Descendants of William Ward

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Our goal is to research the pioneers that came into the Walla Walla Valley Area, as a starter for those doing their family genealogy; we are not related.

Researcher: Sarah Olsen and  Linda Kracke

November 21, 2010

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM1 WARD was born 24 Feb 1790 in Pennsylvania, and died 03 Feb 1870 in Dekalb Co, IL. He married PHEBE BEAM 04 Jan 1816. She was born 17 Dec 1795 in Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, and died 27 Aug 1883 in Squaw Grove, Hinckley, Dekalb, Illinois.

Notes for WILLIAM WARD:

1850 Census IL DeKalb Squaw Grove Pg 360A

Line 1

William Ward 60 Farmer PA

Phebe Ward 53 MD

Harrison Ward 29 OH

William Ward 23 OH

Elizabeth Ward 19 OH

Jacob Ward 17 OH

Phebe Ward 13 OH

Benjamin Ward 10 IL

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1860 Census IL DeKalb Squaw Grove Pg 200

Line 39

William Ward 70 farmer PA

Phebe Ward 67 Housekeeper MD

Benjamin Ward 19 Farm Laborer IL

William H Ward 8 IL

Marietta Allen 12 IL

Luther Allen 50 Farm Laborer VT

More About WILLIAM WARD:

Census 1: 1850, IL DeKalb Squaw Grove Pg 360A

Census 2: 1860, IL DeKalb Squaw Grove Pg 200

Notes for PHEBE BEAM:

1870 Census IL Dekalb Pg 585A

Line 33

46 45 James F Glane 39 Farmer NJ

Phebe Glane 33 Keeping House OH

Cash L Glane 13 IL

Ward Glane 8 IL

Wallace Glane 6 IL

James Glane 3 IL

Phebe Ward 75 MD

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1880 Census IA Story New Albany Pg 287A

Nelson PERRY Self M Male W 50 NY Farmer MA NY

E. A. PERRY Wife M Female W 50 OH Keeping House PA MD

Frank PERRY Son S Male W 22 IL Farmer NY OH

Fred PERRY Son S Male W 15 IL Farmer NY OH

Ada PERRY Dau S Female W 12 IL Going To School NY OH

Nelson PERRY Son S Male W 6 IA At Home NY OH

Pheoba WARD Other W Female W 84 MD GER ENG

Ella WILSON Other S Female W 17 IA Housekeeping KY OH

James THURSTON Other S Male W 52 OH Farmer RI NY

 

More About PHEBE BEAM:

Census 1: 1850, IL DeKalb Squaw Grove Pg 360A(See Husband)

Census 2: 1860, IL DeKalb Squaw Grove Pg 200(See Husband)

Census 3: 1870, IL Dekalb Pg 585A

Census 4: 1880, IA Story New Albany Pg 287A

More About WILLIAM WARD and PHEBE BEAM:

Marriage: 04 Jan 1816

Children of WILLIAM WARD and PHEBE BEAM are:

i. JOHN2 WARD, b. 16 Oct 1816, Newark, Licking, Ohio; d. 03 Sep 1895, Cortland, DeKalb, Illinois.

2. ii. MICHAEL BEEM WARD, b. 11 Jun 1818, Licking, Ohio; d. 12 Apr 1893, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion.

iii. HARRISON WARD, b. Abt. 1821, Newark, Licking, Ohio.

iv. HARVEY B. WARD, b. Abt. 1823, Newark, Licking, Ohio.

v. WILLIAM BEEM WARD, b. Abt. 1827, Newark, Licking, Ohio; d. Abt. 1897, Siskiyou County, California.

vi. ELIZABETH ANN WARD, b. 03 Jul 1830, Newark, Licking, Ohio; d. 03 Jan 1918; m. NELSON PERRY.

Notes for NELSON PERRY:

1880 Census IA Story New Albany Pg 287A

Nelson PERRY Self M Male W 50 NY Farmer MA NY

E. A. PERRY Wife M Female W 50 OH Keeping House PA MD

Frank PERRY Son S Male W 22 IL Farmer NY OH

Fred PERRY Son S Male W 15 IL Farmer NY OH

Ada PERRY Dau S Female W 12 IL Going To School NY OH

Nelson PERRY Son S Male W 6 IA At Home NY OH

Pheoba WARD Other W Female W 84 MD GER ENG

Ella WILSON Other S Female W 17 IA Housekeeping KY OH

James THURSTON Other S Male W 52 OH Farmer RI NY

vii. JACOB WARD, b. Abt. 1833, Newark, Licking, Ohio; m. MARGARET JANE PERRY, 01 Aug 1955, Dekalb County, Illinois.

More About JACOB WARD and MARGARET PERRY:

Marriage: 01 Aug 1955, Dekalb County, Illinois

viii. PHEBE WARD, b. Abt. 1837, Newark, Licking, Ohio; m. JAMES F GLANE.

Notes for JAMES F GLANE:

1870 Census IL Dekalb Pg 585A

Line 33

46 45 James F Glane 39 Farmer NJ

Phebe Glane 33 Keeping House OH

Cash L Glane 13 IL

Ward Glane 8 IL

Wallace Glane 6 IL

James Glane 3 IL

Phebe Ward 75 MD

ix. BENJAMIN WARD, b. Abt. 1840, Squaw Grove, Hinckley, Dekalb, Illinois.

 

Generation No. 2

2. MICHAEL BEEM2 WARD (WILLIAM1) was born 11 Jun 1818 in Licking, Ohio, and died 12 Apr 1893 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion. He married AMELIA ELIZABETH HARMON 20 Oct 1842 in De Kalb, Illinois, daughter of AMOS HARMON and REBECCA SHEPHERD. She was born 06 Feb 1819 in Wilkes county, North Carolina, and died 10 Nov 1905 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion1.

Notes for MICHAEL BEEM WARD:

An Illustrated history of Walla Walla County, state of Washington, W. H. Lever, Publisher, 1901, Pg 336a-338

MICHAEL B. WARD -- In this compilation it is signally consistent that we incorporate a brief review of teh career of the honored pioneer whose name initates this parargraph, and such a memoir can not but prove of interest to the readers of this volume. Mr. Ward was a native of the old Buckeye state, born near Zanesville, Licking county, Ohio, on the 11th of June, 1818. He remained in his native county until he was about nineteen years of age, when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Squaw Grove, DeKalb county, Illinois, where he continued his educational discipline and grew to maturity. He had grown up under the sturdy and invigorating discipline of the farm, and to the basic art of agriculture he continued to devote his attention after attaining his majority, continuing on the paternal homestead in Illinois until 1842, when he engaged in farming on his own responsibility, in the same county, his father having deeded him a quarter section, to which he added, by individual purchase, another tract.

He continued his operations in this line until 1851, when he crossed the plains to California, making the trip with horses. he remained until December of the following year, when he returned to Illinois and purchased another farm, of which he disposed at the end of a year and again essayed the long overland journey to the Pacific coast, ox-teams being utilized at this time. He located in Linn county, Oregon, where he arrived in November, 1852, settling on a tract of three hundred and twenty acres, one-half of which he had purchased, while the remaining quarter section had been taken up in the name of his wife, the privilege of thus holding having been at that time accorded by the land laws. Mr. Ward here engaged principally in the raising of live stock, cultivating sufficient land to provide fodder for the stock.

