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. 617.

JAMES HUCK

     Mr. Huck was born in Ohio, in 1819; left that State twenty years after, and
located in Iowa; started overland to Oregon, with the emigration of 1843,
crossing the plains with Colonel Nesmith and party.  Two years' residence in
Oregon being ended, he went to California, and then to Mexico, and took part in
the war of 1846.  After a variety of experiences he returned in 1857 to Ohio and
married Miss Mary Jones, who, however, died a year later.  Mr. Huck's second
wife was Miss Frances E. Albert.  He returned to Oregon again in 1875, and now
resides in McMinnville.  Mr. Huck's life has been remarkable for its
multiplicity of adventures and incidents.  His travels have been wide, and his
experiences remarkable.

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