Walla Walla County Biographical Brevities 1882

 

 

Submitted by Celia Tomlin

 


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Source: Gilbert, Frank T. Historic Sketches: Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield counties, Washington Territory. Portland, OR: A.G. Walling, 1882. p. Appendix : 44-50

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H.C. Actor : is a farmer and stock raiser; owns 800 acres of land ; address is Dixie; was born in Cincinati, Ohio, in 1838; came to Fort Benton in 1853, to the Territory with Governor Stevens in 1855, and to this county in 1857.

Joseph M. Adwell : lives eleven miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city; was born in Greenbriar county, West Virginia, February 14, 1842, and came to this county in 1873.

W. F. Allen : lives three and one-half miles west of Waitsburg; is a farmer and blacksmith; address is Waitsburg; was born in Licking county, Ohio, June 15, 1834; came to Oregon in 1852, and to this county in 1881.

William Arthurs : lives five miles south of Waitsburg; is a farmer and blacksmith; owns 620 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Rutherford county, Tennessee, Dec. 6, 1839; came to Oregon in 1860, and to this county in 1872.

Alexander Atkinson : lives five miles southwst of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Savannah, Andrew county, Missouri, in 1835; came to Sutter Creek, California, 8n 1869, and to this county in 1878.

Patrick Ayde : lives eleven miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address in Walla Walla city. He was born in Kilkenny county, Ireland; came to California in 1854, and to this county in 1863.

H. W. Barnes : lives on Coppei creek, southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer and stock raiser; owns 320 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Buncombe county, North Carolina, March 18, 1828; came to California in 1850, and to this county in 1865.

H. A. Bender : lives five miles west of the city; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Stark county, Ohio, August 3, 1835, and came to this county in 1878.

Mrs. C. A. Benge : lives seven miles east of the city; is engaged in farming; owns 80 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. She was born at Williamsport, Warren county, Indiana, in 1832, and came to this county in 1862.

Levi L. Berry : lives six miles west of the city; is a stock man; address is Walla Walla city; was born in Olympia, Thurston county, W. T., August 6, 1858, and came to this county in 1864.

Charles Brown : lives in Waitsburg; is a carpenter; was born in Sussex county, Delaware, January 16, 1813; came to Oregon in 1845, and to this county in 1874.

Alfred Brouillet : lives in Waitsburg; is a blacksmith and stock dealer; owns 480 acres of land; was born in St. John, Canada, June 15, 1847, and came to this county in 1869.

James J. Bruce : lives in Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 300 acres of land; was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, May 18, 1828; came to California in 1849, and to this county in 1861.

Joshua Bryant : lives nine miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 280 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Estill county, Kentucky, March 9, 1823, and came to this county in 1863.

David Buroker : lives six miles north east of the city; is a farmer; owns 423 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Page county, Virginia, December 17, 1818, and came to this county in 1864.

Jonas Buroker : lives six miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 380 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Champaign county, Ohio, January 18, 1845, and came to this county in 1864.

John Byrom : lives ten miles north east of the city; is a farmer; owns 80 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Manchester, England, May 14, 1831, came to California in 1849, to the Territory in 1865, and to this county in 1881.

John Calvert : lives eleven miles east of the city; is a teamster; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Champaign county, Ohio, August 12, 1854, and came to this county in 1881.

Alexander Cameron : lives three and one-half miles south of the city; is a farmer, owns 270 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Ross Shire, Scotland, May 15, 1837, and came to this county in 1863.

Benjamin Camp : lives one mile east of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 480 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in wyoming county, Pennsylvania, August 26, 1827, came to California in 1850, and to the county in 1864.

Joanna Cannon : lives in Waitsburg; owns 360 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. She was born at Williamsport, Warren county, Indiana, December 7, 1838; came to Linn county, Oregon, in 1845, and to this county in 1876.

M. A. Caris : lives six miles west of the city; is a farmer; owns 1,100 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Portage county, Ohio, January 8, 1835; came to this county in 1864.

Mrs. A. M. Cassell : address is Walla Walla city; was born in Knox county, Tennessee; in 1855; came to San Francisco in 1879, and to this county in 1881.

E. H. Chapman : lives thirteen miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Medina county, Ohio, February 14, 1832; came of California in 1854, and to this county in 1862.

Isaac Chapman : lives two miles south of the city; is a mechanic; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Clermont county, Ohio, in 1836, and came to this county in 1878.

William Clampitt : lives two and three-fourths miles west of Waitsburg; is a farmer; address is Waitsburg. He was born in St. Clair county, Illinois, July 22, 1832; came to Oregon in 1862, and to this county in 1864.

