The following are biographical “brevities” or short sketches of individuals. They appeared often in publications with limited space and resources, that still wanted to provide details of living residents in order to encourage their purchase of the publication. The source of these is the Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon .
Charles Abraham: lives three miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Oxfordshire, England, February 17, 1827; came to Oregon in 1852, and to this county in 1864.
S. V. Allison: lives eight miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Fayette County, Iowa, February 23, 1861; came to Oregon in 1865, and to this county in 1877.
Wm. E. Ayres: lives seven miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 680 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Beverly, Adams County, Illinois, February 8, 1841; came to Grand Ronde, Oregon, in 1864, and to this county in 1872.
Frank M. Bailey: lives three miles southeast of Dayton; is a mechanic; owns 20 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, November 6, 1849; came to Multnomah County, Oregon, in 1863, and to this county in 1880.
Jeremy Bailey: lives one and one-half miles southeast of Dayton; is proprietor of a planing mill and sash and door factory; owns 120 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born seventeen miles east of Cleveland, in Geauga County, Ohio, May 15, 1833; came to California in 1855, to Washington County, Oregon, in 1862, and to this county in 1871.
Preston Bailey: lives five miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, March 21, 1853, and came to this county in 1878.
Josephine Baker: lives in Dayton; owns 480 acres of land; was born in Nodaway County, Missouri, November 14, 1843; came to Oregon in 1847, and to this county in 1861.
Willis S. Baldwin: lives six miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, March 8, 1832; came to Walla Walla and Columbia Counties in 1865; removed to Missouri in 1868, and returned to this county in 1870.
Clark A. Beamis: lives seven miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Louisa County, Iowa, February 1, 1853; came to Oregon in 1859, to the Territory in 1876, and to this county in 1879.
G. W. Bemis: lives seven miles southeast of Dayton; is a farmer and stock raiser; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Malone, Franklin County, New York, March 18, 1844; came to California and to Walla Walla in 1876; went East in 1880, returning to California the same year, and came to this county in 1881.
Augustus Benton: lives six miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Cass County, Michigan, May 17, 1846; came to Oregon in 1851, and to this county in 1864.
W. J. Benton: lives five miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Cass County, Michigan, December 2, 1834; came to Oregon in 1851, and to this county in 1864.
Elzey Bird: lives three miles west of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Starke County, Indiana, November 30, 1835; came to Oregon in 1854, to the Territory in 1866, and to this county in 1877.
Alexander Blackard: lives ten miles northwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Gallatin County, Illinois, January 28, 1852, came to Nevada in 1873, to the Territory in 1877, and to this county in 1880.
George W. Blackmer: lives four miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 380 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Russell, St. Lawrence County, New York, October 4, 1840; came to Montana in 1865, to the Territory in 1870, and to this county in 1871.
Sanford Bramlett: lives in Dayton; is a stock raiser; owns 2 acres of land and some town property; was born near Troy, Obion County, Tennessee, February 4, 1828; came to Waitsburg, Walla Walla County, in 1865, and to this county in 1866.
Hezekiah N. Brown: lives four miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 440 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, August 28, 1845; came to Waitsburg, Walla Walla County, and to this county in 1872.
S. G. Burdick: lives in Dayton; is a school teacher; was born in Madison County, New York, January 20, 1842, raised in Alleghany County, same state; served four years in Eighty-fifth New York Volunteers in Virginia, North and South Carolina; was a prisoner of war nearly a year; came to this county August 1, 1881.
H. A. Burge: lives six miles south of Dayton; is a mechanic and farmer; owns 120 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Linn County, Oregon, March 29, 1852, and came to this county in 1871.
E. R. Burk: lives on Third and South streets, Dayton; is a land agent, broker, insurance agent and auctioneer; owns 5 1/2 acres of land; was born in Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio, May 21, 1837; came to Polk County, Oregon, July 25, 1852, and to this county in 1875.
John Byrd: lives eight miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Independence County, Arkansas, September 21, 1850; came to Oregon in 1854, and to this county in 1872.
Isaac Carson: lives in Dayton; is a farmer and stockman; owns 320 acres of land; born in Hendricks County, Indiana, August 1, 1832; came to Oregon in 1853, to the Territory in 1861, and to this county in 1873.
