History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 (James H. Hawley, 1920) reported the following:
The life record of Silas Luttrell covers a span of more than seventy-seven years. He is now one of the veteran citizens of Boise bench, residing at his present home on Vista avenue since 1901. He was born in Orange county, Indiana, September 24, 1843, and is a son of Willis and Nancy (Silver) Luttrell, who were natives of Virginia and North Carolina respectively. The father was born January 1, 1807, in Westmoreland county, Virginia, of one of the old families of that state, represented in the Revolutionary war and of French descent. Seven great-uncles of Silas Luttrell served under General Lafayette in the war for independence. His grandfather, who also bore the name of Silas Luttrell, removed from Virginia to Orange county, Indiana, in 1816 - the year in which the state was admitted to the Union. He became one of the pioneer settlers there and aided in the work of early development and progress in that section of the country. The mother of Silas Luttrell of this review was born in North Carolina, July 12, 1813, and when a little child was taken by her parents to Orange county, Indiana. There she grew to womanhood and became the wife of Willis Luttrell.
Their son, Silas Luttrell, was reared on a farm in his native county and hid the usual experiences of the farmbred boy. He was married there on the 13th of April, 1865, the day before the assassination of President Lincoln, to Dovey Lane, who was born in Orange county, Indiana. March 1, 1846, a daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca (Giles) Lane, who were natives of North Carolina but went to Indiana with their respective parents when young. Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell were reared on neighboring farms in Orange county and attended the same school. Later he became a school teacher when eighteen years of age, teaching his first term in the old home district, and his wife was at that time one of his pupils. Four years later, when he was twenty-two and Mrs. Luttrell nineteen, they were married and they have now traveled life's journey happily together as husband and wife for fifty-five years. Mrs. Luttrell was connected with the Lane family of Indiana, to which belonged Henry S. Lane, one of the governors of that state, while his brother, James Lane, was at one time United States senator from Kansas.
For a long period after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell remained in Indiana and in 1870 removed to Ottawa, Kansas, while eventually they became residents of Ellis, Kansas. For six years Mr. Luttrell continued to follow farming in the Sunflower state and in 1876 crossed the plains to Oregon with a train of thirty-two wagons, he acting as captain of the train. There were one hundred and twenty-one men in the party who were old enough to vote and when they balloted to elect a captain Mr. Luttrell received one hundred and fifteen of the entire number of votes. The wagon train passed through Boise, a place then smaller than the town of Meridian today. They proceeded to Lebanon, Linn county, Oregon, and the Luttrell family resided in Washington and Oregon until 1901, when they returned to the Boise valley and took up their abode upon the bench, which was then a vast expanse of sagebrush. Mr. Luttrell purchased ten acres of land for seventy dollars per acre, erected thereon a home and planted an orchard of two acres. The trees are now large and are in splendid bearing. He also planted shade trees which have attained splendid size. He has since sold two and a half acres of the land for a thousand dollars per acre and could sell the remainder at any time at the same figure. While living in Wallowa county, Oregon, Mr. Luttrell gained a very substantial measure of prosperity and at one time was the owner of a ranch of four hundred and eighty acres, situated a mile and a half from Enterprise, the county seat. For several years he was a dealer in agricultural implements, but his chief pursuit throughout his long and useful life has been farming and his success has been most honorably won and worthily used.
To Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell were born eight children, of whom four are living: William Martin, Elbert J., Mrs. Lucy J. Mix and Chester Arthur. They also have three grandchildren: Gladys and Conrad Slagle, who are the children of Mrs. Lucy J. Mix, born of her first marriage; and Silas Luttrell, who is a son of Elbert J. Luttrell.
While Mr. Luttrell of this review has led a busy life in the conduct of his business affairs, he has yet found time to devote to public duties. While a resident of Oregon he served as justice of the peace for ten years and his decisions were always strictly fair and impartial. He likewise served as sheriff and county judge of Wallowa county. He has been prominent in the prohibition movement in Idaho for twenty years and has made hundreds of speeches for the prohibition party. In 1908 he was a candidate for governor of Idaho. He and his wife are members of the Christian church, in which he is serving as a trustee, and is also teacher of the Bible class. His entire career has been most honorable and upright. He has always been a firm believer in God and an active worker in the church and Sunday school for many years. In recent years defective eyesight has rendered it impossible for him to read but still his knowledge of the Bible is such that he can continue as teacher of the Bible class in Sunday school. He possesses a wonderful memory and his knowledge of current events is remarkable. His is the happiness and contentment of a clear conscience and a life well spent. It is a splendid thing that in former years he gave so much time to reading and study, for his mind is now a storehouse upon which he can continually draw. There is nothing so pitiable as a man of years who has no resources within himself and Mr. Luttrell is rich in knowledge and experience and one may gain from him a fund of information in the discussion of prominent men of former days, as he possesses an astonishing familiarity with them.
