Lang, H. O., ed.  "The History of the Willamette Valley, Being A Description 
of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and 
Settlement by White Men, and its Subsequent History; Together with Personal 
Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers."  Portland, OR, Geo. H. Himes, Book and 
Job Printer, 1885.  p. 685.

DAVID D. PRETTYMAN

     Birthplace, Delaware; date, 1832; moved to Missouri in 1839, and to Oregon
in 1847.  In 1849 went to farming, three miles from Portland, and remained there
until 1861; then went to Polk County and settled upon a farm of one hundred and
fifty acres, near Salem.  Mr. Prettyman was married in 1850, to Miss Sarah A.
Riggs, and they have two children.  He has distinguished himself in agricultural
pursuits, and at the Centennial Exposition, in Philadelphia, took prizes for his
fine wheat exhibits.  His residence now is Salem.  Dr. Prettyman, father of the
gentleman spoken of, was a physician of eminence in Oregon, and did much to
develop the State's resources.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2005 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.