Portrait and biographical record of the Willamette valley, Oregon, containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present, Part 99

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Chicago, The Chapman Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1622

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P. A. BATES. Since his eighteenth year, Mr. Bates has seen more even than the average emigrant, of the boundless west, his life from the time of his leaving his Michigan home being full of incident and replete with interest. He was born in Wayne county, Mich., April 26, 1832, his father, Allen Bates, being a native of Ver- mont, born in Springfield, Windsor county, May 5, 1788, his wife, Anna, being a native of the same place, born December 17, 1790. In 1830 the family removed to Wayne county, Mich., where the father engaged at his trade, which was that of a carpenter, until his death January 21, 1862, with the exception of a few years in the mercantile business, shortly before his demise. Of the ten children born to them, four are now living, all at a distance from the home of their childhood. Joseph D. is a farmer in Washington county, Ore .; Lydia A. is the wife of J. S. Fisher, a farmer of Livingston county, Mo .; Ellen S. Kinney resides in Brown county, Kans., and it was with this daughter that the widowed mother made her home until her death in 1870; the next to the youngest of the family is P. A. Bates.

In addition to the education P. A. received in the common schools of Michigan, he picked up with unerring instinct the carpenter trade. At- tracted by the reports from the west, with a boy's intense enthusiasm he set out in 1850, for California, going by way of the Isthmus of Pan- ama. On reaching New York City he set sail

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for the isthmus, and on arriving he decided there was opportunity in that little country, so he re- mained for a year and a half, working at his trade. From the isthmus he came to San Fran- cisco as ship carpenter, settling in Sacramento, and during the prosecution of his trade it was his unique fortune to measure the hives of the first lot of bees ever brought west from eastern states. Not yet satisfied as to his location for a home, he left California, coming by water to Portland, and from there to Oregon City, where he took up a homestead claim, leaving it, however, in a short time for a farm near Forest Grove, Wash- ington county, where he passed ten years of his life, meeting with unbroken prosperity in the union of his trade with the tilling of the soil. In 1863 he sold out, moving to Yamhill county, settling in Chehalem valley, where he bought six hundred and twenty acres, six miles west of Newberg, remaining in this location for twenty- seven years, giving his industry and energy in the improvement of one of the fine farms of the county. With the proceeds of the sale of this property he invested in a flour mill in Lafayette, making good profits until 1899, when the loss of the mill by fire induced him to again follow agricultural pursuits. Near the city of Lafayette he now owns four hundred acres of land the farming of which he superintends, being also engaged in conducting a warehouse in the city.

Mr. Bates was married April 22, 1855. to Miss Nancy Bird, of Forest Grove, and two daughters were born of this union: Anna S., deceased, and Mary A., wife of P. A. Smith, of North Yam- hill. After the death of his wife, March 9, 1859, Mr. Bates remained alone for nineteen years, marrying the second time February 27, 1878, Olive E. Stout, a native of Kansas. One son, Albert T., was born of this union. In his political convictions Mr. Bates is a Republican, serving as road supervisor and various school offices through this influence. He is quite active in church work, being a steward and trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lafayette, and in his fraternal relations he is connected with the Grange of Chehalem valley.

B. F. KAUFFMAN. For a number of years Mr. Kauffman was a respected and worthy citizen of Yamhill county and when called to his final rest his death was deeply regretted by many friends. A native of Pennsylvania, he was born near Millerstown, in Perry coun- ty, June 28, 1829, one of a family of five chil- dren. His father was a farmer and in his youth the son became familiar with all of the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agricul- turist. He remained at home until seventeen

years of age, when he started out to make his own way in the world. He had pursued his education in the district schools and for many winter seasons he engaged in teaching vocal music, possessing splendid natural ability in that direction. When a young man he was engaged in the stock business, and to him was due the credit of establishing the Nekoda post- office. At that place he opened the first mer- cantile store and also engaged in dealing in farm implements.

