An illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas counties; with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington, Part 95

Author: Interstate publishing co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: [Chicago] Interstate publishing company
Number of Pages: 1146

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stockmen. In Kansas, California and Washington our subject received the greater part of his educa- tion, attending the public schools of the various localities in which he lived during boyhood. He remained at home upon the farm until he reached his majority, then filed on a claim near Dot. There he farmed and raised stock for seven years, or until 1889, when he sold that property and invested in railroad land, purchasing a quarter section of for- feited land for $1.25 an acre. This purchase, to- gether with one hundred and sixty acres since ac- quired, comprises his present farm, which he has brought to a high state of cultivation.

On the 13th of October, 1886, Mr. Hinshaw married Miss Ida R. Dingmon, a native of Wash- ington county, Oregon, born June 19, 1867. Her father is of Canadian birth and English parentage. He removed from Canada to Michigan in 1860, served with distinction in the Civil war, and after- wards came to the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Ding- mon is now a resident of Klickitat county, to which he came in 1871. Mrs. Laura (Sewell) Dingmon was also a native of Oregon, born in Washington county, the daughter of parents who were among Oregon's earliest pioneers ; she died in 1896 at her home near Goldendale. Mrs. Hinshaw received the most of her school training in Klickitat county. At the age of twenty she was married to Mr. Hin- shaw. She passed to the world beyond in 1896, mourned by all who knew her, for in her they rec- ognized a woman of exceptional worth. Five chil- dren survived, whose names and birthdays are as follows : Amy, August 14, 1887; Cora, January 31, 1889; Eldon E., April 25, 1891 ; Wilma, June 14, 1893, and Anna, November 1, 1895; all are natives of Klickitat county.

Mr. Hinshaw was again married, February 17, 1903, Miss Hattie M. Gunn then becoming his bride. Her parents, Peter and Carrie (Fraser) Gunn, were born in Nova Scotia and both of Scotch descent. Hattie, the daughter, was born at Wine Harbor, Guysborough county, Nova Scotia. The family became residents of California in 1870, and eight years later came to Klickitat county, the year of the Indian outbreak in Oregon. Mr. Gunn is still one of the county's prosperous farmers; Mrs. Gunn's death occurred May 26, 1904. When seventeen years of age Miss Gunn, now Mrs. Hinshaw, com- menced teaching school, and for sixteen vears, in- cluding six years in the public schools of Golden- dale, she was engaged in that high vocation, attain- ing commendable success. With the exception of one year, spent in King county, she taught in the Klicki- tat schools. To better fit herself for this work, she entered Willamette University, from which institu- tion she received her degree June 14, 1892. She served two years on the board of county examiners. Mrs. Hinshaw also possesses marked ability as a painter and has spent considerable time studying under an excellent teacher. Much of her best work is to be found in her own home. Mr. and Mrs.

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Hinshaw have gathered around them a wide circle of loyal friends and acquaintances and enjoy the highest esteem of all. By thrift and good judgment Mr. Hinshaw has transformed his land into one of the best appointed and most substantial farms in the valley.

VERNON T. HINSHAW is a prosperous farmer living one and one-half miles south of Gold- endale, Washington. He was born in Morgan county, Indiana, April 1, 1859, the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Hadley) Hinshaw, of whom further mention is made in this volume. Vernon T. re- ceived his education in the common schools of Kan- sas, to which state his parents moved from Indiana. When he was eight years old they went to Califor- nia, to which state he also came when fifteen. Later he accompanied them to Klickitat county, arriving in 1878. Vernon lived at home with his parents till he was thirty years of age, then bought a tract of railroad land, which, with other land and improve- ments since added, comprises his present farm.

Mr. Hinshaw was married at Lyle, Washington, March 22, 1893, the lady being Miss Hattie Snider, a native of Kansas, born August 17, 1867. Miss Snider was educated in the common schools of Kan- sas and of Klickitat county. After completing her education she taught school for three terms, also tutored the family of Mr. George Smith for two years. She married Mr. Hinshaw when twenty-six years of age. Jesse J. Snider, her father, was born in Ohio, but moved with his parents to Indiana when he was a boy, and thence to Kansas. There he grew to manhood and married, and thence, in 1875, he came west as a homeseeker. Klickitat county he found suitable to his ends in view, and three years later, in 1878, he sent for his family, whom he had preceded to the home of his choosing. His death occurred during the winter of 1903 in Goldendale. Tenitia (Pate) Snider, the mother, was born in Tennessee, but when a small girl moved with her parents to Kansas. She is the mother of five children, among whom was Hattie, present wife of Mr. Hinshaw. At present she resides near Gold- endale. Mr. and Mrs. Hinshaw are the parents of four children-Virgil V., born in Klickitat county April 3, 1895; Ruth C., October 31, 1897; Cecil F., January 3, 1901, and Frederick L., May 9, 1903, all in Klickitat county. In religion Mr. Hinshaw is a Methodist, and he is inclined to the Prohibition- ist views in politics. His farm comprises two hun- dred and forty acres of land, one hundred and sixty of which are under cultivation, and is well stocked with all necessary equipments to make successful the efforts of its owner. The farm, in every detail, bears evidence of the well-directed industry of Mr. Hinshaw, and, in view of the increasing value of farming property in this section of the country, promises substantial returns for the toil and energy he has expended upon it.

