"An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties : with a
brief outline of the early history of the state of Oregon." Chicago?: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1902.  Page 312.  Baker County.

GEORGE N. REED

     This honored pioneer of the state of Oregon is a native of Ypsilanti,
Michigan, born in 1840, the son of Calvin and Alvira (Round) Reed.  He crossed
the plains with them ten years later, coming to Clackamas county, and making the
trip by ox-teams.  When twenty years old he struck out for himself, going into
the cattle business and farming, and in 1864 he emigrated to the Palouse
country.  Two months later he went to Snake river and thence three months
afterward to Walla Walla, from which point he journeyed to Helena, all this time
with a band of horses.  After having spent the summer in Montana's capital, he
returned to Walla Walla, and from that city he came to Eagle valley.  In 1877 he
took a homestead in Eagle valley, where he has ever since lived.  He has a fine
home, well improved and abundantly supplied with buildings, fences and other
equipments.
     In 1872 our subject married Miss Sarah, daughter of Abraham and Edith
(Fariman) Swisher, natives of Pennsylvania, and to their union seven children
have been born:  Harriet, now Mrs. Samuel Sloan; Valeria, wife of Clarence
Spaugh; Abraham, married to Ida Maley; Anna, Calvin, Donnie, and Gladys, at
home.
     Mrs. Reed's parents crossed the plains to Mexico in 1864, but soon returned
to Pennsylvania, whence, in 1868, they came to Oregon, again crossing the plains
with ox-teams.  On the latter trip they had several casualties.  In the North
Platte river they upset, losing everything, so they had to send to Fort Laramie
for aid.  They experienced many difficulties with the Indians, and sometimes had
to part their train to allow stampeding buffaloes to pass by.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in September 2005 by Diana Smith.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.