H.M. Davidson, an Oregon pioneer of 1852, and the oblinging Postmaster of Monmouth, Polk county, is a native of the State of Illinois, born November 21, 1834. His grandfather, Elijah Davidson, was a native of North Carolina, who removed to Kentucky and was a pioneer of that State. Here he reared his family of twelve children, all of whom lived to maturity. He was a solider in the war of 1812, and lived to be eighty-seven years of age. Hisson, father of subject, was born in Kentucky, where he married Miss Elizabeth Deweese, a native of Kentucky. They had four children and removed to Illinois, where they were pioneers of that State. Mr. Davidson served in the Black Hawk war and died in Illinois. His father came to Oregon in 1850, bringing all the family with him. It was a large party, as they were all grown up and married. They all settled near the present site of Monmouth, where Mr. Davidson had a donation claim, and here he lived and died at the age of eighty-seven, as before mentioned. He was a minister of the Christian Church, and lived a good and worthy life. His wife preceded him to the heavenly home five years before.
The mother of our subject was married a second time and still resides in Illinois. Our subject was in his eighteenth year when he crossed the plains in 1852. He had received his education in Warren County, Illinois, and left that State April 10, 1852. The journey was a safe one, and he came direct to his grandfather's farm, in Polk county. After his arrival in Oregon he was sent to the Christian School, starting September 23, 1852. He attended this institution for two years, and then went to the mines in Idaho. In 1856, while in the mines in southern Oregon, the Indians were very hostile, and he and other miners formed themselves into a company for self-protection. He was in many a fight. He then engaged in farming, continuing that occupation until 1860, when he purchased property in Monmouth, and built a good residence, where he has since resided, although he has continued to devote the greater portion of his time to farming.
Mr. Davidson was married September 23, 1860, to Miss Almira C. Kramer, a native of Illinois, and the daughter of John Kramer. The family came to Oregon in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson had two children: Etta, who married Mr. J.E. Bond, and resides in Eugene; and Alice, who died in her twenty-second year. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson are members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Davidson was an active member of the Grange at Monmouth, and served in several official capacities in the order. Prior to the civil war he was a Douglas Democrat, but after the firing on Fort Sumter he espoused the cause of the Union and joined the ranks of the Republican party, in which he has since continued. In 1889, under the administration of President Harrison, he received that appointment of Postmaster of Monmouth, in which capacity he is now efficiently acting. He and his good wife enjoy the respect and esteem of all the people of Monmouth, where they have lived so long.
The mother of our subject was married a second time and still resides in Illinois. Our subject was in his eighteenth year when he crossed the plains in 1852. He had received his education in Warren County, Illinois, and left that State April 10, 1852. The journey was a safe one, and he came direct to his grandfather's farm, in Polk county. After his arrival in Oregon he was sent to the Christian School, starting September 23, 1852. He attended this institution for two years, and then went to the mines in Idaho. In 1856, while in the mines in southern Oregon, the Indians were very hostile, and he and other miners formed themselves into a company for self-protection. He was in many a fight. He then engaged in farming, continuing that occupation until 1860, when he purchased property in Monmouth, and built a good residence, where he has since resided, although he has continued to devote the greater portion of his time to farming.
Mr. Davidson was married September 23, 1860, to Miss Almira C. Kramer, a native of Illinois, and the daughter of John Kramer. The family came to Oregon in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson had two children: Etta, who married Mr. J.E. Bond, and resides in Eugene; and Alice, who died in her twenty-second year. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson are members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Davidson was an active member of the Grange at Monmouth, and served in several official capacities in the order. Prior to the civil war he was a Douglas Democrat, but after the firing on Fort Sumter he espoused the cause of the Union and joined the ranks of the Republican party, in which he has since continued. In 1889, under the administration of President Harrison, he received that appointment of Postmaster of Monmouth, in which capacity he is now efficiently acting. He and his good wife enjoy the respect and esteem of all the people of Monmouth, where they have lived so long.
