Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 43

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Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Spokane, Wash. : Western History
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Dakota he came Spokane. One year was spent in Lincoln county, then he located as stated above, and has won a good success from Dame Fortune.

On July 4. 1892, Mr. Hughes married Mrs. Abbie Ebbert, nee Ellsworth. Mrs. Hughes came here in 1888. The home farm has two good orchards and is supplied with plenty of first class improvements. Mr. Hughes raises cattle mostly, but also has some very fine thor- oughbred Poland China hogs. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Odd Fellows and at pres- ent is Noble Grand of his lodge.

HENRY HUGHES settled where he now lives, nine miles south from Kettle Falls in 1891. He took the place as a homestead and since that time has devoted himself entirely to developing and improving the estate. He has thre acres of bearing orchard, good fences, barns, and so forth, and does general farming and stock raising. Mr. Hughes has pure spring water piped into his house and barns and owing to the fact that the spring is over one hundred and fifty feet higher than his buildings it has excellent force. He came to this country with no cash capital and his pres- ent holdings indicate a very prosperous condi- tion financially, which has been brought about by his industry and wise management.

Henry Hughes was born near Guelph, Ontario on November 4, 1861, the son of Patrick and Christina Hughes, natives of Ire- land and Scotland, respectively. The father died years since in Canada. The mother is now an invalid, living in Tacoma and is in her eighty-eighth year. When six years of age, she accompanied her parents who went with a colony to South America. Owing to the hos- tilities of the natives, they removed in two years to New York. Mr. Hughes has three brothers, John S., James and Christopher, also three sis- ters, Mrs. Maggie Tabor, Mrs. AAnnie Tabor and Mrs. Jenet Truckey. The oldest brother started west in 1876, but was detained at Bis- marck, North Dakota, by General Custer on account of the number of Sioux Indians. He spent the time profitably in killing elk and deer, and selling the same to the soldiers at the post.

Our subject was educated in the common schools of Canada, and at the age of fifteen

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came with his mother to Manistee, where he engaged in lumbering for eight years. Then he moved to South Dakota where he did farm- ing until 1891, in which year he came to his present place as has been stated.

On January 5, 1887 Mr. Hughes married Miss Martha A., daughter of James L. and Clarissa Smith, natives of Canada. They now dwell near Andover, South Dakota. Mrs. Hughes was born in Wabasha county, Minne- sota. To Mr. and Mrs. Hughes three children have been born: Manly, Russell and Harry. Our subject and his wife are known as inus- trious and thrifty people, having manifested this in all their walk during their years of resi- dence here.

WILLIAM L. ALLDREDGE was born on April 20, 1864, near Huntsville, Alabama, the son of John and Elizabeth ( Byrd) Alldredge, natives of Alabama. The father died in 1867, and the mother when our subject was but six years old. The mother's father, William Byrd, was a minister of the Methodist church and died while in confederate service. William L. had one brother, James F., who was killed by a blast in the Acme mine, on June 23, 1901. When our subject was seven years of age, he went with his grandmother Byrd to Minne- sota, and three years later came with her to Clarksville, Arkansas. In June, 1882, accom- panied by his brother he and his grandmother went to Boulder, Colorado, where they pros- pected and mined as they did also in all the lead- ing camps in that state. In 1888 we find them in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he did mining and also worked in the smelter. While in Utah, Mr. Alldredge married Miss Julia Dawson, the wedding occurring on April 11, 1889. Mrs. Alldredge was born at Lehi, Utah county, Utah on August 6, 1873. Her father William Daw- son was born in England and came with his parents to Canada when a small child. At the . age of sixteen he journeyed to Missouri and soon thereafter came to Utah county, being one of the earliest settlers in that section. Dur- ing those early days many hardships were ex- perienced by the pioneers and they had much fighting to do to repel the savages. At the age of eighty-four, in 1893, Mr. Dawson passed away, having lived a good honorable life. He had married Lucy M. Smith, a native of Green

county, Illinois who came across the plains in 1850 settling where Lehi is now located. She was the first white woman in that section and the mother of the first white child born there. Mrs. Alldredge is the youngest of eleven chil- dren, and her mother, who died in 1891, had spent many years as a trained nurse in Lehi.

In 1891 Mr. and Mrs. Alldredge came to Stevens county and located their present place, eight miles south from Kettle Falls. They have one hundred and twenty acres, well improved and well watered. The place is especially adapted for fruit raising and Mr. Alldredge has a twelve acre orchard. He does general farming and raises stock. They are highly re- spected citizens and are well known. Five chil- dren have been born to them, Ward, John H., Jesse, Bessie, and James F. Mr. Alldredge's house is supplied with telephone service and they have a beautiful home.

