Portrait and biographical record of western Oregon, containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present.., Part 47

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Chicago, Chapman publishing company
Number of Pages: 1064

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The change of the original name of McCone to that of Cone is interesting, as illustrating the loy- alty and patriotism of many of the first American settlers. The paternal grandfather participated in the Revolutionary War on the side of the colonies, but to his chagrin, two of his brothers aided the home government in further depressing the strivers after independence, and fought with the British throughout the war. The Scotch blood of the grandfather rebelled at this evidence of inhumanity, and to dissociate himself from those of his family who had thus tarnished its fair name, he was afterward known by the name of Cone, his legal right to that name being grant- ed by act of congress. His son, Lemuel, the fath- er of Winfield Scott, inherited his father's loyalty to the United States. He was born in Vermont, June 16, 1796, and died in Michigan in 1885. As a young man he removed from Vermont to Niagara county, N. Y., and from there to Ohio,

where he married Sarah J. Rice, who was born near Dearborn, Ohio, of Irish descent. While in New York he enlisted in the war of 1812 as a colonel's waiter, and was discharged as a private under Gen. Winfield Scott. During the Mexican war he served under General Scott in the cav- alry, and after removing to Ohio enlisted in the Black Hawk war, in which memorable struggle he was wounded five times.

Lemuel Cone was an ambitious and fearless man, and one who was willing to take chances in order to attain his objects in life. Knowing well the desolation and deprivation which would be his portion in so unsettled a region, he moved with his family to Michigan at a very early day, settling in Shiawassee county, then the heart of the dense timberland. He was the first white settler in Richland and Saginaw townships, and in both of these places he established a name of which his children and friends were justly proud. The soldier was equally fearless in the wilder- ness, and under the impetus of his industry wild lands took on a semblance of habitation and be- came profitable and productive.

Winfield Scott Cone was next to the youngest child and the only son in his father's family of five children, and he naturally became a woods- man, following the example of his sire. He be- came expert in locating claims and determining the lumbering possibilities of lands, and from his fifteenth year up to the present time may be said to have devoted practically his entire time to this kind of work. He continued to engage in lum- bering and land speculating in Michigan until 1887, and then, with a record of twenty-two years of steady effort at logging and lumbering, came to Tillamook county in the fall of 1888 and platted the town of Bay City. This has been liis home ever since, and he has continued to deal in timber lands and lumber, at the same time pro- moting many important enterprises in the town and vicinity. He started the boom which result- cd in the present population, and succeeded in bringing a thousand people here. He erected a handsome hotel building in 1891, and has also put up many residences, and in hundreds of ways has evidenced a forceful and determined spirit of enterprise and progress. Mr. Cone is the owner of four hundred and sixty acres of land adjoin- ing Bay City, which is devoted principally to cat- tle and sheep raising, and which is one of the most finely improved and valuable farms in the county.

So public spirited a man must needs be in touch with the educational advancement of the place he calls home, and Mr. Cone has never failed to realize the importance of this depart- ment of town development. He has been a school director for many years, and the school advan-

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tages of the town and vicinity are admittedly su- perior. Fraternally, he is identified with Tilla- mook Lodge, No. 57, A. F. & A. M. Mr. Cone was married in 1871 to Mary J. Hare, who was born near Rochester, N. Y., June 8, 1851. She is a daughter of Decatur and Jeannette (Brown) Hare, natives of New York state, who died in Midland county, Mich.

HON. JAMES C. FULLERTON. A well- known and successful attorney of Roseburg, and a citizen of prominence, Hon. J. C. Fullerton is a representative of the substantial men who have been influential in developing and advancing the industrial and business prosperity of southern Oregon. Endowed with these sterling qualities that make him a leader among men, he has had an active and useful career in life, and has won to a marked extent the esteem and regard of his fellow-men. A son of the late John Fullerton, he was gorn December 16, 1849, near Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio.

