An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 118

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On March 15, 1883. at Boghorst, Germany, Mr. Greving married Miss Pauline, daughter of Joseph G. and Anna M. (Spiekermann) Osterholt, born on Oc- tober II, 1814, and in 1818, respectively. The father died on December 19, 1887, and the mother died in August, 1891. Mrs. Greving has the following broth- ers and sisters : Frank, died from wounds received in the Franco-Prussian war; Anna Broeker : Hobart ; Bertha, deceased; Louis; and Barney. Seven chil- dren are the fruit of this union,-Lillian, born June 7, 1886; Paul, born February 26, 1888; Johanna, born

February 26, 1890 : Leo, born October 18, 1891 ; Louis, born July 18. 1893 ; Amalia, born July 7, 1895 ; Clara, born October 5, 1896. Mr. and Mrs. Greving are members of the Catholic church and are of excellent standing in the community. Mr. Greving is to be congratulated on the abundant success which his sa- gacity and enterprise have wrought out in the business world.

GEORGE W. MOUGHMER. Six miles south of Kenterville is the estate of our subject, and by his thrift, industry and sagacity in managing his affairs he has made it a valuable farm and one of the pro- ductive places in the community.

George W. Moughmer was born in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, on February 26, 1856, being the son of David and Sarah (Hamilton) Moughmer, natives of Pennsylvania. The father was born in Blair county, in 1825, and died in 1890. He was a blacksmith. Our subject's grandfather was born in Germany, and his great-grandfather was also a native of Germany and fought for the American independence in the Revo- lution. The mother of our subject was born about the same time as her husband, and died in 1867. Her par- ents were also born in Pennsylvania, and their an- cestors came from Ireland. Our subject was thirteen when the father removed from the native place to Trempealean, where he continued the trade of black- smith, taking also a farm. George W. was well edu- cated in the schools of the day, grew to manhood there and assisted in the care of his father's farm. When twenty-one he went to farming for himself and con- tinued uninterruptedly in this occupation until 1897, when he came to Idaho county, whither some of the family had preceded him. He selected his present place and settled to the basic art of agriculture and since that time has been one of the substantial men and progressive citizens of the county. Mr. Mough- mer has never left the charms of the bachelors' life. He has four brothers and one sister,-Thomas, Louise Bixel, William, Jacob, David E. Politically Mr. Moughmer is allied with the Republican party and takes a keen interest in the campaigns and the questions of the day.

FOSTER RICHARDSON is a man of sterling worth and first class capabilities, as is evidenced by his career, an epitome of which we are pleased to ap- pend herewith. The date of his birthi was December 4, 1844, and Mercer county, Ohio, his native place. His parents, Frie and Eva (Grant) Richardson, were also born in the same county. He went with them to Clinton, Missouri, when a child, and soon thereafter went to Fulton, Arkansas. In 1864 he crossed the plains to Salt Lake City and the next spring returned to Lee county. Iowa, whither his parents had removed. In 1869 he crossed the plains again, to Red Bluff, Cali- fornia, where he did timber work and mining. He visited several of the mining sections of that state and was also engaged much in hunting. Mr. Richardson

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has accomplished the difficult feat of starting three deer at once and killing them all. He is almost a sure shot. being able to kill birds on the wing with his rifle. In 1875 we find him in Hope county, Nebraska, and the following year he was in the Black Hills. He soon returned to Nebraska and remained there until 1885. In that year he again visited the Black Hills, where he took up dairying until 1889. Next we see him at Old Mission, Idaho, and in 1890 he took up a homestead two and a half miles from Whitebird. General farm- ing, mining and stock raising have occupied him since that time. In 1902 Mr. Richardson purchased his present place of one hundred acres adjoining White- bird. The farm is splendidly improved with buildings and orchards. and is especially adapted to fruit and vegetables, being a very valuable place.

