An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The
Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, pages 354-355
	
	
	DAVID SHEPHERD, one of the well-known and respected citizens of Clarke
county, was born in Perthshire, Scotland, July 12, 1822, a son of John and
Margaret (Tyrie) Shepherd. The father and son were born on the same farm, which
had been handed down for many generations. The father died in July, 1857, and
the mother survived until June, 1874.
	David Shepherd, the fifth in a family of six children, came to this country
after the death of his mother, arriving in Portland, Oregon, in January, 1875.
In the same year he returned to the home of his childhood for his wife, and the
family were reunited June 14, 1876. In that year Mr. Shepherd rented a farm on
Lake river, Clarke county, Washington, but two years later, in 1878, purchased
his present place at Washougal. The farm was a part of the old Stiles donation
claim, and at that time consisted of 818 acres, but our subject now owns 1,507
acres, all in one body except 200 acres near by, which he rents. His place is
well adapted to fruit-growing, and he intends to subdivide 400 acres into small
tracts. On the home property there is an old orchard of three acres, planted in
1852, which is still giving good returns. Mr. Shepherd has also 1,200 prune
trees, three years old, and two acres in orchard of a general variety of fruit
on the 200-acre tract five miles northeast of Washougal. In addition to his
fruit interests, he also has an extensive dairy, which excels both in quantity
and quality of prod net. He milks about seventy cows, and has produced as high
as 2,000 pounds of butter per month, most of which is sent to Portland. For
twelve years he has furnished butter to the old Oregon Steam Navigation Company,
of the Columbia river, which is now controlled by the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. The dairy contains all the appliances of the latest and most convenient
improvements for the manufacture of butter. The building is 60 x24 feet, and is
well ventilated. On the farm are also found suitable barns for hay and shedding
purposes.
	March 10, 1848, Mr. Shepherd was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Reid. They
have had eleven children, ten now living: John; Ellen, wife of John Mitchell, of
Salem, Oregon; David; James; Isabel, wife of Joseph Ermie, now traveling in
Europe; Alexander; William; Thomas; George and Christena, now Mrs. James Hood,
and a resident of Government island, Oregon. Mr. Shepherd has been closely
connected with the Presbyterian Church since early boyhood, and is a staunch
advocate and zealous worker in the cause of temperance. He also takes an active
interest in school matters, and has recently donated liberally to the erection
of a handsome school building at Washougal. He is noted for his indomitable
perseverance and excellent business qualities. Although not an ordained
minister, he has officiated at many funerals in his neighborhood, and is looked
upon by all as an earnest Christian.
	
	
Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in September 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer
	
	
	
	
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