"History of Southern Oregon, Comprising Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and
Coos Counties.  Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources."  A. G. Walling,
Publisher.  Portland, OR.  1884.  pg. 539.

JAMES F. SHEFFIELD

     Is a native of Huron county, Ohio; was born August 5, 1825, and there
resided until the spring of 1850.  On hearing of the wonderful wealth to be
found on the Pacific coast he started in the spring of that year for California,
and there followed mining until 1852, when he came to Oregon, and in 1853 to
Douglas county, and purchased his present valuable farm, consisting of 470 acres
two and a half miles south of Roseburg, on the banks of the Umpqua, on which he
has erected a fine farm residence; a view of which appears in this work.
 

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