"An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties : with a
brief outline of the early history of the state of Oregon." Chicago?: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1902.  Page 582.  Malheur County.

ELBERT H. CLINTON

     Deceased.  It is true that the worthy pioneers whose familiar figures were
seen among us so many years are now one by one passing from these scenes to the
rewards of another world and it is eminently proper that such as the subject of
this article should be granted a memorial in the volume that chronicles the
history of the country where he labored and endured, manifesting always those
pleasant virtues and principles that characterize the true and typical man.
     Elbert H. Clinton was born in New York, in 1834, and ten years later his
father's family came to Wisconsin, whence they went in 1852 to Iowa, and soon
thereafter to Sacramento valley, California.  Our subject was in all these
journeys, and in 1863 he came to Silver City and thence to Jordan Valley, being
one of the very first white men who settled in this vicinity.  He took land and
went to farming and raising stock, and success from the start attended his
industry and wise management of his business.  This business occupied him until
the time for him to depart the cares and labors of earth.  This sad event
occurred in January, 1900, and with sincere mourning among a very large circle
of friends, this worthy pioneer and good man was consigned to his last resting
place.  He was a man of energy, and always manifested great interest in the
affairs of the county, being a leading and influential citizen, respected by all
and worthy of the confidence that was reposed in him by the people.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2006 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.