Quick, James, 1817-1892

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Quick, James

James Quick, born in Virginia in 1817, who came overland from the Midwest to Oregon in 1853, settling in Tillamook County. He had married Anna Pitzer in 1840 in Ohio. James was a shoemaker and farmer, and built two boats: "J. C. Champion" and "The Ellen," which was named after a daughter of theirs. He also served as Sheriff of Tillamook County during two periods. James is also credited with the building of Trask Mountain Road, and owned a hotel in Tillamook called the Quick House. He and Anna had nine children: Elizabeth Jane, William Washington, Rhonda Ann, Thaddeus, Martha Ellen, Amanda Louisa, Warren, Charles, and Nellie Marie.