Biography of Robert P. Jared

Transcibed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com) from:
"An Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties,
State of Washington." Spokane, WA: Western Historical Publishing Company,
1904.



ROBERT P. JARED
	Without peradventure every commonwealth of the United States has
contributed to the population of the Inland Empire and the subject of this
article, who dwells about three miles south from Usk, is one who owns Putnam
county, Tennessee, as his native place. He was born on October 6, 1842, the
son of William and Martha P. (Jett) Jared, natives of White county, in the
same state. The father was a preacher of the gospel and died at the age of
fifty-two The mother died in 1901. They were the parents of the following
named children: Eliza, R. P., Thomas D., Sarah, Overton, Mary, John M,
Joseph G. and William.
	Our subject received a good educational training in the public and
private schools of his native place and when nineteen enlisted in the
Rebellion and served three years. This service was fraught with all the
hardships and trying incidents of a soldier of that period. He was captured
by the enemy at Fort Donelson, and served seven months at Port Morton, after
which he was exchanged and fought at Raymond, Missionary Ridge, Chickamauga,
Atlanta, and in various other battles and skirmishes. Following the war, he
went to Ft. Henry and in 1876 removed to Texas, whence a decade later he
removed to Spokane county, Washington. The same year Mr. Jared came to the
Calispell valley, settled on unsurveyed land and since that time has devoted
himself to general farming and stock raising. He has been amply prospered on
account of his industry and close attention to business and now owns two
hundred and fifty acres-of land, over half of which is good meadow He has
nearly one hundred head of cattle, while the estate is well supplied with
buildings and other improvements.  Mr. Jared has always taken a keen interest
in local matters and was the second assessor of the real estate in range 42
east of the Willamette meridian in his township.
	In April, 1866, Mr. Jared married Miss Sarah A., daughter of John and
Martha (Denton) Campbell, natives of Tennessee, where they remained until
their decease. Mrs. Jared has the following named brothers and sisters,
Chestina, James, Delia, Martha, Isaac and Jesse. To Mr. and Mrs. Jared there
have been born six children, Emmet, deceased, Martha, William, John, Thomas
and Mallia. Politically Mr. Jared is a Democrat. He took the first census of
the valley, was the second assessor, the first justice of the peace, and in
this capacity he is still acting, having been six years in that office. Mr.
Jared helped to organize the first district in this part of the county, and
it was twenty miles wide by sixty long. Mr. Jared is a man of excellent
standing. is popular among the people and has always shown marked uprightness
and principle.


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