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In Schuyler county, Missouri, on June 19, 1881, Mr., Heinlen married Miss Elsie F. daughter of Nathan L. and Mary M. (Sanders) Gier, natives of Missouri. Mrs. Heinlen was born in Schuyler county, Missouri, on January 28, 1863 and died at Mold, April 9, 1903. Her remains were brought to St. Andrews. She was the mother of the following named chil- dren : Cora, born in Schuyler county, Missouri, on May 5, 1884; Jesse E., born in Linn county, Missouri. February 3. 1886; Lester L., born in Linn county, Missouri, on October 5, 1887;
Katie E., born in Linn county, Missouri, August 5, 1889; Annie I., born in Linn county, Missouri, on January 20, 1891; Charles B., born in Douglas county, February 27, 1893; Emma V., born in Douglas county, February 14, 1895; Arza C., born in Douglas county, December 16, 1896; David F., born in Douglas county, March 20, 1899, and died January 20, 1900; Bertha N., born in Douglas county, April 20, 1901.
Mr. Heinlen is a member of the M. W. A., while in church affiliations, he is connected with the Methodist denomination. He is a man en- titled to receive the respect and confidence of his fellows and is known as one of the sub- stantial citizens of the county.
ALFRED E. McDONALD resides about two miles southwest from Mold. He was born in Chatham, North Carolina, on May 10, 1844. His parents, Simeon and Anna R. (Elliott) McDonald, were natives of North Carolina. Our subject received his primary training in the public schools of Illinois then completed a course at Westfield College. He grew to man- hood in Clark county and in the spring of 1861, enlisted in Company G, Tenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel B. M. Prentiss. At the expiration of his term of service, he re-en- listed in the same company and regiment. He was engaged at New Madrid and Island No. IO. His regiment and the Sixteenth Illinois under General Pope succeeded in capturing nearly six thousand rebels. He was present at the siege of Corinth, took part at Chickamagua, fought at Missionary Ridge and was with the column sent to relieve Knoxville. His second term of service began on January 1, 1864, at Rossville, Georgia. On the 27th day of Au- gust, during a movement of Sherman's army near Atlanta, he was captured and learned by experience, the terrible horrors of the Anderson- ville prison. He was at Florence, South Caro- lina, later, and finally on December 13th was paroled and delivered to the Federal authorities on the 16th at Charlestown. He returned home for a time then. rejoined his regiment at Ra- leigh, at the time of Jolinson's surrender. Then he marched to Washington and participated in the grand review of Sherman's army, which took place on May 24, 1865. On July 4, he
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was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky and his regiment was disbanded at Chicago on the 12th. In 1870, Mr. McDonald entered Ann Arbor University, in Michigan and graduated from the law department in 1874. He then located in Waxahachie, Texas and later set- tled in Hoopeston, Illinois, where he practiced for five years. In 1881, he came to Oregon and took up mining and the sheep industry near Roseburg. In June, 1888. Mr. McDonald came to Washington and took land where he now lives. He gives his attention now to farm- ing. For a time, during his residence here, he took charge of a lumber yard for Nash & Stevens at Waterville. Just after that, he en- tered the race for the legislature, subsequent to which he returned to his farm where he now lives. Mr. McDonald was a charter member of the I. O. O. F. at Waterville and belongs to the G. A. R. He entered the army as private and came out as sergeant. Mr. McDonald'has the following brothers and sisters, Thomas J., B. F., George W., William E., Orle P., Mrs. Roxana P. Trout, and Mrs. Dora Pearsall. His mother, aged seventy-nine, is now living on the homestead in Clark county, Illinois, taken by her husband in 1844.
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RICHARD R. PARROTT resides about ten miles southeast from Hartline on one of the choice estates of Douglas county. He has fifteen hundred acres, all improved and devoted to pasture and grain. The estate is well pro- vided with buildings and machinery. Mr. Par- rott handles a steam thresher and contem- plates plowing his land by steam in the near future. In addition to this property, he has a large band of well bred horses and has made an excellent success in horse raising. His ani- mals are all large and he owns one stallion, perhaps the best bred horse in Douglas county, which weighs eighteen hundred and fifty pounds and is valued at two thousand dollars. Mr. Parrott is one of the best known stock- men and grain growers in the entire Big Bend country.
