An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 401 L.N. FORAKER, proprietor of the Vancouver Livery Stables, was born in Lawrence county, Missouri, February 7, 1858, a son of Samuel and Christiana (Wright) Foraker, natives of Ohio. Our subject, the fifth in a family of eight children, removed with his parents to Ohio when quite young, afterward to southern Illinois, and two years later returned to Missouri, where he was reared to farm life. In 1883 he came to Washington, and was joined by his parents some years later, the latter now residing two and a half miles north of Vancouver, engaged in agricultural pursuits. Mr. Foraker embarked in the livery business in this city in 1888, and his stables are now located on the corner of Fifth and B streets, where fashionable turnouts and livery roadsters are always to be had at reasonable rates. He is also prominently identified with the Vancouver Driving Park Association, and is a thorough horseman. Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.