Portrait and biographical record of western Oregon, containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present.., Part 64

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

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(5). John Dame (1), born in Dover, N. H., in 1647, was prominent in the Colonial wars, serving as sergeant of a company of militia. Moses Dame (4) married Anna Hunking, daugh- ter of Capt. Mark Hunking, and granddaughter of Col. Mark Hunking, who was a prominent resident of Portsmouth, N. H., where he served as judge, colonel of a military company, and as royal councilor. The colonel was a son of John and Agnes Hunking, who emigrated from Eng- land to Portsmouth, N. H., and a grandson of Mark Hunking, of Devonshire, England. Of the four children born of the union of Daniel (7) and Nancy (Scales) Tuttle, Jay, the youngest child, is the only one living. The mother died in San Francisco, Cal., April 17, 1871.

Jay Tuttle (8) received excellent educational advantages, attending the public schools of his own town, also at Pembroke, New London and Philips Exeter Academies, from which he grad- uated fitted for college; from 1853 to 1866 he was bookkeeper and salesman in company with Joseph Galloway, in the lumber business at Antioch, Cal .; from 1868 to 1869 he was general clerk and assistant agent of the California Steam Navigation Co .; from 1869 to 1872 he was in partnership with his father-in-law, Stephen Ab- bott, at Antioch, doing business in drugs, chem- icals, books, periodicals, etc., with agencies for insurance companies ; from 1872 to 1880 he was in partnership with Dr. C. W. Tower in the drug business at Empire City, Coos county, Ore .; during that time he studied medicine and grad- uated as M. D., in April, 1880, from Willamette University, Portland, Ore. Immediately locat- ing in Astoria, Dr. Tuttle has here built up a large and lucrative general practice, being one of the most prominent physicians of the city. In connection with Dr. Kinney, he was surgeon at the hospital from the time of locating in Astoria, and from 1880 until 1882 was deputy state health officer, during which time he so successfully quarantined the bark "Alden Besse," which came here from Hong Kong infected with smallpox, that there was no further spread of the dread disease. In 1881, 1889 and 1890, he rendered effi- cient service as city physician. Appointed acting assistant surgeon of the United States Marine Hospital Service in 1892, he has since retained the office.

Dr. Tuttle married first, in Antioch, Cal., No- vember 8, 1868, Emily Abbott, who was born in Wilton, N. H., a daughter of Stephen Abbott, of Antioch, Cal. She died March 30, 1871, leaving one child, Arthur Cornwall Tuttle (9). who was born in Antioch, Cal., February 17, 1870, married Emma Clark, and is now engaged in mercantile pursuits in Pocahontas, Miss. The doctor married second, in Empire City, Ore.,

March 26, 1873, Emma Lois Winkler, a native of Grass Valley, Cal., and they have three chil- dren, namely: Nancy Elnora Scales (9), born in Astoria, Ore., December 14, 1875, married, January II, 1899, Walter Hull Aldridge, of Trail, B. C .; Nettie Emily (9) born in Astoria, August 3, 1877, married, January 16, 1900, Robert Hun- ter, who is engaged in a general mercantile busi- ness at Roslyn, B. C .; and Jay Tuttle (9), who was born in Astoria, October 17, 1880.

One of the prominent and active Masons of the Pacific coast, Dr. Tuttle united with the order at Marshfield, joining Blanco Lodge, No. 48, A. F. & A. M., and is now a member of Temple Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., in which he served as worthy master in 1888, 1889 and 1890; he was a member of Umpqua Chapter No. II, R. A. M., serving as high priest; dimitting to St. John's Chapter No. 14. R. A. M., of which he was high priest from 1882 until 1887, inclu- sive; in 1888 and 1889 he was grand scribe; in 1889 and 1890 he was grand king; in 1890 and 1891 was deputy grand high priest; and in 1891 and 1892 was grand high priest of the grand chapter ; he also belongs to Oregon Command- ery, No. I, K. T .; to Oregon Lodge of Perfection No. 1; and to Washington Council, R. S. M., No. I. In 1891 and 1892 the doctor was presi- dent of the Oregon Order of High Priesthood, and he is now an active member of the Masonic Veteran Association of the Pacific coast. He is also connected with other fraternal organizations, being a member of the Knights of Pythias, serv- ing as grand chancellor in 1886 and 1887; and is past master workman of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He is a stanch Republican in politics, and during the time of the Civil war was secretary of the California Union League. Dr. Tuttle is also a member of the State Medical Society, and of the American Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. He is now president of the County Medical Society and holds membership with the American Med- ical Association. December 16, 1903, at a special election the doctor was elected without opposition to fill the position of state senator made vacant by the resignation of United States Senator Ful- ton and served in the special session of the legis- lature held in December, 1903.

