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1. Three McCully family lines have been identified in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, before 1780. It seems quite likely that all three join together in some way, but so far only one of the three families can be placed as arriving from Northern Ireland in October 1761. The origins of this Samuel McCully are speculated to be the same as the 1761 immigrants; the probable birthdate range is calculated as "reasonable," dating back from when he started his family.

2. Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Deed Book 2, page 218 - 30 November 1778.

3. We don't have positive proof that the grantor in this deed is "our" Samuel McCully, but by the process of elimination it seems pretty certain. One older Samuel McCully had died by 1767. That Samuel's son Samuel McCully was born 1764, so would have only been about 14 in 1778. The only other Samuel McCully known from that early date was not born until 1773.

4. Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Deed Book 2, page 321 - 26 August 1788. "I John Mahon of the Township of Londonderry... for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds... paid by the deceased Saml. McCully of the Province & Township aforesaid (Londonderry).."

5. Deed Book 6-12 April 1809: "I William McCully of Horton...in consideration of Sixty Pounds... paid by John McCully and Samuel McCully both of Horton... (sell) a certain tract of land... originally granted to John Mahon Esquire of Londonderry and deeded to the heirs of Samuel McCully of which heirs I the said William McCully am one."

6. Deed Book 6, pages 494-495. The deed selling the Great Village property was recorded 20 April 1812, but the transaction had occurred at least five months earlier. The deed was granted 20 November, but the year appears to have been intentionally left out at the time, then inadvertently left off when the transaction was finalized. It could have been 1809, 1810 or 1811, but was most likely 1809 or 1810, as John McCully was purchasing land in Kings County, New Brunswick, in April 1811, and identifying himself as "of Hillsborough" (Albert County, New Brunswick) at that time.
Pertinent language in this deed: "...John McCully and Samuel McCully of Horton... for One Hundred and Ten pounds... Whereas Samuel McCully late of Londonderry aforesaid deceased had in his lifetime purchased a certain tract of land from John Mahon Esq late of Londonderry... the said Samuel McCully died intestate... leaving three sons William John and Samuel then minors but now at lawful age being heirs and lawful owners of said tract of land, and William the Eldest having sold and transferred his title... to his brothers.."

7. We have no absolute proof that the William McCully we discuss here was the eldest son of Samuel McCully, the first in this family line. What makes us think he is the correct William is: (1) the birth years are comparable; (2) later New Brunswick censuses identify him as being born in Nova Scotia; (3) none of the other McCully families in Atlantic Canada in this time period had Williams that we can't otherwise account for; (4) when the younger Samuel McCully (William's brother) left Nova Scotia, he located for a time in the Richibucto area of Kent County, New Brunswick, where this William was the only other McCully in residence; and (5) while we can find no documentation that this William was in contact with either of the brothers Samuel or John after 1815, a number of this William's descendants settled in the same community with Samuel and John.

8. Early New Brunswick marriage records are recorded in a notebook in the Williston Family papers at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton - File MC216 MS4B.

9. We saw and photographed the cemetery inscriptions for the McCullys at the Richibucto Protestant Cemetery, on the highway between Richibucto and Rexton, New Brunswick.

10. The deed (on microfilm at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton) is from Simon Kollock (of Onslow, Nova Scotia) through William McCully (who married his granddaughter Anne Elizabeth Kollock) and James Harrington (married to his granddaughter Mary Eliza Kollock) to their children Mary Jane McCully, Catherine McCully, Ann Elizabeth McCully, James Simon Harrington, William John Harrington, and Charles Henry Harrington.

11. Richibucto Parish, Kent County, New Brunswick census 1861

12. Richibucto Parish, Kent County, New Brunswick census 1891

13. Richibucto Parish, Kent County, New Brunswick census 1901

14. From a collection of death records on the Kent County, New Brunswick, Canadian GenWeb internet site, taken from copies of the "Richibucto Review."

15. On a microfilm of miscellaneous 1832-1833 Kent County tax records, at Public Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

16. "Canadian Farmer Impressed by Friendliness of Trenton," in the "Sunday Times-Advertiser," Trenton, New Jersey, 8 October 1933

17. H. P. Brooks (1995), Kent County New Brunswick Marriage Records 1845-1862. Volume 1. Privately printed. Copy at Public Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

18. Hurd family information from a descendant, Carol Norrgard of Campbell River, British Columbia.

19. Richibucto Parish, Kent County, New Brunswick census 1871

20. Richibucto Anglican Church records. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, microfilm F1113.

21. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, land grant files: Volume 51, Grant 8015; microfilm F16350.

22. Havelock Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick census 1881

23. Eileen McCully and Grant McCully (1987), Notes on the family of William Shepherd ("S. K.") McCully. Typed manuscript, copy at the Colchester Museum, Truro, Nova Scotia.

24. J. R. Elliott (1994), Gone but Not Forgotten: Cemetery Inscriptions of Kings County, New Brunswick. Volume 3, Parishes of Havelock, Cardwell, Waterford and Hammond. Petitcodiac, New Brunswick: privately published.

25. On 10 February 1815, Mary McCully, widow of Joseph McCully, petitioned for a Provincial land grant for herself and her children, noting that Joseph had never received any Crown lands; he had been called to Halifax for militia duty in the winter of 1807; had caught a severe cold there, from which he never recovered. Papers in the Nova Scotia Public Archives in Halifax.

26. H. Piers (1900), Biographical Review of the Province of Nova Scotia. Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company. Page 104: Joseph McCully was born in the barracks at Halifax, became a tailor and "followed his trade for several years in the city of his birth."

27. K. Kanner, and V. Geldart (1986), Marriage register, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, 1790 - 1856: Self-published. 293p.

28. The history of the farm at Sussex, New Brunswick, as determined from land records in the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton
--11 May 180l - To James WALLACE (farmer, Hopewell) from William and Catherine HUTCHINSON (gentleman, Sussex) for £550 - 1200 acres in Sussex - witnesses: Samuel TAYLOR and G. G. PITTFIELD.
--3 June 1804 - To James WALLACE (farmer, Sussex) from the agents of William HUTCHINSON, late of New Brunswick (Samuel HALLETT, George PITTFIELD, George MORTON) - £100 - 350 acres in Sussex - witnesses: John McKOWAN, Agnes MORTON, and Daniel McLEAN.
--11 April 1811 - from James and Catherine WALLACE (farmer, Sussex) to John McCULLY (farmer, Hillsborough) - £525 for 950 acres in Sussex, part of what James WALLACE purchased in 1801 and 1804.
--11 April 1811 - from James and Catherine WALLACE (farmer, Sussex) to William WALLACE (farmer, Sussex) - £200 - 600 acres in Sussex, the remainder of what they purchased in 1801 and 1804. [NOTE: James and Catherine WALLACE apparently moved back to Hopewell or to Hillsborough, Albert County; they are both buried at Hillsborough.]
--8 August 1816 - From John and Mary McCULLY (farmer, Sussex) to Samuel McCULLY (Sussex) - £200 - 450 acres in Sussex, part of what John bought from the WALLACES in 1811 - witnesses: George PITTFIELD and Samuel PITTFIELD. [note: At about this same time in 1816, John McCULLY entered into agreement with the Free Baptist Church for a meeting house and burial site on his land. However, no action was taken on either while he owned the land - From: History of Penobsquis, reprint from the Kings County Historical and Archival Society newsletters]
--10 January 1817 - From John and Mary McCULLY (farmer, Sussex) to William READ (joyner, Sussex) - £20 - 300 acres at Sussex, part of what John bought from the WALLACES in 1811 - witnesses: James McCULLY and George G. HAYWARD. [note: William and Eunice READ (farmer, Caledonia, Westmorland Co., formerly of Sussex) sold this land 19 December 1832 to Silas G. DeFOREST (farmer, Sussexvale) for £75].
--10 May 1822 - From John and Mary McCULLY (farmer, Sussex) to Robert and Rachael COLPITTS (farmer, Sussex) for £650 - 300 acres in Sussex, the remainder of what John bought from James and Catherine WALLACE in 1811 - witnesses: Samuel FREEZE and William WALLACE. [note: 14 May 1822 this sale was amended to be a mortgage of £325 - witnesses: ___SWYMMER (?) and William SIMPSON. On 18 March 1826 Robert COLPITTS gave a part of the property for a school and burying ground, as pledged by John McCULLY in 1816 - From: History of Penobsquis, reprint from the Kings County Historical and Archival Society newsletters]
--19 July 1852 - To Samuel McCULLY (yeoman, Sussex) from Horatio Nelson McCULLY (yeoman, Sussex) and Mary McCULLY - £200 - Sussex, lot 44 and part of lot 43 - 220 acres - witness: A. C. EVANSON. [note; It appears that Samuel had sold or given this land to his son Horatio previously, and Horatio was selling it back to him.]
--19 July 1852 - To Samuel McCULLY (yeoman, Sussex) from George and Isabella MORTON (Sussex) - £250 - Lot 9, Salmon River, Sussex - 200 acres - witness: A. C. EVANSON.
--1852? - From Samuel McCULLY (yeoman, Sussex) to George McCULLY (yeoman, Sussex) - £250 - half of lot 9 and half of lot 44, Sussex - 210 acres. [note: Samuel selling to his son some of the land he acquired from his brother John, and some just acquired from his father-in-law.]

29. The history of John McCully's petition for Crown land in Kings County, New Brunswick, 1820 (on microfilm #4187, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton:
--31 January 1820 - John McCULLY, Samuel McCULLY (previously of Onslow and Hopewell), Samuel McCULLY Jr., George HAYWARD, Henry HAYWARD, William WALLACE, and Samuel PHOLE (?) - all of Sussex - petitioned for crown lands in Sussex. They asked for lands about 5 miles southwest of Ward Creek, where it crosses the Cumberland Road, about 4 miles from the church in Sussexvale. Personal information given in the petition:
Samuel McCULLY born Nova Scotia, age 53; wife, 2 sons & 7 daughters; resided in New Brunswick 23 years [note: this is not John McCully's brother Samuel, but "Samuel of Onslow"].
George HAYWARD born in Ireland, 45 years old; lived in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick since 1783; wife & 8 children.
William WALLACE born in Nova Scotia, age 41, lived in New Brunswick 28 years; wife and 5 children.
John McCULLY, age 37, born in Nova Scotia, lived in New Brunswick 21 years; wife and 3 children.
Samuel McCULLY [note: this is the son of "Samuel of Onslow"], age 17, born in New Brunswick
--3 November 1828 - From John McCULLY (formerly Sussex) to Samuel McCULLY (brother, Sussex) - power of attorney to sell John's 200 acre land grant at Sussexvale - witness: Robert McMONAGLE.
--15 June 1830 - From Samuel McCULLY (Sussex) for John McCULLY (U.S.A.) to Robert McMONAGLE - £17-10 shillings for 200 acre land grant in Sussexvale - witnesses: George G. HAZEN and John SCOTT
--7 October 1830 John McCULLY was granted 200 acres at Jeffries Corner; officially registered 7 October 1830 {New Brunswick grant books, volume 11, no.2633]. [note: It's interesting that John sold it before it was officially his; one also wonders if, since he was no longer a resident of New Brunswick, it was legally his to sell.]

30. W. C. Milner (1985), Some Albert County history. Generations (N.B. Geneal. Society) 24:16-19.

31. Jefferson County, Ohio, deed record book H, pages 235-237: 30 July 1822, Archibald and Rebecca JOB of Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, sold to John McCULLY of Warren Township, Ohio, about 110 acres of land for $800.

32. Jefferson County, Ohio, deed record book K, pages 98-99: 16 September 1826, John and Mary McCULLY sold to Daniel WORREL for $750, 110 acres in Warren Township.

33. Jefferson County, Ohio, Court Journal E, page 553, 1827: "Tuesday, April the 10th 1827 - John McCully an alien from Ireland in the united kingdom of great Britain and Ireland came into Court and reported himself as per report on file and thereupon took an oath that it was bonafide his intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce and abjure forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince potentate State or Sovereignty whatsoever and particularly George the Fourth King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." [Note: we've always been curious why John declared himself an alien from Ireland. Was there still a reluctance to associate oneself with Canada, Loyalists, and the War of 1812?]

34. Jefferson County, Ohio, Deed Record Book N, pages 61-63: 27 February 1829, the estate of Michel JOHNSTON sold to John McCULLY for $80 the north half of Lot 85, Third Street, Steubenville, Ohio.

35. Jefferson County, Ohio, Court Journal F, page 331: 19 April 1830 - "John McCully an alien from Ireland, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, made application to become a citizen of the United States, & proving to the satisfaction of the court, that more than two years since he duly reported himself, and made a declaration under oath, as required by law that it was bonafide his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and proving moreover by the oath of John Neel(y?) a citizen of the United States that he had resided for five years past within the United States, and for the last year within the State of Ohio, and that he had behaved himself as a man of good moral character and was attached to the principles of the Constitution and government of the United States, and well disposed to the peace and good order of the same, ordered that he be admitted a citizen of the United States on taking the oath prescribed by Law: and thereupon the said John McCully took the oath of citizenship in open Court."

36. Jefferson County, Ohio, Court Journal F, pages 373-374: October 1830 - William Neely and John Neely were appointed guardians for the McCully children following John McCully's death. "Samuel McCully, aged 18 years on the 6th day of March last; David McCully aged 15 years on the 15th of September last; Asa McCully aged 12 on the 31st of January last came into court and chose John Neely and William Neely as their guardians: & the Court thereupon appoint the same William Neely & John Neely guardians for John McCully aged nine years on the 22nd of May last Mary Jane McCully age five years on the 29th of December last, & William Hamilton McCully aged eight months on the 2nd day of August last. Bond to be given in the sum of twenty five hundred dollars. John Crawford and John Neil approved of the securities."
In the same Court, Mary McCully was appointed administrator of John's estate: "On motion ordered that Mary McCully be appointed administratrix of the estate of John McCully dec'd - Bond to be given in two thousand dollars; John Humphrey and David Humphrey approved of as securities; John Neil, John Adams, and Daniel Rouse appointed appraisers."

