Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 68

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In 1884, Mr. Pomeroy was united in mar- riage with Miss Mary E. Smith, whose par- ents were natives of Indiana. In 1897. they re- moved to Stevens county and two years later

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they were both called hence by death. Mr. Pomeroy was satisfied with the Republican principles until 1896, when he enrolled himself with the Democrats and since that time has been in that party fold. He is quite liberal in his views and manifests no small amount of inde- pendence in handling and deciding the ques- tions of local import and national importance. Mr. Pomeroy has always been a leader in bet- tering educational facilities and is now serving on the board. His wife is a member of the Catholic church.

JOSHUA STORY. In the two occupa- tions, sawmilling and farming, the subject of this article is engaged at the present time. He resides about one mile north of Chewelah upon land which he has improved and transformed from the wilds of nature to a beautiful and val- uable farm. Joshua Story was born in Kent county, Ontario, on August 26, 1838, the son of John and Catherine (McGarven) Story, na- tives of Canada. The mother's people are na- tives of Ireland, and are members of one of the wealthy and prominent families, whose estates are being adjudicated there at the present time. They were the parents of eleven children : Susan Bently, Michael, deceased; Thomas, Mary, de- ceased; Morris, deceased; Lemmick, John M., Nathaniel, deceased, Joshua, Maria, and P. J. Our subject was educated in the excellent schools of Ontario, and when twenty-two he stepped forth from the parental roof, and his first enterprise was to learn that king of all trades, blacksmithing. For fifteen years he beat the anvil to the tune of merry industry, and in 1882 came west to Stevens county. For ten years he worked steadily at his trade, but has of late devoted himself to farming and sawmilling. In 1889. with his brother-in-law, M. C. Stolp, he erected a sawmill on their land which they are now operating. Mr. Story is a man of great industry and skill, and has the respect and esteem of all who know him.

In 1878 Mr. Story married Miss Rhoda A .. daughter of Dennis F. and Rhoda (Langford) Lucas. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas are more particu- larly mentioned in another portion of this work.

To Mr. and Mrs. Story have been born five children : John W., Perry D., Mathew D., Her- bert, and Ada, deceased. In the political camp,

Mr. Story is liberal and in favor of all that ad- vances the general welfare. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., the Maccabees, and the M. W. A., while Mrs. Story belongs to the L. O. T. M.

PETER KING, deceased. The old Peter King estate, which lies about three miles north of Chewelah, is one of the earliest settled places in Northern Washington. It was well known to all the old timers and was pointed to as one of the land marks of the early days. Peter King, who secured the same from his wife's father, was one of the earliest men to press into the wilds of this western country and make set- tlement here. He was born in Quebec, in 1820 and found his way to the Colville valley when still quite young. He was a blacksmith in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company for sev- eral years and settled on this farm about 1851. From that time until the day of his death, 1887, de devoted his attention to farming and raising stock. To Mr. and Mrs. King, eleven children were born, five of whom lived, as follows : Sophia, wife of Charles Regney ; Mary, wife of C. F. Conraddy, in Colville ; Julia M., wife of Frank McCloud, in Montana; Louise, wife of Randolph Roberts, in Stevens county ; Martina, living with her mother; those deceased are : William, Patrick, Louis, Henry, Eliza and Marshall. Mrs. King is the daughter of Pat- rick and Mary Finley, natives respectively of Ireland and Washington. Mr. Finley came to Colville in 1820 and dwelt with the Indians. Mrs. King survives her husband and now dwells on the old homestead, to the management of which she devotes her attention. She belongs to the Catholic church and is now aged seventy. She could recite many, tales of thrilling adven- ture and of the settlement and development of this county which would be intensely interest- ing to all.

