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. 546.

GEORGE V. STANTON

     one of the young and progressive business men of Grass Valley, is occupied
in the lumber business. He handles a thriving trade and is well known in this
part of the country. He was born in Kent county, Michigan, on April 4, 1877, the
son of George H. and Etha (Bell) Stanton, a native of Oswego county, New York,
and now living, a retired life in Grass Valley. The family came here when our
subject was fourteen years of age, and he completed his ;education in the public
schools of this town. The father took a homestead and bought other land some
seven miles southwest from Grass Valley and our subject was reared on the farm.
When twenty-one years of age, he took a quarter section of land by government
right, and bought a half section more. After conducting the place for a couple
of years, he sold out and in 1903 bought tout the lumber yard owned in Grass
Valley by Porter Brothers. Since then he has given his entire attention to the
handling of this business and carries a nice stock of lumber, and all kinds of
building material.
     On  October 9, 1898, Mr. Stanton married Miss Alva E. Farra, a native of
Benton county, Oregon, the daughter of Thomas J. and Lizzie (Porter) Farra,
natives of Missouri and Benton county, respectively. The father crossed the
plains in very early days and met his death in 1901 by drowning in the Red river
in the northwest territory. Our subject has two brothers, Charles A. and Edwin
D., the former in Grass Valley and the latter in Marysville, Washington. He also
has four sisters ; Ella, the wife of Frank M. French, a stockman in Heppner,
Oregon ; Lorinda, wife of Hollis W. Wilcox; Edna M., wife of Howard C. Coon ;
Carrie, at home. Mrs. Stanton has three brothers, John, Samuel and Harley,
school boys ; and three sisters, Maude, the wife of Brack Wiseman, of this
county; Maggie, wife of Artimus Barnum, a farmer near Moro.; and Frankie, at
home.
     Mr. Stanton is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the W. W. He is a stanch
Republican though not especially active. To our subject and his wife one child,
Floyd, has, been born, aged three. Mr. Stanton is an industrious man, attends
closely to business and is esteemed by all who know him.


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