May 2017 Issue 5Volume 46President’s ReportCall to order,

With my last meeting to preside over coming up this June there are a few items I would like to leave for discussion that are outstanding and I believe need further development. I will leave you with my thoughts and hopefully the membership can carry on with them as they see fit:

• Past Miss Pioneer Oregon office holders can make a continuing contribution to the success of SDOP especially in the area of youth education. We honor these wonderful young ladies for a period of generally a year and then they move on with their lives, go on to further educations and raise their own families. So we ask these young folks now in a later period of their lives to look to form a group within SDOP and assist SDOP in achieving the goals of the founders.

• Re-writing history is now in vogue among many of the newly “educated” historians. You can see it in the desire to re-write history of the founding of the nation, the civil war and now in the Westward migration of the 1840’s to the 1890’s. Some local museums are showing exhibits to this effect misrepresenting what occurred during this time frame to suit their political agenda. You as a member of SDOP have an intimate understanding of the settling of the Oregon Territory and need to challenge this effort at all levels from local museums to state government.

• Membership growth needs ongoing focus by members to assure the continued success of Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers. Membership has been static for the last few decades at least. Without growth the ability to maintain viability is at risk. Your historical society needs your help and guidance. Officer, board and committee positions go unfilled at this time so please do not wait for a personal invitation because members are spread out geographically and the few times members generally meet are the Banquet and picnic it is difficult to gauge interest of members in participating in those brief encounters. So please volunteer!

• SDOP is a place where your family’s pioneer story can be told. You will see a few stories now begin to appear in the Member’s section of the web site. Let this be the beginning of an avalanche of stories that begin to appear in our various media, Face book, Web site and Newsletter. Thank you for your support over the past two years as your president. See you down the trail! Mel Fuller

Rose Parade Update The 2017 Annual Rose Parade is coming in June and Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers are in the parade this year!

Our “ride” is a vintage carriage pulled by a draft Percheron horse named “Roy”. We will dress the carriage up with roses and other flowers to suit the event. We will have a banner out in front of the horse and carriage carried by descendants of Oregon Pioneers identifying our organization and Miss Pioneer Oregon. On Board we will feature our 2017 Miss Pioneer Oregon Miss Abbey Walker, Current SDOP President Mel Fuller, SDOP President-Elect Janet Wilson and two granddaughters. So we can use your help to complete our effort to make our entry represent SDOP well. We need some volunteers to help decorating the carriage. This is done before the parade in the assembly area. The carriage has to ride in a trailer to the assembly area. Contact Mel Fuller at 503-708-6894 if you can help decorate. We are also about 50% to our goal of $1500 to finance the participation in the Rose Parade. So if you cannot help us decorate we appreciate your donations. Thanks so much for you support. Mel Fuller, President/SDOP

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Oregon Boone Family History Dates Back 170 Years, Kept Alive by Relatives

By Natalie Carlson Originally printed in the Charbonneau Villager newspaper, Jan. 2017

This year marks the 170th anniversary of the arrival of the Boone family in Oregon. For Charbonneau resident Janet Boone McGarrigle, the fourth great-granddaughter of famous frontiersman Daniel Boone, keeping Boone history alive has always been a family affair. Her dad didn’t talk about it a lot, but it was important to him that his daughters understood their heritage and that they get involved in preserving Boone history.

The Boone family was originally from Exeter, England and moved to the Philadelphia area in the early 1700s. Daniel Boone, explorer, land surveyor and legislator was born in Philadelphia in 1734. It was his oldest grandson, Alphonso Boone, who brought the family to Oregon. His wife was deceased, so his eldest daughter, Chloe, helped him with six of his younger children on the journey. They left Missouri with a band of 63 wagons to make the 2,000-mile journey across the country. It would take them over half a year to reach Oregon. There were many dangers along the way. When they caught wind of an approaching Indian raiding party, they hid Boone family memorabilia, including items Daniel Boone had given to Alphonso, along the trail. Their fears turned out to be founded, and they were ambushed by Indians right before reaching Oregon. When they went back to collect their stashed items, everything was gone. They reached what is now Philomath, Oregon on Christmas day in 1846 with almost no possessions and only one or two of the original 11 wagons belonging to the Boone family. A few weeks later, they came to what later

