[or-roots] Need a look up in 1930 census

[Judy White]

When looking at this page
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/oregon/index.htm remember these are
the tribes known to Swanton when he wrote the book.  You can get a lot of
clues from this book, but you will still need to do more research on the
tribe for additional information on the regions of Oregon.

You can also look here http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ for
additional information on the tribes listed. Native Races
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/races/index.htm  will also provide
more information on tribes.

Presently we do not have a good selection of books on the Indians of the
Pacific Northwest, but we are working on it every day.

Thanks
Judy

On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Kith-n-Kin <Kith-n-Kin at cox.net> wrote:

>  So, the name we're looking for to be Native American is Shepherd/Shepard/
> Sheperd, or Blanchette.
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> There are no Native Americans with Shep* for a last name in the 1880 or
> any earlier censuses for Oregon.
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> That may or may not mean anything, as the Indian population may not have
> been given, or taken, anglicized names by that point.
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> Which brings me to this. The fact that the family isn't on the census as
> Indian isn't telling, but at least suggestive. There were only 769 people
> identified as Indian, born in Oregon, father and mother born in Oregon, on
> the1880, 3,000 in 1910.
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> Thirty-two in Florence, Lane County. Sixty-nine in Douglas.
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> 1920 has similar figures.
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> On the other side, looking for Ada, we find no Blanchette, but do find:
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> Ada Pichette -- Grande Ronde, Yamhill, OR abt 1909 Oregon Daughter  in the
> 1910 census.
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> I'm pretty sure this isn't the "right" family, but it illustrates, I think,
> the problems faced here.
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> Additionally, there's the question of "which Indian community?"  I
> remember my aunt traveling east from Cottage Grove to a desperately poor
> community, but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
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> However, here's an interesting site to look at:
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> http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/oregon/
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> and
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> http://www.ctclusi.org/CTCLUSINEW/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=hrqa1QkKAW0%3D&tabid=128&mid=999
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> Here are some other death certificate clues:
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> Name: Shepard, Ruth J.
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> County: Deschutes
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> Death Date: 3 Nov 1917
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> Certificate: 62
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> Name: Shepherd, Ada I
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> County: Marion
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> Death Date: 30 Apr 1946
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> Certificate: 3541
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> Name: Shepard, Ada
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> County: Clatsop
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> Death Date: 13 Jan 1936
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> Certificate: 13
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> Spouse: John
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> Name: Shepherd, Homer
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> County: Coos
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> Death Date: 28 Oct 1919
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> Certificate: 176
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> I suspect the best next place to look is at the death certificate. It may
> give quite a bit more information.
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> I agree that if there is, or is not, a native American heritage here, the
> kids could do well to research it. But, without more information, it's
> pretty futile. Maybe someone could check with the county courthouse for a
> birth certificate. Or, the state.
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> I also, however, have to agree that if the carrot is to get funds or other
> benefits from one of the tribes, I'd be betting no.  A grandmother who may
> be half or whole part Indian won't get much these days.
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>
> Pat (in Tucson)
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> *From:* or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:
> or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] *On Behalf Of *ViolaRae
> Kassing
> *Sent:* Sunday, August 10, 2008 9:17 AM
> *To:* 'or-roots mail list'
> *Subject:* Re: [or-roots] Need a look up in 1930 census
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> Judy,
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> You may have missed my earlier post with 'what' info I have.  It isn't
> much, more a shot in the dark.  In the sixties this family only claimed the
> father's (Kathleen's husband) Irish history.  With the 'new' attitude toward
> Native Americans, the inside the home stories are leaking out.  Each child
> has a different twist.  Here is my original post. Linage is Kathleen > son >
> daughter (the child I'm trying to help) The information is from the
> son(father)'s baby book.
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> I am trying to help a friend learn a bit about their history.  Their mother
> was supposedly Native American.
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> She was born
>
> Kathleen Patricia Shepard
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> 25 Jul 1925
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> Cottage Grove, Oregon
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> Her parents were
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> Homer Glen Shepard
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> Ada Ruth Blanchette
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> Can anyone help me?
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> Viola Rae (STACEY) Kassing
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> vkassing at minn.net
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