In the fall of 1861 Mr. Ward came with his family to Walla Walla county, arriving in November, with a drove of cattle. The winter proved to be one of exceptional severity, and Mr. Ward lost the greater portion of his stock by reason of this condition. The winter in question was passed on the farm of Lewis McMorris, and the following spring Mr. Ward returned to Oregon, disposing of his interests there and bringing the remainder of his stock to Walla Walla county, where he bought a half interest in the farm of Mr. McMorris, purchasing the remainder of the place two years later. To this tract he added by subsequent purchase until he was the owner of a valuable place of seven hundred acres. The family remained on the farm until the centennial year, 1876, when they took up their abode in the city of Walla Walla, locating in a beautiful home, at the head of Poplar street, where our honored subject continued to reside until the hour of his death, which occurred on the 12th of April, 1893, at which time he had attained the venerable age of seventy-four years. He was a man of strong intellectual and physical powers, and it is worthy of note that his final illness was of but two hours duration. He passed away in the fullness of years, secure in esteem and affection of the community where he had lived and labored so long.

The home place in Walla Walla comprised originally a tract of ten acres, but of this several lots have been since either sold or deeded to the children of the family. Mr. Ward never aspired to political preferment, though such was his popularity and such the confidence reposed in him by the public, that he was called upon to serve in the important office of county commissioner, of which he was the incumbent for a period of six consecutive years. he was a man of inflexible integrity in all the relations of life, and as one of the worthy pioneers of the northwest his name will be held in lasting honor.

In DeKalb county, Illinois, on the 20th of October, 1842, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Ward to Miss Amelia E. Harmon, a native of Wilkes county, North Carolina. In early childhood she accompanied her parents to Illinois, where she was reared and educated. her father was by trade and occupation a gunsmith and blacksmith, and it was in his shop that she made the acquaintance of Mr. Ward. She accompanied her husband on his second trip across the plains, and during all the years of their married life she proved his devoted helpmeet and companion. Mr. and Mrs. Ward became the parents of one child, Agusta M., who is the widow of Major R. R. Rees, the pioneer newspaper publisher of Walla Walla, in which city she still maintains her residence. Mr. Ward was a devoted member of the United Brethren church, as is his widow, both having contributed liberally to the support of religious work and all other worthy causes.

Mrs. Ward is a woman of refinement and gracious personality, and has been prominent in the social life of her home city for many years. She is a member of the Ladies' Relief Association of Walla Walla and was one of the lady commissioners to the world's fair at New Orleans, in 1885, she and her husband remaining in the Crescent city for a month, in the interests of the Walla Walla Valley. mrs Ward contributed five hundred dollars to the building fund for the boys' dormitory of Whitman College. She has at all times had a lively interest in the welfare of the city and county.

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http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Results.asp?Index=76&qryid=25576.85

BLM Land Records

WARD, MICHAEL B WA Walla Walla 4/5/1866 Vancouver 178 WAVAA 022550

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http://www.usgennet.org/usa/or/county/union1/wallawalla/gilbertsbrevities.htm

Walla Walla Valley

Biographical Brevities

From Historic Sketches

Frank T. Gilbert

1882

M.B. WARD: lives in the city, is a capitalist, owns 330 acres of land, was born in Licking co., Ohio, June 11, 1818, came to California in 1850, to the Territory in 1853, and to the county in 1861

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Frontier Justice Records

Michael B. Ward Walla Walla 4675 1886 Collection, Promissory Note Civil Plaintiff

Michael B. Ward Walla Walla 229 1871 Recovery, Money Civil Plaintiff

Michael Ward Walla Walla 253 1871 Collection, Promissory Note Civil Plaintiff

M. B. Ward Walla Walla 4714 1886 Collection, Promissory Note Civil Plaintiff

M. B. Ward Walla Walla 1046 1867 Collection, Promissory Note Civil Plaintiff

M. B. Ward Walla Walla 8 1869 Collection, Promissory Note Civil Plaintiff

M. B. Ward Walla Walla 937 1874 Foreclosure, Mortgage Civil Defendant

M. B. Ward Walla Walla 984 1867 Collection, Promissory Note Civil Plaintiff

M. B. Ward Walla Walla 1086 1875 Collection, Promissory Note Civil Plaintiff

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1870 Census Washington Territory Walla Walla Pg 263

Line 30

181 181 Ward M. B. 52 MW Farmer OH

---------, Amelia 50 FW Keeping House NC

Demick James 26 MW Farm Hand TN

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1880 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Dist 47 Pg 193B

Line 25

448 773 Ward Michl B WM 62 M Retired Farmer OH PA MD

------------, Amelia E WF 61 Wife M Keeping house NC NC NC

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1885 Census WA Walla Walla

Line 33

Mike Ward 60 M Ohio

A.E. Ward 66 F N.C.

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1887 Census WA Walla Walla Image 20

Line 26

Rees R R 54 M Capitalist OH

Rees Mrs R.R. 44 F IL

Rees Frank 19 M Dentist W.T.

Rees Ellen 18 F W.T.

Rees Lora 12 F W.T.

Line 31

Ward MB 69 M Capitalist OH

Ward Mrs. A.E. 68 F NC

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1892 Census WA Walla Walla Image 38 (10 Apr 1892)

Line 7

Ward Michael B 73 OH

Ward Amelia 73 NC

More About MICHAEL BEEM WARD:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington2

Census 1: 1870, Washington Territory Walla Walla Pg 263

Census 2: 1880, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Dist 47 Pg 193B

Census 3: 1885, WA Walla Walla Pg 188

Census 4: 1887, WA Walla Walla Image 20

Census 5: 1892, WA Walla Walla Image 38 (10 Apr 1892)

Emigration: 1850, IL by Horse Team 32 yrs old

Occupation: 1892, Farmer

Picnic: 1892, Weston, Umatilla, OR

Residence: 1892, Walla Walla, WA

Tax Roll 1: 1857, Linn, Oregon3

Tax Roll 2: 1858, Linn, Oregon4

Tax Roll 3: 1859, Linn, Oregon5

Notes for AMELIA ELIZABETH HARMON:

Frontier Justice Records

Amelia B. Ward Walla Walla 4605 1886 Condemnation; Right of Way, Dispute Civil Defendant

Amelia E. Ward Walla Walla 868 1874 Collection, Promissory Note Equity Defendant

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1900 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 887 Pg 4A

line 8

119 85 86 Ward E. W. Head WF Feb 1819 81 Wd 43 (1 Child 1 Alive) NC NC NC Capitalist

Besk Anna Servant WF Mar 1880 20 S Ireland Ireland Ireland Cook

More About AMELIA ELIZABETH HARMON:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington6

Census 1: 1870, Washington Territory Walla Walla Pg 263(See Husband)

Census 2: 1880, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Dist 47 Pg 193B(See Husband)

Census 3: 1885, WA Walla Walla Pg 188

Census 4: 1887, WA Walla Walla Image 20(See Father)

Census 5: 1892, WA Walla Walla Image 38 (10 Apr 1892)(See Husband)

Census 6: 1900, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 887 Pg 4A

Emigration: 1853, IL by Ox Team 34 yrs old

Picnic: 1892, Weston, Umatilla, OR

Residence: 1892, Walla Walla, WA

More About MICHAEL WARD and AMELIA HARMON:

Marriage: 20 Oct 1842, De Kalb, Illinois

Child of MICHAEL WARD and AMELIA HARMON is:

3. i. AUGUSTA MAUD3 WARD, b. 04 Jul 1843, near Chicago, De Kalb, Illinois; d. 17 May 1920, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington.

