From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Nancy Grubb (nancyg@theofficenet.com)
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LOUIS PEONE 
	Louis Peone is certainly one of the early western pioneers and he is 
to be classed also with the earliest settlers in the Colville valley where 
he has resided for nearly fifty years. He was born in Prairie du Chien,
Wisconsin, on March 25, 1823, the son of John and Louisa (Curtis) Peone. The
father was born in Bordeaux, France, and the mother is a native of Prairie 
du Chein. They both died in this place, the father in 1836 and the mother in
1858. Our subject received a common schooling in his native place and at the 
early age of eleven started out in life for himself, and at once his energy 
and self reliance set him to traveling. He early learned the carpenter trade 
and he has followed that all over the United States, and was always sucessful
in it. In 1847 Mr. Peone enlisted in the Mexican war to guard the frontier
and served for one year at ten dollars per month and then enlisted to serve 
through the entire war and was under Taylor. At the close of the war he 
was honorably discharged and received the sum of eight dollars per month
for his service. After the war he traveled through several of the eastern
states until 1852, when he crossed the plains with ox teams to The Dalles.
Later he was in the sound country at Whatcom, and in 1855 he came,during the
Pend d'Oreille excitement, to the northern part of Washington and since that 
time he has remained in Stevens county. He, in company with R.H.Dougalas and
Richard Fry,of Bonners Ferry,was one of the first to settle in this valley.
He prospected in the spring of 1856, and the same year married and settled 
down to farming here,and here he has continued in the good work of 
developing the country since. The following children have been born to Mr. 
and Mrs.Peone: Angeline,wife of Dave Steward, in this county; Aldolph,
deceased; Oliver, in Canyon City, Oregon; James: Dennis, in British Columbia;
Mary, deceased; Gilbert; George and Mattie. Mr. Peone is a stanch Republican 
and is always active in this realm.
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