An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 157

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Publication date: 1903
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HENRY HOWELL. The subject of this article is one of the doughty pioneers and intrepid frontiers- men who beat back the savages and gave this country to the redemption of civilization, being also himself one who has wrought for its progress. and develop- ment with wise and vigorous labors. He resides five miles southeast from Farmington, where he has a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres of good land, well improved. Mr. Howell was born in East Tennessee in 1812, the son of Duke and Margaret (Loomis) Howell. The father was a tailor and native ct New York, while the mother was born near Knox- ville, Tennessee, and her parents were Henry and Lizzie Loomis. The other children of their family were Samuel, in Tennessee: Sarah, wife of William Owens : Harriett, wife of Alex Carnes : Nancy, all in Tennessee.

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Our subject remained in his native state until thirteen, when he enlisted in the regular army and was sent across the plains into Nevada, then to Fort Craig, New Mexico, where two years were spent. The next move was to Fort Thorn. on the Rio Grande river, whence he went to Fort Tehone, California, and then to Walla Walla, Washington, and was dis- charged one year after his arival. At the breaking out of the war he enlisted in Company F, First Ore- gon Infantry. and served until the 20th of July, 1866. He was engaged in fighting the Nez Perces and Couer d'Alene Indians. Following this service, he started for Tennessee but stopped at Portland and returned to The Dalles, whence he went to Vancouver and thence to Linn county, Oregon. He worked out there and then bought land and farmed until 1882, when hie sold and came to Latah county. He took a home- stead and lived on it for twelve years and then bought his present place, which has been the family home since that time.

On September 18, 1875, Mr. Howell married Miss Margaret, daughter of Jackson and Elizabeth (Wit- ten) Queener, and to them have been born seven children, Elizabeth, deceased; Marv, in British Co- lumbia : Anna, in British Columbia : William, in Brit- ish Columbia ; Charles, at home; Eva, wife of Clay Noble, living near Tekoa : Clabe, at home. Mr. Queener was born in Tennessee in 1814, and his wife was born in the same state in 1818, and her parents were Elijah and Sarah (Stover) Whitten. Mrs. Howell has brothers and sisters named as follows, Al- bert, deceased; Martha, wife of Joseph Hill, in Nez Perces county ; Mary, deceased ; Hulda, wife of Ben- ton Hill, at Kendrick : James, at St. Maries : William. in Oregon: George, also in Oregon; Sarah, wife of John Morris, in Oregon; Claburn, in Oregon; Bell. wife of Charles Caldwell, in Latah county. Mr Howell is a member of the G. A. R. and his wife is a member of the Seventh Day Adventist church. It is of note that Mr. Howell was with General Wright and helped in the execution of fifteen Indians, ten miles from Spokane, Washington, on a creek that is named Hangman creek from that occurrence. In the battle before this there had been killed about fifteen hundred ponies and twenty-one Indians.

MURDOCK CAMERON. To the highlands of Scotland we have to go to find the birthplace of Mr. Cameron, and 1849 was the date of this event, his par- ents being Finlay and Ann Cameron, natives of the same country. Our subject is the brother of Daniel Cameron, mention of whom is made in this volume. In 1866 he came to this country with Daniel and they were together in the travels and labors outlined here- tofore, and in 1871, together, they made their way into the territory now embraced in the county of Latah. They took homesteads, our subject now living on his four miles north from Moscow. He has added by purchase to the original place until he has four hun-

dred acres of land, which make one of the typical farms of the entire county, being handled in a skillful manner and annually producing abundant returns of good crops. Mr. Cameron has always taken the part of the wise and interested citizen in the affairs of the county and state and has done much for the upbuilding of the same, while he has prosecuted his own private enter- prises with vigor and sagacity. He has a fine house, commodious and substantial out buildings and barns, and his farm bears the imprint of good management and thrift in every department.

In 1892. Alr. Cameron made his way back to the land of his nativity, and there on March 15, of the same year, in the town of Roshshire, he married Miss Annie, daughter of John and Maggie Mckenzie, na- tives of Scotland, the daughter also being native to that land. Their bridal trip was the journey to the western home provided by the sturdy labors of Mr. Cameron and here they have been blessed by the ad- vent of four children, Ann, Maggie, Christina and Finlay. Mr. Cameron and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church and are faithful exponents of the faith they hold, while they are valuable members of society and esteemed by all.

