Parsons, Col. William and Shiach, W. S.  "An Illustrated History of Umatilla
County and of Morrow County." Spokane, WA: W. H. Lever, 1902. p. 548.

DAVID A. HERREN

     It is ever a pleasure to trace the career of one of the builders of this
great commonwealth and especially so when we can note substantial ability and
unswerving integrity, coupled with public spirit steadily pursuing the welfare
of the section and the lines of industry that are for the upbuilding of the
individual fortune and the state, achieving therein commendable success and
manifesting meanwhile those traits of typical manhood and uprightness of
character that are praiseworthy and commendable.
     In the person of David A. Herren, we have before us one of the early
pioneers and successful business men of this county, being one of the heaviest
property owners and keenest financiers of this entire section.  His home ranch,
six miles south from Heppner on Balm creek, contains three thousand acres, in
addition to which he owns one-half section six miles north from Heppner and one
hundred and sixty acres in the Blue mountains, and also much business and
residence property in the city of Heppner.  He has also four thousand sheep on
the home place and an interest in three thousand more that his brother, Willard
H. handles; he owns Honest Abe, and excellent thoroughbred Canadian stallion,
has a heavy holding of stock in the Eastern Oregon Railroad & Coal company,
which owns a section of coal land where they have a steam drill at work.  He is
vice-president of this incorporation, which is stocked for $500,000, none of
which is for sale.  He also has stock in the Morrow county Land & Trust Company
besides numerous other holdings in various lines.
     His parents, William J. and Nancy E. (Hall) Herren, came to this state in
1844 and spent the first winter at The Dalles, later removed to near Salem and
then into that town, the father handling a hack and dray business.  Following
that he took charge of the Farmers' Elevators, and then managed the Salem
flouring mills, after which he speculated in wheat and hops until the day of his
death, which was June, 1893.  The mother still lives in this county on the old
Senott place, near Eightmile.
     Referring more particularly to our subject, his birth occurred in the
famous year of the gold exodus, 1849, on April 6, on his father's farm near
Salem.  He was educated in the public schools of that city and in the Willamette
University.  After completing this discipline he worked for wages in a store in
Salem for two years and then removed to Umatilla county, embarking in stock
raising for two years, after which we find him in partnership with J. L. Morrow
in the mercantile world, which later was sold out.  His next venture was in wool
growing, which has been continued with almost unbounded success until the
present time.  He has taken but little part in politics of late, but was one of
the first postmasters of Heppner, the salary of which was $12.50 per year at
that time.  In 1878 he was agent for the Utah and Idaho stage line when it was
necessary to send out an armed guard with each stage.  He is a charter member of
the I.O.O.F., Heppner Lodge, No. 66, and the oldest living member of the lodge.
He joined twenty-nine years ago at Umatilla Landing, his name being proposed by
H. Koons, the oldest Odd Fellow in the state.  He has passed through all of the
chairs and is also a member of the grand lodge.  He affiliates with the
Christian church and is active in the interests of that denomination.
     Mr. Herren was married on Balm creek in June, 1873, to Miss Emily J.
Wallace, a native of Andover, New York.  To them were born three children:
Claude M.; Lulu ., deceased; Mabel C., wife of Myron L. Slaght, of this county.
Mrs. Herren died in June, 1886.
     Mr. Herren was married a second time, on January 1, 1889, Miss Addie D.
Rash becoming his wife at that time, and this union has been crowned by the
advent of two children:  Willa L. and Eva May.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2005 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.