A native of Warren, Ohio, John Fullerton learned the trade of a wagon maker when young, and subsequently engaged in business in Butler county, Ohio, having a factory near Hamilton. In 1851, in company with J. F. Gazley (who subsequently became a pioneer lawyer of Ore- gon, and served as district attorney), he started for the gold fields of California. Arriving at Panama, he found no vessel bound for the Golden State. Being forced to await the arrival of a steamer, he worked on the Panama railway for a short time. After mining in California without any great success, they came by pack horses to Oregon in 1852, and located in Douglas county, both taking up donation claims near Can- vonville, and beginning the improvement of farms. The following year Mr. Gazley returned to Ohio for his own family, and for Mr. Fuller- ton's wife and son, coming by boat to Independ- ence, Mo., thence by ox-teams across the plains. Following the southern route he came with his party across Rogue river pass, and on to Canyon- ville. On being joined by his family, John Ful- lerton began the improvement of his land in earnest, and for many years carried on farming and stock-raising with excellent results, having a well-improved ranch of four hundred acres. Retiring from active pursuits in 1895, he located in Roseburg, living there until his death, in 1897, at the age of seventy-six years. Politically he was an earnest supporter of the principles of the Republican party, and for two terms served as sheriff of Douglas county, an office to which he was elected in 1858. Fraternally he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows. He married Jane Rolf, who was born in Butler county, Ohio, and died in Roseburg

about six months before her husband, in 1897. Six children were born of their union, namely : J. C., the subject of this sketch; Eva, wife of J. C. Mocine, of San Francisco, Cal .; Addie, wife of W. L. Nichols, of Douglas county ; Mrs. Alice Mckenzie, of Portland, Ore .; Mrs. Dell Melvin, of Douglas county; and John, who lives on the old home farm.

Coming with his mother to Oregon in 1853. J. C. Fullerton was brought up on the parental homestead, and educated in the district school. Enlisting, in 1865, in Company A, First Oregon Cavalry, he served for one year, stationed most of the time at Fort Klamath. Receiving his honorable discharge, in February, 1866, at Fort Vancouver, he returned home, and worked on the farm until April, 1873, when he was ap- pointed, by President Grant, receiver of the United States land office at Roseburg, to suc- ceed Binger Hermann. Being subsequently twice re-appointed to this position, first by President Hayes, and again by President Arthur, Judge Fullerton served continuously from April, 1873, until June, 1885, when he retired owing to a change in the administration. Having previous- ly studied law, and being admitted to the bar in 1879, Mr. Fullerton was engaged in the prac- tice of his profession in Roseburg from 1885 until 1888, when he was elected state senator on the Republican ticket, receiving a large major- ity of the votes cast. While a member of the senate he assisted in electing two United States senators, Senator Dolph in 1889, and Senator Mitchell in 1891. He also introduced numerous bills into the senate, among others being one pro- viding for a term of the supreme court in eastern Oregon.

In 1892 Mr. Fullerton was elected circuit judge of the second district of Oregon, which comprises Douglas, Lane, Benton, Lincoln, Coos and Curry counties, and served in that capacity for six years, during which time, according to the records, more cases were tried, and more business transacted than in any other like period of time. Not being a candidate for re-election in 1898, Judge Fullerton resumed his law practice, which is now large and profitable, his clientage having increased each year. In 1900 he was elected a presidential elector by the Republicans, running ahead of his ticket at the polls, and cast his vote for William Mckinley for President of the United States. A man of more than the ordinary business and legal ability, Judge Fullerton has accumulated considerable wealth, and in addition to his other property owns the old homestead in Canyonville.

Judge Fullerton married, in Roseburg, De- cember 16, 1874, Clara Bunnell, a native of Wisconsin, and they have two children, namely : Nathan, a druggist of Roseburg; and Kate, liv-

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ing at home. Politically Judge Fullerton is one of the foremost Republicans of Douglas county, and has served as city councilman and city at- torney. Fraternally he was made a Mason in Laurel Lodge, No. 13, A. F. & A. M., of which he was master for four years; in 1886 he was elected master of the Grand Lodge of Oregon; he joined Umpqua Chapter, R. A. M., which is now dormant, and served as its high priest ; is a member of Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 2, K. T .; of Roseburg Lodge, I. O. O. F., with which he united in 1873, and of which he is past noble grand; of the Benevolent and Protect- ive Order of Elks; and of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, of which he is past master workman. He is also a member, and past com- mander, of Reno Post, No. 8, G. A. R .; a mem- ber, and ex-chairman, of the county central committee and an ex-member of the state cen- tral committee.

