Seeking any info on the Beasley Saw mill. also the family of William J. Beasley. I know the saw mill was burned to the ground by Indians, and that with in the year I believe all the children and much of the family were dead. Need directions to the Pilot Rock Cemetery. Any help appreciated. Shirley

Someone checked the local cemetery records for me. My relative is buried in the Catholic portion of the Olney cemetery, although there is no stone. What I am really looking for are the medical records. Thanks getting back to me. Theresa

Theresa, You might contact the Penelton Library. They may know where the records are. But they may be at the new place for the E O M S T. Maybe someone will send you the addreess and ph no. Maxine -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, April 15, 2002 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [ORUMATIL] Eastern Oregon State Hospital records >Someone checked the local cemetery records for me. My relative is buried in >the Catholic portion of the Olney cemetery, although there is no stone. What >I am really looking for are the medical records. > >Thanks getting back to me. > >Theresa > > >==== ORUMATIL Mailing List ==== >Support the RootsWeb community. Consider volunteer for projects, create a free homepage, or post your own information on GenConnect. > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hello Teresa, My dau worked at the Prison for some yrs. I contacted her and this is what she told me. " The people who died there that their bodies were NOT called for to take home to be burried were cremated. When the bldg was changed to a prison, all ashes that were left there were burried in one plot at Pendelton. There still is a mental facilty there but across the street from the old one at this time." So she didn't say where in Pendelton the ashes were buried but maybe in a Cem there. Do you know when he died. Can you send me the name and what ever you have on him and I will see what I can find out for you. Maxine Wilton in Roy , Pierce Co. Wa. [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, April 14, 2002 3:23 PM Subject: [ORUMATIL] Eastern Oregon State Hospital records >Thanks to an index of the Oregon death certificates at Ancestry and then the >wonderful people at the Oregon State Archives, I finally found a copy of my >gr.gr. uncle's death certificate. He had disappeared from Portland circa >1923. It turns out he died at the Eastern Oregon State Hospital in 1933, >having been a resident of the institution for a little over 4 years. > >I understand that the mental hospital was closed in the 1980's and became a >prison. Does anyone on the list know what happened to the patient records >after the change? I would like to see what his diagnosis was and generally >just snoop through them - no genealogist ever has too much information! > >Theresa Liewer >Ankeny,Iowa > > >==== ORUMATIL Mailing List ==== >Remember, membership is constantly changing and you may want to resubmit your post. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Thanks to an index of the Oregon death certificates at Ancestry and then the wonderful people at the Oregon State Archives, I finally found a copy of my gr.gr. uncle's death certificate. He had disappeared from Portland circa 1923. It turns out he died at the Eastern Oregon State Hospital in 1933, having been a resident of the institution for a little over 4 years. I understand that the mental hospital was closed in the 1980's and became a prison. Does anyone on the list know what happened to the patient records after the change? I would like to see what his diagnosis was and generally just snoop through them - no genealogist ever has too much information! Theresa Liewer Ankeny,Iowa

Dear Beth, I'm really not certain that Charles Smith is buried in Athena Cemetery, but it is my best guess. He purchased a plot there in 1897 (probably to bury very young children) when he was still farming his homestead outside of Weston. In 1903 he moved into Weston with his wife and four remaining children, but disappeared from the tax rolls in 1914 and the property was sold for nonpayment of taxes in 1918. I am now assuming that he became too ill to work around 1914 and when he died in 1916 there was certainly no money for a cemetery plot, let alone a headstone. Make any sense? I do have a James Smith who lived in Walla Walla Co., but as far as I can tell he never married. Charles, his nephew, worked his farm with him as a young man until about 1880, but I lost track of him after that. He was a native of England, born about 1832, and I haven't had the nerve yet to start chasing the Smith Family in the UK. Doesn't seem to be any connection, that would be too simple! Good luck in your Smith search, Ruth

At 06:34 AM 4/14/02, [email protected] wrote: >Thanks for all the suggestions, my first try will be a note to the cemetery >with a copy of the deed. I have already checked evey cemetery in the county >transcribed online and have concluded that he was probably buried without a >headstone. > >Ruth in CA Ruth, Good luck in your search. I do have a couple of questions: What information do you have that makes you certain he's buried in Athena Cemetery? I'm also curious about your Smiths as I'm researching my gggrandfather James Smith, whose son John Lewis Smith is buried in Athena Cemetery (the marker reads simply J. Smith). James was the son of Berryman Smith and Nancy Lopp. Do you find any connection there? Best wishes, Beth Perry Johnston

Thanks for all the suggestions, my first try will be a note to the cemetery with a copy of the deed. I have already checked evey cemetery in the county transcribed online and have concluded that he was probably buried without a headstone. Ruth in CA