became Boone’s Landing and established a donation land claim of slightly over 1000 acres spanning both sides of the Willamette River. George Law Curry, Oregon’s last territorial governor, came west with his family in the same wagon train. The group split, the Boones taking the Applegate Trail and the Curry family traveling the Snake River route - arriving in what is now Oregon City. George had fallen in love with Chloe during the long, cross-country expedition. When he learned that the Boone family had finally arrived in the area, he sought her out right away and established his donation land claim adjacent to the Boone land claim. Soon after, they were married. Chloe was progressive for her age. She had been training to be a teacher and opened the first school in the Oregon Territory that accepted Native American children. At a time when women had very little claim to property rights, she demanded that half of George Curry’s land claim be put in her name. The area was originally named Boone’s Landing or Boonesville, before it became known as Wilsonville. The Boone family took pride in their namesake and worked hard to connect it to nearby areas of commerce. Alphonso’s son, Jesse, established Boones Ferry Road that stretched from Portland southward to Salem and all the way to the California border. Together, Alphonso and Jesse established Boones Ferry. At the time, it was just a log raft powered by the local Kalapuya Indians who were paid by barter. The fare system for settlers was often paid by barter or charged by the size, number and type of livestock. Soon after the ferry’s completion, Alphonso left with a couple of his sons to California for the gold rush and to seek his fortune. He wasn’t there long when he fell ill and died from a deadly virus that was common among mining camps at the time. A few years ago, Janet, her sister, Carolyn Boone Grenfell, and their cousin, Arlene Curry Buschert, learned that Alphonso’s grave was unmarked. With the help of the local historical society members in Oroville, California, the cousins were happy to commemorate their ancestor’s place of rest and placed a historical marker there. Despite her ongoing efforts to preserve Boone family history, Janet never dreamed that she would end up living on lands that were part of the original Boone/Curry family land claim. Her paternal grandfather, Daniel Armstrong Boone, was born at Boone Pointe near Yaquina. He later moved to Portland and ended up living on Boone’s Ferry Road. That is where Janet’s father, Donald Luther Boone, spent his childhood.

Relatives of Alphonso Boone: Carolyn Grenfell,

Arlene Bushert and Janet McGarrigle

when they dedicated the Alphonso Boone

headstone in Oroville, California.

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College Scholarship Winners Continued from last issue’s essays of scholarship winners

How has your family history, as the descendant of a pioneer, made a difference in your life and how do you plan to keep your personal history alive?

Ben Brandeberry $1,000 ScholarshipI think knowing about my Oregon pioneer ancestors has been a driving force for me and has really inspired me to get to know not only my own family – particularly my grandfather – but has also made me want to explore many of the great things our state has to offer through hiking, camping, biking and even mountain climbing. Someday, I hope I will be able to leave a large mark on our state’s history this is of similar note – be that through working at an Oregon-based company or teaching students about our great state and its significant history. I also would like to share my heritage with my children so that they can know where they come from and perhaps have a similar driving force that I had growing up.

Brandon Irving$250 ScholarshipI have been lucky to be both an Oregon Trail descendant and the son of a Filipino immigrant. Learning and integrating both cultures has given me a great perspective of what tradition and family history mean to me. Even at a young age, the school curriculum has placed a priority in learning about the Oregon Trail and Oregon’s history. My memories of the fourth grade and Oregon Trail week still stick with me. Our classroom went through a simulation where the students pretended to be actual pioneers on the trail. We simulated real situations so many of our classmates experienced hardships like sickness and food shortage. I plan to keep my personal history alive by starting my career in Oregon and supporting Oregon’s markets and businesses. Oregon’s business is my business.

