The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 1004 
A portrait of Mr. and Mrs. David E. Longmire appears in this publication.

DAVID E. LONGMIRE.

The Washington spirit, as the spirit of western energy and enterprise may well
be termed, has fallen upon the shoulders of David E. Longmire, who is among the
younger successful agriculturists of Yakima county, giving his attention to a
valuable property near Selah. He comes of distinguished pioneer ancestry, his
father having founded the family home in what later became the state of
Washington when this region was yet a wilderness. That pioneer spirit of
endurance and patience has come down to David E. Longmire as a valuable
inheritance and this he has combined with modern ideas and progressive methods,
thus building up within a short period a farming enterprise which may be termed
modern. He was born in Yakima county, November 8, 1883, a son of David Longmire,
of whom extended mention is made on other pages of this work.

In the acquirement of his education David E. Longmire attended the public
schools. After having prepared for the arduous duties of life he decided to
follow the same occupation in which his father had been so successful and so
continued upon the same ranch until 1904, when he reached his majority. The
independent spirit to do for himself and court fortune on his own account then
led him to take over forty acres of the home farm and this he has since
cultivated to such good purpose that in 1905 he was able to buy another forty
acres and still another tract of the same size in 1917, so that he now owns one
hundred and twenty acres, all of which is under irrigation. Moreover, in
partnership with his two brothers, he holds title to fourteen hundred acres of
valuable range land. he gives his attention largely to grain and hay but also
raises potatoes and until 1917 gave much of his time to live stock. He has
modern and up-to-date buildings upon the property and has instituted the most
improved farm machinery, thus proving himself a young man who is ever ready to
embrace the latest discoveries in regard to twentieth century agricultural
methods.

On December 11, 1903, Mr. Longmire was united in marriage to Miss Mary Annie
Miles, a daughter of John and Annie Miles, who became residents of Yakima county
in 1902. coming from Missouri. Both have now passed away. To Mr. and Mrs.
Longmire were born four children, of whom three have passed away. These are
Marvin Miles, Stanley Hiram and Clyde Percy. The other member of the family, a
boy, James Manfred, is now about ten months old. Mr. and Mrs. Longmire have ever
been interested in the higher things of life and are devoted members of the
Christian church. They are well liked among the young people of the valley and
have many friends here.

In politics Mr. Longmire is a democrat but has never aspired to office although
he keeps in touch with all public matters and is well informed in regard to
questions of public police. He is a likeable young man who readily makes friends
and all who know him agree as to his sterling qualities of character. He
becomingly carries a family name that has long been honorably connected with the
history of development in the state of Washington.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.