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. 1031.
 
JEFFERSON KIRKPATRICK

     is operating a hotel, feed store and butcher shop at Fort Klamath and in
company with G. S. Hoyt also conducts a general merchandise establishment. He
was born on July 27, 1855, in Uba county, California. His father, John
Kirkpatrick, crossed the plains with ox teams in 1847 to Oregon, where he was
engaged in mining for a number of years. Then he settled in Uba county and took
up the stock business. He made several trips across the plains to the west, has
traveled over a large portion of California and is one of the old timers. He was
a volunteer in the Modoc Indian War and at the time of the Cayuse War in 1847,
he enlisted at Vancouver and was discharged honorably at Fort Walla Walla, after
having participated in the heat of the struggle. He was in the mining excitement
in California in 1849 and operated one of the first pack trains in the state.
Finally in 1884, he came to this county and engaged in the stock business. After
that, he sold out and is now retired, being eighty-seven years of age. His
father, the grandfather of our subject, died recently in Illinois at the age of
one hundred and four years. The mother of Jefferson was Rebecca (Coplantz)
Kirkpatrick. She came west when young and died in June, 1900, at the age of
seventy-eight. There were ten children in the family of whom the following named
are living, our subject, who is the oldest, Esther A. Steele, Charles, Algernon,
Angress, Orlando and Willis. Our subject accompanied his parents twice on trips
to the west and spent most of his younger days on a stock farm in California and
this state. He was educated in the public schools and in 1882, came to Klamath
county. He entered a pre-emption claim near Fort Klamath and was among the first
settlers in this Vicinity. He took up stock raising, and conducted the same
until 1903, when he sold his ranch and entered the feed business in Klamath
Falls. He purchased property here and is doing a nice business in the lines
mentioned. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the A. 0. U. W. and is
a man of good standing.
     On September 24, 1883, Mr. Kirkpatrick married Miss Alfaretta Pearsons, who
was born in Ottumwa, Iowa. Her father, Jerry Pearsons, died when she was small.
Her mother, Eliza (Watkins) Pearsons, is now Mrs. Gray and dwells in this
county. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Maude Ray, on May
20, 1900.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.