The following are biographical “brevities” or short sketches of individuals specific to Walla Walla County, Washington. 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.
H. C. Actor: is a farmer and stock raiser; owns 800 acres of land; address is Dixie; was born in Cincinnati, 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 southwest 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, in 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 is 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 Copei 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 northeast 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 northeast 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 1864.
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 to 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 in 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 southeast 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 southeast 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 1,600 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Charles, Tipperary County, Ireland, May 30, 1828; came to San Francisco in 1851, to the Territory in 1859, 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 southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 280 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Laurel, Franklin county, Indiana, October 26, 1833; came to near Oakland, Douglas county, Oregon, in 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 1845, 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 northeast 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 southwest 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.
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 Lancashire, 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 1,200 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 southwest 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 southwest 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 northeast 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 northwest 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 northeast 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 northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 1,640 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 northeast 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 northeast 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 southeast 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 southeast 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 southeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 300 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Forsyth Co., Georgia, in 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 southwest 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 southwest 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 Co., 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 southwest of the city; is a farmer; owns 80 acres of land; 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 northeast 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 southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 400 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born at Valeene, 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 northeast of the city; is engaged in farming; address is Walla Walla city. She was born in Hawkins Co., 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 southwest of the city; is a farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Ballardsville, Henry Co., Kentucky, in 1824, and came to this county in 1862.
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 in 1879.
Robert Kennedy: lives seven miles northeast 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 northeast 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 northeast 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 southwest 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 northeast 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 Territory in 1860, to Nevada in 1862, and to this county in 1877.
William Lizenby: lives eight miles southeast 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. G. 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 in 1852, and to this county in 1859.
James O. Logsdon: lives thirteen miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Hart county, Kentucky, October 16, 1825, and came to this county in 1876.
W. J. Loundagin: 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 the county in 1861.
Michael C. McBride: lives in the city; is a farmer; owns 560 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Belfast, Ireland, May 21, 1832; came to Oregon in 1855, and to this county in 1857.
Mary A. McCool: lives ten miles east of the city; is engaged in farming; owns 240 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. She was born in Winnsborough, Fairfield Co., South Carolina, in 1822, and came to this county in 1862.
Alvin McCown: lives four miles south of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Clackamas Co., Oregon, April 18, 1854; came to the Territory in 1877, and to the county in 1878.
Frank McCown: lives four miles south of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Clackamas Co., Oregon, November 18, 1855, and came to this county in 1878.
John McCoy: lives eight miles east of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Kentucky, December 23, 1827, and came to this county in 1868.
Edward McDonnell: lives one and one-half miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 650 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Kilkenny Co., Ireland, in 1846; came to Columbia Co., W. T. in 1872, and to this county in 1880.
J. M. McFarland: lives five miles southeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 175 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Licking Co., Ohio, in 1846, and came to this county in 1875.
George W. McKee: lives south of the city; is a farmer; owns 327 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Le Sueur Co., Minnesota, in 1857; came to Clackamas Co., Oregon, in 1869, and to this county in 1870.
William McKinny: lives one mile west of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 400 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Warren Co., Indiana, May 5, 1836; came to Washington Co., Oregon, in 1845, and to this county in 1858.
John W. McGhee: lives three miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 480 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Washington Co., Virginia, April 29, 1821; came to California in 1850, and to this county in 1859.
Anthony McKinnon: lives one and one-half miles south of the city; is a miller; owns 30 acres of land and a mill; address is Walla Walla city. He was born twenty miles north of Toronto, York Co., Canada, in 1846; came to Salinas City, California in 1867, and to this county in 1881.
R. C. McQuiston: lives eight miles southeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 600 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born at Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, in 1850; came to Marysville, California, in 1877, and to this county in 1878.
George H. McWhirk: lives six miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in this county in 1861.
John Mackin: lives six miles southeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 303 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Dundalk, Louth Co., Ireland, in 1838, and came to this county in 1859.
