Biography of John N. Doane, 1902, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Doane, Scranton, Weatherford

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 357

John N. Doane

Mr. Doane was born at Springfield, Pennsylvania, on September 24, 1845, being
the son of Joseph C. and Mariah (Scranton) Doane. He was taken by his parents
while a child to Clinton, Connecticut, and at the age of thirteen years
commenced work on a farm. After this he attended the high school and then
later again sought to the basic art of agriculture, after which he clerked in
various mercantile establishments, among them the large house of C. H. Oakes &
Company in New Haven. Following this he came to Iron Ridge, Wisconsin, and
thence to Jacksonville, Illinois, at which latter place he was commissioner of
the insane asylum for two years. After this he visited various cities and
counties in the interest of a stock company, finally coming to St. Louis and
engaging on the street railway as conductor. Later he was traveling salesman
for a St. Louis house and then returned to the railway company and eventually
went to Denver and took up mining. After some years spent at this he came
across the plains on horseback, accompanying a government supply train, and
also took part in the Bannock Indian war in 1878. Following this he purchased
a farm near Baker City and turned his attention to tilling the soil until
1889, when he sold out, and removed to Sumpter valley and in 1896 to Sumpter.
He owns a good house and lot in the city of Sumpter and also some very
promising mining property in the regions adjacent to that place.

The marriage of Mr. Doane and Miss Mary A., daughter of John and Ellen
Weatherford, of Briton Station, in Baker county, occurred on February 5, 1885,
and to them have been born the following named children: Leslie L., Roscoe B.,
Earl N., Annie L., John L., Alice M. Mr. Doane is a member of the Fraternal
Union of America in Sumpter.