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<DIV>You might want to make a trip to the Oregon State Archives and check their
records. You will want to look at the records that OGS looked at to get their
information.</DIV>
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<DIV>Linda</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 9/20/2009 2:03:20 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
ckscott3132@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial> Have you tried writing to the Penitentiary to
inquire about any records they may have? You might be surprised!<BR><PRE class=moz-signature cols="72">Carolyn Scott
Auburn, WA
<A class=moz-txt-link-freetext title=mailto:ckscott3132@comcast.net href="mailto:ckscott3132@comcast.net">mailto:ckscott3132@comcast.net</A></PRE>
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<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px">-----Original
Message----- <BR>From: Babe Fain <BFAIN@FRONTIERNET.NET><BR>Sent: Sep 19,
2009 10:00 AM <BR>To: 'or-roots mail list'
<OR-ROOTS@LISTSMART.OSL.STATE.OR.US><BR>Subject: [or-roots] Oregon
Penitentiary Record in Salems/Euegene <BR><BR><ZZZhtml
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Hello<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">My great
grandfather, James Theordore Robbins was sent to prison in 1896. In
the book, "<ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Oregon</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE
w:st="on">State</ST1:PLACETYPE> Penitentiary" records of inmates Prepared
by <ST1:STATE w:st="on">Oregon</ST1:STATE> Genealogical Society, Eugene
Oregon, indicates he was charged with rape from <ST1:PLACE
w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st="on">Union</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE
w:st="on">County</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE> on 6/12/1896; convicted and
sentenced to 35 years. I can’t find any information concerning what
happened to him. He left four children to be raised by his wife’s
parent. She died in 1887. The following information is all I
have found.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:STATE w:st="on"><B><FONT
size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Oregon</SPAN></FONT></B></ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE><B><FONT
size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
Historical Records<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Case# 3681
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Name
Robbins, James <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Date
6/12/1896 <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Record
Type Inmate <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st="on"><B><FONT
size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">County</SPAN></FONT></B></ST1:PLACETYPE><B><FONT
size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
<ST1:PLACENAME
w:st="on">Union</ST1:PLACENAME></SPAN></FONT></B></ST1:PLACE><B><FONT
size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Source
Penitentiary<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">I would
like to know if he died in Penitentiary or if he was released and on what
date. Any information would much
appreciated.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Respectfully</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Babe
Fain</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=4 face=Tahoma><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>or-roots
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