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FLOYD HUDKINS resides one mile south from Sherman where he has a large estate of eight hundred acres, the same having been cleared through his industry and wise management. The farm is well improved with buildings, fences and so forth and supplied with plenty of stock and machinery. Mr. Hudkins came to the Big Bend six years ago and he had fifteen hundred dollars in cash. He went into debt for one half section of land and raised enough wheat the first year to pay for the same, two thousand eight hundred and sev- enty-five dollars. He then bought another half section for five thousand dollars and paid for that in two years. He has added more by purchase having his fine large estate.
Floyd Hudkins was born in West Virginia,
on February 1, 1847, being the son of Elisha
and Rachel (Mearns) Hudkins, both natives
of West Virginia and people of substantial
wealth and excellent standing. Our subject
came with his people to Illinois when a boy
and there received his education. When he had
arrived at his majority he emigrated to northwest Missouri and took up farming. For fifteen years, he toiled there and then went down
to southwest Missouri where he farmed for a
time. In 1897, Mr. Hudkins came to Oregon
and remained for a short. time traveling thence
to his present location in Lincoln county, being one mile south from Sherman.
In 1874, Mr. Hudkins married Miss Margaret, daughter of Daniel and Emily (Thompson) Diamond, natives of Pennsylvania and
Delaware, respectively. Daniel Diamond was
descended from Irish and Holland Dutch ancestors, who settled in Pennsylvania in very
early days. He was a pioneer in Iowa, where
he opened up a farm. About 1861, he traveled
to Nodaway county, Missouri, where he endured the rigors of a pioneer life, having to
transport all his supplies for seventy-five miles
by wagon. For twenty-one years he resided
there. Mrs. Hudkins was born in Iowa, in
1854, and has the following named brothers
and sisters. Walter, Arthur, Abe, Hugh, Mrs.
Jessie Patrick, and John. Mr. Hudkins has
brothers and sisters named as follows. Walker,
Andrew. Mrs. Lea Brant, and Mrs. Mary McCall. Mr. Hudkins has an enviable standing
in the community and is recognized by all as a
man of ability and integrity. He is always
found on the side of those principles which are
for the advancement and benefit of all.
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