"Illustrated History of Lane County, Oregon." Portland, Oregon: A. G. Walling, publisher, 1884. pg. 480. COL. FREDERICK W. FOLSOM Was born in Caledonia county, Vermont, October 2, 1828, where he remained with his father , who was a farmer, until he attained the age of 18 years. At this period of his life he proceeded to Boston, and after passing three years in business there, removed to Platte county, Missouri, and taught school until May 16, 1857. Col. Folsom then joined a train bound for California, taking with him ox teams and a drove of cattle, but remaining only about a month in the Golden State he took passage to Portland, Oregon, and thence proceeded to Walla Walla. He now came to Lane county, and in June, 1862, there was organized at Grand Prairie, Lane county, Oregon, Company D, Third Regiment, Second Brigade, Oregon Cavalry, of which our subject was elected the captain, and after a short service was promoted to the lieutenant-colonelcy of the regiment by Governor Gibbs. The Third Regiment, under Col. Folsom quickly attained a rare efficiency in drill and at the State Fair competition in 1864 obtained first honors. For the first two years he taught school near Junction City; afterwards he obtained a clerkship in the land office under B. J. Pengra. October 1, 1864, he was appointed to the revenue service in which he served seven years, in 1871 being revenue assessor for Lane and Linn counties. He was united in matrimony April 7, 1872, to Miss Laura S. Crow, a native of Van Buren county, Iowa, daughter of John Crow, a pioneer of 1852, after which he purchased and settled on the property known as the "Dr. Hemmenway donation claim," five miles east from Junction City, and in 1875 took up his residence in that town. In 1879 he erected his beautiful home, a view of which appears in this work, where he now dwells in comfort, besides which he is the owner of seven hundred and fifteen acres of valuable land in the vicinity of Junction City. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2005 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.