Lafayette, the Heritage of Oregon

 

 

 

Yamhill County History

Lafayette Historical Photos

History of Lafayette's Old Gates House

Biography of James Olds, married in Lafayette in 1902

1866 Oregon Marriages as listed in the Lafayette Courier.

Abigail Scott Duniway, Pioneer and Suffragette...lived near Duniway Road

Abigail Jane Scott Duniway, as listed in Britannica.com Encyclopedia Online

Abigail Jane Scott Duniway--Portions of Journal of a Trip to Oregon. Oregon Tail Diary

Matthew Deady,Lafayette Lawyer 1849, later US District Judge

John Rogers McBride, Lafayette Lawyer 1855, later US Congressman from Oregon

George Wycliffe McBride, Born in Lafayette 1854, later US Senator from Oregon

Oregon Tail Pioneer story of A.H. Garrison--his Father enlisted at lafayette in 1847--this reference is toward the bottomn of this story.

The Ragens: Fifty Years in Oregon

History of Hembree Family and Cemetary

A.J. Hembree Information at Indiana University

Pioneer history of Peter Burnett, Lafayette Preacher, 1860's

Photo of Lafayette schoolhouse, used as a church, 1870?s .

Library of Congress Search Engine: Type in Lafayette Oregon. Then look at entry #3--US Congress making Post Road through Lafayette. Entry 4 and 5 are local houses on historic list. Entry 6 is 'Early Day Portland'--Rush Mendenhall building the courthouse in Lafayette in 1858. Entry 22, 30 & 76 are letters from Anson G Henry--Lafayette resident-- to Abraham Lincoln. All web pages are temporary--or else I would have put links to them

1924 Fred Lockely article on the story of JJ Poill, including rare reference to the "Oregon Guerrillas" on the southern side during the Civil War

4th of July, Lafayette 1854...Scroll down to Womern in Pioneer Days

Sept 8th, 1976 Tragedy of Train Hitting School Bus. My relatives thougt I was on this bus (I wasn't). This is when the crossing guard on Lafayette Highway was installed. Scroll down to Lafayette, Oregon to view details.

July, 1999 Lafayette Plane Crash

April, 1998 Oregonian Article on Death of Lacy Robancho

Abbey Heights, Lafayette. Farm Worker Housing, Grand Opening Fiesta Photos, and etc info. Circa 1999

Marine PFC William Arthur Oberg--Lafayette's casualty in the Vietnam War--listed by home town--you'll need to scroll down to Lafayette on this.

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Link to general list of a bunch of Lafayette history/geneology websites, with a little editorial.

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