[or-roots] 2 questions of unfound data

[Sue Steward]

On 4/27/2011 7:54 AM, James wrote:
>  For 20 years or longer, my cousin and I have been trying to find 2 
> people.
> Walter J Matney died - intestate ( have probate) no info on it any use.
>                1873 fall, some place between Alturas and someplace in 
> Oregon.
>   We are not sure . He and his relation Sam K Matney ( Tule E' Dad ) 
> fought the Modocs and Sam scalped em to show they were not the only 
> one who could use a knife - this story is on my web page, Walter got a 
> divorce ( have those papers no info useful) just before he was ( 
> killed or died) we dont know where - I suspect the Modocs did him in 
> after he went looking for trouble drunk. * not a fact, just  a-thought*
>    There is no mention any place about a burial,  no place.
> Now as for Julia - my suspicions are she died in Yamhill
>    Julia Ann Cooper (Matney - Rowe) she was at the age that if she 
> died as an old lady - she could * have* lived to 1920, she was married 
> to Rowe 1879. There is no mention of her death in any Oregon archive I 
> can find unless I missed some thing.
>    So, these are my 2 long lasting brick walls -
> Dan Matney - Cooper - Rogers
>

    I do not know anything about your family.  Any possibility that this
    might be your Julia Matney?


    Oregon Marriages, 1906-1920

Name:

	

Julia A Matney

COUNTY:

	

Harney

Marriage Date:

	

28 Mar 1917


    Oregon Marriages, 1906-1920

Name:

	

John W Hunter

COUNTY:

	

Harney

Marriage Date:

	

28 Mar 1917


    Oregon Death Index, 1903-98

Name:

	

Hunter, Julia A

COUNTY:

	

Harney

Death Date:

	

10 Mar 1951

Certificate:

	

2667


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