Lorenzo Wyatt Mulvaney
Jan. 15, 1928; Oregonian, p 19  (photo)

   Lorenzo Wyatt Mulvaney, 90, who died December 30 at Corvallis, was an Oregon pioneer of the early '50s, one of the last survivors of the famous Henkle wagon train and a veteran of the Rogue River Indian war in which he fought with distinction.  Mr. Mulvaney was born March 11, 1837 in New Market, Tenn., and when a lad of 15 he started west with his brother, Nelson Mulvaney, as a member of the Henkel party.  They came over the Old Oregon trail.
   Mr. Mulvaney settled first in Portland but soon moved to Astoria and later to Oregon City.  From there he went to southern Oregon and northern California and engaged in mining until the Rogue River Indian war when he volunteered for service and was commissioned a lieutenant.  He took part in the battle of Graves creek in October, 1855, which he later described as one of the worst of the war.
   At the close of hostilities, Mr. Mulvaney settled in the Willamette valley district.  For a long time he was engaged in the cattle raising business but had lived in Corvallis for 25 years preceding his death.  He was married to Adeline Drake, who died April 27, 1925.