Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 35

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Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Jore : Sarah, wife of Horace Moon ; Lena. married to George Gay : Ole; Tilda; Johanna ; Mary: Annie and Mabel.

Mr. Jore is a Republican. Since the forma- tion of the scool district in which he resides he has been a member of the school board, and is active in local affairs.

WILLIAM H. DAVIS, born in Rice county, Minnesota, on April 17. 1869, resicies one and one-half miles west of Penrith, Stevens county. He is engaged in farming, logging and blacksmithing. His parents were Napoleon and Elizabeth (Van Osdel) Davis. The fa- ther was a native of New York, and in early days they settled in Minnesota, where they lived until 1889. They removed to Washing- ton, where the mother died in 1895. Napoleon Davis now lives near Davenport, in Lincoln county, Washington. They were the parents of eight children, namely : Frank, in Washing- ton : Alice deceased ; Dora, wife of Ace Judd; WV. H. who is our subject : Luther, residing with his father; Effie, married to Arthur Par-

ker, in Washington; Cora, deceased; and Lu- ella, married to Winfield Holman, of Daven- port, Washington.

At the age of twenty-three years our sub- ject, having received a fair business education in the public schools of Minnesota, learned the trade of a blacksmith at Spokane, which he fol- lowed two years. He also worked on farms in various localities, and in 1900 came to Stevens county, where he has since remained. He lo- cated a homestead and has now under cultiva- tion twenty-five acres, with eighty acres fenced, good buildings, and over one million feet of saw timber on the land.

In 1900 our subject was married to Julia Ashley, daughter of Damian and Eunice (Mil- ler) Ashley, natives of New York and Canada, respectively. Mrs. Davis has the following named brothers and sisters: Henry, Winifred, Diamond and Eunice, all in Spokane county. Mrs. Davis comes from Puritan stock, de- scended from the famous Edwards family. Her ancestral record shows many names renowned in literature and art.

Mr. and Mrs. Davis have two children, Mabel and Florence. They are members of the Episcopal church. Politically Mr. Davis is a Republican.

JOHAN A. VON ZWEIGBERG, deceased. The subject of this memoir came to Stevens county in 1898 in search of health, where he lived four years, dying October 2, 1902. He was born it: Finland, May 4. 1854. the son of Captain Gustave A. and Sophia ( Thelene ) von Zweygberg, natives of Finland, where they died. They were of a most distinguished and wealthy German family, who went to Finland in the Seventeenth century. Two children were born to them, Amelia, wife of Victor Geonroos, of Vieburg, Finland, and Johan A., our subject.

The latter received a liberal education in Vieburg, Finland, and at the age of twenty-two studied civil engineering, which he subsequently followed successfully. Later he studied navi- gation, graduating with honors, and for six years he followed the seas as captain of va- rious craft. During one of his voyages he came to the United States and located in Phila- delphia. Sending to Europe for his wife, he met her in New York, and they settled in Buf-

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falo, but soon afterward came west, to Buford, Montana, where he was in the employment of the Great Northern Railroad Company, hav- ing charge of a number of pumping stations. He remained with the company five years, and owing to ill health he came to Stevens county in 1898, where he located a homestead. Our subject left a wife and one child. Gustave A.

In 1878 he was married to Hilda E. Fahler, daughter of Johan A. and Engrete (Vink) Fahler, natives of Sweden, who removed to Finland, where our subject was born. The father was a glass manufacturer, and both parents died in Finland, leaving nine children, Kathleen E., Emma Talgren, Louise Lund- strum, Johan A., deceased, Adla S. Sweyg- berg; Hilda E., Amelia Fogerstrom, Maria Grouberg, and Amanda Fahler.

Politically our subject was a Republican, and manifested a patriotic interest in the va- rious campaign issues of his adopted country. He was a member of the Lutheran church and the Good Templars, and was highly esteemed in the community in which he resided.

Mrs. Sweygberg is conducting the estate, being assisted by her two nephews, John T. Sweygberg and Axel Fogerstrom.

KNUT O. FELLAND, residing four and one-half miles northeast of Scotia, Stevens county, is engaged in general farming, mak- ing a specialty of hay. He was born in Moso- ken, Norway December 19, 1856. His parents were Ole and Margaret (Nestog) Felland, na- tives of Norway, who came to the United States in 1860. They settled in Madison, Wis- consin, where they lived four years, thence they came to Minnesota, living there until 1883. when they removed to North Dakota. In 1890 they came to Stevens county, where the father at present lives, the mother dying in 1869. Two children were born to them, Knut O., our sub- ject, and Betsy, wife of John Jore, of Stevens county.

