[or-roots] Wm P Harpole & Nancy Mary McMullin, 1851 OR Pioneers

[Layne G SAWYER]

Gerrie,

You can request copies of the probate information from the Archives reference staff at

reference.archives at state.or.us 

If you have the casefile numbers etc from the online index the probate case would be $10 a piece (that includes up to ten pages of copies.  In most cases that includes all of the relevant genealogical information.  You could ask the staff to estimate the page count if there was more than ten pages.  (If you live outside Oregon there is a $5.00 out of state service fee)  In addition the Donation Land Claim records are available at the State Archives and they can also make copies from the microfilm if you have the claim numbers.  There are also a number of other libraries in Oregon that have these records.  (They are federal records so if you are near a National Archives regional repository you should also be able to research the microfilm there)   If your cousin ins willing to visit in person copies charges are just 25 cents per page and staff will be happy to pull the records for her.  There is a registration process she will need to complete, but that takes about 5 minutes.  We are open from 8-noon and 1:00-4:45 every week day.

Good luck on your hunting.

Regards,

Layne Sawyer
List Mom
Oregon State Archives

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My husband's ancestors William Pope Harpole & his wife Nancy Mary McMullin were Oregon Pioneers of 1851, coming from Pike County, Illinois. Wm. P. was one of the first Oregon legislators, from Marion County. They had an Oregon Donation Land Claim, as did other Harpole relatives. I don't have my data here right now, but Wm P. Harpole died in?1862, while out campaigning for reelection. Nancy M. Harpole lived a long life with her sons & she died in 1906. The parents, along with their sons, are buried in the Pioneer Cemetery at Brooks, Oregon. There's a wonderful website that gives much data on this family. 
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MY QUESTION IS:?how could I find out?if there are photos of William P.?and/or Nancy M. Harpole out there? I'm asking because I have what I think could be a photo of each of these individuals. I have temporary custody of my husband's grandparents' photo collection. OF COURSE - there are no names on these photos, but clues point to these two ancestors, rather than our Andrew & Catherine Hagey Oregon Pioneers of 1848. It seems to me that if there were known photos of these Oregon Pioneers, Stephanie would have them on her wonderful website. Who should I contact about identifying these terrific old photos. 
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Also - there's an old harvest photo I have questions about - in which the women's dresses fall to their ankles. I figure there must be either Harpole or Hagey ancestors in that photo, along with a lot of other folks, or this picture wouldn't have been in Grandma's collection. What do you suggest I do about these puzzles?
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I could share more data about our Harpole and Hagey ancestors with those who want it, as I've collected much information. I LOVE the Oregon State Library & the Oregon State Historical Society Library. I found indexed data for both William P. Harpole & Andrew Hagey's probates in Marion County, but haven't gone to the Archives for them yet. If someone would tell me what she would need to do, there's a cousin in Salem who might go get those for us. Also, someone on this?said we can get full data for the ancestor's Oregon Donation Land Claim applications. Please tell us how to do that as well - we have the ODLC numbers.
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Thanks,?? Gerrie