 

Generation No. 3

3. AUGUSTA MAUD3 WARD (MICHAEL BEEM2, WILLIAM1) was born 04 Jul 1843 in near Chicago, De Kalb, Illinois, and died 17 May 1920 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington7. She married RAYMOND RINGOLD REES 12 Mar 1865 in Walla Walla, Washington8,9, son of THOMAS REES and ELIZABETH GRIFFIN. He was born 17 Jun 1833 in Reily, Butler, Ohio, and died 12 Jul 1889 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington.

Notes for AUGUSTA MAUD WARD:

1885 Census WA Walla Walla

Line 1

A W Rees 41 F IL

Frank W Rees 17 M W.T.

Elma L 16 F W.T.

Lora Rees 10 F W.T.

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1892 Census WA Walla Walla Image 38 (10 Apr 1892)

Line 3

Rees Agusta W 48 F IL

Rees Lora 17 F Student WA

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1910 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 245 Pg 9B

line 64

260 413 260 Rees Augusta W Head FW 66 Wd (3 Children 3 Alive) IL OH NC Housewife

--------, Frank Ward Husband MW 42 M WA OH IL Dentist Dental Surgery

--------, Sarah H Wife FW 40 M (no Children) WA OH OH Housewife

Young Wang Servant M Ch 47 S China China China 1874 Servant Private Family

Schell Jessie Servant FW 21 S OR IL Servant Private Family

Gross James Servant MW 52 S IL IL Gardener Private Famil

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1920 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Ward 1 ED 122 Pg 2A

Line 13

260 24 25 Reese Augusta W Head FW 76 W IL OH NC

----------, Sarah H Dau.n.law FW 50 W WA NY OH House Keeper

Hawley L.R. Roomer MW 68 S IN NY OH

Fox Mary Roomer FW 19 S 1899 al 1905 Russia Russia Russia Housekeepery

More About AUGUSTA MAUD WARD:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington10

Census 1: 1870, Washington Territory Walla Walla Pg 311(See Husband)

Census 2: 1880, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla City ED 47 Pg 180D(See Husband)

Census 3: 1885, WA Walla Walla Pg 38(See Husband)

Census 4: 1887, WA Walla Walla Image 20(See Husband)

Census 5: 1892, WA Walla Walla Image 38 (10 Apr 1892)

Census 6: 1910, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 245 Pg 9B

Census 7: 1920, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Ward 1 ED 122 Pg 2A

Emigration: 1853, IL by Ox Team infant

Occupation: 1892, Printer

Picnic: 1892, Weston, Umatilla, OR

Residence: 1892, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA

Notes for RAYMOND RINGOLD REES:

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/or/county/union1/wallawalla/wwbiosr.htm#RAYMOND%20RINGOLD%20REES.

Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County - 1918

RAYMOND RINGOLD REES.

A man who has contributed to the upbuilding of a city in one line of development is considered worthy of honor, but that man who has a part in the promotion of his city's interests in many fields of activity has a still greater claim upon the gratitude of his fellow citizens, and such was the record of Raymond Ringold Rees, pioneer newspaper man, prominent merchant and man of affairs.

He was born in Reily, Ohio, June 17, 1833, and was taken by his parents to Delaware, that state, where he remained until he was twenty-one years old. During his youth he served an apprenticeship to the printer's trade and in 1854 he came west with a brother by way of the isthmus of Panama, their destination being Portland, Oregon, in the vicinity of which a third brother lived. After a short time Mr. Rees of this review secured work as a typesetter on the Christian Advocate and as he had the distinction of being the only man in Portland who could set book type, he did that work on McCormac's Almanac, the first book published on the Pacific coast. He was also employed as a typesetter on the first issue of the Daily Oregonian, Portland's famous newspaper. With the exception of eighteen months spent with a brother in the Colville mines, he was identified with newspaper publication in Portland until 1861, when he came to Walla Walla, reaching here on the 21st of November.

Mr. Rees formed a partnership with Nemiah Northrop and established the first newspaper in this section - the Washington Statesman. The firm sent to Portland for a press, which arrived on schedule time, and the first issue of the newspaper appeared on November 27th. The publishers therein made the following announcement to the public: "We send forth this morning with our congratulations the first number of the Washington Statesman, and respectfully solicit the attention of the people of Walla Walla and county to its pages . . . That a weekly publication devoted to the various interests of the country, containing all the news which may be gathered from different quarters, is essentially needed in the Walla Walla valley we premise no permanent resident will deny. This admitted, we have no misgivings as to the disposition of the people to come forward and promptly sustain an enterprise so materially calculated to further their interests as a community." In the meantime the firm of Rees & Northrop learned that two brothers named Smith intended starting a democratic paper in Walla Walla and had sent to Portland for a press, which, however, reached The Dalles just as the Columbia river, at that time the only highway, froze over, with the result that it could not be delivered for three months. Mr. Smith desired to become a member of his competing firm and his wish was granted. The first subscriptions did not come in to the new paper as readily as had been expected. Accordingly Mr. Smith made a tour on horseback of Walla Walla county and Umatilla county and succeeded in obtaining two hundred subscriptions at five dollars per year, the circulation list containing the names of practically all the men of the two counties. The Statesman was the first newspaper established in eastern Washington, then known as the "upper country," and was a factor of great importance in the early development of this region. Mr. Rees was one of the owners of that journal until November, 1865, when he sold his interest therein to W.H. Newell, and the following five years were devoted to farming in connection with his father-in-law. In 1870 he returned to Walla Walla and formed a partnership with H.E. Johnson for the conduct of a mercantile business under the style of Johnson & Rees. Two years later W.P. Winans bought into the firm and the name was changed to Johnson, Rees & Winans. With Mr. Johnson's subsequent retirement from the business the firm became Rees & Winans and so remained until 1887, when the business was sold. In the meantime a two-story building was erected where now stands the Farmers Savings Bank. Plans were subsequently made for the erection of the Rees-Winans building but before construction work was begun Mr. Rees was called by death. His widow, with Mr. Winans, however, carried out the plans already made and the building was erected in due time and was an important addition to the downtown section of Walla Walla. As a merchant Mr. Rees was enterprising, progressive and sound of judgment, managing his affairs carefully and giving much thought to anticipating the demands of his customers. He based his success upon the firm foundation of the best service possible and full return for all money received.