On October 15, 1876, Mr. Richardson married Miss Trinville M., daughter of Captain Preston Berry, who served as captain in both the Mexican and Civil wars. The marriage occurred in Hope county, Ne- braska, and eight children are the fruit of the union, named as follows : Harry, Mrs. Bertha Lyons, Edith, Iva, Ethel, Lenly, Edward and Hazel. Mr. Richard- son is a member of the I. O. O. F. He has always taken an active interest in religious and educational matters and is a leading and prominent man of his community. Mr. Richardson is heavily interested in mining, both quartz and placer, and has recently sold some properties but still owns some very good mines. It is interesting to note by way of reminiscence that in the fall of 1901 Mr. Richardson had a hand to hand conflict with a wounded bear and barely escaped with his life.

DAVID YATES is an enterprising and stirring business man of Denver, being now engaged in farm- ing and stock raising. He was born in Roanoke coun- ty, Virginia, on August 23, 1868, the son of William and Eliza (Shafer) Yates, natives also of Roanoke county, and born in 1842 and 1844, respectively. The father was an early pioneer in Clinton county, Mis- souri, and died in April, 1879, in Ray county, that state. The mother now lives in Benton county, Arkan- sas. As the father died when David was young, he had little opportunity to gain an education, but soon learned the hardships of work and made the most of his scanty privileges. In 1886 he left Missouri and came through Lewiston to Mt. Idaho, where he worked for Ben Morris, and in 1890 he took a homtstead which later he sold. He gave his attention to raising and handling stock and now has about seventy-five head of cattle and some horses, owning excellent trotting stock, has land in Vineland and other property besides. Mr. Yates has the following brothers and sisters : Lewis, Charles, Susan, Catherine, Edward, William, Josie K. Wood and Alice.

On December 7, 1890, Mr. Yates married Miss Belle, daughter of James H. and Jane (Hagan) Tip- ton, born in Ohio on March 1, 1844, and in Missouri, in 1848, respectively. Mr. Tipton came to Camas prairie in 1883 and now dwells at Vineland. Mrs.

Yates was born on June 12, 1872, in Douglas county, Oregon, and died on April 12, 1902, at Rockyford, Colorado. She had one sister, Lizzie Chase, now deceased. Two children were born to this union,- Herman B., born September 10, 1891 ; William, born January 31, 1897.

Mr. Yates is an active Democrat and is affiliated with fraternal orders as follows: I. O. O. F., M. W. A. and W. of W. He is also a member of the Pres- byterian church and a good supporter of the faith.

PATRICK E. HAYDIN lives four miles north from Denver, where he has a generous estate of one- half section and rents five hundred acres of land from the Indians. He is a thrifty and progressive agri- culturist and stockman and is one of the leading citi- zens and substantial men of the section. He was born in Waterford county, Ireland, whence come so many of our stirring and good citizens. The date of his advent into life was March 11, 1850. The father, John Haydin, was born in the same county in 1825. He came to the United States in 1852 and settled in Iowa, where four years were spent. In 1856 he removed his family to Rice county, Minne- sota, where he remained until 1878. Then he went to Bigstone county, the same state, and there on Septem- ber 22, 1901, he passed from the scenes of earth. Our subject was brought up in Minnesota and there edu- cated. He remained with his parents until of age and then he went to Minneapolis and opened a boot and shoe store. In 1878 he sold out and went to Bigstone county and there farmed eight hundred acres until 1893. In that year he went to the vicinity of Edmund, Alberta county, where he farmed and raised stock. He also bought stock for the Kootenai Meat Company on commission. It was 1898 when Mr. Haydin retired from this business and came to Spokane. December 15th marks the date of arrival there, and he left the family there until he selected a place. After due in- vestigation, he located on his present place and at once opened in the agricultural and stock line, in which he has been engaged since that time. Mr. Haydin has the following brother and sisters, Thomas, Ellen, Mul- vaney, Margaret, Mary.