JAMES WILLIAMS. Among the dairy- men of Tillamook county no two men are better or more favorably known than Thomas F. and James Williams, father and son, both of whom own valuable properties, and are energetic and practical dairymen. Thomas F. Williams was born in the picturesque mountain regions of Wales, Jnne 6, 1831, and hy occupation is a

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coal miner. From this dismal and confining occupation he stepped aboard a vessel when twenty-two years of age, full of the push and enthusiasm engendered by the ocean air and the prospect of brighter things. A long voyage intervened between himself and Australia, but the craft finally unloaded its human and other freight in the port of Sydney, and the youthful fortune-seeker soon after found himself in the gold mines of the southern continent. The six- teen years there spent were certainly more cheer- ful than those passed in the Welsh coal mines, but he was not especially successful from a financial standpoint. However, he found a wife to encourage him in the uphill struggle for ex- istence, a near by countrywoman, born in Lon- don, England, who was formerly Isabelle Howe. The marriage took place in 1861. Mrs. Williams died in 1897, at the age of sixty-two years, after having reared eight children, two of whom are deceased, James being the third youngest of six sons and two daughters.

In 1869 Thomas F. Williams brought his wife to California, locating on a farm in Contra Costa county, where the occupation of his youth was again taken up. For nine years he worked in the coal mines, doing contract work principally, and in 1878 came to Oregon, having decided to devote the balance of his life to brighter and more healthful occupations. Settling on a farm of two hundred and forty acres three and a half miles northeast of Tillamook, he has since en- gaged in a large dairy business, milking twenty cows, and successfully managing his fertile and productive farm. Since the death of his wife his daughter has been his housekeeper. Mr. Williams is a broad-minded and progressive man, is well posted on current events, and is a stanch adherent of the Republican party. Fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

James Williams was born while the family lived in Contra Costa county, Cal., July 2, 1872, and he was six years old when the family came to Tillamook county. While working on the farm he attended the public schools, and under his father's direction became a model dairyman, showing great ability and liking for the work. May 19, 1897, he married Bertha Ackley, who was born in Tillamook county, December 30, 1877, and whose father is mentioned at length in another part of this work. One son has been born of this union, Howard, living with his parents. Mr. Williams lived on the paternal farm until January 10, 1900, when he bought his present place of seventy acres, one and one- half miles northeast of Tillamook. He has a dairy of twenty-five cows, and is making many hne improvements on his farm. Mr. Williams is a Republican in politics, and takes a keen

interest in political and other affairs in his neigh- borhood. He is a quiet, unostentatious man, devoted to his home, his farm and his many loyal friends.

JOHN M. MORGAN. Two and a half miles east of Tillamook is a finely improved dairy farm of one hundred and six acres owned and oper- ated by John M. Morgan, one of the younger generation of men, who are helping to sustain the agricultural and dairying prestage of this part of the state. Mr. Morgan is of Danish parentage, and a native son of Tillamook county, his entire life having been spent in the country in close touch with its many interests, and in successful operation of its resources. At the present time he is milking thirty cows, and he has the reputation of producing as high grade dairy products as may be found in his neighbor- hood. He is energetic and industrious, and has the faculty of making his time and efforts count to the best possible advantage.

The Morgan family was established in the United States by an uncle of John M. Morgan, who left his home in Denmark at an early age and settled in Tillamook county. John's father, Peter, not knowing the whereabouts of his brother, left Denmark when nineteen years of age, shipping as a seaman before the mast. In some way he learned of his brother's residence in this country, so left the ship when it reached a western port and made his way to the home of his relative. Fortunately he was able to se- cure work almost immediately, and in time bought his brother's place three miles north of Tilla- mook, and about the same time took up three hundred and twenty acres of land on the tide water, engaging in dairying and stock-raising. After getting fairly started in his new home he married Mary Davidson, who was born in Iowa, and crossed the plains with her parents in the early days of gold seeking. Mr. Morgan was fairly successful as a dairyman, and at the time of his death, May 10, 1890, at the age of forty- five years, he left an unincumbered and valu- able property to his heirs. The three sons and two daughters in the family received their edu- cation in the public schools of Tillamook county. John M., the oldest of the children, who was born July 27, 1872, naturally assisted his father in the management of the farm.

