[or-roots] Charles Henry Merchant Family Coos County,OR

Sue Steward ssteward at ccountry.net
Tue Oct 17 22:51:54 PDT 2006 

"A Century of Coos and Curry" by Emil R. Peterson and Alfred Powers

Merchant, Charles b. New York 1838.  to North Bend 1860 as manager for A. M.
Simpson's lumber yard, sawmill and store.  Married Mary Gunn 1862.
Children:  Ella, Fanny, Stella, Ruby E., William T., Robert S., Benjamin T.,
Francis E., John C. G., Charles W., Albert F. S., James, Mary, Lydia, March
Lily.  Died 1906

Merchant, W. T., b. Oregon 1870, son of C.H.  Large general merchandise
establishment in Marshfield.  Married Elizabeth Preuss.  Children:  C.H.,
John W., Helen.

p. 106  North Bend
Just south of North Bend, a city named Yarrow was platted in 1890.  The
tract of some fifty odd acres had been bought from the government in 1863 at
$1.25 per acre.  A year later it was sold for $500 to Charles Merchant, who
sold it eleven months later for $400 to Charles E. Eckhoff.

p. 427-428
Perhaps no other individual on the Pacific Coast was better known in the
lumbering industry thn was Captain A. M. Simpson.  ...

But Simpson was not dismayed.  In the years that followed, with his
ever-growing fleet of vessels, he reached the world markets.

Charles H. Merchant, becoming general superintendent at North Bend in 1860,
continued for 13 years until he went to Marshfield in 1873 to join E. B.
Dean & Company.  ....

----
The Pershbaker Mill at Marshfield was inaugurated by John Pershbaker and
associates in 1867.

He immediately began to build ships and opened a store, with his brother
Charles in charge.  After five or six years of more or less success, the
property was taken over by E. B. Dean & Company.  It was abandoned at
Marshfield in 1885 to be replaced by a new mill at Bay City on the east bank
of Isthmus Inlet, present site of the McKenna mill.  Store and offices
remained in Marshfield on the waterfront.  Old residents still have a clear
recollection of the store and its manager, Charles H. Merchang.

Under Merchant's management, the new mill prospered until he withdrew in
1891.  Five years later, in the beginning of 1896, the company was facing
financial difficulties.  One partner had died; hard times of the 1890's were
presenting their problems.  Affairs were placed in a receivership with
Charles H. Merchant as receiver for many years.
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"Pioneer History of Coos and Curry Counties" Orvil Dodge, Historian

Mercant, Charles H. came to Coos Bay at a very early date and has since been
one of the most prominent citizes of the county.  His wife's maiden name was
Mary L. Gunn, born in Massachusetts in 1843.  Her father was one of the
first captains that saled to Coos Bay, and finally settled there in 1861.
She was married in 1862 and is the mother of sixteen children.  Their names
are:  Mary A., Sarah I., Lydia G., William F. S., Robert H., Benjamin T.,
Charles W., Francis E., Ella R., Fannie J. John C. G., Stela May, Ruby E.,
Ella R., Fannie J.  Sarah I. and Stella M. are dead.

p. 356-360 Reminiscences of Chas. Merchant -- probably best if I copied that
to send you.

Reminisces of early days by Thomas Hirst ... C. H. Merchant, for many years
a hard worker, but by his business foresight and enterprise, his strict
integrity and economy is now able to sit in the stern and steer while others
paddle his canoe.
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Copies  available from Oregon State Archives

Oregon Historical Records Index Detail Information
Case#
NameMerchant, Charles W
Date1916
Record TypeEnlistment
CountyCoos
SourceMilitary


Oregon Historical Records Index Detail Information
Case#080
NameMerchant, Charles W.
DateDec 30, 1891
Record TypeCommitment
CountyCoos
SourceHawthorne Asylum
IdentifierStudent
RemarksM




Oregon Historical Records Index Detail Information
Case#
NameMerchant, Francis E & Mc Donald, Mary M
Date2/24/1909
Record TypeMarriage
CountyCoos
SourceHealth
IdentifierState Registrar
Remarks


Oregon Historical Records Index Detail Information
Case#
NameMerchant, James M
Date1916
Record TypeEnlistment
CountyCoos
SourceMilitary


Oregon Historical Records Index Detail Information
Case#12000
NameMerchant, John Christer Gunn
Date7/7/1879
Record TypeDelayed Birth
CountyCoos
SourceHealth


Oregon Historical Records Index Detail Information
Case#6384
NameMerchant, Fredric
Date1855
Record TypeCensus
CountyCoos
SourceProvisional and Territori

Oregon Historical Records Index Detail Information
Case#1699
NameMerchant, Charles Henry
Date1/4/1893
Record TypeDelayed Birth
CountyCoos
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Early Coos County Marriages

MERCHANT, Charles Henry   and   Mary L. GUNN  --   23 Jan 1862
MERCHANT, Ellen   --   see   Daniel W. INGERSOLL
MERCHANT, Fredrick    and   Jenny ______    --  24 Sep 1858
MERCHANT, Lydia G.   --   see   Forrest E. LANG
MERCHANT, Jenny  (Mrs.)  --   see   M. J.  TALLBOT
MERCHANT, Sarah I.   --   see   John PREUSS
MERCHANT, W.T.   and   Eliza PREUSS  --  20 Dec 1891

____________________________________________________________

There is some information on Ancestry.com submitted by James Edwards,
Brookwood Alabama.  Lists Charles H. Merchant's mother's name as Anna
VanOssen but no father's name listed.
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Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
Name:Merchant, Charles H.
County:Clatsop
Death Date:26 Jul 1906
Certificate:1270
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Good luck!
Sue


 -----Original Message-----
 From: or-roots-admin at sos-titan.sos.state.or.us
 [mailto:or-roots-admin at sos-titan.sos.state.or.us]On Behalf Of james edwards
 Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 1:34 PM
 Subject: [or-roots] Charles Henry Merchant Family Coos County,OR


 I am looking for any information anyone may have on the Charles Henry
 Merchant Family of Coos County,OR

 Charles Henry Merchant
 b.  13 July 1838 NY,NY,NY USA
 m.  23 Jan 1862 North Bend,Coos,OR USA to Mary Lincoln Gunn
 d.   26 Jul 1906 ,,OR USA
 bu  1906, Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery,Coos Bay(Marshfield),Coos,OR USA


 Many thanks

 James Edwards

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