An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 55

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In the spring of 1879, in Nez Perces county, Mr. Manning married Miss Anna E., daughter of James and Katherine McGrane, of Lewiston, and natives of Ireland. Mrs. Manning was born in Salem, Oregon, in 1859, and has the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. W. L. Boise, Frank, Thomas and James. Mr.

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Manning has brothers as follows: James A. and Charles F. To Mr. and Mrs. Manning there have been born six children: Nellie, wife of Nathan Branch, of Lewiston ; Frank, Clara, Fred, Hattie and James. Mr. Manning is a member of the W. of W. and the auxiliary. He has been deputy sheriff under Billy Martin, of Kootenai county, and deputy United States marshal under Fred Dubois, and is now mar- shal of Lewiston and deputy sheriff. Mr. Manning has a good home near the court house and is one of the leading and substantial men of the county.

ULYSSIS S. CHAMBERS was born in Knox county, Indiana, on December 10, 1866. His parents were Samuel T. and Joannah ( Bell) Chambers, natives of Indiana. The father, who was born in 1833 and served in the Twenty-sixth Indiana Volunteer Infantry for four years, is specially mentioned in this work. Our subject came to Whitman county, Washington, with his parents, when five years old, and in 1880 they moved to Latah county, where the father now lives. Ulyssis gained his education in these places and wrought with his father until the time of his major- ity and was also engaged in the mines of the Hoodoo district and on Gold hill. In June, 1897, he filed on his present place, which had been smuggled, a fine farm three miles east from Chesley. Mr. Chambers has cultivated and improved the land in a first class manner, and has now one of the desirable places of the county.

In July, 1891, while in Latah county, Mr. Chambers married Miss Mary, daughter of Charlie and Lucretia (Herring) Bay, early pioneers of Oregon. They crossed the plains in the early 'sixties with team and wagon and settled in the Grande Ronde valley. Mrs. Chambers was born in Union county, Oregon, in 1873, and has four brothers and two sisters, William, Lizzie Haskett, Inez Roberts, Clyde and Wayne. Mr. Chambers has the following named brothers and sis- ters : Eudoras, Orpha Cochran, Corinne Bay and Joseph. Two children, Hazel and Ray, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Chambers. Mr. Chambers is a member of the M. W. A., at Kippen. He has been a member of the school board since coming to this place, and is a tireless worker for the improvement of the schools, which worthy end is sure to be accom- plished among the intelligent people of this section. Mr. Chambers is a stanch Republican and labors for the general welfare.

DAVID L. CHAPMAN. This successful and re- liable citizen dwells about two miles east from Melrose, where he has carved from the wilds of the reservation a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, which now produces annually excellent yields of fruit, flax, wheat and other crops.

David L. Chapman was born in Ogle county, Illi- nois, on October 25. 1862. being the son of George

and Fannie ( Harrington) Chapman. The father was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1829, 'came to the United States in his eighteenth year and died in 1894. The mother was born in Pennsylvania in 1831 and died in 1896. When David was four years of age the fam- ily came to Woodbury county, Iowa, where he was reared on a farm and received his education from the public schools. When twenty he started for himself, and the next year married. "We see him in Dawson county, Montana, freighting, thence he went to North Dakota, later to Nebraska, and soon was in the ma- chine shops at Newcastle, Wyoming, where he wrought for two years. The next journey brought them to Moscow, Idaho, and when the reservation opened Mr. Chapman came and homesteaded his pres- ent farm, since which time he has devoted himself in- dustriously to its improvement and culture.

In 1883 Mr. Chapman married Miss Addie, daugh- ter of Fred and Eliza Procunier, farmers in South Da- kota. Mrs. Chapman was born in Ogle county, Illinois, in 1864, and has two brothers and one sister, Isaac, Rettie and William. Mr. Chapman has the fol- iowing brothers and sisters : Levi ; Rosella Kocher ; Rachel Hawks, deceased ; Henry : and Charles. The children born to our subject and his faithful wife are named as follows: Ethel, Charles, Earl, Mabel, Rachel and Clarence, all at home. Mr. Chapman is a good Republican and is active and influential in the caucuses and conventions. He believes in good schools, good roads and good morals, a very sound trinity of good things. It is of interest that three brothers of his mother, Lorenzo, Wade and John Harrington, and one brother of his father, David Chapman, were all faithful soldiers in the Civil war.

ISAAC SCOTT. An enterprising man whose la- bors have made the wilderness blossom as the rose, as his fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres two and a half miles east from Melrose, with its excellent orchard of eighteen acres, its well tilled and fertile fields and comfortable improvements, testifies, the sub- ject of this article is entitled to a place with the builders of this county, being also a man of stanch qualifica- tions.

