"Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Chapman 
Publishing Company, 1903. p. 1253.
 
SAMUEL M. DOUGLAS

     For proof of the statement that Samuel M. Douglas has one of the finest
dairy farms in this part of the country one has only to seek out his farm, which
lies along the Willamette river in Lane county, not far from Springfield and
Eugene. He has spared neither time nor expense in placing his business on a
substantial and reliable footing and his reward has come in the success which he
has achieved and the reputation he has won as one of the progressive farmers of
the Willamette valley. The milk for his dairy is furnished from Jersey cows,
which until recently numbered one hundred, although he is reducing them
continually. He also carries on general farming, and in 1893-94-95 engaged in
the manufacture of cheese.
     The birth of Mr. Douglas occurred in Henry county, Iowa, December 1, 1854.
He was the son of Thomas Douglas, who was an own cousin of Stephen A. Douglas,
while his mother, Lucinda Hanks, was an own cousin of Abraham Lincoln. When S.
M. Douglas was ten years old his parents crossed the plains with ox-teams, and
after a journey of five months they arrived safely in California. The father
located in Marysville, where his son remained until he was nineteen years old,
and then with his father engaged in ranching, continuing in this line of
endeavor for seven years. While so engaged he began the work of shearing sheep,
etc., and after twelve years of this life he bought his father's ranch in
Humboldt county, making that his home for five years, when, in 1887, he came to
Oregon and bought his present farm. He first bought seven hundred and eleven
acres located two miles east of Springfield, and now has nine hundred and
fifty-two acres along the Willamette river, six hundred and forty of which is
valley land, and rich in the fine grass of.this region. He purchased this farm
from Stephen Edwards and J. Goodman with the intention of entering the dairy
business, and his faith in the value of the location has been justified with the
passing years.
     Mr. Douglas was married in September, 1889, to Miss Florence Dale, of
Humboldt county, Cal., and the representative of an old and distinguished
family. They have one daughter, Sadie, who is now twelve years old. The family
home is in Eugene, at the corner of Fifth and Jefferson streets. In his
political relations Mr. Douglas is an adherent of the principles of the
Democratic party and held the office of school director several years.
     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2007 by Diana Smith.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.