Apperson, John Samuel, 1837-1908
Variant namesJohn Thomas Apperson, Oregon pioneer, was born in Kentucky in 1834 and the family moved to Missouri the following year. His family crossed the plains with a Mormon wagon train in 1847, but John's father died on the trip and the family moved to Portland. Apperson enlisted in the Rogue River War in 1856. He was a steamboat captain on the Willamette in 1859 and enlisted in the Oregon cavalry in 1861. He resumed steam boating after the war until 1872 and then and then settled on a farm near Oregon City. He served on the Oregon Legislature and on the Oregon State College board of regents. He also served two terms as Sheriff of Clackamas County. A building on the campus of Oregon State University is named after him.
From the description of John Apperson Papers, 1862-1865. (Spokane Public Library). WorldCat record id: 743217924
Army officer, steamboat captain.
From the description of Papers, 1862-1865. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852726
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Board of Regents Records, 1886-1929 | Oregon State University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Apperson family. Papers, 1859-1985. | Virginia Tech | |
| creatorOf | Apperson, John T., 1834-1917. John T. Apperson papers, [1865]. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | John T. Apperson daybook, 1872-1892 | University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Oregon Agricultural College. Board of Regents. Board of Regents records, 1886-1929. | Oregon State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Cornelius, Thomas R., 1827-1899. [Papers, 1831-1925] [microform]. | University of Oregon Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Rinehart, W.V. With the Oregon volunteers [manuscript], 1907. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Apperson, John T., 1834-1917. John Apperson Papers, 1862-1865. | Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch | |
| creatorOf | John T. Apperson correspondence, 1862-1865 | University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Apperson, John T. John T. Apperson papers [manuscript], 1863-1865. | Oregon Historical Society Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Apperson, John T., 1834-1917. Papers, 1862-1865. | Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Active (Steamship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Apperson, A. J. | person |
| associatedWith | Apperson, Albert Jefferson | person |
| associatedWith | Apperson, Annie Elliott | person |
| associatedWith | Apperson family. | family |
| associatedWith | Apperson family. | family |
| associatedWith | Cornelius, Thomas R., 1827-1899. | person |
| associatedWith | Currey, George Byron, 1833-1906 | person |
| associatedWith | Gaines, Jennie. | person |
| associatedWith | Hinckley Company, San Francisco. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ladd & Tilton. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Maury, Reuben F., 1821-1906 | person |
| associatedWith | Oregon Agricultural College. Board of Regents. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Oregon Steam Navigation Company | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pepoon, Silas | person |
| associatedWith | Reinhart, William V. | person |
| associatedWith | Rinehart, W.V. | person |
| associatedWith | Steinburger, Justus | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Oregon Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1866) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Waymire, James A. | person |
| associatedWith | Waymire, John A., 1813-1891. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Clackamas County (Or.) | |||
| Northwest, Pacific | |||
| California--San Francisco | |||
| Oregon City (Or.) | |||
| Oregon |
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| Business, Industry, and Labor |
| Indians of North America |
| Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865 |
| Pioneers |
| Pioneers |
| Steamboats |
| Steamboats |
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Person
Birth 1837
Death 1908
Americans
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