Isaac Scott was born in Ohio on March 1. 1847, being the son of James L. and Catherine (Hender- shot ) Scott. The father was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 1813. and died in 1892. He was a pioneer in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, in 1817. The mother of our subject was born in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1817, and died in 1897. Isaac's paternal grandfather was lieutenant in the army in Ireland. Our subject grew up on the farm and gained his edu- cation from the district schools in his vicinity and he continued to labor with his father until 1879. when they went to Sullivan county, Missouri. In 1883 they crossed the plains to Jackson county, and there farmed for six years. Another move was made then to Whit- man county, Washington, and settlement was effected in the vicinity of Palouse, where the home continued

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to be until 1895, when Mr. Scott came to the reserva- tion and secured his present place as homestead. Mis- fortune has attended Mr. Scott in some of his efforts, and when he settled here he had very little property. He has by careful management and labor secured aj first class holding and is high in praises of this ex- cellent country.

In Ohio, in 1870, Mr. Scott married Miss Mary A., daughter of Joseph and Susan Shaffer, pioneers of Ohio. Mrs. Scott was born in Ohio, has one brother, Joseph, in this county and five sisters. Mr. Scott has one sister, Mary Melissa Beatty, living in Sullivan county, Missouri. The following children have come to bless the household of our subject and his faithful wife: James R., Joseph E., Charles O., John W., Maggie J., Susie V .. Nora, Louie, Clyde, Maude, Ida M. and lense. Mr. Scott is not bound to the wheels of any party, but sustains an independence that enables him to select the right man and cast his vote accord- ingly. He is a most skillful farmer, following the di- versified plan and also paying much attention to fruit culture and stock.

GEORGE W. BRAMMER is one of the commis- sioners of Nez Perces county, being nominated on the fusion ticket in 1900, and this the people endorsed at the polls ; he has served with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of his constituency. He has been nomi- nated for re-election for commissioner on the Demo- cratic ticket also.

Reverting to the details of his career, we note that Mr. Brammer was born in Hanover, Germany, on Jan- uary 28, 1867, being the son of William and Sofie' (Hiestermann) Brammer. The father was born in Hanover province, Germany, in 1839, came to the United States in 1893 and is now at Lookout, Nez Perces county. The mother was born in Hanover, in 1840. Our subject was educated in the common schools, learned the carpenter trade and then attended the architectural school for two terms. He followed his trade of building until 1892, when he came to the United States. He at once came to Cameron, Idaho, and when the reservation was opened he retired from the labor of liis trade for a time and took land, where he now lives, at Melrose.

On April 5, 1890, Mr. Brammer married Miss An- nie, daughter of Henry and Mary (Behrens) Riggers, natives of Germany, where the father farms. Mrs. Brammer was born in Germany in 1861 and has two brothers, Henry and William, also four sisters in Ger- many. Mr. Brammer has two brothers, William, who went to South Africa in 1883 and was in the war for the independence of the Boars. He was taken pris- oner in 1900 bv the British, who deported him to Ger- many, whence he came to the United States in 1901 and is now in Nez Perces county ; Henry, also in this county. To Mr. and Mrs. Brammer there have been born five children, Anna, Bertha, Mary, William and Ernest, all at home. Mr. and Mrs. Brammer are men- bers of the Lutheran church. Mr. Brammer is an ad- vocat of good schools, churches, and of general prog-

ress, being always found in the vanguard. He owns two hundred and forty acres where his home is ; he has made good success in general farming, raising hogs, cattle and horses. He is well esteemed and stands high among his fellows.

GEORGE T. HOLLIDAY. It certainly is a pleasure to be permitted to review the career of the gentleman to whom we are now introduced, and chronicle the sailent points thereof, since he is a man of energy, has accomplished excellent achievements, has set a worthy example all of his life as a student, an upbuilder, a progressive element in the communi- ties where his lot has been cast, and as a Christian. "Strenuous," indeed, has been his life; it is no small matter of congratulation, that the sons of America are many of them, at least, given to studious lives, and it is surely right to say that in this line, Mr. Holliday is a real leader.

