Hines, H. K. "An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon." Chicago: Lewis
Pub. Co. 1893.  p. 581.

     H. C. STANTON, a merchant and the Postmaster of Roseburg, was born in
Albany county, New York, in 1826.  In 1851 he emigrated to Illinois, and there
labored by the day until 1853, when he started across the plains for Oregon.  He
arrived in the great Willamette valley in July, 1853, having come the entire
distance with mule teams.  There he followed agricultural pursuits until 1862,
then went to the mines in Idaho, and in 1866 came to Roseburg.  Mr. Stanton was
first employed as salesman for Flint & Crane, until 1873, when he began business
for himself.  In 1868 he was appointed Postmaster of Roseburg, and served the
public without intermission until November, 1885.  In 1873 he established a
store in this city, and has ever since carried on a successful business a the
old stand.  for several years he has served as a member of the City Council.
     Our subject was married in Oregon, in 1874, to Miss Jennie Sinclair, a
daughter of James Sinclair, who was at one time in the employ of the Hudson's
Bay Company; he was killed at the Cascades in 1866.  Mr. and Mrs. Stanton have
three children: Lucy, Cole E. and Lillian.


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