An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 119

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JESSE M. DIXON. In the related occupations of farming and raising stock, Mr. Dixon has been engaged in different places of the west for many years and is a pioneer of Idaho county and one of the sub- stantial men. Recently he purchased a half interest in the Elite saloon in Cottonwood and gives attention to managing the business, but he is still engaged in handling stock and owns the land which he secured as government land when he first came here. Mr. Dixon also owns residence and business property in Cotton- wood and is one of the heavy tax payers of the county.

Jesse M. Dixon was born in Ash county, North Carolina, on May 27, 1860, being the son of Alfred and Narcissa (McMillen) Dixon, natives of North Caro- lina and now deceased. The father served in the Civil war from North Carolina, and later moved to Mis- souri, thence back to North Carolina. Our sub- ject grew to manhood and was educated in his native state. Then he inaugurated independent action and came to Denver, where he spent several years lumbering and related occupations. His next move was to Grant county, Oregon, where he com- menced raising stock and farming. Five years in that country and Mr. Dixon came with his stock to Idaho county. where he settled and gave his attention to handling his herds. He was successful in his en- terprises and in 1900, the people called him from pri- vate life to take up the duties of the sheriff's office. He entered that office with the same care and faith- fulness displayed in his every day walk, and for two years discharged the responsibilities incumbent upon him to the satisfaction of a discriminating constituency.

On December 25. 1885, Mr. Dixon married Miss Larnah, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Howell)

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McGuire, natives of North Carolina, where also Mrs. Dixon was born. The wedding occurred in castern Oregon. Mrs. Dixon has one sister, Monrova. Mr. Dixon has the following brothers and sisters: John, Nancy Hill, Catherine Williamson, Rena Baker. One child has been born to this union, Verner, at home. Mr. Dixon is a true blue Democrat and is an influential figure in his party and a power in the campaigns.

LAWRENCE C. CHADWICK. superintendent of the Consolidated Hydraulic Mining & Development Company, of Lucile, Idaho, is one of the foremost men of the mining interests of Idaho county and no com- pilation which represents the people and interests of this county could well fail to grant consideration to this gentleman. He was born in Chautauqua county, New York, July 20, 1858. the son of Benjamin F. and Maria (Rowe) Chadwick. The father was born in New York in 1819 and now lives in Pennsylvania. His father. Archibald H., was a patriot in the Revolu- tion and came of English ancestry. The mother of our subject was born in Warren county, Pennsylvania, in 1826, and died in 1891. Our subject grew to the age of eighteen in New York and worked on a farm and was well educated and then began teaching, taking his first school when he was sixteen. He taught then in Kalamazoo county, Michigan, for two years after eighteen. Then he was in the general merchandise business and was postmaster for a time. Later he re- turned to New York and took charge of the old home- stead, his father being too old. In 1884, Mr. Chad- wick was installed as head of the Pennsylvania Tract Company's business and was five years treasurer and general manager. Then, in 1889, he was elected presi- ident of the International Tract Company. He had general charge of twelve hundred solicitors in all parts of the world and when he entered on the duties of this important office. he had to handle annual sales of one hundred thousand dollars; and two years later, owing to his successful business methods and vim, he had brought the sales up to five hundred thousand dollars annually. He had reorganized the entire business and put it on a new basis. During this time, Mr. Chad- wick had visited South America, twenty-four islands of the West Indies, African colonies, Portugal, Spain. England, France, and many other places, being two years on the trip. He returned home in 1893 and en- tered the ministry of the Baptist church and was' or- dained January 31, 1894. He was pastor for the White Pigeon church in Michigan until 1899 and then went to Detroit and took up mission work. One year later he organized a successful church there and then on account of failing health he came west to be out doors more. He has given his attention to mining since com- ing here and has organized the present company of which he is superintendent. They own property near Lucile and also near Freedonia. They have a total of eight claims in operation at the present time and last year he expended judiciously twenty-five thousand dol- lars in the propositon.

Mr. Chadwick has one daughter by his former mar- riage, Mrs. Marie Wolgamwod, of Chicago. In Feb- ruary, 1902, Mr. Chadwick maried Leona L., daugh- ter of George W. and Sarah (Rogers) Robbins. The father and his father were pioneers in Cass county, Michigan. Mrs. Chadwick has one sister and four brothers, Lena, L. G., L. M., L. H., L. N. Mr. Chad- wick has no living brothers nor sisters. Mrs. Chad- wick was born in Cass county, Michigan, in 1869, is a graduate of the state normal, spent some years in teaching and also was three years a trained nurse. Mr. Chadwick is a member of the Masons, the I. O. O. F., the A. O. U. W., and the Maccabees. He has always been active in educational work and is a thorough Republican. Mr. Chadwick has investigated the min- eral resources of the Salmon river for some time in a wise manner and he is thoroughly convinced that it is one of the best mineral deposits in the country, and believes that in the near future it will be the centre of great development work.