Mr. Parrott was born in Cheshire, England. on December 2, 1861, the son of William and Jennie (Izett) Parrott, natives of England and Scotland, respectively. The father's occupa- tion was landscape gardening. At Frederick
City, Maryland, our subject received his edu- cation, the family having come there when he was six years old. As soon as his school days were completed, he learned the carpenter trade and in 1872, came with his father and the fam- ily to Lincoln, Nebraska. He wrought at his trade and farming until 1883, then came to Washington, stopping first in Ellensburg where he worked three years in bridge building for the Northern Pacific. It was 1886, when Mr. Parrott came to Douglas county and took up stock raising. In the spring of 1887, he took a preemption and timber culture and later a homestead, where he now lives. He has added by purchase until he has the estate mentioned, which is highly improved and very skillfully handled, fourteen hundred hundred acres being devoted to wheat and other small grains.
Mr. Parrott has the following brothers and sisters, John J., Robert J., Thomas, William, Mrs. Euphemia Chase, and Mrs. Jennie Casey. Mr. Parrott was raised under the in- fluence of the Methodist church and has al- ways favored the denomination although not a member of any. He has certainly made a good success from a financial point of view in his labors in the Big Bend country. He sells horses in the local market and his brand can be seen throughout the entire Big Bend coun- try and his horses are known as excellent ones wherever found.
GRIFFITH HUGHES, who resides about three miles northwest from Almira, is one of the thrifty agriculturists in his section and also a first class tradesman in carpentering. He was born in Carnarvon county, Wales, on June 4, 1859, being the son of John and Janet (Jones) Hughes, both natives of that place. His edu- cation was secured in the common schools of his native county and there he remained until young manhood, during which time he learned the carpenter trade. In 1883 he came to the United States, settling first in Utica, New York, where he did carpenter work for two years. Next we see him in Long Creek, Iowa, after which he went to Chicago and worked at his trade, then returned to Iowa. In 1887, Mr. Hughes made his way to the Big Bend country and after due investigation settled on a homestead and also took a timber culture
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claim. He worked at his trade in Spokane and later bought one-half section of land in Doug- las county which is his home. This entire section is now in a high state of cultivation and produces excellent returns annually in small grains. The county line runs right through the premises of Mr. Hughes, his house being in Douglas county and his barn in Lincoln county. It is of note that one hundred and nineteenth degree of longitude west from Washington, D. C.,. also passes through his door yard. Mr. Hughes has three brothers, Hugh J., John J., William and one sister, Jane.
At the residence of Robert T. Roberts, on July 26, 1892, Mr. Hughes married Miss Mary J., daughter of Robert T. and Ann William Roberts, who are mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. Hughes was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, on September 17, 1876. Her sis- ters are mentioned elsewhere in this work. To Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, five children have been born, named as follows : John R., on December 21, 1893; a son, on November 22, 1896, and died in infancy ; Emrys T., on May 3, 1899; R. Glyndwr, on September 16, 1900; and a son, on April 9, 1902, who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are members of the Cal- vinistic Methodist church and stand exception- ally well in this community.
MICHAEL R. CASSIDY, who lives about four miles north from Hartline, is one of the best known and wealthiest farmers of Douglas county. He was one of the pioneers of the county and has labored continuously and as- siduously since in the opening and building up of this wealthy section of the state of Washing- ton. Mr. Cassidy owns five hundred and sixty acres of very fertile land and cultivates annu- ally about three hundred and twenty acres.
Michael R. Cassidy was born in Ontario, Canada, on February 18, 1858, being the son of Bartholomew and Ellen (Dwyer) Cassidy, natives of Ireland and emigrants to Canada when young. Our subject was educated in the common schools of his native section and there grew to young manhood and in 1886, went to Michigan, dwelling for a time in Saginaw and being engaged in the lumber business. After that he removed to Iowa and settled in Floyd county where he was engaged in general work
for two years. In 1888, we find him in Idaho, mining in the Bunkerhill and Sullivan at Ward- ner. There he continued until 1891, when he moved to Douglas county and bought the re- linquishment of a settler and took the land as a homestead. This was the nucleus of his present large estate and he dwells on the same spot where he first settled. Mr. Cassidy has been in partnership with his brother, John, largely since coming here and they have been instrumental in doing much in the stock busi- ness as well as in farming. They have some very fine thoroughbred stallions, one Clyde and one English Shire, which have improved the horses in the county. They continued in the stock business until recently when they dis- posed of most of their livestock and turned their attention exclusively to farming. Besides his brother, who has been a partner, Mr. Cas- sidy has two other brothers, James and Peter, both dwelling in Canada, and three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie O'Neal, Miss Winfer C., and Mrs. El- len Foley.