ABRAHAM HEIDEGGER. It is the rule that men who have done the most ex- emplary labor in the field of the pioneer are possessed of little wealth. Sterling energy, in- domitable wills, fearless courage and good phy- sical powers combine in the dauntless pioneer in such proportions that he desires little else to equip him for his honorable work. Among the worthy pioneers of west Stevens county we wish to mention the subject of this article, who came here with the capital of plenty of pluck and two good strong arms. He settled eight miles south from where Kettle Falls now is, upon a homestead which he has increased to one half section. He began at once to produce the fruits of the field and raise stock and is now one of the well-to-do men of the county. He has a commodious residence overlooking the Columbia with the towering mountains of the reservation as a back ground. His entire estate is pleasantly and beautifully located and is one of the choice homes of the county. General farming and fruit and stock raising occupy his attention.

Abraham Heidegger was born at Ottawa, Kansas on December 31, 1865, the son of Joseph H. and Sarah E. ( Rutherford) Heideg- ger. The father was born in Wurtemberg, . Austria and came to the United States when a young man and joined the home militia of Kan-

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sas during the Civil War. His death occurred in August, 1890 near Ottawa, Kansas. The mother was born in Kentucky and died when our subject was eight years old. Abraham had the following brothers and sisters, Albert, Joseph, Mrs. Mary C. Reynolds, Mrs. Sarah E. Kelly, and Mrs. Isabel E. Ingraham. At the age of thirteen our subject left home and began to work out during the summer, and for his board during the winters while he attended school. This continued until he had received a good education. In the summer of 1886 he took a train load of cattle to New Mexico, then rode the range about forty-five miles west of Magdalene for three years. It was July, 1889, when he came to Spokane and went to work on the Spokane Falls and Northern railroad. At about the same time he located his present place and has continued in its improvement ever since. Mr. Heidegger is also interested in some valu- able mining properties and is known as a pro- gressive and capable man.

On October 14, 1899, Mr. Heidegger mar- ried Miss Maggie B. Coppinger. Two chil- dren have been- born to them, Albert E. and Charles R. Fraternally. Mr. Heidegger is a member of the I. O. O. F.

ELIJAH M. DENNY, ex-sheriff of Stevens county and one of its best known and most prominent citizens, is now dwelling on his estate of two hundred acres, six miles west from Springdale. He has a beautiful and valu- able farm, which is well improved, with a fine eight room residence. barns, fences, and so forth. Mr. Denny raises hay and general crops and also pays much attention to handling stock.

Elijah M. Denny was born in Henry county, Iowa, on May 6, 1849, the son of James M. and Jane A. (McCarthy) Denny, natives of Kentucky and Indiana, respectively. The father came to Iowa when it was still a territory and was present at the consummation of the Blackhawk purchase. He was a promi- nent stockman and farmer and passed away in 1902, after spending a successful life of eighty- seven years. The uncles of our subject were all through the War of 1812. The mother of Elijah M. died in her fifty-ninth year, some twelve years since. Our subject was reared amid the favorable surroundings of a rural

abode and after attending the common schools, took a course in the Howes Academy at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. From twenty to twenty-two he was engaged in teaching near his home. In May, 1872, he left the parental home and came on an emigrant train to Tulare county, Cali- fornia. Having perfected himself in the car- penter trade previous to this he was fitted to take up that work and followed the same for a time on the coast. Then Mr. Denny engaged with the Pacific Coast Patent Office Company, and traveled all through the northwest. In 1879, he established a printing business in Port- land and also was correspondent for various journals, having carried this on with his patent office work also. In the spring of 1881, he sold out and came to Spokane, where he en- gaged in mechanical work for the government under Colonel, now General Merriam. He as- sisted to construct Ft. Spokane and in 1883, while in this capacity, Mr. Denny located his present place in Camas prairie. Since then he has continued steadily here with the exception of the time spent in traveling for his wife's health. She was taken hence by death in the Santa Clara valley. California on August I, 1887. One child. James Harvey, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Denny, who now resides with his father. The marriage of Mr. Denny and Miss Elizabeth J. Pritchet occurred on March 10, 1886.

