Lebanon Express Oct 10, 1916 GEORGE A. WAGGONER PASSED AWAY OCT. 7 One of the Best Known Pioneers of the State; Had a Very Eventful Life -------- The passing of Geo. A. Waggoner, at his home in Mountain View Addition, October 7, 1916, brought to a close a life filled with activity along various lines of endeavor. Endowed with a logical and versatile mine, Mr. Waggoner was educated in the hard school of pioneer experiences, but with undaunted courage, met the problems of life and greatly enjoyed living. He was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, October 8, 1842 and was one of six children born to Byrd and Caroline Prickett Waggoner, He was of pioneer ancestry, his parents moving from Kentucky and Virginia to the Middle West in early life. His mother was closely related to Gen. Geo Prickett, who led the Confederate chare at Gettysburg. In 1852 the family joined the caravan that crossed the plans by ox team. On this tedious journey the mother fell a victim to the dread disease, cholera, and was buried on the plains. The father and children continued their journey and after suffering untold hardships, reached The Dalles, Oregon. October 8th of the year. Late that fall the father located a donation land claim near Brownsville, and for 64 years, with the exception of ten years spent in Walla Walla., Washington and five years in Alaska, Mr. Waggoner has lived in Linn and Benton Counties. He was almost loyal pioneer of the state, and had unbounded faith in the future development of Oregon. As a citizen he served as Representative from Benton County in the Legislature of 1880. With the late U.S. Ex Senator James H. Slater, Mr. Waggoner served on the first board of the state railroad commission 1881, Dr. J. R. N. Bell,of Corvallis, being clerk. During this period he served two terms as councilman of the! city of Corvallis, and was recognized as a progressive member of that body. In 1899 Mr. Waggoner joined the rush to Alaska, and a few months later was appointed Collector of Customs at White Pass, which post he retained until his return to Corvallis in 1904. During the next year he had charge of the Benton County exhibit at the Lewis and Clark exposition in Portland. In 1909 he was made official booster for Corvallis and in 1910 came to Lebanon to accept a similar position. And it was while serving the city in this capacity that he became interested in Mountain View Addition to Lebanon, where his home is located, and since that time has devoted most of his time continuously to the development of that section, meeting with marked success. In his varied career Mr. Waggoner came in contact with many people throughout the state who will remember him as a man of marked individuality and great conversational power. He was forceful and interesting writer. His book, "OLD OREGON," with which many are familiar, has enjoyed a wide circulation and is a valuable contribution to the literature of the state. It is one of the list of books recommended by the State Board of Education for the Public Schools of Oregon, and has found a place in many of the Public School libraries. The funeral services of Mr. Waggoner were held this morning at 10:30 in the first Presbyterian church, conducted by Dr. J.R.N.Bell, a friend of ?o years, assisted by Rev Karl Klass, the resident pastor. Miss Lena Tartar, of Corvallis, sang "Lead Kindly Light" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." The interment was in the family plot in the Keeney cemetery, (Union Point) six miles south of Brownsville, by the side of his father and near the scene of his boyhood home. And so the passing of a really great man, who filled his niche to the fullest measure and departed in a peaceful manner, surrounded by loved ones devoting their time to his last days, and sustained and soothed by an unfaltering trust, approached his grave like one who wraps the drapery of his couch around him and lies down to pleasant dreams. A widow and seven children are left to mourn his loss. The children are George E. of Portland, Orville of An Antonio, TX, Mrs. H.C. Allen of Portland, Mrs. F. L. Lilly of La Grande, W. R. of San Francisco, Harry B of Corvallis, and Miss Laura B. of Lebanon.

Albany Daily Democrat Oct. 7, l916 GEO. WAGGONER PROMINENT PIONEER DIED AT LEBANON ------------------------- Hon. Geo. W. Waggoner, a prominent pioneer, died at his home in Lebanon, Saturday evening, after an illness of some time, of cancer. Before moving to Lebanon a few years ago he resided at Corvallis, while there representing his county in the state legislature. He was author of a book, Old Oregon, giving a story of early mining days in the Northwest, in a vivid manner. L.E. Blain, of this city, was a companion Mr. Waggoner in some of his early-day expeditions, upon which his story was founded. He made friends everywhere and will long be remembered for many worthy accomplishments. He leaves a wife, formerly Miss. Dollie Houck, of this city, and six children, four by a first wife, George, of Portland; Orville, of California, and two daughters, and a daughter, Miss Laura, a prominent school teacher, and a son, Harry, by his second wife.