Our subject was but three and one-half years of age when he came to the United States. Huston county, Minnesota, was the scene of his early boyhood days, and at the age of six- teen he began working for farmers. Five years thereafter he pre-empted a claim in Pem- bina county, North Dakota, but three years

subsequently he went to Mouse river, same state, and thence to the Black Hills. In 1888 he came to Spokane and the same season went to the sound, and in the fall of 1889 came to Stevens county. Here he located his present homestead. In connection with others he se- cured the location of the county road, and they contributed one month's work toward placing the highway in a suitable condition for travel. Then twelve other men contributed their sery- ices and erected a school house. Mr. Felland has made good progress toward clearing his farm, having now fifty acres under cultivation. He has, also, half a million feet of saw timber on his land, an excellent barn, and other sub- stantial out-buildings. As illustrating the diffi- culties attendant on pioneer life in early days, it may be stated that our subject was compelled to pack his provisions with a horse from Spo- kane when he first came into the country.

Politically Mr. Felland is a Liberal, and manifests a lively interest in all local affairs.

ROBERT D. ANDERSON, farmer and stock breeder, resides two miles west of Pen- rith, Stevens county. Born in Andrew county, Missouri, June 25, 1855. he is the son of Wil- liam F. and Anna (Fox) Anderson, natives of Ohio. When they were married they removed to Indiana, remaining in that state eighteen years, going thence to Missouri, where they died. They were the parents of thirteen chil- dren, of whom the following survive : Mary A., wife of C. M. Clemmens, of Portland, Ore- gon ; Levi, in Deer Park, Washington ; Thomas, in Portland; James L., in Kansas; Silas P., in Portland; Sarah C., married to Enos Mann; Emma, wife of Absalom Pollock, in Andrew county, Missouri ; Robert D., our subject ; Wil- liam A., in Kansas; and Lydia E., wife of Charles Coburn, of Washington.

At the age of nineteen years, having re- ceived a common school education in Andrew county, our subject began farming in Missouri. In 1879 he went to the Black Hills, prospected and engaged in other employments, during which time he, experienced a number of excit- ing adventures with hostile Indians. In 188! he came to Portland, Oregon, going thence to Walla Walla, Washington, then back to Port- land where he worked four years industriously

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in the truck and dray business. Disposing of his interests in this locality, he returned to Missouri, but subsequently came to Latali, Washington, remained four years, and then came to his present home in Stevens county, in 1890. He now has four hundred acres of land, all fenced, and a portion under cultivation. His present location is one of the best in the county.

On January 14, 1886, Mr. Anderson was united in marriage to Mary J. Cross, daughter of Levi and Sarah J. ( Moore) Cross, the fa- ther a native of Ohio, the mother of Indiana. Following their marriage they settled in Iowa, and later moved to Kansas. Afterward they came to Spokane county. Washington, and thence to Stevens county in 1889. where the mother died The father still lives here. They had these children. Mary J., James B., Alice, wife of Willard F. Belknap; Ella, married to John McEvers, and Ada, wife of John Ravens.

Mr. Anderson is a Republican. He lias re- ceived frequent offers of nomination for office at the hands of his party, but has invariably re- fused then !. He has served as delegate to several county conventions, and in 1891 served one term as justice of the peace.

HENRY FLAUGHER, of Newport, Stevens county, residing one mile west of the town, is engaged in farming and gardening. He was born at Marble Falls, Texas, October 3. 1853, the son of Henry and Eliza ( Wilson ) Flaugher, natives of Ohio. They removed to Illinois at an early day, and to Texas in 1848, settling in Burnet county, and engaging in the stock business, which they followed fourteen years. In 1862 the father was killed by bush- whackers, and the mother returned to Ohio, where she reared her family. She was a grand- niece of Governor Vance, of Ohio, and her father was a colonel in the Mohawk India: war, and a neighbor of President Abraham Lincoln, their farms joining. She was the mother of six children: J. W .. of Urbana, Ohio, an attorney : Henry, our subject : Olive. a teacher in the Ohio State Soldiers' and Sail- ors' Orphan Home; Emma, in California : Matthew, in Indiana : and Hattie, of Kansas.

Our subject remained in Ohio, living with an uncle, until eighteen years of age, and until he was twerty-three followed farming for a

livelihood. In 1878 he came to Walla Walla, Washington, rode the range two years, visited in the east, and traveled in old Mexico and Alaska. He lived twenty-one years in Snohom- ish county, Washington, engaged in farming, lumbering and the wheat business, and, suc- ceeding a short trip to Texas, came to Stevens county, where he at present resides. He has sixty acres of land, thirty-one acres of which are under cultivation, and he raises kitchen gar- den produce and hay. The property is fenced, supplied with good buildings, and there is a young and promising orchard on the place.

