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. 478.
 
GEORGE A. MELOY

     a well-known and successful farmer of Sherman county, residing one and
one-half miles southeast of Monkland, was born in Juniata county, Pennsylvania,
November 24, 1862, the son of Everett O. and Polly M. (Martz) Meloy, both
natives of Pennsylvania. The parents of the father were natives of the Keystone
State, but their ancestors were from Ireland. Everett O. served in the home
guards during the entire Civil war. He is a contractor, builder and farmer, now
living in Callaway county, Missouri. He is a member of the United Presbyterian
church. The mother is of Pennsylvania Dutch stock, and now lives with the family
in Missouri.
     Until he was seven years of age our subject was reared in the state of
Pennsylvania, educated in the district schools, and when nineteen years of age
came to The Dalles, Oregon, remaining there only a short period. He was then for
three months in Union county, and the following four years were passed in the
employment of A. A. Bonney, of Tygh Valley, mentioned elsewhere. Thence he came
to Sherman county, where he engaged in raising cattle and horses, about two
years. Returning to Tygh Valley he conducted a blacksmith shop for four years.
Then he rented the old McAtee place and purchased land adjoining Bonney's
property, four hundred acres, and attended both farms industriously, at the same
time running the blacksmith shop. Disposing of his interests there he came to
Sherman county in the spring of 1899, where he rented the Hugh Mclntyre place
for a period of five years. During this time he purchased land and at one period
he owned five and one-quarter sections. He disposed of some of this and now has
eight hundred acres. Mr. Meloy has thirty head of horses, a commodious five-room
cottage with a fine water system from a spring piped to his home and barn.
     At the residence of the bride's parents, November 24. 1894, our subject was
married to Nellie M. Elliott, born in Benton county, Oregon. She is the daughter
of Joshua H. and Emma Elliott, the father a native of Illinois; the mother of
Iowa. Joshua H. Elliott came to Oregon about  the year 1876, and first settled
in Benton county. In 1886 he removed to Sherman county. At present he is a
prominent agriculturist, and owns six hundred and forty acres of land. Emma
Elliot, the mother of our subject, is a sister of Mrs. Alexander Nish, mentioned
elsewhere.
     Our subject has two brothers and two sisters; Thomas T., of Missouri;
William, on the old home place in that state; Annie, wife of Thomas Herring, a
farmer and stock-raiser of Callaway county, Missouri; Sallie, wife of Benjamin
Rice, of the same county. Mr. and Mrs. Meloy have three children living: George
E., aged seven; Lulu, aged five; and Katie, aged four. Ruth, their first child,
born in November, 1895, died February 26, 1896.
     The fraternal affiliations of our subject are with the I. O. O. F. Lodge,
No. 113 and the A. F. & A. M., both of Moro. He is a Republican politically, and
has frequently served as delegate to county conventions in Wasco and Sherman
counties, in both of which counties he has been road supervisor. At present he
is school director. He and his estimable wife are both members of the Methodist
church.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2010 by Diana Smith.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.