Hi, I'm pleased to announce a new survey of the Lebanon I.O.O.F. Cemetery is now online at the Lebanon Genealogical Society's website at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/or/town/lebanon/. The I.O.O.F. Cemetery, surveyed this summer, was done by Emma Greer, and is especially valuable to researchers since it had not been transcribed since the WPA years in the late 1930's and early 1940's. The completed document of this work was 120 pages, and we thank Emma for her hard work on this huge cemetery. You can find Emma's survey here: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/or/town/lebanon/cems/ioof/2000/a.html Thanks, Emma!!! Jan Phillips [email protected]

Hi Trail fans: This is totally off subject, but an important issue. My daughter just sent me this page: http://www.nfl.com/nflforher/index.html Help the NFL fight breast cancer. Log on to NFL.com on Tuesday, Oct. 24, the NFL's Breast Cancer Awareness Day, and visit NFL For Her. The NFL will donate $5 for every page view, up to $50,000, to the Komen Foundation. Plus, check out Nicole Miller's NFL products that are aiding the fight against breast cancer. Log on to make a difference! This I believe is worth a couple of minutes of your time for the NFL to donate the $5.00 towards the fight against breast cancer. BTW, I don't even have a TV, and am not a fan of football, but please do this for all women! Thanks! Liz Visit the Overland Trail http://www.over-land.com

Albany Democrat Sept 17, 1897 AN OLD PIONEER DEAD Dr. Asa Peterson, died at his home in Lebanon at 1:30 o'clock a.m., yesterday after short illness from a paralytic stroke. he was aged 75 years. Dr. Peterson was born in West Virginia in 1822, and in 1845 with his family, crossed the plains. Dr. Peterson took up a claim at the foot of Knox's Butte, in 1846, but soon abandoned and took up one at the foot of Peterson's Butte, which claim he held until a few years ago, Peterson Butte taking its name from him. In 1872, he moved from his farm into Lebanon. He was the father of five children, three of whom survive him. Dr. Peterson was probably the oldest pioneer in the country

I am looking to buy a copy of the book: Scio, in the Forks of the Siantiam, by Carol Bates. If anyone has a copy that they are willing to part with or knows where one can be found, please let me know. I have already tried BookFinder. Thanks, Anne **************************************** ********* mailto:[email protected] *********

The draft list for Linn County's men in WWI is now online: http://www.usgw.org/or/linn/military/1917drafta-c.html This list was typed from the original July 31, 1917 issue of the Albany Evening Herald, and lists over 1800 men and their draft numbers. The listing on the Linn County USGenWeb site is alphabetical by surname. Jan Phillips [email protected] Linn County Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project http://www.usgw.org/or/linn/ or http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/

Greetings Everyone I would be willing to do lookups for anyone on the state of Oregon for towns, rail stops, stage stops, post offices, ferry landings and schools. The list I have compiled that has over 6000 of these listed. The list, however, is not complete yet. Some places may not be listed yet. If you need a lookup done please be as specific as possible on the name and include the county if you know it. I will answer these as fast as I can. If you have any Information that can be added I would be happy to add it to the list. I hope in the future to use this list to create a web page so it will be at every ones disposal. Thanks and happy hunting. Dean Armstrong [email protected] http://www.teleport.com/~gtpub/

Hi Lois, I know that there is a Joseph Crabtree and wife Lucy buried at Brownsville, along with a couple of other names that could be their infant or young children (just guessing). But I don't know how to tie these Crabtrees in to the larger Linn County Crabtree family. My gr-great grandfather was Dela Fletcher Crabtree and the little town of Crabtree is pretty well where his Donation Land Claim was. You say that Joseph may have been his nephew. Well, there certainly are plenty of loose ends in the family tree for that to be true so I wouldn't discount that bit of family lore. Another brother, John J. Crabtree also lived in the immediate vicinity and also descendents of Job B. and of Isaac Crabtree, two more of the brothers who came to Oregon. These four were all sons of Job and Rebecca (Smyth) Crabtree of Lee County, VA. Please write to me directly if you would like to share more detail. Anne mailto:[email protected] >From: [email protected] >Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 22:46:19 EDT >Subject: Crabtree, Joseph >To: [email protected] > > I am a new subscriber to the ORLINN mailing list. > I am looking for any living relatives or information about one JOSEPH >CRABTREE from (I believe) the Brownsville area. Information that I have is: >Birth, March 18, 1848, in Missouri. >Moved to Oregon as a young man. >Married Lucy Edwards on April 30, 1893, at Scio. >Died May 18, 1951; buried at Brownsville. >They had 6 daughters and 3 sons. > My connection is that his brother, James Crabtree, was my grandfather. >James lived his entire adult life in (ironically) Linn County, Kansas. >Another brother, Robert, lived and died in Oklahoma. The parents of these >brothers seem to have dropped from the face of the earth. That happens >sometimes in genealogy, but we never stop trying to find them, do we? > I know there are many Crabtrees in Linn Co., OR and even a town by that >name. In my information I even have a sentence that reads, "One of his >Uncles settled the town of Crabtree on Crabtree Creek." That may or may not >be so. My hope is that someone out there knows of this particular family. >Thank you!! >Lois Crabtree Green from Missouri. **************************************** ********* mailto:[email protected] *********

