-----Original Message----- From: Storm See <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 11:12 PM Subject: Bio.Martin L.See >Howdy Liners, > A descendant of Martin L.See and I are trying to connect him to a line,any >help???? >Storm > > >To: Storm See <[email protected]> >Date: Saturday, June 26, 1999 3:28 PM >Subject: Re: Martin L.See > > >>No Idea who the grandparents are or what the L. stands for as of yet. The >>bio was from "An Illustrated History of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitias >>Counties, With an Outline of the Early History of the State of Washington; >>Interstate Publishing company, 1904. > > >MARTIN L.SEE,one of Yakima Country's successful ranchmen,whose home is ten >miles east of Kiona,is a native of Missouri,born in the year >1869 to the union of William and Jane See. They were Kentuckians,whose >families became pioneers of Missouri. Martin L. was left a orphan at the age >of seven,his father died the year previous >at the age of thirty seven and his mother in 1876.Thus left adrift upon the >world,he was very early compelled to assume the serious responsibilities of >life. His grandparents cared for him for three years;then he commenced >working for neighbors and others,getting what little education he was able >to secure. Such was his industry and thriftiness that by the time time he >had reached his majority,he had saved about one thousand four hundred >dollars.From Missouri he went to Indian Territory and worked seven months >for Captain Seavers;then he visited Texas,after which he returned to his >native state and farmed for four years. Later he spent nine months in >Colorado,lived in Nebraska one winter,and in 1889 came to >Anacortes,Washington. He worked in the Puget Sound region during the next >three years,but in 1892 crossed the mountains and settled in >the Yakima wheat belt. For the first three years he was employed by other >farmers,or until 1895,when he bought three hundred and sixty acres. He >successfully cultivated his farm until the fall of 1903 ,then bought Nelson >Rich's interests in the stock firm of Brown &Rich and removed to the Rich >Ranch on the Yakima River where he now resides. > Sept.26,1900,Miss Louisa Pollan of Goldendale,became the wife of >Mr..See. William C. and Elenora [Baugh-Lambert] Pollan the parents of Mrs. >.See were born in Missouri and California ,respectfully. Mr..Pollan crossed >the plains to California in 1850 and was there married and lived until >1882,when he settled in Klickitat county. He is >now living in Goldendale,but Mrs..Pollen died since the family came to >central Washington. > Mrs..See was born in California in 1879 and received her education >in the public schools of Klickatat county.She has three brothers >;George,Carl,Benjamin,and one sister Ruby all of whom are living in >Klickatat county. >