"Portrait and Biographical Record of Portland and Vicinity, Oregon." Authors: "a
compilation of this work....by a number of writers".  Chapman Publishing Co;
Chicago, 1903. p. 539.
 
GEORGE HENRY WEBSTER

     The one hundred and eighty-two acre farm belonging to G. H. Webster has few
superiors in Clackamas county. Located on both sides of the road, seventy acres
has been denuded of timber and undergrowth, and made to serve the best and most
profitable interests of its owner. Farming, as understood by Mr. Webster, is an
exact science which admits of no failure, save as the weather is disposed to
interfere with well laid plans. Grain, potatoes, timothy, and general farming
commodities are raised in abundance, and three thousand fruit trees yield fruit,
the excellence of which is exceeded only by its quantity.
     The youth and early manhood of Mr. Webster were passed in Edgar county,
Ill., where he was born May 1, 1843, and where he was reared to an appreciation
of the dignity and usefulness of the life of a farmer. His father, like many of
his ancestors, was born in Ohio, from which state he removed to Indiana, and
from there to Edgar county, Ill. He came to California in 1876, living for a
time in Los Angeles, Ventura, and Riverside counties, in the latter of which his
death occurred in 1895. To himself and wife, Mary (Nevall) Webster, were born
fourteen children, six sons and eight daughters, of whom four daughters and
three sons are living, George H. being the oldest.
     Into an otherwise uneventful early career came the opportunity to serve his
country during the Civil war, and Mr. Webster was at that time not unmindful of
his duty as a citizen of a great and trouble laden republic. Accordingly, he
enlisted in Company E, Twelfth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served until
being discharged for disability.  After regaining his health Mr. Webster
enlisted in Company H, Sixty-fourth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and after the
service was discharged at Camp Douglas, Ill., in 1865. After the war he returned
to the farm in Illinois, and in 1871 married Harriet M. Cammerer, a native of
Edgar county, Ill., and daughter of John Cammerer, who was born in east Ohio,
removed in early manhood to Edgar county, Ill., where he farmed and where he
died in 1893. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Webster: Herman A.,
living in Clackamas, and deputy fish warden of the county; Maxwell B., a
resident of Clackamas county; Myrtle and Mabel, twins; Clara B.; and Nora.  In
1876 Mr. Webster came to the coast, lived for a time in Ventura county, Cal.,
and after coming to Oregon bought one hundred and eighty-two acres of land in
Clackamas county upon which he now lives. His interests have been by no means
self centered, for he is recognized as an exceedingly liberal-minded,
public-spirited and disinterested man, who may be counted on in any emergency of
his county or immediate neighborhood. His word is as good as his bond, and his
genial, whole souled manner, and keen interest in those who enjoy his friendship
have made him one of the popular citizens of the locality. He is fraternally a
Mason, and is identified with the Grand Army of the Republic. A Republican in
politics, he is a stanch supporter of his party, but has never allowed his name
to be agitated for official recognition.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.