Descendants of Silas Coe Our goal is to research the pioneers that came into the Walla Walla Valley Area, as a starter for those doing their family genealogy; we are not related. Researcher: Sarah Olsen and Linda Kracke October 15, 2010 Generation No. 1 1. Silas 1 Coe was born 28 Jun 1814 in Pennsylvania, and died 28 Feb 1901 in Milton, Umatilla, OR. He married Catherine Walter 26 Feb 1835 in WayneCounty, Ohio. She was born 19 May 1809 in,westmoreland County, PA, and died 24 Oct 1903 in Milton, Umatilla, OR. Notes for Silas Coe: Some information is from Family Research, IGI. Submitters: Jeanette Elaine Seamons, 824 Canyon View Raod, Bozeman, MT 59715 Robert W. Parsell, PO Box 82, Whitlash, MT 59545 Thomas W. Burns, 7705 Ensley Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802-2845 ========================== Milton Eagle Vol.111 No.46 December 6th, 1889 - A Rich Ledge... During the past summer, while visiting relatives in Butter Creek, in the S.W. part of this county, Uncle Silas Coe discovered a well-defined gold quartz ledge at the head of the stream, in what is known 'as the Pot'. Samples of the float rock were sent to New York City for assay, and the result showed $100 to the ton. The ore is free working. The ledge is 12 feet wide and can be traced for a distance of one mile. A short distance from this new dicovered ledge is the "Yellow Jacket" mine operated by one man with an Arasta, who makes from $8 to $10 per day. On Sunday last, Mr Coe departed from Milton for his claim, and while there will arrange for its development. The famous "Cracker Creek" mine in Baker County yields $60 per ton, the quartz being similar to this newly discovered ledge.
======================= 1850 Census OH Wayne Green Twp Pg 188 (22 July 1850 J.A. Anders) Image 32 Line 24 Ancestry.com 228 232 Silas Coe 35 M None 250 PA --------Catherine Coe 40 F PA --------Joseph Coe 10 M OH --------Nancy Coe 9 F OH --------Samuel Coe 8 M OH --------Margarett Coe 6 F OH --------Mary Ann Coe 2 F OH --------William Seward 20 M Carpenter MD ============================ 1860 Census IL Peoria Brimfield Pg 781 (6th Jan 1860 John P. Sheahan) Image 23 Line 19 Ancestry.com 165 167 Silas Coe 45 M Farmer 522 PA --------Catherine Coe 50 F PA --------Samuel Coe 18 M Farm Labor OH --------Margaret Coe 16 F OH --------Catherine Coe 13 F OH --------Mary A. Coe 10 F OH --------Eliza J. Coe 6 F OH
--------Frank M. Snyder 26 M Farm Hand OH ======================= 1870 Census IL Peoria Elmwood Pg 65B (11 Aug 1870 Sam L Dimon) Line 5 135 135 Coe Silas 55 MW R R Pennsylvania Coe Catharine 60 Wife Pennsylvania Coe Margaret 23 FW At Home Ohio Coe Eliza 17 FW At Home Ohio ======================= 1880 Census NE Nemaha La Fayette Pg 112A K. A. SHEPARDSON Self M Male W 36 OH Farmer VT VT Eliza J. SHEPARDSON Wife M Female W 26 OH Housekeeping PA PA Earl SHEPARDSON Son S Male W 6 NE OH OH Arthur SHEPARDSON Son S Male W 2 NE OH OH Silas COE FatherL Male W 67 PA Farmer SCO SCO Catharine COE MotherL Female W 71 PA Housekeeping PA PA ***************** 1900 Census OR Umatilla milton Dist 114 Pg 123A ( 19 June 1900 Geo A Cowl) line 41 310 313 Biggs Nancy Head WF Jan 1842 58 Wd (6 children 5 Alive) Ohio Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Fruit Farm
-----------------, Jennie Daughter WF May 1874 26 S Nebraska Ohio Ohio School Teacher Coe, Silas Father WM June 1814 85 M 64 Pennsylvania England Scotland -----, Katherine Mother WF May 1809 91 M 64 (10 children 7 Alive) Pennsylvania Germany Germany ===================== More About Silas Coe: Burial: 01 Mar 1901, IOOF Cem. Milton-Freewater, OR B-3 Census 1: 1850, OH Wayne Green Twp Pg 188 Census 2: 1860, IL Peoria Brimfield Pg 781 Census 3: 1870, IL Peoria Elmwood Pg 65B Census 4: 1880, NE Nemaha La Fayette Pg 112A Census 5: 1900, OR Umatilla milton Dist 114 Pg 123A Notes for Catherine Walter: Some information is from Family Research, IGI. Submitters: Jeanette Elaine Seamons, 824 Canyon View Raod, Bozeman, MT 59715 Robert W. Parsell, PO Box 82, Whitlash, MT 59545 Thomas W. Burns, 7705 Ensley Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802-2845 ==============================
More About Catherine Walter: Burial: 25 Oct 1903, IOOF Cem, Milton-Freewater, OR B-3 Census 1: 1850, OH Wayne Green Twp Pg 188 (see husband) Census 2: 1860, IL Peoria Brimfield Pg 781 (see husband) Census 3: 1870, IL Peoria Elmwood Pg 65B (see husband) Census 4: 1880, NE Nemaha La Fayette Pg 112A (see husband) Census 5: 1900, OR Umatilla milton Dist 114 Pg 123A (see husband) Marriage Notes for Silas Coe and Catherine Walter: Some information is from Family Research, IGI. Submitters: Jeanette Elaine Seamons, 824 Canyon View Raod, Bozeman, MT 59715 Robert W. Parsell, PO Box 82, Whitlash, MT 59545 Thomas W. Burns, 7705 Ensley Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802-2845 More About Silas Coe and Catherine Walter: Marriage: 26 Feb 1835, WayneCounty, Ohio Children of Silas Coe and Catherine Walter are: 2 i. John 2 Coe, born 22 Nov 1835 in,wayne, Ohio; died 04 Feb 1837 in,wayne, Ohio. 3 ii. Martha Jane Coe, born 26 Feb 1837 in,wayne, Ohio; died 07 Sep 1838 in,wayne, Ohio. 4 iii. Joseph Walter Coe, born 21 Dec 1838 in,wayne, Ohio; died 24 Sep 1899 in St. John, Stafford, Kansas. More About Joseph Walter Coe:
Census: 1850, OH Wayne Green Twp Pg 188 (see father) + 5 iv. Nancy Coe, born 30 Sep 1840 in,wayne, Ohio; died Jan 1942 in Milton, Umatilla, OR. + 6 v. Samuel Kiester Coe, born 25 Sep 1842 in, Wayne, OH; died 20 Apr 1918 in Milton, Umatilla, OR. 7 vi. Margaret Coe, born 28 Aug 1844 in,wayne, Ohio; died in Indianola, Warren, Iowa. More About Margaret Coe: Census 1: 1850, OH Wayne Green Twp Pg 188 (see father) Census 2: 1860, IL Peoria Brimfield Pg 781 (see father) Census 3: 1870, IL Peoria Elmwood Pg 65B (see father) 8 vii. Catherine Amanda Coe, born 07 Dec 1846 in,wayne, Ohio; died 27 Apr 1930 in Columbia Falls, Flathead, Montana. More About Catherine Amanda Coe: Census: 1860, IL Peoria Brimfield Pg 781 (see father) + 9 viii. Mary Ann Coe, born 24 Dec 1848 in,wayne, Ohio. 10 ix. Elizabeth Coe, born 26 Aug 1851 in,wayne, Ohio; died 20 Sep 1852 in,wayne, Ohio. + 11 x. Eliza Jane Coe, born 21 Jul 1853 in,wayne, Ohio; died in Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska. Generation No. 2 5. Nancy 2 Coe (Silas 1 ) was born 30 Sep 1840 in,wayne, Ohio, and died Jan 1942 in Milton, Umatilla, OR. She married John F. Biggs. He was born Abt. 1836 in IL, and died Bef. 1900.
