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. 920.
 
JAMES M. SMALL

     who resides some two and one half miles east of Silver Lake, was born on
July 27, 1850, in Pettis county, Missouri, the son of George and Malinda (Hinch)
Small. In 1853, the family crossed the plains with ox teams from Missouri to
Lane county, Oregon, where the father took a donation claim. That was their home
until 1860, when they journeyed on down to Glenn county, California, and there
the father died the next year. Our subject gained his education in the various
places where the family lived during his youth, and as early as 1873 made his
way into the Chewaucan valley, arriving here in May of that year. The mother
came into the valley in the same year and they were among the very earliest
settlers in the country. In 1880 she journeyed to Lane county, Oregon, and there
died four years later. Our subject met the various adversities and hardships
incident to pioneer life and took hold with a with and very soon had land opened
up and a good band of cattle on the range. In 1886, he journeyed from his first
location to the Silver Lake country and here has been raising cattle and sheep
since. He now has disposed of his sheep and handles cattle and horses, having a
nice stock of each. He has been well prospered in his work and is amongst the
substantial men of this part of the country.
     On December 12, 1880, Mr. Small married Maude Brattain, who was born in
Lane county, Oregon, the daughter of Thomas J. and Permelia J. Brattain. Mrs.
Small's parents crossed the plains from Iowa to Oregon in 1850 and were among
the early pioneers in Klamath county. Later they returned to the Willamette
valley and in 1873 came on to the Chewaucan valley, where they are now residing.
To Mr. and Mrs. Small  three children have been born: Belle, the wife of Ernest
Carlson of Summer Lake; Robert, who was burned to death in the Silver Lake fire
on December 24, 1894; and Ross.  Mr. Small owns about two thousand two hundred
acres of land in Lake and Klamath counties, five hundred of which are utilized
for hay. The home place is well improved with house, good barn and other
equippage and he is considered one of the prosperous and leading men of the
country.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.