In 1896 Mr. Denny was elected sheriff on the Populist ticket. Two years later the Re- publicans and Democrats both combined to de- feat him, but so great was Mr. Denny's popu- larity with the people, that he was re-elected by a larger majority. He had done excellent work in making arrests on the international boundary and his faithfulness has made him a favorite with the people. Mr. Denny has always labored for the upbuilding of the county and his efforts have resulted in great good. He has ever been an enthusiastic supporter of better roads and his energetic labor brought about the com- pletion of the Cedar canyon road. Fraternally, Mr. Denny is affiliated with the I. O. O. F., Springdale Lodge.

On February 16, 1904, Mr. Denny married Miss Ida A. Shaffer, the nuptials occurring in Spokane, where the bride had resided six years previous to her marriage. She is the daughter of Colonel G. F. and Emily B. (Brouse) Shaffer, of London, Ontario, where

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Mrs. Denny was born and reared. She was liberally educated and after her years of study took up the work of the educator herself. She held responsible positions in the high schools for many years in her native land. Colonel Shaffer's father was one of the United Empire Loyalists and sat in Parliament for twenty- seven years.

It is of interest to note that when Mr. Denny was serving his first term as sheriff of Stevens county, the territory now embraced in Ferry county was a part of Stevens county and that made Stevens the largest county in the state of Washington.

WILLIAM H. OAKES, owner and oper- ator of the Belleview fruit farm, which lies three miles west from Meyers Falls, is cer- tainly one of the most successful fruit men in this portion of the state. He is a man of ex- cellent judgment, practicability, and tireless energy. Being dominated by a sagacity which weighs well all parts of a question, he has gone steadily forward, reaping a gratifying success at every turn. The Belleview fruit farm is doubtless the largest in the county, and it is surely one which shows model points in every detail. Some of the fruit from this place reached the Pan-American exposition and at- tracted world wide attention. In the Inter- state fairs at Spokane, Mr. Oakes has always had a creditable exhibit and has carried off several prizes. A few samples of the farm show what is being done there. From one tree seven years old, Mr. Oakes gathered fourteen boxes of marketable apples and from one fif- teen years old, he gathered thirty-two boxes of marketable apples. From a ten year old cherry tree of the Olivet variety, Mr. Oakes sold forty boxes. Eighty-five acres of a half section are bearing fruit of all varieties grown in this latitude, while also he has a fine vineyard and a large nut orchard. All this vast producing acreage, well kept and handled in the most im- proved manner speaks more eloquently of the manner of man our subject is than one could do even in many words. Surely, Mr. Oakes has done things that count.

William H. Oakes was born in Bangor, Maine, on September 6, 1856, the son of Will- iam J. and Olive (Hall) Oakes, natives also of Maine. The mother's father was Simeon

·Hall. He went to California in the days of forty-nine, made a fortune and returned to his native state. The latter years of his life were spent in the ministry of the Methodist denomination. His sons were all searfaring men, four of them being captains of steamships. Two are now in San Francisco, Charles E. and Andrew. The paternal grandfather was a pa- triot in the War of 1812. The father of our subject migrated to California and died there in 1901. The mother, who is in her seventy- first year, is making her home with our subject. In the spring of 1870, the family came to Butte county, California and there our subject did mining and lumbering.

In October, 1879, Mr. Oakes married Miss Eliza A. Longley. Her father, Andrew C. Longley, was a noted stage driver in early times and drove the first large mule team into Vir- ginia City. He crossed the plains twice from Missouri and had some hard fights with the Indians. His death occurred in 1901.

In the spring of 1880, our subject came with his family in wagon from California to Walla Walla, and three years later he came to his present place. He took a homestead and has since added as much more by purchase. In 1886, Mr. Oakes was one of a party of thirteen who cut a trail one hundred miles in British Columbia and located the Silver King, later called the Hall Mines. He continued in mining until 1890, having kept up the work of improving his farm during the same time. Also Mr. Oakes was successful in the construc- tion and operation of the first telephone line in Stevens county and it was a source of rev- enue to him until he sold his interest in 1897. The line extended from Spokane to Rossland and other points in British Columbia as well as to Republic and adjacent points. He was president and treasurer of the company and his energy and wisdom were a vital part in its success.

In addition to the orchards and general farming improvements. Mr. Oakes has con- structed a modern residence of eighteen rooms, one of the finest in the entire county, and also has outbuildings, as barns, fruit houses, and so forth commensurate with his extensive oper- ations. He is fruit inspector for Stevens county and the county is to be congratulated that he will give of his time in this important office.

