The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912, Part 141

Author: Gaston, Joseph, 1833-
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago, The S.J. Clarke publishing company
Number of Pages: 1072

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LEE WIMBERLY, who, since 1906 has been owner and editor of the Daily Rose- burg Review, which paper he aided in estab- lishing at Roseburg in 1898, was born in Douglas county, Oregon, April 19, 1866. His parents were Enoch and Nancy A. Wimberly, both Oregon pioneers, the former an Indian war veteran, who arrived here in 1846. The mother came to this state in 1853. Enoch Wimberly was born in Missouri but was a

descendant of the Wimberly family of Mis- sissippi. His wife, a native of Illinois, was descended from the Fays family of Ken- tucky.

Lee Wimberly was a pupil in the public schools of his native county, supplementing his district school work by study in the Roseburg high school. In youth he had the usual, experiences of the farm lad and in early manhood he devoted a few months to teaching school, but in 1888 took up the printing trade and newspaper work, to which he has since devoted his attention. He spent a number of years in the employ of others, mastering every phase of the business, and in 1898 he helped to establish the Daily Roseburg Review. Three years later or in 1901, he was made its editor and in 1906 lie purchased the paper, which he has since owned and published. It is liberally pa- tronized both in its circulation and advertis- ing departments and is an up-to-date jour- nal, devoted to local interests and to the dissemination of general information. Mr. Wimberly is a director in several local build- ing associations.

At Roseburg, on the 19th of October, 1898, Mr. Wimberly was married to Miss Cora Benedick, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Benedick. Her father is prominent in the Presbyterian church and has twice been its representative to general assembly sessions. Mr. and Mrs. Wimberly have a daughter, Florence, who is eight years of age. Mr. Wimberly is a democrat but not a strict partisan. He is well known and popu- lar in fraternal circles. He is a past grand patriarch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Oregon and was grand representa- tive in the sovereign grand lodge, I. O. O. F., at Indianapolis, Indiana, in September, 1911, and at Winnipeg, Manitoba, in September, 1912. He belongs to the Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks, is a dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose and a past councillor commander of the Woodmen of the World. He is in hearty sympathy with the high principles and purposes of these organiza- tions and that he is an exemplary represen- tative thereof is indicated in the official honors that have been conferred upon him.

GLENN G. ANDERSON, who resides two and a half miles northeast of Eugene, where he engages in hop and fruit raising, is one of Lane county's native sons, born in 1870. His father, the late J. C. Anderson, was born in Arkansas, whence he removed to Oregon and subsequently engaged in hop growing, being the first person in the state to follow this activity on an extensive scale. He passed away in 1905, but was survived by the mother, whose maiden name was Eliza Campbell and who is now the wife of Isaac Stevens, of Eugene. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, of whom our subject is the eldest.

The boyhood and youth of Glenn G. An- derson were passed on the ranch where lie was born and in the acquirement of an edu- cation he attended the common schools. After laying aside his text-books le assisted

THOMAS ANDERSON

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his father with the operation of the home place until he was married, at the age of twenty-two. He then left the parental roof and started out to make his own way in the world. For fifteen years thereafter he took lumber and logging contracts, but at the expiration of that period he turned his at- tention to argicultural pursuits. He rented some land, which he has ever since devoted to fruit raising and hop growing and has met with good financial success in both un- dertakings. He now owns a fine tract of land at Kingsley, Oregon, and a block at Douglas Garden, both of which properties are excellent holdings and constantly increasing in value.

Mr. Anderson was married on the 24th of December, 1892, to Miss Minnie Belcher, who was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1875, and is a daughter of Lance and Mary (Kimball) Belcher, who were born, reared and married in the Keystone state. They removed from there to Nebraska, where the father passed away in 1880. The mother subsequently became the wife of Eliott Pat- ten and in 1887 they came to Oregon, and now own a fine ranch in Lane county. Mrs. Anderson is the eldest of the four children born to her parents, the others being as follows: Mrs. May Lane of Black Rock, Oregon; and Charley and David, both of whom are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have three children, as follows: Norman, still at home, whose birth occurred on De- cember 31, 1893; Edith M., who was born in 1895, now a high-school student; and E. Fay, whose natal year was 1901, also attending school. Mr. Anderson gives his political support to the men and measures of the democratic party. He is an enter- prising man, diligent and progressive, and as a result he is meeting with success in the pursuit of his undertakings.