Notes for Nancy Coe: 1900 Census OR Umatilla milton Dist 114 Pg 123A ( 19 June 1900 Geo A Cowl) line 41 310 313 Biggs Nancy Head WF Jan 1842 58 Wd (6 children 5 Alive) Ohio Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Fruit Farm -----------------, Jennie Daughter WF May 1874 26 S Nebraska Ohio Ohio School Teacher Coe, Silas Father WM June 1814 85 M 64 Pennsylvania England Scotland -----, Katherine Mother WF May 1809 91 M 64 (10 children 7 Alive) Pennsylvania Germany Germany More About Nancy Coe: Census 1: 1850, OH Wayne Green Twp Pg 188 (see father) Census 2: 1880, NE Johnson Tecumseh Pg 660B (see husband) Census 3: 1900, OR Umatilla milton Dist 114 Pg 123A Notes for John F. Biggs: 1880 Census NE Johnson Tecumseh Pg 660B John F. BIGG Self M Male W 44 IL Blacksmith --- --- Nancy BIGG Wife M Female W 40 OH Keeping House OH OH Nettie BIGG Dau S Female W 13 IL --- --- Virgill BIGG Son S Male W 10 IL --- --- William BIGG Son S Male W 8 NE --- ---
Jennie BIGG Dau S Female W 6 NE --- --- Clarrence BIGG Son S Male W 4 NE --- --- Mary Effie BIGG Dau S Female W 2 NE --- --- More About John F. Biggs: Census: 1880, NE Johnson Tecumseh Pg 660B Children of Nancy Coe and John Biggs are: 12 i. Nettie 3 Biggs, born Abt. 1867 in IL. More About Nettie Biggs: Census: 1880, NE Johnson Tecumseh Pg 660B (see father) + 13 ii. Virgil Biggs, born Sep 1869 in IL. 14 iii. William Biggs, born Abt. 1872 in NE. More About William Biggs: Census: 1880, NE Johnson Tecumseh Pg 660B (see father) 15 iv. Jennie Biggs, born May 1874 in NE. Notes for Jennie Biggs: 1900 census shows both parent born in OH. More About Jennie Biggs: Census 1: 1880, NE Johnson Tecumseh Pg 660B (see father) Census 2: 1900, OR Umatilla milton Dist 114 Pg 123A (see mother) Occupation: 1900, School Teacher
16 v. Clarence Biggs, born Abt. 1876 in NE. More About Clarence Biggs: Census: 1880, NE Johnson Tecumseh Pg 660B (see father) 17 vi. Mary Effie Biggs, born Abt. 1878 in NE. More About Mary Effie Biggs: Census: 1880, NE Johnson Tecumseh Pg 660B (see father) 6. Samuel Kiester 2 Coe (Silas 1 ) was born 25 Sep 1842 in, Wayne, OH, and died 20 Apr 1918 in Milton, Umatilla, OR. He married Susannah Henrietta Frazier 15 Jul 1873 in Milton, Umatilla, OR, daughter of William Frazier and Rachel Williams. She was born 20 Apr 1857 in Hood, TX, and died 30 Dec 1946 in Milton, Umatilla, OR. Notes for Samuel Kiester Coe: Print. and Lithographing House of A.G. Walling Historic sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon Record for Historic sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon Samue. K. Coe: lives in Milton; is a farmer; owns 480 acres of land; was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, September 25, 1842; came to Montana in 1866, and to this county in 1869. ======================= Receipt Step #36 May 26, 1969 Received of Truth Coe $35.00 For: SAMUEL AND SUSAN COE - 1869 Trail Fund
W.S. Caverhill, Sec. ================ American Civil War Soldiers Record about Samuel K Coe Name: Samuel K Coe, Residence: Elmwood, Illinois Enlistment Date: 11 February 1865 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Illinois Unit Numbers: 328 328 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 February 1865 Enlisted in Company F, 148th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 February 1865. Mustered out Company F, 148th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 05 September 1865 in Nashville, TN ===================== Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Record about Samuel K. Coe Name: Samuel K. Coe State Filed: Oregon Widow: Susan H. Coe
========================= 1870 Census OR Umatilla Walla Walla Pct 383 (5 Augsut 1870 J.S. White) Image 23 Line 15 Ancestry.com 180 163 Coe Samuel K. 28 MW Working in Saw Mill 375 OH Lives with a lot of men under the name of Ritchie, Samuel - Cook for Saw Mill ======================== 1880 Census OR Umatilla Milton Pg 1B Samuel K. COE Self M Male W 38 OH Farmer PA OH S. H. COE Wife M Female W 23 TX Keeping House TN TX Maggie COE Dau S Female W 4 OR OH TX ================ 1890 Veterans Schedules 1890 Veterans Schedules Veteran's Name: Samuel K Coe Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Milton and Cottonwood, Umatilla, Oregon Year enlisted: 1865 Year discharged: 1865 Rank: Private Company: View image Regiment or vessel: View image Length of Service: View image
Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Milton and Cottonwood, Umatilla, Oregon; Roll 77; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 15. ================================== All Oregon Census, 1841-90 Results Oregon Census, 1841-90 about Samuel K. Coe Name: Samuel K. Coe State: OR County: Umatilla County Township: Milton, Cottonwood Pcts Year: 1890 Database: OR 1890 Veterans Schedule =================================== 1900 Census OR Umatilla S.Milton Dist 114 Pg 26B ( 9 Jul 1900 Geo A. Cowl) Image 52 Line 94 Ancestry.com 550 553 Coe Samuel Head WM Sep 1842 58 M27 OH IL PA Farmer ------------Susan H. Wife FW Apr 1857 42 M27 TX NC AL ------------Ernest Son WM June 1880 19 S OR OH TX Farm Laborer ------------Lina Dau WF Sep 1882 17 S OR OH TX At School ------------Arthur Son WM Jan 1885 15 S OR OH TX At School ------------Frank Son WM Jan 1887 13 S OR OH TX At School
------------Bernica Dau WF Dec 1889 10 S OR OH TX At School Image 53 Line 1 Continued (10 July 1900) ------------Elmo Son WM Sept 1892 7 S OR OH TX At School ------------Cecil Son WM Mar 1895 5 S OR OH TX ------------Mary Dau WF Feb 1897 3 S OR OH TX ------------Baby Son WM Jun 1900 1/12 S OR OH TX =============================== 1910 Census OR Umatilla S.Milton Pct Dist 265 Pg 205A (23-25 April 1910 Nathan L. Mason) Image 13 Line 34 Ancestry.com 181 189 Coe Samuel K. Head MW 67 M/36 OH PA PA English Farmer/Owns Farm ------------Susan H. Wife FW 53 M/36 (12-9 Kids) TX NC AL None ------------Frank J. Son MW 23 S OR OH TX Farm Laborer/Home Farm ------------Liha Dau FW 27 S OR OH TX Bookkeeper/Drygoods Store ------------James E. Son MW 17 S OR OH TX None ------------Marion C. Son MW 15 S OR OH TX None ------------Mary V. Dau FW 13 S or oh tx None ------------Benjamin H. MW 9 S OR OH TX None =============================== From HISTORIC SKETCHES of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia, Garfield Counties, Washington Territories, and Umatilla County, Oregon. 1882 F.T. GILBERT.