Janet was born in Portland and grew up in what is now called Multnomah Village. In August, every year, the family would take the Boone’s Ferry and travel to Champoeg State Park where the Boone Family Association had their annual meeting and picnic. “Even in those days,” she said, “there were a lot of direct-line Boones in the area.” In July of 1954, the governor contacted her father when the Boone’s ferry was going to be crossing the river for the very last time, to be replaced with Boone’s bridge. The family took the last ferry across and got their pictures taken for an article in The Oregonian. They christened the new bridge, and Janet even got to smash the ceremonial bottle of champagne. The then 10-year-old Janet believed she would be received as a celebrity when she returned to school the following year and was deeply disappointed when no one mentioned her media debut.

Since their father’s death, 29 years ago, Janet and her sister have been involved in many Boone projects. On his deathbed, he told his girls that he wanted to be cremated; and in lieu of a grave marker, he wanted them to restore the Boone bridge marker that had gone missing during a construction project to widen the bridge. It turned into a major project that took seven years to complete. In recent years, family obligations have taken Janet away from Boone projects, but she hopes to get back to them in the future. She thinks that her dad would be very happy at all that she and her sister have accomplished.

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The Boone Bridge sign installed in April 1995.

2018 Applications for next year’s Miss Pioneer Oregon, College Scholarships, Jr. Awards

and new 4th Grade Essay Contestare now online

wwww.OregonSDOP.comLook for “Scholarships & Contests” in the black heading.

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SDOP Board Meeting Apr. 15, 2017Newell Pioneer Village at Champoeg State Park

Officers Reports:Treasurer’s Report: Dave had e-mailed the report. Merle sent in $500.00 in membership. $300.00 made in donations. There is one outstanding check for overpayment on dues. Life membership account- made 96 cents in interest. Blackerby account- took out the interest and moved to working capital. No activity in Paypal. We are at a negative $852.82 on our budget for this year. There are some deposits that don’t show up plus some of the items listed above. President’s Elect Report: Janet has been in touch with the head ranger at Champoeg. We have been invited to the Founder’s day celebration on May 6th 1-2:30… Cleve and Nancy, Mel, and Catherine will attend. Because of another reservation on the 2nd Sat. in July this year, we will move our picnic to Butteville. Janet has met with Ben Williams, the manager of the Butteville store and he said we may have our meeting there. Chris mentioned that we need a few pop ups if the weather is bad. There is shade. We have members that have pop up shades. Mel has met with John Mueller, manager of the park and as long as the grass grows, pioneers will have now have the 2nd Sat. in July to use the building without having to do anything further. We will just need to remind the park 10 months before that we will be there. Because of not going through a process to reserve we will not be charged. Mel made a recommendation that we make a $100.00 donation to the park.Banquet discussion- Janet passed out a spread sheet with items, cost and suggestions for improving the banquet. Budget about 60 people.. We did hear positive feedback that we were doing 2 things at once to save on travel. This was the first year. We did have other people there and the potential for growth is a positive. Committee Reports: Membership Registrar Report - Mel passed out stats from membership. It shows a decline in membership due to dropping folks that have not paid dues. Nominations committee- We need a president elect. Try to get past MPO’s more involved. Information Technology Committee Reports- Webmaster-Cleve has received the first family biography for submission in the members only, will be a 2nd one soon. There is a site called Forgotten Oregon, Cleve posted on there, and we have gotten some likes on Facebook from them. After posting photos have heard from the family and they are sending

