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. 502.
 
JOHN HULL

     in every sense a progressive and energetic Sherman county farmer, residing
six miles northwest of Wasco, is a native of the Buckeye State, having been born
in Ohio, January 29, 1838. His father, Levin Hull, was born in Virginia, as were
his parents, descendants of the distinguished American family of Hulls, who have
won historical records as soldiers, naval commanders and prominent southern
planters. The mother, Mary A. (Kaylor) Hull, was born in Maryland ; her parents
were natives of Germany.
     Our subject was reared in Ohio until he was thirteen years of age, and
there he first attended the district schools in his vicinity. He was taken to
Illinois in 1851, and seven years later, in 1858, struck out into the world for
himself. He rented a farm in Illinois which he cultivated until 1888, when he
came to Sherman county with his son; one year later he was followed by the rest
of the family.
     In Pike county, Illinois, in 1858, he was joined in marriage with Mary F.
Johnston, born in Illinois. When she was quite a small child her father died. He
was a member of the old Johnston family, of Scotch ancestry, many of the members
of which became prominent in the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812. They
were early pioneers in Virginia.
     Our subject has four brothers and four sisters; David, a farmer living in
Adams county, Illinois; William, a Missouri farmer; George and Thomas, also of
Adams county; Rebecca, wife of George Shearer, a farmer in Missouri; Catherine,
single, residing in Adams county; Caroline, wife of Squire Mink, of Christian
county, Illinois; Mary, wife of Henry Nebergall, a farmer in Missouri.  Mrs.
Hull has two brothers and two sisters; Alexander, a physician, living in
Missouri; Edward T., an Ohio farmer; Sarah A., widow of Amos Emmerson, late of
Texas; Elizabeth E., wife of George W. Pine, a farmer in Nebraska.  The
fraternal affiliations of our subject are with Griggsville Lodge, No. 45, A. F.
& A. M., of which he has been a member since 1868.  At present he is
unaffiliated with the I.O.O.F. and M. M. A.  Politically he is a Democrat, and
has served as delegate to every Democratic county convention for twelve years
past.  For twenty-five years or more he was school director in Illinois and
Oregon, for six years road commissioner in Illinois, for four terms justice of
the peace in Sherman county, and for six years treasurer of the commissioners.
He came to Sherman county with practically no capital, and has since accumulated
a competence.


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