George T. Holliday was born in Pike county, Mis- souri, on May 15, 1858, being the son of William P. and Mildred (Nally) Holliday. The father was born in Pike county, Missouri, of an ancient and influential family from Virginia, is a physician and farmer, now living on the reservation. His mother's parents came from Kentucky and their parents from Scotland, but the Hollidays were English extraction. The mother of our subject is a native of Newton county, Missouri, and of Scotch extraction. She is now living on the reservation aged sixty-four and her husband is aged seventy-four. Gorge was raised in Missouri until seven, then he came with the family to Warren county, Illinois, and two years later to Texas, where he re- mained until he was thirty-one. In these various places, Mr. Holliday began his education in the com- mon schools, but he has not yet completed it. How often we hear the young sprig say, "I have finished my education." Alas, that one can ever believe that he finished his education. It is not true of the typical man, that he ever finishes his education, he is simply passing from one form on to the other. Thus has Mr. Holliday gained the true idea, and his nights are always spent in hard study as regularly as he takes his sleep. Thus is gained real information, strength of mind and the wisdom that makes wise. For eleven years, Mr. Holliday handled stock for Hunter, Evens & Company, of Kansas City and for nine of those years, he was foreman. Then, on account of failing health from excessive strain and care, he resigned his position and came to the west, following his parents within a few months to the vicinity of Moscow. This was in 1889. Mr. Holliday had a decided turn of mind toward the geological and mineralogical world and he at once set about gratifying his desire for investigation in these worthy lines. He spent the summers in care- ful prospecting and the winters in hard study in the Denver school of mines, for two years and more or less since then he has kept up his labors along this line and the result is that he has gained a wonderful fund of knowledge and has at the same time located some

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valuable properties in mineral claims. In 1897, he filed on his present place, a little northwest from Ches- ley, where he has bestowed his labors since that time. He has a fine farm, raises the cereals and flax, with stock and orchards. In addition, Mr. Holliday han- dles a threshing outfit, owning a half interest. He also pays considerable attention to raising the small fruits and vegetables. He has the following brothers and sisters, James B., near Winchester, farming ; William P. and Richard, partners in the livery business in Moscow; Martha, wife of Eli Richardson, a farmer and stage owner near Lookout; Annie, wife of Mr. Flannery, in Texas.

On January 17, 1892, at Moscow, Mr. Holliday married Miss Telitha, the daughter of John and Cath- arine (Kane) Miles, natives of Berry county, Missouri, where also Mrs. Holliday was born, in 1867. Mrs. Holliday is a graduate of the state normal school at Monmouth, Oregon, and she taught for four years in Roseburg, Oregon. She has three brothers and one sister ; John, a cattleman in southern California ; Charles, postmaster and storekeeper, in Webb, on the Sweetwater; Ira, a dealer in lumber near Portland ; Rose, single and living with her parents near Rose- burg, Oregon. Mr. Holliday is a member of the I. O. O. F., Ilo Lodge, No. 71, at Ilo, Idaho. He and his wife are devout members of the Christian church and are leaders in this work, while in politics, he is in- dependent. Five children have been born to bless this household, Pearl Miles, Marion, Nellie and Veva.

FRANK DURETTE. Although the subject of this sketch has not been domiciled as long as some in; Nez Perces county, still he is entitled to representa- tion in the county history as he is one of the enterpris- ing and substantial men of Melrose, a man of upright- ness and ability and has a fine property of farm land adjoining town, which is well improved.

Frank Durette was born in the vicinity of Jersey City, New Jersey, on May 27, 1855, being the son of Anthony and Catherine (Wench) Durette. The fa- ther was a farmer, born in France, and died in 1862. The mother was born in Scotland in 1832, of Scotch- Irish extraction, and now lives in Michigan. Our subject was left at the early age of seven fatherless, and as little property was left for the support of the family he was forced to struggle for himself from earli- est boyhood. He fought the battle well, and when six- teen we find him sailing on the lakes, continuing the same until he was twenty-one. Then he turned his attention to farming in Michigan in the summers and lumbering in the winters, until 1878. In that year Mr. Durette migrated to Burleigh county, Dakota, took land and made himself one of the leading farmers until 1901. Then he sold the property there and came west, settling in Nez Perces county, and purchasing land adjoining Melrose, where the family home is now.

On March 25, 1885, in Dakota, Mr. Durette mar- ried Miss Jennie, daughter of Leonard and Fannie (Foster) Lucas. Mr. Lucas was born in England,

raised in Canada, and his wife was a native of Call- ada. Mrs. Durette was also born in Canada, the year being 1854, and has four brothers and three sisters. Mr. Durette has four sisters. To this worthy couple there has been born one daughter, Frances, who is at home. Mr. Durette is a member of the K. of P., while he and his wife are members of the Methodist church. Politically he is allied with the Republicans, and is an advocate of good schools and progression.

