Biography of Sylvester Grier, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames listed: Grier, Clark, Daly.

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902 by Western Historical Pub. Co.
of Chicago. page 244

Sylvester Grier

Crawford county, Pennsylvania, is his native place and July 5, 1830, the date of his birth. Until about ten years of
age he remained there and tehn accompanied his step-father to Illinois, in which state he received his education in
the public schools, and remained assisting his ste-father on his farm until April, 1852, at which date he turned
toward the "regions beyond" and sought for a home in the territory of Oregon. October 4, 1of the same year, was
the date in which he landed in Linn county and from that time until 1861 he was engaged in work for wages. Then
he went to Florence, Idaho, searching for proper diggins but soon returned to the Willamette valley, whence later
he again came to this region and prospected in various parts until May, 1864, when he came to Auburn and bought
into a livery business and the following spring he came to Baker City and built a feed corrall, where he now owns
what is known as the Grier and Kellogg stables. In 1871 he sold a half interest to Mr. Kellogg. They remained
together for fifteen years in successful operation of the ever increasing business and then Mr. Grier bought the
partner out and operated the stables alone until 1896, at which time he rented them, desiring to retire from active
business to secure more leisure for the ripening years of his life. He also bought the interest of Mr. Kellogg in a
ranch which they had purchased together in 1872, and he now owns five hundred and forty acres, which is also
rented. He owns a herd of seventy-five cattle and a number of horses.

The marriage of Mr. Grier and Miss Matilda Clark was solemnized in Linn county, Oregon, on October 29, 1865.
She crossed the plains from Iowa in 1851 with her parents, A. F. and Christie Ann Clark. To our subuject have
been born eight children: Dollie, deceased; Lillie, wife of J. W. Daly; Clara Edith; Bird, deceased; Minnie,
deceased; Oscar, deceased; Pearl; Vesta. Mr. Grier is a member of the I.O.O.F. In the spring of 1866 he
volunteered for service in the Cayuse war and while he did not get called into active battle he assisted to drive the
Indians across the Columbia and did service at Pendleton, Walla Walla and on the Snake river.