Whitman County, Washington Biographical Brevities
F. W. Becker: lives in Colfax, and is a butcher; was born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany; came to San Francisco in 1869, and to this county in 1880. James Benton: lives four miles southwest of Colfax; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Colfax. He was born in Wayne Co., Indiana, November 6, 1841; came to Oregon in 1864, and to this county in 1871. Jesse Bishop: lives in Palouse City; is a miller; owns 710 acres of land; was born in Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, October 17, 1840; came to Walla Walla in 1876, and to … Read more