Washington County, Oregon
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My name is Martha and I will be your guide to historical and genealogical resources for
Washington County, Oregon.
I do not live in Oregon, I live on the Central Coast of California,
but have ancestors that graced the Oregon Territory.
I am an experienced online researcher and will do all I can to assist
you with your research. Contact: Martha
Dedication
This site is dedicated to past coordinator
Donald Leroy Kelly
Born on Mar. 25, 1934 ~ Departed on Aug. 3, 2012 and resided in Cornelius, OR.
 Washington County Neighbors: [All in Oregon] Clackamas ~ Clatsop ~ Columbia ~Multnomah ~ Tillamook ~ Yamhill History of Washington County [Wiki] Washington County is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 529,710,[1] making it the state's second most populous county.[2] The county seat and largest city is Hillsboro.[2][3] Washington County is part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.Cities in Washington County include Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard, and Forest Grove, the county's oldest city.[4] Originally named Twality when created in 1843, the territorial legislature renamed it for the first president of the United States, George Washington, in 1849. The original boundaries included the entire northwest corner of Oregon before sections became new counties. The Tualatin River and its drainage basin are almost entirely within the county, with the county nearly coterminous with the Tualatin Valley. It is bordered on the west and north by the Northern Oregon Coast Range, on the south by the Chehalem Mountains, and on the north and east by the Tualatin Mountains (or West Hills). The county's major roads include small sections of Interstate 5 and Interstate 205, the Sunset Highway, Oregon Route 217, Oregon Route 47, Oregon Route 10, Oregon Route 6, and Oregon Route 8. Public transportation is primarily operated by TriMet and includes buses, the Westside Express Service commuter rail, and MAX Light Rail. Other transportation includes air travel at the Hillsboro Airport, private airfields and heliports, and heavy rail cargo on rail lines. Search Washington County Maps Oregon Base Map ~ Oregon Territory Map 1852 David Rumsey ~ Historic Map & Atlas Collection Perry-Castaneda ~ Map Collection ~ Interactive Earthquake Fault Map American Georgaphical Society Library - Digital Map Collection Humboldt State University Map Collection Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Oregon~ Railroad Maps And, of course, Google Earth <><><> Trails West & Mining History &? Overland Trail ~ Oregon Trail Deaths along the Oregon Trail: 1852 Oregon Historical Mining Maps ~ Stone Quarries and Beyond 'Ghost Towns in Oregon' The Volcano's of Oregon Biographies, Books, Oregon Pioneers There does not seem to be a definitive history of Washington County in the nice old County Histories written from 1875 > 1925, but I will see if I can find Biographies in other books. There are Washington County Bios in the USGW Archives The Centennial History of Oregon 1811 - 1912 Volume's II. III, IV The S J Clark Publishing Company, Chicago, 1912 An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon H. K. Hines, Author Published by Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1893 The Book is in the Google Book Archives / Bio Index with Links <><><> Oregon Pioneers & Donation Claims I found a batch of filmed records for Oregon Pioneers. These seem to be for Washington County. Vol 1, Index: Images 6 > 63 / Vol 1, Registers: Images 69 > 240 Vol 2, Index: Images 247 > 280 / Vol 2, Registers: Images 281 > 364 Vol 3, Index: Images 371 > 377 / Vol 3, Registers: Images 378 > 492 These can be found here, Film # 857038 [Sign in for access] Donation Claims : Index FS has the Volumes and they can be downloaded. 1867 Pacific Coast Directory Merchant Listings for: Clackamas, Tillamook & Washington Counties, OR |
| Military ~ Cemeteries ~
Obituaries Military Data All with a connection to Oregon or Washington County, OR Please use this link : IceDrive [Types of files below] Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, 1835-1998 Pennsylvania, WWI Service & Compensation Files, 1917-19 & 1934-48 Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-66 Washington Soldier Home Records, 1891 - 1945 Registers of Patients at Naval Hospitals, 1812 - 1934 <><><> Soldiers Of The Great War In three Volumes Compiled by: W M Haulsee, F G Howe, A C Doyle Soldiers Record Publishing Association, Washington, D C: Copyright, 1920 <><><> US Headstone Applications: Washington County Military Veterans, 1915 - 1963 ~ 1890 Veteran's Schedule Vietnam Casualties, Washington State Search: DAR ~ GAR ~ SAR <><><> Reports of Civil War [Union Army] Generals Source: Gale Primary Sources [Online Library] "Archives Unbound" [Mid-Continent Library - Subscription Site] This file has a listing of the Information, Types, etc followed by an Index of the Generals. I am happy to do lookups, some of the information [Biographical of the Generals in the list] may be found by doing Google Searches, but it will not be the handwritten reports. Martha <><><> More Military Record Indexes: "Gleanings" Family Search / Ancestry Types of Information Military Hospitals ~ Burial Records ~ Pensions & Bounty Claims ~Indian Campaign Service Records Military Death Certificates ~ Abstracts of Military Service ~ WW I & II Service Cards Registers of Deaths, Army, 1860-1889 ~ Deceased Union Veterans Veteran's Compensation Applications ~ Military Academy Applications Military Transport Service during War Time ~ Washington Soldier Home Records Oregon Burial Site Guide Compiled by: Dean H Bryd Co-Compiled by Stanley R Clarke & Janice M Healy Binford & Mort Publishing, Portland Oregon, 2001 Permission to use on the ORGenWeb given by: Mr Stanley R Clarke. The Introduction and key can be found here. The Indexes can be found here. ~ Washington County Pages can be found here. All pages are combined into a searchable pdf. <><><> Notes about the old Washington Cemetery Files. Over the years, Don and local Volunteers did a huge amount of work. The old Cem Files can be found here. Note: The Cem Files do not format well to pdf's. I have updated both header & footer. The data is static, it has not been changed, nor will it be updated. <><><> There is an index for the Milwaukie Cemetery dated 1957. LDS Film #857035 - access it here, scroll down, Then use the image ranges below for the alpha letter of choice.