On September 11, 1874, Mr. Haydin married Miss Margaret, daughter of Peter and Catherine (Grady) O'Laughlin, natives of county Clare, Ireland. The fa- ther was born in 1813 and the mother in 1821. The father canie to Maine, where he took up the lumber business, which he followed until the time of his death in 1864. The mother was married in Ireland and came to Cherryfield, Maine, with her husband, where she died on February 4, 1894. Mrs. Haydin was born in Cherryfield, on August 9, 1855, and has two brothers, Thomas, Patrick, deceased. Seven children have come to crown this union, May, born November 5, 1875; Charles E., born August 25, 1877; Cecelia, born De- cember 10, 1880: William P., born September 10, 1882; Joseph, born October 29, 1884: John F., born Apri! 22. 1887 : Bernard, born August 2, 1891, and died

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August 10. 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Haydin are stanch Republicans and have both held various offices. They are members of the Catholic church.

FRANCIS D. SPRINGER, who resides one mile south of Canfield, although not one of the earliest set- tlers of this county, is quite deserving of mention in this volume, both because of his enterprise manifested in various places and ways and also because of his substantial worth and integrity. He was born in Bu- chanan county, lowa, on April 3, 1852, the son of James and Eliza ( Peters ) Springer, natives respective- ly of Illinois and New York. The family removed to Franklin county, Iowa, when the country was very new and in 1868 they crossed the plains with teams. In 1870 we find them in California raising stock. Our subject had been educated in the common schools and in due time began life for himself. While in Cali- fornia he was an expert nimrod and had some very thrilling experiences with wild hogs and grizzlies. Mr. Springer resided in various places in California and in 1877 came to the Willamette valley and the following year to eastern Oregon and there participated in the troubles with the Indians. He was employed variously until 1880, when he took up sawmilling in Dayton, Washington, after which we find him farming near Pomeroy, and in 1890, like many another one, he was forced to the wall financially. He replenished his ex- chequer by raising stock, then went to Huntsville and later returned to Dayton. Mr. Springer has had great experience in handling sheep and shearing them, hav- ing operated all through eastern Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. In the fall of 1902 he took his present homestead on Doumecq plains. Mr. Springer still owns his property in Dayton and has other inter- ests also.

In January, 1874, occurred the marriage of Mr. Springer and Miss Ruth Bradley. She was left an orphan at an early age and was reared in the family of Mr. Mitchel. She was born September 3. 1858, in Arkansas and went with the Mitchel family to Texas, later to Colorado and finally to Tulare county, Cali- forma. The following children have been born to this marriage, Lillie I .. , wife of William Moody, of Alto, Washington ; Baney D. ; Florence E .; Guyon D .; Le- lie P., wife of Len. Jackson, of Dayton : Clinton C .; Ruth. Mr. and Mrs. Springer are members of the Christian church and they are consistent followers of that faith.

On May 27. 1897, Mr. Springer was in a railroad wreck at American Falls in which he sustained some very severe injuries.

JOHN T. HALE, one of the leading business men of Cottonwood. is at the present time handling the livery and feed stables, which are the headquarters of the Lewiston and Cottonwood stage line. Mr. Hale owns the property. does a good business and is popular

in the community, being a man of uprightness and sound business methods.

John T. Hale was born in Kosciusko county, In- diana, on July 14, 1851, being the son of Riley and Maud ( Widopp ) Hale. The father was born in Ohio in 1830 and is now living in Oregon. He was a pio- neer in Indiana and had two brothers in the Civil war. The mother was born in North Carolina and died in 1868. Her ancestors were an old family of North Carolina. Our subject was reared in his native place, gained a good education and worked on his father's tarm until he arrived at his majority. Then he inaugu- rated independent action and in 1875 he went to Mich- igan, after which he spent a year in Kansas and in 1877 was in Oregon. He visited his uncle, Louis Hale, who had settled in the Web-foot state in 1853. He re- mained there off and on for about six years, and in 1890 sought out a place in the vicinity of Moscow, where he gave his attention to farming until February, 1897, when he came to Cottonwood and for a time took up farming. In February, 1898, Mr. Hale bought the barn where he is now doing business and commenced operations in the livery line. He has had success from the start. His care for all details, for the comfort and safety of his patrons, his geniality, his good business methods have made him popular and drawn to his stables a first class patronage. He has good rigs, and the business is well appointed in all departments.