W. H. Carson: lives in Dayton; is a bookkeeper; was born in Cumberland, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada, in 1855; came to California in 1875, and to this county in 1879.
G. R. Carter: lives five miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; address is Dayton. He was born in Sabine County, Louisiana, December 22, 1844, and came to this county in 1881.
O. F. Clark: lives in Dayton; is a Justice of the Peace; owns two and one-half acres of city property; was born in Tioga County, New York, September 10, 1827; came to Oregon in 1847, and to this county in 1878.
Franklin Cooper: lives eight miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 162 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Rutland County, Vermont, January 4, 1822; came to Oregon City, Oregon, in 1847, and to this county in 1876.
A. B. Crawford: lives six miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; address is Dayton. He was born in Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, July 13, 1855, and came to this county in 1879.
James Crawford: lives four miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Daviess County, Indiana, January 30, 1841; came to Oregon in 1865, and to this county in 1873.
John R. Crawford: lives ten miles north of Dayton, is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Pike County, Illinois, February 18, 1857, and came to this county in 1876.
J. J. Culbertson: lives four and one-half miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, December 3, 1846, and came to this county July 1, 1878.
Newton G. Curl: lives three and one-half miles north of Dayton; is a farmer and stockman; owns 360 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Carroll County, Missouri, November 16, 1837; came to Oregon in 1847, and to this county in 1861.
Daniel C. Davis: lives three and one-half miles southeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Hancock County, Illinois, October 18, 1838; came to Yamhill County, Oregon, in 1852, and to this county in 1876.
L. A. Davis: lives in Dayton; is a butcher; owns 160 acres of land; was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, February 26, 1853; came to Walla Walla in 1871, and to this county in 1878.
Orlando Davis: lives in Dayton; is a lawyer; was born in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, June 1, 1857; came to the Territory in 1869, and to this county in 1870.
Levi Dickeson: lives four and one-half miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Waitsburg, Walla Walla County. He was born in Union, Monroe County, West Virginia, February 3, 1826; came to Willamette Valley, Oregon, in 1865, and this county in 1869.
J. W. Duncan: lives one and one-half miles east of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Pratt County, Missouri, October 5, 1837; came to Oregon in 1852, and to this county in 1880.
Cha’s A. Dunn: lives five miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; address is Dayton. He was born in Cedar County, Missouri, October 12, 1854; came to Dalles, Oregon, in 1864, to the Territory in 1870, and to this county in 1871.
Thad H. DuPuy: lives in Dayton; is a painter and printer; was born in LaFayette, Yamhill County, Oregon, August 24, 1849, and came to this county in 1877.
Jackson Eads: lives in Huntsville; is a merchant and Postmaster; owns eight town lots; was born in Cole County, Missouri, July 30, 1834; came to Yamhill County, Oregon, in 1844, to California in 1849, to the Territory in 1861, and to this county in 1880.
J. D. Eccles: lives two miles northwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 265 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, March 15, 1832; came to Oregon City, Oregon, in 1869, to the Territory in 1873, and to this county in 1874.
Geo. Eckler: lives in Dayton; is a lumber dealer; owns 800 acres of land; was born in Vermillion County, Illinois, May 16, 1837; came to Oregon in 1853, and to this county in 1871.
E. E. Ellis: lives one and one-half miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; address is Dayton. He was born in Hampshire County, West Virginia, June 13, 1836; came to Walla Walla in 1862, and to this county in 1872.
H. C. Ellis: lives four miles southwest of Dayton; is a gardener; owns 660 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Alleghany County, Maryland, March 5, 1844, came to Walla Walla in 1862, and to this county in September 1881.
Samuel G. Ellis: lives in Dayton; is a lumberman; was born in Hampshire County, West Virginia, September 27, 1832; came to Walla Walla in 1862, and to this county in 1873.
Robert Elwell: lives three and one-half miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 300 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Fountain County, Indiana, March 5, 1832; came to Oregon in 1851, and to this county in 1862.