Cornelius C. Clancy : lives ten miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Jackson county, Tennessee, November 11, 1819; came to California in 1850, and to this county in 1863.

George W. Clancy : lives ten miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 360 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in St. Clair county, Missouri, December 6, 1844; came to Lane county, Oregon, in 1853, and to this county in 1863.

John G. Cochran : lives eleven miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Boone county, Missouri, September 20, 1839, and came to this county in 1871.

Delos H. Coffin : lives three miles west of the city; is a farmer; owns 400 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Jackson county, Iowa, August 1, 1853; came to Oregon in 1854, and to this county inn 1877.

Henry S. Copeland : lives eight miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 1,300 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Canada in 1825; came to San Francisco in 1854, and to this county in 1863.

Francis M. Cown : lives one and one-half miles east of Prescott; is a farmer and stock man; owns 105 acres of land; address is Prescott. He was born in Cass county, Indiana, May 24, 1849; came to Oregon in 1854, and to this county in 1879.

Lewis Cox : lives six miles south east of Waitsburg; is a farmer and sheep breeder; owns 1,290 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Warren county, Indiana, May 9, 1837; came to Albany, Oregon, in 1845, and to this county in 1861.

A. G. Critchfield : lives seven miles south east of Waitsburg; is a farmer and mechanic; owns 160 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Middletown, Washington Co., Pennsylvania, June 26, 1813, and came to this county in 1873.

George Dacres : lives at Dacres ranch; is a merchant, packer and farmer; owns 1600 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Churles, Tipperary County, Ireland, may 30, 1828; came to San Francisco in 1851, to the Territory in 859, and to this county in 1860.

Noah M. Davidson : lives ten miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Clark county, Illinois, November 8, 1833, and came to this county in 1861.

Edwin DeBaun : lives four and one-half miles south east of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 289 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Laurel, Franklin county, Indiana, October 26, 1833; came to near Oakland, Douglas county, Oregon, 1853, and to this county in 1867.

George Delany : lives two miles north of the city; is a farmer; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Greene county, Tennessee, March 23, 1832; came to Oregon in 184? and to this county in 1858.

Oren Demaris : lives eleven miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 129 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Wapello county, Iowa, February 19, 1853, and came to this county in 1863.

Orlands Demaris : lives ten miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land, address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Wapello county, Iowa, January 7, 1851; came to this county in 1863.

Oliver Dewitt : lives eight miles north east of the city; is a farmer; owns 280 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Knox Co., Ohio, February 7, 1847, and came to this county in 1864.

John Diemer : lives three miles south west of the city; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1837; came to San Francisco in 1859, and to this county in 1866. He is born in Lankenshire, England, January 2, 1835; came to Oregon in 1852, to the Territory in 1858, and to this county in 1859.

James Dobson : lives seven miles west of the city; is a farmer; owns 300 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Lankenshire, England, January 2, 1835; came to Oregon in 1852, to the Territory in 1858, and to this county in 1859.

Mrs. Milton Evans : lives six miles north of the city, owns 80 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. She was born in Millbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, September 28 1851, and came to this county in 1871.

Edward Fallon : lives three miles north of the city; is a farmer; owns 800 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Quebec, Huntington Co., Canada, April 16, 1842; came to Nevada in 1866, and to this county in 1870.

Joseph Fallon : lives three miles south of the city; is a farmer; owns 1200 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Huntington Co., Canada, February 15, 1850; came to Virginia City, Nevada, in 1869, to the Territory in 1871, and to this county in 1878.

Richard J. Farrell : lives five miles south west of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Roscommon Co., Ireland, December 25, 1832; came to California in 1860, and to this county the same year.

Brewster Ferrel : lives eight miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 380 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Athens Co., Ohio; in 1838, and came to this county in 1864.

Joseph Freeman : lives one mile south west of the city; is a stockman; owns 190 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Brazil, South America, in 1830, came to San Francisco in 1850, to the Territory in 1858, and to this county in 1862.

Elias Friend : is a farmer; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Marion Co., Iowa, in 1853, and came to this county in 1862.

John Gallaher : lives five miles west of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 440 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Statesville, Iredell Co., North Carolina, February 27, 1818; came to California in 1861, and to this county in 1868.

Oliver C. Gallaher : lives five miles north east of the city; is a farmer; owns 300 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Washington Co., Pennsylvania, December 15, 1830; came to Oregon in 1845, and to this county in 1862.

