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Albert G. Conklin, One of the successful fruit growers of Union county, residing near Cove, is Albert G. Conklin, owning a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. He is raising large quantities of prunes and apples and has a fine young pear orchard. He is also carrying on general farming and raises about two carloads of hogs a year as well as some other stock.

He was born in Oneida county, New York, in November 1848, a son of Nathaniel and Clarinda (Hunt) Conklin, both of whom were born near Albany, New York.

Mr. Conklin is a cousin of the illustrious statesman, Roscoe Conkling, and had the pleasure of being intimately acquainted with him. The father removed to Oneida county, New York, in 1830 where he followed general farming, fruit-raising and canning, and was a producer of garden seeds, becoming very prosperous.

In his family were twelve children. Among his brothers and sisters under the parental roof Albert G. Conklin grew to manhood. He received a good common-school education, remaining with his parents until 1875, when he removed to Iowa and settled in O'Brien county, where he purchased a farm of three hundred and twenty acres. His farm, which was situated in one of the best sections of that state, produced liberally and after remaining upon it for twelve years he sold out and came to Oregon.

He stopped at Cove, arriving there in the evening, and on the following morning bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres lying adjacent to the mountains, and which on that account was comparatively free from frost. He has been raising fruit for a long time and has thus far only lost one crop. He has fifteen acres in prune trees and their product is bringing him over fourteen thousand dollars annually. He also as well as having a fine young pear orchard has a fifteen-acre apple orchard which yields over one hundred dollars per acre. He is raising considerable stock and uses his prune orchard as a hog pasture, raising about two carloads of hogs for the market each year.

Mr. Conklin has been twice married, his first union being with Miss Quackenbush, who died in Iowa. To that union one daughter, Bessie, was born, who is the wife of Roy Lay, of Cove. For his second wife Mr. Conklin chose Miss Fannie Conley [sic - Conely], a daughter of B. F. Conley [sic - Conely], of Brighton, Michigan. Mrs. Fannie Conklin before her marriage came to Cove as preceptress of the Ascension church school, being a woman of good education and strong individuality. To this union three children were born, Albert, Philip and Thomas, all attending school.

Mr. Conklin, who is a highly honored man in his community, has been a member of the school board for twenty years. He belongs to the Grange, taking an active interest in that organization. He is a successful farmer and keeps abreast of the times on all matters pertaining to his business affairs, to which he gives his closest attention. He is greatly respected in the community and has long been regarded as one of its leading citizens.