Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 898.

EUGENE SPENCER EDE

     is proprietor of the hotel and livery barn at New Pine Creek, and is also
proprietor of a flock of two thousand head of sheep. Born September 15, 1869, in
Plumas county, California, Mr. Ede was the son of Abraham and Mary J. (Easton)
Ede, the former a native of England. While a child of seven years Abraham Ede
came to the United States with his parents and settled in Illinois, whence he
crossed the plains to Plumas county, California, in 1851. Here he settled on a
farm, where he lived until his death at the age of sixty-eight in 1900. The
mother is still living in Plumas county.
     The brothers and sisters of our subject are Walter, Mrs. Emma O'Conner,
Edward J., Stephen, Mrs. Ida A. Anderson, and Albert A.  Mr. Ede grew to manhood
in Plumas county, California, where he received a thorough common school
education, notwithstanding the fact that he was reared on a stock farm, and in
September, 1894, came to Lakeview. Here he purchased four hundred head of sheep
in partnership with his brother, Walter, and subsequently purchased his
brother's interest. In 1897 he was indebted for more than the value of his
property, but so skillfully did he conduct his affairs that two years later he
was free from debt and in 1900 he had one thousand two hundred dollars in cash
additional to an increased flock of sheep of about one thousand head. He has
been successful in business ever since coming here. He continued to manage his
sheep until during the fall of 1901, when he leased them to other parties and
the following spring he purchased the hotel and stables at New Pine. He has
recently built an addition to his hotel making it a three-story building
containing twenty-five sleeping compartments, with office, dining room, kitchen
and so forth. It is a strictly modern hostelry in every respect, located just
thirty feet from the California state line. Mr. Ede also has his livery and feed
stable well stocked and equipped.
     On November 4, 1900, Mr. Ede was married to Iva D. Basey, daughter of John
C. and Kate Basey. To this union two children have been born, Albert Irving and
Edwin Leroy.
     Mr. Ede is a member of Pine lodge, No. 48, A. 0. U. W., of New Pine Creek,
of which lodge he is also recorder, and both he and Mrs. Ede are members of the
Degree of Honor, of Lakeview.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in February 2011 by Diana Smith.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.