JAMES COFFIELD. The gentleman whose life history it is now our purpose to review in brief has earned a rank among the most successful agri- culturists of Klickitat county, of which for many years he has been a resident. Bringing to the busi- ness he chose for his own a degree of enthusiasm and energy and a soundness of judgment such as few possess, he has wrought his way steadily to for- tune, and he now enjoys not only an 'abundance of worldly goods, but, what is more satisfying, the consciousness of having accomplished with unusual success a worthy undertaking. Mr. Coffield is not one of those who, in winning fortune in material things, have forfeited the esteem and respect of their fellow men, but in the battle he has fought witlı the forces of nature and the conditions of existence he has ever been mindful of the rights of his fel- lows, and all his goings in and comings out and all his dealings with his associates have been such as to retain the good will of the latter and cement to him- self their friendships. Mr. Coffield is a native of the Keystone state, born in Allegheny county, July 4, 1845. His father, Timothy, was likewise a son of Pennsylvania and had in his veins the blood of that sturdy race known as the "Pennsylvania Dutch." By occupation he was a farmer and car- penter. The mother of our subject, Debby (Wright) Coffield, though of English descent, was by birth a Pennsylvanian. She made the state of her nativity her home during her entire life. Mr. Coffield, of whom we write, received his educational discipline in the public schools of Allegheny county, then gave his time and energies to the assistance of his father in farming operations until he was twenty-six. The elder Coffield rewarded his faithfulness by giving him a farm, and, with his newly-wedded helpmeet, he then began independently the struggle of life. Soon, however, the passion for the west seized him, and in about a year he had sold his holdings and was en route to Colorado. His change of residence was attended by no change in occupation, however. Purchasing a grain and stock farm, he gave himself assiduously to agriculture and the rearing of cattle for nine years, then he yielded to another impulse to move westward, and the fall of the year 1881 found him in Walla Walla county, Washington. His residence in Klickitat county dates from the next spring, when he purchased a stock farm from the Letterman Brothers, together with all their cat- tle and other domestic animals. This farm con- tained some four hundred acres. For two years it was the home of Mr. Coffield and the scene of his labors, then he traded it for a 620-acre tract on the Columbia river, where he lived continuously until 1902. In 1892, however, he had purchased another place eight miles south of Goldendale, and on this tract he has resided for a couple of years past. It consists of 420 acres, a half section of which is in cultivation, the remainder being used as pasture land. Mr. Coffield is evidently making a success of that species of agriculture so frequently advocated

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and so seldom carried on successfully known as di- versified farming. He has one hundred Short- horn and Hereford cattle, twenty horses and other live stock, and his cultivated acres include a seven- acre orchard, a half-acre vineyard and a quarter- acre strawberry patch.

Mr. Coffield was married in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, March 1, 1870, the lady being Rosine, daughter of Christ and Rosine Koenig, both natives of Switzerland. Her father was a farmer in his na- tive land, and when he came to Pennsylvania he naturally engaged in that business. He died in Colorado. Her mother, making the most of the op- portunities which came to her by reason of having lived in both Europe and America, became an excel- lent scholar in both English and German. As Mrs. Coffield was born in Switzerland and spent the first five years of her life there, she also enjoyed like ad- vantages in the study of language, and, by attending faithfully an academy in Pittsburg, she acquired an excellent education in the tongues of both her na- tive and her adopted country. She likewise became a splendid musician. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Coffield are: Louisa J., now Mrs. Compton, born in Pennsylvania June II, 1871; John H., born in Pennsylvania February 9, 1873; Alice M., who now runs a millinery store in Goldendale, born in Colorado March 3, 1875; Frank R., born in Colo- rado February 12, 1877; George, born in Colorado March 31, 1879; Elsie, born in Colorado May II, 1881 ; Mrs. Emma Pike, born in Goldendale August 26, 1883; Mary J., born in Goldendale September 18, 1885, and now attending the Goldendale Acad- emy; Roy A., born in Goldendale July 17, 1890; Eunis C., born in Klickitat county June 28, 1893. In politics Mr. Coffield is a Republican, and, not- withstanding his extensive farming interests, he finds time to give not a little attention to the public affairs of county, state and nation. Fraternally, he is connected with the Knights of Pythias and the Odd Fellows, and in religion he and his family are Presbyterians.