His obituary reported "Silas Luttrell died on Saturday at the family home on the bench, one-half mile east of the Union Pacific depot, at the age of 83 years. Mr. Luttrell had been a resident of Boise valley since 1901 and was a member of the First Christian Church. He is survived by his wife and two sons, C. A. Luttrell of Anaconda, Montana, E.J. Luttrell of Boise and one daughter, Mrs. Lucy J. Mix of Burley, Idaho. The funeral will be held Monday at 3 o'clock at the Summers and Krebs chapel and the Rev. C. E. Burgess will officiate and burial will be in Morris Hill Cemetery."
The death date is from the Idaho Death Index. Some sources list the date as July 2, 1927.
The life record of Silas Luttrell covers a span of more than seventy-seven years. He is now one of the veteran citizens of Boise bench, residing at his present home on Vista avenue since 1901. He was born in Orange county, Indiana, September 24, 1843, and is a son of Willis and Nancy (Silver) Luttrell, who were natives of Virginia and North Carolina respectively. The father was born January 1, 1807, in Westmoreland county, Virginia, of one of the old families of that state, represented in the Revolutionary war and of French descent. Seven great-uncles of Silas Luttrell served under General Lafayette in the war for independence. His grandfather, who also bore the name of Silas Luttrell, removed from Virginia to Orange county, Indiana, in 1816 - the year in which the state was admitted to the Union. He became one of the pioneer settlers there and aided in the work of early development and progress in that section of the country. The mother of Silas Luttrell of this review was born in North Carolina, July 12, 1813, and when a little child was taken by her parents to Orange county, Indiana. There she grew to womanhood and became the wife of Willis Luttrell.
Their son, Silas Luttrell, was reared on a farm in his native county and hid the usual experiences of the farmbred boy. He was married there on the 13th of April, 1865, the day before the assassination of President Lincoln, to Dovey Lane, who was born in Orange county, Indiana. March 1, 1846, a daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca (Giles) Lane, who were natives of North Carolina but went to Indiana with their respective parents when young. Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell were reared on neighboring farms in Orange county and attended the same school. Later he became a school teacher when eighteen years of age, teaching his first term in the old home district, and his wife was at that time one of his pupils. Four years later, when he was twenty-two and Mrs. Luttrell nineteen, they were married and they have now traveled life's journey happily together as husband and wife for fifty-five years. Mrs. Luttrell was connected with the Lane family of Indiana, to which belonged Henry S. Lane, one of the governors of that state, while his brother, James Lane, was at one time United States senator from Kansas.
For a long period after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell remained in Indiana and in 1870 removed to Ottawa, Kansas, while eventually they became residents of Ellis, Kansas. For six years Mr. Luttrell continued to follow farming in the Sunflower state and in 1876 crossed the plains to Oregon with a train of thirty-two wagons, he acting as captain of the train. There were one hundred and twenty-one men in the party who were old enough to vote and when they balloted to elect a captain Mr. Luttrell received one hundred and fifteen of the entire number of votes. The wagon train passed through Boise, a place then smaller than the town of Meridian today. They proceeded to Lebanon, Linn county, Oregon, and the Luttrell family resided in Washington and Oregon until 1901, when they returned to the Boise valley and took up their abode upon the bench, which was then a vast expanse of sagebrush. Mr. Luttrell purchased ten acres of land for seventy dollars per acre, erected thereon a home and planted an orchard of two acres. The trees are now large and are in splendid bearing. He also planted shade trees which have attained splendid size. He has since sold two and a half acres of the land for a thousand dollars per acre and could sell the remainder at any time at the same figure. While living in Wallowa county, Oregon, Mr. Luttrell gained a very substantial measure of prosperity and at one time was the owner of a ranch of four hundred and eighty acres, situated a mile and a half from Enterprise, the county seat. For several years he was a dealer in agricultural implements, but his chief pursuit throughout his long and useful life has been farming and his success has been most honorably won and worthily used.
To Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell were born eight children, of whom four are living: William Martin, Elbert J., Mrs. Lucy J. Mix and Chester Arthur. They also have three grandchildren: Gladys and Conrad Slagle, who are the children of Mrs. Lucy J. Mix, born of her first marriage; and Silas Luttrell, who is a son of Elbert J. Luttrell.
While Mr. Luttrell of this review has led a busy life in the conduct of his business affairs, he has yet found time to devote to public duties. While a resident of Oregon he served as justice of the peace for ten years and his decisions were always strictly fair and impartial. He likewise served as sheriff and county judge of Wallowa county. He has been prominent in the prohibition movement in Idaho for twenty years and has made hundreds of speeches for the prohibition party. In 1908 he was a candidate for governor of Idaho. He and his wife are members of the Christian church, in which he is serving as a trustee, and is also teacher of the Bible class. His entire career has been most honorable and upright. He has always been a firm believer in God and an active worker in the church and Sunday school for many years. In recent years defective eyesight has rendered it impossible for him to read but still his knowledge of the Bible is such that he can continue as teacher of the Bible class in Sunday school. He possesses a wonderful memory and his knowledge of current events is remarkable. His is the happiness and contentment of a clear conscience and a life well spent. It is a splendid thing that in former years he gave so much time to reading and study, for his mind is now a storehouse upon which he can continually draw. There is nothing so pitiable as a man of years who has no resources within himself and Mr. Luttrell is rich in knowledge and experience and one may gain from him a fund of information in the discussion of prominent men of former days, as he possesses an astonishing familiarity with them.
His obituary reported "Silas Luttrell died on Saturday at the family home on the bench, one-half mile east of the Union Pacific depot, at the age of 83 years. Mr. Luttrell had been a resident of Boise valley since 1901 and was a member of the First Christian Church. He is survived by his wife and two sons, C. A. Luttrell of Anaconda, Montana, E.J. Luttrell of Boise and one daughter, Mrs. Lucy J. Mix of Burley, Idaho. The funeral will be held Monday at 3 o'clock at the Summers and Krebs chapel and the Rev. C. E. Burgess will officiate and burial will be in Morris Hill Cemetery."
The death date is from the Idaho Death Index. Some sources list the date as July 2, 1927.
History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 (James H. Hawley, 1920) reported the following:
The life record of Silas Luttrell covers a span of more than seventy-seven years. He is now one of the veteran citizens of Boise bench, residing at his present home on Vista avenue since 1901. He was born in Orange county, Indiana, September 24, 1843, and is a son of Willis and Nancy (Silver) Luttrell, who were natives of Virginia and North Carolina respectively. The father was born January 1, 1807, in Westmoreland county, Virginia, of one of the old families of that state, represented in the Revolutionary war and of French descent. Seven great-uncles of Silas Luttrell served under General Lafayette in the war for independence. His grandfather, who also bore the name of Silas Luttrell, removed from Virginia to Orange county, Indiana, in 1816 - the year in which the state was admitted to the Union. He became one of the pioneer settlers there and aided in the work of early development and progress in that section of the country. The mother of Silas Luttrell of this review was born in North Carolina, July 12, 1813, and when a little child was taken by her parents to Orange county, Indiana. There she grew to womanhood and became the wife of Willis Luttrell.
Their son, Silas Luttrell, was reared on a farm in his native county and hid the usual experiences of the farmbred boy. He was married there on the 13th of April, 1865, the day before the assassination of President Lincoln, to Dovey Lane, who was born in Orange county, Indiana. March 1, 1846, a daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca (Giles) Lane, who were natives of North Carolina but went to Indiana with their respective parents when young. Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell were reared on neighboring farms in Orange county and attended the same school. Later he became a school teacher when eighteen years of age, teaching his first term in the old home district, and his wife was at that time one of his pupils. Four years later, when he was twenty-two and Mrs. Luttrell nineteen, they were married and they have now traveled life's journey happily together as husband and wife for fifty-five years. Mrs. Luttrell was connected with the Lane family of Indiana, to which belonged Henry S. Lane, one of the governors of that state, while his brother, James Lane, was at one time United States senator from Kansas.