Mr. Rees was married March 12, 1865, to Miss Augusta Ward, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Ward. She was born near Chicago, in De Kalb county, Illinois, in 1843 and in 1853 accompanied her parents to Oregon, the journey being made by ox team. The family settled near Lebanon, in Linn county, but the long wet season proved unhealthful and Mr. Ward developed serious throat trouble. On the advice of a physician he removed to Walla Walla county, bringing with him three hundred head of cattle. That winter, however, there was an unusually heavy snowfall and owning to the unfavorable weather conditions he lost all of his cattle but forty-four. However, the increase in prices enabled him to realize so much from the remaining cattle that his net loss was inconsiderable. He bought the Lewis McMorris ranch a few miles south of Walla Walla and operated that place for some time but at length disposed of it. He then removed to Walla Walla and erected there the most pretentious home in the city at the corner of East and Poplar streets. At the time of the visit of President Hayes and party the president and his wife were entertained at the home of Mr. Ward, as there were no suitable hotel accommodations to be found in the city. Mrs. Hayes insisted in helping with the house work and at her request fried apples were served at breakfast. The democratic spirit manifested by the president and his wife made their visit a genuine pleasure as well as an honor. To Mr. and Mrs. Rees were born three children: Frank W., a well known dentist of Walla Walla; Elma R., the wife of H.H. Turner, cashier of the Baker-Boyer Bank of Walla Walla; and Lora R., the wife of Paul Compton, of Los Angeles, California. Mr. Compton is a son of General Compton, who for years had command of the garrison at Walla Walla.

Mr. Rees was a prominent democrat and for many years took an active part in politics. He represented his district at two different times in the state legislature; for several years served as county treasurer, and his record as an official was highly creditable alike to his ability and his public spirit. He was always called upon with a certainty of response for aid in carrying out projects for the development of Walla Walla city and count and his demise, which occurred July 12, 1889, was recognized as a great loss to his community.

His widow survives and resides in one of the handsomest residences of the city, in which she takes great pride, for it was built in accordance with plans drawn by herself. After the death of her husband she carried on the business of the estate. She is one of the honored pioneer settlers of Walla Walla and her reminiscences of the early days when the present rapidly growing city was a little frontier settlement are much appreciated by the younger generation, who find it hard to realize that conditions have changed so radically within a half century. When she came to this region there were not more than twenty white women in the valley and she is one of the very few of the number now living.

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RAYMOND R. REES is one of the old and successful merchants of Walla Walla, senior member of the firm of Rees, Winans & Co. He was born in Butler Co., Ohio, in 1833, and emigrated to Oregon in 1854. In 1864 he went to Walla Walla and became one of the founders of the Washington Statesman, having been a printer for a number of years. In 1865 he abandoned journalism and entered the mercantile business, being now one of the leading merchants of the city. He served two terms as County Treasurer, and in 1880 was chosen to the lower house of the Legislature. In 1855 he was one of those who, seeking gold, found themselves in the Colville mines, when the Indian war broke out, cutting them off from the settlements; and with a few comrades he remained during the winter in that section of country. We have learned little of Mr. Rees except in an indirect way through the general public, as he was in San Francisco at the time we were investigating for biographical notes. Through sources such as were at our command, we learned that he was a member of the Board of Trade, a front rank man in all matters of a public nature either political or financial, a free thinker with a philosophical turn of mind, a liberal Democrat, a genial companion, and a gentleman of generous and honorable instincts.

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David Rees of Little Creek Hundred : and the descendants of John Rees, his son page 52

Raymond R Rees learned the printing trade in Hamilton, Ohio, and went to Oregon in 1854, where he worked on "The Standard and Christian Advocate" of Portland. He set the type for the first almanac printed in Oregon. In 1861, he moved to Walla Walla, Washington, where he founded "The Washington Statesman," the second paper printed between Portland and the Rocky Mountains-- the first being "The Dalles Mountaineer." He sold the paper in 1865, and was engaged in mercantile business until 1887. He was twice elected to the Washington legislature, and for six years was treasurer of Walla Walla county.

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Rees, R. R. Major

The following data is extracted from Union County, Oregon Obituaries

On last Thursday morning Dr. C.H. Day received a telegram from Walla Walla announcing the death of Major Raymond R. Rees at that place. Deceased was an uncle of Mrs. Dr. Day and well known by many in this vicinity. Mr. Rees came to Walla Walla in 1861 and was one of the original owners of the Statesman published in that city. He leaves a wife and three children. The Walla Walla Journal says of him:

He was always called major, from his boyhood up and the title stuck to him all through life with becoming modesty. Politically, he was a staunch old democrat. Religously, he was a free-thinker, with a philosophical turn of mind; a genial companion, full of charity; in a word, a gentleman and a scholar, of generous, lofty and honorable impulse.

Eastern Oregon Republican, Thursday

July 18, 1889

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1850 Census OH Darke Greenville Pg 255

Line 11

178 187 E B Bishop 38 M School Teacher KY

Laura Bishop 37 F CT

Alice E Bishop 15 F OH

Georgiana Bishop 13 F KY

Robert A Bishop 10 M KY

Henri Bishop 4 M KY

Raymond R Rees 18 M Printer OH

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1860 Census OR Multnomah Portland Pg 491

Line 11

284 251 R R Rees 27 M Printer OH

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1870 Census Washington Territory Walla Walla Pg 311

Line 19

86 89 Rees R R 35 MW Genl Merchant OH

---------, Augusta 26 FW Keeping House IL

---------, Frank 2 MW W.T.

---------, Elma 1 FW W. T.

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1880 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla City ED 47 Pg 180D

Line 8

218 302 Raymond R. Rees Self M Male W 46 OH Genl. Merchan. DE DE

Augusta W. Rees Wife M Female W 36 IL Keep House OH NC

Frank W. Rees Son S Male W 12 WA Att. School OH IL

Elma L. Rees Dau S Female W 11 WA Att. School OH IL

Lora A. Rees Dau S Female W 5 WA OH IL

Olivia A. Smith Niece Female W 30 OR DE IL

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1885 Census WA Walla Walla Pg 37

Line 39

Rees R R 51 MW Merchant Married OH

Line 1

Rees A W 41 FW Married IL

-------, Frank W 17 MW W.T.

-------, Elma L 16 FW W.T.

-------, Lora 10 FW W. T.

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1887 Census WA Walla Walla Image 20

Line 26

Rees R R 54 M Capitalist OH

Rees Mrs R.R. 44 F IL

Rees Frank 19 M Dentist W.T.

Rees Ellen 18 F W.T.

Rees Lora 12 F W.T.

Line 31

Ward MB 69 M Capitalist OH

Ward Mrs. A.E. 68 F NC

More About RAYMOND RINGOLD REES:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington11

Census 1: 1850, OH Darke Greenville Pg 255

Census 2: 1860, OR Multnomah Portland Pg 491

Census 3: 1870, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Pg 311

Census 4: 1880, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla City ED 47 Pg 180D

Census 5: 1885, WA Walla Walla Pg 37

Census 6: 1887, WA Walla Walla Image 20

More About RAYMOND REES and AUGUSTA WARD:

Marriage 1: 12 Mar 1865, Walla Walla, Washington12,13

Marriage 2: 12 Mar 1865

Children of AUGUSTA WARD and RAYMOND REES are:

i. FRANK WARD4 REES, b. 20 Jul 1867, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington; d. 11 Mar 1919, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington14; m. SARAH DELIA HAWLEY, 07 Oct 1891, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA15,16; b. 21 Aug 1869, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington; d. 07 Apr 1935, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington.

