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Josephine Poley, 1865-1928

 File — Box: 02, Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS014.01.13

Scope and Contents

The real estate abstract documents the many changes in ownership of Henry H. Eldridge's Donation Land Claim. The last recorded owner in 1928, is the State of Oregon, which represents the World War Veterans State Aid Commission. In 1859, the United States transferred land to the State of Oregon by a land grant, and the property was sold to George W. Rockfellow for the schools. The abstract includes court documents regarding probates for three landowners. In two probates, the assets were inventoried and sold to pay the debts. William Patton survived by a wife, five daughters and three sons, four of them minors. John G. Parham survived by a wife and one daughter, no minor children. The third probate concerned Joseph Poley, who was survived by a wife, one son, and three daughters. In addition, a copy of Isaac Woolen's Donation Land Claim records from 1869 is included, along with a map of Sections 25 and 36 of Ashland.

Dates

  • Creation: 1865-1928

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Creator's literary rights are in the Public Domain. See: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

For fair use/educational reproduction, please provide the following credit: From the MSS 014 Jackson County Abstract Company records, courtesy of Southern Oregon University Hannon Library.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.75 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Southern Oregon University, Hannon Library Repository

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