AMANDUS P. KING. At Woodland, six and one- half miles northwest from Kamiah, is the home place of the subject of this sketch, which was taken from the wild and is now being improved in a becoming man- ner. Mr. King has displayed energy and industry, dominated with wisdom, since coming here and has wrought well for general improvement as well for the development of his farm.

Amandus P. King was born in Logan county, Ohio, on November 30, 1861, the son of Isaac and Rebecca (Yoder) King, who were born in Mifflin county, Penn- sylvania, on July 1, 1821, and in Wayne county, Ohio, on August 21, 1830, respectively. The father came to Ohio with his parents when he was twelve and in 1867, he migrated to Missouri, having married in 1850. Our subject attended district school for a period of nine years and when twenty-one started out in life for him- self, having the capital of two good strong hands and a courageous heart. He farmed in partnership with his father for nine years and in 1884 made a trip to the Willamette valley. Later he returned to Missouri and remained until 1899. In that year he had the misfor- tune to lose his health and the doctors advised a change of climate. Acting on their advise he traveled in the various sections of the coast and on June 13, 1899, Mr. King settled on his present place, a tract of land num- bering one hundred and twenty acres. The land is all fenced now and a portion in cultivation, while he has erected a commodious dwelling of seven rooms, a large frame barn and made various other improvements. Mr. King has some stock and is one of the progressive men of the section. He has two brothers and four sisters, John M., Isaiah G., Elizabeth, Miriam, Emma, Charity.

On December 23, 1891, in Holden, Johnson coun- ty, Missouri, Mr. King married Miss Mima, daughter of David and Lydia ( Stutzeman) Morrell. Mr. Mor- rell was a Mennonite minister for many years. Mrs. King was born in Noble county, Indiana, on September

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18. 1866, and she has the following brothers and sisters, Emmanuel S., David M., Anna M., Sarah E., Etta L. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. King, Vera M., born in Missouri, on May 2, 1893 ; Forest A., born in Missouri, on November 30, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. King are members of the Mennonite church and stanch people. He votes the Republican ticket and is well informed on the questions of the day.

JOHN C. DOSS is a prosperous and industrious farmer and agriculturist dwelling about three miles south from Denver, where he has a generous estate of four hundred and forty acres of fertile land. He has increased his holdings from one hundred and twenty, which he first took as a homestead, to the present domain and during the years of arduous and sagacious labor. has increased his holdings in personal property in a commensurate manner, having now nearly one hundred head of cattle, and turning off each year from one to two hundred head of hogs besides other stock.

Jolin C. Doss was born in Marshall county, Ala- bama, on January 14, 1851, the son of Richard and Theresa ( Pearson) Doss, natives of Alabama, and born in 1812 and 1813, respectively. The father was killed by guerilla bands in 1863, who were plundering the country and robbing and murdering. The mother died in 1859. Our subject was raised in Alabama, lived with the parents until their death, and then re- mained on the old homestead and farmed until 1879. He started out in the world for himself then and walked to Little Rock, Arkansas, and thence to Ft. Smith. Later we see him in Muskogee, Indian Ter- ritory, then in Kansas City, San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, and finally at Hood river in Oregon. He herded sheep for Farney, Lamge & Poore, who failed and thereby entailed on him the loss of his wages and one hundred and fifty dollars besides, which he had de- posited with them. In the spring of 1881, Mr. Doss came to Camas prairie and took a homestead of one hundred and twenty acres, which was the nucleus of his present fine estate. Since that ime Mr. Doss has always been found prosecuting his business with vigor and skill and is counted one of the leading stockmen and agriculturists in the country.

Mr. Doss has the following brothers and sisters : Mattie Blackford, Amanda Downey, Victoria Horton, Missouria Roden, James P., Samuel H., Reuben C. Mr. Doss is a Democrat and intelligent in the issues of the day while he is always allied on the side of prog- ress, good schools, good roads and general improve- ments.

