Lang, H. O., ed. "The History of the Willamette Valley, Being A Description of the Valley and its Resources, with an account of its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and its Subsequent History; Together with Personal Reminiscences of its Early Pioneers." Portland, OR, Geo. H. Himes, Book and Job Printer, 1885. p. 652. JAMES BLAKELY Lives near Brownsville, Linn County, engaged in stock-growing and farming. He was born in Knox County, Tennessee, in 1812; in 1835 he married Miss Sarah Dick, and their children are -- Ellen, Catherine, William, Caroline (deceased), Harriet, Henry, Margaret, James, Joseph, Sarah, and George. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2008 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.