CASSIUS W. COLBY was born in Monroe coun- ty, New York, near Rochester, on January 7, 1850, being the son of Amos N. and Elvira (Willy ) Colby. The father was born in New York in 1832 and still lives there. His father was born in Connecticut, mar- ried a native of that state and was colonel in the war of 1812. The mother of our subject was born in New York in 1835 and died in 1865. Her father, Sylvester Willy, was a captain in the war of 1812. Cassius W. was a graduate of the Rockport state normal at the age of twenty and then went to Ionia, Michigan, where he entered the office of E. Colby & Company, lumbermen, as bookkeeper. Later he gained a position as part- ner, the firm being formed of his father, his uncle and himself. They did a good business and in 1873, 011 account of the panic, dissolved. Our subject came to Walla Walla in 1878 and associated himself with the well known Dr. Blalock as superintendent of his various enterprises. Later the firm of Blalock, Son & Colby was formed, and there Mr. Colby wrought in the construction of their flume that brought all kinds of timber products from the mountains to Walla Walla. Three years after this they sold out and Mr. Colby took a trip to the Sandwich Islands. On his return he acted as salesman for Stinehouse, in Walla Walla, for three years. Then he superintended the Small Brothers' saw mill plant at Rathdrum for two years. In 1886 he went to Cataldo, in the Coeur d'Alene min- ing district, and started a mill. Later Mr. Albert Small was partner and they worked up a fine wholesale trade, continuing for seven years. Then the panic of 1893 struck the country, and, with many another good firm, they went under. Mr. Colby then spent one year in Florida, after which he formed a company to manu- facture fruit boxes, the plant being established at Har- rison. His brother, Delwin S., and Mr. Small were with him in this venture. Three years of success here and they sold out. Then Mr. Colby located in Lewis- ton, where we find him today. He is secretary and stockholder in the Gold Bug Columbia Mining Com- pany. He is interested with M. A. Snyder & Com- pany, lumbermen at Melrose, Idaho. And in addi- tion to this, Mr. Colby handles the books for the Small & Emory Lumber Company, of Lewiston.

On January 5. 1880, Mr. Colby married Miss Inez E. Small, daughter of David Small, a saw mill man and merchant. He was born in New Brunswick, as also his wife, and he died in Montana. Mrs. Colby was born in Maine in 1851 and received a good academic education. She has the following sisters and brothers

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living : David Small, Albert, Ira, Lottie Sanborn and Sadie Potter. Mr. Colby has the following brothers and sisters: Delwin S., Virginia E., Lucy A. Wam- boldt. To Mr. and Mrs. Colby there has been born one child. Ned W., ten years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Colby are members of the Baptist church, which they assisted to organize, and are active workers in it. He is a Re- publican and active in the realm of politics. He is an advocate of good schools and is always in the vanguard of advancement. Ex-Governor Colby, of Connecticut, is a relative of the family.

MELVIN S. STELLMON. Among the first class and prosperous agriculturists of the reservation coun- try we will mention the subject of this article, whose estate of one-half section lies about six miles north- east from Nezperce and is one of the choice ones of that section. He has a goodly list of valuable improve- ments, as honse, barn, outbuildings, orchard, fences, and so forth. The estate is supplied with plenty of spring water and half of it is under cultivation, while the balance is timber and grazing land.

Melvin S. Stellmon was born in Greene county, Tennessee, on May 30, 1876, being the son of Henry and Elizabeth Stellmon. When a child he went with the family to Washington county, Arkansas, and later to Benton county, where he remained with his father until the age of seventeen. At that time he went to Denton county. Texas, and a short time thereafter journeyed to Oklahoma, where he engaged in farming for two years. Thence he made his way to Welling- ton, Kansas, and returned to Benton county, in which place, on December 22, 1898, he married Miss Effie, daughter of John and Mary Horne. Mr. Horne was a native of Germany and came to the United States in an early day. Mrs. Stellmon was born in Benton coun- ty. Mr. Stellman came to Nez Perces county with his family in 1809 and secured a homestead near Mohler. He sold this place later and in 1902 bought the farm where he now lives and which was described above.

To Mr. and Mrs. Stellmon have been born two chil- dren, Clarice and Atha. Mr. Stellmon enjoys a first class standing among the people and has demonstrated himself to be a reliable, substantial, upright and ac- commodating neighbor and a true and stanch friend.

JOHN F. LEACHMAN is one of the prominent and substantial men of Nez Perces county, now living on his home place six miles southeast from Lewiston. He was born in Adams county, Illinois, on January 12, 1845, being the son of Samuel and Maria Leachman. The father was a farmer and merchant, born in Vir- gania, and died before the war. His father, Thomas Leachman, died aged ninety-three. The mother of our subject was born in Ohio, in 1819, and lived in Illinois. Our subject remained with his parents as a dutiful son until seventeen, attending school at the proper seasons, and then he enlisted in Company B.