HENRY H. WOOD is the owner of a ranch of one hundred and sixty acres, on the north end of Swan Lake valley, where he is engaged in general farming and stock-rais- ing. He was born in Columbia county, Wis- consin, January 1, 1865, and was fourth in the order of birth of ten children of William and Lucy C. (Hawkins) Wood, the father a native of Scotland and the mother of New York. William Wood came to the United States when eighteen years of age. He had been left an orphan at the age of six years, and when very young had to provide not only for his own support but also for that of a younger brother. Lucy C. Hawkins went to Wisconsin with her parents when young and in that state became the wife of William Wood. . They spent the remainder of their lives upon the farm in Columbia county, Wisconsin, and it was there that Henry H. Wood was born and reared, resid- ing in that state until the fall of 1887, when, at the age of twenty-two years, he left home and has since been dependent upon his own resources for a livelihood. He spent about one year in Nevada and California and in the fall of 1888 came to Oregon, locating at Dairy, Klamath county.

He preempted land in the Pine Flat valley and resided thereon for about fourteen years, when he sold that property and homesteaded his present ranch of one hundred and sixty acres at the north end of Swan Lake valley. Here he has since engaged in general farm- ing and stock-raising and has met with a generous measure of prosperity, being the owner of a good property which returns to him substantial income because of the care and labor that he bestows upon it.

In 1897, Henry H. Wood was married to Miss Jane Michael who was born in North Carolina, September 15, 1867. She was a young lady of twenty years when brought to Oregon in 1887 by her parents. Thomas and Martha (Michael) Michael. Her father and mother were cousins and were natives of North Carolina. Their last days were passed in Klamath county, Oregon. Mrs. Wood was the eldest of seven children, six of whom lived to years of maturity. By her marriage she has become the mother of three children, Maggie, Louise and Harry, all born in Klamath county. Mr. Wood is a republican and is without aspiration for public office. He has never taken an active part in politics yet is unremitting in the duties of citizenship. He recognizes the fact that he has obligations to the work of public improvement and is not slow to meet his duty in that connection.

GEORGE BAYNE, starting out in life as a farm hand, became in the course of years a successful agriculturist and at the time of his death in 1911 owned a valuable farm property in Multnomah county. He was born in Scotland, on the 1st of February, 1869, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bayne, also natives of Scotland. The parents left their native land and settled in America in 1871, locating first in Iowa, where the father's death occurred. Subsequently the mother removed to Oregon but later went to Georgia, where she passed away. They were the parents of ten children, five of whom survive.

George Bayne acquired his education in the common schools and at the same time laid the foundation for his agricultural ca- reer by assisting on the home farm until he started out independently. He ever showed the salient characteristics of his Scotch an- cestry by his energy, industry and thrift. At the time of his death he owned one hundred and sixy acres of land near Burling- ton, which he had cultivated earlier in life and which is still the property of his widow although they never resided upon it. By careful and judicious management his prop- erty proved so highly productive and profita- ble, that later in life he was able to pur- chase considerable real estate, including a valuable business block and a substantial home in Salem. Until 1909 he made his home upon a farm of fifty-three acres, lo- cated four miles east of Salem, and engaged most successfully in hop growing.

On the 20th of April, 1902, Mr. Bayne was married to Miss Mary Smith, whose birth occurred in Marion county and who is a

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daughter of James and Isabelle (Low) Smith, botlı of whom are also natives of Scotland. They came to America in 1874 and located in Marion county, upon the farm where they resided until their removal to Polk county, where they are still living. To them four children were born, namely : Mrs. Bayne, James, Albert and Isabelle. To Mr. and Mrs. Bayne one son was born, Albert Edward, whose birth occurred on the 11th of March, 1903. Mrs. Bayne is now re- siding in Salem, having retained her home there since her husband's death.

Mr. Bayne was always interested in mat- ters relating to the civic welfare and never neglected the duties of citizenship, although lie neither sought nor desired office. He always kept well informed on the issues of the day and gave his support to the measures which he thought would be most influential in producing good government. He was devoted to his family, was a good neighbor and a faithful friend. He was sociable by nature and enjoyed the compan- ionship of those of congenial tastes and interests. He readily recognized the good in others and was loved by all who knew him. He left a comfortable competence to his family and also an untarnished name, a valued inheritance even more to be cherished than riches.

