Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 505.

ISAAC C. LARGE

     proprietor of the Blue Barn livery stable at Moro, Sherman county, was born
in Tennessee, July 9, 1864, the son of Perry and Eliza (Spurgeon) Large, both
natives of Tennessee. The ancestry of Perry Large were members of an old and
distinguished southern family, and several of his brothers served in the Mexican
War. Eliza (Spurgeon) Large descended from a noted Pennsylvania family numbering
many distinguished members through the succeeding generations.
     Until he was nineteen years old our subject was reared in Tennessee, where
he attended district schools and subsequently was a clerk in a general
merchandise store. On attaining his majority he migrated to Oregon, locating
first at Heppner, Morrow county. For five years he was in the employment of W.
H. Rush, an extensive stock raiser, and he then purchased sheep and devoted
himself to that enterprise ten years in Morrow and Grant counties.  He finally
disposed of his sheep and for several years was engaged in buying and selling
stock. After passing a year in the Sumpter Mountain country, he purchased an
interest in the livery business in Moro, associating himself with Will A.
Waterman, a sketch of whom appears in another column.
     June 30, 1903, at John Day, Grant county, our subject was united in
marriage to Mrs. Bernice Moss (Moosier), born at John Day in 1869. Her father,
Manuel Moosier, was a native of Connecticut, the descendant of an old New
England family, and who crossed the plains with an ox train. Our subject has two
brothers: Robert L., with the Palace Hotel, Heppner, and John, a resident of
Knoxville, Tennessee.
     His fraternal affiliations are with Heppner Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M.
Although he is a Republican, he is not by any means an active worker in the
party ranks. He has, however, patriotically served as delegate to county
conventions. At the present writing he owns some rich placer mining land in
Grant county, which surrounded by handsome shade trees, while his estate,
consisting of eight hundred acres, is well laid out and improved.  About five
hundred acres are under cultivation and the balance is used for pasture.
     Henry D. Randall was born in Ohio, on December 26, 1848. His father,
Abraham Randall, was born in New York city, in 1814 and died in Cove, Oregon, in
1899. He had settled there in 1863. He married Miss Lucinda Oliphant, a native
of Ohio, who died in Iowa, in 1860. Our subject left Ohio with his parents when
a year old and journeyed to Benton county, Indiana, and thence in a short time
to Marshall county.  Seven years later he moved to Iowa and in 1863, the father
and children came across the plains, the mother having died. Upon arriving at
Boise, our subject engaged in government work while the balance of the family
came on to the Grande Ronde valley and located. After being in the government
employ for a couple of months, Henry D. engaged with C. Jacobs and Company,
general merchants, in Boise. In 1864, he went to Corvallis and there attended
school until he was fitted for school teaching. The next two years were spent in
the educators work; then he went to California and was in the employ of G. W.
Crook on a stock ranch until 1870. Returning then to Corvallis, he taught school
for a year longer and then went to King's valley and in 1872, he went to Whitman
county and took up a homestead. In 1874 he came to his present location and
purchased eight hundred acres of land. This was used as headquarters for a fine
stock ranch until the winter of 1879-80 swept away ten thousand dollars' worth
of cattle and sheep. Then Mr. Randall turned his attention to farming,
principally, and in this he has been occupied since. He is one of the
progressive and enterprising men of the section, has labored with wisdom and has
shown himself a genuine good man. When Mr. Randall landed in Boise he had
neither money nor education. To earn the money to secure an education in a
frontier country is fully understood by him but he accomplished it splendidly
and in a short time was doing the fine work of the educator as well. Everything
that he now owns has been cleared by hard labor and good management and he has
reason to take pride in his achievements. During these years his example has
stimulated many others to meritorious effort.
     On February 22, 1872, Mr. Randall married Miss Ordelia Chambers, who was
born in Benton county. Oregon, on June 3, 1855. She was educated in her native
country. Her father, Roland Chambers, was born in Ohio and crossed the plains to
Benton county, Oregon, in 1845.  Mr. Randall has two brothers, John and William,
farming in Union county, this state and three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Vernon,
Mrs. Sarah Fulson and Mrs. Mary Thompson. The former lives near Sprague,
Washington and the latter two are deceased. To our subject and his wife eleven
children have been born, named as follows, Mrs. Effie Martin, John, Claude,
Edgar, Mabel, Hattie, Nott, Delia, Frank, Mildred and Grace.
     Mr. Randall affiliates with the A. F. & A. M. and always has been a strong
Republican. He takes an active interest in educational matters and the affairs
of the community in general and is one of the leading and influential men of the
county.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2010 by Diana Smith.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.