He was born Parkman, Maine, 21 August 1828, died Burns, Oregon, 22 January 1914, at 85 years, 5 months, 1 day. He married The Dalles, Oregon, 20 January 1853, Samantha Patricia Henderson. She died Ellensburg, Washington, in 1900.
He was a miner who prospected for gold in California, with his brother Michael, and his father after the Mexican-American War.
"He crossed the plains with his uncle to Sacramento Valley in 1846 coming to The Dallas in this state in 1852 and was married there to Miss Samantha Henderson. He removed to Jackson County and located on a donation claim in the year 1855. He built the first ferry on the Klamath river at the mouth of the willow creek in 1857. Deceased served an enlistment in Company I (Captain Kelley’s), First Regiment Oregon Infantry U. S. A. during the Civil War. He was a member of the Boise Post G. A. R. Mr. Mace came to the Harney Valley first with his son F. L. Mace in 1884, but later moved to Ellensburg, Washington where his wife died in 1900, after which he returned here and since resided with his son, Fritz, until his death."
Military Service: Mexican-American War.
The Couple had seven children.
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