Basche, Peter
Condensed & Extracted from The Centennial History of Oregon 1811-1911; Vol. 2
Born in Wisconsin on 8th of August 1844, he was the son of Joseph and Mary (Schnith), natives of Germany. His father was a shoemaker who emigrated to the United States in 1842 and located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and was the father of: Anthony who resided in Green Bay; Michael who had resided in Green Bay and was father of five children; Peter who is the subject of the sketch; Frederick who was on the hospital corps during the Civil War and then resided in Green Bay; and Catherine who was the widow of Jacob Juker. The father passed away in 1860 and he and his wife were both laid to rest in a cemetery at Green Bay.
When Peter started out on his own, he was first employed in a hardware store, but in 1860 came to Oregon and located in The Dalles where he worked in a general mercantile store of his brother-in-law. In 1872 he went to Auburn and from there to Baker City in 1876 at which time he became associated with J.P. Fall in the purchase of the hardware and implement store of J.H. Parker and was so engaged for twenty years; and in 1907 was elected county treasurer and after the expiration of the term of office was elected county judge of Baker county.
Peter became a stockholder in the Morning mine and other gold claims and together with his brother-in-law, Mr. Cooper, owned a section of land in Haines and other pieces of farming property in the state. He had married Lucy Cooper on 3 Dec 1877, she a native of Missouri and daughter of Thomas Cooper who had come to Oregon in the early days. Peter and Lucy were the parents of: Claude, a hardware dealer at Sumpter; Frederick who engaged in farming on the Snake River; and Victor.
(The above information may not be accurate according to available statistics.)
Condensed & Extracted from The Centennial History of Oregon 1811-1911; Vol. 2
Born in Wisconsin on 8th of August 1844, he was the son of Joseph and Mary (Schnith), natives of Germany. His father was a shoemaker who emigrated to the United States in 1842 and located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and was the father of: Anthony who resided in Green Bay; Michael who had resided in Green Bay and was father of five children; Peter who is the subject of the sketch; Frederick who was on the hospital corps during the Civil War and then resided in Green Bay; and Catherine who was the widow of Jacob Juker. The father passed away in 1860 and he and his wife were both laid to rest in a cemetery at Green Bay.
When Peter started out on his own, he was first employed in a hardware store, but in 1860 came to Oregon and located in The Dalles where he worked in a general mercantile store of his brother-in-law. In 1872 he went to Auburn and from there to Baker City in 1876 at which time he became associated with J.P. Fall in the purchase of the hardware and implement store of J.H. Parker and was so engaged for twenty years; and in 1907 was elected county treasurer and after the expiration of the term of office was elected county judge of Baker county.
Peter became a stockholder in the Morning mine and other gold claims and together with his brother-in-law, Mr. Cooper, owned a section of land in Haines and other pieces of farming property in the state. He had married Lucy Cooper on 3 Dec 1877, she a native of Missouri and daughter of Thomas Cooper who had come to Oregon in the early days. Peter and Lucy were the parents of: Claude, a hardware dealer at Sumpter; Frederick who engaged in farming on the Snake River; and Victor.
(The above information may not be accurate according to available statistics.)
Basche, Peter
Condensed & Extracted from The Centennial History of Oregon 1811-1911; Vol. 2
Born in Wisconsin on 8th of August 1844, he was the son of Joseph and Mary (Schnith), natives of Germany. His father was a shoemaker who emigrated to the United States in 1842 and located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and was the father of: Anthony who resided in Green Bay; Michael who had resided in Green Bay and was father of five children; Peter who is the subject of the sketch; Frederick who was on the hospital corps during the Civil War and then resided in Green Bay; and Catherine who was the widow of Jacob Juker. The father passed away in 1860 and he and his wife were both laid to rest in a cemetery at Green Bay.
When Peter started out on his own, he was first employed in a hardware store, but in 1860 came to Oregon and located in The Dalles where he worked in a general mercantile store of his brother-in-law. In 1872 he went to Auburn and from there to Baker City in 1876 at which time he became associated with J.P. Fall in the purchase of the hardware and implement store of J.H. Parker and was so engaged for twenty years; and in 1907 was elected county treasurer and after the expiration of the term of office was elected county judge of Baker county.
Peter became a stockholder in the Morning mine and other gold claims and together with his brother-in-law, Mr. Cooper, owned a section of land in Haines and other pieces of farming property in the state. He had married Lucy Cooper on 3 Dec 1877, she a native of Missouri and daughter of Thomas Cooper who had come to Oregon in the early days. Peter and Lucy were the parents of: Claude, a hardware dealer at Sumpter; Frederick who engaged in farming on the Snake River; and Victor.
(The above information may not be accurate according to available statistics.)
Condensed & Extracted from The Centennial History of Oregon 1811-1911; Vol. 2
Born in Wisconsin on 8th of August 1844, he was the son of Joseph and Mary (Schnith), natives of Germany. His father was a shoemaker who emigrated to the United States in 1842 and located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and was the father of: Anthony who resided in Green Bay; Michael who had resided in Green Bay and was father of five children; Peter who is the subject of the sketch; Frederick who was on the hospital corps during the Civil War and then resided in Green Bay; and Catherine who was the widow of Jacob Juker. The father passed away in 1860 and he and his wife were both laid to rest in a cemetery at Green Bay.
When Peter started out on his own, he was first employed in a hardware store, but in 1860 came to Oregon and located in The Dalles where he worked in a general mercantile store of his brother-in-law. In 1872 he went to Auburn and from there to Baker City in 1876 at which time he became associated with J.P. Fall in the purchase of the hardware and implement store of J.H. Parker and was so engaged for twenty years; and in 1907 was elected county treasurer and after the expiration of the term of office was elected county judge of Baker county.
Peter became a stockholder in the Morning mine and other gold claims and together with his brother-in-law, Mr. Cooper, owned a section of land in Haines and other pieces of farming property in the state. He had married Lucy Cooper on 3 Dec 1877, she a native of Missouri and daughter of Thomas Cooper who had come to Oregon in the early days. Peter and Lucy were the parents of: Claude, a hardware dealer at Sumpter; Frederick who engaged in farming on the Snake River; and Victor.
(The above information may not be accurate according to available statistics.)
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