37. U. S. Federal Census 1830 - Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

38. Guernsey County, Ohio, Deed Record Book H, pages 162-163: 1 March 1832, Hugh and Amelia McMECHEN sold to Mary McCULLY for $1000 - the NE 1/4 of Section 4, T10 R7 - 160 acres.

39. U. S. Federal Census 1850 - Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio

40. J. A. Caldwell (1880), History of Belmont and Jefferson counties, Ohio. Wheeling, West Virginia: Historical Publishing Company. 611 pages. Pages 361-368, history of Kirkwood Township, including Sewellsville and Henrysburg.

41. United Methodist Church - Ohio West Conference. 1995. (Letter and attachment to S. Wilbur from Samantha Harbaugh, Commission on Archives and History). In response to an inquiry about John McPherson, Ms. Harbaugh wrote the following: "The only information we have on John McPherson is from 1817 when he was made a local elder. Enclosed you will find a copy of the minutes (3 September 1817 Zanesville, Ohio) in which he was made an elder. Since he never joined a conference we have no obituary or any other biographical information on him."

42. E. W. Powell (1969), Tombstone inscriptions and family records of Belmont County, Ohio. Akron, Ohio: Self-published.

43. U. S. Federal Census 1840 - Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio.

44. C. W. Bell (1981), Ohio wills and estates to 1850: an index. Columbus, Ohio: Self-published. -John McPherson, Belmont County, 1850, estate: Case 2607.

45. Land transactions involving sale of the McCully farm in Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. Records at the Guernsey County Courthouse, Cambridge, Ohio. The same 160 acres more or less (NE-1/4 Sec. 4 T10 R7) are involved in all the following transactions - Mary McCully originally bought it [Reference 33, above]; she and 2nd husband John McPherson tried to sell it to her sons David and Asa McCully by McPherson quit-claiming his rights, and then Mary selling all but a few acres; this proved to be unlawful, the first sale was revoked, and John and Mary re-sold the entire property to David and Asa. Finally, David and Asa and their wives sold it as one large tract and two small lots.
---Deed Book Q, p.438 - 18 Mar 1843 - John McPHERSON for $5 quitclaimed his rights (apparently) to the above property (162 acres more or less) to David and Asa McCULLY - witnesses: Thomas M. CLARK and Robert HALL.
---Deed Book Q, p. 55l - 17 February 1844 - From Mary McPHERSON (Belmont County) to David and Asa A. McCULLY (Guernsey County) - for $800 - 156 acres in Guernsey County, being the same as the land described above - witnesses: Thomas W. CLARK and Samuel GILLESPIE.
---Deed Book Q, p. 587 -2 April 1844 - From John and Mary McPHERSON (Belmont Co.) to David and Asa A. McCULLY - for $500 - NE-1/4 Sec. 4 T10 R7 - 160 acres - witnesses: Henry CRUSER and William BOYD.
---Deed Book Q, p.588 -2 April 1844 - From David and Mary Ann McCULLY and Asa A. and Eliza McCULLY (Guernsey Co.) to William BOYD (Guernsey Co.) - for $1500 - NE-1/4 Sec. 4 T10 R7 - 160 acres - witnesses: James SANKEY and Henry CRUSER.
---Deed Book R, p.551 - 2 April 1844 - From David and Mary Ann McCULLY and Asa A. and Eliza McCULLY (Guernsey Co.) to Robert ARMSTRONG (Belmont Co.) - for $85.66 - 5.46 acres, Sec. 4 T10 R7 - witnesses: James SANKEY and John McPHERSON.
---Deed Book R, p.599 - 2 April 1844 - From David and Mary Ann McCULLY and Asa A. and Eliza McCULLY (Guernsey Co.) to Henry CRUSER (Guernsey Co.) - for $33.27 - 2.12 acres in Sec. 4 T10 R7 - witnesses: James SANKEY and William BOYD.

46. U. S. Federal Census 1850 - New London, Henry County, Iowa

47. The story of the McCully wagon train trip is told in: S. R. Wilbur and S. H. Wilbur (2000), The McCully Train: Iowa to Oregon 1852. Gresham, Oregon: SYMBIOS. 198 pages.

48. There are two widely different stories of Mary McCully's trip on the 1852 wagon train. In a 1932 family history written for his daughter Alice Madison Moores, Percy Pope Dabney wrote: "Included in the [1852 wagon train to OR] party was his [Asa McCULLY's] mother who started with the train expecting to accompany the party for a day only & then refused to return and kept on in the trek to Oregon - old as she was and ill provided for the six month's journey."
But when in December 1966 Dolly Sainsbury interviewed Eula McCully, one of the older living McCullys, Eula described it this way: "The McCully boys almost literally carried their aging mother across the plains. She wasn't too crazy about making the trip. They'd coax her along mile by mile saying she could go back when they reached a certain town if she wanted to, until they finally reached Oregon."

49. U. S. Federal Census 1860 - Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon

50. U. S. Federal Census 1870 - Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon

51. Anonymous (1871). Died (Mrs. Mary McCully). Pacific Christian Advocate (Portland, Oregon), 16 September 1871, Died: At Harrisburg, Linn county, Saturday, Sept. 9th, 1871, MRS. MARY McCULLY, age 84. Deceased was the mother of David and A. A. McCully, of Salem.

52. Samuel McCully's gravestone does not give a birth year, but the calculation made in 1859 of his age at death would put his birth closer to 1786 than 1788. However, two petitions he filed in September 1812 and February 1813 both give his age as 24 years, suggesting 1788 as more accurate.

53. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, microfilm 4175 and 4176 - 20 September 1812 -Richibucto residents Samuel McCULLY age 24), Andrew PARISH (23), Lewis Anthony MULHAW? (22), Joseph PERKINS (33) (all bachelors) and John WHETEN (age 28 in February 1813, had family) apply for crown land at Richibucto - "have fixed on a piece of land near the rapids of the river adjoining land granted to Peter McCLELLAN.
Reapplication made 15 February 1813, after no action on the first; asked for property "beginning at the first rapid of River Richibucto, running upriver." A note in the file from the land clerk noted that the original application had not been processed because it conflicted with another grant.

54. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Land Grant Book: 30 January 1815, Samuel McCully granted 200 acres on the Richibucto River at Smith Corner, Weldford Parish, Kent County, New Brunswick. This was apparently fairly near the spot originally requested (reference 53).

55. Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Deed Book Volume 11, page 339: 4 Mar 1815 - From Samuel McCULLY (farmer, Kings County) to Andrew Sterling RITCHIE (City of Saint John) - £15 - 200 acre grant on Richibucto River (see above) - witnesses: John McCULLY and Jacob POWELL.

56. Kings County, New Brunswick - Marriage Register A, 1812-1844. -Samuel McCULLY, Sussex farmer, and Sarah MORTON, Sussex, 2 May 1816; witnesses: George G. HAYWARD and George SNIDER.

57. Public Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton. Probate records. - Samuel McCully will of 28 February 1859 was filed with the Court August 1860; witnesses were Samuel N. FREEZE, Howard W. FREEZE, and Harris H. FREEZE. He left to granddaughter Sarah McCully one sofa, one bureau, two hard wood tables, one dozen chairs, and two beds and bedding; to grandson Albert McCully eight cows, 20 sheep, two horses together with all his personal property. All his debts first paid. Appoint William McLEOD and James McCAY executors.

58. B. H. Morton (undated), Record of the Morton Family: Family tree of one of Kings County's Oldest Families down to Sixth Generation. Eleven page typed manuscript, prepared in Vancouver, British Columbia.

59. 1. New Brunswick Provincial Archives, Fredericton - Crown land grant to George McCULLY 22 December 1845 - 75 Block M, Studholm, Kings County, New Brunswick - 83 acres - recorded in vol. 9 no. 3454.

60. R. M. Cusack (Undated), Yesteryear. Kings County marriages, Register B. Saint John, New Brunswick, Self-published - George McCULLY of Sussex m. Elizabeth GOOD of Studholm, 20 June 1850; witnesses William MORTON and Magdalin GOOD.

61. J. R. Elliott (1990), Gone but Not Forgotten: Cemetery Inscriptions of Kings County, New Brunswick. Volume 1, Studholm Parish. Petitcodiac, New Brunswick: privately published.

62. Based on the cemetery records for Studholm Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick [Reference 61], there are two GOOD families that might have been Elizabeth (GOOD) McCully's parents: John GOOD (ca 1799 - 20 July 1876) and his wife Hannah (ca 1799 - 30 October 1887), or George GOOD (22 December 1800 - 27 December 1873) and Deborah (28 March 1804 - 5 November 1875). I believe both men are the sons of Abraham GOOD (ca 1770 - 11 April 1858) and Magdalene (ca 1780 - 9 November 1858); all these people are buried in the Lower Millstream Cemetery. Some Internet genealogies give George Good as Elizabeth's father, but I favor John because (from the ages of the wives and the ages of children definitely attributable to one or the other family) it looks like John and Hannah started their family about six years before George and Deborah, and the earliest certain child attributable to George and Deborah was born four years after Elizabeth (GOOD) McCULLY. Children probably belonging to John and Hannah were: Abraham b. ca 1821; Magdalene (GOOD) ROACH b. ca 1823; Elizabeth (GOOD) McCULLY b. ca 1824; John Jr. ca 1826; Deborah (GOOD) ROACH b. ca 1828; and George L. b. ca 1836.

63. Kings County, New Brunswick (1873). [Kings County Coroner report - death of George McCully]. Fredericton, New Brunswick, Provincial Archives.

64. Massachusetts State Vital Records Volume 226, page 269: Albert McCully, age 21 occupation currier, married Lizzie Felton, age 19, both of Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, 3 March 1870.

65. Massachusetts State Vital Records Volume 34, page 327: 9 June 1848/49 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, Mary E. Felton born to Francis and Sarah E. Felton.

66. Letter from George McCully of Orleans, Ontario, Canada, 11 November 1997, regarding the Massachusetts McCullys.

67. Canadian census 1881 - Cardwell Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick

68. Canadian census 1911 - Richibucto Parish, Kent County, New Brunswick

69. U. S. Federal Census 1900 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

70. City directories for Salem, Massachusetts (examined as a database on Ancestry.com; I haven't seen the originals) show Albert McCully at 53 Warren Street in 1888 and 1889, employed as a currier; at 12 Boston St. in 1890 and 1891, employment currier; and still on Boston Street in 1893 and 1894, but employed as a janitor.
William Mortimer McCully lived at 50 Bridge Street in 1888 and 1889, employed as a "driver;" in 1890 and 1891, his address was 9 Burnside, employed as a machinist; and in 1893 and 1894 he was at 111 Bridge, still employed as a machinist.
Frank McCully was a baker, living at 3 Warren Court in 1890 and 1891, and at 12 Boston in 1893 and 1894.

71. U. S. Federal Census 1910 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

72. George McCully of Orleans, Ontario, Canada, told me of a 1926 obituary in the Kings County "Record'" (Sussex, New Brunswick) which notes that the remains of William Mortimer McCULLY were returned from Massachusetts to be buried in the family plot at Penobsquis (Sussex Vale), "leaving to mourn his brothers, Howard McCULLY, Petitcodiac, N. B., and Albert McCULLY, of Salem, Mass., as well as two sisters, Julia E. [McCULLY], wife of Charles GAILEY (son of Horatio McCully's neighbor at Head of Millstream, NB) of Salem, Mass., and Mary Jane [McCULLY], wife of Sanford STEEVES (originally from Hopewell area) of Fargo, ND."

73. Family of Samuel McCully (1786-1859), a family tree provided to me by George McCully of Orleans, Ontario, Canada, in 1996.

74. J. R. Elliott (compiler), Kings County, New Brunswick, marriage registers C & D.
Charles GAILEY (Studholm) and Julia McCULLY (Havelock), license 6 Mar 1878; no witnesses named.

75. Canadian Census 1901 - Studholme Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick

76. Canadian Census 1911 - Studholme Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick

77. U. S. Federal Census 1920 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts

78. U. S. Federal Census 1840 - Meigsville, Morgan County, Ohio

79. Guernsey County, Ohio. Deed Book U. In 1840, Samuel McCully bought 80 acres in the Zanesville land district, the W1/2 of NE1/4 Section 14, T3 R4. He sold it to Samuel Lee 16 February 1847 - recorded in Guernsey County Deed Book U.

80. Morgan County, Ohio. McConnelsville, Ohio, Morgan County Courthouse. Deed Book N, p.33 - Transaction registered 29 April 1845 but undoubtedly took place some years previously - From Christopher and Ursula DILLON (Guernsey Co.) to Samuel McCULLY - for $1000 - in Zanesville land office district, W-1/2 of SE-1/4 Sec 21 T10(?) R11 - 82 acres.
Deed Book N, p.34 - 21 May 1846 - Samuel and Katharine McCULLY to Joseph McCARTY - for $750 - land described above.

81. Henry County, Iowa. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Henry County Courthouse. deeds. Deed Book H, Pp.164-165 22 April 1848 - From A. A. McCULLY to Samuel McCULLY - $600 - Section 15 T71 R5 (80 acres) and Sec. 10 T70 R5 (40 acres) - witnesses: J. L. STARKEY and A. A. STARKEY.

82. Henry County- Iowa. Deed Record Book K - P.433 16 February 1852 - From Samuel and Katherine McCULLY to Louden MULLIN - $1000 - land in Section 15 T70 R5 (80 acres) and in Section 10 (40 acres) - witnesses: W. C. HOBBS and A. A. McCULLY.

83. Canadian Census 1881 - Studholm Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick

84. . G. L. McCully, Orleans, Ontario, Canada, wrote in 1996: "1919-1922 - The N.B. Business Directories for these years lists under 'Agricultural Implements' the firm of McCully and Keith, Petitcodiac. This is my grandfather, George Howard McCully, who later re-opened a Cockshutt Farm Implements business in Petitcodiac which I witnessed burning to the ground around 1940."