Notes for FRANK WARD REES:

1900 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 87 Pg 5B

Line 55

114 115 118 Rees F W Head WM July 1867 32 M 9 WA OH OH Dentist

---------, Sarah Wife WF Aug 1869 30 M 9 (No Children) WA PA IN

Leo Ken Cook Ch M Mar 1860 40 S China China China 1884 Cook

More About FRANK WARD REES:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington17

Census 1: 1870, Washington Territory Walla Walla Pg 311(See Father)

Census 2: 1880, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla City ED 47 Pg 180D(See Father)

Census 3: 1885, WA Walla Walla Pg 38(See Father)

Census 4: 1887, WA Walla Walla Image 20(See Father)

Census 5: 1900, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 87 Pg 5B

Census 6: 1910, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 245 Pg 9B(See Mother)

Notes for SARAH DELIA HAWLEY:

1880 Census OH Coshocton Coshocton ED 58 Pg 236D

Line 38

262 258 Hawley Henry H WM 13 Cousin At School W.T. NY OH

-----------, Sarah D WF 10 Cousin At School W.T. NY OH

Seward Julinda WF 19 Servant Servant OH OH OH

More About SARAH DELIA HAWLEY:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington18

Census 1: 1880, OH Coshocton Coshocton ED 58 Pg 236D

Census 2: 1900, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 87 Pg 5B(See Husband)

Census 3: 1910, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 245 Pg 9B(See Mother-in-law)

Census 4: 1920, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Ward 1 ED 122 Pg 2A(See MOther-in-law)

More About FRANK REES and SARAH HAWLEY:

Marriage: 07 Oct 1891, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA19,20

4. ii. ELMA LUELLA REES, b. 13 Sep 1868, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion; d. 16 Oct 1939, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion.

iii. LORA AUGUSTA REES, b. 03 Mar 1875, Walla Walla, Washington; d. 22 May 1943, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California21; m. PAUL COMPTON, 26 Jan 1898, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA22; b. Aug 1866, District of Columbia; d. 06 Oct 1959, Los Angeles, California23.

More About LORA AUGUSTA REES:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington24

Census 1: 1880, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla City ED 47 Pg 180D(See Father)

Census 2: 1885, WA Walla Walla Pg 38(See Father)

Census 3: 1887, WA Walla Walla Image 20(See Father)

Census 4: 1892, WA Walla Walla Image 38 (10 Apr 1892)(See Mother)

Census 5: 1900, WY Johnson Trabing ED 32 Pg 3A(See Husband)

Census 6: 1920, CA Los Angeles Los Angeles Assembly Dist 63 ED 163 Pg 18A(See Husband)

Census 7: 1930, CA Los Angeles Los Angeles ED 91 Pg 12B(See Husband)

Notes for PAUL COMPTON:

1900 Census WY Johnson Trabing ED 32 Pg 3A

line 18

44 44 Compton Paul Head WM Aug 1866 33 M2 DC NJ NY Ranchman

---------, Laura A Wife WF Mar 1877 23 M2 (No Children) WA OH OH

Kelley Micheal Boarder WM Nov 1856 53 S Ireland Ireland Ireland 1860 39 Na Ranch Laborer

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1920 Census CA Los Angeles Los Angeles Assembly Dist 63 ED 163 Pg 18A

line 30

1749 275 446 Compton Paul Head MW 52 M DC NJ NH Broker Real Estate

----------, Lora R Wife FW 42 M WA OH IL

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1930 Census CA Los Angeles Los Angeles ED 91 Pg 12B

Line 57

1620 282 311 Compton Paul Head MW 62 M 30 DC PA NY

---------, Lora Rees Wife FW 52 M 20 WA DE IL

More About PAUL COMPTON:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington25

Census 1: 1900, WY Johnson Trabing ED 32 Pg 3A

Census 2: 1920, CA Los Angeles Los Angeles Assembly Dist 63 ED 163 Pg 18A

Census 3: 1930, CA Los Angeles Los Angeles ED 91 Pg 12B

More About PAUL COMPTON and LORA REES:

Marriage: 26 Jan 1898, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, WA26

 

Generation No. 4

4. ELMA LUELLA4 REES (AUGUSTA MAUD3 WARD, MICHAEL BEEM2, WILLIAM1) was born 13 Sep 1868 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion, and died 16 Oct 1939 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion27. She married HARRY HUDSON TURNER 03 Mar 1891 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion28,29, son of HENRY TURNER and HULDA BARRETT. He was born 25 Mar 1866 in Boston, Massechuetts, and died 26 Nov 1922 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon30.

Notes for ELMA LUELLA REES:

1930 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla ED 3 Pg 5A

Line 34

260 112 133 Turner Elma R Head FW 57 Wd 21 WA OH IL

Schmidt Magdaline Lodger FW 24 S IL IL IL Teacher Music

Mickelson Linna Lodger FW 29 M 29 WA WI NY Teacher Public School

Taylor Margaret Lodger FW 20 D 18 WA US US Waitress Restaurant

Sykes Rose C Lodger FW 29 Wd 23 WA US US Manager Tea Room

More About ELMA LUELLA REES:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington31

Census 1: 1870, Washington Territory Walla Walla Pg 311(See Father)

Census 2: 1880, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla City ED 47 Pg 180D(See Father)

Census 3: 1885, WA Walla Walla Pg 38(See Father)

Census 4: 1887, WA Walla Walla Image 20(See Father)

Census 5: 1900, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 87 Pg 5B(See Husband)

Census 6: 1910, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 245 Pg 6A(See Husband)

Census 7: 1920, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 123 Pg 2A(See Husband)

Census 8: 1930, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla ED 3 Pg 5A

Notes for HARRY HUDSON TURNER:

1900 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 87 Pg 5B

Line 51

202 114 117 Turner H W Head WM Mar 1866 34 M 9 MA MA MA Accountant

----------, Elma Wife WF Sept 1868 31 M 9 (1 Child 1 Alive) WA WA WA

----------, Howard Son WM June 1897 2 S WA MA WA

Porter A cook WF Jan 1866 34 S MN MN MN Cook

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1910 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 245 Pg 6A

line 19

202 273 190 Turner Harry Hudson Head MW 44 M 19 MA MA MA Cashier Banking

--------, Elma Rees Wife FW 40 M 14 WA OH IL housewife

--------, Howard Rees Son MW 12 S WA MA WA Student

Thorn Hulda F Niece FW 17 S MN England MA student

Fung Ah Servant MCh 19 S China China China Servant

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1920 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 123 Pg 2A

Line 15

202 33 33 Turner Harry H Head MW 53 M MA MA WA Banker Baker& Bay Bank

---------, Elma Wife FW 50 M WA OH IL

---------, Howard R Son MW 22 S WA MA WA Student

Lampart Martha Servant FW 18 S WA Russia Russia Maid Private Family

More About HARRY HUDSON TURNER:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington32

Census 1: 1900, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 87 Pg 5B

Census 2: 1910, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 245 Pg 6A

Census 3: 1920, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 123 Pg 2A

More About HARRY TURNER and ELMA REES:

Marriage: 03 Mar 1891, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion33,34

Child of ELMA REES and HARRY TURNER is:

5. i. HOWARD REES5 TURNER, b. 05 Jun 1897, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion; d. 21 Sep 1951, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion.

 

Generation No. 5

5. HOWARD REES5 TURNER (ELMA LUELLA4 REES, AUGUSTA MAUD3 WARD, MICHAEL BEEM2, WILLIAM1) was born 05 Jun 1897 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion, and died 21 Sep 1951 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion35. He married IMOGENE KING 08 Jun 1921 in Walla Walla, WA, daughter of ALVIN KING and DENCY RICE. She was born 09 Jun 1898 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion, and died 07 Jan 1979 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtion36,37.

