<div dir="ltr"><div>When looking at this page <a href="http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/oregon/index.htm">http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/oregon/index.htm</a> remember these are the tribes known to Swanton when he wrote the book. You can get a lot of clues from this book, but you will still need to do more research on the tribe for additional information on the regions of Oregon. </div>
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<div>You can also look here <a href="http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/">http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/</a> for additional information on the tribes listed. Native Races <a href="http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/races/index.htm">http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/races/index.htm</a> will also provide more information on tribes.</div>
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<div>Presently we do not have a good selection of books on the Indians of the Pacific Northwest, but we are working on it every day.</div>
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<div>Thanks</div>
<div>Judy<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Kith-n-Kin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Kith-n-Kin@cox.net">Kith-n-Kin@cox.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">So, the name we're looking for to be Native American is Shepherd/<span>Shepard</span>/<span>Sheperd</span>, or <span>Blanchette</span>.</span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">There are no Native Americans with <span>Shep</span>* for a last name in the 1880 or any earlier censuses for Oregon.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">That may or may not mean anything, as the Indian population may not have been given, or taken, anglicized names by that point.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Which brings me to this. The fact that the family isn't on the census as Indian isn't telling, but at least suggestive. There were only 769 people identified as Indian, born in Oregon, father and mother born in Oregon, on the1880, 3,000 in 1910. </span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Thirty-two in Florence, Lane County. Sixty-nine in Douglas.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">1920 has similar figures.<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">On the other side, looking for <span>Ada</span>, we find no <span>Blanchette</span>, but do find:</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Ada</span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> <span>Pichette</span> -- Grande <span>Ronde</span>, Yamhill, OR <span>abt</span> 1909 Oregon Daughter<span> </span>in the 1910 census.</span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">I'm pretty sure this isn't the "right" family, but it illustrates, I think, the problems faced here.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Additionally, there's the question of "which Indian community?"<span> </span>I remember my aunt traveling east from Cottage Grove to a desperately poor community, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. </span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">However, here's an interesting site to look at:</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><a href="http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/oregon/" target="_blank">http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/oregon/</a> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">and</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"><a href="http://www.ctclusi.org/CTCLUSINEW/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=hrqa1QkKAW0%3D&tabid=128&mid=999" target="_blank">http://www.ctclusi.org/CTCLUSINEW/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=hrqa1QkKAW0%3D&tabid=128&mid=999</a> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Here are some other death certificate clues:</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Name: <span>Shepard</span>, Ruth J. </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">County: Deschutes<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Death Date: 3 Nov 1917 </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Certificate: 62<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Name: Shepherd, <span>Ada</span> I </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">County: Marion<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Death Date: 30 Apr 1946 </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Certificate: 3541<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Name: <span>Shepard</span>, <span>Ada</span> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">County: Clatsop<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Death Date: 13 Jan 1936 </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Certificate: 13<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Spouse: John<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Name: Shepherd, Homer </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">County: Coos<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Death Date: 28 Oct 1919 </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Certificate: 176<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">I suspect the best next place to look is at the death certificate. It may give quite a bit more information.</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">I agree that if there is, or is not, a native American heritage here, the kids could do well to research it. But, without more information, it's pretty futile. Maybe someone could check with the county courthouse for a birth certificate. Or, the state.<span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">I also, however, have to agree that if the carrot is to get funds or other benefits from one of the tribes, I'd be betting no.<span> </span>A grandmother who may be half or whole part Indian won't get much these days.</span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">Pat (in Tucson)</span></p>
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<p><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <a href="mailto:or-roots-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">or-roots-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:or-roots-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">or-roots-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ViolaRae Kassing<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 10, 2008 9:17 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'or-roots mail list'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [or-roots] Need a look up in 1930 census</span></p></div></div>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">Judy,</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">You may have missed my earlier post with 'what' info I have. It isn't much, more a shot in the dark. In the sixties this family only claimed the father's (Kathleen's husband) Irish history. With the 'new' attitude toward Native Americans, the inside the home stories are leaking out. Each child has a different twist. Here is my original post. Linage is Kathleen > son > daughter (the child I'm trying to help) The information is from the son(father)'s baby book.</span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I am trying to help a friend learn a bit about their history. Their mother was supposedly Native American.</span></p>
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<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">She was born </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kathleen Patricia Shepard</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">25 Jul 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Cottage Grove, Oregon</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Her parents were</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Homer Glen Shepard</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ada Ruth Blanchette</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Can anyone help me?</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Viola Rae (STACEY) Kassing</span></p>
<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="mailto:vkassing@minn.net" target="_blank">vkassing@minn.net</a></span></p>
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