"Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Chicago:
Chapman Publishing Company, 1903. p. 1471.
 
S. N. LILLY

     was born December 18, 1830, in Oneida county, N. Y., the son of a farmer,
who died when S. N. was quite young. The mother later married again, and at the
age of fourteen years S. N. Lilly left the home roof to make his own way in the
world. With an older brother he started toward the west, stopping for about
seven years in the state of Illinois, at the close of which period he came to
Oregon, crossing the plains by ox-teams, six months of the year being taken up
in the journey. Beyond the hardships and privations incident to life on the
plains they came through without any trouble, arriving safely in Benton county,
Ore., where they settled near Philomath, and there Mr. Lilly bought a farm and
remained two years. At the close of that time he traded this place for one
located in King's valley, making the latter his home for fifteen years, when he
also traded that farm for the one where he now lives. His present possession
consists of four hundred acres, two hundred and fifty acres of which are under
cultivation. The land adjoins Corvallis on the south, and he is now engaged in
general farming and stock-raising, being also interested in hops and fruit,
forty and fifteen acres respectively, being devoted to their cultivation.
     In 1860 Mr. Lilly was united in marriage with Miss Lucinda A. Hardie, a
native of Illinois, who crossed the plains with her parents in 1852, and of the
union nine children were born, named in order of birth as follows: Sidi,
deceased; Leslie, located in Roseburg; Ora, the wife of W. C. Corbett, of
Corvallis; Clara, the wife of W. W. Hall, of Salem; Frank, located in Lagrande,
Ore.; Hettie, at home; Mary, the wife of William Carver, of Minnesota; Arthur
and Ruth, also at home with their father. In 1893 Mrs. Lilly died. Mr. Lilly
takes an active part in politics, being an adherent of the Republican party.
Fraternally he is a Mason, and he also belongs to the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
     An interesting event in the life of Mr. Lilly was his enlistment under
Captain Miller for services in the Cayuse war, and during his six months service
he took part in the engagement at Grande Ronde, where he suffered a wound and a
broken arm. He was mustered out at The Dalles.

     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in April 2012 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.