James Harrison Roundtree, born in Hart County, Kentucky, in 1815. He married Emeline C. Riddle in Knox County, Illinois, and they had several children before coming overland, first to Oregon, then to Lewis County, Washington Territory. They were early settlers in what is now called Grays Harbor. His daughter, Demaris, was the first Caucasian child born in Chehalis County. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Black River, and then to Centralia, where they remained. For other biographical information, see preceding image of Emeline Roundtree.