Allen Embree: lives five miles south of Dayton; is a farmer and blacksmith; owns 260 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Fayette, Howard County, Missouri, September 13, 1829; came to Nevada City, Nevada County, California, in 1850, and to this county in 1877.
S. P. English: lives eight miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 360 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, September 23, 1846, and came to this county in 1864.
A. D. Evans: lives eight miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, March 15, 1853, and came to this county in 1870.
J. R. Evans: lives six miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 280 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, September 30, 1855, came to El Dorado, Baker County, Oregon, in 1870, and to this county the same year.
Nathan Evans: lives six miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 120 acres of land; address is Waitsburg, Walla Walla County. He was born in Travisville, Fentress County, Tennessee, March 5, 1845; came to Waitsburg, and to this county in 1872.
Isaac Findley: lives thirteen and one-half miles southwest of Pomeroy; is a stock raiser; owns 147 acres of land; address is Pomeroy, Garfield County. He was born in Wayne County, Missouri, December 25, 1842, came to Sacramento County, California, in 1859 and to this county in 1878.
J. L. Flowers: lives four and one-half miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 350 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Woodstock, Oxford County, Canada, October 12, 1841; came to Umatilla County, Oregon, in 1861, and to this county in 1862.
Albert F. Frary: lives in Dayton; is a dealer in stationery and confectionery; was born in Kosciusko County, Indiana, February 15, 1857, and came to this county in 1873.
James Fudge: lives four miles southeast of Waitsburg, is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Waitsburg, Walla Walla County. He was born in Putnam County, Illinois, April 9, 1836; came to Polk County, Oregon in 1847, and to this county in 1859.
Wyatt A. George: lives in Dayton; is an attorney at law; was born in Harrison County, Indiana, January 19, 1819; came to El Dorado County, California, in July, 1849, and to this Territory in 1860.
George R. Getty: lives five miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin, June 20, 1860; came to Albany, Linn County, Oregon, in 1876, and to this county the same year.
S. S. Gilbreath: lives three and one-half miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address Dayton. He was born in McMinn County, Tennessee, March 25, 1825; came to Oregon in 1852, and to this county in 1859.
M. M. Godman: lives in Dayton; is an attorney at law; owns 160 acres of land; was born in Marion County, Missouri, January 1, 1856; came to Sonoma County, California, in 1870, and to this county in 1880.
James Goodwin: lives seven miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Cumberland County, Illinois, June 6, 1859; came to Walla Walla in 1865, and to this county in 1878.
Charles M. Grupe: lives in Dayton; is a lumberman; owns 160 acres of land; was born in Hamilton Butler County, Ohio, December 15, 1851; and came to this county in 1876.
Dennis C. Guernsey: lives in Dayton; is Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue; owns 640 acres of land; was born in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, April 13, 1845, and came to this county November 9, 1871.
Archimedes Hanan: lives in Dayton; is a capitalist; owns town property; was born in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky, November 9, 1810; came to Linn County, Oregon in 1852, and to this county in 1871.
Arthur M. Harman: lives in Dayton; is a salesman; owns 160 acres of land; was born in Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana, November 5, 1858; came to California in 1876, and to this county in 1877.
A. J. Harris: lives eight miles southeast of Dayton; is a farmer; address is Dayton. He was born in Martin County, Indiana, January 12, 1850; came to Idaho Territory in 1869, to this Territory in 1871, and to this county in 1872.
L. E. Harris: lives in Dayton; is a liquor dealer; owns some town lots; was born in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, March 29, 1830; came to San Francisco in 1850, and to this county in 1876.
DeWitt C. Harvey: lives seven miles south of Dayton; is a lumberman; address is Dayton. He was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, September 17, 1856; came to Gervais, Marion County, Oregon, in 1874, and to this county in 1878.
Nathaniel Hatley: lives seven miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Johnson County, Iowa, March 5, 1850, and came to this county in 1873.
R. O. Hawks: lives in Huntsville; is principal of Washington Seminary; owns 160 acres of land; was born in Story County, Iowa, July 22, 1855; came to Walla Walla and to this county in 1869.
Samuel E. Hearn: lives five miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon, November 19, 1853, and came to this county in 1859.
