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From: Violet Guy <>
Subject: Re: [ORWASCO] Wake up! // 2-20-2000
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 01:00:37 -0700


Hi ORWASCO List Subscribers:

I will introduce myself -- Violet (MOORE) GUY of the Oregon Pioneer
Family of the Dufur MOOREs, who migrated from Iowa in 1877 and
homesteaded at Nansene (on Tygh Ridge), Wasco County, Oregon.
Our Pioneer Grandmother (my g-grandmother) is Elvira
(MENDENHALL) MOORE (1824-1899), widow of
Rev. Hiram C. MOORE (1819-1869), and daughter of
Himelius & Priscilla (COFFIN) MENDENHALL, NC>IN.
The MENDHALLs came from England to Chester County, PA in
1682 under Land Grants of William Penn -- Quakers.
The COFFINs came from England to Massachusetts in 1642 and
are among the original families purchasing Nantucket Island, MA
from the Indians -- also Quakers.. I started genealogy studies in
early May 1998, joined by a Moore cousin, a Butler cousin and
my son; and we have done extensive research on these families
as well as the MOORE ancestors. The BUTLERs, with some also
settling at Nansene, were very early Oregon Pioneers (1852, 1853, etc.);
and while I am not a descendent, we are related. We do need more
genealogical help on the ancestors of Hiram Moore, born 1819 in
OH>IN>IA to William MOORE.

My Grandfather, James W. Moore, with wife, Orrie Emily (GREENE)
MOORE and infant son, Orrin W. MOORE (my father) migrated from
Harrison County, Co., Iowa in 1877 via RR to California then up into
"the Valley", OR by wagons, settling on the land, which is still within the
family -- a grandson of James' daughter, Dora (MOORE) UNDERHILL.
My grandmother, Orrie E. (Greene) Moore's ancestors are
GALLUP-GREENE-DOW of New London & Windham Counties, Connecticut.

Three more of Elvira (Mendenhall) Moore's son, who migrated with their
families to Oregon were William Himelius, Harrison "Phillip" and Hiram "Embree".
(I put the names known by between quotes.) I grew-up on Elvira's land
and have been gone from Oregon since just after WWII.

In Fall 1999, I joined the Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society, which
is located tin The Dalles/Wasco Co. Library. I have lots of URLS,
which I will share with you. Here is the E-mail address for the Oregon
Archives, References: ARCHIVES Reference <>

Researching in Wasco County, Oregon::
Moore, Mendenhall, Coffin, Butler, Gallup. Greene, Dow, Wolff, Foster.

Violet Moore Guy
02/20/2000

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Cheri wrote:

> This list has been far too quiet lately, so I thought maybe I ought to wake you
> all up & get you ready to do some genealogy! :-) It seems a bit odd that the
> list has fallen so silent, since we've actually gained several new members again
> in recent history.

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