Samuel K. Coe: lives in Milton; is a farmer; owns 480 acres of land; was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, September 25, 1842; came to Montana in 1866, and to the county (Umatilla) in 1864. P. 61 Appendix, Umatilla County. ================ Milton Eagle Vol.111 No. 2, Friday, January 18, 1889, S.K. COE was made juror in Milton District. ================ OR Death Index 1903-98 Name: Coe, Samuel K. County: Umatilla Death Date: 20 Apr 1918 Certificate: 311 ========================From HISTORIC SKETCHES of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia, Garfield Counties, Washington Territories, and Umatilla County, Oregon. 1882 F.T. GILBERT. Samuel K. Coe: lives in Milton; is a farmer; owns 480 acres of land; was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, September 25, 1842; came to Montana in 1866, and to the county (Umatilla) in 1864. P. 61 Appendix, Umatilla County. ********** Milton Eagle Vol.111 No. 2, Friday, January 18, 1889, S.K. COE was made juror in Milton District ********** American Civil War Soldiers Record
about Samuel K Coe Name: Samuel K Coe, Residence: Elmwood, Illinois Enlistment Date: 11 February 1865 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Illinois Unit Numbers: 328 328 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 February 1865 Enlisted in Company F, 148th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 11 February 1865. Mustered out Company F, 148th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 05 September 1865 in Nashville, TN ===================== Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Record about Samuel K. Coe Name: Samuel K. Coe State Filed: Oregon Widow: Susan H. Coe ************ 1870 Census OR Umatilla Walla Walla Pct 383 (5 Augsut 1870 J.S. White) Image 23 Line 15 Ancestry.com
180 163 Coe Samuel K. 28 MW Working in Saw Mill 375 OH Lives with a lot of men under the name of Ritchie, Samuel - Cook for Saw Mill *************** 1880 Census OR Umatilla Milton Pg 1B Samuel K. COE Self M Male W 38 OH Farmer PA OH S. H. COE Wife M Female W 23 TX Keeping House TN TX Maggie COE Dau S Female W 4 OR OH TX *************** 1900 Census OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 134B (9 July 1900 Geo A Cowl) line 94 250 253 Coe Samuel W Head WM Sept 1842 57 M27 Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania Farmer -------, Susan H Wife WF Apr 1857 43 27 (10 Children 10 Alive) Texas N.Carolina Alabama -------, Ernest Son WM June 1880 19 S Oregon Ohio Texas Farm Laborer -------, Liza Daughter WF Sept 1882 17 S Oregon Ohio Texas at School -------, Arthur Son WM Jan 1885 15 S Oregon Ohio Texas at School -------, Frank Son WM Jan 1887 13 S Oregon Ohio Texas at School -------, Bernica Daughter WF Dec 1889 10 S Oregon Ohio Texas at School -------, Elmo Son WM Sept 1892 7 S Oregon Ohio Texas at School -------, Cecil Son WM Mar 1895 5 S Oregon Ohio Texas -------, Mary Daughter WF Feb 1897 3 S Oregon Ohio Texas
-------, Baby Son WM June 1900 0/12 S Oregon Ohio Texas **************** 1910 Census OR Umatilla S Milton Dist 265 Pg 205A (23-25 April 1910 Nathan L Mason) Line 34 181 180 Coe, Samuel K Head MW 67 M1 36 Ohio Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Farmer -------, Susan H Wife FW 53 M1 36 (12 Children 9 Alive) Texas North Carolina Alabama -------, Frank F Son MW 23 S Oregon Ohio Texas Farm Laborer -------, Lina Daughter 27 S Oregon Ohio Texas Bookkeeper -------, James E Son MW 17 S Oregon Ohio Texas -------, Marion C Son MW 15 S Oregon Ohio Texas -------, Mary V Daughter FW 13 S Oregon Ohio Texas -------, Benjamin H Son MW 9 S Oregon Ohio Texas More About Samuel Kiester Coe: Date born 2: 25 Sep 1842, Wayne, Ohio Died 2: 20 Apr 1918, Milton, Umatilla, Oregon 1 Burial 1: 22 Apr 1918, IOOF Cem. Milton-Freewater, OR B-4 Burial 2: Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon 2 Census 1: 1850, OH Wayne Green Twp Pg 188 Census 2: 1860, IL Peoria Brimfield Pg 781 Census 3: 1860, IL Peoria Brimfield Pg 781
Census 4: 1870, OR Umatilla Walla Walla Pg 383A Census 5: Aug 1870, OR Umatilla Walla Walla Pct 383 Census 6: 1880, OR Umatilla Milton Pg 1B Census 7: 1900, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 134B Census 8: 1900, OR Umatilla S.Milton Dist 114 Pg 26B Census 9: 1910, OR Umatilla S Milton Dist 265 Pg 205A Census 10: 1910, OR Umatilla S.Milton Pct Dist 265 Pg 205A Military service: Bet. 1861-1865, 148th Illinois Infantry 3,4,5 Name source: 1869, Pioneer Step #36 Pd by Truth Coe Pioneer Step: 1869, Pioneer Step #36 Pd by Truth Coe 6 Notes for Susannah Henrietta Frazier: Some information is from Family Research, IGI. Submitters: Jeanette Elaine Seamons, 824 Canyon View Road, Bozeman, MT 59715 Robert W. Parsell, PO Box 82, Whitlash, MT 59545 Thomas W. Burns, 7705 Ensley Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802-2845 =========================== 1900 census shows she had 10 children, 10 living. ======================================= Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Name: Samuel K. Coe
State Filed: Oregon Widow: Susan H. Coe Invalid Apr 3, 1915 Widow May 16, 1915 Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. =========================== 1920 Census OR Umatilla Pct 10 Dist 149 Pg 47 (9 January Thos C Reese) Line 72 37 43 Cole Susan H Head FW 62 Wd Texas North Carolina Alabama -------------, Elmo Son MW 25 S Oregon Ohio Texas Electrician Battery Station -------------, Harald Son MW 19 S ORegon Ohio Texas Laborer Garage -------------, Norma Grand daughter FW 13 S Oregon Oregon Washington **************** 1930 Census OR Umatilla Milton Dist 13 Pg 52A ( 1930 Catherine Reed) line 21 113 117 Coe Susan H Head 4000 FW 72 Wd Texas N Carolina Alabama Craig, Margaret Grand-daughter FW 13 S Washington Canada Oregon ------. Roland Grand-son MW 11 S Washington Canada Oregon ===========================
OBIT - Dec. 30, 1946 Coe Funeral Rites Held Milton-Freewater - The funeral of Mrs. Susan Coe was held Monday afternoon at the Methodist Church. Music was furnished by Oral Garner of Pendleton and during the service Mrs. Oral Garner and Mrs. Rolly Garner sang several selections. Honorary pallbearers were Sam Adkins, Charles Spence, Charles Winn, Charles McKenzie, John Ross and C.D. Hobbs. Active pallbearers were the five sons of the deceased, Arthur, Elmo, Harold, Ernest and Frank and her son-in-law Clyde Harris. The ladies of the G.A.R. of which Mrs. Coe was a member attended in a body. Mrs. And Mrs. M.H. Rice who have been in Portland for some time where Mrs. Rice has been with her sister who is quite ill, has returned home. They had also visited their daughter, Mrs. Ralph Saylor of Echo. ======================= Oregon Death Index, (Ancestry.com), "Electronic," Name: Coe, Susan H County: Umatilla Death Date: 28 D 1946 Certificate: 8837 ====================Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Walla Walla, Washington) > 1946 > December > 29, page 5 Death Claims Mrs. Susan Coe Mrs. Susan Henrietta Frazier Coe, pioneer resident of Milton, died Saturday afternoon at her home at the age of 89. She came to Milton in November, 1867, with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. William S. Frazier, who farmed the land on which Milton now stands.