JOHN H. COFFIELD, son of James Coffield and a brother of Frank Coffield, both of whom have been mentioned elsewhere in this volume, is a re- spected citizen of Klickitat county, now residing ten miles south and two east of Goldendale on a ranch which is devoted to the production of grain, fruit and live stock. He is a native of Pennsylvania, born near Pittsburg February 9, 1873. The par- ticulars of his family history appear in the sketches above mentioned. John H. received the greater part of his education after arriving in Klickitat county with his parents in 1882. Here he passed through the common schools and later graduated from Vashon college, on Vashon Island, near Tacoma. When not in college he lived at home the greater part of the time until he was twenty-two, and at that time accepted employment as a clerk in a gen-

eral merchandise establishment owned by George Smith. Here he worked for nine months, then with R. L. Pfeil, bought a half interest in a meat market. He remained in this business for three months, then selling out and going to Great Falls, Mon- tana, where he worked in a restaurant for two months. Upon quitting this occupation he went to Pullman, Washington, where for two years he con- ducted a meat market, except for one term, during which he served as city marshal. From Pullman he returned to Goldendale. For the first year after his arrival he managed his father's farm, afterwards purchasing a farm of his own, on which he has since lived.

Mr. Coffield married, in Goldendale, November 26, 1899, Miss Gertrude Reeder, a native of Idaho, born in Moscow, Latah county. Her father was Dr. James W. Reeder, a physician, who went to Goldendale in 1891, and is at present residing in that city. Before her marriage Mrs. Coffield re- ceived a practical education in the schools of Mos- cow and in Goldendale. She married Mr. Coffield when twenty years of age. To this marriage two children have been born-Florence, born in Pullman, Washington, October 11, 1900, and Lola, in Gold- endale, October 6, 1903. Fraternally, Mr. Coffield is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and the Woodmen of the World. In religion he adheres to. the faith of the Methodist church. He is reputed to be a man of uprightness of character, and this at- tribute, combined with enthusiasm and affability of manner, gives him a high place in the esteem of his fellows.

FRANK R. COFFIELD is a well-known farmer and stockman residing ten miles south and two miles east of Goldendale, Washington. He is the son of James and Rosine (Koenig) Coffield, of whom further mention is made in this volume, and was born near Denver, Colorado, February 12, 1877. His parents came to this county, locating, when he was three years old, at Goldendale, and there he- grew to early manhood. He attended the common schools and later took an academic course, acquiring a good education before reaching his majority. When twenty-four years of age he rented a farm and thence afterward worked independently, before this time having lived with his parents. After rent- ing for two years, by hard work and good manage- ment, he was enabled to buy the property, which he has since devoted to farming and stock raising.

Mr. Coffield was married, in Goldendale, De- cember 15, 1902, to Miss Clara Barnes, a native of Klickitat county, born February 14, 1884. She was educated in the common schools of Goldendale, and also attended an academy. She married Mr. Cof- field when eighteen years of age. Her parents were Columbus O. and Florence (Golden) Barnes, both among the early settlers of Klickitat county. Mr. and Mrs. Coffield have one child-Marcelle,.

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born November 26, 1903. Fraternally, Mr. Cof- field is affiliated with the Woodmen of the World, and in politics he is a stanch Republican. In re- ligion he adheres to the Methodist church. His property holdings amount to a half interest in three hundred and thirty-eight acres of land on the Colum- bia river and a half-interest in a herd of fifty cattle. He is yet a young man, and has not had time to achieve the profound success in life which, as is noted in this volume, is attributable to his father. Hereditary and natural inclinations, however, prom- ise well for his future.