MARQUES L. SMITH. This representative agriculturist dwells seven miles northeast from Gar- field and owns one hundred and sixty acres of land well improved. He raises a diversity of crops and fruits and also cattle and horses. Mr. Smith was born in Marion county, Indiana, near Indianapolis, on Sep- tember 8, 1839, the son of Simeon and Hannah ( Mc- Coy) Smith. The father was a blacksmith, born in Lincoln county, Kentucky, on March 6, 1810, and died in March, 1876. The grandfather, Hezekiah Smith, fought under George Washington, for six years in the Revolutionary war. The great-grandfather, Hezekiah Smith, was murdered by the Tories and In- dians while lus son, Hezekiah, was fighting for the independence of the colonies. Our subject learned the blacksmith trade and worked with his father and attended subscription school. He remained at home until twenty-two years of age. The father went to Fremont county, Iowa, in 1857 and opened up a blacksmith shop and there wrought until his death. When the war broke out Marques L. enlisted in Com- pany A, Fourth Iowa, and served two years. Fol- lowing this he returned to his old home and farmed there until February, 1877, when he removed to Yolo county, California, and there engaged in blacksmithing until 1880. Then he came to Latah county, having explored it in 1877, visiting in the fort at Moscow and Palouse during the Indian outbreak. He took a farm in Whitman county, just across the line from his present farm. Later he bought his present place and has resided there since that time.

On December 23. 1860, Mr. Smith married Miss Sarah J., daughter of McCoy and Sarah (Jones) Mal- com, and to them have been born eight children, as follows: Charles S., in Latah county ; Carleton R., in

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Latah county ; Thomas, in Whitman county, Washing- ton ; Peter, at home ; Harrison, deceased ; Elberta, wife of J. T. Green, in Farmington; Louisa M., wife of Joseph Martin, in Latah county ; Clara, wife of L. E. Harrington, in Nez Perces county. Mr. Malcom was born in Wayne county, Indiana, in 1818, and his wife was born in Clinton county, Ohio, in 1819. Mrs. Smith was born in Delaware county, Indiana, on Feb- ruary 1, 1842, and her brothers and sisters are as fol- lows: James, deceased, and the others are all in Iowa, John, Isaac, Albert and George. Mr. Smith had one brother, Andrew, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the United Brethren church at Cedar creek. Mr. Smith was nominated by the Populist party for state senator and came within nine votes of being elected. He and his wife were delegates to the national Populist convention in Omaha. In 1898 Mr. Smith was elected for county commissioner on the Pop- ulist ticket and discharged his duties with credit to himself and benefit to the county. He is always ac- tive in politics and is ever laboring for the progress of the county.

JOHN E. GRINER. This enterprising and intel- ligent farmer resides on two hundred and forty acres of fine land seven miles east from Garfield, Washing- ton, where he raises abundant returns of diversified crops, having his farm well improved and cultivated. John E. was born in Butler county, Pennsylvania, on February 22, 1859, the son of John and Elizabeth (Carnahan) Griner. The father was a farmer, born in 1835, the son of Jacob Griner, while the mother was born in the Keystone state in 1839, and her parents, Samuel and Susan, were born there also. Our subject gained his education from the common schools in Pennsylvania and Kansas. The family removed to Kansas in 1870, settling in Pottawatomie county, where they farmed and raised stock for sixteen years, then decided to come west and landed in Spokane, over the Northern Pacific road, on February 22, 1886. A short stay there sufficed and then the father came to Latah county and took land which he farmed until his death in 1899. Our subject bought a quarter section of land, mentioned above, and to the improvement and cultivation of this he has assiduously devoted himself that time.

Mr. Griner married Miss Maggie Bills, on October 23, 1884. in Kansas, and to this union, four children have been born, Nellie, Grace, Earl and James. Mrs. Griner's father. John Bills. was a miller born in In- diana, in January, 1829, and her mother, Julia (Hill) Bills, was born September 12, 1846 in Ohio. Mrs. Griner was born in Indiana, on March 18, 1862, and she has the following brothers and sisters: Wilber, in Kansas: Allie, wife of George Griner, in Latah county : Ola. wife of John Conkling, in Oklahoma ; George, in Kansas: Josie, wife of Elmer Mark, living in southern Kansas. Mr. Griner has the following named brothers and sisters : Henry, in Garfield ; Josiah, deceased ; Oliver, deceased : George, in Latah county ; Mary, deceased : Hettie, wife of Columbus Cockrell,

in Latah county ; Phillip, on Camas Prairie ; Maggie, wife of E. C. Covey, in Washington ; Pollard, de- ceased : Bertha, wife of William Hayden, in Latah. Mrs. Griner is a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Griner is one of the substantial men of the county and stands in esteem among his fellows.

