Lockley, Fred.  "History of the Columbia River Valley, From The Dalles to the
Sea." Vol. 2.  S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928.  p. 556.

ANDREW J. RAND

Andrew J. Rand, who is conducting a popular and attractive restaurant at Hood
River, has had a long and active career, covering various parts of the country,
but is now permanently and comfortably located in one of the choicest sections
of the Columbia River Valley. He was born at La Crosse, Wisconsin, on the 17th
of March, 1865, and is a son of Jack and Mary (Latimer) Rand, the former born in
Kentucky and the latter in West Virginia. The father, who was a well known
hunter and scout, pioneered over practically all of the western states. In 1887
he settled at Hood River, Oregon, and soon afterwards took up a timber claim on
Lost lake, near Mt. Hood, where he lived a few years, and then sold it to Frank
Button, after which he again established his home in Hood River, where he lived
until his death, in 1916. His wife died about 1882. They became the parents of
twelve children.

Andrew J. Rand, the only one now living, was educated in the district schools of
his native state, after which he worked in the woods and sawmills of Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota until 1889, when he came to Hood River. Here he entered
the employ of the Oregon Lumber Company, with which concern he remained for six
years, and during the period also ran a boarding house for the company. He then
returned to Wisconsin for about a year, after which he went to Montana and
followed the logging and sawmill business, doing job work on his own account in
that state and Idaho. He was fairly successful in a material way and in 1920 he
again came to Hood River and opened a restaurant which he has conducted to the
present time. In this business he is ably assisted by his good wife, who is an
ideal hostess, and they enjoy an excellent patronage, particularly during the
tourist season, when many visitors to Mt. Hood and vicinity come this way.

In April, 1888, Mr. Rand was united in marriage to Miss Jane Barry, who was born
in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and is a daughter of John and Kate (Attridge) Barry,
the latter a native of Rhode Island. Mr. Barry, who was born in Ireland, was
brought to the United States in boyhood and was reared at La Crosse, Wisconsin,
where he spent his remaining years, his deaths occurring in 1907. His wife
passed away in 1891. They became the parents of eight children, of whom but
three are living, namely:

Jane, Mrs. Rand; Mrs. Ellen Asher, of Ione, Idaho; and Mrs. Stella Johnson, of
Morley, Idaho. To Mr. and Mrs. Rand have been born six children: Pearl, who was
born in Hood River, is the wife of Wilber Spear, of Spokane, Washington, and
they have two children, Boyd and Joyce; Earl, born at La Crosse, Wisconsin, is
married and has four children, Earl, Kenneth, Joy and Evelyn; Hazel, born at
Reed River, has been married twice, first to Raymond Purdy, to which union were
born two children, Mark and Charles, and secondly, to Curtis Potts, and the are
the parents of two children, Gregory and Mary Catherine; Esther, born in Hood
River, is the wife of Thomas Spurgeon and they have a son, Donald; Fred, born at
La Crosse, is married and lives in Idaho; and Russell, who was born in Hope,
Idaho, is married and has a daughter, Shirley. Mr. Rand is a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks at
Hood River and the Fraternal Order of Eagles at Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. He is a
man of sterling character and excellent personal qualities, is held in high
esteem throughout the community where he lives and is extremely popular among
his associates and friends.

 
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2006 by Jeffry L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.