"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. 528.

OSCAR OVID GANIARD

     The subject of this sketch, whose home is illustrated in this history, is
one of the prominent farmers and merchants of the northern part of Jackson
county, and was born in Genessee county, New York, on January 28, 1833.  He was
raised on a farm until he reaches the age of fifteen, and accompanied his
parents to Jonesville, Hillsdale county, Michigan, in 1842, where the family
commenced building up a new home in the wilderness.  Oscar caught the gold fever
and emigrated to Oregon in 1852, reaching Oregon City in the fall of that year
and remained there a few months.  In October, 1852, he came to Jackson county
and mined on Jackson creek, but during the starvation times of 1852-3 he was
forced to return to Portland, where he remained until 1856, in which year he
settled near Democrat gulch, Josephine county, Oregon, where he purchased a farm
and afterwards established a mercantile business which he conducted in
connection with farming.  In 1858 Mr. Ganiard went to visit his parents at his
old home in Michigan and married Lucinda Ganiard on July 5, 1858.  She is a
native of Rochester, New York, and was born November 10, 1838.  In 1872 Mr.
Ganiard became a resident of Jackson county, purchasing the "Leslie" ranch in
Sam's valley, and has since added to that property until he now owns four
thousand acres of valuable land.  He has a store on the place and is engaged in
merchandising as well as farming.  Mr. Ganiard is regarded as an intelligent
financier, liberal in all matters where the judgment of others is to be
regarded, always according to his neighbors their full rights.  He is considered
one of the progressive farmers and business men of the county, and always
interest himself in the prosperity of the community in which he resides.  Their
only living child is Lottie.  Their two sons, Freddie and Oscar, died in 1883.


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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.