This is an interesting post; I was surprised to see the information about William Green Thomas. I have some information about this family as his sister, Catherine Thomas (m. Clarence L. Morris) was a 3rd great grandmother to my son and daughter. Catherine's daughter, Mary Elizabeth Morris m. George Walter Young and they ranched in the Maupin area.<br>
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Carla <br>
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From: Trish Neal <trisch@charter.net><br>
To: or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
Sent: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 4:59 pm<br>
Subject: [or-roots] People with roots in Oregon connected to SE Alaska<br>
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<div class=MsoNormal>This weekend I have been reworking a newspaper index for newspapers from Wrangell, Alaska that I completed in 1995. I have had a recent request for the entire project and since I have better software, I thought I would try to recreate the index and burn it to a CD to make it available to more libraries and researchers in Alaska. At the time it was pretty expensive to provide hard copies. </div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>Part of the index was a <U>vital statistics</U> section which listed names whether they were found in the newspaper or public records. The newspapers were primarily Wrangell newspapers but I also did research in Victoria, BC so you may see some newspapers cited from that city. </div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>While the index was done for 1898-1899, there are other dates included because of the various researches that I was doing at the time. I thought this information on people who lived at W
rangell, Alaska might be of interest since these people were either born in Oregon before traveling to Alaska or have an Oregon connection. </div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>The newspapers are available through your local library on microfilm and/or microfiche. Please note, that unless you want to have the primary source in your files, the information listed is complete – in fact some information is additional from research that I had and I added it to the name.</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>This is the only information that I have on these people. I hope that this information will be of help to someone.</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal>Trish Neal</div>
<div class=MsoNormal>Coos Bay, Oregon</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B><I><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'">Newspaper Key</SPAN></U></I></B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'">SRJ=Stikeen River Journal FWN=Fort Wrangel News</SPAN></I></div>
<div class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'">AS=Alaska Sentinel (Wrangell)  
; WS=Wrangell Sentinel</SPAN></I></div>
<div class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'">AW=Alaska Weekly VC=Victoria Colonist </SPAN></I></div>
<div class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'">DBC=Daily British Colonist</SPAN></I><B></B></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B>Anderson, Clarence H.</B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal><B> </B>DOD: 05/20/1951</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOB: at Scofield, Oregon</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> Age 25 years; boating accident; Parents: M/M Thomas Anderson; Sisters: Florence Miller, Doris Norton; Brother: Arthur Anderson.</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> <I>05/25/1951 1:6 WS</I></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B>Arola, Isaac</B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOD: 1932</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOB: at Finland</div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"> Age 71 years. Heart diseas
e and asthma. Came from Finland with wife and infant son about 1888 to Astoria, Oregon. Spouse died in 1893 at Oregon. Sons: Carl, John, George. Grandaughter: Elna Arola. Grandson: Edward Arola. Was in the Klondike and Dawson.</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> <I>12/23/1932 1:4 WS</I></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B>Barnes, F. C.</B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOD: 07/30/1931</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOB: 1854 at Albany, New York</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> Died at his home in Portland, Oregon; Spouse passed away last September. Built cannery at Lake Bay in 1901 and operated until 1927. Four daughters and one son.</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> <I>07/31/1931 1:5 WS</I></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B><I>D</I></B><B> Black, Mrs. Scott</B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOD: 05/10/1926</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOB: at Oregon 1869</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> Age 57 years. Cirrhosis of liver. Came to Wra
ngell from Ketchikan to go into Cassiar with husband. Spouse. Mother survives in Portland, Oregon. Son: Bert Woolridge of Wallace, Idaho.</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> <I>05/13/1926 1:3 WS</I></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B>Parrott, Walter Edward</B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOD: 08/18/1928</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOB: 12/11/1861 at Oregon City, Oregon. </div>
<div class=MsoNormal> Age 67 years. Came to Alaska in 1903. Engaged in fishing for first 8 years. Had a farm on Sergief Island at the mouth of the Stikine River. Parents: Joseph Parrott and Elenor Fish Parrott. Sister: Mrs. Jessie White and her daughter Miss Lois White from Yakima, Washington.</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> <I>08/23/1928 1:2 WS</I></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B>Stump, Parke</B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOD: 01/14/1947</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOB: Oregon</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> Age
65 years. Came to Alaska when he was age 19 years, first to Nome and then to interior Alaska. Came to southeastern Alaska in 1925: Hyder, Wrangell and Ketchikan. His wife, who was a sister of Mrs. Lenabelle Green of Wrangell, <br>
passed away a few years ago in California. Moved to Ketchikan after her death. Step-sons (?): W.C. Stump and E.E. Bailey</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> <I>01/17/1947 5:2 WS</I></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B>Thomas, William Green</B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOD: 05/04/1930</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOB: 01/19/1851 at Randolph county, Missouri</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> Age 79 years. From heart attack. First Married Alyda McAvoy on 01/21/1888 at Fort Wrangell. She precied him in death in 1918. Married Ida F. Swift on 12/26/1924 at Seattle, Washington. He was the U.S. Commissioner for over <br>
30 years at Wrangell. The youngest child of a large family. His family came over the Blue Mountains following the Oregon Trail in 1851. He was carried off by a cougar but was sa
ved from certain death by the men in the party. The family settled near Scio, Oregon. Parents: Thomas Turpin Thomas and Nancy Curl Thomas. His mother died when he was 7 years old. His father died two years later. He had brothers and sisters of which only two sisters were surviving at the time of his death. One sister died the day after William at The Dalles, Oregon (Note: no information has been found on her at TD.) NOTE: The Irene Ingle Public Library in Wrangell, Alaska does have a clip file on Wm. Thomas and his wife.</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> <I>05/08/1930 1:3 WS</I></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><B>Worden, J.E.</B></div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOD: 1925</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> DOB: 07/04/1861 at Niagara Falls, New York.</div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">Age 64 years. His father died when he was age 2 years from injuries from the Civil War. His mother passed away when he was age 9 years. He was reared by his father’s brother. Settled at Portland, Oregon. Spouse: Nina Turner on 11/28/1895 at Portland. Moved to Fort Wrangell in 1898. Appointed U.S. Postmaster at Wrangell and served in that capacity until 1917. Worden was also a photographer, h
aving photographed a great deal of local area. Children: Mrs. Lynn (Robert) Holmes, Mrs. Liberty (Louis M.) Royal, Homer Worden. Member of Pioneers of Alaska, Redmen’s Lodge, Elks Lodge and Woodmen of the World.</div>
<div class=MsoNormal> <I>03/26/1925 1:1 WS</I></div>
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