JAMES D. KUNES. This enterprising and substantial farmer and intelligent citizen of Latah coun- ty is rightly classed among the prominent and progres- sive men of his section and as one of the real builders of the county and developers of the same, he is entitled to representation in this volume of its history, being also a man of excellent personal qualities and of a good standing among his fellows.

Mr. Kunes was born in Centre county, Pennsyl- vania, on June 19. 1841, being the son of Jacob and Hannah (Lucas) Kunes. He was educated in his na- tive state and there remained engaged in farming and lumbering until 1878. He was determined then to see the west for himself and to investigate its resources. He accordingly came to Oregon and after one year spent there he made his way to Idaho. He went to work at lumbering on the Clearwater, and there and in other sections he was engaged until 1886, when he took his present place, as government land. His farm lies twelve miles northeast from Kendrick, being near Linden, and in addition to the quarter section in the home place he has eighty acres of land near by, making a total of two hundred and forty acres. He devotes himself to general farming and also has a good orchard, having his farm well improved.

In Cameron county, Pennsylvania, occurred the marriage of Mr. Kunes and Miss Sarah Lupro, the nuptials occurring in 1870, and to them has been born one child. Maud, wife of George Welker, living in Latah county.

Mr. David Kunes, a brother of our subject, lives with the latter. David Kunes was born in Centre county, Pennsylvania, on August 25, 1836, and he and his brother have been together most of their lives. David was married in Pennsylvania, but his wife died in the early seventies. He has one son, George Kunes, living in Pennsylvania. These brothers are well known and highly respected men and have always con- ducted themselves in a commendable manner, with manifestation of uprightness and goodly virtues.

CHARLES B. TOWNE. This representative citizen and capable agriculturist, and substantial and upright man is entitled to a place among the leading citizens of Latah county and it is with pleasure that we accord him such in this volume, being assured that he is one who has labored faithful and wisely for the upbuilding of this county and to make it what it is at this time, one of the leading counties of the state. Charles B. was born in Clayton county, Iowa, on Jan- uary 7, 1855, being the son of Ethamer S. and Ellen

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L. Towne, natives of New York and farmers there until they came west to Iowa and Minnesota, whence in 1876, they went to California, and eight months later came to Idaho, selecting a homestead adjoining that now occupied by our subject. which is five miles north from Moscow. Here the father farmed until 1891 when he retired from active work and is now living with his son, Albert, in the vicinity of Moscow. Our subject took his present place at the same time his fa- ther homesteaded the adjoining quarter. He had re- mained with his father up to that time and then he continued to live with the parents, working both places until 1887, when he removed onto his own and there he has dwelt since that time. He has devoted his entire attention to farming and stock raising and he has achieved a good success, having now two hundred and forty acres, well improved and stocked, which produce abundant returns in crops.

On May 14, 1884, Mr. Towne took unto himself a wife, the lady of his choice being Miss Jennie E., a native of South Dakota, and daughter of Hezekiah and Mary J. Townsend, natives of Pennsylvania, but now farmers of South Dakota. To this amiable and happy union there have been born two children, Edgar and Nettie. Mr. Towne is a man of good ability and he has manifested commendable wisdom in the mani- pulation of his business affairs while also he has not failed to evince an active interest in the political mat- ters and local doings, and he has ever shown a broad public spirit and characteristic uprightness and in- tegrity.

M. J. SHIELDS was born in Lockport, Niagara county, New York, on September 15, 1852, being the son of John and Bessie (Tyan) Shields. His early schooling was received in his native place and later he studied in Rochester, New York, but at the age of six- teen went into the sterner duties of life. In 1870, he removed to San Francisco and remained there until 1878. then came to Moscow. He first started as a dealer in implements, also handling mill machinery. and for a time he had the largest distributing ware- house in the entire Palouse country. He established saw mills in addition to this mammoth business and his usual success attended him in this venture, and he handled the products of the forest from the rough logs to the finest finishing material, having the necessary saw and planing mills for the manufacture of all this. In 1899 he confined his efforts to implements alone and growing and handling grass seeds of all kinds. He owns twelve hundred acres of fine land which he de- votes to this purpose, and the seeds from this excellent farm find their way all over the country. He handles about two hundred head of cattle on this farm, which are fed from the remnants of the seed productions. The farm has the capacity of five hundred head and he will soon add this number. For the selling of the pro- ductions, he has a three story brick building in the center of the city, with ground plan twenty-five by one hundred feet. In addition to his fine business, Mr. Shields owns and operates the electric light plant of

the city and also operates a retail store for electrical furnishings.

