Lockley, Fred. "History of the Columbia River Valley, From The Dalles to the Sea." Vol. 2. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. p. 11. J. M. LLEWELLYN Never fearing that laborious application which must always precede ascendancy in the commercial world, J. M. Llewellyn has overcome many difficulties while striving to gain a foothold and the business of the Portland Bolt & Manufacturing Company, one of the city's important productive industries, is the visible result of his well directed efforts. He was born November 25, 1872, in Schuykill county, Pennsylvania, and his parents, Morris and Jane Llewellyn, were natives of Wales. They came to the United States in one of the old-time sailing vessels and established their home in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, where the father followed the trade of blacksmithing. In 1874 he went to Nebraska, entering a homestead in Clay County. The district was largely undeveloped and frontier conditions prevailed. Eventually he transformed the wild land into a fertile tract and produced the crops best adapted to that region. In 1881 he was called to his final rest and the mother is also deceased. J. M. Llewellyn was but two years old when the family journeyed to the west and his boyhood was spent on his father's farm. He attended a district school and experienced many phases of pioneer life in Nebraska. A good marksman, he never returned empty-handed from his hunting expeditions and still enjoys the sport. In those early days large herds of buffaloes and antelopes roamed over the plains and he has seen as many as five thousand at one time. Mr. Llewellyn would take a red flag and they would come up to him and eat from his hand. At the age of nineteen he left the farm and for a short time worked for a railroad. Going to Colorado, he secured a position in the electrical engineering department of the Denver Tramway Company and for five years was thus employed. Through rigid economy and the exercise of self-denial he had saved seven hundred and eighty-five dollars, which he deposited in the Denver Savings Bank, but during the year of the financial panic the institution failed and he lost all of his money. In order to gain a new start he went to Cripple Creek in the fall and was there engaged in prospecting for gold until the following spring, when he located in Pueblo. Obtaining work as a laborer with the Colorado Fuel & Mine Company, he was rapidly advanced and became superintendent of his division. On May 27, 1905, he came to Portland as superintendent of the rolling mill of the Pacific Hardware & Steel Company and acted in that capacity for eight years, proving exceptionally capable. In 1912 he purchased the old Portland tool works and organized the Portland Bolt & Manufacturing Company, of which he has since been the president. Endowed with initiative and the requisite executive force, he has fostered the growth of the business by good management and close attention to detail and is now directing the operations of the largest firm of the kind in the city. He has never lost interest in agricultural pursuits and his productive farm near Beaverton is devoted to the growing of fruit, grain and vegetables. Mr. Llewellyn was married February 12, 1902, to Miss Caroline Eggers, of Pueblo, Colorado, and they have become the parents of three children: Harold, who attended the University of Oregon for three years and is associated with his father in business; Audrian, who took a two years' course at the State University; and Dorothy Jane, who will graduate from high school in 1928. Through his affiliation with the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Llewellyn is working for Portland's best interests and is also a member of the Rotary Club, the Meadow Lake Club, the Wana Lake Club, the Portland Athletic Club and the local Marine Club. Along fraternal lines he is identified with Portland Lodge, No. 142, of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and is a thirty-second degree Mason and Shriner. Animated by the spirit of progress, he has made each opportunity count for the utmost and in winning prosperity he has also gained the respect and confidence of his fellowmen, for honor constitutes the keystone of his character. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2007 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.