October 24, 1894, John M. Morgan married Rena Susan Morton, a native daughter of Tilla- mook county, whose parents, Joshua Walter and Eliza Florence (Jenkins) Morton, were among the early settlers of the west. Two children gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, Florence Mary and Reeta Blanche, who are at- tending the public schools and developing into

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interesting young women. Mr. Morgan is a Democrat in political belief, but his quiet, un- assuming nature has always avoided the stress and uncertainty of office seeking and holding. He is an excellent manager, a practical, straight- forward business man, progressive in mind and large of heart.

JAMES J. ROBINSON. On the little island of Fyen, forming a part of Denmark and ad- joining Schleswig-Holstein to the east, James J. Robinson of Astoria was born February 6, 1869, being the eldest in a family of four chil- dren, two sons and two daughters. The father, who was a machinist by occupation, died in early life, but the mother is still living and makes Fyen her home. From the age of eleven years Mr. Robinson had to earn his own livelihood. Few advantages of birth or fortune were his. In fact, all that he is and all that he has may be justly attributed to his persistence in the face of obstacles. When but a boy he did a man's work on a farm. Of schooling he had little, yet he has ever been a careful observer and a thoughtful reader, so has gained a broad knowl- edge of men and things.

Hoping to find better opportunities in America, in 1889 Mr. Robinson crossed the ocean to New York, thence proceeded to Nebraska, where he spent two months at Plum creek, near Dawson. In September of the same year he arrived in Oregon. At first he was employed in a box fac- tory in Portland, then worked in a logging camp on Clatsop creek, but was forced to abandon such work in 1890 on account of having acci- dentally cut his foot with an axe. He was taken to St. Mary's hospital and there, after his re- covery, he remained for six years as a steward. Following this he was for two years employed as clerk with Ford & Stokes. In 1898 he em- barked in the furniture' business on Commercial street, Astoria, where he has a building, 25x100, two stories in height, equipped with all the stock necessary to a first-class store of this kind. Among the people of Astoria Mr. Robinson has built up a reputation for reliable work, honor- able dealings with all and courteous treatment of customers. His ambition is to conduct a business that will win the confidence of all, and no pains are spared in the attainment of this end. Since coming to Astoria he has married, his wife being Mathilda Carlson, who was born in Westrejutland, Sweden. They are the par- ents of three sons, Leo, James and Francis.

Since becoming a citizen of the United States Mr. Robinson has been stanch in his allegiance to the Republican party, and since identifying hinself with the business interests of Astoria he has been a member of the Chamber of Com-

merce. In religion he is connected with St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. Fraternally he is a inember of the Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica and the Scandinavian Benevolent Society, in the work of both of which he is warmly in- terested. In December of 1902 he was elected to represent the second ward of Astoria in the city council for a term of three years and en- tered upon the duties of the position in January, 1903, since which time he has been an influential factor in the work of the council and a member of the street committee. When it is remembered that he started out for himself at eleven years of age and has since worked his way, alone and unaided, the measure of success which has come to him proves that he is a man of energy, in- dustry and determination, eminently worthy of whatever prosperity the future may bring to him.

WILLIS B. POWELL. Yet another of the dairying enterprises which are making the vi- cinity of Tillamook famous for its milk products is that owned by Willis B. Powell, and located four miles south of the town. This farm con- sists of fifty-eight acres under a high state of cultivation, and improved with fine buildings, fences, and generai equipments. Mr. Powell is milking seventeen cows, and is meeting with deserved success in his chosen occupation. His property is noticeably neat and well arranged, and the casual visitor is impressed with the general air of thrift and prosperity. A pioneer of 1852, Mr. Powell belongs to the great caravan of plains emigrants who suffered severe loss while making their way to the Eldorado in the west. He was born in Miller county, Mo., March 14, 1844, and was six years old when the little farm was sold and the proceeds devoted to the purchase of oxen and provisions for the journey to the west. His father, Shedrick Pow- ell, was born in Kentucky, as was also his mother, Elizabeth (Clarkston) Powell, and the latter died in Washington, in August, 1883, at the age of seventy-eight years. Shedrick Powell moved from Kentucky to Illinois, where he lived for several years before settling in Missouri. April 1, 1852. he started upon what was to be his last journey, yet he was doubtless one of the most hopeful of those who were staking their all upon the promises of the west. He was captain of the party, and guided it in safety as far as the Powder river, where he was stricken by cholera, and was left in a lonely wayside grave on the plains. His family con- tinued their journey after performing the sim- ple rites for the dead, and in time located on a claim on Lewis river, in Washington. They had three hundred and twenty acres of land and en-

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gaged in farming there until 1867, the mother depending on her five boys and seven daugh- ters both to manage and do the work around the farm.