Lizzie Henshaw: lives two and one-half miles south of Dayton; is engaged in farming; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. She was born in Holt County, Missouri, October 6, 1846; came to Suisun Valley, California, in 1852, and to this county in 1870.
J. W. Holman: lives five miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Monroe County, Indiana, May 22, 1844, and came to this county in 1876.
C. C. Hubbard: lives six miles east of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Botetourt County, Virginia, September 19, 1841; came to Kansas in 1853, to Willamette Valley, Oregon, in 1865, and to this county in 1870.
H. W. Hukill: lives eleven miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Switzerland County, Indiana, September 10, 1830; came to Portland, Oregon, in 1852, to the Territory in 1862, and to this county in 1870.
T. E. Jackson: lives two miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 197 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Economy, Wayne County, Indiana, August 9, 1820; came to Missouri in 1837, to Iowa in 1841, to Texas in 1844, and to this county September 3, 1881.
John Jenkins: lives five miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; address is Dayton. He was born in Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, May 12, 1842; came to Walla Walla and to this county in 1872.
J. W. Jessee: lives in Dayton; is County Auditor; was born in Yamhill County, Oregon, in 1853; came to the Territory in 1864, and to this county in 1876.
A. L. Jinnett: lives four and one-half miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 80 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Anna, Union County, Illinois, January 26, 1849, and came to this county in 1877.
James Johnson: lives four miles southeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Keokuk County, Iowa, March 12, 1843; came to Portland, Oregon, in 1870, and to this county in 1871.
J. M. Kauffman: lives two miles east of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1842; came to Oregon in 1852, and to this county in 1880.
W. H. Keeler: lives six miles southeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; and his address is Dayton. He was born in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, February 26, 1848; came to Seattle, King County, W.T., in 1875, and to this county in 1877.
J. A. Kellogg: lives in Dayton; is proprietor of a jewelry and variety store; was born in Boone County, Illinois, February 21, 1850; came to California in 1859, and to this county in 1879.
Mrs. M. J. Kellogg: lives four miles northeast of Dayton; is engaged in farming; address is Dayton. She was born in Castile, Wyoming County, New York, November 28, 1831; came to Weaverville, Trinity County, California, in 1859, thence to Rohnerville, Humboldt County, same state, and to this county in 1880.
Frederick Kettner: lives in Dayton; keeps a hotel; owns 160 acres of land; was born in Stuttgart, Province of Wurtemberg, Germany, January 28, 1853; came to San Francisco in 1878, and to this county in 1879.
E. M. King: lives ten miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 280 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, November 27, 1848, and came to Walla Walla and to this county in 1870.
A. Kneff: lives three miles southeast of Dayton; is a horticulturist; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, February 9, 1829; came to Mariposa County, California, in 1852, to the Territory in 1863, and to this county in 1872.
J. B. Knight: lives eight miles northwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Randolph County, Missouri, May 3, 1848; came to Walla Walla County in 1864, and to this county in 1881.
Conrad Knobloch: lives five miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 280 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, November 22, 1843; came to Walla Walla in 1870, and to this county in 1873.
Nancy A. Lee: lives nine miles north of Dayton; is engaged in farming; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. She was born in Walla Walla County, December 9, 1865, and came to this county in 1879.
John C. Lewis: lives ten miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Kentucky, February 1, 1842; came to Polk County, Oregon, in 1845, to the Territory in 1869, and to this county in 1870.
Isaac F. Lockwood: lives two miles west of Dayton; is a farmer and stock raiser; owns 1,900 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Brockville, Brockville County, Ontario, Canada, May 6, 1852; came to Yakima County, W. T., in 1867, and to this county in 1881.
James N. Lord: lives four miles southeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Springfield, Ohio, March 22, 1837; came to Shasta County, California, in 1859, to the Territory in 1861, and to this county in 1878.
Dennis Lynch: lives three and one-half miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Waitsburg, Walla Walla County. He was born in McHenry County, Illinois, November 15, 1851; came to San Francisco in 1873, and to this county in 1876.
A. L. McCauley: lives six miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Nashville, Washington County, Illinois, June 8, 1854; came to Salem, Oregon, in 1865, and to this county in 1868.