ELMER VIRGIL HOOVER, M. D. In the annals of Douglas county no name shines with a brighter lustre than that of Hoover. E. V. Hoover, a representative of the name, is a prominent physician and surgeon of Roseburg, and the present mayor of the city. He is one of the best known men of this vicinity, and is distinguished not only for his own work, but for that of his late father, Dr. George W. Hoover, who was one of the earliest and most highly esteemed physicians of this part of the state. A native of Roseburg, Dr. E. V. Hoover was born August II, 1873, on Jackson street, in the house which has always been the family home. On the paternal side he comes of thrifty German stock, his grandfather, Jacob Hoover, having been born and bred in Germany. Leaving the fatherland when young, he emigrated to the United States, locating near Hannibal, Mo., where he became an extensive land owner, and a citizen of prominence.

Born in Marion county, Mo., near Hannibal, George W. Hoover acquired an excellent edu1- cation in his native state, and received the de- gree of M. D. at the Hannibal Medical College. Beginning the practice of his profession in Mis- souri, Dr. G. W. Hoover was located first in Davis county, and later in Sullivan county. Crossing the plains with an ox-team train in 1850, he came first to Oregon, thence crossed the mountains to California, where he was en- gaged as a miner and a physician for three years. Returning to his old home in Missouri, he re- mained there about a year, and then, in 1854, again crossed the plains to California with ox- teams, leaving Missouri April 26, and arriving at the summit of the Sierra Nevada range August 26. From there he proceeded with his

family, which consisted of his wife and two chil- dren, to San Jose, where he remained but a brief time, going from there to Sacramento, thence to Amador county, where he practiced medicine and mined until 1858. Coming then to Roseburg, Dr. Hoover purchased the house on Jackson street in which his widow now re- sides, and was here actively engaged in the practice of his profession until his death, Oc- tober 12, 1886. He was a very successful phy- sician, being especially fortunate in his treat- ment of typhoid fever, from which, it is said, he never lost a case. He built up a large prac- tice, riding over the rough trails not only through- out Douglas county, but far into Jackson, Jo- sephine, Coos and Curry counties, being the best- known, and the most beloved, physician of his day. He was public-spirited, liberal, and gen- erous to a fault. As a collector he never dunned a debtor, or asked a patient for money. He was a sound Democrat in politics, but never as- pired to official honors. He was a prominent member of the Masonic order, and belonged to the Episcopal Church.

In October, 1848, in Sullivan county, Mo., Dr. George W. Hoover married Hulda Eveline Wil- liams, who was born in Indiana, a daughter of Milton H. Williams. Mr. Williams was born and bred in Kentucky, but removed from there to Indiana, going thence to Missouri, where he lived for a short time in Linn county, after- wards being engaged in mercantile business in Sullivan county. Coming across the plains to Oregon in 1853, he settled in the Looking Glass valley, where he became a large land owner, and where he died at the age of sixty-eight years. He married Nancy Withers, who was born in Scott county, Ky., the daughter of Peter and Eveline (Price) Withers. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Williams cleven children were born : Mary, who died in Bloomington, Ill., married Colonel Mccullough, who was killed in the Civil war; Mrs. Esther McCullough died in Bloom- ington, Ill .: Howard died in Linneus, Mo .; Peter, formerly a well-known stockman, died in Douglas county, Ore .; Jefferson, also a stock- man, died in Looking Glass, Douglas county ; Winnifred, wife of W. R. Smith, died at Oak- land, Ore .; David died in Washington; Mrs. Rebecca Livingston died in Arizona; Hulda E. is the widow of the late Dr. G. W. Hoover ; George, a capitalist, resides in Boise City, Idaho; and Mrs. Mary Moore died in Roseburg. Mrs. Hoov- er, who still occupies the old family home, is a woman of remarkable strength of character, with a wonderful memory for one of her age, and is much appreciated by her old friends and by the younger generation as well. She bore her husband seven children, namely; Mary, who married A. J. Burnett, and died in California ;

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Mrs. Rose Mensor, of Seattle, Wash .; Clara S., of Roseburg; Lawrence Eugene, of Medford, Ore .; George W., of Portland, Ore .; Clarence M., who died at the age of twenty-two years; and Elmer Virgil, the subject of this sketch.