In Ontario, Canada, on February 18, 1901, Mr. Cassidy married Miss Katherine, daughter of Thomas and Bridget (O'Connell) Walsh, both natives of Ireland. Mrs. Cassidy was born in Ontario, in 1878, and has two brothers, Michael and John, the former in Alaska, and the latter in Canada, and one sister, Mrs. Jonas FitzGibbons.
Mr. and Mrs. Cassidy were raised Roman Catholics and are now supporters of the faith.
PATRICK KELLEY. Among the pioneers of Douglas county there is no more worthy representative than the gentleman whose name is mentioned above. He met and overcame all the obstacles to be encountered in settling the frontier country and has remained here until now he is one of the well-to-do citizens. He resides about eight miles northwest of Hartline on land that he took as a pre-emption at the first and the little log cabin and the smoke-house, his first improvements, are still in evidence on the estate. Mr. Kelley has erected a fine two- story residence, large barn and other improve- ments which have beautified and made valuable the home place. He does general farming and raises fine thoroughbred stock having a large herd of cattle and horses at the present time.
Patrick Kelley was born in Hoboken, New-
MRS. PATRICK KELLEY
PATRICK KELLEY
DELBERT T. ALEXANDER
HERMAN G. HENNING
MRS. HERMAN G. HENNING
FRED T. SCHEIBNER
ANDREW FLYNN
MRS. ANDREW FLYNN
LEWIS A. McNAUGHT
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Jersey, on January 1, 1846, being the son of John and Margaret (Casey) Kelley, natives of the Emerald Isle. While our subject was but a lad the family moved to Illinois, and in Jer- sey county of that state he received his educa- tion from the common schools. He remained in the Prairie State until he was grown to manhood, then began to work for himself. He farmed in Madison county until October, 1893 when he came to Cheney, Washington. He made that town his headquarters but soon was out in the Big Bend where he selected his place as a pre-emption. He went to work and has assiduously continued in the same until the present time. Mr. Kelley has two brothers, John and George, and two sisters, Mrs. Eliza Cotter, and Mrs. Mary Bell.
It is of interest to note a point in Mr. Kelley's history. When he arrived in Cheney, he had fifteen hundred dollars in cash. His first venture was two purchase a team. Shortly thereafter, his children were taken with a severe type of diphtheria, and before the long siege was through, his wife was also attacked by the same dread malady. This necessitated Mr. Kelley leaving his work and attending to the family. Before the scourge was ended, he had spent all his money for doctor bills and nurs- ing, and was penniless. He borrowed forty dollars on his team and landed on the claim in the Big Bend, without food or comforts for winter. A friend introduced him to a kind storekeeper, who trusted him with supplies for the winter, and the next spring, he went to work and paid up all his debts. So, starting with less than nothing, Mr. Kelley has arisen to his present position by virtue of his sagacity and industry.
At Marion, Illinois, on June 19, 1873. Mr. Kelley married Miss Phobe, daughter of John and Lena Troutener, natives of Germany. Mrs. Kelley has one sister, Mrs. Matilda Bockemuhl. To Mr. and Mrs. Kelley, the following children have been born. Margaret, who died in Doug- las county, on October 16, 1898; John J., Will- iam P., Charles E., Mary M. and Elizabeth A., twins, and Teresa A. and Emma J., twins.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelley are adherents of the Roman Catholic church. In addition to general stock raising and farming Mr. Kelley has done some fine work as an orchardist and in 1892 took the first prize on apples at the Spokane fair.
DELBERT T. ALEXANDER is one of the industrious men who have filled up the Big Bend country and brought it to its present state of prosperity. He resides about two miles south from Dyer postoffice on his estate of three hundred and sixty acres, part of which was taken by homestead right and part secured through purchase. From the time he came here until two years since, he devoted his energies to stock raising and made a good success of that enterprise. Then he sold his stock and bought some land and is now attending to grain raising almost entirely. He has improved his place in good shape and receives fine returns annually for his labors.