A. L. McCauley: is City Marshal of Dayton; was born in Todd County, Kentucky, April 18, 1832; came to Oregon in 1865, and to this county in 1866.
J. H. McCauley: lives seven miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Waitsburg, Walla Walla County. He was born in Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky, July 18, 1851; came to Salem, Oregon, in 1865, and to this county in 1868.
James McCleary: lives in Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania, May 10, 1837, and came to this county in 1878.
J. R. McKee: lives six and one-half miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1833; came to Clackamas County, Oregon, in 1868, to the Territory in 1870, and to this county in 1871.
J. M. McKellips: lives six miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Orange County, Vermont, January 2, 1828; came to Portland, Oregon, in 1872, and to this county in 1876.
Benjamin Magill: lives nine miles northwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 400 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Ontario, Canada, February 12, 1840; came to Portland, Oregon, in 1862, to the Territory in 1871, and to this county in 1872.
W. H. Markham: lives four miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Cass County, Michigan, April 7, 1840; came to Oregon City, Oregon, in 1847, to the Territory in 1861, and to this county in 1864.
M. T. Marll: lives in Dayton; keeps a restaurant and livery stable; was born in St. Louis, Missouri, December 1, 1850; came to Douglas County, Oregon, in 1872, and to this county in 1878.
J. H. Martin: lives in Dayton; is a minister; owns 480 acres of land; was born in Lawrence County, Illinois, April 16, 1824; moved to Bremer County, Iowa, in 1850, to Douglas County, Oregon, in 1865, to Clackamas County, same state, in 1868, and to this county in 1872.
W. B. Martin: lives one mile northeast of Dayton; is a farmer and stockman; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 29, 1848; came to Oregon in 1862, and to this county in 1877.
William Matzger: is Postmaster at Dayton; was born in Prussia, August 11, 1819; came to United States in 1839, to Oregon in 1847, to Walla Walla in 1863, and to this county in 1871.
T. J. Maynard: lives four miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Guthrie County, Iowa, September 29, 1855; came to Oregon in 1863, and to this county in 1872.
John W. Mays: lives nine miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, March 13, 1855; came to the Territory in 1868, and to this county in 1877.
John Messinger, Jr.: lives three miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Panora, Guthrie County, Iowa, January 24, 1852, and came to this county in 1862.
Mary C. Monnett: lives nine miles northeast of Dayton; is engaged in farming; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. She was born in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, February 20, 1854, and came to this county in 1861.
Isaac N. Muncy: lives in Dayton; is a farmer; owns 235 acres of land; was born in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, April 16, 1844; came to Douglas County, Oregon, in 1852, and to this county in 1880.
H. G. Murch: lives in Dayton; is Deputy Sheriff; was born in Lane County, Oregon, December 25, 1854, and came to this county in 1878.
J. T. Musgrave: lives six miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Jonesborough, Union County, Illinois, May 29, 1832, and came to this county in 1868.
R. C. Musgrave: lives six miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Jonesborough, Union County, Illinois, February 17, 1834, and came to this county in 1868.
John Mustard: lives in Dayton; is Sheriff; owns 250 acres of land; was born in Lee County, Virginia, September 30, 1835; came to Yolo County, California, in 1854, and to this county in 1866.
G. B. Neel: lives six miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, August 16, 1849; came to Salem, Marion County, Oregon, in 1852, and to this county in 1881.
R. G. Newland: lives six miles north of Dayton; is a farmer and stock raiser; owns 500 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Wythe County, Virginia, June 20, 1823, and came to this county in 1861.
D. W. Nicholson: lives ten miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in New York, September 5, 1819; came to Sacramento Valley, California, in 1849, to Oregon in 1871, and to this county in 1874.
A. Osland: lives eight miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 120 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Kongsberg, Norway, December 15, 1815; came to this county in 1870.
John Y. Ostrander: lives in Dayton; is an attorney; was born in Cowlitz County, W. T., April 26, 1857, and came to this county in 1875.
Charles A. Palmer: lives in Dayton; is a carpenter; was born in Warrensville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1846; came to Seattle, W. T., in 1871, and to this county in 1877.
