Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 60

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In September, 1869, Mr. Towle was mar- ried to Miss Sarah M., daughter of Charles and Bethia (Gleason) Foote, natives of New York and descended from a good Quaker family. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Foote: Laura, Sarah, Albert, Daniel, Lamona, Edson, Lizzie, Ella, Mina, Louis, and Elmer, deceased. Mr. Towle is an active and solid Republican of the true blue stamp, and al- though he has often been solicited to hold office, has refused it. He has given freely of his services as school director. Mr. Towle is well connected fraternally, while in religious per- suasion he is a Presbyterian. His wife and daugliter are members of the Congregational church. Two children, Florence, wife of Al- bert L. Snow, of Spokane, and Grace, assistant to her father in the postoffice, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Towle.

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JACOB E. MARTIN, who resides on a farm of two hundred acres one-half mile south from Newport, which supports two million feet of saw timber, is one of the prosperous, indus- trious and substantial men of Stevens county. At the present time he is a section foreman in the employ of the Great Northern railroad and is one of their trusted men. J. E. Martin was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on June 7, 1869, the son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Zigler) Mar- tin, natives of Baden, Germany, and who are named elsewhere in this work. They lived in New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Illinois, in this country, until 1891, then came to Stevens county, Washington, where they now reside. Our subject was educated in Pulaski county, Illinois, and remained with his parents until he was twenty years of age. At that time he assumed the responsibilities of life for him- self and at once went to work on the section. After two years he was given a foremanship and has now become very expert and skillful in this business.

In October, 1893, Mr. Martin married Miss Lillie, daughter of John and Mary (Clark) Johnson, natives of New York. They came to Kansas in 1881 and reside there at the pres- ent time. They have the following named children: Hattie Sargent, Delia Smith, Benja- min, Emma Bartlett, and Lulu Punchess. To Mr. and Mrs. Martin one child, George E., has been born. Politically Mr. Martin is liberal, while stability, uprightness and industry char- acterize him.

JOHN W. ASHPAUGH is well known in the Pend d'Oreille valley as one of the indus- trious and progressive citizens. He was born in Linn county, Oregon, March 20, 1857, the son of David and Harriet (Sunderland) Ash- paugh, natives of Indiana. In 1853 they trav- eled the dreary plains from Indiana to Albany, Oregon, consuming six months in the journey. Eight years later they removed to Walla Walla, where they lived for twenty years, then they returned to Oregon and are now dwelling in Arlington, that state. They were the parents of ten children, J. W., who is the subject of this article, Lizzie, Callie, Jemima, May, Cyrus, Hattie, Harry, Lora, and Ralph. Our subject was well educated in the schools of Walla Walla county and remained with his parents

until he was seventeen years of age. He then spent several years in making himself master of the brick layer's trade, which he followed for twenty years in different sections of the north- west. In 1892 he first located in Stevens county, settled upon land which upon being surveyed proved to belong to the railroad com- pany. He abandoned it in 1895 and took up his trade in Newport, then he went to Portland, Stevens county and assisted to establish the cement works there, after which he returned to Newport and located his present place, about one mile south from that town. He has a large body of timber and he considers the estate worth seven thousand dollars. He has improved his farm in a becoming manner and is a prosperous man. Mr. Ashpaugh is a Socialist in political belief and active in that realm. His father was a Democrat and representative to the territorial legislature from Walla Walla county in 1872. He was on the committee that met President Villard and others at the time of the exten- sion of the O. R. & N. from Pendleton to Walla Walla. Mr. Ashpaugh is a member of the I. O. O. F., the K. of P., and the W. W. 1

RAY J. FOX is one of the industrious and good citizens of southeastern Stevens county and dwells about two miles south from New- port, where he has a farm of two hundred and twenty-four acres. He has good comfort- able buildings and in addition to devoting him- self to the improvement of the place and gen- eral farming, he does much lumbering and logging. He has become an expert in handling this latter business and is making a good suc- cess.

Ray J. Fox was born in Plum City, Wis- consin, on January 17, 1880, the son of John and Ellen ( Kiester) Fox, natives of Wis- consin. They settled in Plum City in very early days and are living there at this time. Four children were born to them, Ray J., Della A. Seitz, Ada Smith, and Bland. Our subject was educated in the common schools of Pierce county, Wisconsin, and remained with his par- ents until he was fourteen, when he started in to do for himself. He was engaged variously and when he was about eighteen came to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Later we see him in Spokane and in 1901 he came thence to his

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present place. He took a homestead first and then secured enough more to make his pres- ent holding. The farm is one of value and is good soil and Mr. Fox is making becoming im- provements.