WILLIAM J. SAVAGE is one of Josephine county's well known citizens, who as result of his industry and ability has risen to a place of prominence and success. He com- menced life as a poor boy, a member of a large family, and by close application secured a good education, becoming a teacher, and now owns, together with his brother, Gilbert M., eight hundred and twenty acres of land, upon which he follows agricultural pursuits and stock-raising. He was born in Jackson county, Oregon, July 12, 1854, a son of James and Margaret (McKinzie) Savage, the father a native of New Brunswick and the mother of Scotland. The latter emigrated with her family to the United States when a child and after her marriage came, in 1853, with ox teams, to Oregon, the family home being established in Jackson county. The father of our subject died in that county in 1908 and the mother, who survives, makes her home in Grants Pass. In their family were thirteen children, eleven of whom sur- vive. Gilbert M. Savage was born near Rock Point, Jackson county, on the 15th of April, 1856, and married Elvira Piatt, a twin sister of Mrs. William J. Savage.

William J. Savage remained at home with his parents until he attained the age of twenty-six years, receiving meanwhile a high-school education. He then embarked in business, lumbering and farming. He also taught school during his early manhood for four years. He was successful in his busi- ness and now owns six hundred and eighty- five acres of land on Lost creek and one hundred and thirty-five acres on Jump-Off Joe creek.

At the age of twenty-six years Mr. Savage was married to Miss Almira Piatt, a native

of Illinois, who emigrated to Oregon in 1877 with her parents, William and Mary Piatt, who made their home here until their deaths. To Mr. and Mrs. Savage has been born one son, Winfred A., who is still at home. Mr. Savage is a prominent republican who takes an active interest in public affairs. He is also greatly interested in educational mat- ters and for thirty years has been clerk of the local school board. He is one of the prominent men of the community and enjoys not only a wide acquaintance but a most excellent standing in the county. He pos- sesses those traits of character which assure him the esteem of his acquaintances and the loyalty of his friends, is skillful in the man- agement of his business affairs and is universally regarded as one of the leading citizens of this section of Oregon.

GEORGE W. CRUNK, SR., well known in Coos county as an exponent of modern and progressive ideas of agriculture, was born in Tennessee, March 4, 1834. He is a son of Jacob and Virginia (Canon) Crunk, the for- mer a native of Alabama and the latter of North Carolina. Mr. Crunk's parents were married in Tennessee, and after one year's residence in that state the mother died and the father removed to Kentucky, where he operated a farm and carried on a flourishing shoemaking business until his death in the seventy-fifth year of his life. He was the father of nine children, William, John M., Charity, Drusilla, Susan, Jacob, two daugh- ters who died in infancy, and George W. The last named is the only one of this family still living.

He received his education in the public schools of Kentucky and laid aside his books in order to make a journey to California when he was nineteen years of age. He re- mained in that state for ten years, being successful in gold mining. In 1864 he removed to Montana, where he followed the same occupation until 1872. In that year he removed to the state of Washington and began his agricultural career, farming a large tract of land successfully and scientifi- cally for twelve years. He met with his usual success in this line of occupation, and when he came to Coos county he still car- ried on the cultivation of the soil. He bought a half section of land on Myrtle creek and brought it to a high state of pro- ductivity. He made extensive improvements upon his property, installed labor-saving ma- chinery and planted the farm to the most suitable grains and vegetables. In 1901, when he disposed of his holdings, he was the owner of one of the model properties in Coos county. He later bought a squatter's right in the same section and operated it in con- junction with his son-in-law, William A. Fish, for some time. Mr. Fish is now the sole owner of this tract of land, Mr. Crunk having sold out his interest.

