From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904 Scanned by Susan Dechant (sdechant@triax.com) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOSEPH M. HARTILL Joseph M. Hartill, who is one of the prosperous, wide awake farmers of the Colville valley, resides about four miles north of Chewelah, on an estate which he purchased from the railroad company and has improved in a manner becoming a thrifty young American citizen. He was born in Portland, Oregon, August 12, 1867, the son of Enoch and Jane (King) Hartill, a more detailed account of whose careers is to be found elsewhere in this volume. In 1878 our subject came with the balance of the family to Pine City, Washington, where he completed his educational training that had been begun in the Willamette valley. At the time the family came to the Colville valley, in 1889 our subject came with them, and here bestowed his labors with his father until he had arrived at the age of twenty-two. There he wrought for wages in the surrounding country and bought the quarter section where he now resides, the year of the purchase being 1899. In addition to general farming he devotes much attention to fruit raising and is a prosperous man. On December 10, 1901 occurred the marriage of Joseph M. Hartill and Louisa, daughter of David and Matilda (Wilson) Wooley, pioneers of Washington. Mrs. Hartill was born in Kansas in 1882, and. came with her parents to Chewelah when quite young. In the latter place she was educated in the public schools. To Mr. and Mrs. Hartill two children have been born, Walter and Lilly. Mr. Hartill is an active and well informed Republican and is ever found in the field for progressive development.