Ruth, A transcription of the Athena cemetery "residents" is online at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/or/county/umatilla/athena_cemetery_index.htm I did a quick search of both that cemetery and the Blue Mountain (fomerly Kees) Cemetery that's only a few miles away and lies between Athena and Weston and did not find Charles P. Smith either place. A listing of Blue Mountain cemetery is online at http://www.bobg.org/kees_cem.htm . You probably should double-check me, though -- it could just be tired eyes.<g> The cemetery is still active. You might contact Athena City Hall (also online at http://www.jhmand.com/athena/athena-1.html to learn more about that cemetery (they were very helpful when I visited a few years ago), and the best contact I know for Blue Mountain Cemetery is Bob Gilliland ( [email protected] ). Beth Perry Johnston At 03:19 PM 4/13/02, [email protected] wrote: >Greetings from California, I am a new subsriber to your list, but have spent >many hours researching your county. My great uncle, Charles P Smith was a >resident of Weston, but in 1897 he purchased a plot in the Centerville >Cemetery (now Athena) from Dolph Lodge No. 80. Researchers have tried to >reach the office repeatedly with no luck, so I wrote to the Grand Lodge for >information. Their reply was that they had no info on the cemetery records, >but did tell me that Mr. Smith had become a member of Weston Lodge No. 65 >(now Wildhorse) in 1901 and, according to their records, died 29 May, 1916. >Since he and his family do not appear in the 1920 census this seems >reasonable, but he is not in the Death Index. > >A few questions for you all: How accurate is the ODI? Is the cemetery still >active and, if so, is there a snail mail address? Might there be any records >with the Wildhorse Lodge? Any ideas or info will be greatly appreciated. > >Many thanks, Ruth

RUTH: The Oregon Death index is accurate in what it has, but in the early days not all deaths were reported. Just like most states. My suggestion is try for a obituary or funeral home records. Robin [email protected] wrote: > Greetings from California, I am a new subsriber to your list, but have spent > many hours researching your county. My great uncle, Charles P Smith was a > resident of Weston, but in 1897 he purchased a plot in the Centerville > Cemetery (now Athena) from Dolph Lodge No. 80. Researchers have tried to > reach the office repeatedly with no luck, so I wrote to the Grand Lodge for > information. Their reply was that they had no info on the cemetery records, > but did tell me that Mr. Smith had become a member of Weston Lodge No. 65 > (now Wildhorse) in 1901 and, according to their records, died 29 May, 1916. > Since he and his family do not appear in the 1920 census this seems > reasonable, but he is not in the Death Index. > > A few questions for you all: How accurate is the ODI? Is the cemetery still > active and, if so, is there a snail mail address? Might there be any records > with the Wildhorse Lodge? Any ideas or info will be greatly appreciated. > > Many thanks, Ruth > > ==== ORUMATIL Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb Archives > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Greetings from California, I am a new subsriber to your list, but have spent many hours researching your county. My great uncle, Charles P Smith was a resident of Weston, but in 1897 he purchased a plot in the Centerville Cemetery (now Athena) from Dolph Lodge No. 80. Researchers have tried to reach the office repeatedly with no luck, so I wrote to the Grand Lodge for information. Their reply was that they had no info on the cemetery records, but did tell me that Mr. Smith had become a member of Weston Lodge No. 65 (now Wildhorse) in 1901 and, according to their records, died 29 May, 1916. Since he and his family do not appear in the 1920 census this seems reasonable, but he is not in the Death Index. A few questions for you all: How accurate is the ODI? Is the cemetery still active and, if so, is there a snail mail address? Might there be any records with the Wildhorse Lodge? Any ideas or info will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Ruth

Hello all, This is a generic message to let all know that I will be typing older The Dalles Chronicle articles on the ORWASCO-L and [email protected] on Wednesdays as faithfully as I can. I will begin by inputting some obituaries that I was asked to be search for. I don't use shorthand so everything is written out. Therefore, I won't have as much material on any given Wednesday as you may like. But it is a beginning. I hope to limit obits as they do take time from other efforts. I want to be putting the "happenings" on these lists. Earline Wasser

Try http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabutler/javascrp/tombston/ It works for me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. L. WOOD" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 5:55 AM Subject: [ORUMATIL] [D-S] birthdate calculator from age at death > Hello, > In reveiwing my files I found an old e-mail that listed > 2 URLs for calculating the birthdate from the age at death. > I tried the 2 URLs but they no longer work. Can anyone help? > > Thank you in advance. > > Sincerely, > > Jack > Powell, OH (Formerly from TX) > [email protected] > > > ==== ORUMATIL Mailing List ==== > Kissingcousins mailing > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/KISSINGCOUSINS.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hello, Thank you to all that responded! Below is a summary of the URLs that I received. I tried all of them. The results varied by 1 day (i.e., half calculated Nov 28 and half had Nov 29) but that is close enough. Thanks again for all the help! Kind regards, Jack in Ohio, USA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Birthdate Calculator from Age at Death <http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/9321/calcdate.htm> <http://wolpertconnection.rootsweb.com/birthday_calculators.htm> <http://web2.iadfw.net/bhende19/b-date.htm> <http://www.islandnet.com/~vgs/tools/birthdate.html> <http://www.dhc.net/~design/search.htm#CALC> <http://searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html> <http://business.fortunecity.com/manager/97/java/ffjvbir.htm> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello, In reveiwing my files I found an old e-mail that listed 2 URLs for calculating the birthdate from the age at death. I tried the 2 URLs but they no longer work. Can anyone help? Thank you in advance. Sincerely, Jack Powell, OH (Formerly from TX) [email protected]