Mr. Hale has the following brothers and sisters, William, George, Cyrus, Henry, Eliza, Nancy, Maria. Nr. Hale is a member of the Continental Casualty Company of Chicago. He has served on the school board and in politics holds with the Republicans.

OSCAR F. CANFIELD, who lives at Canfield postoffice, is one of the prosperous and leading citi- zens of Idaho county, and it is with pleasure that we are enabled to grant an epitome of his career in this connection. He was born in Mercer county, Pennsyl- vania, on March 8, 1838, the son of William D. and Sallie A. (Lee) Canfield, natives of Birmingham coun- ty, Vermont. From Mercer county they removed to lowa and in 1847 came across the plains with the largest train that wended its weary way over desert and mountain to the western Mecca. In 1844 they had settled in Iowa and laid out the town of Oskaloosa, where they did a hotel business for some time. The ancestors were prominent Americans and fought in the Revolution for independence. They were six months journeying from twelve miles west of St. Joseph to the Whitman, between which places no white persons were dwelling. The father engaged as a blacksmith to Dr. Whitman and at the time of the massacre, he, with one other man and the following children, our subject, Albert. Ellen, Clarissa, Sylvia A., were all who escaped. The father was wounded in the back. Then they went to Polk county, Oregon, and in 1849, made their way to San Francisco. There they mined and la- ter settled in Sonoma county, where our subject re- ceived his education and remained until 1880, when he

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journeyed to Colfax. Later he was in the Coeur d'Alene country, where a butte is named for him. He came to Camas prairie in 1889 and soon thereafter re- moved to his present place at Canfield, where he owns a section of fine land. Mr. Canfield was one of the very first to settle on Doumecq plains. He has a good dwelling, fine orchard and other substantial improve- ments.

On January 14, 1868. Mr. Canfield married Miss Cynthia A., daughter of John and Ellen ( Jeffries ) Maple. The father died in 1894 but the mother who is now living with this daughter, is hearty and well preserved at the age of eighty-six. Mrs. Canfield was born in Ohio. 'in 1845, came to the territory of lowa and in 1856 crossed the plains to Sonoma county, Califor- nia. Seven children have been born to this marriage Sherman, in Idaho county; Oscar B., on the Snake : Charles O., also on the Snake; Joseph, at Canfield ; Mary R., wife of Wm. Ferrell on the St. Joe : Augusta L., wife of Isaac Cooper, of Coeur d'Alene: Lottie, wife of Jasper Booth, of this county. Mrs. Canfield comes from a family noted for its longevity and they are both substantial people of the county. Mr. Can- field was a soldier in the Cayuse war under Captain Nesmus. Mr. Canfield's genealogy dates back to 1350 A. D.

SILAS M. CRAMER is a substantial and indus- trious tiller of the soil, whose home is five miles north- west from Kooskia, where he owns a well improved farm of one hundred and sixty acres. He was born in Franklin county, Ohio, on May 15, 1843. the son of William H. and Christine (Fritz) Cramer, who were born in Pennsylvania on August 24, and April 4, 1811, respectively. The father was a millwright and a natural mechanic ; on September 8, 1861, he en- listed in the First Wisconsin Light Artillery and served eight months, being honorably discharged on account of disability. Our subject has the following brothers and sisters: John W., William H., Jacob, Henry F., Daniel B., Samuel T., Cicero, Lucinda, Nancy A., Mary Ann. Our subject was forced to school himself and gained his education by hard toil. When the war broke out he enlisted in the First Wisconsin Light Artillery and served three years. Returning home after his service he made a short visit and then enlisted in the Hancock Infantry and fought for his country a year more. After the war he went to Minnesota and farmed and in 1888 he came to Whatcom county, Washington, and took property in Port Angeles, in

