Lockley, Fred. "History of the Columbia River Valley, From The Dalles to the Sea." Vol. 2. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1928. p. 528. PETER BOSCOW For many years Peter Boscow was prominently identified with the agricultural interests of Washington county and aided materially in the development and improvement of that region. He was born on the Isle of Man, May 26, 1834, and was only six years of age when brought to the United States by his parents, the family locating at Carthage, Hancock county, Illinois. There Peter Boscow was reared and educated and on reaching manhood was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Cray, a native of Ohio. They became the parents of six children, two of whom were born in Illinois. The family consisted of Arthur H., who remained in the east; W. H., who now lives in Hillsboro, Oregon; Mary A., the wife of W. H. Webrung of Portland; W. W., who is engaged in the men's furnishing business in Hillsboro; and Mrs. Grace A. Patterson and Mrs. Stella Baumgardner, both of whom reside in Portland. A few years after his marriage Mr. Boscow decided to come to the west and became a resident of Washington county, Oregon, taking up a homestead near North Plains. The land was covered with timber and brush but he succeeded in clearing the greater part of it and developed a splendid farm, on which he and his wife spent their remaining years, she dying in 1920, while his death occurred on the 7th of January, 1924. At that time he was the oldest member of the Masonic order in Washington county and was past master of his lodge. He also belonged to the Grange and was a man of strong character, high ideals and straightforward manner, commanding to a marked degree the confidence and respect of all who knew him. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2006 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.