85. Westmorland County cemetery transcriptions at the Lutz Mountain Museum, Moncton, New Brunswick.

86. U. S. Federal Census 1920 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

87. Massachusetts State Records, Volume 408, page 347 - 25 June 1890 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, marriage of Fred S. McCully, age 23, teamster, and Roxie B. Foss, age 21. Parents Nelson H. and Mary McCully, and Orestes B. and Adelia M. Foss.

88. U. S. Federal Census 1900 - Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts

89. U. S. Federal Census 1910 - Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts

90. U. S. Federal Census 1930 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

91. Oregon Donation Land Claim #1178 Linn County, Oregon, settled by Samuel McCully 30 October 1852

92. On 9 December 1857, Jordan Cox (in Santa Rosa, California) wrote to his parents in Henry County, Iowa: "Abner & Uncle Wm & Saml McCully are on their way to California. They will winter at the place where Will is [Josephine County, Oregon] & intend coming on in the spring. They have something like 125 or 30 cows & Heifers." The letter is in the Leora Saurteig collection.

93. Delilah Frances (McCully) Hendershott described the events in Josephine County in a manuscript "Crossing the Plains," which her daughter Mary Frances (Hendershott) Walton helped her prepare. She also described events in a 1917 letter to her daughter Sarah Hendershott, after Delilah had visited Josephine County for the first time in many years.

94. V. Daley, (1973), Rogue River Valley's early history. Rogue Digger 8(3):104-119.

95. Walling, A. G. (1884), History of Southern Oregon. Portland, Oregon: A. G. Walling Co. Galice and the McCully hotel are described on p. 460.

96. We haven't found all the Josephine County deeds yet, but the following deeds were identified for Samuel and Catherine McCully - Deed Book 2, p.87 - 27 February 1860 - From Jonathan C. and Rachel E. ROBERTS to Samuel McCULLY - SE-1/4 of Section 11, T38S R8W - 160 acres.
Deed Book 2, pp.153-154 - 16 November 1860 - From Samuel and Catherine McCULLY to John McCULLY - SE-1/4 of section 11, T38 R8. - 160 acres. [John McCully is their son John Fletcher McCully]

97. Linn County Museum. [Linn County cemetery records]. Brownsville, Oregon.
MUDDY CREEK CEMETERY is on Carl Keen farm, 358 Power Line Road, south of Diamond Hill Road, SE of Harrisburg, Oregon. T15S R4W sec. 12,13, about 1/4 mile east of Power Line Road, accessible only by foot. This cemetery was used 1851-1902 by residents of Lane Co. living north of Coburg, as well as Linn Co. people.
Samuel McCULLY d. 28 February 1890 - age 77y11m16d.
Catherine McCULLY d. 1867, age 50 years
Mary A. WATERS, wife of Abner Waters, died 15 November 1863, age 24y 9m [Mary Ann McCULLY, daughter of Samuel and Catherine]

98. U. S. Federal Census 1870 - Scotts, Wasco County, Oregon

99. U. S. Federal Census 1880 - Amity, Yamhill County, Oregon

100. Letter from Samuel McCully 22 January 1888 in Harrisburg, Oregon, to his nephew Clarence Crane.

101. Public Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, vital records files: 9 August 1894 Westmorland County, Howard McCully married Mary Doyle (record #2193, film F15521), and 29 June 1898 Howard McCully married Minnie Wilson (record #2150, film F15586). NOTE: the marriage date given is two years after the birth of Howard and Mary's first child.

102. Belmont County, Ohio, Marriage Record Book V, 1838-1844.

103. M. D. Sinclair and D. J. Sinclair (1982), Early marriages of Jefferson County, Ohio 1789-1838. Privately printed, Steubenville, Ohio - William Scott married Jane Ann McFadden 3 January 1822.

104. D. McCully (1895), Biographical Sketch of the Lives of David and Mary Ann McCully, Salem, Oregon. Typed manuscript.

105. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Book D, pp. 447-448 19 September 1844 - From Freeman K. and Sarah SMALLEY (Henry Co.) to David and Asa McCULLY (Des Moines Co.) - $400 - N-1/2 of W-1/2 of NW-1/4 Sec. 15 T71 R5 (40 acres); N-1/2 of E-1/2 of NW-1/4 Sec.15 (40 acres); S-1/2 of E-1/2 of NE-1/4 Sec. 10 T70 R5 (40 acres) - witnessed: Simeon SMEAD and Adison BALL.

106. Des Moines County, Iowa. Burlington court house - Grantee Records, Volume 9:
--Pp.18-19 1845 (month and day not recorded) - From William and Rosannah HAIL to Asa McCULLY (Henry County) - $80 - a portion of E-1/2 of SE-1/4 Sec. 18, T71 R4 - 16 acres.
--Pp.19-20 11 April 1846 - From Hezekiah and Amanda LEE to David McCULLY (Henry County) - $40 - part of NW-1/4 Sec. 18 T71 R4 - 8 acres.

107. Henry County, Iowa. Mt. Pleasant, Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book F.
--Pp.90-91 10 April 1846 - From Philip D. WALTER to David McCULLY - $900 - E-1/2 of NE-1/4 sec. 9 T71 R5 (80 acres); NW-1/4 of NE-1/4 Sec.9 T71 R5 (40 acres); S-1/2 of E-1/2 of NW-1/4 Sec. 3 T70 R5 (40 acres) [NOTE: There may be one more 40 acre piece, but the deed repeats NW-1/4 of NE 1/4. From the record of what was later sold, it may have been the SE1/4 of SE14, Section 10 ] - witnessed: John E. LINN and John S. COBB.
--P.90 28 April 1846 - From John S. and Laura COBB to David and Asa McCULLY - $30 - lot 9 and east 1/2 of lot 10 in block 6, New London - witnessed: Wm. S. TALLEY and A. LUSTER.
--Pp.59-60 18 August 1846 - From David and Mary A. McCULLY to James S. PATTERSON - $50 - SE-1/4 of SE-1/4 Sec 10 T71 R5 - 40 acres - witnessed: John E. LINN and John L. STARKEY.

108. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book I.
--Pp.149-150 25 August 1846 - Quit claim from David and Mary Ann McCULLY to Asa A. McCULLY - $250 - NW-1/4 sec. 15 (80 acres)T71 R5 and NE-1/4 sec. 10 (40 acres), T70 R5 - witnesses: John LINN (?) and John L. STARKEY.

109. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book G.
--Pp.335-336 4 September 1847 - From David and Lydia HENDERSHOTT (New London) to David and Asa McCULLY - $85 - all of Block 2 (lots 1,2,3,4,5) in New London - witnesses: Heiram (?) KELLY and George SHANER.

110. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book H.
--Pp.162-163 25 November 1847 - From Jonathan and Louisa KING to David and Asa McCULLY - $48 - Lot 8 in Block 1 in town of New London - witnessed: John E. LINN and M. ___.

111. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book H.
--Pp.163-164 29 April 1848 - Mortgage from George W. and Julia LINKINS to D. and A. McCULLY - $2-.25 down, two payments of $38.62 plus 6% interest payable October 1848 and April 1849 - lot in town of New London (copy unreadable) - witnesses: John L. STARKEY and John COBB.
--Pp.164-165 22 April 1848 - From A. A. McCULLY to Samuel McCULLY - $600 - Section 15 T71 R5 (80 acres) and Sec. 10 T70 R5 (40 acres) - witnesses: J. L. STARKEY and A. A. STARKEY.
--Pp.317-320 27 Mar 1849 - Mortgage from Samuel and Mary WATTERS to David and Asa McCULLY (i.e., the Watters are buying the property) - $810 - E-1/2 of NE-1/4 Sec 9 T71 R5 (80 acres); NW-1/4 of NE-1/4 Sec. 9 T71 R5 (40 acres); S-1/2 of E-1/2 of NW-1/4 of Sec. 3 T70 R5 (40 acres); NW-1/4 of NE-1/4 Sec 9 T71 R5 (40 acres); parcels in Des Moines Co. (see for details) (24 acres).
--Pp.325-326 27 Mar 1849 - From Andrew and Letitia (?) DILLON (Des Moines Co.) to David and Asa McCULLY - $300 - Lot 9 in Block 6, New London - witnesses: Justus and Elizabeth CLARK.

112. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book I.
--Pp.133-134 26 Mar 1849 - From Asa and Hannah McCULLY and David and Mary Ann McCULLY to John BOAK (?) - $100 - NE-1/4 of block 2, Hendershott's first addition to New London - 60' in front and 120' in back - witnesses: John L. STARKEY and John PORTER.
--Pp.389-390 9 Mar 1850 - From Daniel F. and Sarah TRUMP (?) to David and Asa McCULLY - $150 - Lots 1 and 2, Block 8, town of New London - witnessed: W. C. HOBBS and Cyrus MATTHEWS.
--Pp.437-438 8 April 1850 - From David and Mary Ann McCULLY and Asa and Hannah McCULLY to John GILKEY - $240 - All of Block 2 (lots 1,2,3,4), Hendershott's first addition to New London, except a lot at NE corner sold to John BOAK - witnessed: J. L. STARKEY and W. C. HOBBS.
--Pp.463-464 8 April 1850 - Mortgage on above transaction - McCullys bought back $131.56 of purchase price - witnessed: W. C. HOBBS and J. L. STARKEY.

113. Anonymous (1921), The golden days of Oregon steamboat transportation. Oregon Magazine (November 1921), pages 12-16.

114. W. H. Byars (1906), Reminiscences of a pioneer: early incidents in the life of late David McCully in the old Iowa home recalled. Oregon "Statesman" (Salem, Oregon), 7 December 1906: "In early days, Mr. McCully and his brother lived in Mt. Pleasant [NOTE: actually, New London], Iowa, some fifteen miles west of Burlington, near where I was born. The McCullys were enterprising young men and were the manufacturers of fanning mills, which they sold to farmers in that locality. My father was one of their patrons and well I remember the day the McCullys brought the mill to our home. They had six or eight upon the wagon and ours was the second that was taken from the load. The mill had the manufacturer's name in large black letters across the front. These letters I think were the first I ever learned, and McCully the first word I ever learned to spell."

115. The overland trip which included the McCully is often referred to as the "Ikenberry Train," as Samuel Eikenberry, of Des Moines County, was chosen as the wagon train captain. The wagon train left the Des Moines -Henry county area in the latter part of March 1849. We have no specific record of what route this party took to St. Joseph, Missouri, but they likely followed closely that route taken by the McCully wagon train in 1852 [the leaders of which had "learned" the route as members of the "Ikenberry Train" - Reference 52, above]: across southern Iowa past present-day Lowell, Hillsboro, Keosaqua, and Seymour; south to Unionville, Missouri; then diagonally southwest across Missouri via present-day Princeton, New Hampton, Gentry, Union Star, Rochester, and Savannah; and into St. Joseph. They may have reached St. Joseph about 13 April [the "beginning" of the trip, according to a John M. Waters account, below]. According to David McCully, they crossed the Missouri River 20 April 1849, then proceeded on the traditional Blue River route across Kansas to the Platte River near "New" Fort Kearny, then on up the Platte River. They were at Fort Laramie 26 May [David McCully]. From Fort Laramie, they proceeded over South Pass; may have taken the Sublette Cut-off; passed Fort Hall; probably went via Raft River to the Humboldt River, and down the Humboldt to the Sink; on to the Carson River; and over the Sierra Nevada to Hangtown/Placerville and Coloma, California. We don't yet have a time table beyond Fort Laramie, until 17 July when Joseph W. Berrien reports joining "the company under Captain Eikenbury" just east of the Humboldt Sink [Berrien's journal, in Indiana Magazine of History (1960) 56:273-352]. The date of 7 August 1849 is used for both "arriving" [presumably at Placerville: John M. Waters], and for actually finding gold [David McCully]. We know that the "Ikenberry Train" split part way across the plains, and so one group reached the goldfields before the other, but the Charles Washburne (another member of the party) record of reaching Coloma in October seems impossibly late.

116. Anonymous (1903), Portrait and biographical record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company. 1,571 pages - John M. WATERS biography on p.1232.

117. Anonymous (1906), Some reminiscences of David McCully. NOTE: This is a newspaper account, probably from a Salem, Oregon, or Portland, Oregon, paper, but I haven't been able to find the source. A copy was included in the McCully family papers. Among the details given of their 1849 experiences: David and Asa brought extra pairs of socks from Iowa, bought for 25 cents a pair and sold for $2/pair; a used cook stove bought in Iowa for $20 brought $50; they sold their oxen for $150 per pair, and their wagons for $150 apiece. After they sold the supplies they had brought with them from Iowa, then went to Sacramento and bought two wagon loads of flour, paying $8 per 100 pounds, and selling for $10 per 50 pounds. Two more loads, bought at $20 per 100 pounds, sold at $25 per 50 pounds.
About 1 November 1849, seven people from their group (not named) started back to New London, Iowa, via Panama. It took 51 days on a sailing ship to reach Panama, costing $125 apiece. They crossed the Isthmus, then took a steamer to New Orleans, where they sold their gold dust. They took a boat up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Missouri, then a stagecoach to Burlington, Iowa, arriving in February 1850. It took them 3 1/2 months to make the trip home, at a cost of $220 apiece.

118. N. L. Williamson (1981), E. E. Stanard scrap books. Albany, Oregon: State Savings and Loan Association. Copy in the Albany, Oregon, Public Library. Two volumes.

119. J. A. Caldwell (1880), History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio. Wheeling, West Virginia: Historical Publishing Company. Pp.361-368 history of Kirkwood Township, including Sewellsville and Henrysburg: Jacob BARNETT settled in the township in 1813, Rev. John McPHERSON in 1816, Lewis JONES in 1816, and Patrick HAMILTON in 1819.
Lewis JONES b. Loudon County, VA, 10 September 1791, came to Belmont County, OH, in 1816 and married Rebecca McPHERSON in 1817. They settled in Kirkwood Township., where he farmed. Lewis d. 21 April 1871, Rebecca still alive in 1880 (83 years old). Nine children, all alive in 1880 except Amos T. and Delila; others were Allison, John Mc {Pherson?], Josiah, Lorenzo D., William M., Samuel L., and James.

