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. 612. J. W. EBBERT Some four miles northeast from Condon, one comes to the home of J. W. Ebbert, who settled here on the raw prairie sixteen years since. The country was new them and the settlers were scattering. Since that time, he has continued here and has wrought well in improving and building up his place, which in its measure has augmented the wealth of the county. Mr. Ebbert is a man past the proverbial three score years and ten, but is hale and hearty and has the vigor of many in middle life. His birth occurred in the vicinity of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on August 21, 1832. James Ebbert was his father, and he was born in Uniontown. His father, the grandfather of our immediate subject, came from Germany and settled in Uniontown when it was small, being the first merchant in the town. Our subject's mother, Liza Devicman was born in Maryland, near the Potomac, and was of Irish ancestry. The first eighteen years of young Ebbert's life were spent in Pennsylvania and there he received his education.Then, owing to his mother's ill health, the family decided to come west. They took the trip to Iowa in wagon and in that territory they remained until April 14, 1852, which day marks the time of their starting for the great Pacific slope. With ox teams they made the journey, four months being the time occupied, and many exciting and pleasurable things occurred. Hostile Indians were seen hovering around much of the time and although the keenest watch was kept, still several times the stock was stampeded, but it was recovered again. They saw much game and had wild meat a great deal of the time. In due time they arrived in the vicinity of Eugene and there they settled to farming. That was the family home for all until seventeen years since, when our subject went to the Palouse country in Washington and farmed for a year. Then he came to the place where his home now is and selected the spot, taking it as a homestead. He succeeded in getting a cabin built and the wood for the winter hauled, and so commenced his life in Gilliam county. He took a timber culture in addition to the homestead and since then Mr. Ebbert has labored steadily in the cultivation of the farms. He also handles stock and has a splendid place supplied with an abundance of water. In 1859, Mr. Ebbert married Miss Unicy Crabtree, who was born in Missouri, on March 20, 1840. Mrs. Ebbert's father, Zimri Crabtree, was born in Kentucky, pioneered to Missouri ,and later to Oregon. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Ebbert: James E., Z. A., Mason, Roy, W. I., Mrs. Margaret Powers, Mrs. Eliza Winsonreed, and Lily May. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2007 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.