Mr. Flaugher was married in 1884, to Alice E. Gregory, daughter of Joseph and Effie ( Powers) Gregory, the father born in New York, the mother in Wisconsin. They re- moved to Minnesota and thence to Snohomish county. Washington, where they resided until 1902, going thence to Stevens county, where they now live. They are the parents of seven children : C. R., Alice. L. E .. James B., H. T., Mary, and Eugenie.

Mr. and Mrs. Flaugher have two children : Olive, married to William Carle, of Stevens county ; and Jasper W., at home with his par- ents. Mr. Flaugher is a Republican and has been a member of the local school directory for the past eighteen years.

GEORGE W. JOHNSTON. at present engaged in general farming and stock breed- ing. residing eleven miles southwest of New- port. Stevens county, is of a family with a most distinguished war record. He was born in Tompkins county. New York, August 5, 1848, the son of William and Amy ( Parker) Jolinston, natives of the Empire State. The mother died in 1850. In 1866 the father re- moved to Illinois, dying one year later. He was the father of six sons, who rendered en- inent service during the dark days of the Civil war. Enos, who enlisted in Company E, Twelfth Wisconsin Infantry and died in 1862 at Humboldt. Tennessee: Stephen H., who e.1- listed in the Fifty-eighth Illinois, and was dis- charged April 9. 1863. He re-enlisted in the regular army and was mustered out in 1865. At present he resides at Keokuk, Iowa. Isaac, a private in Company I, Fifth Wisconsin, was killed at the battle of Rappahannock. Sylves-

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ter M., a corporal in Company A, Thirty-sec- ond Infantry, New York Volunteers, was dis- charged and re-enlisted October 1, 1864, in Company B, Fifty-eighth Illinois Infantry, be- ing discharged June 6, 1865. He now lives in Oregon. William H., of Company I, One Hundred and Eleventh New York Volunteers, enlisted August 3, 1864, and was captured in action, October 30, 1864, and died in prison, at Salisbury, North Carolina. George W., was a member of Company H, in a New York Infan- try regiment. He enlisted February 22, 1865, and was discharged in the following Septem- ber, being only sixteen years of age. Three of the ten children still survive, viz., Stephen H., Sylvester M., and George W., our subject.

At the age of sixteen the latter began life as a teamster, and the following season he en- listed and served until the close of the Civil war. He then worked on a farm and teamed in Iowa, two or three years, learned the trade of broom-making, and in 1881 removed to Minnesota. In 1891 Mr. Johnston came to Stevens county, and secured a quarter section of land as a homestead, which he has since im- proved. His principal crop is timothy hay. He has a good frame house and two barns, the finest of water, and the larger portion of his land is irrigated. He raises some stock.

Our subject was married in 1875 to Eliza L. Farnumn, daughter of Benjamin and Lititia (Kieth) Farnum, the father a native of New Hampshire, the mother of Virginia. They re- moved to Iowa where Mrs. Johnston was born. The latter has three children : Fred, in Stevens county; Nettie, wife of W. H. Andrus, in Whitman county ; and Amy L., married to U. S. Walker in Stevens county. Mr. Johnston is a Liberal, politically, has served six years as deputy treasurer, two as deputy assessor and two as road supervisor. He is a member of the G. A. R.

ZACHARIAH T. JACKSON, general farmer and lumberman, resides seven miles southwest of Newport. He was born in Mon- roe county, Ohio, August 17, 1854. His par- ents were Samuel and Deborah (Stevens) Jackson, natives of Pennsylvania. When quite young they removed to Ohio and thence to Wis- consin. Here they lived until the period of their deaths. The family were distantly 1elated

to General Jackson, "Old Hickory," and of Irish and Scotch descent. They were the par- ents of six children, five of whom are living ; David, of Wisconsin ; Jesse, of Ohio; Andrew ; Jolın ; and Zachariah, our subject.

The latter was reared in Sauk county, Wis- consin, where he attended the public schools, secured a fair education and worked for differ- ent farmers and his parents. In 1901 he came to Stevens county, finding various employ- ments, and finally taking a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land, having upon it eight hundred thousand or one million feet of excellent saw timber.