OSCAR VANHOY, a citizen of Goldendale and a sheep man of Klickitat county, was born in Henry county, Missouri, January 28, 1854. His father, Hamilton J. Vanhoy, is of German descent and a farmer by occupation. Born in North Carolina in 1818, he was a pioneer of Missouri, also of Klicki- tat county, to which he came in 1877. Upon his ar- rival in the far west he took up land and engaged in farming, and he still resides upon the old home- stead, though age and decrepitude have long since compelled him to desist from heavy work, for he is now eighty-six. His wife, whose maiden name was Lousia Henley, is likewise of German parentage, but was born in North Carolina in 1821. She also lives on the old homestead, with her venerable hus- band. Oscar Vanhoy, who is one of a family of eight children, grew to manhood on the parental farm in Missouri, acquiring a common school edu- cation. On reaching his majority, he came west to California, where he lived two years, coming thence in 1877 to Klickitat county. At that time there was but one store in Goldendale. He took up a home- stead and lived on the land fourteen months, en- gaged in farming, then bought a ranch in the Swale district, and farmed on the Masters place until August, 1898, when he moved into Goldendale, bought the livery barn of I. C. Darland and engaged in the livery business, continuing in the same until November, 1903. He then traded the barn for a half-interest in a band of 3,000 sheep, owned by A. B. Courtway, and he has since followed the sheep in- dustry. He is the owner of some city property. When he came to Goldendale the Indian scare was at its height and the settlers had started to build forts, but these were never completed, and many of them moved to The Dalles, with their families. Mr. Vanhoy and his brother, David, were on the home- stead one night when the horses stampeded, and they were sure at the time the Indians were outside in numbers, but fortunately it turned out to be only a scare.

In 1885, Mr. Vanhoy married Miss Emma M. Simms, the ceremony being performed in Klickitat county. Mrs. Vanhoy was born in Missouri and came to' Klickitat county in 1877 with her parents. Her father, Richard Simms, a farmer by occupa- tion, resides in the county, some miles east of Gold-

endale. Mr. Vanhoy has four brothers and one sister living-John, now in Oklahoma; David, re- siding in the county, three miles west of Golden- dale; James and George, living at the distances of nine and twelve miles, respectively, from the same city, and Annie, now Mrs. Gilwater, residing, with her husband, twelve miles south of Goldendale. Mr. and Mrs. Vanhoy have two sons and two daughters, living at home, namely, Hamilton, Wil- liam, Myrtle and Valinda. Fraternally, Mr. Van- hoy is connected with the K. of P. and the Woodmen of the World, and in politics he is a Republican, sufficiently active in the councils of his party to at- tend caucuses and conventions. He has also been on the county central committee, and at all times has helped elect his friends to various offices when they have been nominated, but has never sought office himself. Being a man of integrity and sterling qualities, he commands the respect and esteem of all with whom he is intimately associated.

WAYNE SCOTT WARWICK. One of Klick- itat's most favorably known and successful citizens and also one of this county's pioneers is he whose life record forms the subject of this sketch. Mr. Warwick resides upon one of the largest ranches in this region, 1,160 acres, situated two and a half miles south and nine and a half east of the county seat, Goldendale. He was born in Anderson county, Tennessee, October 3, 1851, the son of Preston and Charity (Hansard) Warwick. His father was like- wise a native of Tennessee, born September 20, 1816, to English parents; he followed farming un- til his death, several years ago, in his native state. The mother is still living in Anderson county, where she was born September 20, 1829. She was married in that state and has spent most of her life within its confines. Wayne S. Warwick was edu- cated in the public schools of Tennessee. He re- mained at home until he reached the age of eighteen, then decided to move west, and accordingly came to Linn county, Oregon. For the first two years he worked for different farmers throughout the country,. then formed a partnership with James Thompson, with whom he was connected in that relation six years. In the fall of 1879 he came to Klickitat county, where his first work was done for Daniel C. Cram. Later he formed a partnership with his em- ployer and together they bought 240 acres of rail- road land, which they farmed successfully six years, or until 1888, when Mr. Warwick bought Mr. Cram's interest. Since that time Mr. Warwick has lived on that place, farming, and he has placed sev- eral hundred acres of land in cultivation.

Mr. Warwick was united in marriage in this county, June 22, 1881, to Miss Anna Duffield, a daughter of Thomas J. and Sarah J. (Neff) Duf- field. Her father was born in Virginia in 1828, to Dutch-Irish parents, and was a farmer by occupa- tion. He moved to Illinois in 1847, and in 1852 or -.