in a story from their family. *As you are going around the state, take photos, send to Cleve and Catherine so they can be posted on social media. SDOP markers are all over Oregon. Cleve said that he and Marsha and Nancy have been scanning photos, and developed a protocol for scanning and naming photos. They have scanned 500 deceased members’ applications, trying to figure out how to upload to web site in bulk. Cleve left brochures at Ft. Clatsop with the web site written on the brochures. In the Members Only section of the web site there are a little over 100 people signed on. Social Media-Face book, Wes Potter- Twitter/Instagram, Catherine Jett- There are now links on the web site to our Instagram and Twitter account. Restore Oregon, an organization that saves historic places has an upcoming event, May 20, Willamette House Tour. Catherine would love photos so she can upload them on Twitter or Instagram send to Catherine. She is trying to do something every day.Events Committee-Member Chris wanted suggestions for upcoming meetings. Discussed and decided: Sherman Co. Historical Museum (Sept. 2017), Ft. Vancouver (lunch at the Grant House) (June 2018). Polk Co. Historical Society (April 2018). Awards and Scholarships committee- Mel brought up a previous suggestion of increasing the amount given to MPO from $500.00 to $1000.00, maybe a travel expense also. Chris will talk with the budget committee. Nancy mentioned that we needed to make clear what MPO’s commitment is so they know what they are committing to, can plan for the dates, and have some money provided for.Cookbook development committee-Janet Wilson said it is still in progress Correspondence Sec.-Chris, notified of 1 donation, $70.00 for Rose Festival parade in memory of Ann Scammel, rode in parade in reportedly the first automobile in Oregon. Cathy McCurddy was $50.00 for the general fund.Trading Post- Drew Ackerlund/Reggie Burke Is not using Etsy, went with Square. She got the first order right after the newsletter came out. Made a little over 100 dollars at the banquet. Rose Parade committee-Mel passed out pictures of our carriage for the Rose Parade. We have volunteers to carry the banner. We will assemble at 5:00 a.m. to decorate the carriage. If you would like to help decorate we could use some volunteers. The parade begins at 9:00 a.m. We cannot pass out brochures. In the carriage will be the driver and handler, Mel and Janet, MPO, and 2 grandchildren of Mel and Janet. Everyone will be dressed in period clothing.

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Location Change for the Annual PicnicThis year our Annual Picnic will be held at the

Butteville Store’s Picnic Area10767 Butte Street NE, Aurora, OR 97002

This is the actual location of the first gathering the of the Oregon Pioneers Association.

The date and time remain the same: July 15, 2017 12:00 p.m.

Pioneer-Era Homes on TourRestore Oregon is an organization that preserves historic buildings all throughout Oregon. The Willamette Valley pioneer homesteads were a major focus of Restore Oregon’s Most Endangered Places list back in 2013. Two years ago, they published a study to determine how we might best preserve and reuse the state’s 255 surviving pioneer properties. They are having an upcoming tour showcase: Pioneer-Era Homes of the Willamette Valley on May 20, 11:00 am - 4:00 p.m.. Tickets are $20 for non-members of Restore Oregon. They need volunteers! More info at: restoreoregon.org/events

New Business: Re-writing history-Jim Tomkins, a past president, spoke to the group about a movement of people who are looking at some of our past history and calling it ‘new western’ history. They are changing the wording on pictures posted at museums, and there is a professor at Portland State University who is teaching the younger generation that pioneers were bad people. This is something to be aware of when you visit museums. Speak up and let people know our true heritage. Revisit Life membership with ten year membership requirement, some discussion on this but was tabled for a later discussion. We had a box lunch and then toured the Newell House, and Mother’s Cabin.

SDOP members enjoying the tour of the Newell Pioneer Village after the Board meeting.

Butteville School house (above)Newell House (below)

