"An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties : with a
brief outline of the early history of the state of Oregon." Chicago?: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1902.  Page 307.  Baker County.

SAMUEL F. GOVER

     It is ever gratifying to see exemplified that excellent quality of
continuity and perseverance, and especially so when it is accompanied by other
equally as fine and worthy talents, as is the case in the leading stockman and
prominent citizen whose name heads this article, having been in the stock
business here almost continuously for over a quarter of a century, gaining
meanwhile a very marked and gratifying success in this enterprise.
     Mr. Gover is the son of David and Jane (Shadowen) Gover, natives of
Kentucky, in which state the father passed out of this life, and the mother died
later in Missouri.  At the age of eighteen, September, 1868, he left the Blue
Grass state and landed in Missouri, near Marshall, where he worked on a farm for
three years, after which he came to the pacific coast, landing in Baker City in
about 1872.  He immediately went to the lower Powder river valley and engaged on
a farm for wages, where he continued for four years.  After this time, he went
to driving cattle between this county and Rock Creek, Wyoming.  He was one of
the first men that contracted cattle to Seawright Brothers to go east.  He has
continued in the cattle business uninterruptedly since with the exception of a
short time he was in Nebraska.  About eight years ago he bought a ranch in Eagle
valley and his wife also has one in the same valley.  At Sturgill creek,
Washington county, Idaho, he has a homestead, where the family reside at the
present time.
     The marriage of Mr. Gover and Miss Mattie, daughter of Henry and Vina
Cundiff, was celebrated in 1891, on February 5.  He made a trip to Somerset,
Kentucky, to claim his bride, and together they came to their western home.
They have two children, Walter C., and Vina, at his Idaho residence.  Mr. Gover
is one of the most experienced stockmen of this section and is looked up to by
all, both for his wisdom and for his integrity, which is ever manifested in a
becoming manner.

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