From "History of North Washington" Published 1904 Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN D. McDOUGALL John D. McDougall is one of the industrious farmers whose labors are bringing the new county of Ferry to be one of the excellent political divisions of the great state of Washington. He resides about five miles south from Curlew, upon land secured through the government right and is giving his attention to farming and stock raising. He was born in Ontario, Canada, on March 24, 1852, being th son of David and Katie (McDonald) McDougall, natives of Canada, whre they farmed until their death. The father was well to do and came from a prominent family. They were the parents of the following named children, Christa, Maggie, Katie, Joseph, Duncan, Alexander, and Daniel. At Cornwall, Canada, our subject received his education from the public schools and when fifteen came to Stillwater, Minnesota, where he followed logging for twenty-six years, operating in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Then he went to Ashland, after which he journeyed west, landing in Ferry county in 1902, taking the place where he now lives, as a homestead. He has forty acres under cultivation, besides a good band of stock. In 1872, Mr. McDougall married Miss Sophia, daughter of Matt and Mary Burgan, natives of New Brunswick and parents of twelve children, nine of whom are living, named as follows, John, Matt, Bertha, Grace, Dan, Mary and Kate. Fraternally, Mr. McDougall is a Republican and always takes an active part with his party. He and his wife are members of the Catholic church, while he is a member also of the Catholic Knights. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.