Notes for HOWARD REES TURNER:

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

about Howard Rees Turner

Name: Howard Rees Turner

City: Not Stated

County: Walla Walla

State: Washington

Birthplace: Washington

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1897

Roll: 1992177

DraftBoard: 0

Nearest Relative: Mrs R R Rees, H H Turner,Walla Walla,Walla Walla,Washington

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Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Walla Walla, Washington) > 1951 > September > 23 Pg 5

H.R. Turner, Pioneer Scion, Is Stricken

Howard Rees Turner descendant of pioneer Walla Walla familes, died Friday in a hospital here at the age of 54.

Turner was in the consumer credit department at the Walla Walla Valley branch of the Seattle-First National Bank.

The son of Harry Hudson Turner and the former Elma Rees Howard Turner was born June 5, 1897. His father, who died in 1922, was a vice president of the Baker-Boyer National bank and his mother, born in Walla Walla as was her husband, was the daughter of Maj. R.R. Rees, founder of Walla Walla's first newspaper. Her grandparents were Mr and Mrs Michael V Ward, early-day landowners. She died in 1939.

Howard Turner received his early education in Walla Walla and was graduated from the University of Washington, where he affiliated with Sigma Nu fraternity. He was well-known as a swimmer as a youth, and after his college education was completed he went to work for the Farmers and Merchants bank before being connected withthe Union Bank and Trust Co, and eventually the Seattle-First.

His memberships included St Paul's Episcopal church, the Walla Walla Country club and Walter C Lee Post 32, American Legion.

Survivors are his wife Imogene turner at the family home, 127 Whitman, two daughters Miss Nancy Jane Turner of Aberdeen and Mrs. William (Jeanne) Smith of Thomaston Me and a granddaughter Pamela Jeanne Smith of Thomaston.

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1930 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Dist 3 pg 8A

Line 18

127 4 8 Turner Howard R Head MW 32 M 24 WA MA WA Teller Bank

--------, Imogene K Wife FW 31 M 23 WA MO WA

--------, Dency J Daughter FW 6 S WA WA WA

--------, Nancy J Daughter FW 1 4/12 S WA WA WA

More About HOWARD REES TURNER:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla,WA38

Census 1: 1900, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 87 Pg 5B(See Father)

Census 2: 1910, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 245 Pg 6A(See Father)

Census 3: 1920, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 123 Pg 2A(See Father)

Census 4: 1930, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Dist 3 pg 8A

Notes for IMOGENE KING:

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Walla Walla, Washington) > 1977 > January > 6 page 2

Mansion may relive its heyday by Vance Orchard

A Walla Walla residential showplace when it was built 70 years ago may soon be restored tot he turn-of-the-century vintage.

Most recently the quarters of the Colonial Funeral Home, 260 E Birch St, the structure was erected in 1906 as the home of Augusta Ward Rees.

It was retained in the family until its sale in 1966 to Colonial Funeral Home Inc. Another funeral home had been located there for about 30 years previously.

Purchasers of the home are two Tri-Cities bachelors. Adrian Phipps and Jack Laughery, owners of Adrian's Supper Club in Richland. Sellers are Bill and Margaret Watson, officers of Colonial Funeral Home Inc.

Purchase price was $80,000. The transaction was handled by Jefferis Agency Inc., Second Avenue and W. Main Street. Sales representatives were Mike Dobbins and Ted Johnson.

Phipps and Laughery are moving here from the Tri-Cities in to make the home their residence.

Phipps lived in Walla Walla in the 1930's and attended Green Park School. Laughery was born and raised in DAyton where his parents still live. The two men have been business partners for 18 years. Each has been in the restaurant business for several years.

The new buyers will start immediately on an extensive program to restore the home to its appearance in both decor and furnishings as the year it was completed.

Both are interested in antique furnishings and enjoy doing refinishing of such items, planning to do much of the restoring work themselves. Dobbins said.

He said the buyers have looked in many parts of the Northwest for a place to which they could retire, and the Rees mansion fulfilled their wishes.

Besides the interior, the buyers plan to do extensive landscaping of the grounds, including possibly an orchid house.

According to Imogene Turner, who now resides at 127 Whitman St., the house was the home of its builder, Augusta Ward Rees, until her death in 1920. mrs. Turner's husband, Howard, was a grandson of Mrs. Rees.

The mansion lay vacant for a few years until it became the home of Howard and Imogene Turner until 1923.

The house was again vacant for about three years when it became the residence of Elma Rees Turner, mother-in-law of Imogene Turner.

In the early 1930's the house was leased to the MacMartin and Chamberlain Funeral Home. This firm was dissolved about 14 years ago and again the house was vacant until leased in 1964, then purchased by the Watsons, who started Colonial Funeral Home in 1966.

Mrs. Rees built the home following the death of her husband, publisher of "The Statesman", an early Walla Walla newspaper. Rees was also active in politics and was speaker of the House of the Washington Territorial Legislature.

Mrs. Turner inherited the house on the death of her husband in 1951.

While Mrs. Rees lived alone in the house much of the time, many servants cared for the house, including a gardener who had his own house at the rear of the property.

"A lot of Chinese help was available at that time." Mrs. Turner said. "Mrs. Rees must have had five or six servants in the house, including cooks, as well as a Chinese gardener to care for the big yard.

"The bathroom was a huge room; the circular bathtub was so big our two daughters could easily swim around in it when they were small children.

"The fixtures for the big tub came out of the center of the tub, set away from the wall but not in the middle of the room."

Daughters of Mrs. Turner are Nancy Turner, who resides in Walla Walla with her mothers, and Jeanne Creighton, of Thomaston, Maine.

The house had five fireplaces, one int he living room, one in the dining room, one in the library and one in each of the two front bedrooms, Mrs. Turner said.

The house was heated with hot water. Special piping carried the heated water through the big china closet in order to protect the crystal and china stored there, she said.

Even when Mrs. Rees dined alone, she enjoyed having full, seven-course meals served, Mrs. Turner said.

A bell-button, implanted in the floor at her feet, provided a signaling device to the kitchen when she was ready for the next course, Mrs. Turner said.

While the Turners made the house their residence, Turner had a magnificent billiards room built in the basement.

Turner was considered one of the finest billiards players in the Northwest, Mrs. Turner said. He was the manager of the Seattle-First National Bank when he died in 1951, mrs. Turner said.

While the house had been a showplace since Mrs. Rees built it, it certainly was that during the occupancy by the Turners.

Mrs. Turner recalled a dinner-dance hosted by her and her husband on the occasion of the wedding of Tom Gose and Jane Ankeny.

"We had all the silverware and dishes necessary and had 125 people in attendance," she said.

Mrs Turner has been asked by the buyers of the Rees mansion to act as an adviser for them as they go about returning the home to its 1906 grandeur.