120. E. W. Powell (1969), Tombstone inscriptions and family records of Belmont County, Ohio. Akron, Ohio: self-published.

121. Barnett relationships from preliminary information supplied to me 26 April 1995 and 27 September 1995 by Barbara C. Long of Chesterland, Ohio.

122. Iowa Genealogical Society (1987), Index to Farlow Cemetery, New London Township, Henry County, Iowa.

123. R. L. Colby (1977), Henry County Marriages, 1836-1857. Hartford, Kentucky: McDowell Publications.

124. Hannah Keziah Waters was reportedly married 1st to Nathan HUFF in 1846 [A. U. Johnson (1999), Watrous-Watrus-Waters Family Bibles. Privately printed: Enid, Oklahoma. 178 pages]. This is an error. Nathan HUFF married Keziah WALTER, daughter of William WALTER. They were living with their children in New London, Iowa at the time of the 1850 Federal census.

125. J. M. Letts (1852), California Illustrated, including a description of the Panama and Nicaragua routes. New York: William Holredge, Publisher. This publication has a transcription of the protest letter signed by David McCully and John Starkey.

126. D. McCully (1895), Biographical Sketch of the lives of David and Mary Ann McCully, Salem, Oregon. We have an early typed copy; it has been printed in a number of historical and genealogical journals over the years.

127. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book J.
--Pp.496-498 27 Mar 1849 - From David and Mary Ann McCULLY and A. A. and Hannah McCULLY to Andrew J. DILLON (Des Moines Co.) - $300 - lot 9 in block 6, New London - witnessed: Joseph BERKEY and John F. TRYER (?) [Andrew J. and Lutetia DILLON sold this property 4 Mar 1851 for $300 to Josiah ADAMS.
--Pp.77-78 13 April 1850 - From David and Mary Ann McCULLY to William COX Sr. - $125 - NE-1/4 of NW-1/4 of Sect. 15, T70 R5 - 40 acres - witnessed: W. C. HOBBS and J. L. STARKEY.

128. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book K.
--P.31 - 31 Mar 1851 - John L. STARKEY assigned full power of attorney to Asa McCULLY. Witnessed: W. C. HOBBS and Louden MULLIN. [NOTE: John STARKEY appeared in person in Henry Co. to execute this power of attorney. We had thought he stayed in California when Asa and David returned, but he returned with them, and then took an earlier wagon train to Oregon than did his wife and family]
--Pp.190-191 -29 April 1851 - From David and Mary Ann McCULLY and Asa and Hannah McCULLY to William R. CRAIN - $17 - land in lot 2 (previous deed says lot 1), Block 8, Town of New London - witnesses: W. C. HOBBS and Thomas HARDIN.
--Pp. 600-601 29 May 1851 - To David and Asa McCULLY from Samuel and Mary WATTERS - $150 - S-1/2 of E-1/2 of NW-1/4 section 3, T70 R5 - witnessed: W. C. HOBBS and S. H. DOVER
--Pp.189-190 29 August 1851 - From David and Mary Ann McCULLY and Asa and Hannah K. McCULLY to Eleanor McNIGHT - $1400 - Lots 1 & 2, Block 8 (except for a portion of lot 1 to be sold to William R. CRAIN), in the original town plat of New London. Witnesses: W. C. HOBBS and Joseph BU--Y.
--P. 602 26 February 1852 - From David and Mary Ann McCULLY and Asa and Hannah McCULLY to (Alexander?) PATTERSON - $180 - S-1/2 of E-1/2 of NW-1/4 sec. 3 T70 R5 - witnesses: W. C. HOBBS and Samuel McCULLY.
--Pp.648-649 1 Mar 1852 - From David and Mary Ann McCULLY and Asa and Hannah McCULLY to Albert G. BOWMAN - $150 - tract on the road from New London to Burlington, T71 R5 - l+ acre - witnessed: W. C. HOBBS and David ___.
--P.443 11 Mar 1852 - From A. A. McCULLY (agent for John L. STARKEY) and Jane E. STARKEY to John D. LOVE - $800 - the SW(?) quarter of Sec.3 T71 R5 - witnesses: W. C. HOBBS and J. YEOMANS.

129. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book L.
--P.213 16 Mar 1852 - Power of Attorney: David and Asa McCULLY "late a mercantile firm doing business under the firm name of D & A McCully...being about to remove away, leaving unsettled business in the State" appoint Ephreum (?) KILLPATRICK "attorney in fact" and authorize him to transact business in their names "both as a firm and each of us as individuals." Witnessed: A. P. MESSENGER.

130. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Book M
--P.208 - 6 October 1854 - From David and Mary Ann McCULLY and A. A. and Hannah McCULLY to Samuel WATERS - $1000 - NE-1/4 section 9 T71 R5 - 160 acres - witnessed: John LESTER and J. M. JACKSON [NOTE: this deed was registered in Linn County, Oregon Territory 6 October 1854]

131. Henry County- Iowa. 1852. [Henry County District Court records - McCULLY vs. Blodgett]. Mount Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Old District Court Records, Box 35, number 46.
6 Mar 1852 - filed in District Court, a claim against Benjamin Blodgett by David and Asa McCULLY "under the firm name of D & A McCully, a mercantile firm composed of David McCully and Asa McCully, New London" - asked for attachment of Blodgett's property for $115.45 due to them on a 6 January 1851; claimants felt that Blodgett "intended to defraud". Blodgett's property was attached.

132. R. D. Peterson (1975), History of New London, Iowa. New London: New London Journal. Included is a reminiscence about Christmas in New London in 1851, in which the writer Dunham Wright remembers an incident at the McCully store: "I was some eight or nine years old at the time and took a great delight in trapping the Bob White quails, as well as bringing in a wild turkey occasionally, if the old flint lock did not flash in the pan. Uncle Dave and Asa McCulley, later the P. T. Company of the Willamette River, were among the first merchants in New London... Uncle Ace called me in one day and proposed a trade with me, as it was nearing Christmas time. He proposed to give me two gallons of Orleans molasses for four dozen Bob Whites. The trade was made at once and the day before Christmas I was promptly on hand with the Bob Whites and a two-gallon jug... Uncle Ace placed the jug under the faucet of the great barrel in the side room... The morning was cold, and the black-strap ran slow and we... visited the sights of the town, boy-like, and upon our return found the contents of the barrel all piled upon the jug. Uncle Ace wanted to kill us both."

133. K. E. Colton (1960), John Frink & Company 1846-1854. Annal of Iowa 35(6):401-433.

134. J. L. Johnson (1851), Crossing the Plains. Manuscript #1185 in the Oregon Historical Society collection, Portland, Oregon. The 51 page diary typescript describes the trip from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, to Oregon's Willamette Valley, leaving 1 April 1851 and arriving in September 1851.

135. The Oregon Donation Land Law of 1850 provided real encouragement for settlement of Oregon, and was one of perhaps only two early laws (the Florida Act of 1842 being the other) that gave outright gifts of public domain land to private individuals. Section 5 of the Act covered emigrants to Oregon Territory between 1 December 1850 and 1 December 1853. any white male American citizen at least 21 years of age, arriving in Oregon between those dates, was entitled to one quarter-section (180 acres) of free land if single, and a half-section (360 acres) if married. The principal requirement was that a claimant had to settle on his land and begin cultivating it within a year. [D. O. Johansen (1992), The roll of land laws in the settlement of Oregon. In "Genealogical material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Volume 1," by the Genealogical Forum of Portland, Oregon.

136. David McCully's donation land claim number 1824 (320.41 acres) in Linn County was in sections 14 and 15, T15S R4W, settled 30 October 1852. Asa McCully's Linn County claim number 684 was settled 20 September 1852, and included 316.47 acres in sections 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16 in T15S R4W. David and Asa's brother, William Hamilton McCully, had donation claim number 819 which he settled 1 June 1853, consisting of 158.64 acres in section 10, T15R R4W. Their brother-in-law John D. Love had claim number 1195, 320 acres in sections 2, 3, 10, and 11, T15S R4W.

137. Anonymous (date unknown), Harrisburg's first store: entire stock sold in less than a month. Bulletin (Harrisburg, Oregon). According to the article, the firm of D. and A. McCully was the first to open a general merchandise store in Harrisburg, with the firm's first stock coming from Wheeling, West Virginia. It reportedly was shipped around the Horn to Portland, Oregon, then brought up the Willamette Valley on wagons at a rate of $40/ton. Other stories report that the merchandise originated in Philadelphia or New York. None of them seem particularly likely, considering that Asa left Oregon for Panama in the winter of 1852-53; bought goods somewhere; rounded up a herd of cattle; organized a wagon train; and was on his way west from Henry County, Iowa, by mid-March 1853. I don't know a lot about the availability of goods in those days, but I wonder if Burlington, St. Louis, or New Orleans were not more likely places to have obtained the merchandise.

138. "A Resident" (1923), When Harrisburg was young. Sunday Democrat (Albany, Oregon) 19 August 1823, p. 5: "The first store building was in time ousted (to) give place for a more spacious and much better structure. The old one was moved and in its new station served as a dwelling house. Again in 1871 the former merchandise establishment was dragged to another resting place, this time to be used as a place in which hungry persons were to appease their appetites... Nine years after the old business house had been pressed into service as the hotel dining room the remodeling of the hotel was begun and when this was completed the much-moved edifice was serving as the hotel kitchen. This oldest landmark in the town is today in use at the Hotel Harrisburg."

139. E. W. Wright (1929), Steamboat companies' fight for control of upper Willamette River trade bitter. Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 27 October 1929.

140. Anonymous (1921), The golden days of Oregon steamboat transportation. Oregon Magazine, November 1921, pages 12-16.

141. E. D. Wright (1925), Lewis and Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. Pages 58-62

142. Anonymous (1871), The Wallamet Steamboat Line. Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 4 September 1871, page 4.

143. Anonymous (1871), The Willamette Transportation Company. Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 15 September 1871, page 3.

144. Dissolution notice for Cooke, Smith & Company published in the Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 17 November 1862.

145. Anonymous (1865), notice of new store opening. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 8 May 1865, page 3. David McCully, Asa McCully, E. N. Cooke and S. T. Church had put $18,000 into the new general merchandising venture, which planned to sell both wholesale and retail to "give country merchants just as good bargains in Salem as they can get in Portland." The article noted that Cooke had gone to San Francisco and Church to New York to purchase goods for the store.

146. G. H. Williams (1901), Political history of Oregon from 1853 to 1865. Quarterly of Oregon Historical Society 2(1):1-35.

147. Anonymous (1863), advertisement for a Civil War demonstration. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 7 September 1863, page 3. David McCully was among those calling for a Grand Mass Meeting and Union Demonstration in support of Union action in the Civil War. The meeting was called for 16 September 1863 in Salem.

148. Anonymous (1865), Oregon Iron Works. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 25 December 1865, page 2. Articles of incorporation were filed with the Oregon Secretary of State for the Oregon Iron Works to manufacture iron and machinery in Portland. The company's capital stock was $100,000. Incorporators were A. C. Gibbs, D. McCully and A. Myers.

149. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 5 November 1866, page 3: "A number of our citizens started for the Sandwich Islands this will, will leave from Portland in a day or so;" going "in search of health and pleasure" on the bark "Eldridge." Salem residents on the trip were Mr. and Mrs. D. McCully, Mr. and Mrs. T. McF. Patton, Horace Holden, and John Martin.

150. T. McF. Patton (1867), Return of the voyagers. Daily Oregonian (Portland) 5 February 1867, page 3. A summary of the Hawaiian Island trip: left the Columbia River on the bark "Eldridge" 9 November 1866, arrived in Honolulu 13 December 1866, having been at sea 34 days; all stayed in Honolulu eight days, then some visited Maui and Hawaii; saw Kilauea volcano, which was very active; some of the party had taken the "Eldridge" to San Francisco before the others got back to Honolulu; those remaining took the "Milton Badger" to San Francisco, arriving there 27 January 1867. They took the steamer "Montana" from San Francisco 31 January 1867, and arrived in Portland 3 February 1867.

151. D. McCully (1895), Biographical sketch of the lives of David and Mary Ann McCully, Salem, Oregon. Manuscript prepared 1 March 1895. In addition to the people mentioned in references #149 and #150, David names Walt (Wall?) Smith, Sam Hedrick, and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. R. Shaw as being on the Hawaii trip.

152. Letter of 7 May 1872 from John Creighton in Howard Bell County, Texas, to his wife Mary Jane in Oregon. He had acquired 1000 head of cattle, and apparently was dealing for 1400 more; not as many as he had hoped for, but enough to make a "respectable drive."

153. G. Bartlett (1984), The Wallowa Country 1867-1877. Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press. Pages 46-47 discusses the McCully-Creighton livestock movements.

154. Cattle from Grant County, Oregon, mentioned in biographical sketch of Frank D. McCully in "An Illustrated History of Union and Wallowa Counties," Spokane, WA: Western Historical Publishing Company.

155. In a letter 15 February 1876 David McCully wrote to John Creighton that he was thinking about dividing his cattle between "Asa" and "Nels.". "Asa," in this case, may have been David McCully's nephew, William Asa McCully, who was living in the area. However, David did sell some of his land to his brother Asa in 1880. "Nels" was Nels Schoonover, born March 1846 in Pennsylvania, who worked with John Creighton as early as 1870. We haven't seen all the Union County, Oregon, land records, but David McCully did sell some land to Anna Schoonover, Nels' wife, in 1877.

156. L. W. Coffman (1984), 5200 Thursdays in the Wallowas, a centennial history of "The Wallowa Chieftain." Enterprise, OR: Wallowa County Chieftain. The McCully livestock business is discussed (with some errors).