Seventy-eighth Illinois Infantry. He served under Grant at Missionary Ridge and under Sherman on the memorable march to the sea. He also participated in the battles of Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Benton- ville, Atlanta, Jonesborough and numerous others. He was captured by Morgan's men and held a prisoner for seven months, learning by hard experience the miseries of a war prison. He was exchanged at St. Louis and at the close of the war returned to Illinois and went to farming, at which he continued for four- teen years, when he came to Walla Walla and two years later to his present place. He took a homestead and has devoted his labors and abilities to improve- ment and advancement since that time.

On January 30, 1863, Mr. Leachman married Miss Josephine, daughter of Emory S. and Rhoda ( Beatty) Whitcomb. The father was a weaver, born in Keene, New Hampshire, in 1819. and died in 1899. The mother was born in Kentucky, in 1824, and died in 1889. Both the Whitcombs and the Beattys were prominent in the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Leachman was born in Adams county, Illinois, on May 10, 1844, and has brothers and sisters living as follows: Will- iam, Charles and Florence Nelson, all in this county. Mr. Leachman has the following named brothers and sister: Thomas, Elizabeth Grotz, Joseph Edward and Samuel S. The following named children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Leachman: Franklin, in this county; Edward A., at home; Nellie Perkins, in Wilbur, Washington; William, in this county ; Nora, deceased ; Lola M. Newman, in Lewiston ; Benjamin, at home. Mr. Leachman is a stanch Republican and was nominated by his party for sheriff, but as the party went down in that year, 1900, he was defeated. He is a member of the G. A. R., and is one of the leading men of our county.

The Leachmans are related to General Washington, the great-great-grandfather. a Welchman, having been secretary under him during the Revolution. Mr. Leachman's mother is residing at present at Mayview, Washington.

ERNEST L. PARKER. Perhaps there is no man in the entire county of Nez Perces who is better and more favorably known than the genial, talented and faithful business man and true gentleman whose name appears at the head of this article. A review of his life is a real part of the history of this county and therefore we append an epitome with pleasure.

Ernest L. was born in Sigourney, Iowa, on No- vember 29. 1864, being the son of John T. and Albina S. (McColley) Parker. The father was a millman and contractor and is now mayor of Sigourney. He was born in Ohio on February 2. 1832, was a captain of Company D, Thirteenth lowa, and spent eight months in Libby prison. He was also sheriff of Keokuk county, Iowa, and county commissioner for a number of terms. His father was Samuel Parker, who mar- ried a Miss Barton of New England. This gentle- man was born in Virginia in 1808 and died in 1900. The mother of our subject was born in Indiana on

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January 5. 1836. Her father, Charles McColley, was born in Virginia, was sheriff of Keokuk county, Iowa, and married Miss Buck, a native of Pennsylvania. Our subject was educated in the comomn schools, labored in the mill and remained at home until twenty-one, then went to Omaha and worked in a sash and door factory. Later he worked in Sioux City, Iowa, and then went to Spokane, Washington. His brother, James S., was operating a sash and door factory there and he labored with him for two years. Then he went to Moscow and worked for the M. J. Shields Company for eighteen months. He and his brother James then bought a mill and moved it to Denver, Idaho county, where they operated it for three years, and then our subject went to Nezperce, when the reservation was opened up, started a lumber yard and later put in a stock of furniture, and here we find him at the present time.

In 1896 the people called him to act as county com- missioner. electing him on the Democratic ticket. At the expiration of that term he was nominated for sheriff, but went with his entire ticket to defeat. In 1900 he was again nominated for commissioner and elected, and is serving in that capacity now. He has been trustee of his home village for a number of terms. Mr. Parker is a man of high standing, is popular with the people, of good appearance, and a gentleman in every sense of the word. In 1900 he was called by the people to act as delegate to Boise to oppose the slicing of this county to add taxable property to Shoshone. Mr. Parker has the following brothers and sisters : James S., Charles M., Elvin M., Louisa A. Foley, Eva A., T. Barton, Fred F. and Ray. Mr. Parker is a member of the K. of P., of the W. of W., of the I. O. . O. F., and is also a Son of the Veterans. Mr. Parker owns real estate in Nezperce and in Lewiston, besides other property. He is a firm believer in the advan- tages and resources of Nez Perces county, and is al- ways laboring for its upbuilding and advancement.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 55

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