The marriage of Mr. Shields and Miss Sarah A., daughter of John E. and Mary Henry, and a native of Thomaston, Maine, was celebrated in 1886 and to them have been born four children, namely : Fred M., Madeline M., James H. and Louis H. Mr. and Mrs. Shields are members of the Roman Catholic church, while he affiliates also with the Elks.

HENRY C SMITH. This capable and substan- tial agriculturist and stockman is one of the prominent men of Latah county and deserving of mention in this volume of his county's history, and it is with pleasure that we accord him consideration. Henry C. was born in Clark county, Ohio, on January 3, 1845, the son of Peter and Phobe (Judy) Smith. The father was a school teacher and real estate dealer, born in Cincin- nati, Ohio, in 1802. The mother was born in Ohio, in 1807, her parents being John and Phœbe (LaMasters) Judy. In addition to our subject, this worthy couple had other children, as follows: Elizabeth, deceased ; Orlanda, deceased ; Ellen, deceased; Matilda, de- ceased ; Alonzo in Wardner, Idaho: Nancy A., wife of Captain E. C. Davis, in Sumner, Illinois : John J., died in service, during the Civil war; Mary, wife of H. H. Burbank, deceased : Rhoda T., wife of George Heath, deceased : Peter J., with the county commissioners of King county, Washington ; Samuel M., in Latah coun- ty: Phoebe C., wife of Harrison Combs, in East St. Louis. In 1846, the parents took our subject to Law- rence county, Illinois, and he remained at home until 1870, then went to work for himself, engaging in the manufacture of lumber, which occupied him for four years. This labor was in Jasper county, and in 1875 he took a contract for building bridges, and in the fall of that year he came to Puget Sound. He engaged in farming until 1878. when he came to the territory now embraced in Latah county. He bought the right of another man and homesteaded his present place, six miles east from Garfield, and this has been the family home since that time.

The marriage of Mr. Smith and Miss Narcie, daughter of Lorenzo D. and Lucinda (Ray) Jameson, was solemnized on January 23. 1879, in Latah county, and the following named children have been born to them : Phoebe L .. an educator in Whitman county ; Harry C., attending the university at Moscow : Henry M., at home : Minnie, attending the university at Mos- cow. Mr. Jameson was a native of Tennessee and his wife was born in 1840, while Mrs. Smith was born in Arkansas, in 1862, and died on September 10. 1888. Her brothers and sisters were named as follows: Za- relda, wife of S. M. Smith, in Latah county : Sarah, wife of J. H. Horton, in Latah county ; Cordelia, de- ceased : Charles, in Wardner. Idaho: Margaret, wife of Thomas J. Woods, in Whitman county : Rebecca J., wife of F. S. Heath, in Latah county; Ralph R., in Mullan, Idaho, an engineer and assayer: Arthur, in Nez Perces county. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members

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of the United Brethren church and he has been justice of the peace for sixteen years. He is active in politics, being allied with the Republican party. He is also a member of the school board and is always laboring for the betterment of educational facilities. The farm of our subject embraces one quarter section and is well tilled and a model, producing abundant crops of di- versified grains and grasses, while an orchard of five hundred choice trees adds great value to the place. The father of our subject was a man of strong feeling for the Union cause and he labored faithfully for the principles that triumphed. He served as revenue col- lector in the eleventh district under Lincoln.

WALTER W. BEAN. In Rock county, Wiscon- sin, on February 17, 1858, Walter Bean was born to Edward and Mary (Vaughn) Bean, the father a farmer and native of Vermont. The parents died when this child was small and he went to live with his brother-in-law. Orin Vilie. He attended school and worked for Mr. Vilie until his fourteenth year, then started the battle of life for himself. However, when Mr. Vilie moved into Lodi and took up the harness business. our subject worked at harness making for a time and then went to the lumber regions of the north. Later he spent one year with the home people and then bought a ticket to Kelton, Utah, and thence he camne by stage to Walla Walla, and from there direct to Latalı county, to his brother James, whose place is just south of that owned by our subject. It was December 15. 1879, when Mr. Bean landed in Walla Walla and since that time he has steadily labored for the de- velopment and progress of Latah county. In 1883 he squatted on his present farm, seven miles east from Garfield, being just in time to save it from falling into the hands of the railroad as lieu land. He has now one-half section well improved, and skillfully tilled, it being one of the excellent farms of the county. He has good buildings and orchard and raises the cereals, hay and stock.