John Vance Abbott and Keturah (Ballinger) Abbot Oregon Trail - 1852 Submitted by Joni Kelly Walker John Vance Abbott was born in 1810 in Virginia, and when he left for Iowa, John was a widower leaving behind a little girl in the care of her maternal grandmother to raise. It was there he met his wife to be be, Keturah Ballinger who was born in Burlington, Ohio in 1818 to a Judge Ballinger according to her death certificate. They were married on June 13, 1843 De Moines Co., Iowa. It was the following spring that their first daughter, my gg grandmother Catherine Abbott, was born on April 24, 1844. The next year they moved to Oskaloosa, and welcomed their 2nd daughter Amanda. John owned a mercantile busine`ss there but became ill after falling into a river, getting very wet and stranded with no dry clothing for several days. He contacted a cold that never left. It was suggested that coming west would be a good change for his health, that many had been cured of ailments from the clean air and healthy environment in Oregon. So in March 1850, having sold their business to pay for the trip, and saying good-by to family and friends, the Abbott family journeyed to Council Bluff, Iowa on the first leg of their journey west. Before making the trip, John had hired a negro to be caretaker for his children. When he stepped out to make some farewell calls, the girls seeing a

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Calendar Events Please Note all SDOP members are invited to all meetings, especially the meetings that take in historical tours and/or guest speakers.

June 17, 2017Board MeetingLocation: Barbey Maritime Center, Astoria, Oregon 2042 Marine Drive, Astoria OR (next to the Columbia River Maritime Museum, at the east end of the parking lot)Time: 10:30 a.m. meeting

July 15, 2017Annual PicnicLocation: Butteville Store’s Picnic Area 10767 Butte Street NE, Aurora, OR 97002Time: 12:00 p.m.

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Location change from last year

81st Joseph Harris and Mary Ann Sturgill Family and Friends Reunion

Includes the families Fine, Harris, Huffman, Knight, McKinnis, Morelock and Sturgill

Father’s Day Weekend June 17thImbler Oregon - Harris Family Homestead 2-4 p.m.Genealogy Session4 p.m. Family BBQ Bring side dishes Highway 82 turn right on Hull Lane in Imbler

June 18th Pleasant Grove Grange Hall in Summerville, OR 10 a.m. Doors open, 12 p.m. Family Meeting1 p.m. Potluck

Contact Shirley Viscalla (360) 336-3426 for more info.

powder horn on the wall, asked the negro what it was. “I’ll show you” was his reply and the powder horn was thrown in the open fireplace. Fortunately there was little powder in the horn, but flames were flying everywhere and children screaming. Needless to say, the caretaker was immediately dismissed and replaced by the biggest and best dog their dad could find. “Lion” was the family companion across the plains. John was 40 when they started their trip , Keturah “Kitty” 32, Catherine 6, and Amanda 5. The Abbotts took the plains route via Nebraska, Wyoming the Rockies and into Utah. Their Prairie Schooner averaged about 11 miles a day and was pulled by 4 oxen, two of which were named Brindle and Buck. The girls often rode on their backs or walked barefoot along the wagon as the trail was bumpy and made Amanda sick. Reaching the Mormon settlement near Salt Lake City was a blessing to the Abbott family as John was getting worn out, and Keturah was about to give birth to their 3rd child. John, along with several other emigrants, were given permission by Brigham Young to build cabins and clear enough land where they could grow grain to feed their oxen. Little John Vance Jr. was born in 1851 and the family was content for 2 years. Soon though, some Mormon leaders were wanting the men to take on more wives according to their religious beliefs, so the families quietly joined the next wagon train west. By the time they reached The Dalles, Oregon, John Abbott was dangerously ill, but continued on until they were able to get over Laurel Hill on the Barlow Road. Afterwards, they stayed with friends along the Clackamas River for several months until John could regain some of his strength. Unfortunately, when they arrived in Oregon City, winter was nearing and John Abbott was in no condition to locate a land claim. He found a cabin to rent on main street, where he was hoping by spring to be rested and feeling better. The cabin belonged to Dr. John McLaughlin, and Catherine and Amanda remember taking the rent money to his home each month. Unfortunately, John’s health did not improve. He did however, find a job as a teller at the local bank. Keturah gave birth to their 4th child, a daughter Trilla in March 1853. John continued to decline, and soon had to give up his job at the bank leaving no income for the family. They sold all they had except a cow for milk and lived off the charity of friends and neighbors. Sadly, John Vance Abbott wasted away, passing in January 1855 of consumption. There is no known record of his burial. Keturah is left with 4 children and another baby to be born later that year with no income, no job and no support from her husband. Her own health now begins to fail radically. The Oregon City community watched over her and the family

