Hines, H. K. "An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon." Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. 1893. p. 677. SAMUEL COAD one of the most highly respected citizens of Dallas, Polk county, Oregon, came here in 1853, when this State was a Territory, and has since been identified with its best interests. Mr. Coad was born in Pennsylvania, February 19, 1833, son of John and Jane (Jeffrey) Coad, both natives of England. His parents had sixteen children, eleven born in England, and five in the United States. Emigrating to this country with six children, they settled on a farm in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. In 1842 they moved to Iowa, and took up their abode on the frontier, and there the parents spent the rest of their lives, the father dying at the age of eighty years, and the mother at seventy-six. Seven of their children are now living. One son is in his eighty-third year, and one daughter, a resident of Pennsylvania, is eighty-five. Mr. Coad learned the carpenters' trade in Iowa, and when he was twenty came to Oregon, working his passage across the plains by driving a team for John Wolverton. They arrived at Foster's on the 12th of September, 1853. Coining on to Salem, Mr. Coad took the first employment that offered, which was work in a hotel, for C. Duboice. After a time he was promoted to second steward, at a salary of of $30 per month, and was set to making partitions, hanging doors, and doing other carpenter work. Being kept at this kind of work, and not receiving carpenters' wages, he decided to quit work. His employer tried to drive him at the muzzle of his pistol, but found le could not succeed, and then refused to pay him for what work he had done. Young Coad, however, brought suit, and secured his pay. In the fall of 1853 he came to Polk county, and was employed by John Phillips in building a house. The following spring he went to the Rogue river country, prospecting for gold. He traveled with pack animals to the big bend of Rogue river, at which place he and his party were attacked by Indians, and compelled to retire. They then went to Jacksonville and dug for gold for a time, but as they were not very successful, soon abandoned the occupation. Mr. Coad returned to Polk county, and worked for Mr. Phillips another year. We next find him at the Luckamute, working at the carpenters' trade, in partnership with J. J. Williams, and later he worked for the Government, building block houses. When the Indian war broke out in 1855, he volunteered his services, went to the front, and was in the engagement at Snake river. He was subsequently disabled by an accident, and returned. Later, we find him building the fort in King's valley, under contract from the Government. In the spring of 1858, he was married in Polk county, and settled on the Luckamute, where he took up 140 acres of land. Here he farmed five or six years. At the end of that time he purchased a farm just below Dallas, having previously disposed of his other property. He rented his land and worked at his trade, contracting and building. He was one of the builders of the first woolen factories here. He subsequently purchased an interest in a drug business in Dallas, in partnership with his brother-in-law, B. F. Nichols, and was successfully engaged in the same until his health failed. He then sold his interest in the store, and purchased a sheep ranch west of Dallas. Since then he has dealt in lands, loaned money, etc., and has quietly and steadily prospered. He is now a stockholder and director of the Dallas City Bank. Mr. Coad's marriage in 1858, has already been referred to. The lady he wedded, Miss Henrietta Gilliam, daughter of General Gilliam, was born in 1842, and came to Oregon in 1844. In 1875, after seventeen years of married life, death summoned Mrs. Coad to her last home. She left five children, as follows: James Francis, a business man of Dallas; Chester Gilbert, who served two terms as County Clerk, is now cashier of the Dallas City Bank; Mary Ellen is the wife of J. B. Stump; Henrietta; and Maggie Nora, wife of T. B. Powell, died in her twenty-sixth year, leaving two children. In 1878 Mr. Coad married Miss Annie McNeal, a native of Nebraska, and a lady of culture and refinement. She has a talent for oil painting, and the beautiful pictures of Oregon's unrivaled scenery, which adorn their home, are her own work. They have two children, Jasper E. and George R. Mr. Coad has been a member of the Masonic fraternity for over thirty years. He was one of the organizers of the Republican party in his county, and has since been a member of its ranks. Such is a brief sketch of one of Oregon's worthy citizens and honored pioneers. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2008 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.