On March 18, 1883, he married Miss Louisa .A., daughter of Robert and Eleanor (Hughes) Dailey, the nuptials occurring in Latah county, and to them have been born three children, Elsie. Itha J., Charlie W. Mrs. Bean's father was a farmer, born in Pennsyl- vania on October 17, 1828, and his parents were natives of Virginia. Her mother was born February 9. 1838. in Pennsylvania, and her mother was Louisa (Strong) Hughes. Mrs. Bean was born in Illinois, on Septem- ber 13, 1860, and educated in the public schools. Her brothers and sisters are named as follows, James, in Latah county : John L., and Hughes I., both in Nez Perces county ; Anna, wife of W. W. Davis; Robert R .. Charles M., the last three in Latah county. Mr. Bean has the following brothers and sisters, Enoch, deceased : James, in Latah county, was an old soldier : Elizabeth. wife of Mr. Warner, in Portland; Sarah, wife of Oran M. Vilie; Edward, deceased, was a sol- dier : Hepsie, wife of Benjamin Howard, in Asotin

county; Ira, in Wisconsin; Ellen, in Latah county ; Elsie, in Nez Perces county : Hulda, wife of Mr. Spen- cer, in Asotin county ; Willie T., in Nez Perces county. Mr. Bean is a strong believer in the virtues of tem- perance and a strict adherent of his faith, while he and his wife are members of the Christian church. in Palouse. He has been on the school board for eight years and evinces an ardent interest in the betterment of educational facilities.

WILLIAM P. DALE. This well known and rep- resentative business man of Moscow who is handling a first-class dray, bus and mail line is deserving of much credit for the faithful way in which he has wrought not only since coming to Latah county but since he came to the western regions, which dates back for many years, he having passed a life full of the stirring experiences incident to pioneering and hardships that make the frontiersman self-subsistent and fearless.

William P. was born in Nicholas county, Ken- tucky, on October 9, 1847, being the son of Joshua Dale, now of Ray county, Missouri. His parents re- moved to this latter place while he was an infant and there he received his education in the common schools, and at the early age of fifteen started for himself, laboring in a manufactory and salesroom of a tobac- co house for two years. Then in 1865 he set out across the plains with a mule team. The trains preceding and following his were much troubled by the Indians and many were the gruesome sights of corpses, burned wagons and decaying animals that met their gaze as they journeyed, and at Fort Laramie some detestable white men rigged themselves as Indians and stole the stock. In due time he arrived in Walla Walla and immediately set out driving seven yoke of exen from that city to Rocky bar in Idaho, hauling the ma- chinery for a stamp mill. Three months were con- sumed in the trip and the dead of winter was on them before they reached the end and our subject suffered terribly. freezing his feet, from which he did not re- cover for six months, in fact they trouble him to this day. Later he bought mule outfits and freighted to Boise and Silver City until 1868, then to Orofino for one year, then sold the teams and repaired to the ter- ritory now embraced in Latah county. He took a pre- emption and homestead, and one year later went to packing from Lewiston to the mines, and then fol- lowed a mining excitement to the Swauk, where he lost one thousand dollars and gained nothing but ex- perience from which trip he returned to Wallula and went to work for Dr. Baker. Soon he came on to Lewiston where he packed for Grosteen & Benard, and in 1877 came back to Latah county where he has re- mained since that time.

Mr. Dale and Martha C. Robie were married in 1886. He affiliates with the Royal Arcanum. It is of note that Mr. Dale assisted materially in building the fortifications here during the Indian trouble, and

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at one time, he and three or four others were sur- rounded by two hundred Indians who demanded their execution on a rumor that one of them had murdered a squaw. Mr. Dale, being able to speak their language, succeeded in staying their murderous designs until an investigation could be held when the charge was shown to be groundless. Mr. Dale has labored in all the various and arduous callings of the frontiersman, and has certainly done a noble part in the opening up of this country, and he deserves the honor bestowed upon the pioneer, and he is esteemed and honored by all.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 157

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