Biography of Charles O. Stewart, 1902, Baker Co., Oregon: Surnames: Stewart, Strain, Furman, Clark, Haney.

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 336

Charles O. Stewart, one of the leading agriculturists and general farmer sin
the vicinity of Pine post office, was born in Eola, Polk county, Oregon, on
January 3, 1858. His parents, Francis M. and Anna C. (Strain) Stewart, were
natives respectively of Illinois and Indiana, and were married in Polk county,
Oregon, in 1855, the Rev. Mr. Waller officiating. After their marriage they
lived about six years in that county, then removed to a point about eighteen
miles above Seattle, in Washington, that city being at the time their nearest
post-office. They hewed out a home in the forest, and for about six years
succeeded as well as could be expected, but in 1867 Mrs. Stewart died, and at
the time of her death Mr. Stewart was absent in Seattle. About the same time
also all the household belongings of the family, in fact everything except the
house in which they lived, were destroyed by flood, the water rising much
higher that year than it has ever done since. These misfortunes discouraged
our subject's father, so he sold out, moved to Portland and engaged in the
carpenter trade. Two years later he came to Union county, Oregon, where he
lived with his brother about a year, moving then to Pine valley, of which he
was a pioneer. Locating on land about a mile north of Pine, he lived there
until September 7, 1895, when death put an end to his earthly pilgrimage. Both
he and his wife were lifelong members of, and workers in, the Methodist
church. In his earlier years the old gentleman was a Democrat, but he had been
a consistent and active Republican ever since the Civil war.

Our subject was born in Eola, Oregon on January 3, 1858. He remained under the
parental roof until the death of his mother, and then lived a while with an
aunt in Portland, but when his father moved to Union county he also came
along. At the age of sixteen he struck out for himself, going to Colorado with
a herd of cattle. He passed the winter of 1876-77 there, returning the next
spring to Pine valley. Soon, however, he removed to Boise, but in a year's
time he was again a resident of Pine valley, and locate don a quarter section
of land on Dry creek. Of this, however, he afterwards disposed, investing a
portion f the proceeds in an eighty-acre tract one and a half miles north of
Pine, where he has ever since lived, engaged in improving his place and in
general farming and stock raising. He ranks among the leading farmers of his
neighborhood, while his integrity and uprightness of character, together with
his many neighborly qualities, have rendered him trusted and respected.

Mr. Stewart was married, at Furman Station, Oregon, on September 25, 1882, the
lady being Miss Fannie, daughter of John and Anna (Clark) Furman. To their
union nine children have been born: Fannie A.; Marion P., wife of J. H. Haney,
of Halfway; Robert C.; Harrison P., died January 17, 1900; Lilah C.; an infant
that died unnamed, February 23, 1893; Anna B.; Edith, died October 27, 1898;
Vada.

Mrs. Stewart's parents were natives, the mother of Ohio, and the father of New
York. Both emigrated to the west, and they met and married in Oregon, where
for a number of years they followed farming. The father was afterward a
partner in the first livery stable in Baker City, but is now living on
Boundary creek, Alberta province, Northwest Territory. His wife died in Baker
City in 1869.

Mr. Stewart has a herd of seven hundred fine sheep, which he handles in
addition to his other enterprises.