Klickitat County WA Archives Biographies.....Shaw, Mrs. Telitha J. January 15, 1843 - 
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Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Pages 871 - 872
Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company

     MRS. TELITHA J. SHAW.  One of the honored residents of Klickitat county, 
Washington, is Mrs. T. J. Shaw, of White Salmon, who has lived in this 
locality for nearly fifty years, during which period she has taken an active 
part in affairs relating to the welfare of her community. Mrs. Shaw was born 
in Missouri on the 15th of January, 1843, and is a daughter of Andrew and 
Permelia Teague. Her father, whose family originally came from Virginia, was 
born in Independence, Missouri, and her mother, who came from a Kentucky 
family, was born at Boonville, Missouri. Mr. Teague crossed the plains to 
California, with ox teams and covered wagon in 1849, and for two years was 
engaged in mining on Feather river. He then returned to Missouri and in 1852 
conducted his family across the plains to the Golden state, being four months 
and ten days on the way. They located at Redwood City, San Mateo county, where 
they established his permanent home at Glenwood, Klickitat county, Washington, 
where Francisco and engaged in the active practice of his profession in 
Redwood City. He was a capable lawyer and served several years as superior 
judge of San Mateo county. His death occurred in 1861, and he was survived for 
many years by his widow, who passed away in 1910.

     Their daughter, Telitha J., was given the advantage of a good public 
school education and remained at home until 1859, when she became the wife of 
James O. Shaw, who was born in Maine in 1827 and went to California in 1849, 
making the voyage around Cape Horn on the maiden trip of the 
steamship "Argonaut," from Boston. For five years he was engaged in mining in 
California, and then turned his attention to the logging and lumber business 
in the redwood district. He owned a large sawmill and, meeting with success, 
carried the business on until 1879. During that period he also owned and 
operated a large farm in San Mateo county. In 1879 he sold his California 
interests and came overland, with horse teams, to Oregon. He established his 
permanent home at Glenwood, Klickitat county, Washington, where he homesteaded 
and preempted three hundred and twenty acres of land. On this land he built 
the first sawmill in western Klickitat county, which he operated successfully 
for many years, and in 1886 he built the first hotel in Glenwood, which he 
conducted for twelve years. In 1898 he sold all of his holdings and retired 
from active business, his death occurring March 24, 1913. He was a member of 
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was a man of excellent judgment in 
practical affairs, possessed sterling qualities and commanded the respect of 
all who knew him.

     Mrs. Shaw now lives in a comfortable home in White Salmon, which they 
built and occupied at the time of their retirement. She served as postmistress 
at Glenwood for twenty-seven years, the mail being brought in weekly on 
horseback by Tennis Wyers from White Salmon. To Mr. and Mrs. Shaw were born 
six children, namely: Eufralia, deceased; Orlando C., deceased, who was the 
father of four children, Albert, George, Harriet and James, the last named 
being deceased; Chauncey C., deceased, who had a son, Raymond, who also is 
deceased; Lila M., who is the wife of E. E. Bartholomew, who owns a fine farm 
near Bingen, Washington, and they have four children, Everett, Alva, Zelah and 
Margaret; and Mrs. Betsy Wyers, who has a son, Teunis, a lawyer in Hood River, 
Oregon. On January 1, 1901, Mr. and Mrs. Shaw organized the Western Klickitat 
County Pioneer Association, of which Mr. Shaw was the first president and Mrs. 
Shaw the first secretary, and Mrs. Shaw is now the treasurer. She is a lady of 
kindly and gracious manner, genial and hospitable in her social relations, and 
during all the years of her residence in this county she has received the 
sincere respect and admiration of all who have known her.

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