Obtaining the rudiments of his education in the public schools of Roseburg, Elmer V. Hoover subsequently studied medicine under Dr. Mur- phy and Dr. F. R. Coffman. He then entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at St. Louis, where he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1897. Returning home, Dr. Hoover immediately began the practice of his profession, and has since remained in his native city, having met with flattering success both as a physician and as a surgeon, his wisdom and skill in deal- ing with different cases having gained for him the confidence of the public, and the respect of his professional brethren. The doctor is also a man of excellent business sagacity and ability, and owns considerable land in Douglas county, besides city property. A stanch adherent of the Democratic party, he has frequently been a can- didate for official honors, and has served the public with ability and fidelity in the various positions to which he has been elected. In 1898 he was elected county coroner and served one term. For five years he was county physician. In 1902 he was the Democratic candidate for county coroner, and, notwithstanding that the Douglas county returns showed the county to be Republican by a majority of six hundred, he was defeated by only fifteen votes. In 1901 Dr. Hoover was elected mayor of Roseburg over A. M. Crawford, the present attorney of the state of Oregon, for a term of four years, and as- sumed the duties of his office in October of that year. Under his wise administration of mu- nicipal affairs improvements of value have been inaugurated, and the city is in a flourishing con- dition.

Fraternally Dr. Hoover is a member of many of the leading organizations of this vicinity, in many cases being the examining physician. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; the Encampment; the Rebekahs; the Knights of Pythias; the Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks; the Independent Order of Foresters; the Woodmen of the World; the Maccabees; the Modern Woodmen of America; the Ancient Order of United Workmen; the Degree of Honor, and of the United Artisans. He is also examining physician for several of the old line insurance companies, and is a member of the American, the State, and the South Ore- gon Medical Societies. For many years he was an active member of the State Democratic Cen- tral Committee.

GEORGE E. HOUCK, M. D. Prominent among the active and enterprising physicians and surgeons of Douglas county is George E. Houck, M. D., of Roseburg. A close student, keeping in touch with all the later results of medical research, he has gained an extended rep- utation in the practice of his profession, and by his knowledge and skill wins the faith and es- teem of his numerous patients, and the respect and regard of all with whom he is brought in contact. In his medical and surgical labors Dr. Houck employs the most modern methods of treatment, among his most helpful instruments being an up-to-date X-Ray machine, with an un- usually strong coil, which reflects objects so clear- ly that his pictures are said to be the best and most perfect of any in the state. A son of Daniel Houck, he was born October 22, 1865, near Al- bany, in Linn county, Ore. His paternal grand- father, Jacob Houck, was born and reared in Pennsylvania, but subsequently removed to Ohio as a pioneer settler of that state.

Born and reared in Ohio, Daniel Houck be- came a farmer in his native state. With the ad- venturous spirit of a young man, he started west in 1859, crossing the plains with ox teams, and located in Linn county, Ore. Purchasing from Mr. Wheaton a tract of land lying near Tangent, he cleared and improved a good farm, on which he spent the remainder of his life, dy- ing in 1892, at the age of sixty-five years. After settling in Tangent, he married Leah J. Ver- non, who was born in Missouri, and came to Albany, Ore., with her father, George Vernon. She survived her husband and now resides at Berkeley, Cal. She bore her husband six chil- dren, three of whom are living, namely : George E., the subject of this sketch; John A., who is engaged in the insurance business at Seattle, Wash. ; and Edith J., a teacher at Dallas.

Living on the home farm until sixteen years old, George E. Houck obtained his elementary education in the district schools, and then studied at the University of Oregon for four years. At the close of his sophomore year he left that insti- tution and entered the old Christian College, at Monmouth, from which he was graduated in 1888, receiving the degree of A. B. Having previously read medicine with Dr. O. D. Butler, of Independence, Mr. Houck then entered the medical department of the University of Oregon, where he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1890. Being then appointed interne at the Good Samaritan Hospital, at Portland, Dr. Houck remained there six months, after which he served as superintendent of the Dr. H. R. Littlefield Hospital, at Puget Sound, for nearly a year. In 1891 he was appointed government surgeon at the Warm Spring Indian Reserva- tion, in Crook county, and served one year and

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three months, when he resigned the position. Locating then in Mitchell, now Wheeler county, Ore., he was there engaged in the general prac- tice of medicine until his removal to Prineville, Crook county, where he remained until 1898. Removing to Roseburg in that year, the doctor has since built up a commanding practice in this locality, becoming one of the leading physicians and surgeons of this part of Douglas county. In addition to his regular practice, he is also division surgeon for the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company, and surgeon for the Oregon State Soldicrs' Home, having been appointed to the latter position by Gov. T. T. Geer in 1899 and again in 1901. . He is continually adding to his professional knowledge by reading and observation, and in 1901 and 1902 took a general course in the New York Post Graduate School.

