An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., 
The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 475

	HENRY R. CAPLES, County Clerk of Clarke county, Washington, was the first
male child born in Sidney, Fremont county, Iowa, December 5, 1851, a son of
Henry L. and Margaret K. Caples. Our subject was reared in Clarke county,
Washington, receiving his education in the public schools during the winter
months, and worked on the farm in the summer seasons. In 1886 he was elected to
the office of Justice of the Peace, serving a term of two years; in 1890 was
nominated and elected County Clerk, again elected to the office two years later.
Politically, he takes an active part in the Democratic party, and is deeply
interested in both national and local politics. He has been a member of the
School Board for many years.
	Mr. Caples was united in marriage September 13, 1876, with Miss Emma J.
Hathaway, a native of this county. They have seven children, namely: Lilly J.,
Margaret Estella, Robert F., Mary H., Alpha, Lucy M. and Henry R. Mr. Caples is
presiding officer in the 1.O.O.F., Vancouver Lodge, No. 3, and is an active
worker in the O.U.A.M., Columbian Council, No. 1, and in Fruit Valley Grange,
No. 8.

Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer

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