In June, 1902, Mr. Fox married Miss Nel- lie M., daughter of James and Dora (Long) Bratcher, natives of Illinois and Oregon, re- spectively. The father crossed the plains in early days. To Mr. and Mrs. Fox one child has been born, Thelma A. Mr. Fox is an active and well informed Socialist and is able to give a reason for his stand. He is fraternally affil- iated with the I. O. O. F.

FRANCIS M. KNOWLTON was born in Marion, Ohio, on February 13, 1857, the son of George E. and Susan ( McKee) Knowlton, natives of Massachusetts and Ohio, respective- ly, and of Irish and English ancestry. When our subject was one year old the family crossed the plains with ox teams to Benton county, Oregon, where they lived until 1860. After that they moved to Linn county, where they lived for a decade. In 1870 they came to eastern Oregon and in 1880 they journeyed on to Spokane, where the father now lives, the mother having died in 1863. They were the parents of seven children, Francis M., the subject of this sketch, Lafitte, Mary L., Rhoda A., Emma, James E., and Su- sie. Our subject received his education in Oregon and remained with his father until he was twenty years of age. During these years he had learned the harness trade and just before his majority he opened a shop for him- self at Weston, Oregon, and attended this, to- gether with farming, having taken a home- stead. In 1874 he went mining and one year later he returned to harness making. In 1885 Mr. Knowlton took up the stock business and continued in the same until 1891, when he came to Newport, where he now lives. He settled upon unsurveyed land, which later was found to belong to the railroad company. He then abandoned it and moved to Newport, where he has lived ever since. Upon going to Newport Mr. Knowlton engaged in an entirely new busi- ness and owing to natural talent he has made a good success in it. We refer to his occupation of boat building. He built the New Volunteer,

one of the principal boats on the Pend d'Oreille, also the Columbia, and the Elk, which carries the United States mail between Newport and Usk, and also constructed three launches, the Portland, Newport and Hunter.

Mr. Knowlton married Miss Mary E., daughter of William and Sophy (Tibbitts) Willaby, natives of Missouri. They crossed the plains with ox teams, in 1852, to Linn county, Oregon, and now reside at Athena, Oregon. They are the parents of three chil- dren, A. J.,, William P. and Mary E. To Mr. and Mrs. Knowlton four children have been born, three of whom are living, as follows : Fred, in Stevens county; Eva, wife of F. Long, at Lewiston, Idaho; and Maude, with her parents. Politically Mr. Knowlton is identified with the Liberals.

JACOB MARTIN is a native of Baden, Germany, and comes from a prominent family. His relatives in that country are people of influ- ence and wealth. He was born on March 4, 1846, the son of John I. and Augusta ( Hecker ) Martin, natives of the same place. The mother was a distant relative of General Hecker, who started the revolution in Germany in 1845. Jacob is one of fourteen children and is the only one living. He received his early educa- tion in his native country and when twelve was called to mourn the death of his parents. For three years succeeding that affliction he was cared for by an aunt and then stepped forth at the age of fifteen to meet the responsibilities of life for himself. Two and one-half years were spent in farming and then he learned the blacksmith trade. At the age of nineteen, in 1865, Mr. Martin came to the United States. He started on May 15 and landed in New York on June 7. He soon went to Pennsylvania and was occupied in a brewery and later in the boiler shops. After this he came to Ohio and in a short time was firing on a lake steamer. In 1868 he came to Indiana and later he was in Illinois, where he worked in an ax handle factory until 1873. Then he farmed until 1884, in which year he removed to Kansas. In 1891 Mr. Martin came to Spokane and during the same year he located on his present place adjoining Newport on the south. He has pur- chased adjoining land until he now owns nearly

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five hundred acres of good soil. He has two residences on the estate, which is also well supplied with other buildings, and one hundred and ten acres are under cultivation.

In 1868 Mr. Martin married Miss Eliza- beth, daughter of Chris and Catherine (Koch) Ziegler, natives of Baden, Germany Mrs. Martin has eight brothers and sisters. To Mr. and Mrs. Martin there have been born the following named children: Jacob E., Charles A., Emma Hill, George D., Will, Westchester, Clara, Albert and Pearl.

