Sarah B. (Findley) Redford
Feb. 17, 1929; Oregonian, p 12  (photo)

   Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah B. Redford, the first white child born in Vancouver, town site, were held at Prairie City, February 7.  Mrs. Redford had died at her home in Prairie City the day preceding.

   Mrs. Redford was born at Fort Vancouver March 28, 1848.  Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Findley, crossed the plains in 1847, arriving at Fort Vancouver in the early fall of that year.  Her father died on December 23, 1847.  Sarah, with her mother, moved to Brownsville, in Linn county, in 1852, receiving her schooling there.  She was married to William H. Redford in 1867.  Seven children were born of this union, five of whom survive.  They are:  Mrs. Lydia DeMent, James A. Redford, William A. Redford, all of Portland; Virgil Redford of Chinook Wash., and Mrs. Viola Mix of Nampa, Idaho.

   Interment was at Prairie City.