Online Cemetery Headstone Photos, and Miscellaneous Data: F~A~G ~ FS Search Obituaries Here is a series of booklets published in Wyoming: 1912 > 2006 ~ FS Catalog: Tidbits from the Big Piney Examiner of Sublette Co., WY Compiler: Anna Lee Woffinden Here is the Index. Send for Scans or download the booklets from FS [PDF's & Searchable] <><><> More from Family Search Catalog Pahrump, Nevada Genealogical Society Obits 1970-2009: Published: 2010 "Digital copies of obituaries for people with some connection to Pahrump, Nevada. Individuals may have lived and or died in many different states." The Linked Chart gives the years available and a clickable link. There are indexes and each book is searchable or available to download. The Chart can be found here <><><> Here is a set of obits from the following Washington Co. Newspapers on NewsBank: 2006 - 2020 Beaverton Valley Times Forest Grove Leader ~ Forest Grove News-Times Lookups: Contact: Martha Note: There are 9 more Newspapers which contain data for Washington County, if you do not find your person of interest in the ones I indexed, I will do lookups in the other papers. <><><> Obituaries: All with a connection to Oregon Obituaries of folks who died in Idaho, but born in Oregon More Idaho Obits [Ancestry] Obits from the old WA Co, OR Files <><><> Finally: I live in San Luis Obispo County, California. This is an index of folks born in Oregon, but who might have died here. I will do obit lookups: Contact Martha |
| Vital Records ~
Coroner ~ Mortuary Records ~ Odds For General Vital Record Research, begin with Family Search. 'Creative Searching' can be done using just a couple of simple parameters. In the 'Search' Section, simply enter the place of Birth as Washington County, Oregon Nothing else, unless you want to bracket years. Then, at the top of the page is a word " Collections", click on that and a number of databases comes up. Check the ones you wish to see and you are well on your way to discovery! <><><> These two Indexes were created using the above technique: Marriages and Deaths The General Section for Oregon is here From the LDS Catalog: Search using the film Number, the chart below gives the range numbers - Records from the Oregon Statesman
LDS Film 857037 This film contains Marriage and Death records that, as far as I know are not indexed on Family Search. The time frame is 1864 > 1880 Use the linked chart above, then access the film through the FS Catalog. <><><> Because Yamhill County shares a border with Washington, I have included the following: The FS Catalog has a nice set of books for Yamhill Co. Marriages: 1844 > 1862 ~ 1891 > 1895 ~ 1896 > 1900 1901 > 1906 ~ 1907 > 1912 Sign into your FS Acct, Search, Catalog, Books Other Resources for Vital Records Family Search: Historical Images has Vital Records that have not been indexed. If you cannot find vitals for Washington, check her neighbors records in the Historical Images. Sign in: Search, Images, Enter Location of Choice Historical Images for: Clackamas ~ Tillamook Here are Images for Land, Passenger Lists, Homestead and Native American Records: Washington County Miscellaneous Gleanings ~ Many of which contain Vital Data Family Search / Ancestry They can be viewed online or downloaded Types of Data: Border Crossings ~ Homestead Records ~ Biographies Quaker Periodicals ~ Naturalization Final Papers American Red Cross Nurses Data Pass Port Applications ~ Employment Records Mortality Schedules ~ Tax Records & Assistance US Presbyterian Church Records: 1701 - 1970 Lookups: Newspapers I have access to archival newspapers and will do lookups. Please contact me with particulars. <><><> Here is a List of Oregon Newspapers on NewsBank Historic Oregon Newspapers More Free Digital Newspapers: Purdue University ~ elephind.com Chronicling America ~ Google News Archives ~ California Digital Newspaper Archives  Coroner & Mortuary Records Family Search / Ancestry [Gleannings] SF Funeral Home Records and more... <><><> Rigdon Mortuary [Marion County, OR This film is included because there are WA County Folks listed. From the LDS Catalog: Rigdon Mortuary [Marion County] Search using the film Number, the chart below gives the range numbers
<><><> Because Multnomah County borders Clackamas & Washington Co.'s, The records below may be of interest Multnomah County Coroner Records LDS Digital Film # 101940173
Log in to FS, Access the Catalog and plug in the Digital Film # in the Film/Fiche slot. The index above gives the Image Numbers for the Names. The actual Coroner's Ledgers begin with Image #39 - #39 = Pg 1 Odds I.O.O.F. Hillsboro Lodge (Montezuma Lodge No. 50) 'Century Past' All sorts of stuff: Free Online Library |
"The Fine Print"
"Jan has left for Greener Pastures..."
Her legacy rests in the work she has done to further Family Research
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The ORGenWeb Administrative Team
State Coordinator: Bob Jenkins
Assistant State Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
Washington County Coordinator: Martha A Crosley Graham
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