Colver family papers, 1860-1923.

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Colver family papers, 1860-1923.

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Collection consists of eight letters from Samuel Colver to his wife and children written 1861-1888 and five letters from Lewellyn Colver to his parents written from Fort Klamath, 1865-1867 while he was in Company I, 1st Oregon Infantry. Three of those letters are to Oliver C. Applegate, 1869-1870. The papers include historical and genealogical notes by Nellie Rose Jones, granddaughter of Samuel Colver. Also included are the reminiscences of O.A. Stearns, including information on Samuel Colver.

1 linear ft. (2 containers)

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Stearns, O. A. (Orsen Avery), 1843-1926.

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Orson Avery Sterns (1843-1926) was an Oregon Pioneer soldier who later became a successful agriculturist and stockman. Served as the first delegate from his portion of the state to attend the republican county convention in 1866. Elected to the state legislature in 1880 and was a major proponent of creating the Klamath County Historical Society where he served as their first president. Source:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jtenlen/ORBios/oastearns.html...

Colver, Samuel, 1817-1891

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Samuel Colver was an Oregon pioneer who lived in Southern Oregon. He was born on September 10, 1815 in Union Co., Ohio, the son of Samuel and Rachel (Curry) Colver. Early in life he studied law at Plymouth College in Indiana. Afterward, he served as a Texas Ranger and served with General Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto, and later served as an Indian scout. When he returned to Ohio he traveled the countryside performing a mesmerism show. In 1850, he and his brother Hiram moved their fami...

Applegate, O. C. (Oliver Cromwell), 1845-1938

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Oliver Cromwell Applegate was born in Oregon in 1845 to Lindsay and Elizabeth Applegate. He began his career in 1865 by assisting his father, who was subagent of the Indian agency at Ft. Klamath. During the winter months young Applegate taught in Ashland. In 1867, the governor of Oregon asked Applegate, who had become a captain in the Oregon Volunteer Militia, to lead a new militia of Indians, the "Axe and Rifle Company," to protect wagon trains and build a road to the Warm Springs Reservation. ...

Culver family.

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United States. Army. Oregon Infantry, 1st. Company I.

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Colver, Lewellyn, 1847-1884

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Jones, Nellie Rose.

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