In 1868 Mr. Crunk was united in marriage to Miss Angeline Bump, who was born in Ohio in 1841. She is a daughter of Jerome and Esther (Gillett) Bump, the father a na- tive of New York state and the mother of

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Ohio. They lived in the latter state for several years after their marriage, later re- moving to Wisconsin, where the father fol- lowed the mason's trade until 1852 when he crossed the plains with ox teams to Cali- fornia, settling in the Ione valley, where he was successful as a stock dealer until his death in 1855. His wife had passed away in 1851 and is buried in Illinois. They were the parents of three children: Jacob, who passed away in California; James Capolk, who died at the age of two years; and Angeline, the wife of our subject. To Mr. and Mrs. Crunk have been born five children. George W. lives in Rock creek, seven miles above Bridge, Oregon. Gertrude is the wife of Elwood Carey of Bandon, Oregon. Scella M., married Albert Rice of Myrtle Creek. John died in infancy. Myrtle V., the young- est daughter, married in 1897 William A. Fish of Rock Creek, Oregon. Mr. Fish is a native son of this state, having been born on March 26, 1868. He is a son of Albert and Hannah A. (Gribble) Fish, both of whom are now deceased. He and his wife are the parents of one daughter, Hattie M., whose birth occurred, February 10, 1901.

In his political affiliations Mr. Crunk is a consistent democrat, a firm believer in the principles of that party and a stanch sup- porter of its policies although he never seeks public office. He and his wife are advocates of the Spiritualist faith. Mr. Crunk is widely known in Coos county for his pro- gressive and scientific ideas of agriculture which have brought him undoubted success. He is one of the representative and enter- prising farmers of the district and has been a contributing factor to the development of the region in which he lives.

CAPTAIN HENLEY MAUPIN. One of the prominent and influential men of Douglas county is Captain Henley Maupin, who has been active in farming all during his life and is now one of the substantial agricul- turists and stock-raisers of the section in which he resides. He owns twelve hundred acres of land, improved and intelligently de- veloped, and his farm is productive and remu- nerative to its highest point. The history of Captain Maupin's name is peculiar and interesting. His father was a veteran of the Mexican war and at the deathbed of his cap- tain, with whom he was upon very close and intimate terms, he promised that if he sur- vived his first son should be named after his leader. Therefore, when our subject was born in Eugene, Oregon, on January 2, 1855, he was christened Captain Henley Maupin. He is a son of Garrett and Martha A. (Poindex- ter) Maupin, the former a native of Ken- tucky and the latter of Illinois. Their mar- riage occurred in Missouri, whither the mother had removed with her parents. In 1852 Garrett Maupin fitted out a wagon train at his own expense and crossed the plains with ox teams to Oregon. Upon his arrival in this state he and his wife took up dona- tion claims of three hundred and twenty acres each in Lane county, near Eugene, where they resided until 1867. In that year

they sold their holdings and came to Douglas county, where they located upon a rented farm on the Umpqua river. Mr. Maupin was killed the following year while driving a team from Oakland to Scottsburg, being then engaged in the business of freighting. The load of wool which he was hauling overturned and fell upon him, causing his death. After this event his wife purchased an old donation claim of three hundred acres, where Captain Henley Maupin lives at the present time. Here she located with her family and here she resided until her death, which occurred in 1909, at the age of eighty- two years.

C. H. Maupin was thirteen or fourteen years of age when his mother removed to his present home farm. He attended school in this district and when he had attained his manhood began farming for himself. He and his brother, Thomas P. Maupin, worked in partnership for several years and engaged extensively in stock-raising. From time to time they bought land with the proceeds from the sale of their stock and their hold- ings increased until at one time they owned fifteen hundred acres. In 1888 or 1889, how- ever, the copartnership was dissolved, and the ranch divided. Captain Henley Maupin has since that time been alone in his occu- pation and has attained a gratifying degree of success. He owns twelve hundred acres of land and his twenty-acre prune orchard is said to be the finest in Douglas county.

On September 11, 1893, Mr. Maupin was united in marriage to Miss Minnie A. Peters, a native of Illinois and a daughter of Alexander S. Peters, who came to Oregon from that state in 1878, locating in Douglas county, two and one-half miles northeast of Oakland. Eleven years later he removed to a rented farm on the Umpqua river, where his death occurred on April 30, 1900. To. Mr. and Mrs. Maupin have been born seven chil- dren: Garrett Alva, Edith, Hazel, Daniel Newton, Maurice A., Florence E. and Martha L., all of whom reside at home.

Mr. Maupin is a consistent democrat and served for four years as county commissioner of Douglas county and for many years has been a member of the school board of his district. His wife belongs to the Christian church. He is one of the leaders in all pro- gressive movements for the benefit of his community and is one of the widely known and influential men of Douglas county.