When his services were no longer required at home, Willis B. Powell went to Clark county, Wash., and took up land on the east fork of Lewis river, where he engaged in stock-raising until 1884. He then disposed of his farm and moved into Yamhill county, Ore., purchasing a place near Bellevue, four miles from Sheridan. On a farm of ninety-four acres he engaged in general farmning and stock-raising until 1901, and then came to the farm he now occupies and which he has found a pleasant place to live, and surrounded with many congenial neighbors. Through his marriage with M. J. Spencer in 1867, six children have been born, four of whom are living: Etta M., wife of William Carl, of Tacoma, Wash .; Rebecca, wife of M. B. Green, now living in Tillamook City; Stella M., wife of George Bennett, of Washington; and Lloyd, living on the home farm. Mrs. Powell was born in Iowa February 17, 1848, and crossed the plains with her parents in 1862. Mr. Powell is a Republican in politics, and is a broad-minded, progressive farmer, advocating education, relig- ion, and all advancement that has to do with the happiness and success of mankind.

JOB HATFIELD. This sturdy pioneer has the distinction of being the first white settler on what is known as Long Prairie, where, after a somewhat roving life, he settled in 1850 and en- gaged in farming and stock-raising. Mr. Hat- field was born August 31, 1813, in Nova Scotia, near Yarmouth, the son of Job and Jane Hat- field. The father died when Job was a young child, while the motlier passed away after his removal to Oregon. Mr. Hatfield was the re- cipient of but a meager education. When four- teen years old he went to sea and followed that life till 1833, that year finding him in New York. He continued to follow a sea-roving life, how- ever, and after one long voyage from that port, he served as pilot for many years in and out of New York harbor. He went to California in 1849, by way of Cape Horn, starting in January and reaching his destination the following July. During the remainder of the summer he worked in the mines, but in the fall he proceeded to As- toria, Ore., and served during the winter as pilot on the Columbia river. The following spring he took up a donation claim of two hun- (red and ninety acres on the Umpqua river, four miles cast of Scottsburg, which has been his home ever since. The first time Mr. Hatfield saw Salem, Ore., there was but one log house in

the place. In 1855 he ran a pack train to the Yreka mines in California, but abandoned that business and returned to his ranch, and gave almost his entire attention to stock-raising.

Mr. Hatfield can be safely termed a successful man. He is a stanch Republican and is proud of his lifelong connection with that party. He has now about completed life's battle and stands among his friends as a victor in the struggle, surrounded by the fruits of his foresight, his toil and his skill.

MARCUS WHITMAN HARRISON is a native son of Oregon, and was born near Forest Grove, Washington county, December 18, 1855. His father, John Harrison, was born in Penn- sylvania, and his mother, Mary ( Smith) Harri- son, was a native of Kentucky. His father re- moved to Ohio with his parents, and was reared there. His mother was taken to Iowa in child- hood by her parents. Mr. Harrison's parents met and married in Iowa, thereafter living on a farm in that state until 1846. John Harrison was ambitious and far-sighted, and while his neighbors and friends waited for further con- firmation of gold and rich lands in the far west, he sold his farm and put into practical operation the plans that had been formulating in his ad- venturous brain. Outfitting with ox-teams, wagons and provisions, he started across the plains in 1846, before the tide of emigration had assumed large proportions, and while yet the way was bestrewn with dangers at every turn. It is not known that the family suffered serious deprivations, and they arrived in due time at Oregon City, which remained the headquarters while the father looked around for a desirable farming property. Near Forest Grove he finally took up a section of land, which he improved and lived upon until his death in 1874, at the age of seventy-two years.

