The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 929 ROBERT RENNIE. Up-to-date ranching interests. representing modern ideas, capability and foresight, are the occupation to which Robert Rennie is successfully devoting his life's labors. he has a valuable property near Selah, Washington, following not only general farming pursuits but giving considerable attention to sheep. A native of England, he was born in Newcastle, October 4, 1875, his parents being Andrew and Mary Jane (McGregor) Rennie, the former, however, being a native of Ireland although born of Scotch parentage. The father lived most of his life in Scotland and there he passed away May 14, 1897. His widow came to the United States in 1901 and now makes her home with our subject, who surrounds her with all the love of a devoted son. Robert Rennie spent his boyhood days in his native country, where he acquired his education and there grew to manhood, but in 1898, having heard wondrous tales of the opportunities presented to a young man in the western part of the United States, he decided upon emigration in order to enjoy these chances. He came to Yakima county in 1898, when twenty-three years of age, taking up his abode in the Wenas valley. Purposeful, level-headed, in good health and able and willing to work, he took up farm work and in 1901 was able to acquire the Matt Longmire ranch on the Wenas, but disposed of that property in 1904. During the two succeeding years he rented land and in 1906 bought two hundred and forty acres on the Wenas, of which he has since sold a part. He now has one hundred acres under cultivation and sixty acres in pasture. As the years have passed he has brought this land to a good state of productivity, devoting it largely to the raising of grain and hay. He has also been very successful in the sheep industry and now owns twelve hundred ewes. The buildings upon his place are up-to-date and recently he built a commodious barn and instituted other equipment which denotes him as a progressive agriculturist. In his parents' family were six children and all of these are now residents of the Yakima valley. John, who is married, is ranching on Cold creek, while the second of the family is Andrew, and Robert is the third. Samuel has a half interest in the farming enterprise of our subject, while Sarah, the sister, is the wife of Daniel McKee and they reside in Yakima. David, the youngest of the family, is successfully engaged in sheep raising in the Yakima valley. Mr. Rennie is a loyal and devoted member of the Presbyterian church, in the work of which organization he has always been helpfully interested. He is a republican in politics but public office has no attraction for him, his farming interests demanding most of his time. However, he has always been interested in worthy movements undertaken on behalf of the general public and is ever ready to do his part in bringing about better conditions along material as well as moral and educational lines in his district and county. He has ably and forcefully taken hold of affairs and has succeeded in establishing himself as a substantial citizen, having found the opportunities which he sought when he decided to become an American citizen. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.