Daniel Malone: lives seven miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Hendricks Co., Indiana, August 2, 1850; came to Wallowa valley, Oregon, in 1864, and to this county in 1869.
I. H. Malone: lives ten miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a carpenter and farmer; owns 240 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Hendricks Co., Indiana, June 25, 1847; came to Oregon in 1864, and to this county in 1871.
Levi Malone: lives six miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 120 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Hendricks Co., Indiana, March 18, 1848, and came to this county in 1864.
William H. Marks: lives eleven miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Putnam Co., Indiana, November 5, 1826; came to Oregon in 1853; and to this county in 1876.
Patrick Martin: lives six miles north of the city; is a farmer; owns 900 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Galway Co., Ireland, December 3, 1830; came to California in 1854, and to this county in 1870.
S. R. Maxson: lives six miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 235 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin, in 1842, and came to this county in 1859.
David Miller: lives ten miles north of the city; is a farmer; owns 300 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Edinburgh Co., Scotland, February 9, 1852, and came to this Territory and county in 1877.
J. G. Mitchell: lives eleven miles north of the city; is a farmer; owns 800 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Butler Co., Ohio, November 18, 1827; came to Oregon in 1852, and to this county in 1869.
Ela Moore: lives twenty miles west of the city; is a stock raiser; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Platte Co., Missouri, in 1843; came to Oregon in 1873, and to this county in 1874.
John H. Morgan: is a teacher; address is Walla Walla city. He was born at Hendersonville, Henderson Co., North Carolina, September 9, 1852, and came to this county in 1879.
Milton F. Morgan: lives two miles south of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born at Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa, in 1850, and came to this county in 1863.
John P. Mullinix: lives four miles south of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Fentress Co., Tennessee, March 13, 1836; came to Nevada in 1871, and to this county in 1877.
Francis M. Naught: lives four and one-half miles southwest of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Schuyler Co., Illinois, in 1838; came to Polk Co., Oregon, in 1853, to the Territory in 1856, and to this county in 1873.
Claudius Newcomb: lives six miles southwest of Walla Walla river; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in New England, Athens Co., Ohio, in 1837; came to Montesano, Chehalis Co., W. T., in 1874, and to this county in 1879.
Michael Nibler: lives one and one-half miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 410 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1828; came to Portland, Oregon, in 1867, and to this county in 1872.
Aaron Knowles: lives six miles north of the city; is a stock-raiser; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Iowa, March 21, 1825; came to California in 1852, and to this county in 1862.
William F. Nuttall: lives five miles southeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 162 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born at Windsor, England, in 1838; came to Oroville, California, in 1857, to the Territory in 1860, and to this county in 1863.
James O’Donnell: lives ten miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Donegal Co., Ireland, December 24, 1837; came to California in 1858, and to this county in 1859.
John O’Donnell: lives nine miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Donegal Co., Ireland, December 25, 1836; came to California in 1858, and to this county in 1859.
Henry Oster: lives ten miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 80 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Caldwell Co., Missouri, October 21, 1849; came to Puget Sound in 1877, and to this county the same year.
O. Owen: lives eleven miles northwest of Centerville; is a farmer; owns 350 acres of land; address is Centerville, Umatilla Co., Oregon. He was born in Warren Co., Tennessee, December 10, 1836, and came to this county in 1859.
James Parker: lives in Waitsburg; is a farmer and carpenter; owns 445 acres of land; was born in Rappahannock Co., Virginia, April 25, 1822, and came to this county in 1876.
Nathan A. Patterson: lives five miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 553 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Iroquois Co., Illinois, in 1852, and came to this county in 1870.
William Pilcher: lives twelve miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Canterbury, Kent Co., England, April 10, 1815, and came to this county in 1864.
John D. Price: lives seven miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 280 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born at Edina, Knox Co., Missouri, January 24, 1849; came to Willamette Valley, Oregon, in 1865, and to this county in 1870.
