Parsons, Col. William and Shiach, W. S.  "An Illustrated History of Umatilla
County and of Morrow County." Spokane, WA: W. H. Lever, 1902. p. 402.
 
JOHN L. GULLIFORD

     A prominent citizen and worthy pioneer who wrought with industry and
faithfulness for the development and upbuilding of Umatilla county, the man
whose name heads this paragraph is accorded this memorial in our volume with
pleasure, while we cheerfully add our mite to perpetuate the memory of his noble
character and life of sterling moral worth.
    His birth occurred near Athens, Logan county, Illinois, on July 2, 1836,
where he remained until hre was sixteen years of age, receiving a good education
from the common school. At the age mentioned he came with his parents to Lane
county, in this state, and engaged in tilling the soil for wages on his father's
and adjacent farms until he attained his majority, The Rogue river Indian war
broke out at this time and he joined Captain William Blakeley's Company of
Oregon Mounted Volunteer Infantry, in which he fought as a private until the
close of the war, doing brave and faithful service in battle, skirmish and scout
duties. After being mustered out of the war he spent several years in buying and
selling stock in Klickitat county, Washington, and then purchased a farm in Lane
county, this state, and devoted his energies to the cultivation of the same for
seven years, when he came to this county and homesteaded a quarter-section where
his sons now reside on Butter creek. On this place he embarked in the stock
business, handling sheep principally, for twenty years, and then removed to a
fruit farm near Milton, where, five years later, on February 7, 1899, he passed
to his reward in another world. Mr. Gulliford was a brave and patriotic citizen,
a noble and upright man, gifted and enterprising, who has left behind him a most
enduring legacy of an untarnished reputation, a beautiful character and the
memory of wisely spent days, to be cherished by his children and widow and
followed by the generations to come.
    Mrs. Gulliford, who survives her husband, removed to Pendleton and erected a
fine residence on Bluff street, where she now lives, and also three other
houses, which she rents.  They had nine children: Claud F. and twins deceased in
infancy; Arthur V.; William H.; Clarence J.; Jasper S.: Lillie B., now the wife
of Dr. C. J. Smith; John F. In addition to these they raised an orphan child,
Blanche Smith Gulliford, now a school teacher in this county.
    Mr. Gulliford affiliated with the I. 0. 0. F., Integrity Lodge, of
Pendleton.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2007 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.