An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 487 J.A. STOUT, one of the first landholders of Klickitat county, was born in Lenawee county, Michigan, in 1836, a son of Johnson and Sarah G. (Castle) Stout, natives of New York. J.A., the fifth in a family of ten children, four now living, remained in his native State until twenty years of age, attended school in Baraboo, Wisconsin, one year, and then went to Winona county, Minnesota. While there, in 1863, he enlisted in the Ninth Minnesota Infantry, for the late war, was stationed at Fort Snelling, was taken to Nashville, also to Memphis. He was assigned to the hospital at the latter place, where he was engaged as a nurse until the close of the struggle. Mr. Stout then spent two years in Minnesota, after which he made an extended trip, by way of New York, around the Isthmus of Panama, landing at San Francisco. He spent the next two years in Salem, Oregon, was afterward in Linn county, that State, and then came to Klickitat county, Washington, purchasing the homestead of 160 acres where he still resides. The year of 1874 was spent in the reservation north, and during the following year he was in the Government employ at Fort Yakima, Washington. Mr. Stout is a member of the G.A.R., Baker Post, No. 20, of Goldendale, and, although not at present holding an office, has the honor of being Past Commander. He supports the principles of the Republican party, in which he takes an active interest. He was the first Clerk of the county, was appointed Auditor to fill an unexpired term of two years, and in 1882 was elected to the office of County Commissioner, of the third district, which position he held four years. Mr. Stout was married April 17, 1862, to Miss Allecia Pike, a native of Maine, and a daughter of Moses and Phebe (Scribner) Pike, natives also of that State. They were of a race notable for longevity, and the grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Mr. and Mrs. Stout have one child, Elsie E. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.