More About IMOGENE KING:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla,WA39

Census 1: 1930, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Dist 3 pg 8A(See Father)

Census 2: 1920, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 1 ED 126 Pg 6B(See Husband)

More About HOWARD TURNER and IMOGENE KING:

Marriage: 08 Jun 1921, Walla Walla, WA

Children of HOWARD TURNER and IMOGENE KING are:

6. i. DENCY JEANNE6 TURNER, b. 29 May 1923, Washington; d. 29 Jan 2005, Thomaston, Knox, Maine.

ii. NANCY JANE TURNER, b. Abt. 1928, Washington.

More About NANCY JANE TURNER:

Census: 1930, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Dist 3 pg 8A(See Father)

 

Generation No. 6

6. DENCY JEANNE6 TURNER (HOWARD REES5, ELMA LUELLA4 REES, AUGUSTA MAUD3 WARD, MICHAEL BEEM2, WILLIAM1) was born 29 May 1923 in Washington, and died 29 Jan 2005 in Thomaston, Knox, Maine40. She married (1) WILLIAM JR T SMITH 28 Feb 1945 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington41. She married (2) FRANKLIN WILLIAM CREIGHTON 01 Nov 1966 in Maine42. He was born 01 Apr 1924.

Notes for DENCY JEANNE TURNER:

Jeanne Smith Creighton - Morning Sentinel - (May/19/2005)

Obituaries

Thursday, May 19, 2005

Jeanne Smith Creighton

Graveside Services

ROCKLAND - A graveside committal service for Jeanne Smith Creighton, who died Jan. 29, 2005, will be held at 12 p.m., Monday, May 23 at Village Cemetery, Thomaston. The Reverend Wayne Sawyer will officiate.

Arrangements are with Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland.

 

More About DENCY JEANNE TURNER:

Burial: Village Cemetery,Thomaston, Knox, Maine

Census: 1930, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Dist 3 pg 8A(See Father)

More About WILLIAM SMITH and DENCY TURNER:

Marriage: 28 Feb 1945, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington43

More About FRANKLIN CREIGHTON and DENCY TURNER:

Marriage: 01 Nov 1966, Maine44

Child of DENCY TURNER and WILLIAM SMITH is:

i. PAMELA JEANNE7 SMITH.

 

 

Endnotes

1. Digital Archives, State of Washington, Amelia E Ward - Walla Walla County Death Returns 1903-1906 Death Record County: Walla Walla Last Name: Ward First Name: Amelia Middle Name: E Death Date: 10-Nov-05 Gender: F Age: 86 Cause of Death: Old Age.

2. Compiled by William and Lolita Clayton, margaret Strickland, Mt View Cemetery Vol IV - Walla Walla, (Walla Walla Valley Genealogical Society), Ward, Michael Jun 11, 1818 Apr 12 1893 Block D.2.15.

3. Oregon Historical Records Index, Case# 14121 Name Ward, M. B. Date 1857 Record Type Tax roll County Linn Source Provisional and Territori Identifier Remarks Assessment roll .

4. Oregon Historical Records Index, Case# 14122 Name Ward, M. B. Date 1858 Record Type Tax roll County Linn Source Provisional and Territori Identifier Remarks Assessment roll .

5. Oregon Historical Records Index, Case# 14131 Name Ward, M. B. Date 1859 Record Type Tax roll County Linn Source Provisional and Territori Identifier Remarks Assessment roll .

6. Compiled by William and Lolita Clayton, margaret Strickland, Mt View Cemetery Vol IV - Walla Walla, (Walla Walla Valley Genealogical Society), Ward, Amelia Feb 7, 1819 Nov 10, 1905 Block D.2.17.

7. Digital Archives, State of Washington, Augusta Ward Rees - Michael B. Ward - Amelia E. Harrion - et al. - Washington State Death Records Record Series: Death Records Collection: Washington State Death Records ? County: Statewide da reference number: {7513C1B9-8F21-4D22-808C-A38E23072826}image number: 1618document number: 689document reference id: 118name: Augusta Ward Reesdate of death: 17 May 1920age: 76gender: Femalefather name: Michael B. Wardmother name: Amelia E. Harrionbatch id: 275807batch locality: Washington, United Statesburial date: death place: Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtonmother name gn: Amelia E.mother name surname: Harrionspouse name: Raymond R. Rees.

8. Western States Marriage Record Index, Details For Marriage ID#264802 Groom Last Name: REES Groom First Name: Raymond R. Groom Residence: Bride Last Name: WARD Bride First Name: Augusta M. Bride Residence: Place: Walla Walla County Date: 12 Mar 1865 County of Record: Walla Walla State: Washington Volume: A-1 Page: 86 .

9. Early Marriages of Walla Walla County, Washington Territory & State -1862-1899, REES, Raymond R. and Augusta M. WARD: 12 Mar 1865; John S. Reser.

10. Compiled by William and Lolita Clayton, margaret Strickland, Mt View Cemetery Vol IV - Walla Walla, (Walla Walla Valley Genealogical Society), Rees, Augusta Ward Jul 4, 1843 May 17 1920 Block D.1.16.

11. Compiled by William and Lolita Clayton, margaret Strickland, Mt View Cemetery Vol IV - Walla Walla, (Walla Walla Valley Genealogical Society), Rees. R.R. Jun 17, 1833 Jul 12, 1869 Block D.1.15.

12. Western States Marriage Record Index, Details For Marriage ID#264802 Groom Last Name: REES Groom First Name: Raymond R. Groom Residence: Bride Last Name: WARD Bride First Name: Augusta M. Bride Residence: Place: Walla Walla County Date: 12 Mar 1865 County of Record: Walla Walla State: Washington Volume: A-1 Page: 86 .

13. Early Marriages of Walla Walla County, Washington Territory & State -1862-1899, REES, Raymond R. and Augusta M. WARD: 12 Mar 1865; John S. Reser.

14. Digital Archives, State of Washington, Frank W. Rees - Raymond R. Rees - Ward - Washington State Death Records Record Series: Death Records Collection: Washington State Death Records ? County: Statewide da reference number: {017DC557-503D-4112-AF0B-563F1BBEF80B}image number: 699document number: 61document reference id: 54name: Frank W. Reesdate of death: 11 Mar 1919age: 51gender: Malefather name: Raymond R. Reesbatch id: 523651batch locality: Washington, United Statesdeath place: Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United Statesmother name surname: Ward.

15. Early Marriages of Walla Walla County, Washington Territory & State -1862-1899, REES, Frank W. and Sarah D. HAWLEY: 7 Oct 1891; H.W. Eagan, MG Wit: Z.K. Straight and Michael Ward.

16. Digital Archives, State of Washington, Frank W Rees - Sarah D Hawley - Walla Walla Marriage Records Title: Walla Walla Marriage Records County: Walla Walla Name: Marriage Records document no.: eawwmcu2149 groom's name: Frank W Rees bride's name: Sarah D Hawley marriage date: 10-7-1891 filing date: 10-15-1891 county: Walla Walla notes:.

17. Compiled by William and Lolita Clayton, margaret Strickland, Mt View Cemetery Vol IV - Walla Walla, (Walla Walla Valley Genealogical Society), Rees, F.W. Jul 20, 1867 Mar 11, 1919 Block D.1.2.

18. Mt View Cemetery, Rees, Sarah H., b. Aug 21, 1870, d. 1935 Apr 07, Masonic Sec.

19. Early Marriages of Walla Walla County, Washington Territory & State -1862-1899, REES, Frank W. and Sarah D. HAWLEY: 7 Oct 1891; H.W. Eagan, MG Wit: Z.K. Straight and Michael Ward.

