[or-roots] Oregon Genealogy

[TracieClawson at netscape.net]

Hi Mallry (et all)

I really enjoy the lore of Oregon! I've become more interested in Oregon history as I've begun getting into my grandparents ancestry more.

My grandfather, Francis 'Tex' SLOAT was born in Hood River in the early 1900's to Wesley and Isabelle (MITCHELL) SLOAT. They moved to Oregon from Minnesota in 1900. My grandfather grew up there and was, among many things, a Forest Ranger - he built the Ruckle Creek trail - and an Oregon Hwy Patrol Officer. He was one of the first to ride a Harley Davidson up and down the old highway. We have great pictures of him and his Harley. He was also a Hood River Firefighter. In the Hood River parade of 1993, he was invited to ride on the 'Old' fire engine - it was the engine that he used to ride to fires when it was new! That was really neat. He kept a scrapbook of his adventures with the OHP, and the cases that he was on.

My grandmother, Thelma (SUTHERLIN) SLOAT, is of the Sutherlin, Oregon Sutherlins. Her parents were Charles E. and Bessie (VAN ALLEN) SUTHERLIN. She met Tex SLOAT through her older brother Glen. My grandparents had been married 66 years when my grandfather passed on in 1999.

My father's ancestors win, though, in the longevity area. He is descended from the Cowlitz Indian tribe. One of his ancestors married a French Canadian fur trader from Montreal named GARRAND/GUERIN. Then one of her descendents married into another French Candian family by the name of PICHETTE DUPREY.

My mother-in-laws family is said to have come over on the wagon trains. Their name is TURNIDGE.

I suppose that I could have said in few words that the names I'm researching (at the moment!) are SLOAT/SUTHERLIN/GARRAND/PICHETTE/TURNIDGE. I'd love to share information with anyone on these lines.

Regards,

Tracie
Washington State




MalloryMail at aol.com wrote:

>I happen to live in Oregon and have been researching the Mallory Family 
>through out the US.    There were some very interesting Mallorys in the early 
>history of Oregon..including Rufus Mallory who married Lucy Rose, daughter of 
>Aaron Rose, founder of Roseburg.   Lucy was a visionary and used to give 
>"readings" out of the back of the Mallory Hotel in Portland.  Rufus was a 
>congressman and gave a speech in defense of Andrew Johnson at his 
>impeachment.     Rufus's brother, Hon Augustus Mallory came to Heppener about 
>1868...when the famous Heppener flood hit....it took Augustus' home 
>downstream.  It lodged behind some rocks...when they found Augustus, he was 
>still sitting in his rocking chair in the living room holding a baby, and 
>very much well and alive.   These Mallorys came to America c 1635 and were 
>among the first settlers of New Haven Ct 1638 where Peter Mallery signed the 
>Planter's Covenant 5 Aug 1644. 
>         One of the Mallorys, William C...married Marcus Whitman's 
>grandniece, Sophia Whitman, but I haven't figured out who he is yet.   He was 
>supposedly born in OR in 1855 and lived in Lewiston ID.  
>         I am also familiar with the LaTourettes that came to Oregon about 
>1850 and owned much of the land between Mollala and Oregon City.   They were 
>descendants of Jean LaTourette and Marie Mercereau who came to America in 
>1685 from France after the Edit of Nante was lift.   Destination was SC but a 
>storm blew the ship north to Staten Island.   Later the family bought a 100 
>room home from the Dupoints and expanded it to 600.   Commodore Vanderbuilt 
>got his start ferrying customers from NYC to the LaTourette House to 
>"resort."
>         Regards, Mallory Smith
>

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