157. R. M. Gatke (1960), Building the new courthouse, 1872-1873. Marion County History 6:3-20.

158. Articles of Incorporation of the Alden Fruit Company, Salem, Oregon, 7 August 1874. The Company was set up to dry fruits and vegetables by "the Alden Process;" they had $6000 capital stock, and shares were to sell for $100 each. The incorporators were D. McCully, A. A. McCully and Rev. O. Dickinson. David bought 5 shares, and Asa 10. Asa was also on the board of directors.

159. F. Lockley (1931), Impressions and observations of the Journal man. Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon) 3 August 1931, page 8.

160. E. Williams (1878), Illustrated historical atlas map of Marion and Linn counties, Oregon. San Francisco: Edgar Williams & Company.

161. From a newspaper interview (probably in "The Oregonian") entitled "Ninety years old and never sick. 1904.

162. Anonymous (1956), Eugene Masonic Centennial, 1956. Lane County Historian 1(3):15-17.

163. W. W. Briggs (1908), Across the Plains in '53. Account of the expedition headed by Captain Asa A. McCully.
Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 1 July 1908, page 11.

164. W. W. Briggs (1914), In the days of '53. Seventh article in a series of pioneer remembrances. The Bulletin (Harrisburg, Oregon), exact date unknown. Apparently no copies of the original newspaper exist. We have a typed copy of the article.

165. In October 2002, Russell Miller wrote to me that he had obtained a sales slip from Ellensburg, Washington, library with E. N. Cooke and McCully information - "appears to be typed copy of the original... E. N. Cooke was in business with David and Asa A. McCully and S. T. Church in Cooke, McCully & Co. on February 2, 1886. They were wholesale and retail dealers in dry goods, clothing, groceries, boots and shoes, hats and caps, crockery, paints, oils, glass, etc. etc. Holman Brick Company, Commercial Street, Salem, Oregon, lists a lot of items purchased for $170.79 plus 10% added... Since E. N. Cooke was dead by the date of the transaction I am guessing they were using an old receipt book."
Items on the invoice were: brass, soda, pepper, japan tea, tobacco, nutmeg, mohair, muslin, white shirts, neck ties, steel buttons, braid, thread, plough steel, nail rod, and horse nails.

166. B. Tweedt (1994), Historic Harrisburg, a little town on the Willamette River. Harrisburg, Oregon: self-published. We say Asa is "alleged" to have started ferry service because this book has many, many errors in it, and we haven't yet found the source of Tweedt's information. From her description of the operation, and from our knowledge of the types of projects Asa engaged in, the story seems likely.

167. J. Gaston (1912), The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912. Volume 2, page 512.

168. P. Hainline (1979), Past Times: Railroad in Brownsville. The Times (Brownsville, Oregon) 25 October 1979.

169. The Oregon Historical Society library has, as Manuscript 577, a handwritten letter from Asa A. McCully to the Honorable James William Nesmith regarding the Postmaster position at Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon.
"Harrisburg, Linn Co., Oregon January 3rd 1862
Hon. J. W. Nessmith
Dear Sir
You will pardon me for intruding on you with this line, and as I had the honor of casting a vote to place you in your present position, I take the liberty of calling on you to attend to a small matter for me which is this. William A. Forgey holds the appointment of Post Master at this place he has left and took his Family to Jackson Co. his deputy refuses to attend to the office any longer and if I am not mistaken I stand as one of the suretys for the P.M. you will please examine and if so notify the department that I am not willing to stand surety any longer and my principal reason is that William A. Forgey is a loud mouthed secessionist and strongly in favor of Jeff Davis and his rebel government and as there is no one here that will accept the appointment rather than loose the office if the department se fit they may appoint me.
Yours fraternally
Asa A. McCully"

170. Notice in the Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 5 May 1962 that Asa McCully had been appointed Postmaster for Linn County, Oregon.

171. I have yet to figure out all the details of the grist mill ownership. John Waters, Jackson L. Hall and Hiram Smith were early owners of the mill. John Waters apparently acquired Smith's interest . In January 1862, John sold a third interest in the mill to Asa A. McCully. In December 1863, Asa acquired Jack Hall's one-third interest. Later, John Waters' son-in-law James B. R. Morelock owned a share of the mill. Wesley Briggs is cited as someone involved with the mill, but I find no evidence that he actually owned it; it may have been after 1877, when John Waters and James Morelock sold their interests to Asa McCully (Records at the Linn County Recorder's Office).

172. Notice in Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 11 April 1864, page 3, that Asa McCully had resigned as Harrisburg, Oregon, postmaster.

173. The results of the State election were published in the Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 16 June 1857, page 4

174. Anonymous (1860), Final Linn County election returns. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 19 June 1860, page 1

175. Note in Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) that Asa McCully was appointed to the Committee on Corporations in the Oregon Legislature.

176. The 1862 Linn County election returns were published in the Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 9 June 1862.

177. T. W. Prosch (1913), Oregon in 1863. Quarterly of Oregon Historical Society 14(1):61-64.

178. Results of 1864 Salem alderman elections were in the Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 12 December 1864, page 3.

179. A. L. Lomax (1931), Oregon City Woolen Mill. Quarterly of Oregon Historical Society 32(3):240-261.

180. Anonymous (1870), Real estate sales - Asa McCully. Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 5 December 1870. On 3 December 1870 D. McManus and wife sold for $1000 to Asa McCully and George Marshall, Block 16 in Couch's Addition. Thomas Lanigan for $1.00 quitclaimed to McCully and Marshall his interest in Block 16.

181. F. Lockley (1931), Impressions and observations of the Journal man. Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon) 3 August 1931, page 8. This article, an interview with John David McCully, Asa's son, implies they moved back to Salem because Asa determined that Salem was a better place to take care of his Peoples' Transportation Company duties. The company was sold in September 1871, so that doesn't ring true as the (only) reason.

182. The following deeds were identified in Yamhill County record books involving the McCULLY family.
Deed Book S, p.41 - 18 January 1879 - From Asa A. and H. K. McCULLY to William P. PALMER - $1200 - All the east half of the Donation Land Claim of Joel PALMER and wife, being claim No. 60, notification No. 1086 in T4S R3W Willamette Meridian, except for that portion within the town site of Dayton (shown on the plat on file in the County Clerk's office and in the deed of Joel PALMER and wife to William P. PALMER recorded 11 April 1876 - vol. P, pp.169-170; also a piece on the west line of the east half of the DLC previously deeded to Sarah Ann PALMER, Joel PALMER's wife [NOTE: Joel PALMER's DLC cert. #1498 included 401.39 acres in Sec. 16,17,20,and 21 - see Gen. Forum of Oregon 1987, DLC geographical index]
Book S, p.147 -10 April 1879 - From Asa and Hannah McCULLY to son John D. McCULLY - $2.00 - an undivided one-half of the Donation Land Claim of James McDONALD and wife (claim #54, notification #1244) in T5S R4W - 635 acres [NOTE: According to Genealogical Forum of Portland 1987 - geographical index to DLCs, the James McDONALD DLC is filed under James M.Donald! The claim includes 635.31 acres in Sec. 1,2,11, 12, 13, and 14. James McDONALD m. Dorcas ___ 25 October 1839, Wisconsin]
Book V, p. 313 - 23 December 1882 - John D. and Lillian E. McCULLY to Asa and Hannah McCULLY - $6000 - half interest in James McDONALD DLC [see Book S, p.147] - conveyance handled in Union Co., OR - witnessed by W. McCULLY and Geo. VAIL.
Deed Book 27, p. 603 - 28 July 1892 - quitclaim - from Edward S. KEARNEY and Sarah M. KEARNEY to Abe Lincloln McCULLY and Eliza Hunt McCULLY - "an undivided one-half one half" [1/4 interest?] interest in the Donation Land Claim of William ATHEY (claim #55, notification #1492) Sec. 15, T5S R3W - 159.88 acres - notarized in Multnomah County. [NOTE #1 - According to Genealogical Forum of Portland 1987, William ATHEY's claim was Certificate #977, location and acreage as specified above. NOTE #2 - Sarah (Dearborn) KEARNEY was Eliza McCULLY's aunt]
Deed Book 28, p.180 - 13 October 1892 - From Sarah A. DESHIUS (widow) to Nellie J. McCULLY - Lot 8 in Block 5 of the Deshius Third Addition to the town of Newburg, Oregon. [NOTE: Don't yet know who Nellie McCULLY was, but there are probate records for her in Yamhill Co. that we will look at some time]
Deed Book 28, pp.295-296 - 7 November 1892 - From J. D. and Lillian E. McCULLY (Joseph, OR), Linnie M. and A. B. CROASMAN, A. L. and Ella H. McCULLY, Alice M. CRANE (Portland), and Hannah K. McCULLY (Portland) to N. P. TOMLINSON (Portland) - $15,000 - all of the Donation Land Clam of James McDonald and wife [see Book S, p.147] - 635.31 acres.

183. Anonymous (1886), Honorable A. A. McCully kicked to death by a horse, at his farm, in Yamhill County. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) August 1886.

184. J. Gaston (1911), Portland, Oregon, its history and builders. Volume 3. Chicago: J. S. Clarke.

185. One of Asa's obituaries states that he was President of the Oregon Iron Works in Portland, but we haven't been able to confirm that. His brother David was a founder and officer of the iron works, and the obituary may have confused the two brothers.

186. A summary report of Asa's estate appeared in the Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 24 August 1886: "The will of Asa A. McCully was admitted in probate Friday last. By its provisions to Mrs. McCully is left the old home on Piety Hill, the net income from the brick block on Commercial Street, and a paid-up life insurance policy of $1400 in the Equitable of New York. The balance of the property in bonds, securities, etc., amounting to about $24,000 is divided equally among the children - Mrs. W. B. Crane, Mrs. A. B. Croasman, John D. and Abe L. McCully - the income from the Commercial Street property reverting to them on the death of the mother. A. B. Croasman and J. D. McCully are appointed executors without bonds."

187. Asa A. McCully will prepared 5 January 1884, Marion County, Oregon. To his wife Hannah Keziah McCully he left their house, two lots and furnishings on Piety Hill, Salem; a paid up insurance policy with Equitable of New York worth in excess of $1400; and the net income from the brick storehouse, known as the Parrish brick.
To his children, he bequeathed equal amounts. Since the children already had received a certain amount of money from him, his first charge was to equalize the amount:
--J. D. already had received $6000
--Alice had received $2045, so would get $3590
--Linnie had $600, so would get $5400
--Abe had $300, so would get $5700
When Hannah died, the surviving children would share equally in the proceeds from the Parrish brick; also, they would split evenly the rest of the estate. Alice's was to be invested, and three-quarters of it set aside for the maintenance of her children Clarence, Ethel, and Will B. When Will reached age 21, the principal was to be divided equally between mother and surviving children.
J. D. McCully and A. B. Croasman were named executors.

Asa died 12 August 1886, and his heirs [all residing in Salem] were
--Hannah, age 58; Alice, 35; Linnie, 32; J. D., 30; and Abe, 21.
The appraisal of the Yamhill property was assigned to Willis Starr, George B. Benton, and Samuel Pate. The Marion appraisal was made by David McCully, Charles Claggett, and J. I. Thompson.
Total value of estate was $43,446 [which may not have included the value of Marion Co. real estate - not clear from papers]. The 635.5 acres of Yamhill land was appraised at $15,887. He had considerable farm equipment, and the following stock: 2 mules, 4 horses, 2 bulls, 23 cows, 2 heifers, 5 yearlings, 8 calves, and 5 dozen chickens.

188. U. S. Federal Census 1900 - Ward 5 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. Census taken 5 June 1900. The Croasman family lived at 470 Columbia Street.

189. Anonymous (1905), Death of Mrs. McCully. Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 2 August 1905.

190. The marriage date for John W. McCully and Jane Mason is given almost universally as 28 June 1848. One exception: R. L. Colby (1977), Henry County marriages 1836-1857 (Hartford, KY: McDowell Publications) gives the marriage license date as 15 June 1848, but the marriage 5 September 1848 in the Methodist Episcopal Church, New London, Iowa. He also lists John as a resident of Marion County, Iowa, at the time of his marriage, where he apparently practiced medicine for a short time.

191. It seems unlikely that John McCully had formal training in medicine; i.e., he probably didn't attend any school for his medical education. Eula McCully, in 1967 one of the last living McCullys to know John personally, expressed the opinion that he was not medically trained, but had a lot of knowledge of drugs and herbs (interview by Dolly Sainsbury 16 January 1967). This description from Wright and Young (1915), "History of Marion County, Iowa," (Chapter XVIII, The Medical Profession) probably fit's John's situation: "The old-time doctor was not always a graduate of a medical school. Perhaps it would be nearer the truth t say the graduate physician on the frontier was the exception rather than the rule. In a majority of cases the professional education of the country doctor in the new settlements had been acquired by 'reading' for a few months with some older physician and assisting his preceptor in his practice. When the young student felt sufficient confidence in his ability to branch out for himself he began looking about for a location, with the result that some new settlement appeared to offer the best opening... And, if the professional or technical training of the pioneer doctor was limited, his stock of drugs and medicines was equally limited. A goodly supply of calomel, some jalap, aloes, Dover's powder, castor oil and Peruvian bark...constituted the principal remedies in his pharmacopoeia."

192. Wright and Young (1915), History of Marion County, Iowa. Pp. 123-127, Description of Red Rock Township.

193. There was a Robert Mason household in Union County, Indiana, at the time of the 1830 federal census. A 1918 obituary for Quintis E. Mason notes that his grandparents Robert Mason and Mary Kirk settled in Union County "about 1830." The 1850 Federal census for Brownsville, Indiana, includes John Mason, age 23, born in Scotland, and his brother James Mason, age 20, born in Indiana.