20. Digital Archives, State of Washington, Frank W Rees - Sarah D Hawley - Walla Walla Marriage Records Title: Walla Walla Marriage Records County: Walla Walla Name: Marriage Records document no.: eawwmcu2149 groom's name: Frank W Rees bride's name: Sarah D Hawley marriage date: 10-7-1891 filing date: 10-15-1891 county: Walla Walla notes:.

21. CA Death Index, Name: COMPTON, LORA REES Social Security #: 0 Sex: FEMALE Birth Date: 3 Mar 1875 Birthplace: WASHINGTON Death Date: 22 May 1943 Death Place: LOS ANGELES Mother's Maiden Name: WARD Father's Surname: REES .

22. Early Marriages of Walla Walla County, Washington Territory & State -1862-1899, COMPTON, Paul of Johnson Co WY and Lora Augusta REES: 26 Jan 1898; Francis L. Palmer; Wit: Lt. Floyd W. Harris and Caroline Keefer.

23. CA Death Index, Name: COMPTON, PAUL Social Security #: 0 Sex: MALE Birth Date: 1 Aug 1867 Birthplace: DIST. OF COLUMBIA Death Date: 6 Oct 1959 Death Place: LOS ANGELES Mother's Maiden Name: LITTLE Father's Surname: COMPTON .

24. Compiled by William and Lolita Clayton, margaret Strickland, Mt View Cemetery Vol IV - Walla Walla, (Walla Walla Valley Genealogical Society), Compton, Lora Rees 1875 1943 Block D.1.17.

25. Compiled by William and Lolita Clayton, margaret Strickland, Mt View Cemetery Vol IV - Walla Walla, (Walla Walla Valley Genealogical Society), Compton, Paul 1867 1959 Block D.1.18.

26. Early Marriages of Walla Walla County, Washington Territory & State -1862-1899, COMPTON, Paul of Johnson Co WY and Lora Augusta REES: 26 Jan 1898; Francis L. Palmer; Wit: Lt. Floyd W. Harris and Caroline Keefer.

27. Digital Archives, State of Washington, Elam Louella Rees Turner - Raymond Rees - Augusta Ward - Washington State Death Records Record Series: Death Records Collection: Washington State Death Records ? County: Statewide da reference number: {9EDD7E59-322E-48AA-BD77-7E809C6EFEBB}image number: 2036document number: 145document reference id: CN 180name: Elam Louella Rees Turnerdate of death: 16 Oct 1939age: 70gender: Femalefather name: Raymond Reesfather birth place:mother name: Augusta WardBatch id: 276981batch locality: Washington, United Statesdeath place: Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washingtonmother name gn: Augustamother name surname: Ward.

28. Early Marriages of Walla Walla County, Washington Territory & State -1862-1899, TURNER, Harry H. and Elma L. REES: 3 Mar 1891; H.W. Eagan, MG;Wit: Frank W. and Augusta W. Rees.

29. Digital Archives, State of Washington, Harry H Turner - Elma L Rees - Walla Walla Marriage Records Title: Walla Walla Marriage Records County: Walla Walla Name: Marriage Records document no.: eawwmcu2229 groom's name: Harry H Turner bride's name: Elma L Rees marriage date: 3-3-1891 filing date: 3-4-1891 county: Walla Walla notes:.

30. Oregon Death Index, Name: Turner, Harry H County: Portland Death Date: 26 N 1922 Certificate: 2855 .

31. Compiled by William and Lolita Clayton, margaret Strickland, Mt View Cemetery Vol IV - Walla Walla, (Walla Walla Valley Genealogical Society), Turner, Elma Rees Sep 13, 1870 Oct 13, 1939 Block D.1.5.

32. Compiled by William and Lolita Clayton, margaret Strickland, Mt View Cemetery Vol IV - Walla Walla, (Walla Walla Valley Genealogical Society), Turner, Harry H. Mar 25, 1860 Nov 22, 1922 Block D.1.6.

33. Early Marriages of Walla Walla County, Washington Territory & State -1862-1899, TURNER, Harry H. and Elma L. REES: 3 Mar 1891; H.W. Eagan, MG;Wit: Frank W. and Augusta W. Rees.

34. Digital Archives, State of Washington, Harry H Turner - Elma L Rees - Walla Walla Marriage Records Title: Walla Walla Marriage Records County: Walla Walla Name: Marriage Records document no.: eawwmcu2229 groom's name: Harry H Turner bride's name: Elma L Rees marriage date: 3-3-1891 filing date: 3-4-1891 county: Walla Walla notes:.

35. Washington Death Index, 1940-1996, Name: Howard R Turner Place of Death: 532 Date of Death: 21 Sep 1951 Age: 54 Gender: M Certificate: 17021 .

36. SS Death Index, Name: Imogene Turner SSN: 539-09-5245 Born: 9 Jun 1898 Last Benefit: 99362 Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States of America Died: Jan 1979 State (Year) SSN issued: Washington (Before 1951 ) .

37. Washington Death Index, 1940-1996, Name: Imogene K Turner Place of Death: Walla Walla Date of Death: 07 Jan 1979 Residence: Walla Walla Age: 80 years Gender: F SSN: 533-07-9231 Certificate: 001996 .

38. Mt View Cemetery Vol III, Turner, Howard R. Jun 5, 1897-Sep 21, 1951 Pvt-Casual. Det-WWI-WA Block 13.5.2.

39. Mt View Cemetery Vol III, Turner, Imogene King Jun 9, 1898-Jan 7, 1979 Block 13.5.1.

40. SS Death Index, JEANNE T CREIGHTON - Social Security Death Index - Washington Record Series: Death Records Collection: Social Security Death Index - Washington County: Statewide Last Residence Zipcode: 04861 Birth Date: 05/29/1923 Death Location: THOMASTON, ME Lump Sum Payment Zipcode: Verification Code: V Reference Number: 538-14-9495 Social Security Number: 538-14-9495 Name: JEANNE T CREIGHTON Death Date: 01/29/2005 Source: http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ViewRecord.aspx?RID=5C1CBB3B1DC004F69DEA9B6E8B32A5B2 .

41. Digital Archives, State of Washington, William Jr T Smith - Jeanne Turner - Walla Walla Marriage Records Title: Walla Walla Marriage Records County: Walla Walla Name: Marriage Records document no.: eawwmc14595 groom's name: William Jr T Smith bride's name: Jeanne Turner marriage date: Feb 28 1945 filing date: Mar 3 1945 county: Walla Walla notes:.

42. Maine Marriages, Groom's Name: Creighton Franklin W Bride's Name: Smith Jianne T Marriage Date: 1 Nov 1966 Certificate: 7792 .

43. Digital Archives, State of Washington, William Jr T Smith - Jeanne Turner - Walla Walla Marriage Records Title: Walla Walla Marriage Records County: Walla Walla Name: Marriage Records document no.: eawwmc14595 groom's name: William Jr T Smith bride's name: Jeanne Turner marriage date: Feb 28 1945 filing date: Mar 3 1945 county: Walla Walla notes:.

44. Maine Marriages, Groom's Name: Creighton Franklin W Bride's Name: Smith Jianne T Marriage Date: 1 Nov 1966 Certificate: 7792 .