Having made some progress toward the ac- quirement of a comfortable competence and feeling that he was justified in maintaining a home of his own, Mr. Kauffman was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Stewart, a native of Pennsylvania. Unto them were born five children, of whom James S., Clara E. and Al- bert are all living in the Keystone state, and William and Julius are deceased. While still living in Pennsylvania the wife and mother died, and in 1867 Mr. Kauffman was again married, his second union being with Mary Merideth, a native of Pennsylvania. They continued to live in that state until 1880, when they removed to Kansas and Mr. Kauffman engaged in the stock business near Columbus. There they lived until 1885, when they came to Oregon and here he purchased a farm of two hundred and fifteen acres, two miles east of McMinnville. Upon this tract he placed all of the improvements, building the largest house in the locality and also a very extensive barn, in fact, he owned one of the best equipped farms in the neighborhood, it being one of the attrac- tive features of the landscape and at the same time the richly cultivated fields returned to him a good income.

Unto the second marriage of Mr. Kauffman three children were born, Herbert J., Cora B. and Howard B., who are still living on the old home place. The parents were devoted members of the United Brethren Church and their lives were in consistent harmony with their professions. On May 29, 1899, Mr. Kauff- man's labors were ended by death, but he left to his family not only a comfortable compe- tence, but also the priceless heritage of an untarnished name. His widow and sons then conducted the old homestead until March II, 1901, when Mrs. Kauffman also passed away and the sons are now managing the property which has come into their possession. They are extensive dealers in stock and raise annu- ally large numbers of Shorthorn cattle, Pol- and-China hogs and Cotswold sheep. They have recently engaged in the dairy business, which they have instituted on an extensive scale and their farm through their able man-

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agement has remained a paying investment as it was in their father's time.

Herbert J. Kauffman is a member of the An- cient Order of United Workmen, of the For- esters of America, and has served as trustee of the latter lodge. Howard B. Kauffman is also connected with the same fraternal or- ganizations and is secretary of the Foresters. Both brothers are independent in politics and are well known business men, progressive, far- sighted and energetic. Their business meth- ods are such as commend them to the confi- dence of the public and all who know them esteem them for their genuine worth.

FIELDING D. STOTT, one of the pioneers of Oregon who crossed the plains in 1851, and creditably identified himself with farming and other undertakings in Yamhill county until his death, December 23, 1889, is recalled by all who knew him as one of the most honorable and am- bitious upbuilders of this part of the state. A native son of the Hoosier state, Mr. Stott was born October 1, 1842, a son of Samuel R. and Lucy (Denny) Stott, the former born in the state of Kentucky.

Samuel R. Stott moved from Kentucky when a young man, and was a farmer for many years in Indiana. In 1851 he started over the plains with ox teams, and arrived at his destination in Oregon without any out-of-the-ordinary experi- ences enlivening his journey. Near Beaverton he bought six hundred and forty acres of land, which he occupied until 1861, and then traded the same for an equally large farm on the shores of Wapato Lake. Here he lived until his death at an advanced age. Eight children were born to himself and wife, four sons and four daugh- ters. Of these, Mary J., Mrs. Myers, is de- ceased ; Mrs. Avarilla Thompson is a resident of East Portland ; Fielding D. is the next in order of birth; Raleigh and Frank are deceased; Mrs. Rebecca Ball is also deceased; Samuel is a farmer of Sumpter, Ore .; and Frances is de- ceased.

On his father's farm Fielding D. Stott was reared to hard work and large responsibility, and acquired his education in the public schools. Upon starting out to carn an independent liveli- hood he moved onto a farm near Wapato sta- tion, and there farmed for about nine years, after- ward removing onto his father-in-law Perry's place, where he engaged in dairying and farming. In August of 1878 he assumed charge of the station at North Yamhill and for the balance of his life acted as agent. Ile was a Republican in politics, and was much interested in the cause of education, his offices as school director and clerk

enabling him to exert a broadening influence in regard to the schools of his locality. He was a practical and successful farmer, and took his place among the progressive and adaptive element of Yamhill county.

