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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Legal papers
Copies of pages from Divorce degree, 13 Nov 1886.
Plantiff: Amy Westfall
Defendant: James W. Westfall
Married on or about 3rd day of Oct. 1869 and still husband and wife.
Plantiff is a resident of Grant County the State of Oregon ever since 1878.
Now living Ida Westfall a daughter aged about 12 years, Oscar Westfall a son aged about 9 years and James Westfall a son aged five years.
In the month of February 1883 in said County and State the defendant without just casue deserted plantiff and youngest child taking with him the three elder children. Reference number: DVOR002 Verified: YES
It looks like Amy got cutody of the youngest child and James got the 3 elder children.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Legal papers
Copies of Divorce in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Grant County., 13 Nov 1886.
Amy Westfall Planitiff
James W. Westfall Defendant
Extract-planitiff is a resident and inhabitant of Grant Co. State of Oregon and has been such resident and inhabitant of said County and State ever since the year 1878.
That there are now living the issue of said marriage:
Ida Westfall a daughter aged about 12 years;
Oscar Westfall a son aged about nine years;
Ada Westfall a daughter aged about eight years and
James Westfall a son aged five years.
That in the month of February 1883 in said County and State the defendant without just cause and without the consent of planitiff wilfully deserted and abandoned planitiff and said youngest child, taking with him the said three elder children. Reference number: DVOR002
Document is dated 13 Nov. 1886-it looks like William got all of the children.
- ↑ Oregon. Malheur County Clerk's Office.
None given, pages 1-6, not known.
Page 1-James W. Westfall died intestate on or about the fourth day of June, 1913 in the County of Malheur State of Oregon. He left real and personal property amounting to probably $1,000.00. Next of Kin and heirs in law and at law are:
Mrs. Ida Millmon, residing at Boise, Idaho, age, 39 years;
Oscar Westfall, residing at Salmon City, Idaho, age, 36 years;
Page2
Mrs. Ada Wilson, residing at Westfall, Oregon, age, 34 years; a daughter of said deceased;
James F. Westfall, residing at Westfall, Oregon, age, 32 years; a son of said deceased.
James F. Westfall is 32 years old and is petitioning for Administrator of estate.
Page 3
James is appointed as administrator.
Page 4
Money received $1,580.57 (owed to deseased plus the bal. of his bank acct.)
Money paid out $794.17 (includes the cost of burial and bills owed + $14.57 taxes)
Page 5
Balance on hand 786.40.
Propery consist of lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Block 15 in Madden's Addition to the Town of Westfall, has been, by agreement of the heirs, deede to Ada Wilson, on of the heirs of this estate.
Personal property was divided up between the heirs along with the balance of money on hand.
Page 6
Monies in Bank-59.57
Note J. W. Westfall-200
James Stingle-100
Henry Posey-30
About 30 head of horses more or less on range-900
Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Block 15 in Madden's Addition to the Town of Westfall and house theron-300
Total $1714.57 Reference number: WLOR003 Verified: YES
We only copied the pages that we thought were important since the copies were 25 cents each. Somehow we missed the file no and date filed on this one.
- ↑ James, wife Minerva, son Oscar [J.], and daughter in law Alice.
- ↑ 21 Mar 1908 Oscar Westfall purchased land from George W. & Ida Hillmon (55 B O-99 08176)
7 Sep 1908 Oscar Westfall purchased land from George W. & Ida Hillmon (56 B O-504 08711, 57 B O-505 08712)
2 Oct 1911 Oscar & Alice Westfall deeded property to Frank Waldon (77 B Y-259 15221)
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