--part1_15.a0f8c84.270d47be_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_15.a0f8c84.270d47be_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <[email protected]> From: [email protected] Full-name: DRGLEG Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 22:46:19 EDT Subject: Crabtree, Joseph To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 118 I am a new subscriber to the ORLINN mailing list. I am looking for any living relatives or information about one JOSEPH CRABTREE from (I believe) the Brownsville area. Information that I have is: Birth, March 18, 1848, in Missouri. Moved to Oregon as a young man. Married Lucy Edwards on April 30, 1893, at Scio. Died May 18, 1951; buried at Brownsville. They had 6 daughters and 3 sons. My connection is that his brother, James Crabtree, was my grandfather. James lived his entire adult life in (ironically) Linn County, Kansas. Another brother, Robert, lived and died in Oklahoma. The parents of these brothers seem to have dropped from the face of the earth. That happens sometimes in genealogy, but we never stop trying to find them, do we? I know there are many Crabtrees in Linn Co., OR and even a town by that name. In my information I even have a sentence that reads, "One of his Uncles settled the town of Crabtree on Crabtree Creek." That may or may not be so. My hope is that someone out there knows of this particular family. Thank you!! Lois Crabtree Green from Missouri. --part1_15.a0f8c84.270d47be_boundary--

Have you ever wondered when and how your ancestor came to the United States? Find out where and how to search. Danel Aukerman, Genealogist and Instructor, will be presenting a program on "Immigration" at the regular meeting of the Lebanon Genealogical Society at 7 p.m. at the Lebanon Public Library. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call Pat Dunn, 258-5062 or Colleen Cook, 928-8926.

Subject: October's Genealogical Event of the Month! The Genealogical Council of Oregon is hosting a State-wide conference on October 6th and 7th (Friday and Saturday) at the Red Lion Hotel in Salem, Oregon (2 blocks west of I-5 at Market St. exit). The conference head-liner is Alan Mann, A.G. from Salt Lake. His specialties are Internet and British Isles research, and he will be talking about both. Twenty-eight other speakers will be lecturing on everything from censuses to court records to orphan trains to Native American research to ...... (a complete list of titles is given below). The fee is $50 per day (includes lunch and dinner) or $95 for both days (includes lunch and dinner). Registrations are still being accepted. Send your check to GCO, c/o GCO Registrar, PO Box 237, Crawfordsville OR 97336. Specify your dinner choices (Friday is Roast Loin of Pork or Broiled Swordfish and Saturday is Grilled Chicken Parmesan or Sirloin Tips in Brandy Sauce). Lunch on Friday is Chicken Salad Filled Tomato. Lunch on Saturday is Deli Plate. Special events during the conference: Welcoming Reception at the Oregon State Library, Thursday, October 5th, 5-6:30 p.m. Need to RSVP to Frances Eddy at: [email protected] Oregon APG meeting, Saturday, October 7th, 5:30 p.m. GCO breakfast, Sunday, October 8th, 9:30 a.m. ($10.00 extra for the buffet). Exhibit area. (If you want space in the Exhibit area, contact Frances Eddy at [email protected]) List of classes: Family Search Internet Finding Useful Information on the Internet British Isles Research Beginning Genealogy What Cemeteries Tell Us Daughters of the American Revolution Researching Probate Records Indian War Pension Records Oral Interviews Oregon State Archives Follow the Land Swedish and Norwegian Research Family Newsletters & Reunions Public Domain Land Records and Homesteads A Death in the Family Developing a Census History Those Pesky Given Names Researching Church Records Citing Your Sources Never Too Young for Family History Writing Your Life History Researching on Location Scottish Research Oregon State Library Solving Genealogical Mysteries by Using the Court of Common Please Canada Resources Indexing Database for Cemeteries Orphan Trains Native Americans - Researching BIA Records Records at the Oregon State Library Court Records - ------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere!