Mr. Jackson was married in 1875, to Mary Sanborn, daughter of Daniel and Catherine Sanborn, natives of Illinois. Many years ago they located in Wisconsin, where the wife of our subject was born, and where they passed away some time since. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have five children : Ralph; Alice; Susan, wife of Earl Rusho; Deborah, married to Daniel McTagart; and Cleveland, all of Stevens county.

The political affiliations of Mr. Jackson are with the Democratic party.

JAMES B. GREGORY is engaged in gen- eral farming and logging in Stevens county. He resides one and one-half miles west of New- port, where he located in 1900. Our subject was born in Luverne, Minnesota, November 13, 1874, the son of J. C. and Effie A. (Powers) Gregory. The father is a native of New York, the mother of Wisconsin. When young they settled in Illinois, and in 1865 removed to Iowa, living in that state seven years. Going to southwestern Minnesota they resided in that locality four years. In 1876 they went to the sound and resided twenty-four years. They came to Stevens county in 1901, where they are now located.

Our subject was practically reared and ed- ucated in Snohomish county, Washington, and he began life for himself at the age of eighteen years, mainly working in the woods until 1900. Part of that year he was logging with four brothers on the Snoqualmie river, then he se- cured a homestead in Stevens county, compris- ing one hundred and sixty acres of land, of which seventy-five acres are devoted to hay. There are over one million feet of saw timber

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on the property. Mr. Gregory has a good frame house, substantial barn, and he rents eighty acres, two and one-half acres of which he devotes to the cultivation of vegetables, the remainder being hay land. He has a good team and logging outfit, and six acres of land adjoining the townsite of Newport. He has four brothers and two sisters: C. R., at pres- ent living on the sound; H. T .; Mary, married to C. L. Haskell, now on the coast ; Alice, wife of H. T. Flaugher; L. E .; and Eugene B., of Stevens county.

Mr. Gregory is in line with the Republican party, and has held the office of school clerk in his district for several terms. Fraternally he is a member of the I. O. O. F., Newport Lodge No. 180, and Tent No. 5, K. O. T. M., of Sno- homish, Washington.

GEORGE GEAUDREAU, residing one mile south of Penrith, Stevens county, is en- gaged in general farming and logging. He is the son of George and Elizabeth (Tebert) Geaudreau, natives of Massachusetts. They re- moved to Canada at an early day, where they died. Twelve children were born to them, some of them residing in Canada, others in the Uni- ted States. They are Charles, Betsy, Joshua, Delia, George, Elizabeth, Louis, Mary, Frank, Emma and Jacob.

At the age of fourteen years, with but a meagre education, he commenced life for him- self, and for three years was a navigator on the St. Lawrence river. At the age of twenty he went to Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and for sev- eral years was in the woods and on the rivers driving logs. In 1887 he went to Minnesota and devoted the following years to farming, and about 1890 went to Rathdrum, Idalio, com- ing to Stevens county in 1891, where he has since resided. He located one thousand six hundred and seventy acres, having thirty acres under cultivation. He has one million five hundred thousand feet of timber, and his princi- pal business at the present time is logging.

In 1882 our subject was married to Lora K. Shelburn, daughter of H. H. and Esther (Sitte) Shelburn, natives of Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. Geaudreau are the parents of the follow- ing named children : Dora, wife of Edwin Mc- Tush: Victoria, Charles, Frank, William, Lil- lian, Guy and Gregory.

The political principles of Mr. Geaudreau are in line with those of the Democratic party. He and wife are members of the Catholic church.

JESSE L. LONG, logger, contractor and general farmer, residing two miles south of Newport, Stevens county, was born in Dayton, Washington, March 3, 1870. His parents, who are mentioned in the article in this work de- voted to John H. Long, were John and Ann W. (Barker) Long, the father a native of Ohio the mother of Missouri.

Our subject received his initial schooling in Columbia county, and at the age of fourteen he was riding the ranges following the cattle of his father. He rented land in 1889, in 1890 he engaged in the meat business, and in 1892 removed to Sandpoint, Idaho, following the same employment. Thence he went to Garfield, where he again attended school, and came to Stevens county in the winter of 1892-3. The first business to engage his attention was that of cutting wood and ties, but in 1898 he went to Kendrick where he remained until the spring of 1900, when he returned to Stevens county, where he now lives. He secured a homestead in 1891 and subsequently purchased forty acres, making two hundred acres in all. Although it is mainly timber land there are about fifty acres of meadow, and he breeds some stock.

