The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 403

FREDERICK SCHLIEN.

Frederick Schlien, who is engaged in ranching near Mabton, was born in Madison
county, Nebraska, on the 22d of April, 1884, a son of Carl and Mary (Price)
Schlien, who were pioneer settlers of Nebraska. The father brought his family to
the Yakima valley in 1901 and purchased ten acres of land near the city of
Yakima. He also bought eighty-five acres on the Naches and after cultivating his
land for a number of years eventually sold the property and retired to Yakima to
enjoy a rest which he had truly earned and richly deserved.

Frederick Schlien engaged in ranching with his father until 1902. He afterward
devoted his attention to the cultivation of rented land until 1910, when he
purchased a part of his father's land near Mabton. He was the third to settle in
this section and when he took up his abode thereon it was all wild and his place
was covered with the native growth of sagebrush. As the years have passed he has
greatly improved his farm, converting the place into a rich and productive
tract of land, upon which he has built a pleasant residence and good barn. He
has forty acres, on which he raises grain, hay, beans and other crops, and the
efficiency of his methods is indicated in the large harvests which he annually
gathers.

In 1901 Mr. Schlien was married to Miss Marie A. Abraham, who was born in
Wisconsin, and they have become parents of three children: Frederick Henry,
Chester Carl and Florence Lovina. The parents attend the Presbyterian church
and Mr. Schlien gives his political allegiance to the democratic party, but the
honors and emoluments of office have had no attraction for him, as he prefers to
concentrate his energies and attention upon his business affairs, which, wisely
directed, are bringing to him a good return for his investment of capital and
labor.

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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.