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Hi Joanne, The Nichols, both Edward and his son, George actually worked for both Bill and Mike Hanley during their lifetimes. They worked for Bill Hanley on the huge OO spread SW of Burns and for Mike at the large Butte Creek Ranch. I have some pictures of both her grandad and great grandad Nichols in their wagon in front of the big barn on the Hanley Farm in Jacksonville. My mother-in-law Geneva Nichols lived on the Butte Creek Ranch for a while after she divorced her first husband and then met my father-in-law, William "Fritz" Nickell who worked for the ranch as a cow hand. He lived on his dad's homestead (William A. 'Bill' Nickell) just outside of the Hanley Ranch property. Interesting enough, Bill Nickell registered his brand as OO after the old Hanley OO Ranch was sold in 1941. The family used to have some of the daily logs for the ranch as my mother-in-law Geneva kept all of the records for her dad on the day to day expenses and time records, etc... as it pertained to the cow hands and the cattle drives, etc... Regards, Jack Ciaccia > ----- Forwarded Message -----
> From: "Joanne Broadhurst" <konajo37 at hotmail.com>
> To: or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:24:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Row River Row
> Would that be the Bill Hanley Double O or Bell A ranch around Burns or
> antoher Hanley ranch.  The Hanleys of Jacksonville are kin.  Some also
> settled in Eastern Oregon.
>  
> Joanne Broadhurst
>  
> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:01:24 +0000
> From: wm0g at comcast.net
> To: or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Row River Row
> List,
>  
> My mother-in-law, Geneva A. (Nichols) Nickell, daughter of George A.
> Nichols and Mattie Stallsworth was born in what was Dorena, OR on the
> Row River back in 1914. From what I know about the area, the original
> town of Dorena is now under water in the Dorena Reservoir which, I
> believe was finished around 1949. The original schoolhouse would have
> been located there but was moved off of its foundation to about 5
> miles north of the original spot and I think still is in use. So, if
> anyone was buried behind the original schoolhouse, they would be now
> under the water in the reservoir. I believe, according to family
> stories, that about 100 homes were flooded over once the reservoir was
> filled including the original house of my mother-in-law's family. They
> relocated to Willow Creek, just a little ways from Dorena. Finally
> settling in and around Lake Creek, OR where George and his father,
> Edward F. Nichols worked on the old Hanley Ranch for many years.
>  
> Jack Ciaccia
> From: "Glen Jones" <glenkc7mbm at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 4:28:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Row River Row
> Stephen
> Unfortunatly I have run into that before also.
>  
> Glen Jones Portland
> From: rowriver at aol.com
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> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 2:20:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Row River Row
> Tha nks Glen
> Yes, I have and they have no other information other than the passage
> on Pg 153 in "Golden Was The Past."
> The individual that contributed that information has passed away and
> no one knows her source.
> Stephen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glen Jones <glenkc7mbm at comcast.net>
> To: or-roots mail list <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> Sent: Thu, Jan 26, 2012 2:07 pm
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Row River Row
> Stephen
> Have you checked with the Cottage Grove Historical Society or the
> Genealogy Society Their
> also the Dorena Historical Society, they have a lot of info on the
> area.
>  
> Glen Jones Portland, Oregon
>  
> From: rowriver at aol.com
> To: or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 9:51:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Row River Row
> R oy,
> I have been trying to find my ggg grandfather's grave for 30 years,
> There is a statement in the " Golden Was The Past" that leads me to
> believe it may be about my Grandfather, George Clark (the victim of
> the Row).  Its at the bottom of page 153  and says "One man lies in a
> lonely grave behind Dorena School as the result of a 'row' with his
> neighbor."
> Do you know anything about this statement in the book.
> Stephen Clark
> ggg grandson of George Clark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Blaine < royblaine at msn.com >
> To: or-roots mail list < or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us >
> Sent: Thu, Jan 26, 2012 9:40 am
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Row River Row
> My grandmother, Dee Darnell, was one of the contributors in the
> excellent little book "Golden Was the Past.". She took my cousin and I
> swimming at a hole on Row River back in 1970. I remember her telling
> us it was NOT "Roe River" and not about paddling a boat, but about the
> feud between the Clarks and Southwells. 
> - For what it's worth, the streets never did turn to gold. :-}
> Roy Blaine
> Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 25, 2012, at 6:53 PM, rowriver at aol.com wrote:
> > L es,
> > That's one I had not heard.
> > The most generally accepted story regarding the renaming of the Row
> > River follows:
> > In the mid 1800s this river was known as the North Fork of the
> > Middle
> > Fork of the Willamette River. Early Oregon Pioneers that settled
> > along
> > the river which runs from the Cascades west to the Willamette near
> > present day Cottage Grove.
> > These Pioneers always felt that the name was much too difficult to
> > pronounce. It just did not roll off the tongue very easily so,
> > almost
> > from the beginning of settlement, the community was trying to come
> > up
> > with a name that was more suitable, easier to say but could not
> > agree.
> > At this same time two families that had DLCs in the area, the Clarks
> > and the Southwells, were embroiled in a bitter 'row' or feud that
> > went
> > back to their roots in Yorkshire, England and Morgan County,
> > Illinois.  They were, by the way related through marriage.
> > Everyone along the river was aware of this feud... In the spring of
> > 1868, March 27th this 'row' boiled over and a confrontation between
> > Joseph Southwell; his sons Benjamin, Edwin, and John and George
> > Clark
> > erupted.  The dispute is generally thought to have been over land
> > and
> > sheep.  During this confrontation George Clark was shot in the back
> > by
> > one of the Southwells and killed.
> > The other residents along the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the
> > Willamette declared the Clark/Southwell 'row" at an end and agreed
> > to
> > rename the river the Row River in honor of George Clark.
> > George Clark was my ggg grandfather.
> > So when I was setting up my email accounts I chose rowriver as a
> > tribute to my grandfather.  It is a good story anyway... Hope you
> > enjoyed it.
> > Stephen
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Leslie Chapman < opera_70 at yahoo.com >
> > To: or-roots mail list < or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us >
> > Sent: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 5:40 pm
> > Subject: [or-roots] Row River Row
> > Off the top of my head I seem to remember seeing or hearing
> > something
> > in some of the histories  lately  about the "Bucket of Blood" or
> > some
> > such tavern up toward Dorena or past it (Seems like it had a
> > legitimate name too?) where as much entertainment was had by the
> > loggers trying to knock each other's teeth out every Saturday night
> > as
> > they had by drinking and dancing. I assume that is the story you are
> > referring too?
> > Les C
> > > To: or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> > > Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 4:54 PM
> > > Hi Les,
> > > Thank you for the information. I will check  this link.
> > > Yes, I can see how my email address would lead you to think I live
> > > somewhere between Cottage Grove and Dorena.
> > > In fact I'm a native San Diegan.  I did live in Cottage Grove in
> > > 2002
> > > and in Eugene from 2003 to 2006.  That is not, however, the reason
> > > my
> > > email is Row River....
> > > Being from Cottage Grove and interested in genealogy perhaps you
> > > have
> > > heard the story of how the Row River became the Row after
> > > originally
> > > being called the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette. 
> > > My
> > > ggg grandfather was the George Clark referenced in this story.
> > > If you haven't heard the story I'll be happy to share it with you.
> > > Stephen Clark
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