Biography of Albert Hindman, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames listed: Hindman, Powers.

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

page 235 

ALBERT HINDMAN

This honored pioneer and esteemed citizen of Express was born in Council Bluff, 
Iowa, on May 14, 1855. When nine years old he accompanied the remainder of the 
family to Baker county, Oregon, where they again engaged in farming, their 
location being four miles west of Baker City. Our subject received only a very 
limited education, the largest portion of his time and energy being devoted to 
the development and improvement of the parental homestead, upon which he wrought 
until he became twenty three years of age.

Mr. Hindman then took a homestead about fifteen miles east of Baker City, and 
engaged for himself in the business of farming and rearing cattle, apparently 
achieving excellent success therein, for he is now the owner of eight hundred 
and forty acres of land. A part of this has been laid out into town lots, 
streets, alleys, etc., and upon it the town of Express is springing up. Our 
subject is the owner of quite a herd of cattle and horses, including some 
very choice Shorthorn and Hereford males and a Percheron stallion.

Mr. Hindman is one of the leading farmers and stockmen in the county, thrifty, 
energetic and progressive, while as a man and citizen his standing is one of 
which he has every reason to be proud. His benevolence was manifested in his 
having donated the ground for a union church in Express, and in his liberally 
contributing to the same, but it has also found expression in many other ways. 
A public spirited man, he takes an active interest in all affairs of general 
concern in town, county, and state, though he has never displayed any special 
ambition for political preferment or personal aggrandisement.

Our subject married, at Baker City, Oregon, on December 10, 1882, Miss Addie, 
daughter of E. R. and Annie Powers, and the issue of their union is five 
children, Claude O., Elmer C., Fannie E., Edgar I. and Amy E. 
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