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GEORGE W. PAGE – Among the leading stockmen of the country, the subject of this
article also stands with the prominent and substantial citizens of the county of
Harney and is one of the real pioneers of this section, being also a westerner by
birth. He owns Sonoma county, California, as his native place and February 13, 1858,
is the date thereof. His parents were Joseph W. and Nancy (Johnson) Page. In 1867
they all came overland to Lane county, Oregon. The father had been operating a large
dairy in California, and in Oregon he devoted his attention to farming, also raised
stock. In 1884 our subject came to Harney county and operated a sawmill. After this
he roved about in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon and in 1893 came to Harney county
and engaged in the sheep business, entering into partnership with G. W. Bartlett.
Later he sold out and then went into partnership with James Campbell. They divided
up in 1901 and Mr. Page sold one-third interest to his brother Edward N., and his
nephew, Claud Hendricks. They own several thousand head of sheep and are prosperous
in this business, being skilled in handling them. Mr. Page is a member of the I.
O. O. F., Drewsey Lodge, No. 147. He is a man of public spirit, has always labored
for the advancement of the county and is one of the promoters of substantial progress
Transcribed from Page 668 of Harney County Biographies from “An Illustrated
History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties with a brief outline of the
early history of the State of Oregon”, Published 1902 by Western Historical
Publishing Company
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