From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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SIMON FEELER
    Simon Feeler resides about five miles south from Fruitland
on a good estate, which his skill and industry have made a beautiful
home place and which is now producing abundant returns in varied
crops and fruits.
    Simon Feeler was born in Washington county, Indiana, on
October 21, 1834, the son of Simon and Deborah (Dealey) Feeler,
natives of Virginia and South Carolina, respectively.  The father's
father was Mikel Feeler, a native of France and an officer in the
War of 1812.  Our subject passed his youthful days on a farm and
sought wisdom in the district schools until fifteen, then accompanied
the balance of the family to Maries county, Missouri.  In 1859 he
took a train load of provisions to Pike's Peak and returned to Kansas.
In 1861 he came thence across the plains with a train of eighteen
wagons to Oregon, being troubled much with the Indians en route, and
on the Owhyee river the little band of whites fought several hundreds
of the savages for many weary hours but fortune so favored them that
not one of their number perished.  They journeyed on to Polk county
and then our subject returned to the mines of eastern Oregon; in 1865
he located at Gray's Harbor, Washington, being one of the first
settlers in that region.  He assisted to construct the first wagon
road in the Satsop river to Olympia.  Where Aberdeen now stands was
a favorite hunting ground for elk, bear and deer.  In 1874 he went
with teams through Nevada and four years later journeyed to Shasta
county, California, whence in 1879, he returned to Lake count, Oregon.
In 1890 he came to his cousins' home and since that date Mr. Feeler
has been one of the enterprising and substantial citizens of Stevens
county.
    On September 12, 1878, Mr. Feeler married Mrs. Martha J.
McKinney, daughter of John and Amanda (Perry) McElrath, natives of
South Carolina and Tennessee, respectively.  Mrs. Feeler was born in
Hunt county, Texas, on October 16, 1852, and seven years later came
with her parents in an ox train across the plains.  They settled in
San Louis Obispo county, where she received her education and she
remarks that in the public schools most of the scholars were Mexicans.
Mrs. Feeler was first married to Joseph McKinney, who was killed in
the state of Sonora, Mexico.  To this union two children were born,
Octavia, the wife of Rex Buck, of Cheney, and George McKinney, who
died in Mexico in 1892.  Her parents came to Washington and her father
was drowned at Lyons Ferry on the Snake in 1879; her mother is now the
wife of E. Ingle, living near Milton, Oregon.  To Mr. Feeler and his first
wife, four children have been born: James W. and Samuel S., of Milan,
Washington; Maggie, wife of T.E. Bernard; and Mary M., wife of Frank
Duke, both of Lake View, Oregon.  Mr. Feeler was married the first time
in Lyon county, Kansas, on March 6, 1859, to Sarah M. King, who died
at Walla Walla in 1873.



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