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. 887.
 
FRANK PEARSON LIGHT

     in partnership with George D. Harrow, conducts the leading hotel in the
city of Lakeview, Oregon. Their house is a three-story brick structure,
containing sixty rooms, exclusive of parlor, dining room and kitchen, with a
first-class bar in connection.
     Born in Humboldt county, California, October 25, 1859, Mr. Light is the son
of James and Mary (Pearson) Light, pioneers of Humboldt county. The father was
born in Maine and reared to young manhood in Massachusetts. Early in life he
took to the sea and before many years became captain on a merchant vessel. In
1846 he set sail from Boston and sailed around Cape Horn to San Francisco. Here
he abandoned the sea and three years later he went to Humboldt county, being a
member of the second party, ever to penetrate that wild country, and his second
son, Edwin A. Light, was the first white child born in that county. Mr. Light
lived in Humboldt, county until his death, which occurred in 1881. The mother
died in the same county in 1875. The surviving children are, Monroe, Edwin A.,
our subject, and Mrs. Clara Yocum, all of whom, with the exception of our
subject, are still residents of Humboldt county, California.
     Mr. Light grew to manhood in his native county, came to Lakeview in the
spring of 1880, and has made his home there ever since. In 1900 he engaged in
partnership with F. M. Miller in the hotel business. Two years later Mr. Miller
disposed of his interest in the business to Mr. Harrow, the present junior
member of the firm, who is a pioneer of Lake county of about twenty-one years.
Messrs. Light and Harrow conduct a first class and up-to-date hostelry and are
doing a creditable business.
     On May 8, 1901, Frank Pearson Light was married to Minnie Cannon, to which
union one child, Amos Evans, has been born.
     Mr. Light is a member and past grand of Lakeview lodge, No. 63, I. 0. 0.
F., and is also a member and past chief patriarch of Lakeview encampment No. 18.
He belongs also to the Knights of Pythias order.


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