[or-roots] Re: Lee-Hutchinson-Soper

Mon Nov 3 14:32:09 PST 2003

1840 U.S. CENSUS: Lyme, Jefferson Co., New York, page 638
Philander Lee -- 120001,101001
1 male under 5
2 males 5-10
1 male 30-40
1 female under 5
1 female 10-15
1 female 30-40
NOTE 1: On the same page is Daniel Griggs -- 1001100001, 0000101
NOTE 2: In the 1840 census index, there is another Philander Lee in
Ellisburgh, Jefferson Co., New York on page 27 as follows: 1

1850: From Oregon Census Records Index 1851-1859, Vol. I:
Lee, Philander Washington Co. 1850

1850 U.S. CENSUS: Milwaukie, Clackamas Co., Oregon Territory, 20 Sep 1850,
Page 23, Family 184
Orlando Lee age 50 farmer all born NY, except Albert
--Anna age 44
--Emily age 22
--Edwin age 20
--Herman age 17
--Elvira age 14
--Orrin age 12
--Caroline age 9
--Albert age 3 b. Iowa

1850 U.S. CENSUS: Clackamas Co., Oregon Terr., Family 184
> Orlando Lee 50 farmer, all born NY except Albert
> --Anna 44
> --Emily 22
> --Edwin 20
> --Herman 17
> --Elvira 14
> --Orris 12
> -- Caroline 9
> --Albert 3 b. Iowa

>
> 1870 U.S. CENSUS: Oregon City, Clackamas Co., OR, Family 455, Page 113
> June 1870
> Philander Lee age 68 farmer b. NY
> --Anna age 62 kps hse b. NY
> --Mary age 16 b. OR
> Josiah Lebo age 48 laborer b. OR
>
> 1880 US CENSUS: Clackamas Co., OR
> Lebeo, Josiah age 50 IN VA NC
> --Nancy E. Wf 48 SD Car KY
> --Martin D. Sn 20 NB
> --Nancy Da 17
> --Alice Da 10
> --Sarah A. Da 7
> --Dora D. Da 3 IL
> and
> in the Lower Molalla Pct.
> Lebo, Thomas age 22 b. MA
> --Arthela Wf 19 b. MA
> --Lester Sn 3/12 b. OR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Virgene and Dean Travis" <travis.north at centurytel.net>
To: "Oregon Roots List- OR" <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 1:09 PM
Subject: [or-roots] Re: Lee-Hutchinson-Soper

> Gary --
>    Philander Lee is on the 1860 census in Clackamas Co., OR, Family 1068 ...
> unfortunately I didn't record the page number.
>         Philander Lee (1801-12 Jan 1887) had a son named Heman Allen Lee, b.
> 29 March 1833 in Jefferson Co., NY; d. 7 Jan 1914 in Canby, Clackamas Co.,
> OR .. is in the Zion/Pioneer Cem. there.  For more info. on Heman see:
> An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon, H.K, Hines, D. D. Lewis
> Publishing Co., 1893, page 689.
>         A daughter of Heman A. Lee is named Clara C. Lee (b. 17 May 1868 in
> Canby, d. 15 March 1926 in Newberg, Yamhill Co., OR and buried in the Canby
> Zion/Pioneer Cemetery.)   She m. (1st) Elijah Dow Hutchinson on 1 Jun 1890
> in Clackamas Co.  Elijah Hutchinson died 16 May 1902 in Eugene and is also
> buried in Canby.    Then in about 1912, Clara married (2nd) Ransom or Ranson
> SOPER.  He was b. about 1868 and died Jan. 1914.    (From writings of Myra
> Weston of Canby, OR-- a Clackamas Co., Oregon historian) comes the
> following:  "Clara had six children, was Canby milliner and first telephone
> operator; as widow she married Ransom Soper."   I don't have date of the
> marriage, but probably you
> can find it somewhere in Oregon Marriage Records.
> Clara's Death Certificate:
> Newberg, Yamhill Co., OR, Reg. No. 47
> Clara C. Soper, 721 First, Newberg
> Female, White, Widowed
>    etc.
>           As far as I know, Clara and Mr. Soper did not have any children.
> He may have been married previously???   A KEITH SOPER was one of the
> pallbearers at the funeral of Leonard Garver in Walla Walla, WA in June
> 1964.   Leonard Garver is a descendant of Philinda Lee Green Terwilliger.
> Philinda is a sister to Philander Lee.
> 
>    Have fun trying to put this puzzle together!
>        Virgene Travis
>         in Montana
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "gary murray" <gmurray1 at cox.net>
> To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 6:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Re:REUBEN SOPER
> 
> 
> > VIOLET:  thanks so much for the search results.  i have a real problem
> > taking anything from the internet.  when i first started this obsession,
> > about 30 -35 years ago, i did not bother with sources but i soon learned
> > that sources are everything.  if you can't prove where the info came from,
> > it is worthless info. and the internet is full of family genealogies with
> no
> > sources.  i have written to many, and i mean many, of the listers on the
> net
> > and have gotten less than a few returns.  mostly people that seem to do
> > genealogy are name gatherers and not genealogists.  the very few responses
> i
> > have rec'd list sources as someone elses gedcom or nothing at all.  i do
> > certainly want to thank you for your time and trouble on this one.  my
> > powers line goes back to walter power who was the immigrant.  i have a
> > wonderful power/s book which lists all the sources.  thanks again for your
> > post.  it is much appreciated.
> > gary in az.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Violet Sunderland <ndloop at wvi.com>
> > To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> > Date: Saturday, November 01, 2003 11:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [or-roots] Re:REUBEN SOPER
> >
> >
> > >Hi Gary,
> > >
> > >I found these with Google:
> > >
> > >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jselwa/webpage/g374.html
> > >
> > >http://www.gbnf.com/genealogy/jagard/html/index/ind0044.HTM
> > >
> > >I was interested because I've just made a breakthrough on my POWERS
> > >line (paternal) but mine is Kentucky, possibly back to South Carolina
> > >or Virginia.
> > >
> > >I subscribe to the LEE list and the only Philander LEE was in
> > >Tennessee in the 1860 census. Not mine either. Mine traces to one
> > >Peter LEE in Massachusetts. Some of his descendants were Loyalists who
> > >went to Canada and my line was in Eaton Co. MI in the 1850s.
> > >
> > >One other surname lately is BOWEN. It is known in Cornwall and
> > >Devonshire also. Did you know that ap in Welsh means 'son of'? When
> > >the name starts with a vowel, the p becomes b and the a is dropped, so
> > >ab Owen becomes Bowen. In one instance I know of, it became BONE,
> > >possibly when a parish clerk or census taker spelled what he heard. My
> > >grandfather's sister-in-law was born in LaMar, Colorado in the early
> > >1880s, the daughter of one Josh BOWEN. (No other info on him.)
> > >
> > >Violet Sunderland
> > >mailto:ndloop at wvi.com
> > >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> > >
> > >gary murray wrote:
> > >>
> > >> GOOD MORNING:  does anyone know anything about reuben soper who m.
> > tryphena
> > >> priscilla powers on 13 feb. 1853 in portland, oregon?  would also like
> to
> > >> know if he is related to any of the other soper's that married into the
> > >> hutchinson line.  thanks.
> > >> gary in az.
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