In his youth Marcus Whitman Harrison at- tended the public schools and the Forest Grove Academy, and entered upon his independent ca- reer in 1877 by purchasing a band of Cayuse horses in eastern Washington and ranching for about four years. In 1882 he purchased a farmi of three hundred and ten acres one mile east of Tillamook, where he lived until 1889. He then sold his land at a large profit and bought a farm south of the town, where he still resides. At the present time he owns a large tract of timber land, and is accounted one of the substantial and wealthy men of this county. In 1902 he and others organized and incorporated the Tillamook County Bank, an institution having a capital stock of $to,ooo and transacting business under the laws of Oregon. He was elected to the presidency of this bank, and during its compara-

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tively brief career he has given abundant evi- dence of sagacity in financial affairs. Mr. Har- rison is public-spirited and enterprising, but has never taken an active interest in politics, al- though his vote invariably supports the Repub- lican party. His family consists of his wife, for- merly Emma Adams, a native of Minnesota and the daughter of Thomas Adams, of Columbia county, and three children, Erwin, Ellen, and Leslie.

JOSEPH HOWARD STEWART. As a pioneer fruit-grower of Jackson county Joseph H. Stewart takes first rank, and his products are shipped to all parts of the United States and Europe. He is a profound student of everything pertaining to horticulture, and is one of the best posted mien in his line between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. When he first came to Oregon, people generally questioned the advisability of raising fruit, but there are many today who wish they had followed his example. His father, William Stewart, was born of Scotch parents in in the north of Ireland, and upon coming to America about 1821 located on the coast of Maine, in Washington county. He had made a former visit there while sailing before the mast and studying navigation, to which he did not take kindly, having a genius for mechanical in- vention. In Maine he married Nancy Marston, a native daughter of the state, and who, at the time of her death in Quincy, Ill., left seventy-five descendants. Fourteen children were born to Willianı Stewart and his wife, ten sons and four daughters, Joseph Howard, born in Washington county, Me., November 22, 1833, being the fourth son. After bringing his family to Quincy, Ill., in 1836, William Stewart inaugurated a career which did him credit from many standpoints. Settling on land in Adams county he started a nursery and farming business, and the first fruit- trees brought to Oregon in an ox-train came from this farm. He was one of the original Free Soilers, and took an active part in political mat- ters. He was president and one of the foremost promoters of the first agricultural society in the state of Illinois, organized in 1854. supporting the same by his hearty zeal and co-operation the re- mainder of his life. Mr. Stewart died in 1859, at the age of fifty-six years, leaving his family and friends a legacy of an honored name and to those dependent upon him a comfortable inherit- ance.

Owing to early association with his father's nursery, Joseph H. Stewart had scant oppor- tunity for attending school, a deficiency which has since spurred him to unusual effort along educa- tional lines. At the age of twenty-one he mar-

ried, in Quincy, Ill., Elizabeth Hyman, who was born on the Atlantic ocean while her parents were en route to Ainerica from Germany. Her father, George Hyman, was a tailor by trade, and in 1836 located in Adams county, Ill., where he died at an advanced age. In 1853 Mr. Stewart removed to Hannibal, Mo., taking with him an already established reputation as a practical fruit-grower, having taken many premiums at state exhibits, and served on fruit commissions. In 1860 he removed to Quincy, and there en- gaged in the nursery business until 1884. While residing there in 1860 he made the first large cxhibit of fruit in the east, showing one hundred and twenty varieties of pears and apples at the American Pomological Society held in Philadel- phia. In 1870 he was elected to the state legis- lature and during the session secured the passage of the drainage law. During the building of the levce at Quincy, in 1878, he superintended the work in the Indian grave drainage district. Ambitious and resourceful, he firmly believed that Oregon held exceptional opportunities for the fruit-grower, and in the spring of 1884 he took a trip to the state, investigating the soil and general prospects. Well pleased with what he found, he returned to his family in the fall, and in February, 1885, located in the Rogue Rived valley. Two months later found him in Illinois, negotiating for the sale of his property, with the proceeds of which he removed his be- longings to the coast. Needless to say fruit trees constituted a large part of the outfit. The first year in the valley he had one hundred and sixty acres under orchard, and the next year an addi- tional one hundred acres. In 1890 he shipped the first car load of fruit out of Jackson county, and in 1896 his output consisted of ninety-five carloads of apples and pears. Mr. Stewart has sold the first two orchards which he started, and at present has about four hundred acres devoted exclusively to apples and pears.

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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 64

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