John Palmer: lives three miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; address is Dayton. He was born in Belmont County, Ohio, March 24, 1840; came to Seattle, King County, W. T., in 1872, and to this county in 1882.
Nelson Parks: lives nine miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer and wagon-maker; owns 240 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Butler County, Ohio, October 2, 1824; came to Lewiston, Idaho, in 1871, and to this county in 1872.
Walter Parks: lives one mile northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 43 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 23, 1826; came to Sacramento, California, in 1850, to the Territory in 1862, and to this county in 1869.
T. C. Parsons: lives twelve miles southeast of Dayton; is a lumberman; owns 80 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Adams County, Illinois, February 10, 1849; came to California the same year, to Oregon in 1851, and to this county in 1876.
Gabriel Paul: lives six miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 400 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Decatur County, Indiana, October 6, 1840; came to Walla Walla and to this county in 1862.
D. B. Pettijohn: lives in Dayton; is a stockraiser; was born in Brown County, Ohio, September 10, 1834, and came to this county in 1875.
M. Pietrzycki, M. D.: lives in Dayton; is a physician and surgeon; was born in Horodyszcze, Sambor District, Galicia, Austria, April 25, 1843; came to San Francisco in 1867, and to this county in 1880.
E. Ping: lives in Dayton; is a capitalist; was born in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, March 13, 1819; came to Saint Helens, Columbia County, Oregon, in 1852, to the Territory, in 1859, and to this county in 1860.
A. T. Pintler: lives one and one-half miles southeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 150 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Bethel, Sullivan County, New York, March 29, 1830, and came to this county in 1874.
Geo. T. Pollard: lives in Huntsville; is a farmer; owns 540 acres of land; was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, June 15, 1836; came to California in 1852, to the Territory in 1855, and to this county in 1859.
Ruth A. Price: lives in Dayton; is a school teacher; was born in Edina, Knox County, Missouri, November 28, 1856; came to Yamhill County, Oregon, in 1865, and to this county in 1877.
James Pumpelly: lives seven miles southwest of Marengo; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Marengo. He was born in Milford, Clermont County, Ohio, March 23, 1845; came to Dalles, Oregon, in 1862, and to this county in 1872.
J. H. Putnam: lives nine miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Montgomery County, New York, July 7, 1828; came to El Dorado County, California, in 1853, and to this county in 1879.
J. K. Rainwater: lives in Dayton; is a lumberman; owns 320 acres of land; was born in Sevier County, Tennessee, January 3, 1834; came to Benton County, Oregon, in 1861, and to this county in 1869.
I. N. E. Rayburn: lives six miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Waitsburg, Walla Walla County. He was born in Westport, Decatur County, Indiana, June 4, 1832; came to Walla Walla in 1865, and to this county in 1870.
John B. Redford: lives six miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 360 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri, December 31, 1846; came to Grand Ronde, Oregon, in 1864, and to this county in 1872.
J. H. Richardson: lives in Huntsville; is a farmer and miller; owns 760 acres of land and a mill; was born in Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana, October 7, 1836; came to Walla Walla County and to this county in 1863.
William T. Richardson: lives four miles west of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Ottawa, Canada, February 1, 1835, and came to this county in 1876.
James Rinehart: lives seven miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 280 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Washington County, Arkansas, November 26, 1855; came to Walla Walla in 1875, and to this county in 1880.
Garret Romaine: lives six miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in New York City, March 7, 1829; came to Oregon in 1874, and to this county in 1878.
John H. Romaine: lives six miles north of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, April 15, 1857; came to Oregon in 1874, and to this county in 1877.
John H. Russell: lives twelve miles southeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Cumberland County, Illinois, January 7, 1852; came to Sacramento, California, in 1877, and to this county in 1879.
J. Knox Rutherford: lives in Dayton; is Prosecuting Attorney; owns 160 acres of land; was born in Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, in 1850; came to this county in 1878.
Jas. O. Saling: lives seven miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; address is Dayton. He was born in Eugene City, Lane County, Oregon, March 26, 1865, and came to this county in 1869.
Gardner W. Sams: lives five and one-half miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Jackson County, Ohio, April 23, 1849; came to Umatilla County, Oregon, in 1865, to the Territory in 1867, and to this county in 1879.
