OBITUARY Submitted by: Harlene Soper Brown, Source: The "Kelsonian," April 12, 1919, pg. 1; col. 5. (Submitter's note: This is James S. Huntington, Jr.) PIONEER OF '52 CALLED TO REWARD James S. Huntington Fought in Indian Wars and Surveyed Part of Northwest Wilderness James S. Huntington, or "Uncle Jimmy" as he was affectionately known, passed away at this home on south Second Street yesterday morning after a brief confinement to his bed. Death resulted from old age. Several years ago Mr. Huntington sustained severe injuries in a fall, and he has never regained his strength, although he resumed his real estate business afterwards and was in his office until a short time ago in spite of his more than four score and five years. Up to the time of his injuries Mr. Huntington was unusually active for an octogenarian. Mr. Huntington came to Cowlitz county among the earliest settlers, and helped to reclaim the wilderness, and build up the commonwealth of Washington. He was a native of Indiana, where he was born May 16, 1834. In 1852 he accompanied his parents, James and Maria Huntington across the plains by ox-team. They located at old Monticello and Mr. Huntington has made his home in Cowlitz county for the rest of his life, except for a short period spent in Portland. He and Olive E. McMillan were married in 1859 and his helpmate of 60 years survives to mourn his passing. To this happy union eight children were born, of whom two, C. D. Huntington and Mrs. Norma Carpenter, survive. He is also survived by many grandchildren and other relatives residing in Cowlitz county. Mr. Huntington participated in the Indian Wars of the late Fifties, and for a number of years afterwards was engaged with the federal surveying parties which surveyed great tracts of the Northwest. He was a leader in activities of the Cowlitz valley for a great many years and his experiences covering as they did the trying and thrilling days of the great Northwest, supplied a fund of incidents from which his splendid memory called forth a series of delightful reminiscences of early dates. When Washington became a state and Cowlitz County was organized, Mr. Huntington was elected as the first sheriff of the new county. He also served several terms as Justice of the Peace. About thirty years ago Mr. Huntington entered the real estate business and remained actively interested in that line of business up to the time of his death. "Uncle Jimmy" was a man of the deepest sincerity and honestly, and his kindly feeling for friends, and neighbors and his helpfulness at all times gave him the highest esteem of all who were acquainted with his fine qualities. Funeral services will be conducted from the Shanghai church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in the Shanghai cemetery.