William C. Gallaher : lives six miles east of the city; is a minister; owns 360 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Putnam Co., Illinois, in 1835, came to Salem, Oregon, in 1845, and to this county in 1865.

George J. Gholson : lives ten miles north west of Centerville; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Centerville, Umatilla Co., Oregon. He was born in Appanoose Co., Iowa, July 24, 1849, and came to this county in 1860.

Thomas Gilkerson : lives six miles north east of the city; is a farmer; owns 280 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., England, in 1838; and came to this county in 1859.

Charles Gill : is a teamster and his address is Walla Walla City. He was born at Wyoming, Wyoming Co., New York, in 1859; came to Chico, California, in 1875, and to this county in 1880.

Washington S. Gilliam : lives nine miles north east of the city, is a farmer; owns 1640 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Clay Co., Missouri, February 24, 1825; came to Polk Co., Oregon, in 1844, and to this county in 1859.

Charles B. Griffith : lives one mile north east of Dixie; is a baker; address is Dixie. He was born in Lee Co., Iowa, February 22, 1854, and came to this county in 1876.

Orvil Griffith : lives one mile north east of Dixie; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dixie. He was born in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, October 3, 1828, and came to this county in 1876.

Mrs. Susannah R. Grimes : lives eight miles north of the city; is engaged in farming; owns 180 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. She was born in Adams co., Illinois, December 21, 1834; came to the Territory in 1873, and to this county the same year.

W. F. Gwinn : lives seven miles south east of the city; is a farmer, owns 163 acres of land; address is Walla Walla City. He was born in Monticello, Wayne Co., Kentucky in 1820, and came to this county in 1864.

Daniel Hagerty : lives in Waitsburg; is a saloon keeper; was born in Baltimore, Maryland, September 19, 1856; came to Portland, Oregon in 1878, and to this county in 1880.

Emery Hammond : lives seven miles south east of the city; is a farmer; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in this county in 1860.

W. R. Hammond : lives seven miles south east of the city; is a farmer, owns 300 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Forsyth co., Georgia, 1840; came to Los Angeles, California, in 1853, and to this county in 1857.

B. F. Hardman : lives in Waitsburg; is a farmer; was born in Wayne Co..., Indiana, January 3, 1829; came to Oregon in 1850, and to this county in 1869.

M. J. Harkness : lives in Waitsburg; is a butcher; owns four city lots; was born in Walworth Co., Wisconsin, August 17, 1842; came to Oregon in 1871, and to this county in 1872.

Charles Harman : lives two and one half miles south west of the city; is a farmer; owns 120 acres of land; address is walla Walla city. He was born in Berlin, Prussia, in 1828, and came to this county in 1873.

Urias Harman : lives four and one half miles east of the city; is a farmer; address is Walla Walla city. He was born near Quebec, Canada, in 1840, and came to this county in 1876.

David Harrer : lives six miles south west of the city; is a stockman; owns 514 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Lawrence co., Arkansas, in 1819; came to the Willamette Valley, Oregon, in 1852, and to this county in 1862.

Francis G. Hart : lives in Waitsburg; keeps a livery stable; owns six city lots; was born in Madison Co., New York, October 19, 1832; came to San Francisco in 1852, and to this county in 1869.

Horace Hart : lives one mile east of Prescott; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Prescott. He was born in Worthington, Connecticut, December 7, 1812, came to Lapwai, Idaho Territory, in 1846, and to this county in 1864.

H. W. Hastings : lives eight miles south of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 590 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born near Bloomfield, Benton county, Arkansas, in 1841; came to Corvallis, Benton Co., Oregon, and to this county in 1865.

Martin H. Hanber : lives three miles west of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 800 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Clark Co., Indiana, May 7, 1837; came to Benton Co., Oregon in 1854, to the Territory in 1855, and to this county in 1858.

Daniel Hayes : lives nine miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Tipperary Co., Ireland, December 12, 1839, came to California in 1857, and to this county in 1858.

B. B. Hayward : lives two and one half miles south west of the city; is a farmer; owns 80 acres of land; and his address is Walla Walla city. He was born at Pultney, Steuben Co., New York, in 1829; came to Portland, Oregon in 1852, and to this county in 1863.

Charles S. Herman : lives eleven miles north east of the city; is a farmer; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Stephenson Co., Illinois, December 2, 1862; came to California in 1863; and to this county in 1869.

William Herndon : lives eight miles north of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Benton Co., Oregon, January 8, 1859 and came to this county in 1880.

William Hogoboom : lives ten miles north of the city; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Humboldt county, California, May 26, 1861, and came to this county in 1879.

