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. 1022. LUCIEN B. APPLEGATE is well known in Klamath county. His residence, one of the finest in the county, is eight miles northeast of Klamath Falls in the Swan Lake valley. There Mr. Applegate has a magnificent estate of five thousand acres, a considerable portion of which produces alfalfa, timothy and grain. He has commodious out buildings, besides a large ten room two story residence, well supplied with all modern conveniences. Mr. Applegate gives his attention to farming and stock raising and has prospered very much in these endeavors. Each winter he takes his family to California, both for the purpose of improving his life and giving his children first class educational facilities. Lucien B. Applegate was born in St. Clair county, Missouri on April 24, 1842, the son of Lindsay and Elizabeth (Miller) Applegate. These worthy pioneers joined the first emigrant train that ever wended its way through the wilds to the Pacific coast, it being led by Marcus Whitman and made that journey with their infant son, in 1843. Whitman has often been credited with bringing the first train of emigrants across the plains to the Pacific coast, but he followed the train which Mr. Applegate was conducting, overtaking them when they were nearly through. After that he rendered valuable assistance in furthering the emigrants of the Applegate train and those with him. Fremont, also, followed the Applegate trail until overtaking them. The first ones had a very hard time as they were called on to clear much of the way in hard places Settlement was made in the Willamette valley where our subject was reared. Owing to the fact that school facilities were very limited he was obliged to study at home under the instruction of his father. In those primitive days, the light for the student was the flickering glare of the fireplace and the dim blaze of the wick lying in a vessel of oil, and despite all these drawbacks, he received a good education, as did also the other brothers of the family. His father owned a toll road across the mountains from Oregon to California and at one time owned a large portion of the land where Ashland is now situated. Our subject was engaged in the mercantile business when he arrived at manhood's estate and was also interested, in the woolen mills. He came with his father to help locate the Klamath agency. After that, he was superintendent of farming there and in 1869, located in Swan Lake valley. The valley received its name from the fact that numbers of these noble birds were found on the lake. He engaged in stock business and this has been his home ever since. His means were very limited when he started and so well has he conserved the resources to be found that he is now one of the wealthy men of this part of the state. On June 7, 1866, Mr. Applegate married Miss Margaret E, Grubb, who was born in Iowa and crossed the plains with her parents in 1852. Her father and mother, Samuel and Elizabeth Grubb, were early pioneers from Iowa to the Rogue river valley. To our subject and his wife six children were born, named below: Elmer Ivan, married to Esther Ogden, who was a special student in botany in Stanford University and was for two years professional botanist in the employ of the government covering the country from California to Washington but is now secretary of the Klamath Water Users Association in the government irrigation project; Minnie A., wife of C. C. Chetwood, of Klamath Falls, and she is well educated and a talented artist; Fred L. married to Myra VanBrunner; Evelyn R., a graduate of the conservatory of music in San Jose, California; Bessie B., a student at Stanford; and Elsie T., studying music in San Jose. Mr. Applegate is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and the A. 0. U. W. He is a man who receives the esteem and respect of all who know him and he has so wrought that his efforts have resulted in much good besides the accumulation of his fine fortune. Upon the outbreak of the Rebellion, Mr. Applegate was commissioned by Governor Gibbs, major of the Oregon volunteers. Mr. Applegate has always taken an active part in politics, out never would accept office for himself. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2011 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.