"History of Southern Oregon, Comprising Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and
Coos Counties.  Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources."  A. G. Walling,
Publisher.  Portland, OR.  1884.  pg. 524.

JOHN OWEN BOOTH

     Is the son of Rev. Robert booth a well known minister of the Methodist
church, is a native of Lee county, Iowa, born January 18, 1847.  When John was
about five years of age his parents concluded to seek a milder climate than that
of Iowa and selected Oregon as their future home, leaving Iowa April 13, 1852,
and with ox teams set out to cross the plains to the Pacific coast, and after an
unusually severe journey of six months they arrived at The Dalles October 7, of
the same year.  His parents first located near the Grand Ronde reservation in
Yamhill county and there our subject attended school and resided until 1864,
when they changed their residence to Sheridan in the same county until 1867 when
he with his parents came to Douglas county first locating near Wilbur where his
father now resides.  There our subject finished his education and resided until
1871.  In June 1870, Mr. booth was elected on the Democratic ticket to the
office of county school superintendent, an office he filled to the entire
satisfaction of the people.  October 8, 1871, he was united in marriage to his
estimable wife Mrs. Ann Eliza Lafrie, a native of Ill., by whom he has two
daughters and one son, viz:  Nettie Blanch born October 14, 1872; Annie L. born
May 16, 1874; and John M. born September 17, 1876.  In 1871 Mr. booth took up
his residence in Garden valley, since which time he has been engaged in general
farming and fruit raising on his present well improved farm of 480 acres, on
which he built in 1878 a fine residence a view of which will be found in this
work.
     

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