In Washington county, October 1, 1866, Mr. Stott married Mary Ellen Perry, a native of Worcester, Wayne county, Ohio, and born Au- gust 18, 1842. Mrs. Stott is a daughter of Robert and Martha (Rossiter) Perry, natives of Somersetshire, England. Mr. Perry emigrated to America as a young man, settling in Ohio, from which state he removed to Oregon via the plains in 1852. He located on three hundred and twenty acres of land five miles northwest of Yamhill, and in 1855 bought a place near North Yamhill station of about the same amount of land. For the balance of his life he engaged in farming and stock-raising, and was fairly suc- cessful both as a farmer and business man. In his family were two sons and one daughter, Mrs. Stott being the youngest child and only daughter. Thomas W. Perry is a farmer near North Yam- hill; and Johnson O. H. Perry is deceased. Mrs. Stott still lives on the old homestead, and is one of the highly respected and well known pioneer women of this county. She has been agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad at North Yamhill for twenty-five years, and gives every depart- ment her personal attention besides overseeing two farms. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Stott were born five children: Hazzard Stott, a farmer of Yam- hill county and chairman of the Republican County Committee: Daisy M., wife of Everett Bullock, of Portland; Madge, deceased; Olive P., wife of Adolph Gabriel, of New York City, and a graduate of the New York law school, and in active practice in New York City; and Becca, wife of W. J. Partlow, residing with her mother.

G. C. MORGAREIDGE. The Morgareidge family has been represented in Oregon since 1875, and is associated with substantial efforts along general farming and stock-raising lines. The present chief bearer of the name was born in Morgan county, Ohio, October 9, 1838, his strong constitution and capacity for work having been inherited from forefathers long engaged in till- ing farms in different parts of the middle west. To his worthy parents were born twelve chil- dren, being evenly divided, six sons and six daughters, and of this number eight are liv- ing. About 1856 the family moved to Iowa, and there heard a great deal about the prospects of the west, of which they decided to avail them- selves. Accordingly, in 1875, directly after the marriage of G. C. Morgareidge and Elizabeth

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Harper, arrangements were made to join one of the numerous caravans bound for the fertile plains and valleys along the western coast.

Soon after arriving in Oregon Mr. Morga- reidge purchased his present farm, which orig- inally comprised three hundred and ten acres, and then lived for a year in Portland, there- after returning and settling permanently on his farm. Practically no improvements what- ever had been made on the tract at the time it came into his possession, and the well-tilled acres, fine residence and well constructed barns and outhouses are the result of unremitting en- deavor on the part of a thoroughly practical agriculturist and business man. About sev- enty-five acres out of his hundred and five are under cultivation, and general commodities are raised, as well as considerable stock. Six children were horn to Mr. and Mrs. Morga- reidge, of whom Oden is deceased; Anna is the wife of C. O. Baxter; Raymond lives on an adjoining farm; and Dell, Nora and Wesley are living at home. Mr. Morgareidge is a Re- publican in politics, and in religion is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

MILES LEWIS. Prominent among the many residents of Marion county, who are industri- ously engaged in the prosecution of a calling upon which the support and wealth of the nation greatly depends, is Miles Lewis, a progressive and prosperous agriculturist, carrying on general farming and stock-raising on one of the largest and finest equipped farms in the vicinity of Sil- verton. He is a descendant of distinguished Co- lonial stock, his paternal grandfather, James Lewis, having been a second cousin of Daniel Boone, and a son-in-law of John Couch, who fought with Gen. George Washington, and had the distinction of being the largest man in the American army, at his death weighing upwards of five hundred pounds.

Miles Lewis was born June 23, 1837, in Perry county, Ky., a son of Daniel Lewis, one of the early settlers of Marion county, Ore. Daniel Lewis, born in North Carolina, January 23, 1807, went with his parents to Kentucky in 1810, and was there reared and educated. Learning the trade of a stone mason when young, he followed it in Kentucky until 1840, when he moved with his family to Platt county, Mo. Eleven years later, in 1851, he started with his family for Ore- gon, making the long journey with ox teams, being one hundred and thirty days on the way, and bravely daring all the hardships and priva- tions incidental to life in an undeveloped coun- try in order that his children and their descend- ants might enjoy the comforts, and even the luxu ries, of life without the labor and toil in which

his life was spent. Taking up a donation claim of three hundred and twenty acres in township seven, eight miles southeast of Silverton, on the Waldo Hills, he first built a small log cabin, and as the years passed by and fortune smiled upon his labors, that was replaced by a frame house of more modern construction. Here he worked at his trade, also carrying on the various branches of agriculture, until his death, at the venerable age of eighty years. He was a Democrat in poli- tics, and a trustworthy citizen. When but sev- enteen years of age, on November 18, 1824, he married Margaret Spurlock, who was born in Virginia, January 9, 1808, and then a girl of six- teen years. They trod life's pathway together for nearly sixty-three years, she surviving him a num- ber of years, and dying at the age of ninety-one years. They were the parents of ten children, two of whom are now living, namely: Jesse H., of Whitman county, Wash .; and Miles, the sub- ject of this review.