7 Sept 2000 St. Cloud Dear Andrea and Jane, Thank you for posting this information, especially the obituary. Emeline Barr Moss's mother was Anna Kirk, sister of Madison Kirk. Anna was first cousin to the Alexander Kirk who settled Brownsville. I know a Barr/Moss descendant in Dallas, OR who would be glad to have this info. Bluford Moss, known as "Blufe," lived in the 1870s and 1880s on Fern Ridge between Holley and Sweet Home. He was assessor for the eastern part of Linn County and was well known in the area as a story teller. My grandfather Hermon Robe remembers the following story he told, that became a part of the neighborhood lore: A party of men was hunting in the foothills of the Cascades. They used muzzle loaders and had to put their own powder in the guns. They had hunted for some time without much success until their supply of powder was practically exhausted. One man had gone easy on his hunting and still had some left. As they were walking through the woods near the bank of a stream this man dropped his powder horn. Another member of the party seized it and ran off with it. The rest hunted for him a long time and finally found this fellow submerged in a deep hole in the creek transferring the powder from the other horn into his own. "Z.B. Moss was a tanner and an early Linn County assessor. He was the son of McKagy Moss, a native of Kentucky who arrived in Oregon in 1852. Z.B. Moss owned what was possibly the first store in Sweet Home, the Buck Head beside Ames Creek." (Albany Democrat-Herald, Sat., Aug. 15, 1959, p. 8). Yours faithfully, Margaret Robe Summitt Everett, WA

For anyone interested, I have donated the photo of Mrs. Moss and the photos of the Fitzgeralds to the Linn Co. Gen Soc. Andrea

(This is not my family) Last week Andrea post that she found some picture of a Mrs. Moss in her grandmother trunk. She ask if anyone know who this Mrs. Moss was. I sent her a note stating that I know of a Moss family and if she could send me a copy of the picture I would take it to Mr. Moss and see if it might be his grandmother. I'm sorry to say that it was not his family, but I want to learn who this Mrs. Moss was. So today while I was at the library I did some research. I found a Eveline Moss 59 wd. born in MO and Dona 14, born in OR living in the Holley area of Linn Co OR. I then went to the 1910 Linn Co census I found Eveline Moss and dau Lodona living in South Lebanon. This was the only Moss woman that fit the right age for Andrea's' Mrs. Moss. I then check the OR death index and found a Emaline Moss dying on 09-11-1919. I then look for her obit in the Lebanon Express. When I read it and could not find Lodona's name, I then had to check the marriage records for her. Bingo. I found that Lodona married L.M. Taylor on 07 July 1911 in Linn Co. OR, so I now knew I had the right family. 1880 Linn Co Census Brush Ck. Precinct. Moss, Zela B. 43 HH farmer ILL VA OH (his name is list on the marriage record as Zeela) Emeline 34 W. MO TN TN Mary 17 d OR ILL MO Hattie E. 15 d OR ILL MO m. A. J. Matlock 15 Nov 1885 Linn Co OR Lydia 15 d OR ILL MO m. J.R. Green 15 Nov 1885 Linn Co OR Mack 10 s OR ILL MO Orta 8 s OR ILL MO Anna 5 d OR ILL MO Grace 2 d OR ILL MO Maud -1 d OR ILL MO Not listed on the 1880 census because they were born later are Stephen J. Moss m. Vernie Wilkins 23 Nov 1902 Linn Co OR W. M. Moss m. Eva Edwards 9 Mar 1894 Linn Co OR No other marriage records were found for the rest of the children. I hope this helps someone out.

Lebanon Express Sept 17, 1919 MRS. EMALINE MOSS After a week's illness, caused by injuries received for a fall down the stairs at her home in his city, Mrs. Emaline Moss, a well-known and highly esteemed pioneer woman, died Thursday, September 11, at the are of 73 years, 9 months and 14 days. Emaline Barr was born in Missouri on November 27, 1845 to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Barr and with her parents crossed the plains by ox team in 1853. They settled on a donation land claim in the district of Holley and Mrs. Moss had spent practically all her life in this community until coming to Lebanon about ten years ago to reside. She was married on February 16, 1861 to L. B. Moss, who was a pioneer of 1852 and passed away in May 1893. Mrs. Moss became the mother of eleven children, all of whom survive her, and are, Mrs. W. H. Cecil and Mrs. J. R. Green of Lebanon, Mrs. Hattie Matlock of Crowfordsvill, W. M. Moss of Holley, Orta Moss of Austin, Nevada, Mrs. Anna Dwey of Montana, Mrs. Grace Mason of Portland, Mrs. Maude Gardner of Walla Walla, Wash., S. J. Moss of Sweet Home, Bradley Moss of Drewsey, Oregon, and Mrs. L. M. Taylor of Ogden, Utah. Mrs. Moss was a member of the Rebekah lodge of this city and was a woman of noble character whose life of service and influence has made a deep and lasting impression on the lives of her large circle of admiring friends. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. P. Elmore of Brownsville at the Nye cemetery Saturday afternoon, where the aged form was tenderly laid to rest by the side of her companion.