D. T. Alexander was born in New York city, on May 14. 1858. His parents, John and Mary A. (Trusdell) Alexander, were natives of New Hampshire and New York, respectively, and followed farming. The father served in the Rebellion with the New York Volunteer Infantry for three years, and on account of the hardships, his health was so shattered that he died soon after his discharge. Our subject at- tended the district schools of his native coun- try until he secured a homestead and then re- mained on the farm caring for his mother until her death in 1884. He then went to Pennsyl- vania, later to Maryland, looking the country over, and afterwards returned to his home. In a short time, he went back to Pennsylvania and did logging at Blossburg for about three years. In 1889 Mr. Alexander went to Rochester, New York, and engaged in railroading. From that place he journeyed to Omaha, Nebraska, still following railroading. It was 1889, when he arrived at Pasco, this state, and from there he went to Seattle and did logging for two years. In the spring of 1892, he located in Douglas county, taking a homestead where he now re- sides. This was taken in May and as stated. he began stock raising, continuing in the same until 1902.
Mr. Alexander has one sister, Mrs. Marin- da Swartwood and two brothers, Benjamin and Josiah. The marriage of Mr. Alexander and Mrs. Ellen Gilbert occurred at Douglas, in this county, on November 15, 1896, D. W. Martin. justice of the peace, officiating. Mrs. Alex- ander's parents were Joseph and Margaret (Byer) Miller, natives of Pennsylvania. She was born in Danville, Pennsylvania, on May 5, 1867, and has one brother, Amos, and two
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sisters, Mrs. Susie E. Cannon, and Mrs. Mattie Morgan. By her former marriage, Mrs. Alex- ander has two children, Charles and Carrie Gilbert. Mrs. Alexander's father served in the Rebellion with the New York Volunteer In- fantry for three years. His health was so shattered that soon after his discharge he died.
Our subject and his wife were raised under the influence of the Baptist church, but do not belong to any denomination. They are prosperous and wealthy people and have a very comfortable and tasty home, one of the best in the community.
HERMAN G. HENNING, who resides about two miles south from Lincoln postoffice, has one of the choice estates of Douglas county and is possessed of much other property be- sides. He came here when the country was wild and endured the hardships and trials in- cident to the pioneer life and has labored with wisdom during these years, thus gaining his present holding. He has the esteem and con- fidence of all and he stands today one of the influential and leading men in this portion of the country.
Herman Henning was born in Prussia, near Berwald, on February 24, 1845. His parents, John and Henrietta (Kresz) Henning, were natives of Prussia also. The father followed wagon making. Our subject received his edu- cational training in the public schools of his native country and then learned his father's trade. He followed the same until 1866, when he left the fatherland and journeyed to Mil- waukee, Wisconsin. He was employed in brick making for a time, then returned to his trade, pursuing the same in Milwaukee, in Cedarsburg, and in other points in Wisconsin until 1869, when he came to Iowa. He wrought about ten years in his own shop and in 1878 sold out his business and bought a farm. He tilled the soil there for about nine years, then came to Douglas county and took a home- stead where he now resides. He has added since until he has a farm of eight hundred acres all in a choice condition and productive of good crops of grain. Everything about the pre-emption of Mr. Henning indicates his thrift and skill in farming. His place is well im- proved with comfortable buildings and other
conveniences and he handles a good stock of graded cattle and horses. Like the other pion- eers of this country, he had to bring all his sup- plies from Sprague and Spokane, the trip con- suming from six to eight days. Mr. Henning has three brothers, John, Ferdinand and Henry.
In Winneshiek county, Iowa, on February 4. 1873, Mr. Henning married Miss Louise Young. Her parents, Charles F. and Margaret (Gesell) Young, were natives of Germany. Mrs. Henning has the following brothers and sisters, Philip J .. Charles, Adolph, Jacob, Will- iam, Louise, Mrs. Caroline Bloomenrader, Mrs. Christine Hess and Mrs. Katherine Ru- dolph. To Mr. and Mrs. Henning six chil- dren have been born : Amanda M., wife of An- drew Flynn in this county; Julia A., wife of Boone Thompson; William, Alvina, Edward H., and Otto E.
Our subject and his wife are members of the Lutheran church and are very worthy people. He has served in various capacities in public life as justice of the peace, school director, and so forth, and has always given excellent satis- faction in these positions.