ALPHONSO V. SHEPLER resides one mile northeast from Chewelah where he devotes himself to farming and mining as well as oper- ating a real estate business in Chewelah. He was born in Peoria, Illinois, on June 2, 1850, the son of Samuel J. and Hester (Fry) Shep- ler, natives of Pennsylvania. They are de-

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scendants of the colonists who came to this country with William Penn. The father served on transports during the Civil War under Gen- erals Thomas, Grant and Banks. After the war he owned and operated steamboats for three years. Subsequent to this he conducted a saw mill in Kansas and was probate judge and clerk of the county for six years. Then he opened a real estate office and in 1886 was called to the world beyond. They were parents of sevn children : Alphonso V., Thomas F., Eunice A., Bell, John H., deceased, Mary Lytle, and Nora T., deceased. Our subject was edu- cated very thoroughly and continued to labor with and for his father until he was thirty years of age. He came to Sprague in 1882 and rail- roaded for a time. His next venture was to conduct a bakery in Moscow, and in 1888 he came to Stevens county and bought the quarter section where he now resides. In addition to his real estate Mr. Shepler owns considerable mining property, among which may be men- tioned the Widow's Mite, Madderhorn, in the Chewelah district and others on the reserva- tion. In 1903 Mr. Shepler opened up a real estate business which he has followed together with his other enterprises ever since.

In 1880 Mr. Shepler was married to So- phronia Vanslyke, whose ancestors came from Holland. She had ten brothers and sisters ; Alfred, Levi, deceased, Edward, Franklyn, all have been prominent in military circles, Darius, Austin E., Williard E., Cyrintha, Liklie A., and John W. Mr. and Mrs. Shepler are parents of three children : Delta, wife of H. R. Denn, of this county ; Hester N., deceased; John H. P., with his parents. Mr. Shepler is an active Democrat. In 1890 he made the race against Fred Sherwood and lacked only a few votes of gaining the day. He has been justice of the peace for six years and takes great interest in the progress of the country. Mr. Shepler is a member of the A. F. and A. M. and his wife is a member of the W. R. C.

HENDERSON P. GARRISON. The rich resources of Stevens county are varied, and the sources of revenue also represent numerous industries, but perhaps none among them are greater producers of wealth than agriculture. A worthy class of citizens have followed this all

important art for many years in the valley, while of later years newer blood and younger hands have come in to advance further the power of development and progress. Among this latter number may be mentioned the subject of this article, who was born in Lee county, Virginia, on February 6, 1870, the son of An- drew J. and Martha (Daugherty) Garrison, na- tives of Virginia and Kentucky, respectively. They were the parents of eight children : Mary E., deceased; James F., Samantha McConnell, Henderson P., General M., Andrew J., Cale- donia, Laura L. In his native place our subject was educated in the great Alma Mater of the people, the district school, and the first twenty years of his life were spent with his parents. Following this he was occupied one year on the farm and then three more in the pursuit of higher education. Then he took up the respon- sible work of the educator, and until 1900 was numbered among the most capable teachers in this vicinity. He then located in Stevens county, purchasing a quarter section where he now resides, four miles west of Chewelah. He has made comfortable improvements, and in addition to some farming land his estate in- cludes about one million feet of fine saw timber.

In 1899, Mr. Garrison married Miss Bell, daughter of Hiram and Lucinda (Smith), Dixon, natives of Kentucky but emigrants to Newtown, Virginia. They are the parents of six children : Mary J. Hannshell, Emma Mul- lins, Bell, Campbell, Zion, Ballard. Three chil- dren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Garrison : Mattie L., Cordie, Orba L. Mr. Garrison be- lieves in the principles and doctrines of social- ism, and is an intelligent expounder of the same.

SAMUEL P. CECIL. The subject of this biographical review is one of the industrious and stirring agriculturists of the Colville valley, and the work that he has wrought here is man- infested in the good showing on his estate. He resides four miles west from Chewelah and in addition to general farming does logging and lumber work during portions of the year.

