"An Illustrated History of the Big Bend Country; Embracing Lincoln, Douglas, 
Adams  and Franklin Counties; State of Washington". Spokane, Western Historical
Publishing  Company, Publishers, 1904. pp. 857-858.

JACOB F. OESTREICH, who resides on a well improved farm comprising a section and
a half of land under cultivation and lying three miles north and two miles west
of Paha, Adams county, Washington, is a native of Seradef, Russia, born October
15, 1862. His is the son of Christian and Mary (Ligner) Oestreich, both also
natives Russians. The parents came to America in 1875, lived six years in
Nebraska, then came to Walla Walla, Washington, having crossed the plains in a
wagon. In 1881, they removed to Klickatat county where they lived on a farm
eighteen years, and where the father died in 1895. The mother then came to Adams
county, where she died in 1897. The family consists of eight children, Casper,
Christina, Denney, Mary, Katie, Christ, Jacob and Henry, besides Casper and Mary
deceased.
     Mr. Oestreich received his early schooling in the common schools of
Germany, came to America with his parents and made his home with them until
reaching his thirtieth year. He came to Adams county in April, 1901, where he
purchased a half section of land, and at subsequent times he purchased in all
two other tracts of equal extent. He has the finest of farm buildings, good
water facilities and a first class orchard. He raises some stock in connection
with his farming.
     In 1892 Jacob Oestreich was married to Nellie R. Carter, daughter of J. E.
and M. D. (Collens) Carter, natives of Oregon, in which state the parents lived
until removing to Klickatat county in 1881. They now reside in this county. They
have a family of seven children, Edward, Nellie, Frans, Laura, Chester, Henry
and Carl, besides two, Henry and Chester, deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Oestreich
have been born four children, two of whom are now living. They are Melvin and
Delbert, while Iven and Hazel are deceased.
     In politics, Mr. Oestreich is a Populist. He is a man of a high order of
intelligence and manhood, being also universally regarded as an honest,
industrious and thorough tiller of the soil.


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