SAMUEL A. WILSON is a genuine westerner, a typical pioneer and a successful miner. He has de- voted most of his life to mining and is one of the active and enterprising ones who have materially opened up different sections, now promising and profitable camps. He has followed this occupation most of the time since and has visited the famous camps of the country. He

has mined in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mex- ico, old Mexico, Montana. Utah and Idaho. From Wood river he went to the vicinity of Wilbur and took a homestead. He was one of the first ones to prove up and had it well cultivated and rented. Mr. Wilson helped to blaze the trail from Thompson Falls to Mur- ray and operated there considerably, as also in the other camps of northern Idaho, where he still has claims. Elk, Florence, Warren, Buffalo Hump and other camps have been the scenes of his labor and now he is putting forth effort at the Rainbow district where he is heavily interested in some valuable copper claims. The camp is new, with many good showings in evidence and will without doubt be one of the prosperous camps soon. Mr. Wilson is putting out considerable capital with others in this section and soon there will doubtless be some shippers. Mr. Wilson is a member of the K. P., and is of excellent standing. He has borne the hard- ships and suffering incident to mining life in the wilds and also has met many dangers from the Indians but he is a man whose courage and endurance were always equal to the occasion.

JAMES E. FERREE. Among the prosperous, substantial and industrious farmers and stockmen of Idaho county there should not be failure to mention the gentleman whose name it at the head of this article and whose estate of four hundred acres of fertile land lies about four miles southwest from Denver, where the family home is at the present time.

James E. Ferree was born in Monroe county, Michi- gan, on May 6, 1855, the son of Frederic M. and De- borah A. (Watkins) Ferree. The father was born in Maryland in 1820 and removed with his brother to Seneca county, Ohio, and then to Michigan, where he married. He wrought at carpentering and blacksmith- ing. and in 1865 went to Seneca county again. In 1867 he removed to Ray county, Missouri, and there farmed. Finally, on account of ill health, he went to Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and at Berryville, Mon- roe county, Arkansas, he died on April 26, 1888. The mother of our subject was born in New York state on January 18, 1830. Her parents were pioneers in Mon- roe county, Michigan. She died in Kansas on July 14, 1901 Our subject was reared and educated in the various places where the family resided, and at the age of twenty-four went by rail to San Francisco and thence by steamer to Portland, up the rivers to Lewis- ton, and by stage to Mt. Idaho. He worked at various employments for a few years ; in 1879 took up a pre- emption, and in the fall of 1885 he secured a homestead, where he has dwelt since and has given his undivided attention to producing the fruits of the field and stock ; the result is that his skill and arduous labors have been rewarded with a goodly holding of property. He handles from one to two hundred head of hogs each year and also other stock.

Mr. Ferree has the following named brothers and sisters, Boyd, Mary Odell, Eva, deceased, Hall, Milton Guy. Annie Tucker.

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On January 1, 1896, Mr. Ferree married Miss Ida M., daughter of David and Mary E. ( Kelly) Nickson. The father was born in Monroe county, Michigan, on July 19, 1839. His parents were pioneers from Ire- land there in 1837. He was reared in Illinois, came to Oregon in 1869 and after ten years in Benton county, he came to Camas prairie, took land and farmed until his death, on November 10, 1890. Mrs. Nickson was born March 17, 1845, in Vandalia, Illinois, and her parents were natives of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Ferree was born February 11, 1867, in Madison county, Illi- nois, and has the following brothers and sisters, Will- iam S., John A., deceased, Emma, deceased, Celia, Clarence D. One child, Edna Margaret, was born to this couple on May 15, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Ferree are solid Democrats and intelligent in the questions at is- sue. He is a member of the M. W. A. and the I. O. O. F.

JOSEPH T. MORRISON is the proprietor of the Cottonwood house, a well appointed hostelry and pop- ular stopping place for the traveling public, where he does a good business and has the confidence and es- teem of all, being a young man of reliability and enter- prise.

Joseph T. Morrison was born in Lee county, Iowa, on April 4, 1874, being the son of Murray and Lizzie (Balm) Morrison, natives of Pennsylvania, and born in 1830 and 1844. respectively. The father died in March, 1902, near Colfax, whither he had come in 1890. He was a pioneer in Osborne, Kansas, settling there in 1878. The mother still lives near Colfax. Our subject was but four years of age when the family went to Kansas and there he grew to manhood and re- ceived his education. He came west to Colfax with his parents and remained at home until the fall of 1895 when he came to the Nez Perces reservation in Idaho county and took land. He farmed and improved that until recently when he removed to Cottonwood and took charge of a hotel which he has since sold. Mr. Morrison still owns his farm and oversees it.