Hello, In reveiwing my files I found an old e-mail that listed 2 URLs for calculating the birthdate from the age at death. I tried the 2 URLs but they no longer work. Can anyone help? Thank you in advance. Sincerely, Jack Powell, OH (Formerly from TX) [email protected]

Hi All I just want to wish everyone a Happy Easter . And if you have an Easter tradition that has been carried on in your family for years you may want to mention it. Someone else on the list may have the same tradition in their family and has been carried the tradition on for years. And you might find a new cousin just by the traditions in your family. Charlotte Sehon

Pam, Any time, any help is appreciated. Their address for years was PO Box 64, Adams, Oregon. They moved there during or just after the depression from Nebraska, where my mother was born. They raised seven children. My mother graduated from the school in Adams (now boarded up) and was valedictorian, she was the only graduate. My grandfather was the custodian of the school. They had a house just over the bridge. I was born in Sept. 1945 and my mother was living in Adams with her parents because my father was in WWII. I was born at Pendleton General Hospital, I think it was called. I am having a hard time tracing them beyond Oregon. I think they owned their house. Sue

Sue I will try to get to the library and cemetery next week. I am keeping too busy this week. Yes, there is a historical society . It is the Umatilla County Historical Society. Their webpage is at http://www.umatillahistory.org It lists their address etc. I have several other people I need to look up things for and hope I can get it done in one trip. Pam At 12:04 AM 3/28/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Pamela, >My grandparents, Clarence and Grace Davis are buried in Olney Cemetery. I >was there once but must have gotten my grandfather's information wrong. >Would it be possible to get any information that they have for them? Does >Pendleton have a historical society? They had lived in Adams Oregon. >Clarence died in 1953 and Grace died in 1966. >I appreciate any help you can give me. >Thanks, >Sue Brown > > >==== ORUMATIL Mailing List ==== >Ships from Europe >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.immigration.depeur > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Pamela, My grandparents, Clarence and Grace Davis are buried in Olney Cemetery. I was there once but must have gotten my grandfather's information wrong. Would it be possible to get any information that they have for them? Does Pendleton have a historical society? They had lived in Adams Oregon. Clarence died in 1953 and Grace died in 1966. I appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks, Sue Brown

Looking for info on a Reeder (Farming Family) who lived in Athena. I cannot find a message board for Athena, so I am posting it here. This farm (Reeder Farm) was where my ggrandfather was killed in a farming accident. Any info on the accident or the Farm and it's owners would be appreciated. -----Original Message----- From: RAL [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 4:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ORUMATIL] Lookup Volunteer PAM: This is great. 1933 Charles E. Graham, born 1872; died September 3, 1933; buried Block 16, Lot 29, Grave 5, Olney Cemetery 865 Tutuilla Road, Pendleton, OR 97801. Birda Graham, born 1878; died September 10, 1962; buried Block 16, Lot 29,Grave 6, Olney Cemetery and 1921 Marvin Bonewitz is buried in Olney Cemetery, 865 Tutuilla Road, Pendleton, OR 97801 Block 16, Lot 29, Grave 8. These three are all of the same family and should be together. Robin Michael and Pam Poland wrote: > Robin > > Yes I can take headstone pictures. Just let me know who. I almost have a > roll of film done so it probably wouldn't be a long wait to get the > pictures developed. > > Pam > > At 05:41 PM 3/21/2002 -0800, you wrote: > >PAM: > > > >Can you take headstone pictures????????? > > > >Robin > > > >Michael and Pam Poland wrote: > > > > > My name is Pamela Elbert Poland and I live in Umatilla Co Oregon. I can do > > > lookups for people in my area, mainly Olney Cemetery, the county library > > > and the county courthouse in Pendleton. > > > > > > I do have two jobs and a baby to care for so my responses might not be > > > too prompt but I will try to get to you as soon as I can. > > > > > > Look forward to helping you > > > > > > Pamela Elbert Poland > > > [email protected] > > > > > > ==== ORUMATIL Mailing List ==== > > > Ships from Europe > > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.immigration.depeur > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > >==== ORUMATIL Mailing List ==== > >Ships from Europe > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.immigration.depeu r > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== ORUMATIL Mailing List ==== > Remember, membership is constantly changing and you may want to resubmit your post. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== ORUMATIL Mailing List ==== USGenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237