FRED T. SCHEIBNER resides in the vicinity of Lincoln postoffice, Douglas county, and is one of the prominent farmers and fruit raisers in that section. He is the son of F. M. and Johanna (Wollersdorf) Scheibner, natives of Germany and pioneers to the Big Bend country. A review of their lives appears else- where in this work. Our subject was born on June 21, 1872, in Roane county, Tennes- see and there and at the graded schools in Wilbur, he received his education. He re- mained with his father until of age assisting in opening up the frontier farm and had the sat- isfaction of seeing' almost the entire estate broken up before he started in life for himself. For a time he labored for wages on the farm in the Big Bend and Palouse countries and then bought three hundred and twenty acres of land, from the railroad company, which lies nine miles northwest from Almira. He devoted himself to the improvement of this until 1902, when he sold the estate and took a homestead in Grand Coulee, in Douglas county. He pur- chased one hundred and sixty acres adjoining the same, making him a very fine estate, valu-
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able and fertile. He has erected commodious buildings and improved it with everything necessary for a stock and grain farm. Mr. Scheibner has a twelve acre apple orchard and displays marked thrift in all his labors. He is one of the Big Bend's stirring, progressive and substantial citizens and has passed through all the ups and downs and hardships incident to a pioneer life. He has the following named brothers and sisters, Charles F., Laura, wife of J. S. Jenkins, William F., Louisa, wife of E. T. Eckel, Lily M., wife of Oscar Osborn, Oswald R. and Henry.
Thus far in life, Mr. Scheibner has not seen fit to take unto himself a wife but is still a jolly bachelor.
ANDREW FLYNN. When the first wave of civilization began to roll into the Big Bend country, Andrew Flynn was on the crest. He took the land which is his home place and started to work, both to make for himself a fortune and to assist materially in the upbuild- ing of the country. Judging from the pos- session that he now holds, we see that he made no mistake in settling in this country. He has a large estate, and on the home place, about six miles north from Hartline, has some of the most beautiful and commodious buildings in the entire Big Bend country. He has spared no effort in arranging his place and making im- provements and excellent wisdom, thrift and progress are manifested throughout the entire premises.
Andrew Flynn was born in Albany, New York, on April 5, 1857. His parents, Bernard and Catherine (Bennett) Flynn, were natives of Leland and are now living in Marion coun- ty, Oregon, having crossed the plains thither, in 1869, with ox and mule teams. Our sub- ject was educated in Canada and Oregon. In the latter place, he remained until arriving at manhood's estate and then learned the brick- layer's trade. For ten years, he wrought in the Webfoot State, then came to Washington and took up railroading, as bridge builder. Two years later, he settled in Douglas county, taking a pre-emption and timber culture claim which he brought to a high state of cultivation. Then he selected his homestead. where he re- sides at the present time. He has, in addition to
this property, large herds of fine graded cattle and other stock and is known as one of the leading and wealthy men of the country. When Mr. Flynn first settled in this country, there were no settlers near and the nearest trading point was Sprague, Washington. He came in company with Jim Heathman and Michael Buckley. Mr. Flynn has three brothers and three sisters, Charles, Eugene, William, Mrs. Mary Mallen, Mrs. Kate Manhoney, and Ellen.
In this country, on May 26, 1892, occurred the marriage of Andrew Flynn and Miss Amanda M. Henning. Her parents were Her- man and Louisa (Young) Henning, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Indiana. She was born in Winneshiek county, Iowa, on June 17, 1874, and has three brothers and two sisters, William, Edward, Otto, Mrs. Julia Thompson, and Elvina. To Mr. and Mrs. Flynn the following named children have been born : Walter, on March 7, 1893 ; Lila A., April 26, 1894; Bertholima, August 16, 1895; Ed- ward Leo, February 3, 1897; and Van Dudley, on January 18, 190I.
Mr. Flynn was raised a Catholic. He is active in everything that is for the benefit and welfare of the community and has always been a progressive and energetic man. No man is better known in the community than Mr. Flynn and he is justly entitled to the esteem and con- fidence so liberally given him by all.
LEWIS A. McNAUGHT is one of the well known and leading property owners of Douglas county. He lives seven and one-half miles northeast from Hartline where he has a very choice estate, well improved and in a high state of cultivation. He has gained his entire holding through his own labor and careful business methods and so thoroughly has he im- pressed all that know him with his careful wis- dom and reliability that in 1900, they chose him to the office of county commissioner, in .which capacity he has served with distinction for four years.
Lewis A. McNaught was born in Van Buren county, Iowa, on October 27, 1858, the son of George F. and Nancy ( McNight) Mc- Naught, natives of Indiana. The father was of Scotch extraction and is deceased. The mother's ancestors were early pioneers of Ken-
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