Abel Shaw: lives five and one-half miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 273 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, August 4, 1853; came to Grand Ronde, Oregon, in 1864, to the Territory in 1869, and to this county in 1871.
W. W. Sherry: lives six miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born near Cleveland, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 16, 1835; came to Illinois in 1837, to Walla Walla in 1860, and to this county the same year.
George C. Sherwood: lives near Dayton; is a lumberman; address is Dayton. He was born in Amity, Yamhill County, Oregon, October 4, 1855; came to the Territory in 1878, and to this county in 1881.
J. M. Skelton: lives five miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 600 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, May 8, 1837; came to Walla Walla and to this county in 1865.
John Shepherd: lives nine miles southeast of Dayton; is a stock raiser; owns 80 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 15, 1842; came to Willamette Valley, Oregon, in 1851, and to this county in 1878.
Robert Sloan: lives ten miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 720 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Athens, Clarke County, Missouri, March 18, 1851, and came to this county in 1871.
D. J. Smith: lives seven miles southeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Lenawee County, Michigan, September 24, 1820; came to Montana Territory and to this county in 1872.
J. L. Smith: lives in Dayton; is a butcher; owns some town property; was born near Blountsville, Sullivan County, Tennessee, March 28, 1828; came to Napa Valley, California, in 1850, and to this county in 1872.
Joshua R. Starie: lives five miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee, November 5, 1854; came to Humboldt, Nevada, in 1876, to the Territory in 1877, and to this county in 1881.
J. A. Starner: lives five miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer and Probate Judge; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Wayne, Wayne County, Ohio, May 9, 1837; came to Umatilla County, Oregon, in December, 1865, and to this county in 1866.
R. P. Steen: lives in Dayton; is a farmer; owns 840 acres of land; was born in Knox County, Indiana, February 29, 1840; came to Oregon in 1852, to the Territory in 1861, and to this county in 1874.
T. W. Stewart: lives six miles east of Dayton; is a painter; address is Dayton. He was born in Monroe County, Michigan, September 22, 1845, and came to this county in 1881.
John C. Story: lives fourteen miles northeast of Walla Walla City; is a farmer and school teacher; owns 200 acres of land; address is Walla Walla City. He was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1841; came to Walla Walla in 1859, and to this county in 1869.
F. M. Stovall: lives seven miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky, September 28, 1845; came to Polk County, Oregon, in 1865, and to this county in 1866.
R. F. Sturdevant: lives in Dayton; is a lawyer; owns 66 acres of land; was born in Warren County, Pennsylvania, November 18, 1841; came to Olympia, W. T., in 1873, and to this county in 1874.
Thomas T. Sudderth: lives seven and one-half miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Gwinnett County, Georgia, March 5, 1848, and came to this county in 1873.
J. W. Swinney: lives two and one-half miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, August 17, 1846; came to Lane County, Oregon, in 1864, and to this county in 1870.
A. W. Taylor: lives eleven miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer and carpenter; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio, July 26, 1840; came to Boise Valley, Idaho, in 1868, to this Territory in 1870, and this county in 1871.
H. W. Teel: lives eight miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 360 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in McHenry County, Illinois, September 9, 1847; came to Yamhill County, Oregon, in 1854, to the Territory in 1860, and to this county in 1869.
J. A. Tewalt: lives eight miles northwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Knox County, Indiana, January 18, 1844; came to Portland, Oregon, in 1871, and to this county in 1876.
Grant Sherman Thayer: lives in Dayton; is a blacksmith; was born November 11, 1864, and came to this county in August, 1881.
B. F. Thompson: lives three and one-half miles southwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, January 26, 1826; came to Astoria, Oregon, in 1852, and to this county in 1861.
John N. Thompson: lives in Dayton; is a liveryman and farmer; owns 220 acres of land; was born in Madison County, New York, December 20, 1837; came to Oregon in 1862, and to this county in 1871.
T. W. Thronson: lives in Dayton; is a farmer; was born in Houston County, Minnesota, September 12, 1858; came to Nevada County, California, in 1863, and to this county in 1874.