Mrs. Long, the mother of our subject, is the mother of five boys and five girls. With her husband she crossed the plains in 1852, the party driving two hundred head of cattle, one hundred of which her husband owned. Going to California they sold the cows for one hun- dred and fifty and two hundred dollars apiece. While crossing the plains the party were afflict- ed with cholera, from which several of them died. Her father, Dr. Barker, was among the victims. They also experienced considerable trouble with hostile Indians. The trip occupied from April 10, to September 15. Politically Mr. Long is a Democrat.

JOHN H. LONG, engaged in lumbering, contracting and real estate, resides two miles south of Newport, Stevens county. He was born in Solano county, California, October 12,

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1854. His parents were John and Ann W. (Barker) Long, the father is a native of Ohio, the mother of Missouri. This family crossed the plains in 1852, and in 1859 went over into Oregon, coming to Washington in 1865. The father erected the second grist mill northeast of Walla Walla, in 1867, and this enterprise he conducted until 1882, when he engaged in the stock business which he followed until 1891. coming to Stevens county that year. He died in 1902. The mother still lives. To them were born nine children: Sarah C., wife of W. S. Newland; John H., our subject; Hilah A .. married to John W. Rauch, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere; Dora, wife of James Brat- cher, of Idaho; Mary, married to John Tarbet ; Paulina, wife of E. M. Rauch; William I .; Finis W. and Jesse L.

Eugene City, Oregon, was the scene of our subject's boyhood days, and here he received the benefit of the public schools. When eleven years of age he came to Washington, engaged in freighting at the age of fifteen years, and at the end of five years began farming. Two years later he came to Washington. Next he mined and worked in a mill, and was subse- quently, for two years, in a warehouse, and continued farming three years afterward. Going to Garfield county, Washington, he con- ducted a grain werehouse for Lundy & Com- pany, and then removed te Kendrick, Idaho, as superintendent of a warehouse. Coming to Stevens county he purchased, in 1900, a half section of timber land upon which he is now en- gaged in logging.

Mr. Long was married in 1876 to Nancy E. Matzger, daughter of William and Abigail (Allen) Matzger, the father a native of Ger- many. They first located in Marion county, Oregon, thence coming to Dayton, Washing- ton, where he died. His widow removed to Stevens county, and followed her husband in 1903.

Mr. and Mrs. Long have three children : Elsa, wife of J. E. Harris, of Stevens county ; Lenna Leota, wife of Charles Martin, of North- port ; and Alta, single, and residing with her parents.

Politically Mr. Long is a Democrat. In Columbia county he was appointed deputy sheriff under R. P. Steen, and elected constable. In 1877 he was one of four from Dayton to volunteer to go to the scene of the Indian war

for information. This was a perilous trip. In company with Captains Hunter and Randall Mr. Long crossed the Salmon river to locate the Indians. Later Randall was killed at the Cottonwood fight.

While in camp with Mt. Idaho, Lewiston and Garfield county volunteers at Mt. Misery, the Indians attacked the party at night taking many of the horses, and the next day our sub- ject traveled barefooted to Grangeville, having worn out his shoes. He assisted in burying the dead at Salmon river. Following this trouble with hostile Indians he returned to Dayton. In 1880 he went to Garfield county; later to Latah county, and finally in 1900 he came to Stevens county.

Mr. Long is a member of the K. P. and the A. O. U. W. Mrs. Long is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterians. Mr. Long was a delegate to the state convention at Walla Walla when Voorhees was nominated for congress. At that time Washington was a territory.

GEORGE COPP, residing at Echo, Ste- vens county, is engaged in general farming and stock-breeding. He is a native of Mis- souri, having been born at Herman March 5. 1863. His parents were George and Barbara (Fisher) Copp, natives of Germany. The pa- ternal grandfather of our subject was with Napoleon when defeated at the burning of Mos- cow. The father of our subject came to the United States in 1848. He had been a member of a secret society in Germany, of which also General Sigel of the American army was a member. The object of the society was to over- throw the government and establish a republic. The plot being discovered to the government. many implicated in it escaped to the United States and many of their more unfortunate companions were decapitated. The mother came to the United States in 1853. They settled in Gasconade county, Missouri, and here the mother died in 1864. Her husband survived her thirty-three years, passing away in 1897. They are survived by five children : John, in Missouri; Andrew: Caroline, wife of Mr. Flohr, of St. Louis: Christina, married to Mel- chior Shindler, of Missouri; and George, the subject of this article.

The latter is well educated in German and

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Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 35

Author: Publication date: 1904 Publisher: Spokane, Wash. : Western History Number of Pages: 992

Author:
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Spokane, Wash. : Western History
Number of Pages: 992