In the political world, Mr. Martin is one of the active and substantial Democrats and is always found laboring for the welfare of the community. He has served several terms as school director and evinces a keen interest in educational affairs.

GEORGE CARY resides about one mile north from Curby upon a good quarter section that he purchased from the railroad. His farm is supplied with a fine residence, barn, and other buildings, while it is well fenced and is one of the valuable places in this sec- tion. In addition to general farming, Mr. Cary devotes much skilled attention to raising fruit and has met with a gratifying success in the labors bestowed in that line. He is also a large grower of poultry and turns off many dozens each year.

George Cary was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on November 10, 1860, the son of John and Margret Cary. Upon the outbreak of the Civil war, the father enlisted to fight for his country and in the course of his service was killed. The mother soon sickened and died leaving our subject a mere lad alone in the world. He had one brother, James, and one sister, Mary, who died later. When George was about five, he came with a German family to Wisconsin and there was reared on a farm, receiving a good education form the country schools. At the age of twenty he came to Mon- tana and worked on the Northern Pacific then building through that section. He continued there and in Idaho until the desire to prospect led him to Boise basin where five years were spent in arduous labor for the precious metals. Then came a pilgrimage to Wallula whence two years later he came to Stevens county.

After a couple of years in general labor, Mr. Cary bought his present farm and has devoted himself to its culture since.

On March 17, 1895, Mr. Cary married Miss Nellie, daughter of Hiram and Elizabeth (Lynch) Baldwin. Mrs. Cary was born in Lagrande, Oregon, and was educated in Spokane county, Washington, where her pa- rents have dwelt for twenty years. Two chil- dren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cary, Henry A. and Viola M. Mr. Cary is a good Republican and always interested in the wel- fare of the community and in the success of his party.

GEORGE W. BLAIR has resided in the west for nearly twenty years and since 1897 he has dwelt on his fine fruit farm, three miles west from Tumtum, Stevens county. He has made a first class record in general gardening and raising fruit, devoting eight acres to all the various kinds successfully raised in. this latitude. Mr. Blair has good improvements and also raises stock together with his other work. During the time of his residence in the west, he has done considerable lumber manu- facturing.

George W. Blair was born in Wise county, Virginia, on March 3. 1858, the son of Jacob and Louisa ( Hutchins ) Blair, natives of South Carolina. A large estate is pending settlement in the family, of which, however, Mr. Blair knows little. Our subject has the following brothers and sisters, James, Reuben, Malinda, Elizabeth Duckring, John, Frank, and William. George received his education from the public schools of Meeker county, Minnesota whither the family came in the early sixties. When twenty-two he married and settled down there to farm. Five years later, in 1885, he came thence to Washington and selected a place in Spokane county. In 1897 he migrated from that county to his present place and is doing a fine business in the lines mentioned.

In 1880. in Meeker county, Minnesota, Mr. Blair married Miss Mary, only child of Will- iam and Nancy (Taylor) Keesee, natives of North Carolina and Kentucky, respectively. They removed to Minnesota in 1865, where the mother died. The father died in the Civil war. To Mr. and Mrs. Blair the following children have been born : Reuben, married and living in

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Stevens county ; Minnie, wife of Alvah Logs- don, of Lacrosse, Washington; Harold; Howard; Maud, wife of Richard Bigger, of Hillyard, Washington; Frank; Annie, and Lawrence, deceased. Mr. Blair is a liberal man in political matters, having voted for Blaine, Cleveland, Weaver and Bryan. From 1895 to 1899 he was deputy assessor. Fra- ternally, Mr. Blair is affiliated with the I. O. O. F. and he and his wife belong to the Congrega- tional church.

JOHN B. LACEY came to Washington in 1888, one year previous to its admission into the union. He first settled in Lincoln county where he resided eleven years, coming to Ste- vens county, where he now lives, in 1899.

John B. Lacey was born in Stark county, Ohio, May 1, 1833, the son of Thomas and Nancy (McGaughy) Lacey, the former a na- tive of Virginia, the latter of Maryland. From Belmont county, Ohio, they removed to Mon- roe county, and subsequently, in 1842. to Steu- ben county, Indiana, where they remained the rest of their lives. Thomas Lacey was an only son of an only son. A brother of the mother, John McGaughy, was a school teacher, sur- veyor and bookkeeper. To them nine children were born, William, Nathan M., James R., Nancy M., Mary E., Thomas S., Ruanna W., Robert A. and John B., our subject.