William Redfords: lives five miles west of the city; is a farmer; owns 40 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Iowa, March 22, 1855, and came to this county in 1863.
W. P. Reser: lives four and one-half miles southeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 1,420 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born at Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, in 1843, and came to this county in 1863.
R. A. Rice: lives six miles southwest of the city; is a farmer and stock raiser; owns 652 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Steuben Co., Indiana, in 1837, and came to this county in 1859.
Asbury B. Richman: lives ten miles northeast of the city; is a blacksmith; address is Dixie. He was born in Muscatine, Cedar county, Iowa, October 8, 1848; came to California in 1849, and to this county in 1880.
E. Green Riffle: lives four miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 642 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in West Virginia, in 1838, and came to this county in 1862.
Boliver C. Roff: lives eight miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Kansas, January 11, 1853, and came to this county in 1864.
F. Roff: lives three miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 300 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 22, 1818, and came to this county in 1864.
Millard Roff: lives eight miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Mercer county, Illinois, September 22, 1857, and came to this county in 1864.
John Jacob Rohn: lives ten miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Baden, Germany, November 22, 1835; came to California in 1855, and to this county in 1857.
Andrew Russell: lives six miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Lane county, Oregon, January 16, 1851, and came to this county in 1881.
E. S. Saling: lives seven miles southeast of the city; is a farmer and stock raiser; owns 200 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born at Paris, Monroe county, Missouri, October 9, 1826; came to Yamhill county, Oregon, in 1852, and to this county in 1864.
John Sampson: lives in Waitsburg; is a butcher; was born in Crawford county, Illinois, November 30, 1833; came to Oregon in 1864, and to this county in 1878.
John Sanders: lives twelve miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Monroe county, Indiana, August 26, 1832, and came to this county in 1865.
Levi B. Sanders: lives in Waitsburg; is a teacher; was born in Lawrence, Douglas county, Kansas, May 13, 1853, and came to this county June 15, 1881.
Louisa Saunders: lives six miles southwest of the city; is engaged in farming; owns 131 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. She was born in Ohio in 1830, and came to this county in 1859.
John Q. Sayler: lives seven miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 80 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Ottumwa, Wapello county, Iowa, August 21, 1860, and came to this county in 1876.
William H. Sayler: lives seven miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Ottumwa, Wapello county, Iowa, October 31, 1862, and came to this county in 1863.
William J. Scott: lives seven and one-half miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Washington county, Ohio, in 1844; came to Union county, Oregon, in 1862, and to this county in 1863.
John F. Seeber: is a farmer; owns 249 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Watertown, New York, in 1841; came to Salt Lake in 1857, and to this county in 1862.
William M. Shelton: lives seven miles southeast of the city; is a farmer and nurseryman; owns 740 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Decatur county, Indiana, in 1827, and came to this county in 1862.
S. Clark Shoemaker: lives nine miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Mahaska county, Iowa, March 8, 1855, and came to this county in 1864.
Sylvester C. Shoemaker: lives three miles west of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 120 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Mahaska county, Iowa, August 5, 1852, and came to this county in 1864.
John Singleton: lives southeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Cork county, Ireland, in 1824; came to Fort Vancouver in 1856, was a soldier with Colonel Wright; was a Quartermaster’s clerk, and came to this county in 1856.
E. M. Smith: lives four miles southwest of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Green Castle, Hancock county, Indiana, in 1847, and came to the county in 1864.
J. C. Smith: lives on a ranch on Dry creek; is a farmer; owns 700 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Essex Co., New York, January 25, 1827; came to San Francisco in 1846, and to this county in 1854.
Washington B. Smith: lives seven miles north of the city; is a farmer; owns 440 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Springfield, Illinois, December 25, 1833; came to California in 1857, and to this Territory in 1873.
