[or-roots] A.W. Cuthbert - Kamela, Oregon

Wed Dec 1 16:43:14 PST 2010

Thank you Pat!  I had info that a friend found for me as I don't currently
have access to Ancestry.  This is becoming a very small world after reading
thru all of this.  Hornbrook was also a railroad town and Wasco County,
Oregon was also an area for railroad. 

I recognize the Lyletton family from Hornbrook so I'm wondering if my uncle
might remember the family. My Dad grew up in Hornbrook and is buried there.
I'll ask my friend to check out the family history info to see if we can
lock in on someone.

Thank you for providing all of this information.  It certainly helps! I
would very much like to get the watch fob to a family member. I paid $30 for
it just to make sure that it got home.

Trish

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Trish

>From the 1900 census:

The Alex W, b June 1850, Scotland, immigrated in 1871, was a shoemaker.

Wife Ann W, b May 1850, in England, immigrated in 1873. They were married
about 1870, she has had six children, six living.

Now, the children.

Alex S, b  Dec 1871, in Canada (fireman on the RR)

Oliver D, May 1884, b OR

Violet I, May 1887, Oregon

Myrtle I, Apr 1890, Oregon

So, Alex was born in Canada, indicating a passage through there, rather than
directly to the US.

Oliver is listed as a son, but there is a correction to "Olive" without any
citation. Wonder about that.

As you noted, in 1910, Alexander and Ann are still in Mountain, but with
only Myrtle.   Two of the six children have died.

Curiously, their immigration dates are now listed as 1882 for Alex, 1860 for
Ann. 

There are several trees including Violet, Myrtle, and Oliver.

(Understanding "consider the source")

We have Violet Ivey marrying Frank Elmer Shimmin in 1905 in Yreka, died in
1912. One child listed, Elmer Richard Shimmin, 1907-1981 (died in Santa
Clara).  Elmer Richard Shimmin married and has two children. Tracy Crowe
follows this family. You can write her at trayrain at yahoo dot com

Myrtle Isabella m in 1911, Frank Morris in Ontario.;  Albert LeRoy Bulis,
one adopted daughter.

Oliver Dudley, m 1905 in Hornbrook, Julia Lyletton, d 1909.  (the Lyletton
family in 1910 or 20 has a Cuthbert grandchild) Child listed as Harold
Oliver Cuthbert, b 1906.  Harold married Dama G Glynn, one child.

If you have access to Ancestry.com, you can find all of these, including the
contact information for the various contributors. Looks like we have at
least three descendants.

The children of Alex and Ann are listed as follows:

Alexander Septimus Cuthbert 1872 - 1907 

John Alexander Cuthbert 1873 - 1938 

William Mercer Wilson Cuthbert 1875 - 1950 

Oliver Dudley Cuthbert 1884 - 1909 

Violet Ivy Cuthbert 1887 - 1912 

Myrtle Isabella Cuthbert 1890 - 1951

There are also records from John Alexander Cuthbert's family. I'm curious
that the same name would be used for both the first two boys. Interesting. 

So, I'm pretty sure you can find your family, but just to avoid confusion,
by the way, I did find an "A Cuthbert" in Wasco County in 1860. This could
be your guy as well.

Good luck with your search, and thanks for trying to reconnect the fob with
the family.

Pat

In Tucson

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Subject: [or-roots] A.W. Cuthbert - Kamela, Oregon

I'm searching for descendants of A.W. Cuthbert.  I believe his name was
Alexander and was born in Scotland.  I found census information for a Myrtle
Cuthbert in 1910 and Oliver (Olive?) Cuthbert in 1900.  They lived in
Mountain (I'm assuming that's Mountain View) in Siskiyou County, California.

I purchased what I think is a watch fob which has a Masonic log at the top
and A.W. Cuthbert, Kamela, Oregon and 1890 engraved on it. I purchased it
about 10 years ago on eBay hoping to get it to the family.  I happened to
find it agin and thought that I would try once again now that I have found
what I think is correct info for him. 

Kamela is located just north of La Grande and was a railroad stop there. I'm
assuming that Mr. Cuthbert may have been a railroad worker.

Myrtle Cuthbert was born in Oregon in 1890 and Oliver was born in Oregon in
1884.

Thanks!

Trish Neal

Coos Bay, Oregon 

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