Lang, H. O., ed.  "The History of the Willamette Valley, Being A Description 
of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and 
Settlement by White Men, and its Subsequent History; Together with Personal 
Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers."  Portland, OR, Geo. H. Himes, Book and 
Job Printer, 1885.  p. 635.

JOHN J. CRABTREE

     Is a resident of Scio, Linn County, and a farmer by occupation.  Born in
Lee County, Virginia, June 20, 1800; married in 1825, Melinda Geary, a native of
Kentucky, born in 1808; their children were -- George, Peggy, Job, William,
Hiram, Isaac, James, Polly, Betsy, Becky, Jasper and Newton (twins), Phoebe,
Virginia, and Martha.  Twelve of them are yet alive, and Mr. Crabtree has a long
list of grandchildren.  Since 1846, he has resided on his farm at Scio; he is of
English extraction and of old Revolutionary stock.


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