1890. In 1896, he came to Lewiston and wrought at carpentering, then contracted and did building in Grangeville and on March 1, 1898, he came to his present place and located a homestead. In addition to developing the farm, Mr. Cramer has devoted con- siderable time to carpenter work. He has a good farm -the famous Fort Misery being located on his land. He owns some cattle and horses and thirty hogs.

On January 13, 1866, Mr. Cramer married Miss Martha E. Riley, in Houston county, Minnesota, and to them were born three children: Charles H., born

in Minnesota on January 26, 1870; Etta H., born in Minnesota, on July 17, 1868; Elizabeth, born in lowa, on April 24, 1872. Mrs. Cramer was born in Illinois on December 27, 1850. At Osage, Iowa, on October 3. 1876, Mr. Cramer married a second time, the lady becoming his wife on that occasion being Ida E. Rich- ards, who was born in Illinois, on June 4, 1858, the daughter of David J. and Elmira (Riley) Richards. The father, who was born in Pennsylvania, on Febru- ary 14, 1832, was a carpenter and was last heard of in the Klondike excitement. The mother was born in Ohio, on November 3, 1835. Mrs. Cramer has the following named brothers and sisters: Corbin E., Jesse W. S., Charles H., Albert G., George, Frederic J., Mary A., Perl J. and Bessie. Mr. and Mrs. Cramer have two children, Arthur .B., born in Kansas, on September 24, 1877: Lottie Bell. born in Nebraska on December 27, 1882. Mr. Cramer was a Republican in the time of Mr. Lincoln, but now votes with the Democrats.

JAMES L. MILLER. This well known and sub- stantial agriculturist and stockman, whose labors here for many years have always been for upbuilding and improvement, is residing about four miles north from Denver, where he has a fine farm and handles considerable stock. He was born in eastern Tennessee, on April 27, 1854, the son of Jerry M. and Mathilda ( Hickey) Miller, born in eastern Tennessee in 1820 and 1824, respectively. In 1862 the father enlisted in the Thirteenth Tenneesee under Colonel J. K. Miller and rendered excellent service in various engagements, but while on a furlough at home he was killed by a squad of rebels. December 24, 1864. The mother was mar- ried in 1843 and died in March, 1899. She was of English and Irish extraction. Our subject was raised in his native place and educated there. When eighteen he went to Missouri and clerked in a drug store until 1875, when he came to San Francisco by rail and thence by steamer to Portland. He farmed in Polk county, Oregon, and in 1881 removed to Dayton, Washington. He farmed there and also engaged in the sheep industry with his father-in-law until 1884; then he sold out and came to Idaho county. This was in May and he took a homestead and purchased as much more, since which time he has given his attention to producing the fruits of the field and raising stock. He has a quarter section, owns a hundred head of cattle, as many hogs, some horses and also town property in Asotin and other property. Mr. Miller has the following brothers and sisters : William R., Nancy Smith, Betty Ellis, deceased, Balis K., Cicero, Kossuth. William R. is a veteran of the Union army and carries the marks of a wound which he received when fighting for his country.