Coming with his parents to Marion county in 1851, Miles Lewis has since resided here, and has been actively identified with the agricultural interests of the place. As a young man he taught school for a number of terms in Marion county, and has since evinced great interest in educa- tional matters. Remaining beneath the parental roof until after his marriage, he ably assisted his father in improving the homestead, on which he subsequently lived with his wife for nineteen years, carrying it on with profitable results. Pur- chasing then four hundred acres of the H. Jones donation claim, about one-half mile west of his father's old farm, he has added to its improve- ments, and secured excellent results from his labors, the land being rich, and under his man- agement yielding good crops each year. In addi- tion to general farming, Mr. Lewis makes a spė- cialty of raising Durham cattle, Berkshire hogs. and Shropshire sheep, meeting with good success in this branch of industry. He invariably casts his vote with the Democratic party, and is a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.

On January 1, 1882, Mr. Lewis married Nancy Jane Dillon, a native of the White river country. Indiana, having been born June 15, 1855, and into their household three children have been born. namely, Isaac M., Lulu M. and Mary E.

DR. GEORGE W. ODELL. Although at present living retired on a small place at Chase, Yamhill county, Dr. Odel! has ministered for many years to the physical woes of humanity, and but for his own failing health would un- doubtedly still be applying a science which he adorned with crudition and true appreciation. Dr. Odell is one of the many Hoosier citizens who have swelled the ranks of home and fortune

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seekers in Oregon, and his birth occurred in Carroll county, Ind., October 3, 1838. His father, John Odell, was born in South Carolina in 1800, and died in 1869; while his mother, Sarah (Holman) Odell, was born in Kentucky in 1803, and died in January, 1887. John Odell was a farmer during his entire active life. As a young man he emigrated to Ohio at an early day, but spent his last days in Indiana, where he owned a farm of considerable size.

The third youngest in his father's family of six sons and five daughters, Dr. Odell spent his earliest youth in Indiana, and in 1851, when thir- teen years of age, started across the plains with his parents, and a company consisting of the owners of twelve wagons and their families. The future follower of Æsculapius entered heartily into the novelty and zest of this expedi- tion, and made himself useful in divers ways, as only a sturdy and inquiring boy can. His father was captain of the train during a portion of the trip, and his place was afterward taken by one Captain Allen. All went well as far as serious trouble with the Indians or large loss of cattle was concerned. and upon arriving near the vicin- ity of Dayton, Ore., the father took up a dona- tion claim of three hundred and twenty acres, upon which he passed the balance of his life.

When twenty-two years of age Dr. Odell be- gan a self supporting existence by driving stock to southern Oregon, after which hardening occu- pation he began to study medicine at Salem, and later at San Francisco. The medical diploma of the doctor came from Willamette University in 1872, and soon after he took up his residence in Lebanon, where he practiced with increasing success for seven years. For the following seven years he was a professional member of the com- munity of Eugene, Ore., and then removed to within four miles of Dayton, where large pro- fessional responsibilities undermined his health, and compelled retirement to a higher altitude. Accordingly, the doctor removed to his present home of forty acres near Chase, where he lives with an older sister. The doctor is a Republican in politics, and is fraternally connected with the Masons of Dayton, of which he is past master. Also he is the owner of a farm of one hundred and eighty-two acres near Dayton, which he rents, and which is devoted to general farming and stock-raising. In 1870 Dr. Odell married Mary Biddle. Dr. Odell is well known in his vicinity, and bears a name identified with public spiritedness, generosity, professional excellence and unquestioned personal integrity.

