of
the assistants of Mr. .Joseph Gaston he held
a position of importance during the survey-
ing of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Throughout his career he has consistently
applied himself to the duties of his chosen
trade and at the same time has ])rofitably
carried on various outside interests.
U. J. LEHMAN, who is engaged in the un-
dertaking business in Salem, was born near
Defiance. Ohio, Avigust 8. 1S68. His parents
were J. B. and Rebecca (Arnold) I^ehman,
both of whom were natives of Ohio. The
parents removed to Oregon in 1873. locat-
ing on a farm five miles east of Salem. The
father is now living retired in Idaho and the
mother is deceased. In their family were
nine children, eight of whom are yet living.
U. J. Lehman received his early education
in the common schools of Marion county,
Oregon, and later attended ^Monmouth Col-
lege for one year. On starling ovit in life
for himself he began working in a planing
mill in Salem, where he remained for seven-
teen years. He then worked as a machinist
in an Oregon paint factor}', for two years,
after which he took up the undertaking busi-
ness in partnership with a Mr. Rigdon. After
one year he dissolved partnership with Mr.
Rigdon and purchased an interest in the
Clough LTndertaking Establishment, with
which he is now connected. He has been in
his present location for two and one-half
years and has an excellent business stand-
ing among the best classes of people. Also
he has mining interests in Marion county.
In 1896 Mr. Lehman wedded Miss Lydia
Vandevort. a native of Polk county, and to
them two children have been born, Russell
and Robert Jlilton. In his political views
Mr. Lehnum is a prohibitionist, and fratern-
ally he is identified with the Knights of
Pythias, the Woodmen of the World, the
Artisans and the Yeomen. He is a very ener-
getic and enterprising man, with a large so-
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eial aiul business acr|uaintance. and lias
gained tlio high rc>;aid and esteem of all
with whom he lias heen brought in contact.
Both he and Mrs. Lehman are members of
the Jlethodist Episcopal church and he has
been connected with the First MethcKlist
Episcopal choir for the past eighteen years.
JAMES J. BROWNING, a well known real-
estate dealer of >prinf;lield, Oregon, where
he has been in business since lUDT. settled
ill Oregon in 1001 and has since been promi-
nently identified with its development and
upbuilding. He was born in Illinois in 1847.
a son of .J. D. and Arena (Matthews) Brown-
ing. The father was a native of Tennessee
and the mother was Ixirn in Illinois, their
marriage occurring in the latter state in
1S35. To the parents were born five chil-
dren: George \V.. of Renfrow. Oklahoma:
Daniel E.. deceased: T. -J., of I^ew is. Kan-
sas, where he is engaged in the banking busi-
ness; Sarah, the widow of .John M. Kogland,
of Oeeola. Missouri ; and James J., of this
review.
The last named was reared and received
his education principally in the schools of
Illinois, which he attended in winter, being
employed on the farm during other times of
the year. By taste and training he inclined
toward farming and from the time lie was
thirteen years of age until he was thirty-
two he lived on the ranch and spent a great
deal of his time in the saddle. When he
attained his majority he purchased forty
acres of land in llissouri, which he kejit for
one year. He also owned .some cattle and
traded in cattle and fed stock for the mar-
ket. Early in his career he bought stock
for a government contractor to supply meat
to the Indians. He was for seven years a
cowboy foreman in Indian Territory, now
Oklahoma. He removed from that state to
Missouri, where he had previously lived, and
again engaged in the handling of live stock
on a small scale on his own account. In
18S!4 he removed to .Stevens county, Kansas.
where he continued to follow agricultural
pursuits and dealing in stock, and in l-^iin
went to .Sumner. Kansas, where he lived until
in 1893, when, on the Kith of February, when
the Cherokee lands were opened for settle-
ment, he joincil in the general exodus to
take up homesteads and obtained a good
quarter section of land. He lived on this
farm, which he cultivated until the spring
of loni. when he came to Oregon and settled
in Springfield. The reason for his removal
to this state was ill health, and he believed
that the change of climate would be bene-
ficial. In this hope ho was not disappointed
and his physical condition improved rapidly
and he is now as hale and hearty as ever. In
1907. when he engaged in the real -est ate
bu.siness. Mr. Browning built a large two-
story business block which after four years
has advanced in value, according to his esti-
mate, about one hundred per cent on account
of the rapid growth of the city of Springfield,
which has doiibleil in inhabitants since Mr.
Browning settled there.
In IStiS, in Knox, Missouri, Mr. Browning
was united in marriage to Miss Adelaide
Mann, a daughter of IVter 1. and Maria
lEIIiotte) Mann, the father and mother be-
ing natives of Kentucky and Connecticut re-
spectively. Mrs. Browning is one of three
chililren, her brother and sister being: Virgil
A., of Caldwell. Kansas: and Myriam, the
widow of David Sayers, also of that city.
Into -Mr. and Mrs. IJrowniiig were born two
children. -Vlina Uee. the eldest, was born in
I'^iil) and was educated in Kansas. After
completing the literary course in the public
schools of that state she was well e(|uipped
for teaching and engaged in that profession
in Kansas for seven years. She is now the
wife of W. C. Meyers, of Springfield, aud
has four children, Paul, William H., llcden
and Horace. The younger daughter. Connie
May. born in 1"<74, was also t'ducaleil in the
schoids of Kansas, and marrieil W. B. .Mc
Kinney, now of California, by whom she lias
three children, Ivan B., Wanna .luanita, and
Weiidle W,
The political allegiance of Mr, Browning
is given to the republican party but he has
never been a politician in the ollice-seeking
sense of the term. He is a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which
he takes an active interest, belonging to
i^iiringlicld lodge. Both he and his wife are
members of the Christian church at Spring-
field and assist materially in the support of
that denomination, helping by their inllu-
ence and personal worth to make it a power
for good in the community. Like most
other real-estate dealers in Oregon, Mr.
Browning has faith in the possibilities and
resources of his state. He is enthusiastic
in his efforts to advance the interests of the
community of which he is a prominent citi-
zen and loses no op|iortunity to render any
assistance within his power to advaiue the
business and social interests of .Springfield.
He is popular and greatly respected and has
an extensive ac(iuaintaiice not only in .Spring-
field but in the surrounding dislriit.
JUDGE WREN E. CREWS is one of the
competent and successful attorneys engaged
in the practice of his profession in Meilford.
this state, in which place lie has established
his residence. His birth occurred in Port-
land on the 4tli of August. \^i'>\, his parents
being .John B. and Angeline (.Smith) Crews,
the former a native of Tennessee and the
latter of Indiana. John li. Crews crossed the
plains as a y 