Lebanon Express Sept 17, 1919 MRS. SARAH JANE SHERRARD Following a period of several weeks of intense suffering, as the result of a fall at the home of her daughter in this city, Mrs. Sarah Jane Sherrard passed away September 11, 1919, at the advanced age of 84 years, 6 months and 23 days. Sarah Jane Denning was born in Decatur county, Indiana, February 18, 1835 and on Oct. 31, 1854 was united in marriage in Eugene to William H. Sherrard, who passed to his reward December 19, 1905 at Coos Bay. This early pioneer couple met during the six months' journey across the plains in 1852. They were among the group of pioneers who were lost for six weeks and found by a searching party sent out form Eugene that supplied the emigrants with provision to last them to their journeys end. They moved to California in 1858, where they continued to reside until coming to Coos Bay a few years previous to death of Mr. Sherrand. Since that time she had mad her home with her daughter. Of the eight children born to this union, six survive, and are, Mrs. John Beard of Lebanon, Mrs. John Lane of Portland, Lincoln Sherrard of Redlands, Calif., Mrs. W. L. Kerr of Creswell, Mrs. Thomas Lane of Coquille and M. D. Sherrard of Marshfield. In early life Mrs. Sherrard became a member of the Nazarene church and has lived a noble and consistent Christian life, having kept the Bible for her guide and during her life time and read it through several times. A short funeral service was held Saturday at the home, after which the body was sent to Coquille for interment by side of her husband.

Lebanon Express Sept. 17, 1919 ZACHARY TAYLOR BOWKER Following a lingering illness dating back for several months, Zachary Taylor Bowker passed away at his home in this city Wednesday morning, September 10, at the age of 73 years and 10 months. Mr. Bowker was born December 11, 1846, at Stockton, Illinois, where he grew to manhood. About fifteen years ago he moved to California and settled near Santa Barbara, coming on to Oregon a little more than a year ago. Besides his wife, two children of a former marriage survive him and are Mrs. Harry Gleave of Potlatch, Idaho, and Bruce Bowker of Modesto, California. Funeral services were conducted by rev. J. J. Conoles form the Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon, following which the remains were laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery.

Lebanon Express Sept 17, 1919 MRS. MARIA MILLER ANSWERS LAST CALL Mrs. Marla A. Miller passed away at her home at Knox butte at five pm Monday evening, after being confined to her bed for the past four months. On May 19, Mrs. Miller, who at that time was visiting a daughter in Lebanon, suffered a stroke of paralysis from which she never fully recovered and on Saturday evening she had a second stroke, the end coming Monday night. Maria Miller was a member of a pioneer Oregon family, of '52, the daughter of the late Franklin and Mary Propst, was born July 5, 1856, near Knox Butte. On April 26 1877 Miss Propst was united in marriage to Mart Miller and went as a bride to the home at Knox Butte, were she pass the rest of her life. Mrs. Miller was the mother of seven children, three daughters and four sons, all of whom are living except one, Ernest, who passed was in January and who for twenty years previous had been a invalid and to whom Mrs. Miller had been a devoted and loving nurse as well as mother. When young, Mrs. Miller united with the Central Christian church and besides being a loyal church worker assisted in the Red Cross work during the war. The surviving children are: Mrs. Iona Warner of Garfield, WA.; Mrs. Eunice Warner of Lebanon, Mrs. Thomas Riley of Albany; Mrs. Docia Townes of Seattle, Ray Miller of Portland, Earle Miller who lives at home, and Fay Miller of Lebanon. There are two sisters, Mrs. Frank Butler of Lebanon and Mrs. Thomas Riley of Albany; and three brothers, Denver Propst of Denver, Colo.; A. C. Propst, of Central, and Leighton Propst of Lebanon. There are also four grandchildren. The funeral was held today at he Central church, Rev. G. W. Rohrbough, officiating.

Item in the Willamette Valley Genealogy Society Newsletter, May issue. Historic Oregon Photographs! Do you want to work with historic Oregon photographs and manuscripts? Oregon State Library needs volunteers willing to donate a few hours each month to assist the State Library with indexing, reboxing and labeling of thousands of historic Oregon photographs and manuscripts. The photographs include early individual and group portraits of Oregonians, Oregon scenic views, historic buildings and houses. Currently there is no reliable index. Part of the project includes entering records into a database that will be posted to the web. To participate in this project, contact: Craig Smith, Oregon State Library, 503-378-4277 ext. 238.