Person:Minerva Unknown (27)

From Gram's notes. James appears on the 1910 US Census and he is alone. His marital status is Widowed.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 US Census
   1900 Oregon, Malheur, Bully Precinct, ED 24, Sheet 3B, Ancestry.com online, Series T623, Roll 1348, Page 212, 9,11,12 & 13 June 1900.

   Lines 65-68
   Line 65-WESTFALL, James [W.] (head) white male 57 born Jan. 1843 married 3 years born in West Virginia, as were both of his parents is a farmer
   Line 66-WESTFALL, Minervia [J.] (wife) white female has had [15] children of which 4 are living 28 born [Nov] 18[41] in Iowa her father in Indiana mother in Ohio
   Line 67-WESTFALL, Oscar J. (son) white male 23 born Aug. [18]7[6] married 4/2 born in Missouri father in West Virginia mother in Missouri
   Line 68-WESTFALL, Alice [?] (daughter in law) white female 18 born [?] 1881 married 4/2 born in Nevada father in England mother in Oregon
   Lines 70-77
   Line 70-GREGORY, [John] (head) white male 65 born Sept. 1834 in Virginia married 20 years father born in Virginia mother in Virginia occ. Day Laborer
   Line 71-GREGORY, Anna [?] (wife) white female 35 born [?] in California married 20 years. Has birthed 8 children & 7 have survived. Her father born in Canada mother in Iowa
   Line 72-GREGORY, Martha (daughter) white female single 15 born [May] 1885 in Oregon father born in Virginia mother born in California
   Line 73-GREGORY, Bessie L. (daughter) white female single 12 born May 1888 in Oregon father born in Virginia mother born in California
   Line 74-GREGORY,Emeline (daughter) white female single 7 born [?] 1892in Oregon father born in Virginia mother born in California
   Line 75-GREGORY, Rhoda (daughter) white female single 5 born July 189[?] in Oregon father born in Virginia mother born in California
   Line 76-GREGORY, [?]emev[?][?] (son) white male single 3 born [?] 1897 in Oregon father born in Virginia mother born in California
   Line 77-Yarber, Nora E. (daughter) white female married [1]/2 18 born [May] [18]82 in Oregon father born in Virginia mother born in California
   Lines 92-95
   Line 92-MULLEN, Alfred [?] (head) white male 27 born Mar. 1873 married 4 years born in Oregon father Ireland mother Iowa
   Line 93-MUULLEN, Jose (wife) white female 19 born Nov. 1881 married 4 years has given birth to 2 children both of them living born in Oregon father in Maine mother in California
   Line 94-MULLEN, [Alice] (daughter) white female 3 born Dec. 1896 single born in Oregon as were both of her parents
   Line 95-MULLEN, Ray (son) white male 1 born Dec. 1898 single born in Oregon as were both of his parents Reference number: CNOR011 Verified: YES

   This Census record is very hard to read. I cannot even be sure that this is John and Anna but the childrens names pretty much match.

2. ↑ Legal papers
   Copies of Divorce in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Malheur County., 13 Apr 2009.

   J. W. Westfall Planitiff
   M. J. Westfall Defendant
   
   Extract-planitiff is a resident of Malheur Co.Oregon and has been an actual bona fide resident and inhabitant of Malheur County Oregon, for more than one year next preceding the commencement of this suit.
   
   That the defendant is a resident of Baker County Oregon and has been an actual bona fide resident of Baker County Oregon for the last past four months.
   
   That the plaintiff and the defendant on the 2nd day of May 1897 at Westfall, Malheur County Oregon intermarried and ever since have been and now are husband and wife.
   That the defendant on or about the 1st day of October 1900 at my residence in Malheur County Oregon in disregard of her marital obligations, wrongfull and without cause therefor wilfully and intentionally and against plaintiff's will deserted this planitiff and abandoned plaintiff and refused to love with plaintif as his wife. Reference number: DVOR003

   I believe that date of this divorce was 31 July 1902. James was divorced twice.

3. ↑ 11-09-1894 Minerva Westfall purchased property from Isaac H. & Etta Holland (9 B D-422 01989) the same day she purchased property from Henry S. Eldredge ETAL (10 B D-422 01990)
   1-7-1895 Minerva Westfall deeded property to her husband James W. Westfall & Wil (?) (11-B D-454 02026)
   7-25-1898 M. J. & J. W. Westfall deeded property to J. E. & S. A. Madden (13 B E-631 02758)
   10 Oct 1899 M. J. & J. W. Westfall deeded property to Minnie B. Caviness (19 B F-609 03203)
   17 June 1902 M. J. Westfall deeded property to J. W. Westfall (25 B I-151 04429)
   27 Oct 1902 Minerva J. deeded property to Mary True (24 B I-364 04649)
4. ↑ James, wife Minerva, son Oscar [J.], and daughter in law Alice.