Samuel P. Cecil was born in Lee county, Virginia, on August 4, 1857, the son of Michael and Marl (Penington) Cecil, natives of Vir- ginia. They were of English and Irish ances- try and remained until their death in Virginia,

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that of the former occurring on April 6, 1886, and of the latter on February 6, 1900 and their remains lie in the old home cemetery in Lee county. They were the parents of twelve chil- dren, nine of whom are living, as follows : Wilk, Elisabeth Mente, Susan Sutler, Marther Ollinger, E. W., Catherine Flannery, Z. M., W. L. and Samuel P. The common schools fur- nished the educational training of our subject and he remained with his father until twenty- five years of age, then he married and began farming for himself. In 1885 he removed to Missouri, and four years later came thence to Medical Lake, Washington, where he followed the basic art for one year, then removed to Walla Walla, but returned to Medical Lake. In 1892 he settled in the Colville valley and bought his present place. The improvements were very scanty but by careful management and constant industry, Mr. Cecil soon gained a start, and now he has one of the fine places of the valley. In 1901 he erected a commodious residence and other good buildings.

On November 14, 1882, Mr. Cecil mar- ried Miss Gemimah, daughter of David and Louisa ( Bartha) Cox, natives of Kentucky and Virginia, respectively. Mrs. Cecil has the fol- lowing brothers and sisters: Katherine Gra- ham, Elizabeth Rogas, Alice Barker, Tine, de- ceased, Charlie Gaynor, Dollie, Joey. Our sub- ject and his wife are parents of four children : Ornie, Clarence, Claude, and Orby, deceased. Mr. Cecil is a Democrat and a member of the M. W. A. He is one of the intelligent and thrifty men of the valley and their valuable home place is conducted in a manner befitting an intelligent and up-to-date farmer.

HENRY SEABRANDT. Like most of those who find their way to the United States from the Fatherland, the subject of this article is a man of thrift and good substantial qualities. He resides on his generous estate of one-half section about one mile south of Blue Creek postoffice, and his skill in the art of agriculture as wrought out on his farm, is a good object lesson to any man. On March 23, 1851, in Hanover, Germany, Henry Seabrandt was born to Herman and Margret (Gestraing) Sea- brandt, also natives of the Fatherland. Eight years later the lad was left motherless, and he

soon learned the ways of the world in hard- ships and the attempts to support himself. The summers were spent in herding cows and the winters in working for his board and attend- ing school. In 1865 he came with his father to Cook county, Illinois. One brother, the only only other living child of the family, came with them. Farm work occupied Henry until 1878 when he went to Minnesota and bought a farm. For a decade, he was numbered among the lead- ing agriculturists of that state. He then came to Spokane and lived five years. After that Mr. Seabrandt took a homestead where he now lives, which was augmented later by the pur- chase of another quarter section. Good build- ings and substantial improvements make the estate valuable and a desirable place to live.

In 1878 occurred the marriage of Miss Maggie, daughter of John and Lizzie (Hauns- nan) Atrops. natives of Germany, and the subject of this article. Four children have come to bless the household : Lizzie, Fred, Her- man and John. Mrs. Seabrandt's parents came to Minnesota, where she was born in 1857. She has eight brothers and sisters : Caroline, Annie, Jerry, Henry, Lena, Lizzie, Sebilla, and John. Mr. Seabrandt is very active in the advance- ment of educational facilities and gives his time for service on the school board. He is a mem- ber of the W. W. and his wife of the circle. They both belong to the Lutheran church.

HENRY T. COX. Three miles east from Blue Creek, on land which he bought from the railroad company, resides one of the prosperous young men of Stevens county. And he has gained his holdings by virtue of his own thrift and industry. The birth of the subject of this article occurred in Elliott county, Kentucky, on January 18, 1871. He is the son of John and Rebeka Cox, natives of Lee county. Virginia. who moved to Kentucky in 1868, but twelve years later returned to Lee county, where they now reside. They are the parents of six chil- dren : Henry T., William, Sallie Corner, Nellie Hurley, Adeline Gibson, and Dora. Lee county is the place where Mr. Cox gained his instruc- tion and he then being twelve, went to live with his grandfather. Four years later he assumed the responsibilities of life for himself, and wrought at various employments until 1897,

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when he came to Washington and bought the land where he now resides. Among other im- provements on his farm he has erected good buildings and is handling considerable stock.

