[or-roots] Location of Geo. Thomas's house approximating

Clarees clarees at adelphia.net
Thu Jan 4 04:56:36 PST 2007


Les, & Tom;

The Quinn Family was my ancestors. Their DNC is located on what is now 
Quinn road and yes it is about 3 miles east of Marquam. The oldest Quinn 
daughter, my great aunt, married Alvin Thomas the oldest brother of 
George W Thomas and Henry J Thomas.
I have a book with all Oregon county maps with detailed Township and 
Ranges. If anyone would like me to scan and email them a copy of any 
area in Oregon I would be glad to do so.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Leslie Chapman
To: or-roots at www.sos.state.or.us
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:04 AM
Subject: [or-roots] Location of Geo. Thomas's house approximating


Tom;

I have pondered this before since the 1880 Census is fairly imprecise 
(most
of western Douglas Co is listed as Gardiner precinct) and I just hit on 
an
approximate solution. It will only work if two things prove out; You 
will
need to find a household on each side of George which has been 
continuously
occupied since 1860, as a first guess find one with children born in 
oregon,
ideally they have at least one slacker in the family who is still home 
in
adult hood;

J H QUINN   Self   M   Male   W   66   KY   Farmer   SC   SC
 Polly QUINN   Wife   M   Female   W   58   IN   Keeping House   KY   KY
 Charles K QUINN   Son      Male   W   15   OR   At School   ---   ---

Wait a minute, theseThomas's have been in Oregon for a long time, have 
you
searched for a homestead of theirs?

back to my point, the quinns are about 15 household away but just as a 
quick
check I was pretty sure I could find a homestead for them if they had 
one;

Patentees: JOSEPH H QUINN, State: OREGON
POLLY QUINN Acres: 317.31
  Metes/Bounds: No
  Survey

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 10/15/1873 U.S. Reservations: No
Land Office: Oregon City Mineral Reservations: No
Cancelled: No
Authority: September 27, 1850: Oregon-Donation Act (grant) (99 Stat. 
496)

 S½NW  1/  6-S  1-E  No  Willamette  OR  Clackamas
 S½NE  2/  6-S  1-E  No  Willamette  OR  Clackamas
 NENW  1/  6-S  1-E  No  Willamette  OR  Clackamas
 NWNW  1/  6-S  1-E  No  Willamette  OR  Clackamas
 NENE  2/  6-S  1-E  No  Willamette  OR  Clackamas
 NWNE  2/  6-S  1-E  No  Willamette  OR  Clackamas

If this doesn't mean anything to you I can explain how to read this but 
what
it means is the
Quinn place is about 3 miles straight east of Marquam. now if you can 
find
one of the closer households and can bracket them you will at least have 
an
approximation.

How about this, I assume this must be a the brother;

two doors up from George;

 Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation
Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
 Henry J THOMAS   Self   M   Male   W   26   OR   Farmer   NY   NY
 Mary R THOMAS   Wife   M   Female   W   24   OR   Keeps 
use   ---   ---
 Carrol THOMAS   Son   S   Male   W   4   W. T.      ---   ---
 Oslan THOMAS   Son   S   Male   W   2   W. T.      ---   ---

Source Information:
  Census Place Soda Springs, Clackamas, Oregon
  Family History Library Film   1255080
  NA Film Number   T9-1080
  Page Number   158C

Patentee: HENRY J THOMAS [the brother,? or the father]

  Survey State: OREGON Acres: 160 Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer

Issue Date: 3/10/1888 Land Office: Oregon City Cancelled: No U.S.
Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead 
EntryOriginal
(12 Stat. 392)

Parts Sec./
Block Township Range Fract.
Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.
 N½SW  24/  6-S  2-E  No  Willamette  OR  Clackamas
 SESW  24/  6-S  2-E  No  Willamette  OR  Clackamas
 NWSE  24/  6-S  2-E  No  Willamette  OR  Clackamas

This puts them about a mile southeast of Maple Grove School, if you go 
to
yahoo maps and go to the intersection of Barstow Rd and S. Sawtell road 
you
will be close.

http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/

is the Homestead search page,

USGS has changed their links again;

http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=162:1:3801039424808983879

gets you to a page where you can look for topo and aerial photos of the
location.

I need to get to work.

Les C



-----Original Message-----
From: or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us]On Behalf Of Tom
Tregoning
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 9:07 PM
To: or-roots at www.sos.state.or.us
Subject: [or-roots] Location of Geo. Thomas's house in 1878, Clackamas
County, Oregon


Hi List,
Can anyone tell me where Geo. W. Thomas's house was located in Clackamas
County, Oregon and/or the Soda Springs Census Precinct?  From the Census
Reports his house was located in the Soda Springs Census Precinct.  From
the 1890 Veteran Schedule Census Records, Soda Springs Census Precinct
includes both Wilhoit and Marquam.  That would be some area SE of State
Rt. 213, S of Molalla and E of Scotts Mills.  My great grandparents,
Herbert O. INSKEEP and Wilhelmine (Minnie) HORNSCHUCH, were married
there on 2 Jul 1878.

I want to thank those who have sent me emails about the above topics.

Tom
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