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. 506.
 
WILL A. RAYMOND

     one of the energetic and progressive citizens of Moro, Sherman county, is a
contractor, builder and photographer. He was born in Lenawee county, Michigan,
October 13, 1864, the son of Charles and Caroline (Golden) Raymond, both natives
of the Wolverine State. The parents of Charles Raymond were New Yorkers, of all
old and distinguished American family. The father of the mother of our subject
was a native of Ireland ; her mother was born in Michigan. Charles and Caroline
Raymond are both deceased.
     Until our subject was twenty-five years of age he continued to reside in
Michigan, the greater portion of the time in Branch county. Here he attended
public schools, receiving a good business education, and learned the trade of a
carpenter. Later he devoted his attention to farming, and subsequently came to
the Willamette Valley where he remained four years engaged ill general carpenter
work, contracting and building. He was at The Dalles, Falls City, and various
other localities, going thence to Yakima county, Washington, where he still
continued in the line of his business. He, also, divided a portion of his time
between Montana and California. It was in 1898 that he came to Sherman county,
locating at Moro, and one year after his arrival he opened a fine and well
appointed photograph gallery from which he turns out most excellent work in that
line.
     Fraternally, he is a member of the W. W., of Moro, and No. 113, I. O. O.
F., and the Order of Washington. Mr. Raymond has one brother, Fred C., at Nampa,
Idaho. In his line of business our subject built the Methodist Episcopal church,
the handsome residence of C. P. Ragsdale and many other buildings, the finest
within the limits of the city.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2007 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.