WILLIAM CARTER. Starting out in- life without favoring circumstances, William Carter has, by industry and frugality, ac- quired a productive little farm of twenty acres near Woodville, which by his own hands he has cleared and improved. He was born in Jackson county, Missouri, June 10, 1868, a son of French and Nancy Carter, natives of Ohio and Virginia respectively. After resid- ing in Missouri for a number of years the parents came to Oregon in 1875, having become convinced that conditions in the far west were more favorable so far as business opportunities were concerned than in the eastern portions of the country. On arriving

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in this state they settled in Jackson county and proceeded to become as comfortable as possible. In 1882, after spending only about seven years in Oregon the father died. The mother, however, is still living here, having attained the age of eighty-one years.

William Carter has made his home under the parental roof with the exception of ten years which he spent in Spokane, Washing- ton, where he worked in various occupations. He had received a good common-school edu- cation and, being of an industrious and economical nature, lie was enabled, in 1910, from his earnings to purchase a twenty acre ranch, upon which he is now living. Since becoming the owner of this place he has de- voted himself to clearing it, adding improve- ments and getting it in a good state of culti- vation, so that it is now producing a hand- some income.

In his political views Mr. Carter has always been an adherent of the principles and policies of the democratic party and while he has never been an office seeker he has given com- mendable attention public . matters. He is regarded as a most excellent citizen and by his well ordered life, his genial per- sonality and optimistic nature is constantly making new friends.

J. L. HARRIS, M. D. is engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in the re- cently established town of Hildebrand, in the Yonna valley, of Klamath county. He was born in Iron county, Missouri, October 5, 1874. His father, a native of Virginia, served as a soldier in the Union army dur- ing the Civil war and after hostilities were ended removed with his family to Missouri. At one time he followed merchandising but afterward became a dealer in live stock, in which business he engaged to the time of his death, which occurred when his son, J. L. Harris, was about six years of age. Our sub- ject's mother, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Ringer) Harris, a native of Maryland, now resides at Plaza, Washington, to which place she removed with her children, a son and three daughters, immediately after the death of the husband and father.

Dr. J. L. Harris supplemented his early education, acquired in the public schools, with a course in the medical department of the State University, and graduated in the class of 1897. He practiced in Whitman county, Washington, until October, 1910, when he came to Hildebrand. He has homesteaded forty acres of land and to the cultivation and improvement of that prop- erty he gives a part of his time and at- tention. He was instrumental in having a store and postoffice established here and his labors are an element in the growth and de- velopment of the district.

Dr. Harris was married in 1900 to Miss Olive I. Thompson, a native of Nebraska, and a daughter of B. Thompson. They have three children, Violet, J. B. and Gladys Pau- line. Dr. Harris belongs to Piute Camp, No. 77, K. O. T. M., which he was instrumental in organizing. This camp has now thirty members and the organization is building

a home for it, thirty by fifty feet, and two stories in height, the lower floor being used as the auditorium. Dr. Harris' professional connections are with the Washington State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Through their proceedings he keeps in touch with what is being done by eminent members of the profession and he is ever quick and ready to adopt improved methods tending to promote the usefulness of the medical fraternity.

NILLUS McMILLAN, who has been a resident of Oregon for the past quarter of a century, was for a number of years ac- tively and successfully identified with gen- eral agricultural pursuits and is now en- gaged in the feed. business at Garibaldi. His birth occurred in Ohio on the 20th of June, 1853, his parents being J. W. and Isabelle (Monroe) McMillan, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. Removing to Ohio in an early day, they remained resi- dents of that state until 1854, when they took up their abode in Cedar county, Iowa. Subsequently they went to Hardin county, that state, and later to Humboldt county, Iowa, where they made their home for three years. On the expiration of that period they returned to Hardin county and there continued to reside until called to their final rest. Unto them were born eight chil- dren, four of whom are yet living.

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The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912, Part 141

Author: Gaston, Joseph, 1833- Publication date: 1912 Publisher: Chicago, The S.J. Clarke publishing company Number of Pages: 1072

Author: Gaston, Joseph, 1833-
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago, The S.J. Clarke publishing company
Number of Pages: 1072