For a long period after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell remained in Indiana and in 1870 removed to Ottawa, Kansas, while eventually they became residents of Ellis, Kansas. For six years Mr. Luttrell continued to follow farming in the Sunflower state and in 1876 crossed the plains to Oregon with a train of thirty-two wagons, he acting as captain of the train. There were one hundred and twenty-one men in the party who were old enough to vote and when they balloted to elect a captain Mr. Luttrell received one hundred and fifteen of the entire number of votes. The wagon train passed through Boise, a place then smaller than the town of Meridian today. They proceeded to Lebanon, Linn county, Oregon, and the Luttrell family resided in Washington and Oregon until 1901, when they returned to the Boise valley and took up their abode upon the bench, which was then a vast expanse of sagebrush. Mr. Luttrell purchased ten acres of land for seventy dollars per acre, erected thereon a home and planted an orchard of two acres. The trees are now large and are in splendid bearing. He also planted shade trees which have attained splendid size. He has since sold two and a half acres of the land for a thousand dollars per acre and could sell the remainder at any time at the same figure. While living in Wallowa county, Oregon, Mr. Luttrell gained a very substantial measure of prosperity and at one time was the owner of a ranch of four hundred and eighty acres, situated a mile and a half from Enterprise, the county seat. For several years he was a dealer in agricultural implements, but his chief pursuit throughout his long and useful life has been farming and his success has been most honorably won and worthily used.
To Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell were born eight children, of whom four are living: William Martin, Elbert J., Mrs. Lucy J. Mix and Chester Arthur. They also have three grandchildren: Gladys and Conrad Slagle, who are the children of Mrs. Lucy J. Mix, born of her first marriage; and Silas Luttrell, who is a son of Elbert J. Luttrell.
While Mr. Luttrell of this review has led a busy life in the conduct of his business affairs, he has yet found time to devote to public duties. While a resident of Oregon he served as justice of the peace for ten years and his decisions were always strictly fair and impartial. He likewise served as sheriff and county judge of Wallowa county. He has been prominent in the prohibition movement in Idaho for twenty years and has made hundreds of speeches for the prohibition party. In 1908 he was a candidate for governor of Idaho. He and his wife are members of the Christian church, in which he is serving as a trustee, and is also teacher of the Bible class. His entire career has been most honorable and upright. He has always been a firm believer in God and an active worker in the church and Sunday school for many years. In recent years defective eyesight has rendered it impossible for him to read but still his knowledge of the Bible is such that he can continue as teacher of the Bible class in Sunday school. He possesses a wonderful memory and his knowledge of current events is remarkable. His is the happiness and contentment of a clear conscience and a life well spent. It is a splendid thing that in former years he gave so much time to reading and study, for his mind is now a storehouse upon which he can continually draw. There is nothing so pitiable as a man of years who has no resources within himself and Mr. Luttrell is rich in knowledge and experience and one may gain from him a fund of information in the discussion of prominent men of former days, as he possesses an astonishing familiarity with them.
His obituary reported "Silas Luttrell died on Saturday at the family home on the bench, one-half mile east of the Union Pacific depot, at the age of 83 years. Mr. Luttrell had been a resident of Boise valley since 1901 and was a member of the First Christian Church. He is survived by his wife and two sons, C. A. Luttrell of Anaconda, Montana, E.J. Luttrell of Boise and one daughter, Mrs. Lucy J. Mix of Burley, Idaho. The funeral will be held Monday at 3 o'clock at the Summers and Krebs chapel and the Rev. C. E. Burgess will officiate and burial will be in Morris Hill Cemetery."
The death date is from the Idaho Death Index. Some sources list the date as July 2, 1927.
The life record of Silas Luttrell covers a span of more than seventy-seven years. He is now one of the veteran citizens of Boise bench, residing at his present home on Vista avenue since 1901. He was born in Orange county, Indiana, September 24, 1843, and is a son of Willis and Nancy (Silver) Luttrell, who were natives of Virginia and North Carolina respectively. The father was born January 1, 1807, in Westmoreland county, Virginia, of one of the old families of that state, represented in the Revolutionary war and of French descent. Seven great-uncles of Silas Luttrell served under General Lafayette in the war for independence. His grandfather, who also bore the name of Silas Luttrell, removed from Virginia to Orange county, Indiana, in 1816 - the year in which the state was admitted to the Union. He became one of the pioneer settlers there and aided in the work of early development and progress in that section of the country. The mother of Silas Luttrell of this review was born in North Carolina, July 12, 1813, and when a little child was taken by her parents to Orange county, Indiana. There she grew to womanhood and became the wife of Willis Luttrell.