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OfficersPresident Mel Fuller Lake Oswego, OR (503) 344-4564 mel_fuller@gmx.com

President Elect Janet Wilson Beaverton, OR (503) 439-9200 jlwilson101@msn.com

Secretary Dawn Alexander Redmond, OR (541) 504-9322 dmalex@289msn.com

Treasurer Dave Thompson Aloha, OR (503) 860-1308 dave_tek@yahoo.com

Board Members

Cleve Parker Clackamas, ORmoosegarden@msn.comReggie Burke Gresham, OR reggieburke@msn.comNancy Parker Clackamas, OR nparker321@yahoo.com

Diane Root Clackamas, OR familytreeroots@msn.com Don Tombleson Pendleton, OR dontombleson@bmi.net Chris Meinicke Portland, OR chris.meinicke@frontier.com Catherine Jette Clackamas, OR katie@snabulus.com Joy Eaton Beaverton, OR joy.eaton1@gmail.com open

Immediate Past President

Drew Ackerlund Hillsboro, OR drew@madeinoregontwice.com

Staff

Governance Nancy Parker nparker321@yahoo.com

Correspondence Secretary/Volunteer Coordinator Chris Meinicke chris.meinicke@frontier.com

Registrar Merle Miller (541) 963-6387 mpmiller@eoni.comP.O. Box 456, La Grande OR 97850-0456

Newsletter Designer Jake Root (720) 212-3519 jakerootgraphics@gmail.com

Newsletter Editor Diane Root (503) 501-0851familytreeroots@msn.com

Webmaster Cleve Parkermoosegarden@msn.com

Facebook Manager Wesley Potteralohadustoff@gmail.com

Archivist Marsha Ackerlundmarshackerlund@gmail.com

SDOP General Voice Mail (541)581-0378

Donations in 2017 Name Designated purpose

Kathy McCurdy $50 General Fund

Welcome New Members! We are proud to have you in our growing pioneer family! New Life Member AncestorM. Suzanne Hudson Bowers Rev. Edward E. Parrish – 1844Kathleen M. Pulliam Jordan Joseph Moser, Sr. – 1852Karl Scott Pulliam Joseph Moser, Sr. - 1852

New Member AncestorBrenda Colleen Schmidt Brown Francois Plourde – 1840John Joseph Fitchett James Officer – 1845Michael E. Lake James A. Terwilliger – 1845Kathy R. McCurdy James Preston Lewis - 1852Kathleen M. Maroe Peterson Mary Ellen Dunbar – 1852Andrew W. Van Horn John G. Gribble - 1846Stephen E. Wilson Samuel Tucker – 1848 In Memoriam... Our sympathy is extended to the family of the following named member who has passed:

Shirley L. Jones Rees

of now 5 the best they could, but in May 1857, she suffers a breakdown called “brain fever”. Mrs. Abbott is arrested and put in jail. Her situation was taken before the Clackamas County Probate Court where she is found to be insane and unable to care for herself and her children. What few belongings left in the family are now sold at public auction. Keturah is placed in the guardianship of Peter Rinearson and her children in foster care: Catherine placed in the home of Amory and Mary Holbrook, Amanda with the Nathan Mudge family, and John Jr. with W.H. & Ann Faucett. Trilla is taken in by Charles and Martha Kester, and baby Charles is adopted by Nathan & Mary Mack of Hardens. In 1860 Keturah is no longer living in the Rinearson home, but the 1870 Census shows living in East Portland in an asylum. In 1880 however, she is now living with her daughter Amanda in Wasco County. Keturah continues to live with daughters Catherine and Amanda until her death in 1907 at the age of 89 at the home of Hercules Kelly in Oregon City. She is buried in an unmarked grave in the Hatch plot at Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City, Oregon.

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