A log school house was the initial educa- tional institution attended by John B. Lacey. This was in Ohio and was supplemented by common school privileges in Steuben county, Indiana. Following the attainment of his ma- jority he worked on a farm until 1862, when he enlisted in Company A, Twenty-ninth Indi- ana Infantry, and served until July 2, 1865, in the Army of the Cumberland. Following the close of the Civil War he continued on the forty-acre farm in Steuben county, removing, in 1872 to Warren county, Indiana, where he purchased eighty acres of land. In 1888, hav- ing disposed of his Indiana property, he came to Washington, and located, first in Lincoln county, and in 1899 in Stevens county, where he purchased one hundred and sixty acres on Hunter creek, and upon which he resides, in a good house and surrounded by substantial out- buildings. He owns, also, another quarter sec- tion of land four miles south of Chewelalı.

On March 16, 1856, J. B. Lacey was mar- ried to Martha J. Nixon, daughter of William W. and Mary (Carlton) Nixon, the father a native of Ohio, the mother of Virginia. They located in Warren county, Indiana, in 1850, where they lived until the time of their death. Their family of children numbered seven, viz., Martha J., Louisa M., Sarah A., George W., John W., Mary E., and Irene.

Five boys and five girls have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Lacey : Sarah, deceased ; Thomas M .; James V .; Nancy J., married to F. C. Lee, of Mohler ; Louis K., married to Grace Butler ; Mary M., wife of William Henshaw, of Lin- coln county ; Bertha R., married to John D. Henshaw, of Lincoln county; John C., mar- ried to Estelle Bidler : Nathan M., married to Mattie M. Meyers; Edith B., wife of R. A. Campbell.

Politically Mr. Lacey is a Democrat. In Indiana he held the office of constable. During the Civil War he was first sergeant of Company A, Twenty-ninth Indiana Infantry. He is an active member of the Masonic fraternity and the G. A. R.

ROBERT REID. Among those who have more recently come to Stevens county, we may mention the subject of this article, who landed on his present farm of eighty acres, about two miles north from Curby, in 1898. Since that time, Mr. Reid has devoted his efforts to im- provement and his farm shows excellent results. He has a good house, barn, and other buildings, seven hundred fruit trees, besides a goodly por- tion of the land devoted to general crops.

Robert Reid was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1853, the son of James and Isa- bella (Kinod) Reid, natives of Scotland, also, where they remained until their death. The father was a brewer and our subject labored with him, when he was not attending school. At the early age of ten he began to assume the responsibilities of life and when fifteen left home altogether, taking employment in a livery establishment. In 1871 he departed from the old country and began life in Canada where three years were spent in different employ- ments. Next, following that time. Mr. Reid went to Missouri and dwelt there fifteen years, employing himself in raising corn and hogs. It was in 1888 that he came to Spokane county,

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and after farming a time he began explorations which resulted in his settling in his present location in 1898.

In 1897 Mr. Reid married Mrs. Anna, widow of Benjamin Miller. She came to this country from Colorado in 1888. By her former marriage, Mrs. Reid has three children : Bert, in Deer Park; Edna, wife of Joseph Baldwin, in Spokane county ; Buford, in Stevens county. Mr. Reid had ten brothers and sisters, five of whom are living, as follows, James, Alex- ander, Ann Jeffery, Isabella and Andrew. In political matters, our subject always ad- heres strictly to the principles of the Republi- can party, they more nearly expressing his ideas than any other.

Mrs. Reid was born in Wayne county, Illinois, the date being in 1856, and when four- teen years of age went to Jasper county, Miss- ouri, where she completed her education. From there she moved to Colorado and thence to Washington in 1888, as mentioned above.

MART H. HAMILTON, stockman and diversified farmer of Stevens county, resides six miles west and one mile south of Ione. He was born in Oskaloosa, Kansas, December 17, 1869, his parents being Samuel and Mary (Brunton) Hamilton. The father was a na- tive of Ohio and the mother of Pennsylvania. Settling in Kansas, they resided there until 1873, when they came to Washington, locat- ing twenty-six miles down the Spokane river, from Spokane. In 1900, they removed to Reardan, Lincoln county, the father dying the same year. The mother still lives. Mr. Ham- ilton's family were connected with that of the eminent American statesman, Alexander Ham- ilton, who was killed in a duel with , Aaron Burr. They were the parents of seven chil- dren, John, Maggie, Kate, Joseph, deceased, Mart, Lida, and May. John, Kate and Mart are still living.

