From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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JOHN KEOUGH
	John Keough is one of the leading business men of Colville
valley.  His enterprise, his energy, and his executive ability have
been demonstrated by an almost unbounded success in handling general
farming, stock raising and mining.  At the present time he is considered
one of the leading operators in these lines in this section.  John
Keough was born in Port Burrell, Canada, on October 28, 1847, the son
of John J. and Fannie F. (Cope) Keough, natives of Canada and Iowa,
respectively.  The parents became acquainted and were married in
Canada.  Three years later they moved to Michigan and in that state
and in Colorado they lived until 1887, when the father died.  In 1884
the mother with the children crossed the plains to Baker City, where
she died in 1900.  Eight children were the fruit of this marriage:
John, Thomas, Maggie, William J., Alice, Frank, Minnie and Catherine.
Our subject received his education in Illinois and other places where
the parents lived subsequently.  He remained at home until nineteen
and then secured employment, devoting his earnings to the support of
the family for some years thereafter.  He labored in the lumber woods
in Indian Territory, on the farm and in the lead mines of Colorado
and at other occupations.  In 1884 he crossed the plains with wagons 
and teams direct to Stevens county, where he landed on November 7.
Mr. Keough at once took a pre-emption where he now lives, and began the
good work of improvement.  He erected buildings, bought more land and
then was forced to see all his improvements go up in smoke.  Nothing
daunted, he built again and a second time all his possession and buildings
and goods were consumed by fire.  Phoenix-like, Mr. Keough arose a third 
time and erected better buildings than before, having now a commodious
barn, outbuildings, and a beautiful ten room residence.  All the other 
improvements are commensurate therewith and his broad acres of hay and
crops, together with his large herd manifest the prosperity of the Keough
estate.  In 1897, Mr. keough and his sons located a copper claim which 
they sold recently for sixty thousand dollars.  He is also interested in
the dead meadow group, for which interest he was recently offered thirty
thousand dollars.
	On March 25, 1874, occured the marriage of Mr. John Keough and 
Mrs. Julina Bucks.  Her parents, James and Susan McClelland were natives
of Kansas and Tennessee respectively.  The father was a scout for General
Lane during the Civil War and before the conflict ended he perished.  The
mother crossed the plains in 1873 and settled in Stevens county in 1880,
where she now lives.  Mr. and Mrs. McClelland were the parents of eleven
children: Sarah, James, Albert, Susan J., Hester, Robert, John W, Perlee,
Julina, Suphrona and Daniel.  By her former marriage, Mrs. Keough has one
child, Orillis.  Mr. and Mrs. Keough have the following children: 
William H., John W., Albert E., Louis D., and Otto O.  Mr. Keough is a
Republican and ever active for the welfare and the upbuilding of the
community.  He is a member of the A.F. & A.M. and the I.O.O.F. and Mrs.
Keough is a member of the Rebekahs.
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