Beeson family collection [manuscript], 1860-1969.

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Beeson family collection [manuscript], 1860-1969.

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Collection includes: Typescript copy extracts from the diary and other papers of Welborn Beeson, 9 pp, 1860-1876, regarding events surrounding the Civil War and information about the Grange; Biographical information regarding John Beeson and his opposition to the United States government's hostilities towards Indians; Photocopy newspaper clippings, 1892-1967, regarding Welborn's military service and the Siskiyou Massacre of 1855; Typescript copy anecdote by Ellis Beeson, 9 pp, ca. 1969, regarding his adventures as part of a pack train in Southern Oregon, 1918.

.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8176860

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Beeson, Welborn, 1836-1893

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Welborn Beeson was born in Illinois in 1836 and came overland to Oregon with his parents in 1853. The family settled in Jackson County, Oregon. Beeson became a farmer and was active in politics and the social life of the area. From the description of Welborn Beeson papers [microform], 1848-1893. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 64401230 From the description of Welborn Beeson papers, 1848-1893. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 4847134...

Beeson, John, 1803-1889

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John Beeson was born in England and emigrated to the United States in 1830. In 1834 he settled in Illinois, where he worked as a farmer and was a supporter of temperance and abolition. Beeson emigrated to Oregon in 1853, and as a result of the Rogue River Indian War he became an advocate for the rights of American Indians. He returned to the East in 1856, where he continued to work for Indian rights. Eli K. Price was a lawyer and law reformer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the d...

Beeson, Ellis.

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Beeson family.

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