User:MsFoxRider/Owen Wade

Owen Wade (1831-1902) was born in 1831 in Morgan County, Ohio, where he lived with his parents on a farm. In 1852, he migrated to the Willamette Valley in Oregon, arriving there in October. In 1864, he was elected to the Oregon Legislature. In 1865, he was appointed Registrar of the United States Land office in Oregon City, Oregon, by President Lincoln. He continued to hold this office until January 1878, when he resigned. He married Charlotte Johnson, daughter of Hezekiah E. and Eliza (Harris) Johnson in Clackamas County in 1866. They had three children: Harvey, Junia and Charlotte May. His wife died shortly after the birth of their daughter in 1873. In 1879, he migrated to Saint Helena, Napa County, California. He married Mrs. Margaret (Leisen) Ely, widow of John Ely, in Napa County, in 1882. In 1883, he became a cashier at the Bank of St. Helena. In 1892, he was elected to the State Assembly. He was re-elected in 1894 and again in 1898. . He died in San Francisco, California, on May 18, 1902.