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. a23.

GEORGE W.  LOUNDAGIN

	son of John and Susan (Lochmiller) Loundagin,was born in Meigs Co., Tenn.,
September 20, 1832.  When he was sixteen years of age he went to Franklin Co.,
Ark., and two years later, to Benton Co, in the same state, where he was married
January 31, 1856, to Rhoda J.  Stewart, born in Morgan Co., Ind., April 6, 1836,
and daughter of Josiah and Mary E.  (Siner) Stewart.  In 1861 Mr. Loundagin came
overland with his family, and lived one year six miles south of Walla Walla.  In
the fall of 1862 he purchased his present home, near Waitsburg; which he has
made his continuous residence since that time.  He has seen the town of
Waitsburg grow up at his door, and has witnessed and aided the development of
this whole region.  He has 540 acres of good land, his residence and
improvements being shown on another page.  Five years ago he procured machinery
in Massachusetts, and erected a mill for making oil from castor beans.  Last
season he made over 500 gallons, raising nearly all the beans himself.  His oil
is of a fine quality and has a good reputation among the farmers for machine
use.  He has also a mill for making corn meal and hominy, which have a large
sale in this region.  His machinery is driven by water from the Copei.  He
raised 1,000 bushels of corn last year, also considerable timothy and grain.
Fifteen acres of fine shrubbery and fruit trees ornament his place.  Mr. and
Mrs. Loundagin have had fourteen children, all but one of whom are still
living--William J., born February 14, 1857; Isaac H., January 26,1858, (died
August 26, 1876); Robert W., December 28, 1859 ; Eva I., December 7, 1861 ; John
B., January 13, 1864 ; Mary E., June 21, 1865 ; Ollie A., February 5, 1867 ;
Minnie M., December 21, 1868; James O., August 15, 1870; Alvin B., April, 24,
1872; Rebecca J., May 17, 1874; Cora B., June 12, 1876; Lassen A., June 30,
1878; Myrtle M..  March 15, 1880.


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

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