Biography of Richard W. Makinson, 1902, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Makinson, Armstrong, Long, Brooks, Townsend, Kendall.

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 
1902 by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 367

Richard W. Makinson, an energetic and prosperous farmer of Pine valley, of
which he is a representative citizen, is a native of Missouri, born in 1848,
the son of Evans and Hannah (Armstrong) Makinson, natives of England. When but
two years old, he was left an orphan, and for the ensuing eight years he made
his home with a brother-in-law named Solomon Townsend. When ten years old, he
began life's struggles on his own account, though he lived with his brother
about two years thereafter. He followed whatever he could get to do in Iowa,
until 1862, then removed to Missouri. He was a this time too young to enlist
but showed his willingness to fight the battles of the republic by following
the army from place to place, and he was present at the battle of Shiloh. When
be became nineteen, he removed to Kansas, and after exploring some portions of
that state, he started for the Black Hills. Changing his course, however, he
came to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and thence, in 1876, to Union county, Oregon. In
then fall of that year he moved to Pine. The next year he bought land where
Halfway now stands, but for some reason, sold this again soon, and moving to
Eagle valley, purchased some land there. After seven years had been devoted to
agricultural pursuits in that neighborhood, he sold out, investing a portion
of the proceeds in a half section, upon a portion of which the village of Pine
has been built. He is farming this and a quarter section on the reservation,
which is known as the Pendle ranch. In addition to his fine farm, Mr. Makinson
owns some valuable realty in Richland, where he makes his home at present. He
is a self-made man, having, as has been said, started in life without
educational advantages, without a dollar and without a friend of any
influence, and to him belongs a share of the honor bestowed upon those who
possess within them the energy and force needed to conquer overwhelming
adverse circumstances.

In Linn county, Kansas, in 1872, our subject married Sarah, daughter of Josiah
and Mariah (Long) Brooks, and to them have been born six children, Fred;
Alberta, wife of Oscar Kendall, postmaster at Pine; Robert; Mary, now Mrs. H.
Moody; Charley; and Josiah.

With Mr. Makinson in the trip to the Black Hills above referred to was just
one companion, a man named Smith, and their worldly wealth consisted of but
little more than a mule team apiece. When they reached Green river, three
other men joined them, one of whom was Jacob Rainwater, who laid out the town
of Dayton. Another, whose surname was Green, died en route, being buried at
Boise, Idaho, falling a victim of a fever, caused by exposure in the attempt
to cross a swollen stream with the wagon box as ferry boat.