Hannah Pendleton Daniels Whitney’s obituary described how her family, led by Champney and Phebe Pendleton, left Illinois on May 2, 1847 and arrived in Oregon City on September 3. The train was led by Captain Joel Palmer, who went on to found the city of Dayton in Oregon and to become the Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Oregon.
Champney quickly became involved in Oregon affairs, as early as December 1847 contributing money for a militia to fight the Cayuse Indians involved in the Whitman Massacre. He and the others who contributed eventually petitioned the United States Congress for reimbursement.
Champney and his family were the first settlers on Baker Prairie, near what is now Canby, Oregon. He operated a ferry across the Willamette River, perhaps at the spot where the ferry still operates today.
Champney quickly became involved in Oregon affairs, as early as December 1847 contributing money for a militia to fight the Cayuse Indians involved in the Whitman Massacre. He and the others who contributed eventually petitioned the United States Congress for reimbursement.
Champney and his family were the first settlers on Baker Prairie, near what is now Canby, Oregon. He operated a ferry across the Willamette River, perhaps at the spot where the ferry still operates today. (Thank you to Joy Wulff for the image above.)
Tragically, Champney died of typhus at age 45, in 1857. Typhus was not uncommon and there was a mistaken belief that if water was moving, it was safe to drink.
The archives in Salem have the extensive probate records for Champney Pendleton. He died without a will and his wife Phebe was required to inventory all of his belongings. There were claims against the estate. The most interesting, for us, is that of A C
Daniels for $147.50 for labor done during the summer of 1855. The meticulous AC Daniels even calculated the interest due to him.
Tragically, Champney died of typhus at age 45, in 1857. Typhus was not uncommon and there was a mistaken belief that if water was moving, it was safe to drink.
The archives in Salem have the extensive probate records for Champney Pendleton. He died without a will and his wife Phebe was required to inventory all of his belongings. There were claims against the estate. The most interesting, for us, is that of A C
Daniels for $147.50 for labor done during the summer of 1855. The meticulous AC Daniels even calculated the interest due to him.Champney Pendleton, Phebe Pendleton, and Samuel Pendleton are all buried at the Zion Cemetery in Canby, Oregon.
Champney is mentioned in Ralph Friedman's In Search of Western Oregon, though, as in so many other documents during his lifetime, mistakes his first name.
Champney and Phebe Pendleton had nine children. There are many Pendletons buried in the Hubbard, Oregon cemetery, near Hannah Pendleton Daniels Whitney and very close to Hollister Daniels's father, Samuel Daniels.
I enjoyed the story telling of these posts. I was reminded of the time we spent in the Hubbard cemetery collecting GPS point for all of the Pendleton grave sites.
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george
Was the wife related to the Rev. Michael Mann who served the Lake Fork Predestinarian Baptists in Mt. Pulaski Township?
ReplyDeleteI don't know, but it's something I'll add to my "look into" list.
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