The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 879 GEORGE SLADE. George Slade has been a resident of Yakima county only since 1907 but within this period has made for himself a creditable place in business circles as one of the successful orchardists, having ten acres of valuable land planted to fruit. He was born in Delaware county, Iowa, August 17, 1869, a son of Israel and Harriet (Freeman) Slade, both of whom were natives of New York. In 1869 they removed westward to Iowa, where they resided until 1875 and then returned to the Empire state. In 1882, however, they again made their way westward to Iowa, settling in Emmet county, where they lived until 1887, when they removed to Rooks county, Kansas. A few years later they left that section and went to Napa, California, where the death of the father occurred. The mother survives and is now living in Oregon. In his youthful days George Slade devoted his attention to the mastery of the branches of learning taught in the public schools and worked with his father to the age of sixteen years, when he started out to earn his living independently. He was thus employed until 1892, when he was married and began the cultivation of a rented farm in Gage county, Nebraska. In 1894 he removed to Doniphan county, Kansas, where he again cultivated rented land, there residing until 1907, when, the lure of the west upon him, he made his way to Washington. Arriving in Yakima county he purchased ten acres of land on Pleasant hill and has since planted the tract to apples, pears and small fruits, all of which are now in good bearing condition. The air of neatness and thrift which characterizes his farm is strongly manifest and the fine appearance of his place indicates the careful supervision of a practical and progressive owner. Mr. Slade and his family occupy a fine home which he built. he was married in 1892 to Miss Rebecca Gascoigne, a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Perkins) Gascoigne, who removed to Beatrice, Nebraska, as pioneer settlers of that district. Mr. and Mrs. Slade have become parents of six children: Albert and Walter, who have passed away; and Marie, Lynn, George and Myron, all at home. Mr. Slade is identified with Selah Lodge No. 312, I. O. O. F., and is a faithful follower of the society and its purposes. In political matters he maintains an independent course yet is always observant of the duties as well as the privileges of citizenship and is ever ready to render active aid and support to plans and measures for the general good. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.