On December 12, 1878, Mr. Miller married Miss Phoebe. daughter of Jackson and Luvisa ( Wilhoit) Lowe. The father was born in 1832. in Illinois, re- moved to lowa with his parents, came to Oregon in 1851, remained in Polk county fourteen years and in 1865 went to Pilot Rock, Umatilla county; in 1880

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he came to Dayton, Washington. The mother was born on November 22, 1841, in Missouri. Her parents were pioneers in the Willamette valley and her father located the well known Wilhoit soda springs in Clacka- mas county. Mrs. Lowe was married on August 23, 1857, and died January 17, 1869. Mrs. Miller was born in Polk county, Oregon, on November 6, 1862. and has the following brothers and sisters: Samuel W .. Mary L. Pomeroy, Isaiah A., deceased, Lucy E. Miller. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Miller : The first was born April 4, and died April 27, 1880: Clifton J., born November 8, 1881 ; Charles P., born August 28, 1883: Iva A .. born Sep- tember 1, 1885; Edith, born October 15, 1887; Katie A., born April 22, 1892; Ruth E., born November 5, 1894 ; J. Laughton, born November 2, 1899. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are both Republicans and he is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the M. W. A. They also belong to the Christian church. Mr. Miller was census emum- erator in 1900. He states that he has seen land raise from a nominal value to twenty or thirty dollars per acre since coming to Idaho county.

JOSEPH M. WOLBERT, now handling insur- ance, collections and loans, in Cottonwood, is a well known speaker, newspaper man, and politician, whose influence has been felt over the entire northwest. He was born in Harrison county, Indiana, on April 20, 1853, being the son of William P. and Louise ( Mc- Mullen) Wolbert. The father was born in Gloucester county, New Jersey, in 1808, and remembers the sol- diers of the war of 1812. The paternal grandfather of Joseph M. built a house in Gloucester county, New Jersey, and raised it the day the Declaration of In- dependence was signed. The mother of our subject was born in Philadelphia in 1811 and died in 1885. Her ancestors were early settlers in the Keystone state and came of the Scotch and Irish races. The parents of our subject settled in Indiana in 1832 and manu- factured ship buckets. They removed to various places and finally settled in Wisconsin, where our subject was educated and raised. He also learned the carpenter's trade and studied medicine. When twelve he enlisted in Company D. Fifty-second Wisconsin Volunteer Infan- try, as drummer boy and was soon appointed orderly, being the youngest one in the army. He was mustered out on July 25, 1865, and returned to Wisconsin and railroaded. Later we see him as master carbuilder in Wells, Minnesota, and then he came to Spokane, where he contracted and did building, then moved to Moscow. There he organized the Silver Federation which was used in the silver wave that swept the northwest. Later Mr. Wolbert went to Dayton and took the platform on political economy and was a power in politics. In 1895. he came to Cottonwood; bought the Report. a local paper, and boldly took the stand for reform and economy in county expenses. He had the satisfaction of seeing the warrants come from far below par to par, the indebtedness largely wiped out, and things

reconstructed. His paper was a sheet of marked vital- ity and distinct merit and wielded great influence. He was nominated for the legislature in 1898, but did not take the field and went down with the ticket. Mr. Wolbert sold the paper in 1901 and has since devoted himself to his present business with gratifying results.

In 1894, at Genesee, Mr. Wolbert married Miss Ida, daughter of Leander and Mervina (Kelly) Swift, natives of Tennessee and Missouri, respectively, and now living at Johnson, Washington. Mrs. Wolbert was born in Springfield, Missouri, in 1870, and has the following brothers and sisters: Harry, Edward, Mrs. Walter L. Hunter, Mary Kollenburn, Nellie Swift. Mr. Wolbert has four brothers: Henry, Will- iam R., Acquilla D., James. To Mr. and Mrs. Wol- bert three children have been born : Clara, Hal, Ray, aged eight. six and one, respectively. Mr. Wolbert is a member of the K. P., and for twenty-seven years has done considerable lodge organizing. He is also a member of the G. A. R., and was adjutant general of the state of Idaho in 1893-94. He is an active and influential Republican and has recently been re-elected to the office of justice of the peace. Mr. Wolbert is also a notary public and is active in the interests of educational facilities.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 118

Author: Publication date: 1903 Publisher: [S.l.] : Western Historical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1524

Author:
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: [S.l.] : Western Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1524