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. 601.
 
GEORGE L. CRUM

     who resides about three miles east of Ajax, is one of the substantial
farmers of Gilliam county and has the distinction of having lived here for about
twenty-five years. He was born in the Willamette valley, on September 7. 1875.
His father, J. A. Crum, was born in Pennsylvania in 1846 and was an early
pioneer of the west, coming to Walla Walla in 1864. His death occurred in 1898.
He had married Sarah, Rinehart, who was born in Iowa. She crossed the plains in
1852 and is now living at Olex, Oregon. Our subject attended school first in the
Willamette valley and came with his parents to Gilliam county in 1881. He well
remembers that when first they come here, there were no fences, very few
settlers and the country was a wild place. He assisted his father to open up a
farm and labored with him until 1894, then being nineteen years of age, he went
to Corvallis and attended the agriculture college for three years. Returning to
Gilliam county after that he again took up farming, taking a homestead. He
relinquished this property and removed to Arlington where he bought the Crown
hotel. For three years he successfully operated that, then rented it and again
took a homestead where he now resides, some three miles east of Ajax. He settled
here in 1903 and since that time has made some good improvements on the
property.
     In 1898 Mr. Crum married Miss Gracie Sanders, who was born in Goldendale.
Washington. Her father, Joseph Sanders, was born in Tennessee, and is now living
in Arlington. Two children are the fruit of this marriage, Bryon and Leonard.
     Mr. Crum is a member of the M. W. A., and is a Republican.
     In politics he is well informed and active, and is a very enterprising man.
When Mr. Crum's father died three of his brothers died at the same time. That
broke up the family and farming business very much. Mr. Crum is to be rated as
one of the early pioneers and one who has assisted materially in the upbuilding
of the country. He is of good standing and has won many friends and deserves
credit for the good labors he has done.

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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.