In 1892 Mr. Cox married Miss Minnie, daughter of Henry and Dollie (Willis) John- son, also natives of Lee county, Virginia. The grandfather of Mrs. Cox was John Johnson, a captain in the confederate army. Three chil- dren have been born to our subject and his wife: Carr, Marie and Henry Harrison. Mr. Cox is a good Democrat and a member of the W. W.

WILLIAM J. CAPLIN settled in Stevens county about the time of the opening of the Colville reservation and since that time has given his attention to improving his homestead, which he took then, and to mining. His farm is located about eight miles west of Orient and is an excellent piece of land. A portion of it is natural meadow land and valuable. In addi- tion to the farm, Mr. Caplin has several valuable mining claims, among them the Eagle, the Eagle Number Two, and the Monte Carlo. They are all in one group, and show first class values. He has three thousand feet of tunnel- ing done and is pushing the work rapidly. Will- iam J. Caplin was born in Syracuse, New York, on May 10, 1852, the son of John and Maria (Stanton) Caplin, natives of England. The parents came to the United States when young and were married in Watertown, New York, whence they returned to Syracuse, where they spent the balance of their lives. The father was a brick layer and plasterer by trade, and was a prosperous man. They were the parents of the following named children, William J., Char- lotte, deceased, Sarah, Emma, Charles, de- ceased, Hattie, Ethel, and Ella.

Our subject was educated in his native town and followed his studies to the age of seventeen. At that time he began to learn the lather's trade and became skillful in plastering. He followed these related occupations until 1869, then went west to California. For a time after arriving in the Golden state he was occupied in railroading and then turned his attention to mining until 1887, having in the meantime located and sold many valuable claims. At this time he went to San Diego, and followed his trade during the building boom there for one year, then came to

Tacoma, Washington, where he wrought at his trade for three years. Next he was at Monto Christo mining again where he continued until 1901, when he came to Stevens county and en- tered the employ of the Hester Mining Com- pany where he remained for one and one-half years. He took a homestead at the same time and after completing his services with the last mining company mentioned has given his at- tention to his own farm and mining claims.

At Chicago, in 1883, Mr. Caplin married Mary Malott, a native of New York. Politi- cally, Mr. Caplin is a Socialist and takes great interest in the principles of his party. Friter- nally he is a member of the Eagles, being a charter member of number one lodge of Seattle. He and his wife are members of the Episcopal- ian church and are people who have the esteem of all who know them.

PETER TETRO lives about a mile east of Blue Creek postoffice where he devotes him- self to farming and raising stock, having man- ifested a becoming thrift and industry in the enterprises which he has followed. Peter Tetro was born in the province of Quebec, Canada, on November 2, 1853. His parents, Louis and Mary (Jacqua) Tetro, were natives of France and Canada respectively and remained in the latter place until their death. They were the parents of ten children: Nelson, Napoleon, Jerry, Antone, Eusebe, Fred, Peter, Exelda, Delina, deceased, and Madelin. The education of our subject was gained partially in the pub- lic schools and later in private study. In 1870 he left his native land and came to the United States and two years later he was crossing the plains to the mining regions of Nevada. He delved for the hidden treasure there, then in California and later in Mexico and Arizona, after which he returned to California. In 1883 he contracted on the Canadian Pacific and fol- lowed various other employments in British Columbia until 1885 when he selected his pres- ent place and settled down. He has good build- ings a pleasant farm of one-half section and is a prosperous and wealthy farmer.

