Carey, Charles Henry.  "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer
Historical Pub. Co., 1922.  p. 370.

NELSON EMRY

Nelson Emry, manager for the branch of the Bridal Veil Lumber Company at Hood
River, was born in Missouri in 1883, a son of M. L. and Kate L. (McCreary) Emry.
The father was descended from a long line of Ohio pioneers, while the mother
belonged to a still older family of Maryland. The parents removed to Oregon in
1897 and after four years' residence in the Willamette valley located at Hood
River in 1901. Nelson Emry was educated in the graded schools of this state and
in the Behnke-Walker Business College of Portland. He became associated with his
father in carpentering and contracting and they built the first cider and
vinegar mill in this section and operated it for several years. He is still
associated with his father in the operation of a sawmill under the name of the
Mount Hood Milling Company at Parkdale and also as a member of the Oak Grove
Milling Company. In 1910 he was made manager of the Hood River branch of the
Bridal Veil Lumber Company and still holds that important position. He is a
forceful and resourceful business man, energetic and enterprising, and his
labors are being crowned with substantial success.

In January, 1910, Mr. Emry was married to Miss Ruth D. Wood of Monmouth, Oregon,
a daughter of the Rev. W. A. Wood, a clergyman of the Christian church, who is a
native of Missouri but has long been a resident of this state. Mr. and Mrs. Emry
are the parents of two sturdy boys, Donald Wood and Robert. Mr. Emry is a Mason
and also a Knight of Pythias, while in the Modern Woodmen of America he has
occupied the office of banker for a number of years. He is accounted one of the
most reliable and progressive business men of Hood River. Since starting out
upon his independent career he has constantly broadened his activities and is
now a prominent representative of the industrial and commercial interests of
this section of the state. Obstacles and difficulties in his path seem to serve
but as an impetus for renewed effort on his part and he never stops short of the
successful accomplishment of his plans.



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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2006 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.