June 23, 1893, Dr. Houck married, in Port- land, Ore., Mamie E. Moore, who was born in Olympia, Wash., her father, Andrew W. Moore, serving as the first postmaster of that town, and as private secretary to Governor Pickering. Her mother, whose maiden name was Emily York, was a daughter of John W. York, who came to Oregon in 1852, as a pioneer Methodist min- ister. Unto Dr. and Mrs. Houck has been born one child, George Hamilton Houck. Mrs. Houck is a woman of culture and refinement, and a graduate of the Portland high school. Dr. Houck is a member of Laurel Lodge No. 13, A. F. & A. M .; a member, and chancellor, of Roseburg Lodge, K. of P. He likewise belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen; to the Woodinen of the World; and to the Artisans. He is a member, and vice-president, of the Southern Oregon Medical Association ; a mem- ber of the American Medical Association; and for more than twelve years has belonged to the State Medical Society. He is also identified by membership with the Gen. Joseph Lane Cabin, Native Sons. In politics Dr. Houck is an 1111- compromising Republican.

AMOS N. VAUGHN. The distinction of being one of the oldest of the native-born citi- zens of Tillamook county belongs to Amos N. Vaughn, a representative agriculturist, and the leading dairyman of Tillamook. He is pleasant- ly located about five miles north of Tillamook, having a well-appointed farm, which, with its tasteful and convenient residence, barn and out- buildings, gives substantial evidence of the ex- cellent care and skill with which it is managed. A native of Tillamook county, he was born August 1, 1863, a son of Warren N. and Harriet (Trask) Vaughn, who were the parents of fif- teen children, five sons and ten daughters.

Further ancestral history will be found else- where in this biographical work, in connection with the sketch of the father, W. N. Vaughn.

In succession of birth Amos Vaughn is the third child of his parents. Attending the district school three months each year, he acquired a practical knowledge of the common branches of learning, and during the time became familiar with the various branches of agriculture. At that time the toils of the field were arduous and almost endless, the labor-saving machinery of to-day being unknown in many localities. At the age of twenty years he began life on his own account, and the following ten years was en- ployed in the logging business on Tillamook Bay, being quite successful. He assisted in building the first tram road in the county, work- ing with a crew of twelve or more men. Giving up logging in 1893, Mr. Vaughn secured a farm of one hundred and sixty acres about five and one-half miles north of the city of Tillamook, securing the title thereto by the payment of the indebtedness on the property, which was left to him by a friend, with the provision that he clear the title. Here he has made improve- ments of a superior character, and has one of the best dairy ranches in this locality. Keep- ing about twenty Jersey cows, Mr. Vaughn has spared no expense in the development of his dairy business, having a separator, and a butter factory on the farm, and all the modern ap- pliances necessary in that particular line of in- dustry.

Mr. Vaughn was married, August 2, 1891, to Miss Sadie Baxter, who was born in Polk county, Ore., near Betliel, in 1865. She is a daughter of William T. and Margaret ( Hick- land) Baxter, pioneers of Oregon, the former having previously been a resident of Illinois and the latter of Indiana. Of the two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn only one is living, namely: Nina, who resides with her parents. In politics Mr. Vaughn has always been identi- fied with the Republican party. He takes an intelligent interest in everything pertaining to local matters, and has served as school director, and as road supervisor. He is a member of two of the leading fraternal organizations of this part of the state, belonging to the Bay City Lodge, I. (). O. F., and to the Tillamook Lodge, I. O. W.

JUDGE JOSEPH S. FITZHUGH. Con- spienous among the early settlers of Roseburg is J. S. Fitzhugh, who served many terms as county judge, and for years was one of the lead- ing men of Douglas county. Coming here in 1858, he has since witnessed wonderful trans- formations in Douglas county, the pioneer log

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Portrait and biographical record of western Oregon, containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present.., Part 47

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub Publication date: 1904 Publisher: Chicago, Chapman publishing company Number of Pages: 1064

Author: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Chicago, Chapman publishing company
Number of Pages: 1064