From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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DENNIS PEONE
	Dennis Peone is one of the large property owners of Ferry
county.  His adjoins the town of Danville on the north and he devotes
his time to stock raising and general farming.  He was born in Colville,
Washington, on June 28, 1865, the son of Louis and Katherine (Finley)
Peone, natives of Prarie du Chien, Wisconsin, and Montana, respectively.
They settled in the Colville country in very early days and our subject
received his education from the mission schools of that locality.  At
the age of thirteen he started in life for himself, working on a farm
in Stevens county.  After some time occupied in that capacity, he 
worked on the construction of the Northern Pacific and later returned to
Colville.  In the spring of 1886, Mr. Peone went ot Granite creek,
British Columbia, and there did placer mining for a year.  Returning
from that locality to Colorado, he soon went on to Okanogan and later
returned to Colville.  In 1889, Mr. Peone came to his present location
where he has made his home since.  He has an estate of five hundred and
sixty acres, three hundred of which are under cultivation.  He raises 
diversified crops, has good buildings, a fine orchard, and is a 
prosperous man.
	In 1889, Mr. Peone married Miss Lizzie, daughter of J.C. and
Lucy (Berland) Bourassa, natives of Canada and Washington, respectively.
To Mr. and Mrs. Peone six children have been born, Irene, Josephine,
Hiram and Virgil, twins, Roland and Percy.  Mr. Peone is an active 
Democrat and takes a keen interest in political matters.  In religious
persuasion he and his family are adherents of the Catholic church.
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