Henry Clay Baker Family Papers circa 1891-1947 1894-1929

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Henry Clay Baker Family Papers circa 1891-1947 1894-1929

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Papers of the family of Henry Clay Baker, including property, estate and financial documents. The materials are related to the Baker family of Walla Walla, Wash., and the Tibbetts family of Portland, Or. The collection contains property-related documents such as deeds, abstracts of title, and plats. Estate papers relate mostly to Mary Tibbetts. The materials include a "fence book" which describes properties in the estate of Dr. Dorsey Syng Baker.

.8 linear feet (2 document cases)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6374209

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Baker-Boyer National Bank.

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Baker & Baker Company.

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Baker, Henry Clay, 1888-1929.

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Henry Clay Baker was the son of Dr. Dorsey Syng Baker (1823-1888) and Caroline Tibbetts (died circa 1863), and the grandson of Gideon Tibbetts (1808-1887) and Mary Fox Tibbetts (1815-1901). Dorsey Syng Baker crossed the plains to Oregon in 1848. After living briefly in California, Dorsey returned to Oregon in the early 1850s. In 1850, he married Caroline Tibbetts and they had four children. Dorsey was educated as a physician but eventually ventured into a variety of businesses. Thes...

Baker, Dorsey Syng, 1823-1888

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Doctor Dorsey W. Baker was born in Wabash County, Ill., in 1823. After ventures in California he settled in Walla Walla, Wash., in 1861, opening a store and investing in railroads and steamboats, and becoming associated with Henry W. Corbett and Alexander Ankeny of Portland. From the description of Dorsey Syng Baker letters, 1863-1869. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 54374200 ...

Tibbetts, Mary Fox, 1815-1901.

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Baker Family.

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Tibbetts, Gideon, 1808-1887.

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Gideon and Mary Tibbetts arrived in Oregon in 1847. A few years later, Gideon moved his family to East Portland and took over a homestead originally held by a family named Dobbins. This area, about 600 acres, was known as Tibbetts Addition. Gideon also served one term in the Oregon legislature. Brooklyn, Oregon later became a district of Portland, Oregon. From the description of Gideon Tibbetts daybook [manuscript], 1857-1860. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat re...