Thomas J. Hollowell : lives six miles south east of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 400 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. he was born at Valleen, Orange Co., Indiana, May 26, 1837, and came to this county in 1865.

James B. Hoskins : lives nine miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 561 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Jefferson Co., Iowa, in 1842, came to Linn Co., Oregon, and to this county in 1865.

James A. Hubbard : lives five miles south of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 800 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. he was born in Benton Co., Arkansas, November 23, 1841; came to Oregon in 1860, and to this county in 1863.

Mary A. Huff : lives nine miles north east of the city; is engaged in farming; address is Walla Walla city. She was born in Hawkins county, Tennessee, January 7 1833, and came to this county in 1874.

Arthur Ingalls : lives five miles south of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Hamilton co., Ohio, August 16, 1824; came to Oregon in 1849, and to this county in 1872.

Elijah Ingle : lives five miles south west of the city; is a farmer; owns 240 acres o f land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Ballerdsville, Henry Co., Kentucky, in 1824,and came to this county in 1852.

Jasper Jennings : lives four miles west of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Wapello Co., Iowa, July 4, 1855, and came to this county in 1866.

Jefferson Jennings : lives six miles north of the city; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Wapello Co., Iowa, September 17, 1857, and came to this county in 1865.

J. L. Johnson : lives one and one-half miles east of the city; is a dairyman; owns 600 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Chittenden county, Vermont, in 1830, and came to this county in 1879.

D. W. Kaup : lives in Waitsburg; is a bookkeeper; was born in Bellefonte, Centre county, Pennsylvania, September 13, 1847; came to Portland, Oregon, in 1871, and to this county in 1872.

Lewis Kennedy : lives two and one-half miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Blunt county, Tennessee, in 1823, and came to this county inn 1879.

Robert Kennedy : lives seven miles north east of the city; is a farmer; owns 1,440 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Rush county, Indiana, June 26, 1830; came to Linn county, Oregon, in 1852, and this county in 1859.

Burdett M. Kent : lives four miles west of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 840 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Orange county, New York, July 21, 1855; came to Albany, Oregon, in 1873, and to this county in 1877.

James S. Kershaw : lives ten miles north east of the city; is a farmer; owns 227 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Yorkshire, England, July 5, 1836, and came to this county in 1861.

William G. Kershaw : lives ten miles north east of the city; is a farmer; owns 147 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Yorkshire, England, May 9, 1841, and came to this county in 1861.

J. Kibler : lives six miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 560 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Woodstock, Shenandoah county, Virginia, September 30, 1821; came to Yuba river, California, in 1853, and to this county in 1858.

Levi Kidwell : lives seven miles south west of the city; is a farmer; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Marshall, Clark county, Illinois, in 1843, and came to this county in 1863.

H. L. Kinzie : lives one and one-half miles south of the city; is a miller, owns 18 acres of land and a mill; address is Walla Walla city. He was born at Bertrand, Berrien county, Michigan, in 1840; came to Portland, Oregon, in 1872, and to this county in 1873.

Mrs. Molly Kitchen : lives three miles northeast of the city; is engaged in farming ; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. She was born in Warren county, Pennsylvania, March 11, 1837; came to California in 1862, and to this county in 1865.

William Kitchen : lives nine miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Minnesota, June 30, 1859; came to California in 1862, and to this county in 1865.

Peter C. Klemgaard : lives eleven miles east of the city; is a carpenter; owns 50 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 6, 1821; came to Utah, in 1857, and to this county in 1870.

George F. Lewis : lives twelve miles north east of the city; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Jefferson county, Iowa, November 11, 1842, and came to this county in 1862.

R. J. Livingston : lives five miles east of the city on Mill creek; is a farmer; owns 400 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Liverpool, England, August 18, 1828; came to Utah, Ty. in 1860, to Nevada in 1862, and to this county in 1877.

William Lizenby : lives eight miles south east of the city; is a farmer and lumberman; owns 350 acres of land and a saw mill; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and came to this county in 1861.

A. B. Lloyd : lives two miles west of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 1,080 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Clay county, Missouri, July 25, 1836; came to Benton county, Oregon in 1845, and to this county in 1859.

Francis F. Loehr : lives one and one-half miles from the city; is a farmer and surveyor; owns 200 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1823; came to Oregon in1852, and to this county in 1859.

James O. Logsdone : lives thirteen miles north east of the city; is a farmer; address in Walla Walla city. He was born in Hart county, Kentucky, October 16, 1825, and came to this county in 1876.

W. J. Loudagin : lives one mile south of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 120 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Benton county, Arkansas, February 14, 1857, and came to this county in 1861.

 

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