Wasco County, Oregon
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My name is Martha and I am your host for "all things Wasco".
I do not live in Oregon, but have roots deep in her soil.
I am an experienced online researcher and will do my best to answer questions and perhaps help locate
that missing piece of your 'Ancestral Pie'
I can be contacted via email:
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Our Thanks to Constance for her dedication and dilligence for Wasco County.
Table of Contents
History ~ Biography ~ Maps ~ What's New ~ Queries and Lookups
Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Funeral Records ~ Obituaries
Military ~ Native American's ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends
Wasco County Neighbors:
Hood River | Clackamas | Marion | Jefferson | Wheeler | Sherman
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Military ~ Native American's ~ Crime and Punishment ~ Odds and Ends
New Military Database From the FS Catalog: MIlitary Records "State Summary of War Casualties [CA], 1946 US Navy" [US Navy, Marines, Coast Guard] Records contain: Name, Rank, Parents, Street Address List below contains records for other States where I host Counties Records for the States of & Film #s California, 4218631 ~ Colorado, 4218641 ~ Michigan, 4218677 Minnesota, 4218681 ~ Missouri, 4218687 ~ Oregon, 4218720 Pennsylvania, 4218725 ~ Wisconsin, 4218725 For Access:Log into your FS Account, enter Film # in Fiche/Film Slot. Explanation of the Records: Please Use This Link And this: LDS Film Civil War veterans who were residents of Oregon Collected by Spencer Leonard: LDS Films Please use this link for Chart with Film Numbers Modern Wars and Casualty Lists "Soldiers Of The Great War" In three Volumes Compiled by: W M Haulsee, F G Howe, A C Doyle Soldiers Record Publishing Association, Washington, DC : Copyright,1920 Reports of Civil War [Union Army] Generals Other Military Databases Oregon, World War I, Veteran State Aid Applications, 1921-1938 1890 Veteran's Schedule: Family Search has this Census Military Forts in Oregon 'Search the GAR' ~ 'Search the DAR' ~ 'Search the SAR' and... Military Headstone Applications: Sherman & Wasco Co's Rogue River Wars State of Oregon: Military Records Historic Land Grants: Veterans / Canada [[[☺]]]^VVV^Z~☺~Z^VVV^[[[☺]]] Native American Resources and Records The Tillamook Tribes of Oregon "Our Native Americans and their records of genealogical value" 3 Volumes Kirkham, E Kay, Author, 1980 Everton Publishers, Logan Utah The books can be downloaded here. Indians of the northwest [Washington, Oregon and Idaho] Digital Book, FS, Published: 1968 by BIA BIA Agency Records, 1879-1951~ Digital Images, FS Library Muster Rolls: Early Indian Wars of Oregon Pub: 1894 / Francis Fuller Victor Access through FS : Books Native American Treaties, Northern Oregon Central Oregon "Range Wars" ~ "The Modoc War" ~ Indian Wars ~ "The Yaquina Bay Oyster War" [[[☺]]]^VVV^Z~☺~Z^VVV^[[[☺]]] Crime & Punishment Because we never know where our Ancestors might be when they 'get into trouble with the law' I have included Prison Information below that covers a wide territory. Prison Records Missouri State Penitentiary: 1836 - 1931 [Search] Online Explanation of the Prison & Records FS: Documents & Records - Explanation & Image Charts How to Access the Records on Film LDS Films: 2407222 ~ 2406002 ~ 2405919 ~ 2405920 Use this link for Film 2406002 Family Search Catalog: Missouri State Archives Court Martial and Military Prison Records Military Prisoners & Court-Marital Records Prison & Correctional Instutition Databases: Use this link for Chart [[[☺]]]^VVV^Z~☺~Z^VVV^[[[☺]]] Odds and Ends The National Archives has a really nice set of digitized records that can be free accessed. The Chart below is linked to each resource: Entitled: "Browse by Category" "From the Old Wasco Files" "Looking Back" - News Articles ~ Early Church History Violet Orrie Guy - Obituary ~ Photos: Go Here Oregon Historic Sites: Searchable Database [Contains City & Street Names] But you can enter 'Church' and it will bring up all of them. There is all kinds of information about the buildings, etc. Not just Historic ones, but almost any building in the State of Oregon [[[☺]]]^VVV^Z~☺~Z^VVV^[[[☺]]] Miscellaneous Database Indexes: Family Search "Gleans" ~ Catagories ~ Books, Odds, Marriages, Deaths, Cemeteries, Funeral Homes, Coroner Records Obituaries, Military Records, Passenger Lists, Employment Records, Prison & Crime Miscellansous Vital Records All of the Directories can be found here on my IceDrive The Information was gleaned from Family Search USGenWeb® Archives: Wasco County Records ...this just in... 'History Hub' ...and some others Free Digital Newspapers: Purdue University ~ elephind.com More Interesting Resources 'Century Past' All sorts of stuff: Free Online Library The Internet Archives has a nice assortment of books on Oregon History: A search gives these |
"The Fine Print"
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
Assistant State Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
Wasco County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
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