The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 457

HARVEY HUSS.

It was in 1885 that Harvey Huss, a native of Ohio, came to the Kittitas valley,
where he has now been successfully engaged in farming for thirty-four years. He
owns a valuable ranch of two hundred and forty acres about twelve miles
northeast of Ellensburg which is principally devoted to hay and grain. A native
of the Buckeye state. he was born in 1840 and is therefore now seventy-nine
years of age. He is a son of Elisha and Elizabeth (Zook) Huss, natives of
Pennsylvania, whence they removed to Ohio among the pioneers of that state in
1838. Later the family went to Missouri and there both Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Huss
passed away.

Harvey Huss accompanied his parents from Ohio to Missouri, receiving his
education in both states, and in the latter he grew to manhood upon his
father's farm. The opportunities of the west beckoning to him in 1865 after the
close of the Civil war, he decided to take advantage of them and went to Idaho,
which state remained his home for several years, but in 1869 he removed to the
Willamette valley of Oregon. He took up his residence in Grant county, Oregon,
in 1872, but not being quite contented there, he came to the Kittitas valley in
1885, arriving at his present location on the 2d of June and bringing with him
a valuable herd of cattle. He bought two hundred and forty acres of land about
twelve miles northeast of Ellensburg and to its cultivation he immediately
turned his attention. As the years have passed and his means have permitted he
has made valuable improvements and installed modern equipment, so that his
property is numbered among the best of the neighborhood. His land is devoted to
hay and grain, of which he raises large crops. Not only has Mr. Huss been
successful as a farmer but also as a business man, always studying market
conditions, and he has therefore always sold his crops at most advantageous
prices. The farm home which he built is substantial and modern, proclaiming the
prosperity of its owner. He now rents his farm and is practically living
retired.

In 1883 Mr. Huss was united in marriage to Miss Dorcas Jane Graham, a native of
Missouri, and to this union were born ten children, all of whom are living with
the exception of one. William, who is married and has three children, resides at
Ellensburg; Katharine married Harrison Houser, a rancher of the Kittitas valley,
and they have two children; Edward, deceased, was a successful rancher of the
Kittitas valley; James is married and is connected with the sawmill business;
Mary married Lee Purden, who is with the United States expeditionary force in
France, and she is now residing in Yakima; Nanna is the wife of James Roach, who
is ranching near Tacoma, and they have nine children; Frank is married and
follows farming in the Kittitas valley; Oscar is at home; Bird, who is married
and has one child, also follows farming in the Kittitas valley; Ray Anthony, who
is married and has three children, is a resident of Ellensburg.

Mr. and Mrs. Huss are highly respected in Ellensburg, all who know them speaking
of them in terms of the highest regard. In his political affiliations he is a
democrat but not an office seeker, preferring to perform his citizen's duties in
a private capacity. However, he has ever been ready to give his support to
worthy public movements and by developing a valuable property has himself
contributed to the upbuilding and growth of his section.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.