On November 27, 1901, near Westlake, Mr. Mor- rison maried Miss Maggie Milam, step-daughter of C. B. Fetters. Her mother's name is Lucy ( Gamble) Fet- ters. Mrs. Morrison was born in Knox county, Illi- nois, on February 22, 1885, and has no brothers nor sisters. Mr. Morrison has two brothers and one sis- ter, Lewis E., Laura L. Oliver, Asa F. He is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F., Cottonwood Lodge. While Mr. Morrison is a Republican, still he reserves for himself the right to choose the man and is independent in thought.

HON. WILLIAM S. M. WILLIAMS is one of the intrepid pioneers who footed it from Umatilla to Lewiston and thence to Florence in 1862, making his way alone through the wilds of the country. He has remained in this section since and has been a veritable builder of Idaho county in several senses. He has wrought with a show of industry and stability in its

mines, has made a good record in its farming and stock raising interests, has served faithfully in its of- fices, and was one of the prominent ones in the legis- lature to establish its boundaries.

Mr. Williams was born in Monroe county, Tennes- see, on October 16, 1837, being the son of William and Sarah M. (Steele) Williams, natives of Virginia. The mother was of Scotch ancestry and died when our subject was a lad. Her mother's name was Maches- ney. The father was born in 1812, wrought as a car- penter and cabinet maker, fought the Indians, held prominent positions in his county, and died in 1876 in the home county. Our subject was reared and edu- cated in his native place and then began life as a clerk in a store. In 1860 he came to California via the Isthmus and went to Dutch Flat, then to Nevada City and mined. Two years later he heard of the great Florence and Salmon river excitement and came thither via San Francisco, Portland, Umatilla, Lewiston and on to Florence, which, when he landed in May, 1862, was a town of ten thousand people, the streets being jammed with gold seekers. Flour cost one dollar per pound and freight fifty cents per pound, it being brought largely on snow shoes. When Mr. Williams footed it from Umatilla to Florence he passed over thousands of acres all wild, now the richest of farms. He mined and prospected until August, then went to Warren, just discovered and did well mining. He worked there until 1871 also doing some mining in Washington and Payette Lake counties. All the country when Mr. Williams came was Washigton ter- ritory and he has seen all the development of the coun- try and changes wrought by civilization. In 1871 he came to Camas prairie, took land and commenced to raise stock. He also mined some and in 1877 he helped to organize the Grangeville Volunteers to fight the Nez Perces under Captains Bloomer and Ruby. He was also first lieutenant with a Grangeville com- pany that operated with General Howard. He was at Misery Hill when the savages made a night attack and stampeded the horses, thus entailing the necessity of going after mounts. He was superintendent of the Grangeville mills and could not in person be on the field all the time. At the close of the war the volun- teers kept their guns for fear of other outbreaks and when the Bannock war came on a stockade was built at Grange Hall where the women and children were protected. Even after Joseph's capture the people were incredulous and for years a sharp lookout was kept. In the fall of 1878 MIr. Williams was chosen county recorder and clerk of the board of commissioners and served two years. He returned to his farm and in 1884 he was elected to the legislature from Idaho coun- ty and succeeded in getting the boundary of the county established. also put through some excellent laws re- garding hogs. He returned to his farm after the ser- vice rendered and was then appointed deputy sheriff under Cyrus Overman, serving two years after which he was elected sheriff of Idaho county. Following his term in this office Mr. Williams went to his old home in Tennessee after an absence of thirty-nine years. Re- turning to Idaho county Mr. Williams was appointed

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deputy sheriff under Jesse Dixon and completed this service in 1902. Mr. Williams has the following named brothers and sisters. Samuel Y. B., James W. D., Tay- lor, Gideon, Joseph, Andrew J., Beunavista Bicknell. Mr. Williams is a Master Mason and a man of un- questioned standing and ability and it is very fitting that he should be especially mentioned in the history of the county which he has so materially assisted to build.

