"Portrait and Biographical Record of Portland and Vicinity, Oregon." Authors: "a compilation of this work....by a number of writers". Chapman Publishing Co; Chicago, 1903. p. 539. GEORGE HENRY WEBSTER The one hundred and eighty-two acre farm belonging to G. H. Webster has few superiors in Clackamas county. Located on both sides of the road, seventy acres has been denuded of timber and undergrowth, and made to serve the best and most profitable interests of its owner. Farming, as understood by Mr. Webster, is an exact science which admits of no failure, save as the weather is disposed to interfere with well laid plans. Grain, potatoes, timothy, and general farming commodities are raised in abundance, and three thousand fruit trees yield fruit, the excellence of which is exceeded only by its quantity. The youth and early manhood of Mr. Webster were passed in Edgar county, Ill., where he was born May 1, 1843, and where he was reared to an appreciation of the dignity and usefulness of the life of a farmer. His father, like many of his ancestors, was born in Ohio, from which state he removed to Indiana, and from there to Edgar county, Ill. He came to California in 1876, living for a time in Los Angeles, Ventura, and Riverside counties, in the latter of which his death occurred in 1895. To himself and wife, Mary (Nevall) Webster, were born fourteen children, six sons and eight daughters, of whom four daughters and three sons are living, George H. being the oldest. Into an otherwise uneventful early career came the opportunity to serve his country during the Civil war, and Mr. Webster was at that time not unmindful of his duty as a citizen of a great and trouble laden republic. Accordingly, he enlisted in Company E, Twelfth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served until being discharged for disability. After regaining his health Mr. Webster enlisted in Company H, Sixty-fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and after the service was discharged at Camp Douglas, Ill., in 1865. After the war he returned to the farm in Illinois, and in 1871 married Harriet M. Cammerer, a native of Edgar county, Ill., and daughter of John Cammerer, who was born in east Ohio, removed in early manhood to Edgar county, Ill., where he farmed and where he died in 1893. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Webster: Herman A., living in Clackamas, and deputy fish warden of the county; Maxwell B., a resident of Clackamas county; Myrtle and Mabel, twins; Clara B.; and Nora. In 1876 Mr. Webster came to the coast, lived for a time in Ventura county, Cal., and after coming to Oregon bought one hundred and eighty-two acres of land in Clackamas county upon which he now lives. His interests have been by no means self centered, for he is recognized as an exceedingly liberal-minded, public-spirited and disinterested man, who may be counted on in any emergency of his county or immediate neighborhood. His word is as good as his bond, and his genial, whole souled manner, and keen interest in those who enjoy his friendship have made him one of the popular citizens of the locality. He is fraternally a Mason, and is identified with the Grand Army of the Republic. A Republican in politics, he is a stanch supporter of his party, but has never allowed his name to be agitated for official recognition. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2011 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.