Bio for DORMAN, Garland (b.1880), Meeker Co., MN



From History of North Washington, published 1903



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Transcribed by: Candy L. Grubb

From History of North Washington, published 1903, now in public domain. 

Submitted by Candy L. Grubb July 24, 1997. Both above notices must remain 

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GARLAND DORMAN

  Garland Dorman.  The scion of a family prominent in the Colville

valley, as their ancestors and relatives are and have been in the east, 

a rising young man of ability and bright prospects, whose standing is

of the best in the community, it is quite fitting that the subject 

should be entitled to representation in this volume.

  Garland Dorman was born in Meeker county, Minnesota, in 1880,

the son of Harrison and Sarah (Townsend) Dorman, natives of Maine and

Iowa, respectively.  They settled in Minnesota when young, and in 1886

moved from Meeker county, that state, to Spokane.  Five years later, they 

came to Stevens county where they reside at the present time.  The father

is a cousin of General Putnam and his history is mentioned more 

particularly in another portion of this volume.  Our subject was educated

in Spokane and in the Colville valley, and at the age of twenty he 

inaugurated independent action.  Various employments engaged him until

he took his present estate, four miles north of Addy, as a homestead.

Since then he has devoted himself to improving his farm and to handling 

timber products.  He owns considerable valuable timber, has a first 

class logging outfit, and does a good business.

  On October 23, 1901, Mr. Dorman married Miss Sadie, daughter of

D.C. and Mary (Nash) Eley, natives of Iowa.  Mr. Eley is a veteran of

the Civil War and ex-county auditor of Stevens county.  Mr. Dorman's

brothers and sisters are mentioned in his father's history.  Mrs.

Dorman has five brothers and one sister:  Hiram, Charlie, George,

Fred, Eugene and Mamie.