"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 483.  Grant County.

JOHN F. FAULKENBERRY

     Many men have wrought well in the arduous undertaking of developing and
bringing to the front the resources of Grant county, and their efforts have been
universally crowned with success and it is with pleasure that we give her
mention of one who has manifested both ability and integrity, coupled with
enterprise and thrift in this praiseworthy project since he has been domiciled
in the county.
     the son of Hugh and Sarah (Estes) Faulkenberry, born on June 19, 1852, in
Saline county, Arkansas, Mr. Faulkenberry is, however, really a product of the
west, for when he was one year of age his parents started over the plains with
ox teams for the far and famed land of the Willamette valley.  The train had
reached a point in Colorado when the father was taken sick with a fever and soon
succumbed to the messenger of death and his remains are buried by the great
emigrant road in Colorado.  The heart-broken widow with her five children could
but proceed on the journey to the expected home in the land of the west and
reached Polk county without further incident of note.  On the donation claim
there secured the subject of this sketch grew to manhood, and there received his
education in the common schools.  Until he was twenty-five years of age he
remained on the farm assisting his step-father and then started in the battle of
life for himself, taking up farming.  It was in 1892 that he came to his present
home in Grant county, which is nine and one-half miles north of Longcreek post
office.  Here, in company with his half-brother, George W. Sebring, he bought
the W. H. Ward farm of one-half section.  Since that time they have added the J.
O. Williams farm by purchase, making their estate four hundred and eighty acres
at the present time.  Mr. Sebring is still in partnership with his half-brother,
and is one of the substantial citizens of the county, being a man of marked
enterprise and thrift, ever assisting in those undertakings that are for the
upbuilding of the county and its interests.  He has demeaned himself with such
wisdom and manifestation of upright principles that he has won the esteem and
confidence of his fellows.  The estate of these gentlemen is well improved and
is a very valuable hay producing farm, as well as first class for cereals.  They
harvest annually from one to two hundred tons of hay in addition to their other
crops, while they handle a fine herd of cattle.
     The marriage of Mr. Faulkenberry and Miss Daisy, daughter of William and
Jennie (Hooker) Lanceford was celebrated on August 20, 1898, and they have
rejoiced by the birth of two children, Roy F., a bright and promising heir of
two years past, and the baby, who is not yet named.

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