[or-roots] McCumber in Douglas Co OR

[Harguess, Dale]

The bottom one in the donation land claim is actually, James Harvey
McCumber.  His wife was Mary Ann Shaw daughter of John Shaw and Harriet
(Nancy) Harris.  Mary Ann was the sister of Elizabeth Shaw who married
Nehemiah Northrup in Illinois.  She had two daughters, Adeline Northrup
and Mary Ann Northrup.  Mary Ann was obviously named after Elizabeth's
sister.
This is the one I can't find after 1860.  She was living with her mother
and siblings in Douglas County with a stepfather Francis Marion Vliet.
It is indexed in 1860 as Leet.
Maybe there is something else you could find on Francis Marion Vliet?
Thanks,
Dale

-----Original Message-----
From: or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Leslie
Chapman
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 11:02 AM
To: Oregon List
Subject: [or-roots] McCumber in Douglas Co OR

Dale;

I was searching for a book of Cousin Bob's yesterday and ran across my
copy
of Douglas Co Hist. Soc. Newspaper index; 1867 - 1874

I will do look-ups for anyone interested by the way, but specifically
for
you I found nothing under Northrup or Howell, I just realized instead of
Shaw I was looking for Snow (and you say your memory is bad from old
age,
what's my excuse?) but forgot to look up McCumber;

McCumber, Almira C. 	Marriage 		Plaindealer 11 Nov 1870
page  3 col 4
McCumber, R.B. 		Unclaimed mail	"		9 Jan 1874
3	2

Shaw, J.			Court Suit		Ensign	10 Oct
1868		2	3
Shaw, Jacob			Court			Plaindealer 17
May 1872		3	1

I notice you also have the surname Harris; Harriet Shaw's maiden name,
there
are 12 entries for the surname Harris, would those be likely to be of
interest?

I know the Plaindealer is available on microfilm at Douglas Co main
library
in Roseburg, and am sure it is also at Knight Library in Eugene, but not
sure if there is any way for you to access any of this stuff directly
unless
someone on the list has access to film of these papers through ancestry
or
LDS. This may sound  ludicrous but as close as I am (90mi) I don't make
it
there very often, last time was Thanksgiving 2005.

Next thing I completely forgot, next time we be doing lookups, people
remind
me to look here, in Donation land claim index;

SC = settled claim	(X) = his mark	O of A may mean Oath of
Allegiance?
possibly meaning foreign born person?

Roseburg section;

McCumber (X), Harvey, douglas Co; b. 1826 Campbell Co, KY; Arr Ore Oct
1853;
SC 30 Nov 1853; m Mary Ann 18 Feb 1847, Fulton Co, Ill. Signed O of A 29
Cec
1862. Aff: James Dixon, John Shaw, Wm. Shaw.

Okay the boss says  I gotta go to work, this is all I turn up for
McCumber,
find nothing on John Shaw besides this in volume two, will try Rsbrg and
Vol
one when I get through helping her clean up our neighbors yard, what a
way
to spend my fourth of July weekend!

Les C




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