"An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties : with a
brief outline of the early history of the state of Oregon." Chicago?: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1902.  Page 612.  Malheur County.

JEROME S. DERRICK

     The subject of this article is one of the good and substantial citizens of
Malheur county, and is eminently deserving of a representation in this work,
since he has wrought for the upbuilding of the country while he has also
operated a good stock ranch of one-half section two miles north from Ironside,
where the family home is now situated.  Jerome S. was born in Roane county, east
Tennessee, on February 9, 1841, being the son of Andrew and Julia (Brown)
Derrick.  The family resided in Tennessee until 1860, then came via New York and
Panama to San Francisco, remaining in Sonoma county until 1864.  Then they
removed to the vicinity of Milton, in the Walla Walla valley, and there farmed.
There, also, in October, 1867, our subject took unto him as wife, Miss Hester,
daughter of James and Elizabeth (Cole) Weaver, and three children were born to
them as follows:  Arthur A., married to Minnie Tague, and living on lower Willow
creek; Effie E., formerly wife of Lewis Allen, now deceased, and she is now the
wife of John Turner; Julia I. and William Allen of California.  On October 22,
1873, death took from his home Mr. Derrick's wife.  On April 24, 1875.  Mr.
Derrick married a second time, the lady of his choice on this occasion being
Miss Mary A., daughter of Alfred and Emeline (Enos) Watts.  Mr. and Mrs. Watts
crossed the plains in 1859 with ox teams.  Mrs. Derrick then being three years
of age.  They came from Cass county, Missouri, direct to the Willamette valley,
and in 1870 settled near Weston, Umatilla county, where Mrs. Watts died.  Mr.
Watts was a minister in the Methodist church.  In 1880 our subject removed to
Morrow county and thence, in 1887, to the vicinity of his present place.  The
following year he went to Baker county, and four years later went to the
vicinity of Portland, and then, in 1896, came back to Willow creek, bought a saw
mill and operated the same until the fall of 1901, when he sold it and confines
his attention now to handling horses at his home place.  He has a good house,
barns, outbuildings, and all satisfactory improvements on the ranch.  Also, Mr.
Derrick has a large bunch of good horses.  Mr. and Mrs. Derrick are the parents
of the following children:  William A.; Hattie J., wife of Ernest Locey; Horace
M.; Claude M.; John E.; Merle I. LeRoy, deceased; Albert and Delbert, twins, the
former deceased; Della, deceased; Wallace M.  Mr. Derrick takes an active part
in the educational advancement of the country, and manifests the zeal and
intelligence of the true American citizen.  Mr. Derrick's father died at the old
home place near Milton, and the mother passed away at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Kate Henderson, wife of a prominent business man in Walla Walla.  Mr.
Derrick is one of the substantial and stanch men of the community, and is held
in esteem and respect.

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