Willis Thronson: lives four miles southwest of Marengo; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Marengo. He was born at Egersund, Norway, March 25, 1825; came to Nevada County, California, in 1859, and this county in 1871.
A. J. Titus: lives five and one-half miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Parke County, Indiana, May 12, 1831; came to Lane County, Oregon, in 1862, and to this county in 1872.
John T. Trent: lives eight miles northwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Platte County, Missouri, March 10, 1849; came to Portland, Oregon, in 1876, and to this county in 1877.
J. H. Vandever: lives in Huntsville; is a minister; owns 176 acres of land; was born in Switzerland County, Indiana, July 19, 1842; came to Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, in 1876, and to this county in 1879.
J. P. Van Dusen, M. D.: lives in Dayton; is a physician; was born in Kendall County, Illinois, May 12, 1854, and came to this county in 1877.
L. M. Vannice: lives three miles west of Marengo; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Marengo. He was born near Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, January 23, 1845; came to Walla Walla County, in 1870, and to this county the same year.
Robert Vannice: lives four and one-half miles southwest of Marengo; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Marengo. He was born in Switzerland County, Indiana, April 2, 1841; came to Walla Walla County, in 1867, and to this county in 1870.
William Vaughan: lives three miles west of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 720 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Seneca County, New York, February 18, 1838; came to Walla Walla in 1862, and to this county in 1875.
Sylvester M. Wait: lives in Dayton; is proprietor of a flour mill and planing mill; owns 40 acres of land and 3 acres of city property; was born in Washington County, Vermont, May 20, 1822; came to Oregon in 1850, and to this county in 1864.
I. S. Waldrip: lives in Marengo; is a hotel keeper and cabinet maker; owns some town property; was born in Du Page County, Illinois, March 18, 1836; came to California in 1859, to the Territory in 1871, and to this county in 1876.
J. A. Warwick: lives three miles east of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 480 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Bath County, Virginia; came to the Territory in 1871, and to this county in 1875.
Levi W. Watrous: lives three and one-half miles northwest of Dayton; is a farmer and stockman; owns 400 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Edwardsburg, Canada West, June 13, 1825, and came to this county in 1872.
R. T. Watrous: lives five and one-half miles south of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 90 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 15, 1834; came to Walla Walla in 1871, and to this county in 1872.
Jacob H. Watson: lives eight miles southeast of Dayton; is a teamster; address is Dayton. He was born in Green County, Indiana, January 31, 1850; came to Willamette Valley, Oregon, in 1872, and to this county the same year.
A. C. West: lives in Dayton; is a dentist; was born in Milverton, Perth County, Ontario, January 22, 1851; came to Stockton, California, in 1872, and to this county in 1878.
Hugh H. Wilkinson: lives seven miles east of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri, February 21, 1844; came to Stanislaus County, California, in 1874, to the Territory in 1875, and this county in 1876.
Zachary T. Williams: lives four miles north of Dayton; is a farmer and stockman; owns 240 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Fremont County, Iowa, July 15, 1849; came to Walla Walla and to this county in 1871.
W. W. Willis: lives in Huntsville; is a school teacher; was born in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, October, 1858; came to Jackson County, Oregon, in 1875, and to this county in 1882.
F. N. Winder: lives seven miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer and butcher; owns 80 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, November 29, 1839; came to Walla Walla in 1861, and to this county in 1864.
Walter Wood: lives nine miles northwest of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 640 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in White River, Desha County, Arkansas, November 30, 1838; came to Waitsburg, Walla Walla County, in 1865, and to this county in 1869.
C. S. Wright: lives eight miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 420 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, August 17, 1831; came to Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, in 1870, and to this county in 1876.
Davis S. Wright: lives eight miles northeast of Dayton; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Dayton. He was born in McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, April 15, 1859; came to Portland, Oregon, in 1869, and to this county in 1876.
Moses Wright: lives three and one-half miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Waitsburg, Walla Walla County. He was born in Franklin County, Virginia, February 14, 1830; came to Jackson County, Oregon, in 1851, and to this county in 1867.
Source: Gilbert, Frank T. Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon. Portland, Or.: Printing House of A.G. Walling, 1882.