To Mr. and Mrs. Oakes seven children

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have been born, named as follows: Olive L., wife of J. J. Budd, of Spokane; Arthur W., Ada A., William H., Robert W., George L. and Ethel. Mr. Oakes came to Stevens county without means and the brilliant success that he has achieved in every line of endeavor he has taken up since coming here speaks very highly of his ability as a financier.

LABAN GARNER, one of the eminently successful and enterprising farmers and stock- raisers of Stevens county, resides at Cedonia, four. and one-half miles northeast of Hunters, his homestead being located on Harvey creek. He is a native of the "Hoosier" state, having been born in Warren county, Indiana, May 8, 1855. His father, Peter, born in the same county, was one of the earliest pioneers, a far- mer and stockman. Subsequently he went to Dallas county, Iowa, where he died in 1893. The mother, Saralı ( Breaks) Garner, was also a native of Indiana, born near Crawfordsville. She is also deceased.

In 1871 our subject went to Milford, Illi- nois, where he engaged in farming. January 7, 1873, he was united in marriage to Miss Rosa J. Sever, a native of Warren county, In- diana, born May 16, 1858. Her father was Francis M., and her mother Emily ( Canutt) Sever, the former a native of Warren, and the latter of Fayette county, Indiana. The mother died March 3, 1902, while visiting in Indiana, in the sixty-eighth year of her age.

In 1882 our subject came to Washington, settling near Almota. He located land and en- gaged in general farming and stock-raising. The country was decidedly new, and settlers few and far between. Selling his land in Whit- man county, he purchased stock, driving them to his present home in Stevens county. This was in the fall of 1888. The previous spring he had purchased a ranch in this locality. On his arrival he found but few white settlers in the vicinity.

The father of our subject's wife is now liv- ing in Whitman county, a well-to-do farmer, seventy years of age. Her grandfather, Wil- liam Canutt, was born in 1787, and was eighty- one years old at the time of his decease. Her grandmother, Canutt, was born in 1798 and died in 1840. Her paternal grandfather,

John Sever, died in 1882, aged seven- ty-four, and his wife, Elizabeth Sever, in 1888, aged seventy-six years. Mrs. Garner has five brothers and two sisters, John W., Abram E., Francis M., William M., David C., Mrs. Sadie La Rue, Mrs. Ida M. Cram. Mr. Garner had three brothers and four sisters, but only one brother and one sister survive, Shelby and Mrs. Eliza Du Val.

Mr. Garner owns six hundred and forty- six acres of land, all of which is fenced and one hundred and twenty acres under cultivation, well supplied with water. His residence is a six-room house, with spring water piped through the same, excellent cellar, commodious barn, and all conveniences necessary for ranch life. He is a member of Hunter's Camp, W. W., and has always been active in the various enterprises of the county. Mrs. Garner is a member of the Circle of the W. W.

ROBERT THOMAS, one of the hustling, energetic farmers of Stevens county, residing on Dunn creek, was born July 5, 1868, in the isle of Anglesea, north part of Wales. He is the son of Hugh and Ellen Thomas. still living across the sea. The father, a well-to-do business man, in the town of Llangoed, Wales, has been, during the greater portion of his life, in the dry-goods trade.

Until 1888 our subject attended school in Wales, worked in a stone quarry, and was fore- man of the same for five years. In the spring of that year he landed in New York city, going thence to Wisconsin, and later pushing on to Beaverhead county, Montana. Here he rode the range for a while, went out to the coast, and subsequently settled in Lincoln county, Washington, where he purchased a ranch. Re- turning to Montana, he engaged in sheep rais- ing, and, to use his own words, "went broke during Cleveland's administration." Returning to Lincoln county he disposed of his ranch, and located at his present home, where he has one hundred and sixty acres of land, nearly all fenced. This was in 1900. He raises cattle and sheep, having some blooded cattle and Shropshire sheep. He says that he has de- cided to have the best animals or none at all.

In April, 1895, Mr. Thomas was married to Miss Inez Brady, a native of Marion coun-

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ty, Oregon. Her parents, Frank M. and Alice Brady, were pioneers of western Oregon, com- ing to Lincoln county, Washington, in the eighties. Eventually they returned to the Willamette vallty, Oregon, where they are now living. Our subject has five brothers in Wales, Owen, Hugh, William, Thomas and Richard. All of them are highly educated and the oldest brother has, for the past ten years, been prin- cipal of a school in the town in which he was reared from childhood, and the youngest brother is, also, principal of a school. Mrs. Thomas has one sister, Martha, living with her parents. Starting in life with no capital, Mr. Thomas has wrought well and successfully, overcoming many difficulties, and through his business sagacity, probity, and industry, has won a handsome competence.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have five children, Richard Arlie, Robert Charles, Mary Ellen, Maggie and Annie May.

