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. 763.
 
JOSEPH P. HUNSAKER

     is one of the substantial and well known citizens of Prineville. He was
born in Illinois, on February 11, 1827, the son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Brown)
Hunsaker. The father was a native of Pennsylvania and descended from Dutch
stock. He came to Illinois as a pioneer and settled near Quincy and there grew
to be a prominent and well-to-do man. Our subject was educated in a little log
school house in Adams county and there grew up on a farm. It was 1850 that he
crossed the plains, first coming to Oregon City in an ox team train. The next
year, he returned to Illinois and in 1852, crossed the plains with ox teams a
second time, landing in Oregon City. Then he journeyed on to Linn county and
took up a ranch, which occupied his attention until 1873. In that year, he put
into execution a plan he had formed previously, that of exploring central Oregon
and afterward selected a ranch on the Ochoco. He immediately began the good work
of building a home and opening up a farm. Since that time, he has given his
entire attention to stock raising and general farming and now he has splendid
property some nine miles out from Prineville on Combs Flat. He also owns a
residence in Prineville, where he makes his headquarters and resides most of the
time. He has achieved success in this country and has gained his property
through his wise labors here. For over thirty years, Mr. Hunsaker has dwelt here
and during all that time he has shown an industry and ability to build up and
improve the country, second to none. Much credit is due him for his labors and
he certainly deserves a conspicuous place in the front ranks of pioneers.
    In 1854, Joseph P. Hunsaker married Elizabeth Campbell, who crossed the
plains in 1852 with her parents, being in the same train with Mr. Hunsaker. Her
parents are John and Nancy (Shook) Campbell, natives of Kentucky. To our subject
and his wife, the following named children have been born : Mrs. Alice Oman,
living in Portland; Mrs. Annie Gray, living on a ranch in Crook county; and Mrs.
Ida Maredth, in Prineville.
     Mr. Hunsaker has so conducted himself in his long residence in Crook county
that he today enjoys a splendid reputation and is known as a man of uprightness
and integrity.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2007 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.