In 1894 Mr. Tetro married Miss Annie, daughter of Basil and Eva (Ludwick) Richfeu, natives of France and Germany, respectively. To Mr. and Mrs. Tetro, three daughters have

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been born : Lilly, Mollie and Nellie. The fam- ily are adherents of the Catholic church. In political matters and in questions of local im- port, Mr. Tetro manifests an interest becoming a good citizen, and his best judgment inclines him to be enrolled as one of the Republican party.

HENRY E. COSNER. Among the young and substantial men of Stevens county, it is our pleasure to mention the subject of this article as a man of excellent standing, real worth of character, and influence. In Grant county, in the far away state of West Virginia, Henry E. Cosner first saw the light in 1871. His par- ents, Daniel and Matilda (Tucker) Cosner, were natives of that same state and were the parents of these children : Joseph, Fannie, Henry E., Havlock P., Memphis A., Newton J., Cora E., Flora S., and Homer P. They were prom- inent people there and the mother's father was

one of the wealthiest farmers of the state. He owned and tilled nearly three thousand acres of land. At the age of ninety-six, in the year 1896, he passed to the world beyond, full of days and honors. The primary education of our subject was attended to in his native place, but in his eleventh year he was brought by his parents to Stevens county where he completed his studies. In 1892 his parents went to Nez Perces county, Idaho where they live at the present time. At the age of twelve Henry be- gan his career of labor, regularly depositing each month, his wages with his father, by whom they were used in the support of the family. This continued until he was twenty-one, then he went to do for himself, purchasing the farm where he now lives, three miles west of Chew- elah. He has comfortable buildings and mani- fests good wisdom and ability in handling his estate.

On April 9, 1902 Mr. Cosner married Miss Ethel Goss, whose parents were natives of Eng- land. She was born in August, 1870. Before her marriage, Mrs. Cosner was one of the suc- cessful and leading teachers in her vicinity. She and her husband are now members of the -Metli- odist church and good supporters of the faith. Politically, Mr. Cosner is a stanch Republican and always takes a keen interest in the affairs of the day.

JOSEPH A. KOONTZ, who now resides four miles south from Chewelah and who is one of the most prosperous men of the valley, blessed with good holdings, has manifested in his labors in this county, a tenacity of purpose and energy which are quite rare. In 1883 he selected the place where he now lives and thither he brought his wife and seven children. When they finally arrived after the trying journey, which was full of hardships, they found them- selves on a wild tract of land with snow over a foot deep, no human habitation within reach, and night coming on. They camped as best they could. In addition to all this, the fact that Mr. Koontz had not a penny in his pocket nor an allowance of cash from any source makes us a picture that would have discouraged and dis- heartened the ordinary man, without doubt. Mr. Koontz went to work and he has kept at it from that time to the present and he has the happy faculty of dispelling his labors with a wisdom and skill which makes them count to the best advantage. He now has a nice band of stock, well improved estate, and a competence for the days to come.

Joseph A. Koontz was born on June 9, 1844, in Henry county, Ohio, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (King) Koontz. They re- mained in Ohio until the time of the death of the father in 1853. Four children were born to them : J. A. William, deceased, John, and Re- bekah, deceased. Joseph was educated in the district school but on account of his eyesight failing he was unable to pursue his studies farther. At the age of nineteen he began to work for wages and in 1862 he crossed the plains to Portland. The following spring he and his brother opened a merchandise establish- ment in Umatilla where they operated for twelve years. The next twelve years were de- voted to mining and in 1883 he came to Stevens county as mentioned above.

In 1871 Mr. Koontz married Mrs. Eliza- beth Fobb, the widow of Calvin Fobb. She was born in Warsaw, Missouri, February 29, 1848, and her parents were natives of Kentucky. The father died in 1850 and the mother moved to Colorado in 1853, where she now lives. Mr. Koontz is a Democrat and holds the offices of road supervisor, constable and school director.

To Mr. Koontz and his wife the following children have been born: William H., Hattie, and Mattie. The last two are deceased.

