Gilbert, Frank T.  "Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and
Garfield Counties, Washington Territory; and Umatilla County, Oregon." Portland,
OR: Print & Lithographing House of A.  G.  Walling, 1882.  p. a38.

JOHN TRACY

	who lives on Mill creek, about seven miles from Walla Walla, was born in
Portumna, Galway county, Ireland, on the ninth of April, 1825.  In 1849 he
emigrated to America, and the succeeding six years were spent in various
localities as a laborer, until he enlisted in the Ninth U.  S.  Infantry, April
6, 1855.  His regiment under Colonel Wright was ordered to the Pacific Coast,
and reached Fort Vancouver in January, 1856.  The country was in the midst of an
Indian war at the time, and Mr. Tracy served under that famous commander of the
Ninth Infantry during all its campaign against the savages in Washington
Territory, until discharged, at Walla Walla in July, 1860.  He participated in
those thrilling events that marked the Wright campaign of 1858, which spread
terror among the evil-disposed red skins, who had driven Colonel Steptoe to
disaster and out of their country.  After his discharge from service, he located
land on Mill creek, where he now resides, but spent a portion of 1861 and 1862
in the mines.  In 1865, October 26, he was married to Eliza J.  Hendricks, a
native of Tennessee, and their children's names and dates of their birth are as
follows: John Tracy, Jr., July 6, 1867; Mary Lucinda, April 5,1869; Lawrence,
January 16,1870; Thomas, October 16, 1872; Catherine, May 27, 1875; Eliza,
January 1, 1876; Edward, October 16, 1878; Ellen, April 24, 1880.  Mr. Tracy's
ranch consists of 440 acres, all of which is inclosed and most of it under
cultivation.  The improvements can be best appreciated by referring to a view of
the same in this work.

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Submitted to the WA.  Bios Project in February 2007 by Diana Smith.

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