Her mother was Rachel Paulina Williams of Alabama; her father was born in North Carolina. The two were married in Tennessee, moved to Arkansas, and then to Texas, where Mrs. Coe was born in Jackson City on April 20, 1857. The Fraziers and another family started for the Willamette valley by mule teams in April of 1867, and arrived in the Grande Ronde valley that fall. The Fraziers decided to stay in the Walla Walla district, living for a year on the Ingle place near Stateline and then moving to Milton. They farmed land which is now the south end of Milton along the river. Her father plotted the original town of Milton there. At the age of 15 she was married to Samuel Kester Coe, who had come to the district shortly after the Fraziers. They had 12 children, of whom seven survive. They are Mrs. C. H. Harris, Pendleton, Mrs. W. R. Craig, Portland, Arthur, Elmo and Harold Frazier all of Milton, Ernest Frazier of Portland, and Frank Frazier of Pendleton. She is also survived by a brother, William H. Frazier of Milton, 17 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and one great-greatgrandchild. In 1875 Mrs. Coe joined the newly-established Methodist church in Milton, an she was also a member of the G.A. R. ladies. She was chosen as queenmother of the fiftieth anniversary meeting of the Umatilla County Pioneer association in 1942. ******** Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Walla Walla, Washington) > 1946 > December > 29, page 13 Five Generations As these lines are written, Susan Frazier Coe lies gravely ill at her home in Milton. Since this page a few weeks ago noted that Mrs. Coe had reached the nineties bracket in her life, further distinction has come to her. Since Susan K. Anderson was born in Surf, Calif., a few days ago, Mrs. Coe has become a great-great-grandmother though now too ill to properly appreciate the distinction.
The family tree which involves this five-generation group is: Mrs. Coe; Margaret Coe Campbell; Veril Campbell of Lompoc, Calif.; Phillis Campbell Anderson, Surf, Susan K. Anderson, Surf. ******* Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Walla Walla, Washington) > 1947 > January > 1, page 12 Coe Funeral Rites Held MILTON-FREEWATER The funeral of Mrs. Susan Coe was held Monday afternoon at the Methodist church. Music was furnished by Oral Garner of Pendleton and during the service Mrs. Oral Garner and Mrs. Rolly Garner sang several selections. Honorary pallbearers were Sam Adkins, Charles Spence, Charles Winn, Charles McKensie, John Ross, and C. D. Hobbs. Active pallbearers were the five sons of the deceased, Arthur, Elmo, Harold, Ernest and Frank and her son-in-law Clyde Harris. The ladies of the G.A.R. of which Mrs. Coe was a member attended in a body. Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Rice who had been in Portland for some time where Mrs. Rice has been with her sister who is quite ill, has returned home. They had also visited their daughter, Mrs. Ralph Saylor of Echo. ************** 1920 Census OR Umatilla Pct 10 Dist 149 Pg 47 (9 January Thos C Reese) Line 72 37 43 Cole Susan H Head FW 62 Wd Texas North Carolina Alabama -------------, Elmo Son MW 25 S Oregon Ohio Texas Electrician Battery Station -------------, Harald Son MW 19 S ORegon Ohio Texas Laborer Garage -------------, Norma Grand daughter FW 13 S Oregon Oregon Washington
**************** 1930 Census OR Umatilla Milton Dist 13 Pg 52A ( 1930 Catherine Reed) line 21 113 117 Coe Susan H Head 4000 FW 72 Wd Texas N Carolina Alabama Craig, Margaret Grand-daughter FW 13 S Washington Canada Oregon ------. Roland Grand-son MW 11 S Washington Canada Oregon More About Susannah Henrietta Frazier: Date born 2: 20 Apr 1857, Hood,Texas Died 2: 28 Dec 1946, Milton, Umatilla, OR 7 Burial 1: 31 Dec 1946, IOOF Cem. Milton-Freewater, OR B-4 Burial 2: Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon 8 Census 1: 1860, TX Johnson Rock Creek Pg 479B (see father) Census 2: 1860, TX Johnson Rock Creek Pg 479B Census 3: 1870, OR Umatilla Walla Walla Pct Pg 382B Census 4: 1870, OR Umatilla Walla Walla Pct Pg 382B (see father) Census 5: 1880, OR Umatilla Milton Pg 1B Census 6: 1880, OR Umatilla Milton Pg 1B (see husband) Census 7: 1900, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 134B Census 8: 1900, OR Umatilla S.Milton Dist 114 Pg 26B (see husband) Census 9: 1910, OR Umatilla S Milton Dist 265 Pg 205A Census 10: 1910, OR Umatilla S.Milton Pct Dist 265 Pg 205A (see husband)
Census 11: 1920, OR Umatilla Pct 10 Dist 149 Pg 47 Census 12: 1920, OR Umatilla Pct 10 Dist 149 Pg 47 Census 13: 1930, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 13 Pg 52A Census 14: 1930, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 13 Pg 52A Marriage Notes for Samuel Coe and Susannah Frazier: Some information is from Family Research, IGI. Submitters: Jeanette Elaine Seamons, 824 Canyon View Raod, Bozeman, MT 59715 Robert W. Parsell, PO Box 82, Whitlash, MT 59545 Thomas W. Burns, 7705 Ensley Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802-2845 =================== Western States Marriage Record Index, Groom Last Name: COE Groom First Name: Samuel K. Groom Residence: Bride Last Name: FRAZIER Bride First Name: Susanah Bride Residence: Place: Date: 15 Jul 1873 County of Record: Umatilla State: Oregon Volume: C Page: 89 Marriage ID: 287833 =====================
More About Samuel Coe and Susannah Frazier: Marriage 1: 15 Jul 1873, Milton, Umatilla, OR Marriage 2: 15 Jul 1873, Milton, Umatilla, Oregon 9 Children of Samuel Coe and Susannah Frazier are: 18 i. Walter Henry 3 Coe. 19 ii. William Silas Coe. 20 iii. Margaret Katherine Coe, born 04 Jan 1876 in Oregon; died 11 Oct 1946 in College Place, Walla Walla, Washington. She married Joseph F. Campbell Abt. 1896; born Oct 1862 in OH; died 1928 in Prob CA. Notes for Margaret Katherine Coe: Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Walla Walla, Washington) > 1946 > October > 12 Illness Takes Milton Native Milton-Freewater Mrs Margaret (Maggie) Katherine Campbell, native of Milton and a resident of the district most of her life. Died Friday night in a College Place nursing home after an extended illness. She was born here January 4, 1876. Except for brief periods spent at LaGrande and in California this has been her home. She Belonged to the Christian Church. Survivors include two sons, Veril Campbell of Lompoc, Calif., and Bion Campbell of Santa Maria, Calif; her mother, Mrs Susan Coe of Milton; two sisters, Mrs Mary Harris of Pendleton and Lina Craig of Portland; five brothers, Ernest Coe of Portland, Frank Coe of Pendleton and Arthur, Elmo and Harold Coe, all of Milton; and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not been made pending word from sons in California.
