"The Oregonian Newspaper." Portland, Multnomah Co., OR.  Feb. 3, 1875. p. 10.
 
DAVID T. LENNOX
 
   Among the pioneers of Portland, as well as of Multnomah and Washington
counties, none were better known than David T. Lennox, the subject of this
notice.  He came to Oregon 31 years ago, piloting the first train of wagons
coming to the State across the Blue mountains.  At that time he settled on
Tualatin plains, in Washington county, and lived there for many years, following
the occupation of farming.  In the meantime he was raised to several positions
of honor and trust by his fellow citizens, and always filled such places with
credit to himself and satisfactorily to the people.  After his children were all
about town and he had buried the companion of his youth he removed to Portland
in company with his son-in-law, John S. White, and settled here for a few years,
then going with Mr. White to Umatilla county, whence the --- comes that he died
on the 19th day of last month, at the age of 72 years, 10 months and 17 days.
Mr. Lenox was a pioneer of the genuine type, having nearly all his life been on
the frontiers of civilization.  He was born in New York and at the age of 18
removed to Kentucky, living in that State from 1819 to 1828 in Illinois from
1828 till 1837, in Missouri from 1837 till he started for Oregon in 1843, as
before mentioned.  But amid his wanderings he ever adhered to the principles of
his youth.  He was a communicant in the Baptist Church for 51 years, a deacon of
the same for more than 40 years and died in the full triumph of his faith.  He
and Rev. E. Fisher, whose death we noticed yesterday morning, were among those
who did much to plant and nourish that branch of the Church in Oregon, and many
within its pale will long and fondly cherish their memories, while their kind
acts and good councils will have an influence on human hearts, years after the
sod shall have grown green above the spot where their mortal remains have been
forever laid.  Life's long labors closed they rest, and their works follow them.

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