George HIMES (1844-1940)
1 George Henry HIMES1,2,3 (1844-1940) [15222]. Born 18 May 1844, Troy, PA.1,2,3 Marr Anna Frederika RIGGS 24 Dec 1866, Salem, OR.1 Died 6 Jan 1940, Portland County, OR.2,4 Buried Greenwood Hills Cemetery, Portland OR.5
Information from the Portland Parks and Recreatioin.
"George Himes was a pioneer Portlander. He was a printer and a historian. He was responsible for printing the early city directories, whick listed all the Portland residents by address and occupation. Himes was also the curator and director of the Oregon Historical Society."
The "George Himes Park" in Portland, OR, was named in his honor. Two photos have been located from Thurston County that show a gathering of the members of the wagon train party that crossed the Naches Pass in 1853, including George Himes. Image courtesy of the Washington State Historical Society, Tachoma, WA.
2 Tyrus HIMES6,7 (1818-1879) [4152]. Born 14 Apr 1818, Troy, PA.7 Marr Emeline HOLCOMB 1 May 1843.8 Died 22 Apr 1879, Olympia, WA.7 Buried Odd Fellows Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Turnwater, WA.9
3 Emeline HOLCOMB6,7 (1821-1898) [4150]. Born 28 Dec 1821, LeRoy, PA.2,7 Died 29 Oct 1898, Elma, WA.7 Buried Elma I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Elma, WA.2
From Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1913:
May 1, 1843, by Justice Lyman Putnam, Tyrus Himes and Miss Emeline, daughter of Hugh and Prudence (Bailey) Holcomb of Leroy.
6 Hugh HOLCOMB6,10,11 (1774-1843) [4145]. Born 1774.11 Marr Prudence BAILEY 1803.6 Died 1843.11
12 Eli HOLCOMB10 ( - ) [4189].
13 Hannah CROFUT10 ( - ) [4190].
7 Prudence BAILEY6,10,11 (1784-1862) [4144]. Born 17 Oct 1784.10 Died 1862.11
14 Oliver BAILEY6,12,13,14 (1738-1822) [3585]. Born 23 Jun 1738, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.12,14 Marr Hannah SCOVILLE 14 May 1761, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.12,14 Died 4 Oct 1822, Granville Center, Bradford, PA.12
From Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1800-1825 by Clement F. Heverly.
Oliver Bailey, the ancestor of the Baileys of Western Bradford, was the hero of two wars. A son of Ephraim Bailey, he was a native of Haddam, Middlesex county, Conn. And there married Hannah ScoviIle. He was a private in the Revolutionary war in the company of Captain Higgins, Col. Wm. Douglas, 5th battalion Wadsworth's brigade, raised June, 1776, to reinforce Washington's army at New York, he was in the battle of Long Island and also White Plains. Some years after the war, he removed to Berkshire, Mass., and in 1803 came with his wife to Granville township, Bradford county, where some of the family had already settled. Here he continued lo reside until the time of his death, October 4, 1822, aged 84 years. In noting his demise. The Settler, published at Towanda. says; "Mr. Bailey was a soldier of two wars. He served through the whole of the old French war and was one of the first who asserted our independence in 1775. He served through the whole of that arduous struggle for liberty and was in many of the most important battles. He was one of the most respected and first settlers of Franklin (then including part of Granville), having resided in that place 19 years He had 12 children, all of whom lived to have families and to an advanced age."
From Tri-Counties Newspaper Clipping Scrapbook - BAILEY - At the time of his death in 1822, the Towanda newspaper The Settler wrote of Oliver Bailey.
"Mr Bailey was a soldier of two wars. He served through the whole of the old French War and was one of the first who asserted our independence in 1775. He served through the whole of that arduous struggle for liberty and was in many of the most important battles. He was one of the most respected and first settlers of Franklin (then including part of Granville), having resided in that place 19 years. He had 12 children, all of whom lived to have families and to an advanced age."
The Bailey family lived in Haddam, CT from its beginnings in 1662. Some years after his marriage in 1761, Oliver Bailey moved his family to Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. By 1803 Oliver and Hannah (Scoville) had moved to Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Four of his children stayed in Massachusetts: Oliver, Jr., Phebe, Hannah, and Mary (called Polly).
15 Hannah SCOVILLE6,12,14 (1739-1828) [3586]. Born 11 Apr 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, CT.12 Died 18 Oct 1828, Granville Center, Bradford, PA.12
Sources
| 1 | "Excerpt from Early History of Thurston County, Washington, 1914.". Excerpt from Early History of Thurston County, Washington, 1914
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| 2 | "Find A Grave Memorial Record of Emeline Holcomb Himes". |
| 3 | "Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1912". |
| 4 | "Oregon Death Index, 1903-98". |
| 5 | "Database for Greenwood Hills Cemetery, Portland, OR". |
| 6 | "Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, Pennsylvania 1800-1825 by Clement F. Heverly". |
| 7 | "Excerpt from Early History of Thurston County, Washington, 1914.". |
| 8 | "From Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, PA, 1913". |
| 9 | "find A Grave Memorial Record of Tyrus Himes". |
| 10 | "Tri-Counties Newspaper Clipping Scrapbook". |
| 11 | "Oregon State Roster of Ancestors, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1963". |
| 12 | "Ancestry.com, Snow/Lyman Ancestors". |
| 13 | "A History of the Towns of Haddam and East-Haddam by David D. Field, A.M., Pastor of the Church of Haddam, 1814". |
| 14 | "Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1549-1908 by Lucy Abigail Brainard, 1908". |