FRANK WALKER, who enjoys the rep- utation of a most capable and patriotic soldier during the war of the Rebellion, and a western pioneer and guide of wide experience, now re- sides at Alyea, Stevens county, three and one- half miles east of Hunters. He was born April 4, 1844, in Clinton county, Ohio.

His father, William Walker, was an early settler of the state of Ohio, dying before the birth of our subject. His mother, Mary (Tyr- rell) Walker, was, also, a native of Ohio.

When a child our subject went with his mother to Grant county, Indiana. He enlisted in 1863 in Company C, One Hundred and Eighth Indiana Volunteers, for six months, participating in the battles of Clinks River, Brownsville, Knoxville, and several skirmishes. He re-enlisted for one hundred days, and was engaged in taking prisoners from the front to the rear. Again he re-enlisted in an Indiana regiment for one year, going first to the bar- racks at Santiago, on the Rio Grande river. Aside from a number of skirmishes, he was in the battle of Palmetto Ranche, the last engage- ment fought during the war of the Rebellion. This was subsequent to the surrender of Gen- eral Lee at Appomattox. In a battle with Texas Rangers he saw the last man killed dur- ing the war, a colored sergeant. During his

term of service he never received a wound, nor did either of his three brothers, who were in the federal army. Following his discharge he returned to Indiana. At present he is a mem- ber of Phil Buckman Post, G. A. R., Sprague, Washington.

In the spring of 1866 Mr. Walker went to St. Joseph, Missouri, and thence up that river to Nebraska City, Nebraska, leaving that point with Kemp's ox teams, and going across the plains to Virginia City, Montana. Here he engaged in mining in different localities, until 1883, and in the spring of 1884 he went to Sprague, Washington, where he secured a homestead, improved it, and continued farm- ing until 1894. That year he came to Stevens county, his present home, purchased one hun- dred and sixty acres of railroad land, and has another quarter section adjoining the same, all fenced and plentifully supplied with water. He raises hay, cattle and horses, and has a fine orchard. At first his entire capital comprised a few horses. He has paid some attention to mining, and owns interests in a number of claims. In 1880, at Butte, Montana, he was married to Mary Treselian, a native of Galena, Illinois. She was born September 25, 1846, the daughter of Walter and Catherine Trese- lian, deceased.

THOMAS R. MAJOR, interested in gen- eral farming and stock-raising, four miles east of Cedonia, Stevens county, was born in Ohio, Belmont county, June 9, 1856. John A. Ma- jor, his father, was a native of Pennsylvania, was born in 1812, and was one of the pioneers of Belmont county, where he died in June, 1885. The mother, Mary A. (Hawthorne) Major, is a native of Jefferson county, Ohio, and is now living on the old Belmont home- stead, aged seventy-seven years. The ances- tors of our subject, on both sides of the house, were from Ireland.

Thomas R. Major attended the public schools in his neighborhood, and obtained a fair business education. On February 3, 1876, he was married to Mary A. Stillwell, a native of Belmont county, born January 20, 1859. Her father, James V. Stillwell, was engaged in mercantile pursuits near Pleasant Grove, Ohio, for forty or fifty years, was postmaster, and now, at the close of his business career, is

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quietly living near his birthplace at the age of seventy-six years, with his wife, the mother of Mrs. Major. The latter is seventy-four years of age, and is a native of the same county and state. Mrs. Major has two brothers and two sisters, John C. Stillwell, Elias Stillwell, Mrs. Adaline Naylor and Mrs. Clara Babb. Our subject has, also, two brothers and two sisters, Samuel and Rev. W. A., and Catherine and Clarisa.

In 1878 our subject left Ohio, going to Wichita, Kansas, where, until 1889, he was engaged in general farming and stock-raising. In the spring of 1889 he located on his present homestead on Harvey creek, surrounded by only a few straggling settlers. Since that pe- riod, however, he has traveled extensively over a large portion of the northwest. He has one hundred and sixty acres of land, fenced and improved, a six-room house, good barn and bearing orchard. Harvey creek traverses his property. He raises hay, grain, cattle and hogs. He is a member of the local eamp of the W. W., and his wife is a member of the Circle Women of Woodcraft. They have six chil- dren, John I., of Wilcox, Whitman county, who married Nellie Harper; Charles S .; Clara Elmira, Mary Theora, Thomas Oscar and James S.

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Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 43

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