H.M. Davidson, an Oregon pioneer of 1852, and the oblinging Postmaster of Monmouth, Polk county, is a native of the State of Illinois, born November 21, 1834. His grandfather, Elijah Davidson, was a native of North Carolina, who removed to Kentucky and was a pioneer of that State. Here he reared his family of twelve children, all of whom lived to maturity. He was a solider in the war of 1812, and lived to be eighty-seven years of age. Hisson, father of subject, was born in Kentucky, where he married Miss Elizabeth Deweese, a native of Kentucky. They had four children and removed to Illinois, where they were pioneers of that State. Mr. Davidson served in the Black Hawk war and died in Illinois. His father came to Oregon in 1850, bringing all the family with him. It was a large party, as they were all grown up and married. They all settled near the present site of Monmouth, where Mr. Davidson had a donation claim, and here he lived and died at the age of eighty-seven, as before mentioned. He was a minister of the Christian Church, and lived a good and worthy life. His wife preceded him to the heavenly home five years before.
The mother of our subject was married a second time and still resides in Illinois. Our subject was in his eighteenth year when he crossed the plains in 1852. He had received his education in Warren County, Illinois, and left that State April 10, 1852. The journey was a safe one, and he came direct to his grandfather's farm, in Polk county. After his arrival in Oregon he was sent to the Christian School, starting September 23, 1852. He attended this institution for two years, and then went to the mines in Idaho. In 1856, while in the mines in southern Oregon, the Indians were very hostile, and he and other miners formed themselves into a company for self-protection. He was in many a fight. He then engaged in farming, continuing that occupation until 1860, when he purchased property in Monmouth, and built a good residence, where he has since resided, although he has continued to devote the greater portion of his time to farming.
Mr. Davidson was married September 23, 1860, to Miss Almira C. Kramer, a native of Illinois, and the daughter of John Kramer. The family came to Oregon in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson had two children: Etta, who married Mr. J.E. Bond, and resides in Eugene; and Alice, who died in her twenty-second year. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson are members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Davidson was an active member of the Grange at Monmouth, and served in several official capacities in the order. Prior to the civil war he was a Douglas Democrat, but after the firing on Fort Sumter he espoused the cause of the Union and joined the ranks of the Republican party, in which he has since continued. In 1889, under the administration of President Harrison, he received that appointment of Postmaster of Monmouth, in which capacity he is now efficiently acting. He and his good wife enjoy the respect and esteem of all the people of Monmouth, where they have lived so long.
The mother of our subject was married a second time and still resides in Illinois. Our subject was in his eighteenth year when he crossed the plains in 1852. He had received his education in Warren County, Illinois, and left that State April 10, 1852. The journey was a safe one, and he came direct to his grandfather's farm, in Polk county. After his arrival in Oregon he was sent to the Christian School, starting September 23, 1852. He attended this institution for two years, and then went to the mines in Idaho. In 1856, while in the mines in southern Oregon, the Indians were very hostile, and he and other miners formed themselves into a company for self-protection. He was in many a fight. He then engaged in farming, continuing that occupation until 1860, when he purchased property in Monmouth, and built a good residence, where he has since resided, although he has continued to devote the greater portion of his time to farming.
Mr. Davidson was married September 23, 1860, to Miss Almira C. Kramer, a native of Illinois, and the daughter of John Kramer. The family came to Oregon in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson had two children: Etta, who married Mr. J.E. Bond, and resides in Eugene; and Alice, who died in her twenty-second year. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson are members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Davidson was an active member of the Grange at Monmouth, and served in several official capacities in the order. Prior to the civil war he was a Douglas Democrat, but after the firing on Fort Sumter he espoused the cause of the Union and joined the ranks of the Republican party, in which he has since continued. In 1889, under the administration of President Harrison, he received that appointment of Postmaster of Monmouth, in which capacity he is now efficiently acting. He and his good wife enjoy the respect and esteem of all the people of Monmouth, where they have lived so long.
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