William N. Smith: lives in Waitsburg; is Post Master, Notary Public and merchant; was born in Peoria Co., Illinois, May 1, 1835; came to Linn Co., Oregon, in 1852, and to this county in 1861.
Greenlief Stacy: lives seven miles west of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 1,133 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Oxford Co., Maine, January 19, 1838; came to California in 1860, and to this county in 1877.
J. R. Stalls: lives in the Blue Mountains; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Williamsburg, Martin Co., North Carolina, in 1832; came to Red Bluff, California, in 1853, to the Territory in 1860, and to this county in 1866.
D. J. Storms: lives two miles south of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 480 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born
in Warren Co., Ohio, March 4, 1814; came to California in 1849, and to this county in 1872.
John U. Strahm: lives twelve miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Dixie. He was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland, July 30, 1827; came to Placerville, El Dorado Co., California, in 1853, and to this county in 1864.
James Strong: lives in Waitsburg; is a horticulturist; owns 31 acres of town property; was born in Champaign Co., Illinois, August 14, 1832; came to Oregon in 1852, and to this county in 1878.
C. P. Stroup: is a farmer; address is Walla Walla city. He was born at Richland, Keokuk Co., Iowa, November 25, 1858, and came to this county in 1876.
Christian Sturm: lives three miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 450 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1834, and came to this county in 1857.
O. D. Taber: lives three-quarters of a mile south of the city; is a farmer; address is Walla Walla city. He was born at Springfield, Tuolumne Co., California, July 27, 1852, and came to this county in 1880.
Simon Taylor: lives six miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 320 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born at Grape Island, Tyler Co., West Virginia, December 20, 1825, and came to this county in 1880.
W. A. Teegarden: lives one and one-half miles south of the city; owns 620 acres of land, also a flume for conveying wood and lumber from the mountains; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Stark Co., Ohio, in 1847, and came to this county in 1874.
Mrs. P. J. Thomas: lives eleven miles northeast of the city; is engaged in farming; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. She was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, August 23, 1841, and came to this county in 1871.
James McKinzie Torrance: lives eight miles northeast of the city; is a farmer; owns 360 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Brown Co., Ohio, July 5, 1828; came to California in 1859, and to this county in 1862.
Joseph A. Van Scoyk: lives nine miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 200 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Clark Co., Illinois, April 3, 1844, and came to this county in 1861.
William Vaughan: lives seventeen miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 40 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Platte Co., Missouri, September 25, 1841; came to Willamette Valley in 1849, and to this county in 1875.
R. F. Walker: lives seven miles southeast of Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 440 acres of land; address is Waitsburg. He was born in Adair Co., Kentucky, February 26, 1830; came to Oregon in 1851, and to this county in 1865.
W. W. Walter: lives one mile east of Prescott; is a farmer and stock man; owns 260 acres of land; address is Prescott. He was born in Wayne Co., Indiana, December 7, 1827; came to Oregon in 1845, and to this county in 1859.
Mrs. Jane Waterman: lives five miles southwest of the city; is engaged in farming; owns 396 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. She was born in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, in 1841; came to Suisun City, California, in 1860, and to this county in 1861.
W. Waterway: lives two miles south of the city; is a farmer; owns 160 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1798, and came to this county in 1863.
John Welch: lives ten miles east of the city; is a farmer; owns 250 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Mayo county, Ireland, November 14, 1838, and came to this county in 1859.
Martin Weller: lives in Waitsburg; is a merchant; was born at Geneseo, Livingston county, New York, September 29, 1842; came to Montana in 1864, and to this county in 1875.
Samuel Wilson: lives in Waitsburg; is a farmer; owns 80 acres of land; was born in Scioto county, Ohio, September 14, 1834; came to the Territory in 1875, and to this county in 1878.
A. P. Woodward: lives thirteen miles west of the city; is a stock man; owns 400 acres of land; address is Walla Walla city. He was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, March 27, 1834, and came to this county in 1852.
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.