"An Illustrated History of Whitman County, state of Washington." San Francisco: W. H. Lever, 1901. p. 412. ORAN BURNAM Prominent among the successful and thrifty farmers in the vicinity of Albion, an esteemed pioneer of the county and of the highest standing, in his neighborhood, the man whose name initiates this review is certainly to he numbered among the progressive forces which have wrought the development of this section, and it is with pleasure that we accord him representation in our volume. Mr. Burnam was born in Linn county, Iowa, on March 2, 1862. When seven years old he accompanied his parents to Johnson county, Nebraska, and there he received his educational discipline, the same consisting of a thorough public school course. In the fall of 1882 the entire family came to Whitman county. The father settled on three hundred and twenty acres of land, with a view to acquiring title to the same by the use of his homestead and pre-emption rights, and as soon as he attained his majority Oran also filed on land adjoining. Both places were situated about four miles northeast of Albion. Upon this, his earliest home in the county, our subject is still residing. His realty holdings have been increased since by the purchase of another tract of land, and he is now the owner of two hundred and eighty acres. For many years he was in the business of raising cereals, especially wheat, but latterly he has been practicing diversified farming. His place is well improved and highly cultivated, and all the environs of his home bear testimony to his industry and thrift. Fraternally, Mr. Burnam is affiliated with the Improved Order of Red Men at Colfax. His marriage to Alta Eskridge, daughter of David and Caroline Eskridge, was solemnized in Moscow, Idaho, on January 3, 1883, and they now have four children: Eugene; Wilber; Guy; and Ruby. ******************* Submitted to the Washington Biographies Project in January 2011 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.