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PETER HALEY, who resides about six miles south from Colville, is one of the sturdy pioneers who opened this western country for the ingress of civilization. He is now quietly passing the golden years of his life on his es- tate, where he devotes himself to general farm- ing and stock raising. He has won the esteem and good will of all who know him in this county and so successfully has he manipulated the resources of the country that he is comfort- ably fixed financially, and, in addition, is one of the substantial citizens of the county.

Peter Haley was born in historic Killarney, county Kerry, Ireland, the date being June, 1833. His parents, Donald and Catherine (Merl) Haley, were of old Irish stock and were foremost citizens of their section. The father was engaged in transporting merchandise from Cork to Killarney. When our subject was a very small child, his father died, whereupon the mother with her children came to the United States. They landed in New York, but soon made their way to South Weymouth, Massachu- setts, where Peter attended school until he was eleven. At that age he stepped forth to assume the responsibilities of life for himself. He fol- lowed stage driving in northern Massachusetts for some time and when fourteen accompanied his uncle across the plains to Oregon. For two years his lot was cast with this uncle in the Willamette valley, and then he took up steam- boating on the rivers. Later he farmed in the Web-Foot State and then journeyed to Walla Walla. At the time Governor Stevens was cor- raled by Indians and called for volunteers to carry a dispatch to the soldiers at The Dalles, Peter Haley was the first man to offer his ser- vices. He started on the perilous journey, as- sured of the danger that awaited him, but de- termined to reach the soldiers or lose his life in trying to assist his fellows. He traveled as fast as horse flesh could carry him and when his steed finally fell dead beneath him, he made the balance of the way on foot. So completely exhausted was he when he arrived with his call for help to relieve the Governor and his people, that he was unable to travel. For trirty days, the physicians nursed him back to strength sufficient to travel to Portland, where for three months he was under the care of medical men. After spending some time in Portland, he re- turned in 1868 to Walla Walla.

WILLIAM BOYD. It is very interesting to note in the case of such men as Mr. Boyd, the labors performed and the trying questions met and solved in opening up this fertile valley of the Colville for the ingress of civilization. As an instance of what is required of the pioneer farmer, when Mr. Boyd first came here, he threshed seven hundred bushels of grain with a flail. Such marked labor as that indicates be- yond doubt the energy and stamina of the man of whom we speak. But such was only one of many trying things to be accomplished, and suffice it to say that in everything which pre- sented itself to be done or solved, Mr. Boyd never failed to find a way. Then again we notice that the pioneers who stand so badly in need of the various appliances for farming are obliged to pay a double price for everything, and Mr. Boyd well remembers that his first farm wagon cost him about one hundred and fifty dollars. Provisions were also very high. Sugar cost him twenty-five cents a pound, and other things in proportion. All these things but brought forth in our subject the correspond- ing increase of energy to overcome and ac- complish as he had planned. Dame Fortune could not resist such wooing as that and the re- sult is as.it should be, that Mr. Boyd is to-day, one of the leading and prosperous men of northern Washington. Reverting more par- ticularly to a detailed account of his career we note first that Mr. Boyd was born in Granville county, Canada, on March 16, 1846, the son of Joseph and Mary (Maloney) Boyd, natives of Ireland. The fact that his parents came from the Emerald Isle, opens to us the secret of Mr. Boyd's energy and capability. They came to Ameroca when young and located in Canada where they remained for fifty-five years; they went into the wild forest and with their own hands built a home, cleared a farm and became wealthy. The paternal grandfather of our subject was a great sportsman and owned many fine horses and dogs in Ireland. The humble little frontier home in Canada that afterwards became the headquarters of a prosperous farmer, was the birthplace of seven children, in- cluding our subject : Mary, Ellen, Sarah, Thomas, Tamer, Joseph and William. Our subject was reared and educated in his native place and continued faithfully and industriously assisting his parents until he had reached the

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Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, state of Washington, Part 68

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