JOSEPH S. VINCENT, the faithful and efficient deputy sheriff of Idaho county, is one of the men whose life has all been spent in northern Idaho. Born in Lewiston, on April 24, 1866, and dwelling there and in adjacent sections until the present time, he has become so thoroughly associated both with the de- velopment and the history of the country that no work of this character would be complete without mention of him. His parents were Joseph K. and Elizabeth M. (Leland) Vincent. The father was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on June 26, 1822, went to California in 1849 and there mined and raised stock. He fought in the Indian war of 1855 and 1856 and then came to Lapwai. He mined in all the early camps and was the first tax collector of Nez Perces county. He held vari- ous county offices, as sheriff, probate judge and so forth. After 1886 he came to Idaho county and operated a hotel in Cottonwood. He was elected pro- bate judge when no other Republican was elected. He 11ow dwells at Mount Idaho. Mrs. Vincent was born in Rhode Island October 8, 1840, being the eldest daughter of Hon. Alonzo Leland, a prominent Idaho pioneer. Our subject grew to manhood, was educated, and learned the printer's business in Lewiston. He served from nineteen to twenty-three and in 1891 he started the Gazette at Kendrick. This was the only Democratic organ in Latah county for a long time and he conducted it from 1891 to 1901, making it a sheet of distinct vitality and merit. In the year last men- tioned, Mr. Vincent was taken with a severe typhoid fever which necessitated a change of residence and he accordingly leased his paper and came to Grangeville. He was a member of the board of trade in Kendrick, was appointed by the governor as committeeman to the exposition and since coming to Grangeville has been deputy auditor, tax collector, and is now deputy sheriff of the county.

On June 23, 1892, Mr. Vincent married Miss Alice R. York, whose father, J. B. Springer, of Salem, Oregon, is a well known pioneer of the Webfoot state, and was born in Ohio. He built the St. Charles hotel of Portland. Mrs. Vincent has two sisters: Mrs. W. W. Brown, of Grangeville, and Mrs. George H. Lake, of Lewiston. Mr. Vincent has the following brothers and sisters : Alonzo P., Letitia R. Scott, Seth E., Alida Briscoe, Henry G., Tammany C., William. One child, Katherine M., has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Vincent, at Kendrick, Idaho, on March 10, 1895. Mr. Vincent is a member of the K. of P. and the W. W. He was chosen grand chancellor of Idaho and has a magnificent badge presented to him by the state lodge.

He has been a member of grand lodge since 1896. Mrs. Vincent is a member of the Presbyterian church and her husband of the Episcopalian. Mr. Vincent lived within three miles of Grangeville at the time of the Nez Perces war and was here when the first house, Grange Hall, was built in 1876.

HENRY MEYER is one of the popular residents of Idaho county, a heavy real estate owner, a prosper- cus and enterprising agriculturist and stockman and an upright and capable man. He was born in Bremen, Germany, on July 28. 1852, the son of John H. and Anna (Methameyer) Meyer, born in Hanover, Germany. The father was a prominent farmer, hotel man and brick manufacturer. On account of political differences after the revolution of 1848 he came and settled in Indiana, then went to Wisconsin and in 1850 returned to Germany and manufactured brick on a large scale. In 1872 he built a hotel and continued in its operation until his death, on December 31, 1882. The mother died in 1852. Our subject was reared in Bremen and received a good high school education. In 1873 our subject came to the United States and settled in Cook county, Illinois. Later he went to Lake county, Indiana, and then to Iowa, Kansas, Ne- braska, the Dakotas and thence to California. He worked in Butte county there until 1879 and with wagons and teams came to Camas prairie in that year, passing through southern Oregon, Walla Walla, and Lewiston. He took a preemption and homesteaded where he now dwells, about four miles southwest from Denver. He erected the first house between Cotton- wood and Grangeville on the prairie, and Cottonwood was simply a stage station. Mr. Meyer has devoted himself to his business with an energy and skill that have given him abundant success, for he now owns six hundred and ninety acres of fine land, has nearly a hundred head of cattle, raises annually one hundred and fifty head of hogs, besides other stock. A com- modious and handsome residence of eleven rooms and all modern conveniences is the family dwelling and all the estate is improved in a becoming manner. Mr. Never has the following brothers and sisters : Herman C., Catherine R., Ratchgen, Margaret.

On December 21, 1884, Mr. Meyer married Miss Minnie, daughter of John H. and Sophie (Rathe) Von Berg, natives of Hanover and born on January 8, 1840, and June' 13, 1842, respectively. The father came to the United States in 1848 with his parents and settled in Cook county, Illinois, and in 1880 he came to Camas prairie where he is farming and rais- ing stock. Mrs. Meyer was born in Cook county, Illi- nois, on December 15, 1862 and has the following named brothers and sisters: Henry F., Emma, Mathilda, Anna, Addie, Emilia McGrane, Helena Haager. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer have become the parents of the following children: Metha, born June 26, 1888; Sophie, born July 26, 1890; Franz, born September 10, 1892; Carl, born September 17, 1894; Alvina, born July 19. 1900. Mr. Meyer is a

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 119

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