194. Cemetery records, Brownsville Christian Cemetery, Brownsville, Union County, Indiana.

195. E. E. Farlow and G. Farlow (1963), A Brief History of the Farlow Family. On microfilm at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

196. U. S. Federal Census 1850 - Cambridge City, Wayne County, Indiana - 24 August 1850.

197. Liahona Research Inc. (1990), Iowa marriages, early to 1850. Orem, Utah.

198. Henry County Courthouse, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Deed Book J, pp. 503-504 -- On 15 March 1851, John W. and Jane McCully sold to C. Snyder for $10, Lot 3 in Block 25, Mt. Pleasant. We haven't yet found the deed for when they purchased that lot.

199. J. L. Johnson (1851), Crossing the Plains, April 1, 1851 - Sept. 14, 1851. A 51-page typescript copy of Johnson's diary, at the Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Oregon, Manuscript #1185.

200. F. Lockley (1930), Impressions and observations of the Journal man. Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon) 20 October 1930, page 8: interview with Issie McCully, daughter of John and Jane McCully.

201. R. D. Peterson (1975), History of New London, Iowa. New London: New London Journal. Jane Mason p. 19) and Jonathan Roberts (page 41) are both given credit for being the first school teacher in New London. In any event, they were both teachers in the 1840s.

202. Anonymous (1920), Dr. and Mrs. J. W. McCully crossed the Plains to Oregon in 1851. Jacksonville (Oregon) Post 31 July 1920.

203. U. S. Federal Census 1860 - Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon

204. V. Daley (1973), Rogue River Valley's early history. Rogue Digger 8(1):4-21. Among the Jacksonville merchants who were "well stocked" in 1854 was "Dr. McCully's Bakery."

205. Jackson County, Oregon, Commissioners' Journals, 3 July 1855 - John W. McCully shown on jury list as "dairyman."

206. W. P. Tucker (1931), The History of Jackson County, Oregon. Seattle: University of Washington Press. Page 173: 7 March 1853, first meeting of the Jackson County Commissioners; Dr. John W. McCully and Hiram Abbott made justices of the peace for Jackson County.

207. John W. McCully obituary 1889 - from undetermined newspaper.

208. "Keokuk" (1860, News from Albany. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 1 May 1860, page 2. "The non-intervention democrats in this county will generally support independent candidates for the legislature and for county offices... Asa A. McCully [and others named] are all running for the legislature, and will, I have no doubt, all be elected... McCully is a brother of Dr. McCully of Jackson County, whom the Lane men took into the legislative caucus last May, and is as good a democrat as the Dr. and better than Delusion."

209. R. Lacy (1989), Oregon Sentinel 1856-1873 (Jacksonville, Oregon). Ashland, Oregon, privately printed. J. W. McCully signed the unclaimed mail lists as Postmaster from 30 June 1860 to 30 September 1861.

210. M. R. Ross and C. Owens (1971), McCully Office Building (IOOF Lodge). Historic American Buildings Survey, U. S. Dept. of Interior, Washington, D. C.

211. Ledgers of the Peoples' Transportation Company 1867 and 1868. Oregon Historical Society archives, Portland, Oregon.

212. Letter of 21 January 1889 from William Asa McCully to his father Samuel McCully, reporting on John W. McCully's sickness, death and funeral.

213. F. D. Haines (1967), Jacksonville: biography of a gold camp. Medford, Oregon: Gandee Printing Center.

214. U. S. Federal Census 1880 - Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon - 18 June 1880.

215. A copy of Jane McCully's "Pioneer's Song" is at the University of Oregon Library in their music archives, but is undated. The words are given in E. E. Stanard's scrapbooks at the Albany, Oregon, library but, again, with no date.

216. Anonymous (1903), Death of a native son. Sentinel (Jacksonville, Oregon) 28 August 1903, page 1.

217. Anonymous. 1894. [Jane McCully to San Diego]. Medford Mail (Medford, Oregon), 9 November 1894:
"Mrs. Jane McCully, of Jacksonville, left Wednesday morning [7 November] for San Diego, where she will spend the winter."

218. San Diego State University Library, Special Collections: California Supreme Court Briefs and San Diego County Appellate Court Briefs. Case Numbers 15255 and 15208, Jane Mason McCully as administratix of the estate of James L. Mason vs. George H. Cooper and Andreas J. O'Connor, December 1895-March 1896. We haven't yet reviewed these files, so don't know what the litigation involved.

219. Anonymous (1974), List of pioneer deaths reported by Pioneer Association. Rogue Digger 9(3-4):121-131.

220. The 1840 federal census for Londonderry Township, Guernsey County, Ohio showed one female in Asa McCully's household who was the correct age to be his sister Mary Jane McCully. However, it could also be Asa's first wife, Delilah Frances (Jones) McCully, whom he married in March 1840, which would leave Mary Jane unaccounted for in 1840. I can find no date on the 1840 census, so can't tell if it was before or after Asa married.

221. B. Sistler and B. Sistler (1987). Early east Tennessee marriages. Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler & Associates. Many LOVE marriages listed. Among the ones that seem likely as connections to John "Diller" LOVE are:
-Thomas LOVE m. Martha DILLARD 12 January 1788, Washington Co., TN.
-Dillard LOVE m. Martha YOUNG 20 November 1822 Washington Co., TN [John born 8 August 1824, so a pretty good fit].

222. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book I, page 349 - 1 March 1850, from John D. Love to Nicholas Miller, for $200, lot 3 of block 1 in the old plat of New London, Iowa. Witnessed by W. C. Hobbs and J. E. Linn.

223. U. S. Federal Census 1850 - El Dorado County, California. On 19 September 1850, on the Cosumnes River, John D. Love, 25, born Tennessee, miner; on 9 October 1850 in nearby Mud Springs, John D. Love, 26, born Tennessee, blacksmith.

224. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book K.
--P.443 11 Mar 1852 - From A. A. McCULLY (agent for John L. STARKEY) and Jane E. STARKEY to John D. LOVE - $800 - the SW quarter of Sec.3 T71 R5 - witnesses: W. C. HOBBS and J. YEOMANS.

225. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Henry County Courthouse. Deed Record Book L.
--Pp.85-86 12 Mar 1852 - From John D. LOVE to Samuel R. SCOTT - $500 - E-1/2 of (fractional) SW-1/4 Sec. 3, T71 R3 - 80 acres? - Witnessed: W. C. HOBBS and Susan HOBBS.
--P.116 20 December 1852 - From Lewis and Mary Jane CHAMBERS to John D. LOVE -$125 - Lot 7 in block 3, original plat of New London - witnessed: W. C. HOBBS.
--P.116 28 February 1853 - From John D. and Mary Jane LOVE to R. I. MUNCE - $100 - lot 7 in block 3, original plat of New London - witnessed: W. C. HOBBS.

226. F. Lockley (1922), Emma Love of Harrisburg, Oregon. Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon) 11 July 1922.

227. N. L. Williamson and R. R. Milligan, editors (1984), Pioneer stories of Linn County, Oregon: WPA interviews of L. L. Haskin. Volume 1. Albany, Oregon: Linn Benton Business & Genealogical Services.

228. F. Lockley (1932), Impressions and observations of the Journal man. Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon) 6 June 1932, page 8. Interview with Alice Jane (Love) Belmont.

229. Anonymous (1872), John D. Love. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 17 March 1872.

230. Linn County, Oregon (1874), Probate record #545, John D. Love. County Courthouse, Albany, Oregon.
April 1874, executor A. A. McCULLY reported to the courts on details of John D. LOVE estate.
By 15 April 1874, all of John D. Love's personal property had been sold, except what was set apart by the Court for the support of his widow and minor children. The sum of $1596.96 was realized, principally from the sale of livestock [334 head of sheep, a bull, 4 yearling cattle, 2 2-yr old steers and 2 2-yr old heifers] and 1172 pounds of wool. This was insufficient to cover funeral expenses and all claims against the estate [about $800 outstanding], so it was necessary to sell some of the real property to cover the additional claims. Asa recommended to the Court [and it was approved] that the land to be sold was several tracts [7 acres total] in sections 9 and 16, T15S R4W, adjoining the town of Harrisburg - value about $1000. The legal description of these parcels is included in the probate papers. Other lands that John D. Love owned, and that passed to his heirs, were:
--80 acres, W1/2 of SW1/4 of Section 2 - $1000 est. value.
--80 acres, E1/2 of SE 1/4 of Section 3 - $1000.
--The donation land claim of Samuel and Catherine McCully [claim no. 4], 320.52 acres - $4000.
--20 acres, at NW corner of W. H. McCully donation land claim 41 [notification #2973] - $500.
--10 acres, off west end of James Rodgers donation land claim - $50.
--5 acres, S 1/2 of NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 section 16 - $75.

Most of the above land was pasturage, with no improvements except old, poor fencing. There were no judgments or liens against any of the real estate. There was no mention in the pages I copied of a will or any specific mention of how the estate remains would be handled.

231. Anonymous (1902), Obituary - Mary J. Love. Brownsville Times (Brownsville, Oregon), 24 January 1902.

232. Linn County, Oregon (1902), Probate for Mary Jane Love. Linn County Courthouse records, Albany, Oregon.
Mary J. LOVE made her will 13 November 1890, making Charles E. MAXSON executor, and making the following bequests:
-daughter. Emma F. LOVE and Alice J. LOVE to share equally in the property located in Harrisburg, OR.
-All other real and personal property to be equally divided between daughters Mary L. MAXSON, Emma F. LOVE, and Alice J. LOVE - with the stipulation that Mary's share would include her house and land adjacent to it.
-Within three years of Mary Jane's death, $1000 in cash to go to her son Douglas LOVE, and one thousand in cash to the children of daughter Carrier LISTER, sons Charles LOVE and Clara [sic - Clare] LISTER. If there isn't $5000 in cash available, then Doug and the children to each get one-fifth of whatever is available.
On 29 April 1897, Mary Jane added a codicil to her will, which cut son Doug LOVE out of any share of the estate; reason: "..in consideration of a certain Promissory note executed by my son Douglas Love, C. E. Maxson and myself, in favor of May & Senders, a portion of which note still remains unpaid, but ought to have been paid by my said son..." [NOTE: the debt was paid as part of the estate settlement.]
Also in the codicil, Mary Jane revoked the cash payment to the sons of Carrie LISTER, on the assumption that "...my daughters Mary L. Maxson, Emma F. Love, and Alice J. Love will amply provide for the children.."
The estate consisted of 295.5 acres of land [$6000 value], a horse [$40], and a cow [$35]. The expenses against the estate amounted to $2.566.13, so the land was sold [to Charles BELMONT]. The rest of the estate was settled as directed by Mary Jane's will/codicil.

233. Anonymous (1860), Report on the Democratic Convention in Eugene, Oregon. Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 25 September 1860.

234. "Ham" McCully's inscription on Names Rock in Wyoming was still visible in the 1990s, as documented by Randy Brown (e-mail 10 November 1997).

235. N. L. Williamson and R. R. Milligan (1985), Pioneer stories of Linn County Oregon: W.P.A. interviews of Leslie L. Haskin et al. Volume 2. Albany, Oregon: Linn Benton Genealogical Service.

236. Anonymous (1907), William Hamilton McCully. Brownsville Times (Brownsville, Oregon), 1 February 1907.

237. U. S. Federal Census 1870 - East Salem, Marion County, Oregon. 13 June 1870

238. State of Oregon death certificate: William Hamilton McCully. State Archives, Salem, Oregon

239. O. Larsell (1947), The Doctor in Oregon, a Medical History. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. Pages 254-255: "From 1852 to 1862 (John W.) McCully lived in Jacksonville, and while history has it recorded that he was proprietor of a baker, his daughter, still living in Jacksonville (1942), maintained that he had nothing to do with the bakery, and indeed, that the bakery never existed. The story apparently originated from the fact that the doctor's wife baked bread and pies for the miners, at one dollar each, in her own kitchen. Just how the doctor occupied his time is not certain, although he did practice a little medicine."

240. Canadian Census 1901 - Moncton Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick.

241. There is a puzzle in the 1901 LUTES-HURD census entry. Not only is Catherine HERD (sic) listed as the mother-in-law of head of household Gilbert LUTES, but also included in the household is John HERD, brother-in-law to Gilbert LUTES, age 30, born 10 November 1870. This would apparently make him brother to Annie [HURD] LUTES, but 22 years younger. All evidence found so far shows Catherine HURD had been separated from husband Cooley HURD since at least 1861 (although he was alive, and living nearby at times), so it is unlikely that John had both the same mother and father as Annie. It seems unlikely that he was a late child of Catherine and an unknown father, because he was not recorded with Catherine in 1871, 1881 or 1891 censuses. His absence from those three censuses makes it unlikely that he was an illegitimate son of either Annie [HURD] LUTES or her sister Tamar [HURD] STEEVES, raised by Catherine as a "brother." Perhaps he was the son of Cooley HURD and an unknown mother, making him half-brother to Annie and Tamar. I can't find him in any Canadian or United States census before or after 1901, however. A final possibility is that the John HERD entry is some mistake made by the census enumerator, but I can't imagine what the mistake would be.

242. Canadian Census 1881 - Richibucto, Kent County, New Brunswick.

243. Canadian Census 1901 - Havelock Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick

244. Canadian Census 1871 - Weldford Parish, Kent County, New Brunswick.

245. "Daily Telegraph" (Saint John, New Brunswick) 8 December 1877 - married 2 Dec 1877 at residence of the officiating minister Rev. John Gammon: Gilbert LUTES of Moncton, Westmorland Co., and Miss Annie E. HURD of Richibucto, Kent Co.

246. The 1901 Moncton, New Brunswick, census index gives the birth date of Gilbert LUTES as 22 September 1854, but Carol Norrgard (Campbell River, British Columbia) provided me an alternate date of 21 September 1852. She reports that the Lutz Mountain museum near Moncton, New Brunswick, originally had the 1852 date (source unknown), but they have since changed their records to match the 1901 census index. Gilbert's obituary [in the "Drumheller (Alberta, Canada) Mail," 30 August 1928] says he was born "76 years ago," supporting an 1852 date.

