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. 675.

LLEWELLYN H. HALE

     is postmaster at Spray, and has been since 1895. He was instrumental in
getting this office established and has done very much for the promotion of the
interests of this section. Mr. Hale is also school clerk and justice of the
peace. He is of first class standing in the community and is a man of
reliability and excellent judgment.
     Llewellyn Hale was born in Somerset county, Maine, on May 4, 1844, the son
of Andrew and Mary (Houghton) Hale, also natives of Somerset county. The father
was a man of prominence in his county and came from a very old and influential
family. His ancestors first came to this country in the Mayflower and the family
dated back a long time before that. Many of the Hales have been prominent and
leading men. They were of English and Scotch ancestrage. Our subject received a
good education from the schools of his native county and in 1860 journeyed west
to Illinois, where he worked for wages. In 1870 we find him in Page county,
Iowa, and there he was engaged in the mercantile business at Reedsville, being,
also, postmaster for a number of years. In 1882 the western fever again attacked
him and he took the sure cure of coming to the Pacific slope. Portland was the
scene of his labors for a time and then he sought out another location, lighting
on this place in 1884 He took government land and also bought other and engaged
in the stock business. He has continued that since and has met with good success
in his efforts. The fact that he has been in responsible positions so long, both
here and elsewhere, indicates him a man both of ability and integrity and this
is fully borne out in his life. Mr. Hale descends from a strong and honorable
family and has reason to be proud of his forefathers, whose name, bequeathed
unsullied and prominent to him by those gone on, has been kept as it was
received and may be handed down thus to those who will come after. Mr. Hale
belongs to the I. 0. 0. F. and is a social and genial man.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in December 2010 by Diana Smith.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.