********** 1930 Census CA Santa Barbara Santa Maria Dist 46 Pg 37A (7-8 April 1930 Mae D Thompson) line 54 631 190 194 Campbell, Margaret Head 35 FW 54 Wd Oregon Ohio Texas janitor High School --------------------------, Bion B Son MW 14 S Oregon Ohio Oregon Pircee, Paul M Lodger MW 25 S MO PA PA Clerk Grocery Store Krepela, Fred Lodger MW 23 S IL Bohemia Bohemia Stenographer Railroad Hart, Henry Lodger MW 19 S CA NY England Laborer Packing House More About Margaret Katherine Coe: Burial: Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon 10 Census 1: 1880, OR Umatilla Milton Pg 1B Census 2: 1900, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 110A Census 3: 1910, OR Union 1-wd La Grande Dist 279 Pg 68B Census 4: 1920, CA Santa Barbara Pine Grove Dist 115 Pg 288B Census 5: 1930, CA Santa Barbara Santa Maria Dist 46 Pg 37A Obituary: 12 Oct 1946, Walla Walla Union Bulletin Notes for Joseph F. Campbell: ----- Original Message ----- From: <j_livingston@speakeasy.net> To: <dbiggs@my180.net>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 7:36 AM Subject: Request for Campbell Research Dear Diane, I really appreciate your assistance in finding any information about Joseph Frankling Campbell (aka Sheriff Joe) that is available to you. I am particularly interested to know if you have anything that lists names of his parents, siblings, or other relatives. I would love a copy of the photograph of him that you have--even a picture of the bullet and a short paragraph about it would be very interesting. Joseph's great-grandson has quite a lot of family history information about the Coe line already, but nearly nothing about the Campbell line--that is mainly where his interest lies, so ANYTHING you have have be greatly appreciated. Supposedly Joe's father's name was Franklin Campbell and his mother's name was Sarah Clark--both of the parents, and Joe were from Ohio. Perhaps this will help. My mailing address is: Jennifer Livingston 360 W. 4800 N. Provo, UT 84604 801.244.2726
Please let me know the cost for any photocopies you may make--including what it costs to make a good copy of the photograph you have of Joe. Also, please send me contact information in order to send a donation for your research efforts. Thank you, Jennifer =================================== From Sarah, I found one possibility, of his parents being William and Sarah (Boyer) Campbell. William's father's name is Johnathan Clark Campbell. But the Joseph Campbell is consistently written Joseph H Campbell. Without some other evidence, I sure don't want to go there. ========================== (This is possible, as a picture in file taken around 1880 by photographer Ferguson, in Talmadge, NE.) 1880 Census NE Otoe Otoe Dist 190 Pg 332 (11 June 1880 GH Shirley) Image 11 Line 28 Ancestry.com Living with a family Farming Campbell Joseph WM 19 S Laborer OH OH OH ===================================== 1900 Census OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 110A (2 June 1900 Geo A Cowl) line 43
33 34 Campbell Joseph F Head WM Oct 1862 37 M4 Ohio Ohio Ohio City Marshall -----------------, Maggie C Wife WF Jan 1876 24 M 4 (1 child 1 Alive) Oregon Ohio Tennessee -----------------, Velma Daughter WF Dec 1898 1 S Oregon Ohio Oregon **************** 1910 Census OR Union 1-wd La Grande Dist 279 Pg 68B (15 April 1910 William A Woodell) line 82 (Second St) 1108 20 21 Campbell Joseph F Head MW 45 M1 13 Ohio Ohio US Bridge Supt Union Co ------------------------, Maggie C Wife FW 34 M1 13 (2 children 1 Alive) Oregon Oregon Texas ------------------------, Veril C Son MW 6 S Oregon Ohio Oregon **************** 1920 Census CA Santa Barbara Pine Grove Dist 115 Pg 288B (20-21 January Mabel K Edwards) line 66 46 46 Campbell Joseph F Head MW 58 M Ohio Ohio Ohio Pumper Union Oil Co ------------------, Margaret C Wife FW 41 M Oregon Ohio Texas ------------------, Veril C Son MW 16 S Oregon Ohio Oregon ------------------, Bion E Son MW 4 S Oregon Ohio Oregon ---- Original Message ----- From: <j_livingston@speakeasy.net>
To: <dbiggs@my180.net> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 7:36 AM Subject: Request for Campbell Research Dear Diane, I really appreciate your assistance in finding any information about Joseph Frankling Campbell (aka Sheriff Joe) that is available to you. I am particularly interested to know if you have anything that lists names of his parents, siblings, or other relatives. I would love a copy of the photograph of him that you have--even a picture of the bullet and a short paragraph about it would be very interesting. Joseph's great-grandson has quite a lot of family history information about the Coe line already, but nearly nothing about the Campbell line--that is mainly where his interest lies, so ANYTHING you have have be greatly appreciated.supposedly Joe's father's name was Franklin Campbell and his mother's name was Sarah Clark--both of the parents, and Joe were from Ohio. Perhaps this will help. My mailing address is: Jennifer Livingston 360 W. 4800 N. Provo, UT 84604 801.244.2726 Please let me know the cost for any photocopies you may make--including what it costs to make a good copy of the photograph you have of Joe. Also, please send me contact information in order to send a donation for your research efforts. Thank you, Jennifer ===================================
From Sarah, I found one possibility, of his parents being William and Sarah (Boyer) Campbell. William's father's name is Johnathan Clark Campbell. But the Joseph Campbell is consistently written Joseph H Campbell. Without some other evidence, I sure don't want to go there. ========================== (This is possible, as a picture in file taken around 1880 by photographer Ferguson, in Talmadge, NE.) ******* 1880 Census NE Otoe Otoe Dist 190 Pg 332 (11 June 1880 GH Shirley) Image 11 Line 28 Ancestry.com Living with a family Farming Campbell Joseph WM 19 S Laborer OH OH OH ************* 1900 Census OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 110A (2 June 1900 Geo A Cowl) line 43 33 34 Campbell Joseph F Head WM Oct 1862 37 M4 Ohio Ohio Ohio City Marshall ---------, Maggie C Wife WF Jan 1876 24 M 4 (1 child 1 Alive) Oregon Ohio Tennessee ---------, Velma Daughter WF Dec 1898 1 S Oregon Ohio Oregon **************** 1910 Census OR Union 1-wd La Grande Dist 279 Pg 68B (15 April 1910 William A Woodell)