Their son, Silas Luttrell, was reared on a farm in his native county and hid the usual experiences of the farmbred boy. He was married there on the 13th of April, 1865, the day before the assassination of President Lincoln, to Dovey Lane, who was born in Orange county, Indiana. March 1, 1846, a daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca (Giles) Lane, who were natives of North Carolina but went to Indiana with their respective parents when young. Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell were reared on neighboring farms in Orange county and attended the same school. Later he became a school teacher when eighteen years of age, teaching his first term in the old home district, and his wife was at that time one of his pupils. Four years later, when he was twenty-two and Mrs. Luttrell nineteen, they were married and they have now traveled life's journey happily together as husband and wife for fifty-five years. Mrs. Luttrell was connected with the Lane family of Indiana, to which belonged Henry S. Lane, one of the governors of that state, while his brother, James Lane, was at one time United States senator from Kansas.
For a long period after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell remained in Indiana and in 1870 removed to Ottawa, Kansas, while eventually they became residents of Ellis, Kansas. For six years Mr. Luttrell continued to follow farming in the Sunflower state and in 1876 crossed the plains to Oregon with a train of thirty-two wagons, he acting as captain of the train. There were one hundred and twenty-one men in the party who were old enough to vote and when they balloted to elect a captain Mr. Luttrell received one hundred and fifteen of the entire number of votes. The wagon train passed through Boise, a place then smaller than the town of Meridian today. They proceeded to Lebanon, Linn county, Oregon, and the Luttrell family resided in Washington and Oregon until 1901, when they returned to the Boise valley and took up their abode upon the bench, which was then a vast expanse of sagebrush. Mr. Luttrell purchased ten acres of land for seventy dollars per acre, erected thereon a home and planted an orchard of two acres. The trees are now large and are in splendid bearing. He also planted shade trees which have attained splendid size. He has since sold two and a half acres of the land for a thousand dollars per acre and could sell the remainder at any time at the same figure. While living in Wallowa county, Oregon, Mr. Luttrell gained a very substantial measure of prosperity and at one time was the owner of a ranch of four hundred and eighty acres, situated a mile and a half from Enterprise, the county seat. For several years he was a dealer in agricultural implements, but his chief pursuit throughout his long and useful life has been farming and his success has been most honorably won and worthily used.
To Mr. and Mrs. Luttrell were born eight children, of whom four are living: William Martin, Elbert J., Mrs. Lucy J. Mix and Chester Arthur. They also have three grandchildren: Gladys and Conrad Slagle, who are the children of Mrs. Lucy J. Mix, born of her first marriage; and Silas Luttrell, who is a son of Elbert J. Luttrell.
While Mr. Luttrell of this review has led a busy life in the conduct of his business affairs, he has yet found time to devote to public duties. While a resident of Oregon he served as justice of the peace for ten years and his decisions were always strictly fair and impartial. He likewise served as sheriff and county judge of Wallowa county. He has been prominent in the prohibition movement in Idaho for twenty years and has made hundreds of speeches for the prohibition party. In 1908 he was a candidate for governor of Idaho. He and his wife are members of the Christian church, in which he is serving as a trustee, and is also teacher of the Bible class. His entire career has been most honorable and upright. He has always been a firm believer in God and an active worker in the church and Sunday school for many years. In recent years defective eyesight has rendered it impossible for him to read but still his knowledge of the Bible is such that he can continue as teacher of the Bible class in Sunday school. He possesses a wonderful memory and his knowledge of current events is remarkable. His is the happiness and contentment of a clear conscience and a life well spent. It is a splendid thing that in former years he gave so much time to reading and study, for his mind is now a storehouse upon which he can continually draw. There is nothing so pitiable as a man of years who has no resources within himself and Mr. Luttrell is rich in knowledge and experience and one may gain from him a fund of information in the discussion of prominent men of former days, as he possesses an astonishing familiarity with them.
His obituary reported "Silas Luttrell died on Saturday at the family home on the bench, one-half mile east of the Union Pacific depot, at the age of 83 years. Mr. Luttrell had been a resident of Boise valley since 1901 and was a member of the First Christian Church. He is survived by his wife and two sons, C. A. Luttrell of Anaconda, Montana, E.J. Luttrell of Boise and one daughter, Mrs. Lucy J. Mix of Burley, Idaho. The funeral will be held Monday at 3 o'clock at the Summers and Krebs chapel and the Rev. C. E. Burgess will officiate and burial will be in Morris Hill Cemetery."
The death date is from the Idaho Death Index. Some sources list the date as July 2, 1927.
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