Gilbert, Frank T.  "Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and
Garfield Counties, Washington Territory; and Umatilla County, Oregon."
Portland, OR: Print & Lithographing House of A.  G.  Walling, 1882.  p. a37.
 
ANDREW J. TASH

   was born near Greencastle, in Putnam county, Indiana, January 15, 1839.  His
father, John Tash, was a farmer, and a native of North Carolina, where he was
born in Rowan county, October 25, 1797.  While Andrew was but a year old his
mother died, and in 1848 his father moved to Mercer county, Missouri, and to
Decatur county, Iowa, in 1853, where he now lives.  In 1859 Andrew went to
California, where he remained two years engaged in mining in Butte and Yuba
counties.  In 1861 he came to Walla Walla, and spent his summers from that time
until 1866 in the Oro Fino and Florence mines.  In 1866 he settled on the place
now occupied by him, a sketch of which accompanies this work.  The farm is nine
and a half miles east of Walla Walla, on Mill creek, and contains 480 acres.
Besides this he owns 54 acres on Blue creek and 80 acres of timber.  Mr. Tash
was first married to Mary E.  Brooks, on the sixteenth of September, 1866, who
died April 30, 1874, leaving one child, Frank E., born December 12, 1871.  His
second marriage was to Lucy M., daughter of P.  C.  Klemgaartd, September 16,
1876, and the children of Mr. and Mrs. Tash were born and are named as follows:
Harry A., October 13, 1877 ; Hattie E., October 5, 1879 ; Elmer E., November 19,
1881.

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Submitted to the WA.  Bios Project in February 2007 by Diana Smith.

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