At the public schools of Crescent Park our subject received a practical education, and at seventeen years of age, faced the world on his own account, and for seventeen years followed the occupation of a farmer. In 1899 he came to Stevens county, locating on what is known as the "Big Meadows," securing one hundred and sixty acres under the homestead law, ninety

of which are devoted to hay raising. His prop- erty is all fenced, he has a fine house, barn and outbuildings, twenty head of stock and two million feet of saw timber.

Mr. Hamilton was married July 17, 1897, to Mrs. Hattie Coulson, widow of Charles Coulson, and daughter of M. S. and Sarah Taylor, natives of Indiana, now residing in Springdale. They are the parents of two chil- dren, James and Hattie.

The principles of the Republican party ap- peal more strongly to Mr. Hamilton, but he is liberal, and by no means an advocate of "offen- sive partisanship." In local politics he mani- fests the lively interest of a patriotic citizen. The family of Mr. Hamilton is highly esteemed by all their acquaintances.

MARK L. BUCHANAN, a prosperous and enterprising fruit raiser and merchant, re- sides one mile north of Curby, Stevens county. By nativity he is a Missourian, born in Newton county, March 12, 1858, the son of Amos and Livina (Jones) Buchanan, natives of Indiana and Tennessee, respectively. For fifty years the father was a minister of the gospel, and is now living at Roseburg, Oregon. He is an eloquent orator, and during the Civil war ex- pressed his sympathy for the north, and was, for this, hunted perilously near to death by southerners, being rescued by General Sigel. He was the son of Nathan Buchanan, a highly accomplished exponent of the Christian faith in Indiana. His mother lived to be one hundred years of age.

At Newton, Missouri, our subject received a common school education, and, in 1875, came with his people to Polk county, Oregon, going to Monmouth College one year. For a period thereafter he was in the Palouse country. Washington, and Moscow, Idaho. At the age of twenty-three years, he began farming in the Palouse country, where he remained ten years. In 1889 he came to Stevens county. locating on the bank of the Spokane river, where he has since resided. He raises fine fruit and devotes considerable attention to superior blooded stock.

In 1881 our subject was married to Sarah E. Ellis, daughter of J. W. and Margret (Winnet) Ellis, natives of Iowa. Mr. Ellis

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came across the plains to Walla Walla in 1857 and has been a worthy laborer for the building up of the country since. Mrs. Buchanan was born in Dayton, Washington and received her education in Moscow, Idaho where also she was married. Six children have been born to this couple, Myrtle L., Oscar H., Ollie V., Ina M., Henry E., Lorna M. Myrtle is attending college in Spokane. The other children reside with their parents. Mr. Buchanan is active in local matters and adheres to the principles of the Republican party.

At the time of the Indian outbreak in 1877, Mr. Buchanan was chosen lieutenant of a com- pany of volunteers organized to fight the sav- ages, at the Camas prairie massacre.

ISAAC L. CRORY. Since the year 1869 the subject of this sketch has been, emphati- cally, a pioneer of the northwest. The place of his nativity is St. George, New Brunswick, where he was born December 24, 1848. His parents were David and Mary (Stinson) Crory, natives of Ireland. They came to Amer- ica in 1833 and settled in New Brunswick where they died. To them were born ten children, John E., Robert, Samuel, Esther, Mary A., Margaret, David, William J., Thomas H., and Isaac L.

Few advantages were ever offered to the latter in the way of scholastic privileges, and it may be said that experience has been his only teacher. At the age of twenty-one he entered upon a career which, it can safely be said, has been successful. In 1869 Mr. Crory went to California by the way of Panama and Aspin- wall. Here he remained two years, going thence to the Puget Sound country for one year, and then back to California. His first lo- cation in Washington was in the Yakima val- ley, in 1879, whence he removed to Walla Walla. In 1883 he settled in Stevens county, Washington, on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, and upon which he now resides sur- rounded by many of the home comforts inci- dent to a western ranch. He has made a spec- ialty of the cultivation of hay, owns quite a bunch of cattle and has a good house and con- venient outbuildings.

In 1885 he was married to Elizabeth El- wood, widow of John Elwood. She is a native of Victoria county, Ontario, Canada, and at

the period of this marriage was the mother of two children by her former husband, Isaac and Francis Elwood. To Mr. and Mrs. Crory have been born four children, William J., Robert M., Herbert, and Nellie. Nellie died on May 19, 1903.

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Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 60

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