DUNCAN ROSS. Were one in search of ideal general farming and stock-raising inter- ests it were not necessary to go further than

the splendidly equipped farm of Duncan Ross, situated four and one-half miles east of Mc- Minnville, and containing in all seven hundred and fifteen acres. Since coming under the present management this property has under- gone such vital changes as to bear scarcely any resemblance to its former state, rebuilding and additions having been unstintingly and con- tinuously made. Six hundred acres are under cultivation, and Mr. Ross farms about five hundred and fifty acres. General farming is maintained on a large scale, but the farm might properly be spoken of as a stock farm, for this department furnishes the greatest source of revenue. In cattle a preference is given to Shorthorns, and in sheep the Cotswold brand is found the most profitable. That Mr. Ross contemplates enlarging upon his present herd of two hundred sheep is evidenced by the fact that he has recently paid $165 for an imported Cotswold buck. In horses, the ponderous and finely fashioned Clydesdale yields a handsome yearly income, and but recently a team weighing thirty-five hundred and twelve pounds brought their owner $475. Considering the fact that Mr. Ross came to Oregon with a very small capital his well deserved success and promi- nence in the community are well worthy of emulation.

Born among the hardy peasantry of Ros- shire, Scotland, in November, 1847, Duncan Ross was one of ten children whose father was a blacksmith and carpenter. The lad was reared in a practical home atmosphere, and plenty of muscular exercise, wholesome food and ordinary branches of study contributed to a mental and physical soundness. At the age of twenty-five he migrated to Canada and managed the farm of Andrew Allen, of the ship company lines, for about six years, and in 1877 came to Oregon, where he bought part of the Armstrong donation claim seven miles south of McMinnville. Four years later he engaged in farming on land on which the town of Dundee now stands, and after remaining there three years, purchased part of the White donation claim four miles east of McMinnville, where he lived four years. The present farm of Mr. Ross came into his possession in 1889, and of course at that comparatively late day he was able to profit beyond the early set- tlers, who were obliged to clear their land from the timber.

An important factor in the success of Mr. Ross has been the sympathy and encourage- ment given by his wife, formerly Anna Mc- Clennan, who was born in Scotland, and whom he married in 1875. Mrs. Ross became the mother of the following children: Duncan R., deceased; Lizzie, the wife of James Cruick-

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shank, living on an adjoining farm; Emily, the wife of Fred McMikee, of Portland; Rhoda, attending college in Portland; Lottie; Anna; Alexander; Flora and Kittie. Mr. Ross is identified with the Masons and Eastern Star, and in religion is a member of the Pres- byterian Church. To an exceptional degree Mr. Ross occupies an honored place in the community and he is recognized as one of the best authorities on stock-raising and scientific farming in Yamhill county.

F. M. GLOVER, who owns and operates five hundred and seventy-seven acres of valu- able land in Yamhill county, was born March 20, 1840, in Grundy county, Mo., one of a fam- ily of seven children, and a son of John Glover, a merchant of Albany, Mo. The son obtained his education in the district schools near his home and remained under the parental roof until he was fifteen years of age, when he started out to make his own way in the world, being first employed as a farm hand, which occupation he followed in Missouri until 1864, when he started to cross the plains. This was long prior to the era of railroad travel in the distant west and he made the journey after the usual manner of the times-with ox-teams- joining a train of about thirty-five wagons which was upon the road for six months. He first stopped at Virginia City, Mont., where he remained for about a month and from there made his way to The Dalles as passenger in another wagon. From that place he proceed- ed to Portland by boat, arriving at his desti- nation with only ten cents in his pocket. He came direct to Yamhill county and spent the first winter with George Phillips, being prin- cipally engaged in that season in hunting and catching wild hogs. For a few years he was a general laborer, but industry and economy en- abled him to eventually become a landowner, and he is now one of the prosperous farmers of Yamhill county.

In 1869 as a companion and helpmate for life's journey Mr. Glover chose Mrs. Sarah J. Monroe and they settled upon a farm about three miles west of Whiteson. Unto them were born three children: Nettie, who is now deceased ; James A., who makes his home on the old homestead ; and Thomas H., of Hono- lulu, Hayti, who is a member of the Sixty- seventh Regiment Coast Artillery, United States Army, having spent two years in the Hawaiian Islands. In 1876 the wife and mother died. Mr. Glover, however, continued to reside on the old home place until 1897, when he removed to his present place of resi- dence in Whiteson, For his second wife he

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Portrait and biographical record of the Willamette valley, Oregon, containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present, Part 99

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago Publication date: 1903 Publisher: Chicago, The Chapman Publishing Company Number of Pages: 1622

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: Chicago, The Chapman Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1622