247. Canadian Census 1911 - Moncton Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick

248. Canadian Census 1911 - Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

249. The 1911 Medicine Hat, Alberta, census records Annie E. LUTES with her son Worden A. LUTES and his family. She is erroneously listed as a "widow." The 28 July 1917 obituary of her sister, Tamar [HURD] STEEVES, recorded Annie as living at Reed's Hill, Alberta. Family records compiled by Carol Norrgard are the source of her other places of residence.

250. Canadian Census 1881 - Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick

251. Two transcriptions of the 1871 Weldford Parish census record her as "Tamer HARD," age 19, school mistress, and "Frances HURD," age 18, school mistress.

252. "Mrs. William Steeves", "Moncton Transcript" (Moncton, New Brunswick), 28 July 1917, pages 3 and 8: "The death of Mrs. Tamar Steeves, widow of the late Mr. William Steeves occurred this afternoon at the residence of Mr. Geo. E. Stiles, Cheapside street. Deceased, who was sixty-five years of age, has been ill for the past month. She leaves one sister, Mrs. Annie E. Lutes of Reed's Hill, Alta."

253. In the 1861 Richibucto census, John N. McCULLY is recorded as John NEELSON., which may give a clue to his parentage. In his 1928 will, he called himself John Nelson McCULLY.

254. Canadian Census 1911 - Havelock Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick

255. "The Times" (Moncton, New Brunswick) 20 June 1890 - Shepherd W. McCULLY and Selina V. BURGESS, both of Havelock, Kings County, married 11 June 1890 at the Free Baptist Parsonage, Petitcodiac, Westmorland County, Rev. A. C. Thompson officiating.

256. Public Archives of New Brunswick death records: Selina V. McCULLY died 13 April 1941 Kings County, New Brunswick (Microfilm F19370, Volume 141, #34534).

257. An unlabled news clipping in the scrapbook of Mrs. M. Wood, at the Moncton, New Brunswick, Public Library, notes that Shepherd K. McCully died at his home at Petitcodiac, age 90, after a long period of failing health. His surviving six sons and five daughters are identified.

258. John Fletcher bought and sold the following lands in Josephine County, Oregon:
The following deeds were identified in Josephine County, Oregon, records.
Deed Book 2, pp.50-51 - 16 Sep 1859 - From James F. DAVIS to John F. McCULLY - $1000 - the James F. DAVIS donation land claim - SW-1/4 of Section 1, T38S R8W - 160 acres.
Deed Book 2, pp.153-154 - 16 Nov 1860 - From Samuel and Catherine McCULLY to John McCULLY - SE-1/4 of section 11, T38 R8. - 160 acres.
Deed Book 2, p.302 - 12 Dec 1861 - From John F. McCULLY to Ebenezer HOAGUE - $500 - SE-1/4 Section 11, T38S R8W - 160 acres.
Deed Book 3, pp.375-376 - 1 Apr 1871 - From John F. and Mary S. McCULLY [NOTE: of Linn County] to Ebenezer HOGUE - $250 - SW-1/4 of Section 1, T38 R8 - 160 acres.

259. Anonymous (1877), John F. McCully. West Shore 2(11):196.

260. In the 1880 U. S. Federal Census for Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon, John F. McCULLY is listed as a "retired merchant," although he was only 43 years old.

261. U. S. Federal Census 1850 - Jefferson Township, Henry County, Iowa.

262. From two December 1881 news clippings from unidentified Oregon newspapers (probably the "Oregon Statesman"): "Mrs. J. F. McCully, one of the most esteemed lady residents of Harrisburg, died at her home in that place on the 8th inst. She had been dangerously ill of typhoid fever for some time, but had so far recovered as to be able to sit up, and retired to bed on the night mentioned without any symptoms of relapse. Her sister, on going to her bed in the morning, found life extinct."
"John F. McCully, a nephew of D. and A. A. McCully of Salem, died at his residence in Harrisburg, on the 17th inst. His wife died on the 8th inst., both being victims of typhoid fever. Two little boys were orphaned by the sad event."

263. H. Haskin and H. Haskin (1983-1985), Linn County Marriage Licenses. Albany, Oregon: Richard R. Milligan, publisher

264. F. E. Hodgkin and J. J. Galvin (1882), Pen Pictures of Representative Men of Oregon. Farmer and Dairyman Publishing House.

265. N. L. Williamson (1981), E. E. Stanard scrap books. Albany, Oregon: State Savings and Loan Association. Copy in the Albany, Oregon, Public Library. Two volumes.

266. Letter from William Cox to a cousin William in Iowa 15 November 1851: "Abner and me is mining at the Yellow Jacket Springs... John M. Waters is the same." The letter is in the Leora Saurteig collection.

267. Genealogical Forum of Oregon (1992-1994), Genealogical material in Oregon donation land claims. Volumes I and V. Portland, Oregon: GFO. John Morrison WATERS' claim was for 160.69 acres in Section 2, T15S R4W Linn County. Abner Walter WATERS' claim was for 159.74 acres in Sections 2 and 3, T15S R4W. Abner's land had previously been claimed by James Bassett, but he relinquished the claim to Abner 6 February 1855

268. Letter from Abner WATERS in Willamette Forks, Lane County, Oregon, to his brother James WATERS in Henry County, Iowa, 18 April 1854: "John and myself are farming we have got a fine crop of wheat we have got twenty five achors of wheat and some oats and barley and we have got a big job on hande this summer & we are agoing to make 15000 brick we have got 100 cord of brick wood cut and we are now fixing the yard brick sells for 15 dollars pr thousand I think we will make grub at it we can hier hands for 30 dollars pr month I guess we can make anough to pay them and not have to work our selves." The letter is in the Leora Saurteig collection.

269. U. S. Federal Census 1860 - Kerbyville, Josephine County, Oregon

270. From the Josephine County, Oregon, courthouse records.
Deed Book 2, pp.120-131 - 28 Aug 1860 - From Abner and Mary Ann WATERS to David P. ABBOT - part of the DLC of John R.REEVES, Section 33 along the Illinois River - 110 acres. [Note: this appears to be part of the land that William COX bought from James DAVIS in 1859. Apparently, Abner bought it from Wm.COX, but I have been unable to find a record of the transaction]
Deed Book 2, pp.168-169 - 23 Nov 1860 - From Abner and Mary Ann WATERS to Moses MEINSFIELD and Mather MUSFIELD - part of DLC of John R. REEVES, sect. 33 along Illinois River - 60 acres [see above - land Abner obtained from William COX]

271. U. S. General Services Administration. Military service information on Abner Walter Waters, including a copy of his and Elizabeth's marriage certificate. I

272.. O. W. Hoop (1929), History of Fort Hoskins, 1856-65. Oregon Historical Society Quarterly 30(4):346-361.
273. J. Miles and R. R. Milligan (1990), Pioneer settlers, Linn County, Oregon. Volume 12. Albany, Oregon: Linn Benton Genealogical Services.

274. McCARTNEY information from Reference 62, above: Henry A. McCARTNEY was born 1807 Blount County, Tennessee. He died 15 January 1893 Sodaville, Linn County, Oregon. He married 1st Margaret A. FINNEY 4 February 1830 Gibson County, Indiana. Margaret died 31 August 1862 (age 59 years 11 months 6 days) Peoria, Linn County, Oregon, and is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Peoria. Henry married 2nd in Linn County 1 January 1868, Jane HOLT. Henry and Margaret arrived in Oregon August 1851, settled their Linn County donation land claim 1 February 1852: 320.4 acres in Section 18, T13S R4W.
McCARTNEY information from the June 1860 Linn County Federal census: Henry McCARTNEY, age 52, farmer, born Tennessee; Margaret McCARTNEY, 48, born Kentucky; John McCARTNEY, son, 22, farmer, born Indiana; Sarah McCARTNEY, daughter, 18, born Illinois; William McCARTNEY, son, 15, born Illinois; Charles McCARTNEY, son, 13, born Illinois; and Sophia McCARTNEY, daughter, 10, born Illinois.

275. J. Gaston (1912), The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912. Chicago: J. S. Clarke Co.

276. U. S. Federal census 1870 - Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon.

277. H. O. Lang (1885), History of the Willamette Valley. Portland, Oregon: Himes and Lang, Publishers.

278. News clipping from an unidentified newspaper, showing the first hotel in Burns, Oregon. In 1886, the hotel was operated by B. R. Porter. "The land office which then occupied part of the building was in charge of Capt. A. W. Waters."

279. Newspaper account in the Oregon "Statesman" (Salem, Oregon) in September 1902: "Former Salemite Talks: Captain A. W. Waters, Once Prominent in Oregon."

280. Harney County, Oregon, marriage records Volume A, page 83. They were married in the home of J. M. Vaughn. Abner gave his age as 59, and Elizabeth as 44.

281. U. S. Federal Census 1900 - Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho.

282. U. S. Federal Census 1910 - West Weiser, Washington County, Idaho.

283. U. S. Federal Census 1880 - Nehalem, Columbia County, Oregon. In June 1880, at Nehalem, Columbia County, Oregon, there was an Elizabeth KNOWLES, age 29, married to Charles KNOWLES, age 40. They had a daughter, Emma, age 3. However, the census form shows Elizabeth born in Illinois, with her parents born in Tennessee; oddly, Charles KNOWLES is shown as being born in Rhode Island, as were his parents [109]. Did the census taker switch his information between husband and wife? I can't locate Charles KNOWLES in any other census, so I can't compare information given in other years.

284. U. S. Federal Census 1900 - Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho.

285. Obituary from 14 April 1906 Weiser, Idaho, newspaper (name of paper undetermined): "Capt. A. W. Waters, Commanded First Regiment of Oregon Infantry."

286. U. S. Federal Census 1910 - West Weiser, Washington County, Idaho.

287. N. K. Wilson (1971?), Samuel (1822-1900) and Mary (Ketcham) Waters (1821-1876), Their Descendants to 1970 and Their Ancestors to the First Generations in America. Part III of The Family Record. Unpublished manuscript, Port Washington, New York.

288. Wedding Announcement, "Oregon Statesman" (Salem, Oregon), 12 November 1860: Married in Jackson County, Oregon, 25 October 1860, Sidney B. Hendershott and Miss Delia McCully, by County Judge M. C. Barkwell, all of Jackson County.

289. McCully family bible entries give Macoupin County, Illinois, and a birth date of 8 January 1832. W. E. Hendershott. (1988). Hendershot Ancestors Genealogy (Published by author) gives Sidney B. HENDERSHOTT's birth date as 8 June 1832, possibly in St. Clair County, Illinois. Sidney's family was in St. Clair County in 1830 (U. S. Federal Census).

290. U. S. Federal Census 1840 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.

291. Henry County, Iowa, Deed Record Book G. --Pp.335-336 4 Sep 1847 - From David and Lydia HENDERSHOTT (New London) to David and Asa McCULLY - $85 - all of Block 2 (lots 1,2,3,4,5) in New London - witnesses: Heiram KELLY and George SHANER.
Pp.588-589 29 Apr 1848 - From David and Lydia HENDERSHOTT to ________ (don't have first page of deed) - lot 4 in Hendershott's first addition to New London - witnesses: John L. STARKEY and James HENDERSHOTT.

292. W. W. Briggs (1908). Across the Plains in '53. Account of the expedition headed by Captain Asa A. McCully. Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: 11. Briggs notes that the party experienced a stampede in northern Missouri; something frightened the stock and they charged through the train, doing significant damage. Sidney Hendershott, who was riding in one of the wagons due to a sprained leg, was thrown out of the wagon and severely bruised and scratched. There were no other injuries, but wagons were badly damaged, and goods strewn around. It took 3 days to gather stock and make repairs.

293. W. W. Briggs (1914). In the days of '53, Seventh article in a series of pioneer remembrances. Harrisburg Bulletin. Harrisburg, Oregon. The wagon train suffered a cattle stampede in Shariden Co., MO; no specific cause noted, but herd went wild and wrecked the wagon train, damaging wagons and destroying provisions. Sidney Hendershott was in one wagon that was damaged, and had his leg hurt. The party was delayed three days making repairs.

294. G. H. Williams (1901), Political history of Oregon from 1853 to 1865. Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society 2(1):1-35.

295. G. H. Himes (1914). "Constitutional convention of Oregon." Quarterly Oregon Historical Society 15(3): 217-218.

296. Josephine County Courthouse Records: These are apparently only part of the HENDERSHOTT records, as they lived in the area another five years after selling this property.
Deed Book 2, pp.128-129 - 29 Aug 1860 - From John W. and Nancy A. PATRICK to Sidney B. HENDERSHOTT (quitclaim) - $3500 - E-1/2 of SW-1/4 and the W-1/2 of SE-1/4 of Section 19, T40S R8W - 160 acres.
Deed Book 3, pp.131-132 - 13 Mar 1866 - From Sidney B. and Delilah F. HENDERSHOTT to Gustaf WILSON - $1000 - E-1/2 of SW-1/3 and W-1/2 of SE-1/4 of Sec. 19, T40S R8W, "known as the Patrick Ranch" - 160 acres.

297. Family notes (probably accumulated by Thae Reitzel Murdoch) note that Delilah Frances McCULLY and Sidney B. HENDERSHOTT m.arried at the Samuel McCully home on Deer Creek, 6 miles(east) from Kerby, Oregon, and they lived there until May 1871 when they moved to Crescent City,California. However, a letter that Delilah wrote to her daughter Sarah Matilda (HENDERSHOTT) BERG in 1917 says they lived on the Illinois River for 9 years before moving. This was probably at Waldo, Oregon, some 10 miles west of Kerbyville, where they were living in August 1870 at the time of the Federal Census. It appears they lived near Delilah's parents for several years, then moved to Waldo.

298. D. M. Chase (1954). A century of life and faith in Del Norte County. Crescent City, CA, Self-published.

299. Janie Edwards (2000) posted the following information on the Del Norte County GenWeb site. The source of her information was not evident.
"The business of Messrs, Hobbs, Wall & Co. employ two hundred men.Their property embraces the mill with a 50,000 foot per day capacity, a shingle and box factory, four and a half miles of substantial railroad to the woods, a large general store and a controlling interest in the principal wharf and steamship business.In 1883 their mill turned out 8,250,000 feet of lumber and 8,000,000 is about the average output."