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ganized a company of young men and accomplished a most daring and creditable feat, that of ,walking across the Plains to California. In the Golden state he pursued mining for many years, and there he was married in 1856. He removed to Klickitat coun- ty in 1879, where his death occurred in 1902. Mrs. Duffield was a native of Indiana, of English de- scent, who crossed the Plains with her parents when a girl of thirteen years. Three years later she was married. Mrs. Warwick was born in California, August 13, 1857, and is the oldest of ten children. She was educated in the public schools of Califor- nia, and was married in Washington when twenty- three years of age. Her brother, Robert, lives in Anaconda, B. C .; another brother, Frank M., re- sides in Idaho; a sister, Mrs. Frances E. Brown, lives at Hood River; another sister, Mrs. Mary L. Miller, resides in the Klickitat valley; Thomas L. Duffield lives in Mohler, Washington; George, in LaGrande, Oregon; Daniel, at Mohler, Washing- ton; James E., in Buffalo, New York, and another sister, Mrs. Alice E. Adams, lives ten miles west of Goldendale. Mr. and Mrs. Warwick have five chil- dren-Thomas P., born May 4, 1884; Elvira M., born December 5, 1886; Ada C., born November 12, 1888; Waldo S., born April 2, 1891, and Annie L., born May 1, 1897, all in this county. Mrs. Warwick takes a deep interest in religious matters and is a member of the Methodist church; Mr. Warwick is a Baptist. Fraternally, he is identified with the Odd Fellows, A. O. U. W. and Woodmen of the World, and in politics he is a stanch Repub- lican. For a number of years he has served his community as a school director. Of his entire land holdings, more than six hundred acres are under cultivation, and he ranges considerable stock. Few men in the county are as popular as Mr. Warwick or have been as successful in life. He is one of the influential and substantial citizens of his county.

ROBERT G. FERGUSON, one of the many prosperous farmers of Klickitat county, resides on his well-improved ranch of 640 acres, three miles south and seven miles east of Goldendale. He was born in the province of Ontario, Canada, July 21, 1853, the son of Robert and Christina (Ross) Fer- guson, the former of whom, a native Scotchman, was likewise a farmer by occupation. He immi- grated to Canada at an early date and there he was married and passed the remainder of his days. The mother of our subject was born in Scotland in 1810, went to Canada with her brother and sister in the early days and died there August 5, 1891. Robert G. Ferguson received his education in the Canadian schools. He remained at home with his parents until twenty-three, then crossed the line into the United States and came west to California. For a period of two years he worked on a ranch near the city of Sacramento, but in March, 1879, he came north to Klickitat county and bought the improve-

ments and filed a homestead claim to his present place. He has since made his home on the property, adding to his holdings from time to time and achieving a splendid success in his farming opera- tions. He has placed one-half of his section of land in cultivation, also giving some attention to stock raising, especially to the rearing of hogs.

In Klickitat county, December 22, 1886, Mr. Ferguson married Ella, daughter of Thomas D. and Susan (Boots) Burgen. Her father, a native of Kentucky, of Pennsylvania Dutch extraction, was a farmer by occupation. He early removed to Mis- souri, and in 1852 crossed the Plains to Linn county, Oregon, whence, seven years later, he came to Klick- itat county, locating near Centerville and becoming one of the earliest pioneers of Klickitat county. He remained in the county until his death, which oc- curred in August, 1897. The mother of Mrs. Fer- guson is a native of Oregon, in which state she grew up and was married. She now resides on Chamber- lin Flats, Klickitat county. Mrs. Ferguson was born in this county, August 27, 1863. She was educated in the public schools, and, after complet- ing her education, taught two years. She and Mr. Ferguson are the parents of two children-Walter, born November 15, 1887, and Harry, born October 22, 1889. In politics, Mr. Ferguson is a Democrat. He combines business acumen and shrewdness with sterling integrity of character and a certain genial- ity of disposition, which wins him the good will and esteem of those with whom he is associated.

EDSON E. PIERCE, a competent and well-to- do farmer of Klickitat county, resides two miles south and two and a half east of Goldendale. He was born in Renovo, Clinton county, Pennsylvania, February 12, 1870, the son of Hon. Daniel W. and Belinda B. (Lathe) Pierce. His father, who was born in the town of Derhy, Orleans county, Ver- mont, was a mill man by occupation. He moved to Nebraska in the early days, and in 1867 changed his residence to Pennsylvania, whence some ten years later he came to Albany, Oregon. In October, 1879, he came to Klickitat county, which elected him, in 1892, to represent it in the legislature. He passed away in 1900. His wife, a native of Vermont, in which state she was married, died in Goldendale some years ago.

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An illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas counties; with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington, Part 95

Author: Interstate publishing co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1904 Publisher: [Chicago] Interstate publishing company Number of Pages: 1146

Author: Interstate publishing co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: [Chicago] Interstate publishing company
Number of Pages: 1146