line 82 (Second St) 1108 20 21 Campbell Joseph F Head MW 45 M1 13 Ohio Ohio US Bridge Supt Union Co ---------, Maggie C Wife FW 34 M1 13 (2 children 1 Alive) Oregon Oregon Texas ---------, Veril C Son MW 6 S Oregon Ohio Oregon **************** 1920 Census CA Santa Barbara Pine Grove Dist 115 Pg 288B (20-21 January Mabel K Edwards) line 66 46 46 Campbell Joseph F Head MW 58 M Ohio Ohio Ohio Pumper Union Oil Co ---------, Margaret C Wife FW 41 M Oregon Ohio Texas ---------, Veril C Son MW 16 S Oregon Ohio Oregon ---------, Bion E Son MW 4 S Oregon Ohio Oregon More About Joseph F. Campbell: Date born 2: Oct 1862, Ohio Died 2: Bef. 1930, Probably California Census 1: 1900, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 110A Census 2: 1900, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 110A Census 3: 1910, OR Union 1-wd La Grande Dist 279 Pg 68B Census 4: 1910, OR Union 1-wd La Grande Dist 279 Pg 68B Census 5: 1920, CA Santa Barbara Pine Grove Dist 115 Pg 288B
Census 6: 1920, CA Santa Barbara Pine Grove Dist 115 Pg 288B More About Joseph Campbell and Margaret Coe: Marriage: Abt. 1896 + 21 iv. Margaret Kathrine Coe, born 04 Jan 1876 in Milton, Umatilla, OR; died 11 Oct 1946. + 22 v. Samuel Ernest Coe, born 22 Jun 1880 in OR; died 09 Oct 1951. + 23 vi. Paulina Elizabeth Coe, born 15 Sep 1882 in Umatilla County, OR; died 1984. + 24 vii. John Arthur Coe, born 08 Jan 1885 in OR; died 12 Jan 1964. 25 viii. Frank F Coe, born 11 Jan 1887 in Oregon; died 28 Jan 1964 in Umatilla, Oregon 11. He married (1) Ida Sheen Bef. 1919; born 02 Nov 1886 in Wisconsin; died 20 Jun 1932 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, ID. He married (2) Eva Dickey Aft. 1932; born 04 Jan 1889 in OR; died 08 Sep 1982 in Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon 12. Notes for Frank F Coe: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record about Frank Coe Name: Frank Coe City: Not Stated County: Spokane State: Washington Birthplace: Oregon;United States of America Birth Date: 11 Jan 1887 Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1992108 DraftBoard: 0 ******** 1930 Census ID Nez Pierce Tammany Dist 46 Pg 196A (4 April 1930 Jan J Le Febre) line 5 2 2 Coe, Frank F Head MW 43 M 30 Oregon Iowa Texas Farmer General Farm ----------, Ida Wife FW 45 M 32 Wisconsin Germany Norway ----------, Samuel F Son MW 10 S Oregon Oregon Wisconsin Noberr Hialmar J Boarder MW 42 S Minnesota Norway Norway Farm Laborer Gen Farm Chishoen, James W Boarder MW 15 S Idaho Michigan Washington Farm Laborer Gen Farm ========= Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 Name: Coe, Frank F County: Umatilla Death Date: 28 Jan 1964 Certificate: 1404 Age: 77 Spouse: Eva =============
Social Security Death Index Social Security Death Index Name: Frank Coe SSN: 544-10-4650 Last Residence: Oregon Born: 11 Jan 1887 Died: Jan 1964 State (Year) SSN issued: Oregon (Before 1951 ) Source Citation: Number: 544-10-4650;Issue State: Oregon;Issue Date: Before 1951. ==================== More About Frank F Coe: Census 1: 1900, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 134B (see father) Census 2: 1910, OR Umatilla S Milton Dist 265 Pg 205A (see father) Census 3: 1930, ID Nez Pierce Tammany Dist 46 Pg 196A Notes for Ida Sheen: Idaho State Death Index, ID: 77673 Name of Deceased: COE, IDA SNEEN Year: 1932 Certificate Number: 079660 County of Death: Nez Perce
City: LEWISTON Date of Death: 06/20/1932 Date of Birth: 11/02/1886 =======================Idaho Death Index, 1911-51 Idaho Death Index, 1911-51 Name: COE, IDA SNEEN Year: 1932 Certificate Number: 079660 County of Death: Nez Perce City: LEWISTON Date of Death: 06/20/1932 Date of Birth: 11/02/1886 More About Ida Sheen: Census: 1930, ID Nez Pierce Tammany Dist 46 Pg 196A 13 More About Frank Coe and Ida Sheen: Marriage: Bef. 1919 Notes for Eva Dickey: Oregon Death Index, (Ancestry.com), "Electronic," Name: Coe, Eva County: Umatilla Death Date: 08 Sep 1982
Certificate: 82-15817 Birth Date: 04 Jan 1889 Spouse: Frank ======================== Social Security Death Index Social Security Death Index Name: Eva Coe SSN: 540-26-2341 Last Residence: 97801 Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States of America Born: 4 Jan 1889 Died: Sep 1982 State (Year) SSN issued: Oregon (Before 1951 ) ======================== Social Security Death Index about Eva Coe Name: Eva Coe SSN: Private Last Residence: 97801 Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States of America Born: 4 Jan 1889 Died: Sep 1982 State (Year) SSN issued: Oregon (Before 1951 )
================== Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 about Eva Coe Name: Coe, Eva County: Umatilla Death Date: 8 Sep 1982 Certificate: 82-15817 Age: 93 Birth Date: 4 Jan 1889 Spouse: Frank ================== More About Eva Dickey: Census: 1900, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 (see father) More About Frank Coe and Eva Dickey: Marriage: Aft. 1932 + 26 ix. Frank F. Coe, born Nov 1887 in OR; died 28 Jan 1964 in Umatilla County, OR. 27 x. Bernicia Coe, born 25 Dec 1889 in Oregon; died 26 Jan 1908. She married? Campbell. Notes for Bernicia Coe: Oregon Historical Records
Case# 0017 Name Coe, Berniesa Date 12-31-1908 Record Type Coroner's Report County Umatilla Source Genealogical More About Bernicia Coe: Burial: Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon 14 Census: 1900, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 134B 28 xi. Bernicia Coe, born 24 Dec 1890 in OR; died 26 Jan 1908. More About Bernicia Coe: Burial: 27 Jan 1908, IOOF Cem, Milton-Freewater, OR B-4 Census: 1900, OR Umatilla S.Milton Dist 114 Pg 26B (see father) + 29 xii. James Elmo Coe, born 14 Sep 1893 in Umatilla County, OR; died 24 Mar 1990 in Umatilla County, OR. + 30 xiii. Cecil Marion Coe, born 11 Mar 1895 in Milton, Umatilla, OR; died 12 Jul 1943 in Moscow, Latah, ID. 31 xiv. Mary Viola Coe, born 07 Feb 1897 in Milton, Umatilla, OR; died 23 Aug 1996 in Loma Linda, Riverside, CA. She married Clyde Heath Harris 08 Jul 1913 in Milton, Umatilla, OR; born 09 Mar 1890 in Milton, Umatilla, OR; died 28 Nov 1968 in Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon 15,16. Notes for Mary Viola Coe:
Delayed Birth Oregon Archives, Case# 355/15587 Name Harris, Mary Viola Coe Date 02-07-1897 Record Type Delayed Birth County Umatilla Source Health California Death Index, HARRIS MARY VIOLA 02/07/1897 FRAZIER COE F OREGON SAN BERNARDINO 08/23/1996 540-32-5345 99 yrs. SS Death Index, MARY V HARRIS 07 Feb 1897 23 Aug 1996 (V) 99362 (Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA) (none specified) 540-32-5345 Oregon. The Valley Herald, Wednesday, July 1, 1987 PICNIC IN 'HER' PARK HONORS MARY HARRIS There was a picnic at Harris Park, Sunday, along the swift flowing South Fork of the Walla Walla River. Sunday's picnic wasn't too surprising. Area residents have been escaping up the Walla Walla for decades to enjoy the cooling stream, soft breezes, outdoor dining and fishing. The picnic was organized by the Umatilla County Park and county commissioners. Star of the affair was Mary Harris, widow of Clyde Harris, who helped make the park possible through a contribution of land several decades ago. More recently the family's Harris Foundation made a significant contribution to a planned upgrading of the facility, and she was invited to the picnic to view the progress. She saw the inproved caretaker facility, a newly completed picnic shelter built around a stone chimney more that 60 years old, areas cleared of brush and a start on 12 planned R.V. pads. "The park commissioners have done a truly outstanding job of scrounging and scavenging to improve this facility through gifts, grants and contributions and no county general-fund tax dollars." County Commissioner Bill Hansell told the gathering, adding "They are a truly dedicated group."
Hansell noted that the existence of the planned R.V. pads will make the park eliglble for additional state funds. "I'm very happy to be here and thank you" said Mary Harris after being presented a cake in recognition of her contribution and that of her late husband to the recreational facility. "My husband and I spent many lovely times here along the Walla Walla and I hope that you and other residents of Umatilla County will have many enjoyable times at Harris Park, too." she added. Park commissionrs are Gene Palmer, Pendleton, chairman: Bill Widner, Milton-Freewater; Jay Hughes, Pendleton; Dick Sedgewick, Hermiston; Bill McPherson, Pendleton; Wally Mathews, Pilot Rock, and Art Barrows. Pendleton. ================================== More About Mary Viola Coe: Date born 2: 07 Feb 1897, Milton, Umatilla, Oregon 17 Died 2: 23 Aug 1996, Loma Linda, CA 18,19 Burial 1: 24 Aug 1996, IOOF Cem, Milton-Freewater, OR 2-3 Burial 2: Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon 20 Census 1: 1900, OR Umatilla S.Milton Dist 114 Pg 26B (see father) Census 2: 1900, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 134B Census 3: 1910, OR Umatilla S Milton Dist 265 Pg 205A Census 4: 1910, OR Umatilla S.Milton Pct Dist 265 Pg 205A (see father) Census 5: 1920, OR Umatilla Pct 9 Dist 149 Pg 44A Census 6: 1920, OR Umatilla Pct 9 Dist 149 Pg 44A (see husband) Census 7: 1930, OR Umatilla Pct 7 Dist 9 Pg 37A
Census 8: 1930, OR Umatilla Pct 7 Dist 9 Pg 37A (see husband) Notes for Clyde Heath Harris: 1920 Census OR Umatilla Pct 9 Dist 149 Pg 44A (6 January 1920 Thos C Reese) Line 28 83 88 Harris Clyde H Head MW 29 M Oregon Wisconsin West Virginia Farming Fruit Farm ---------------, Mary V Wife FW 22 M Oregon Ohio Texas ************** 1930 Census OR Umatilla Pct 7 Dist 9 Pg 37A (11 April 1930 Rosemary Whiteman) Line 44 13 13 Harris Clyde H Head 12,000 MW 40 M 24 Oregon Wisconsin Wisconsin Lumberman Lumberyard --------------, Mary B Wife FW 33 M 17 Oregon Ohio Texas ============ Oregon Death Index, (Ancestry.com), "Electronic," Name: Harris, Clyde H County: Umatilla Death Date: 28 Nov 1968 Certificate: 16977 Spouse: Mary SS Death Index, CLYDE HARRIS 09 Mar 1890 Nov 1968 97801 (Pendleton, Umatilla, OR) (none specified) xxxxxxxxx Oregon. ========= Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Walla Walla, Washington) > 1968 > November > 28 Page 1-2 Obit - Clyde Harris of Pendleton Dead
PENDLETON - Clyde Harris, 78, who gave a multi-million dollar business to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, died in his home here Thursday morning. Friends of the family said Harris had complained of a minor discomfort and collapsed while his wife was getting an aspirin for him. Services are tentatively set for Monday at the Adventist Church here, with Burns Funeral Home handling arrangements. Harris, who started his business career in 1913 when he and his brother, C.B. Harris, opened a litthe box factory in Milton, Ore., believed that "the Lord will do all right by you if you do all right by him." BASIC TENET "To me and my wife," he often said, "Tithing has always been a basic tenet of the Christian faith." And the two paid much more than lip service to this credo. "It's worked, every step of the way," Harris once remarked. "Believe it or not, as we added fruit farms and orchards to our holdings, the devourer was rebuked and we invariably had good crops." Outlining his business success, he recalled that in 39 years of continuous operation, his company showed a profit every year but one. Talking of his early business days, with the Milton box factory, Harris once said: "We had two bosses and one employe." He and his wife soon joined the Adventist church, and began to expand their business in 1916 when a sawmill and a few more employes were added, and named Harris Pine Mills Inc. Later, Clyde Harris bought out his brother's interest in the firm which was moved to Pendleton in 1939. Although the business mushroomed into a multimillion dollar operation over the years, Harris followed the Adventist sabbath teaching and refused to operate on Saturday. "Some of those orchard men would get mighty upset," he recalled, "but I'd tell them we just couldn't work on Saturday. They'd threaten to stop buying
