Joseph W. Morton, of Hood River, Oregon, taken June 1884. He was born in Henry County, Iowa, on January 23, 1865, and arrived in Oregon with his parents (Charles and Caroline (Reed) Morton) on May 1st, 1875. They initially lived in both Washington and Yamhill Counties, but moved to Hood River in June 1883. He served in the Oregon Legislature during the session of 1899. He was admitted to the State Bar in 1907, and practiced law in Hood River for one year. Most of his time was spent on his orchard. He married Pearl Groshong in 1902, and they had at least six children: Charles Bruce, Ruth, Della, Frank Leslie, Gladys, and Avis Morton. He died on September 25, 1939.