History of Early Pioneer Families of Hood River, Oregon. Compiled by Mrs. D.M. Coon

THEODORE C. DALLAS                                1888

     Mr. Dallas was a genial, public spirited citizen of Hood River, from Indiana born and raised on a farm in that state. His fathers Joseph S. Dallas, was a native of Preble Co. Ohio, and a cousin of vice president Dallas. His grandfather was born in Pennsylvania and his great grandfather came from England, settled in the Carolinas, amassed a fortune and then lost it all.
     Theodore's grandfather went to Indiana where he pioneered, seventy five miles from Fort Wayne, their nearest Postoffice. He built a sawmill and did an extensive business in opening up the country. Theodore's mother was Emily (Clark) Dallas, a native of New York. Her brother, Sam Clark, was for a time a resident of Hood River, the family living on the Button place.
     The mother died in 1861 at the old home in Indiana. In 1866 he went to Michigan where he remained eleven years. His education was received at the public schools of Indiana and Michigan. In 1877 he went to Iowa where he worked for wages for a time, then returned to Indiana, remaining with his father and step-mother. His father died in 1884.
     In 1886 Mr. Dallas went to California, engaging in various enterprises. He came to Hood River in 1888, where he found employment in different lines until 1893 when he opened a tin shop. He was not a tinner but hired skilled workmen until he was master of the business of tinning and plumbing. From that time on he did a prosperous business.
     He never married. In 1904 he was killed by falling from a roof. His sudden death was a shock to his many friends to whom he had endeared himself.

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