300. From an 1885 Del Norte County, California, directory (posted on the Del Norte County GenWeb site):
Seth (sic - Sidney) B. Hendershott, foreman with Hobbs, Wall & Compan

301. From a list of deaths in Del Norte County, California in 1886. The clipping was from the "Del Norte Record," but I haven't determined the date of issue. Apparently Sidney Hendershott committed suicide, but I have been unable to confirm this.

302. F. T. McBeth (1960), Pioneers of Elk Valley, Del Norte County, California. Angwin, California: Pacific Union College Press. Morris Hancock stayed at the Travelers Hotel 5 February 1890, when Delilah HENDERSHOTT ("an old family friend") was the hotel manager.

303. U. S. Federal Census 1900 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

304. U. S. Federal Census 1910 - Burbank, Los Angeles County, California

305. U. S. Federal Census 1920 - Crescent City, Del Norte County, California

306. William Asa McCully Service records are held by the General Services Administration, Washington, D. C.

307. U. S. Federal Census 1870 - Scotts Postoffice, Wasco County, Oregon

308. U. S. Federal Census 1880 - Cove, Union County, Oregon

309. From a newspaper obituary (source undetermined): William Asa McCULLY died at his home in Joseph, Oregon, Friday morning 1 September 1899, age 54 years 8 months and 6 days. He had been sick only five days before he died.

310. U. S. Federal Census 1900 - Joseph, Wallowa County, Oregon

311. U. S. Federal Census 1910 - Joseph, Wallowa County, Oregon

312. U. S. Federal Census 1920 - Joseph, Wallowa County, Oregon

313. Oregon State Archives (Salem, Oregon), death certificate for Jennie McCULLY: died 5 April 1924 Joseph, Wallowa County, Oregon, where she had lived 35 years; of apoplexia/arterioschlerosis, which she had suffered with for three years. Buried Prairie Creek Cemetery.

314. Joseph McCully's accident and death were documented in the journal of John S. McKiernan, published in: S. R. Wilbur and S. H. Wilbur (2000), The McCully Train: Iowa to Oregon 1852. Gresham, Oregon: Symbios. According to family records, Joseph's uncle Asa McCully marked the grave with an iron post when Asa came through the area in the spring of 1853. Reportedly, the marker was still in place when family members visited the site in the 1930s. Using John McKiernan's description, we place the burial in a 10-mile stretch between Touhy and Swedeburg, Saunders County, Nebraska. We could not locate the marker, or anyone locally who knew of it.

315. Anonymous (1860), "Oregon Statesman" (Salem, Oregon), 6 March 1860, page 2: Nettie McCully, daughter of A. A. and H. K. McCully, died in Harrisburg, Oregon 17 February 1860, age 2 months.

316. B. L. Dilts (1980), Oregon mortality schedule 1860. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems. Nettie McCULLY, 6 months old, died of lung fever.

317. Anonymous (1862), "Oregonian" (Portland, Oregon) 19 June 1862, page 2: Minnie Etta B. McCULLY died at Harrisburg, Oregon, 1 June 1862, age 18 months.

318. Anonymous (1860), "Oregon Statesman" (Salem, Oregon) 6 March 1860, page 2: On 13 February 1860, the infant daughter of W. H. and Margaret McCULLY died in Harrisburg, Oregon.

319. In the 12 June 1870 census of East Salem, Marion County, Oregon, William O. McCULLY is shown in his parents' household, age 2 _ years.

320. J. Custer and D. Wade (1979), The marriage records of Marion County, Oregon, 1849-1879. Salem, Oregon: Willamette Valley Genealogical Society.

321. The CREIGHTON name had been spelled CRICHTON in Scotland, a spelling that John CREIGHTON's father retained in the United States.

322. New York Port Arrivals 1846-1851 [Ancestry.com database]. The names and ages of all family members are given.

323. U. S. Federal Census 1850 Center Township, La Porte County, Indiana

324. The details of John Creighton's time with the U. S. Army are from "A biographical sketch of Mr. John Creighton," published in the "Wallowa Chieftain" (Joseph, Oregon) in late December 1884. We have not yet checked the individual facts.

325. I. Barklow (1987), From Trail to Rails: the Post Offices, Stage Stops and Wagon Roads of Union County, Oregon. Enterprise, Oregon: Enchantment Publishing. Page 255: Fred Nodine Company sold land in North Union, Oregon, to Creighton, Crawford, Slocum, and Hicks, "government freighters who used it as depot grounds until their failure in 1870"

326. John Creighton's freighting is mentioned in the "Owyhee Avalanche"(Silver City, Idaho): 7 November 1868 -- "Man Hurt.-- A teamster named Clark Colvig, driving one of Creighton's ten mule teams, was on last Sunday morning badly hurt, near the toll gate below Ruby. The team, wagon and all were thrown off the grade, three of the mules and one of the wagons sustained damage."
3 April 1869 -- "John Creighton of Union, Oregon, who has hauled many pounds of freight to this place in the past, is loading a number of his teams for White Pine."

327. "Nick of the Woods" is apparently an allusion to Robert Montgomery Bird's 1837 novel of that name, about a Quaker settler in early Kentucky, who became a rabid Indian killer; i.e., he was possessed by Old Nick, the Devil. For Creighton, his move to Nevada turned out to be a case of "the Devil being in the details." The Devil won

328. U. S. Federal Census 1880 - Prairie Creek Precinct, Union County, Oregon

329. R. J. Hendricks (1937), Bits for Breakfast. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 26 June 1937, p.4.

330. Anonymous (1884), Died: Creighton. Wallowa Chieftain (Joseph, Oregon), December 1884 (date undetermined).
331. U. S. Federal Census 1900 - Salem, Marion County, Oregon. [The Ancestry.com database transcription lists Mary Jane and daughters as "Crayton."]

332. Anonymous (1920), Creighton funeral will be held in Salem Friday. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 29 April 1920, p. 5.

333. Mary Jane Creighton's funeral notice (and other family papers) report that she lived with her daughter Mabel CREIGHTON in Portland, Oregon, for 13 years before her death, her funeral notice [reference 332] providing her address in Portland as 471 Jefferson Street. We are not able to find Mary Jane and Mabel in the 1910 census. On 5 January 1920, four months before her death, Mary Jane was enumerated in the census with Mabel in Waconda, Marion County, Oregon, in the next household to her daughter Jessie (CREIGHTON) JONES.

334. We have found little about John William McCULLY's early life. The "clerk" position he had in June 1870 may have been with the People's Transportation Company, in which his father and uncle Asa were executives. The 1870 gives his assets as $2500 in real estate, and $1000 personal property, seemingly a lot for a 24-year old clerk living with his parents. It may be that he had invested with the People's Transportation Company, or it may be that his father David McCULLY had provided him with some early funding.

335. Anonymous (1911), A pioneer of '52; John William McCully dies at the home of his daughter at Lowden, Wash. Unidentified newspaper obituary, May 1911.

336. We have never found the date of the John McCULLY - Miranda HUDSON marriage. It seems likely she was at least 18 when she married, which would be ca 1874, and we know she was married by June 1880. There are no records of children being born to this marriage, so it is most likely they were not married earlier than, say, 1878.

337. Genealogical Forum of Oregon (1992-1994), Genealogical material in Oregon donation land claims. Volumes I and V. Portland, Oregon: GFO. Thomas R. HUDSON arrived in Oregon 20 September 1852, settled a donation land claim of 62 acres in Marion County, Oregon, 11 March 1855 [T6S R1W, section 35, and T7S R1W, section 2]. He was born 1815 in Campbell County, Virginia; married 20 March 1844 in Jackson County, Missouri, Louisa Ann BOOTH.

338. U. S. Federal Census 1860 - Silverton, Marion County, Oregon

339. U. S. Federal Census 1870 - Oro Dell, Union County, Oregon

340. U. S. Federal Census 1880 - Salem, Marion County, Oregon

341. Anonymous (1881), Died - Miranda McCully. From unidentified newspaper, probably Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon). The brief announcement noted that Miranda's funeral would be at the home of her father-in-law David McCULLY.

342. A biographical sketch of Sarah Jane [GRAHAM] McCULLY's brother John GRAHAM is in "An Illustrated History of Union and Wallowa Counties," Spokane, WA: Western Historical Publishing Company.

343. Anonymous (1913), Mrs. Sarah McCully dead. Obituary in unidentified newspaper March 1913.

344. U. S. Federal Census 1860 - Lick Creek, Davis County, Iowa

345. U. S. Federal Census 1870 - Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington Territory

346. Genealogical Forum of Oregon (1992-1994), Genealogical material in Oregon donation land claims. Volumes I and V. Portland, Oregon: GFO. William OWNBEY arrived in Oregon 20 October 1845. He settled a donation land claim of 320 acres in Benton County, Oregon (T12S R5W, sections 29 and 32) on 15 November 1852. He was born 8 October 1831 Cooper County, Missouri. On 2 December 1852 in Clackamas County, Oregon, he married Martha Jane [LANGSTON] HENDERSON, widow of Daniel B. HENDERSON.

347. U. S. Federal Census 1860 - Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon

348. U. S. Federal Census 1870 - Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon

349. U. S. Federal Census 1880 - Indian Valley, Union County, Oregon

350. U. S. Federal Census 1900 - Elgin, Union County, Oregon

351. U. S. Federal Census 1910 - Lostine, Wallowa County, Oregon

352. Hubert Howe Bancroft's 1888 interview with David McCULLY (on file at the Bancroft Library, Berkeley, California) appears to support David's love of money and his pride in those who made it. Bancroft reported that David "always pays cash, and is proud of his credit One of his boys in Eastern Oregon is worth $50,000." This is a reference to John William McCULLY's younger brother Frank D. McCULLY.

353. Military service record of Andrew N. GILBERT 1861-1865, on file with the General Services Administration, Washington D. C.

354. U. S. Federal Census 1850 - Grandview Township, Edgar County, Illinois.

355. U. S. Federal Census 1860 - Dudley, Edgar County, Illinois

356. F. Lockley (1923), Impressions and observations of the Journal man. Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon) 24 May 1923 - an interview with Estelle GILBERT 24 May 1923.

357. F. Lockley (1935), Impressions and observations of the Journal man. Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon) 18 December 1835 - an interview with A. B. CROASMAN.

358. F. Lockley (1931), Impressions and observations of the Journal man. Oregon Journal (Portland, Oregon) 3 August 1831 - interview with John D. McCully.

359. Oregon Republican League (1896), Republican League Register of Oregon. The Register Publishing Company - biographical sketch of Andrew N. GILBERT.

360. Oregon State Board of Health (1923), Certificate of death: Andrew N. Gilbert - died 14 July 1923 of chronic myelitis, age 83 years 3 months and 26 days.

361. Anonymous (1890), A terrible wreck; the Overland goes down near Chemewa. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 13 November 1890, page 3.

362. Anonymous (1890), Cause of the wreck. Oregon railroad commissioners return their findings. Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 22 November 1890, page 2.

363. Anonymous (1933), Last survivor of wagon train dies. Mrs. A. N. Gilbert lived in Salem 75 years, was 1852 immigrant. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon), issue date undetermined.

364. Anonymous (1926), Alfred M'Cully, pioneer passes. For 35 years steamboat engineer on Oregon rivers, born 1853. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 7 July 1926, page 8.

365. Genealogical Forum of Oregon (1992-1994), Genealogical material in Oregon donation land claims. Volumes I and V. Portland, Oregon: GFO. Frederick W. GEER settled a donation land claim in Yamhill County, Oregon, on 26 October 1847 - T3S R1W, 635 acres in sections 29, 30, 31 and 32. Frederick was born 24 May 1817 in Windham County, Connecticut, died 1900. He married 17 July 1841 in Peoria County, Illinois, Mary Ann PRENTICE, native of New York, who died 1892. [NOTE: this location is now in Clackamas County, Oregon.]

366. W. Geer (1923), The Geer Genealogy. New York City: Bretano's - Frederick Wolcott GEER born in Willimantic, Connecticut, 24 May 1817; married in Knox County, Illinois 17 July 1841, Mary Ann PRENTISS, born 2 March 1822. In Oregon, they lived in Butteville, Clackamas Co. Eight children recorded, including Violet Elmira GEER born 25 July1852; married Alfred McCULLY in 1874.

367. U. S. Federal Census 1900 - Pleasant Hill, Clackamas County, Oregon

368. U. S. Federal Census 1910 - Pleasant Hill, Clackamas County, Oregon

369. U. S. Federal Census 1920 - Ladd Hill, Clackamas County, Oregon

370. Anonymous (1924), McCully funeral held. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 8 March 1924, page 5.

371. R. J. Hendricks (1937), Bits for Breakfast. Oregon Statesman (Salem, Oregon) 25 June 1937, page 6.

372. General Land Office records show that Frank D. McCULLY eventually claimed nearly 300 acres of Government land in the Wallowa Valley: title granted to 160 acres 12 March 1884, 92 acres on 6 February 1899, and 40 acres on 29 December 1904. With future purchases he eventually owned 2500 acres in Wallowa County, including 4 highly-developed farms [169].

373. L. W. Coffman (1984), 5200 Thursdays in the Wallowas, a centennial history of "The Wallowa County Chieftain." Enterprise, Oregon: Wallowa County Chieftain. This seems to be the most accurate reference to the chronology and details of Frank D. McCULLY's activities in the Wallowa Valley.

374. G. Butterfield and J. H. Horner (1940), Wallowa Valley towns and their beginnings. Oregon Historical Society Quarterly 41(4):382-385. George Vail surveyed the townsite of Joseph in 1880 or 1882, at which time Frank McCully platted the town. "The streets were made 100 feet wide, as are those of Salem, where Mr. McCully was raised."

375. There seems to be no definitive authority for the preferred spelling of "Hambelton." The