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"Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley - Oregon," Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, 1903
Samuel Lincoln Bond
As a merchant of Irving, Lane County, Samuel Lincoln Bond occupies a prominent and influential position in this section of the community. He is a native of this state, having been born on his father's donation land claim one mile west of Irving, February 27, 1861, his father, Allen Bond, being a pioneer of 1853. He was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, December 5, 1833, and was taken to Indiana at the age of three years. There he married Rachel Robinson, and shortly after their marriage the young people crossed the plains with ox-teams. During the passage Mr. Bond met with the misfortune of losing his team, and was thus compelled to complete the trip with the assistance of his brother. He at once took up a donation claim of three hundred and twenty acres upon his arrival in Lane County, Oregon, and here he erected the first log cabin in the neighborhood, and remained an active citizen of this locality until 1898, when he removed to Irving and died here, October 22, 1902, his wife having passed away in 1901. He was a Republican in politics and always took an active part in the promotion of the principles which he so heartily endorsed. As a member of the state legislature he ably represented his party in 1876, and as a patriot he was a member of the home guard during the Indian troubles of the early days. His wife was a member of the Christian Church. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bond, of whom four sons and five daughters are now living.
S. Lincoln Bond was reared upon his father's farm and educated in Clear Lake, Lane County, and in Portland Business College, in the latter receiving a thorough course in business training. On returning to the farm he engaged in agricultural pursuits and carried to the work the advantages of his business training, remaining so employed until the fall of 1882, when he came to Irving and entered upon a mercantile life in partnership with his father. This partnership was continued until the death of the latter, and since then Mr. Bond has continued the work alone, having a complete line of merchandise such as usually found in a general store. He has also a lumber-yard and deals as well in grain, hogs, etc. At the death of his father he was appointed one of the administrators of the estate and sole administrator of the firms of A. Bond & Son.
December 24, 1884, Mr. Bond was united in marriage with Miss Belle Bushnell, the daughter of G. E. Bushnell, and they have the following children: Livia, now attending the academy at Philomath, a young lady of excellent attainments, having just completed a four-years course in music; Franklin L. and Samuel C. Like his father, Mr. Bond has always been public-spirited, and takes an active interest in the affairs of the community, and as such he holds a position on the board of trustees of Philomath College, and in the United Brethren Church, of which he is a member, he is also trustee, having previously served for three years as steward.
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James H. Brown
No more enterprising farmer is maintaining the excellent standard established by a pioneer father than James H. Brown, one of the three sons occupying the original donation claim of their father, the elder James H. Brown. The latter was born in Virginia November 10, 1796, his remote ancestors having pursued their various occupations in the German empire. From Virginia Mr. Brown removed to Illinois, where he engaged in farming, and where he married Sophia Hussey, a native of that state. He was an ambitious man and readily absorbed the glowing accounts of superior chance in the west, and finally sold his Illinois farm and outfitted for the transportation of his wife and children to the coast. The journey was accomplished with three wagons and six yokes of oxen, a team of horses and a spring wagon for the family, and the train moved along leisurely and without incident until after the Missouri river was crossed. About that time cholera broke out in the hopeful little party, and Mr. Brown was sorely afflicted, barely coming through the ordeal alive. Their misfortunes were further added to by one of their children, James H., having both legs broken, but as far as the Indians were concerned there was no particular trouble from them.
For a short time Mr. Brown lived in Gopher valley, but the first winter in the state was spent with Nathan Hussey, one of the very early settlers in the west. In the spring Mr. Brown bought a donation claim upon which he spent the remainder of his life, and which consists of six hundred and forty acres along the Yamhill river. So successful was he that in time his interests demanded more property, and by frequent purchases he increased his possessions to seventeen hundred acres. His death, May 30, 1875, removed a useful and capable citizen, one devoted to the Methodist Church and to the Republican party. Originally a Whig, he naturally stepped into Republican ranks and among the offices held by him with distinct credit was that of county commissioner, which he held for two years. He is buried in the little cemetery in Willamina, as is also his wife, who died November 8, 1894.
Coming to Yamhill at the age of eight, James H. Brown remembers but little of his father’s farm in Illinois, where he was born, near Springfield, Sangamon county, June 14, 1892. He early evinced habits of industry and thrift, and as opportunity offered he attended the district schools. November 30, 1865, he was united in marriage with Evelyn Yocom, daughter of Franklin Yocom, and soon after came into his share of the family claim, which has since been his home. In addition to the one hundred and forty-five acres of the home place he has seventy-five acres adjoining, besides eight hundred acres in another place, and enough more land to make up fifteen hundred acres. The entire donation claim is owned by the three brothers, all of whom are enterprising and prosperous members of the community. Mr. Brown has extensive interests both as to general farming and stock-raising, and in the latter capacity has Cotswold sheep, Hereford cattle and horses. The farm is located three miles west of Sheridan, and the improvements thereon are of the most modern kind, both as to buildings and implements. For many years the owner has derived a substantial income from the purchase and sale of all kinds of stock, and is one of the best judges and experienced men in the business in Yamhill county.
A chief avenue of interest to Mr. Brown has been the promoting of the educational opportunities of his district, and in this capacity he has been a member of his district, and in this capacity he has been a member of the school board for twenty years. Like his father and brothers he is a Republican. His family consists of his wife and the following children: Wilbur N., Minnie, Henry H., Franklin Y., Dudley (deceased), Althea, Bertha, Lloyd L., and Pearl. Lloyd L. and Pearl were twins, but the latter died in infancy.
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"History of North Washington" Published 1904
John Burden
John Burden is one of the substantical farmers of Stevens county,
Washington who came there in 1892, and is now located on an eligible piece
of property five miles south of Springdale. Though born in Sangamon county,
Illinois,July 15,1840, he has been a western pioneer during the greater
portion of his life.
His parents , Job and Temperance (Ford) Burden,were natives of Ohio and
crossed the plains to the Willamette valley,Oregon,in 1845 when our subject
was five years of age. They located in Polk county,Oregon, where they
followed agricultural pursuits until they died. The father had a donation
claim of six hundred and forty acres, and was interested in the stock
business. They were the parents of twelve children,four of whom are still
living: Julia,wife of W.R,Kirk,in Linn county,Oregon; Mary, married to
Jesse Eaton, at The Dalles, Oregon; Nancy, wife of R.P.Erhart, in Portland,
Oregon; and John.
The latter was reared and educated in the Willamette valley,and at the
age of twenty-three he came to northern Washington and Idaho. In 1861 he
assisted in building the Old Mullan Government Road. After a short trip
back to Oregon he went to the Boise mines where he remained a short time,
and then drove a ten-mule freight train from Wallula to Boise,continuing
this employment three seasons. On his return to Oregon his father divided
the farm,giving him a quarter section which he continued to work until 1870
when he disposed of it and went to Ochaco,Oregon and engaged in the stock
business. In 1892 he went to Stevens county,where he has since resided,
having eighty acres of land, thirty of which are cleared and under
cultivation. It is devoted to stock breeding and hay.
Mr. Burden is an advocate of Republican principles,taking an active
interest in the live issues of the day,and in every way is a solid,
substantial citizen, and one who possesses the confidence and seteem of the
people with whom he resides. He always has a good word to say for the state
of Washington,and has great faith in its future.
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