from us but they never did, and our business went right on booming. You see, we did right by the Lord and He did right by us." The mill also employed scores of students from Walla Walla College in College Place, an Adventist institution. Over the years Harris had been a major benefactor of the college. In 1952 he gave his huge business holdings to the Adventist Church, but remained president until his retirement in 1957. By this time the mill had a 6 branch assembly operations scattered throughout the U.S. Retirement did not halt Harris' gifts to his church. Several valuable properties also went to the church in 1960, shortly before he began a world tour to inspect Adventist missions and operations. In August 1967 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Walla Walla College. Shortly after, he gave an additional $50,000 to the institution, plus the present varillon in the college chapel. He was a longtime board member of the college perhaps the oldest in terms of years served. Harris was born March 9, 1890 in Milton and attended Milton schools. He married Mary Viola Coe, who survives him, July 8, 1914 in Milton. ======================
More About Clyde Heath Harris: Burial: 29 Nov 1968, Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon 21 Census 1: 1900, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 117B (see father) Census 2: 1910, OR Umatilla N Milton Pct Dist 266 Pg 224 (see father) Census 3: 1920, OR Umatilla Pct 9 Dist 149 Pg 44A Census 4: 1930, OR Umatilla Pct 7 Dist 9 Pg 37A Census 5: 1930, OR Umatilla Pct 9 Dist 149 Pg 44A More About Clyde Harris and Mary Coe: Marriage 1: 08 Jul 1913, Milton, Umatilla, OR Marriage 2: 08 Jul 1913, Milton, Umatilla, Oregon + 32 xv. Harold Benjamin Coe, born 06 Jun 1900 in OR; died 09 Dec 1974 in Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, OR. 9. Mary Ann 2 Coe (Silas 1 ) was born 24 Dec 1848 in,wayne, Ohio. She married Judge Alba G. Bartholomew. Notes for Mary Ann Coe: Some information is from Family Research, IGI. Submitters: Jeanette Elaine Seamons, 824 Canyon View Raod, Bozeman, MT 59715
Robert W. Parsell, PO Box 82, Whitlash, MT 59545 Thomas W. Burns, 7705 Ensley Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802-2845 More About Mary Ann Coe: Census 1: 1850, OH Wayne Green Twp Pg 188 (see father) Census 2: 1860, IL Peoria Brimfield Pg 781 (see father) Children of Mary Coe and Alba Bartholomew are: + 33 i. Jennie Viola 3 Bartholomew, born 01 Dec 1879; died 12 Sep 1960. + 34 ii. Eva E. Bartholomew. 11. Eliza Jane 2 Coe (Silas 1 ) was born 21 Jul 1853 in,wayne, Ohio, and died in Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska. She married Kincaid A. Shepardson Bef. 1873. He was born Jan 1844 in OH. More About Eliza Jane Coe: Census 1: 1860, IL Peoria Brimfield Pg 781 (see father) Census 2: 1870, IL Peoria Elmwood Pg 65B (see father) Census 3: 1880, NE Nemaha La Fayette Pg 112A (see husband) Census 4: 1900, NE Nemaha Lafayette Dist 95 Pg 215B (see husband) Notes for Kincaid A. Shepardson: 1880 Census NE Nemaha La Fayette Pg 112A K. A. SHEPARDSON Self M Male W 36 OH Farmer VT VT Eliza J. SHEPARDSON Wife M Female W 26 OH Housekeeping PA PA
Earl SHEPARDSON Son S Male W 6 NE OH OH Arthur SHEPARDSON Son S Male W 2 NE OH OH Silas COE FatherL Male W 67 PA Farmer SCO SCO Catharine COE MotherL Female W 71 PA Housekeeping PA PA ***************** 1900 Census NE Nemaha Lafayette Dist 95 Pg 215B (15 June 1900 James G Stanard) LIne 97 207 207 Sheperdson Kinkaid Head WM Jan 1844 56 M 28 Ohio Vermont Vermont Farmer --------------------------, Eliza J Wife WF Jul 1853 46 (6 children 6 Alive) Ohio Pennsylvania Pennsylvania --------------------------, Earl C Son WM Dec 1893 26 Nebraska Ohio Ohio Farm Laborer --------------------------, Arthur P Son WM Sept 1877 22 Nebraska Ohio Ohio Farm Laborer --------------------------, Catharine E Daughter WF Aug 1887 12 S Nebraska Ohio Ohio At School --------------------------, Grace E Daughter WF Dec 1889 10 S Nebraska Ohio Ohio At School --------------------------, Pearl C Daugther WF Oct 1895 4 S Nebraska Ohio Ohio More About Kincaid A. Shepardson: Census 1: 1880, NE Nemaha La Fayette Pg 112A
Census 2: 1900, NE Nemaha Lafayette Dist 95 Pg 215B More About Kincaid Shepardson and Eliza Coe: Marriage: Bef. 1873 Children of Eliza Coe and Kincaid Shepardson are: 35 i. Earl C. 3 Shepardson, born Dec 1873 in NE. More About Earl C. Shepardson: Census 1: 1880, NE Nemaha La Fayette Pg 112A (see father) Census 2: 1900, NE Nemaha Lafayette Dist 95 Pg 215B (see father) 36 ii. Arthur P. Shepardson, born Sep 1877 in NE. More About Arthur P. Shepardson: Census 1: 1880, NE Nemaha La Fayette Pg 112A (see father) Census 2: 1900, NE Nemaha Lafayette Dist 95 Pg 215B (see father) 37 iii. Catherine E. Shepardson, born Aug 1887 in NE. More About Catherine E. Shepardson: Census: 1900, NE Nemaha Lafayette Dist 95 Pg 215B (see father) 38 iv. Grace E. Shepardson, born Dec 1889 in NE. More About Grace E. Shepardson: Census: 1900, NE Nemaha Lafayette Dist 95 Pg 215B (see father) 39 v. Pearl C. Shepardson, born Oct 1895 in NE. More About Pearl C. Shepardson: Census: 1900, NE Nemaha Lafayette Dist 95 Pg 215B (see father)
Generation No. 3 13. Virgil 3 Biggs (Nancy 2 Coe, Silas 1 ) was born Sep 1869 in IL. He married Nellie L. 'Biggs'. She was born Apr 1878 in WI. Notes for Virgil Biggs: 1900 Census OR Umatilla milton Dist 114 Pg 123A ( 19 June 1900 Geo A Cowl) line 38 309 312 Biggs Virgil C Head WM Sept 1869 30 M1 Illinois Illinois Ohio Fruit Farmer ----------------, Nellie L Wife WF Apr 1878 22 M1 (1 Child 1 Alive) Wisconsin ----------------, Harland Son WM Jan 1900 5/12 S Oregon Illinois Wisconsin More About Virgil Biggs: Census 1: 1880, NE Johnson Tecumseh Pg 660B (see father) Census 2: 1900, OR Umatilla milton Dist 114 Pg 123A Child of Virgil Biggs and Nellie 'Biggs' is: 40 i. Harland 4 Biggs, born Jan 1900 in OR. More About Harland Biggs: Census: 19 Jun 1900, OR Umatilla milton Dist 114 Pg 123A 22