February 2012: Thanks to Jim Dezotell we have newspaper articles involving a WWI battle, Humphries/Anderson, J.A. Haines, T.H. Barry, completion of 300 foot channel, shipping notes Thanks to Robyn Greenlund we have news articles involving A.H. Black, public schools, Albert Devaul       June 2011: 1893 Tax assessment, surnames H-J May 2011: McKinley School photos Feb 2011: Added latitude/longitude information to cemetery list January 2011 Announcing updates to four of the South Coos County's Historic Cemeteries! These new pages and updates to existing pages include: -- Complete and up-to-date Cemetery Listings, based on the work of Alice Wooldridge in the early 1970's, combined with research into the cemetery records from the cemetery associations (where available) and by walking the cemeteries and recording the headstones and memorials present -- Many of the listings include obituaries or military affiliations These four cemeteries are: Catching Creek Pioneer Cemetery Listing Coquille IOOF Pioneer Cemetery #1 Listing Gravelford Pioneer Cemetery Listing Upper Fishtrap Pioneer Cemetery Listing 2010 Updates Other updates 1) Added: Disasters: 1. City of Gardiner burns - January 28, 1911 2. Coquille Mill May Be Bought - July 27, 1913 3. Fire in Marshfield - Feb. 26, 1898 4. Fire in Marshfield - Aug. 6. 1898 5. Gilstrap Salmon Cannery Burns - Nov. 3, 1894 6. Johnson Mill Burns - August 06, 1910 7. Mount Hood Eruption - Sep. 26, 1859 8. Mount Hood Eruption - October 14, 1865 9. Railroad bed damaged by flood waters - December 3, 1893 10. San Francisco Earthquake and Coos County - May 5, 1906 11. The forest back of Hardy coal mine, on Coos bay, and along Catching slough, was on fire last week. - Jun. 19, 1875 Political Stories: 1. Biography of Binger Hermann - August 14, 1892 2. Coos County Development - January 1, 1868 3. Death of Charles M. Pershbaker, State Senator - October 7, 1870 4. Deaths at Camp Lewis, WA - July 23 1920 5. Democrats for Greeley - September 9, 1872 6. Election results - 1866 - April 7, 1866 7. Improvements on the Coast - December 7, 1897 8. Letter from Coose Bay -- The Indian difficulties in Southern Oregon continue unabated - May 2, 1856 - submitted by Andie Jensen 9. Letter from Empire City - May 12, 1854 10. Myrtle Point Prices for Goods - November 16, 1894 11. Organization of Granges in Coos County - November 5, 1909 12. Roseburg to Myrtle Point Highway - October 14, 1916 13. Saloon Ways In Oregon - August 17, 1906 14. Survey of Timber Lands before harvest - legislation - January 15, 1870 15. Territorial Convention of 1854 - February 15, 1854 16. The Stage-Robber at Work - December 24, 1893 17. U.S. Revenue Cutter- Richard Rush - February 10, 1877 18. Union Political Party - June 13, 1868 19. Union State Convention -1868 - March 7, 1868 2) Added new Order of Eastern Star members in Coos County Order of Eastern Star 3) 1898 Biographies - Raine, Elander, Huntley 1898 Biographies 4) Updates to County Wide Cemetery listing to include new transcriptions and sites Cemeteries 5) Updated Masonic Lodge members in Coos County, including Blanco, Chadwick and Myrtle Lodges. Small, David W. - Blanco, Sperry, Judge E.D. - Coquille, Steward, Henry B., Sturdivant, John Melvin, Milbury, William Bernard Masons 6) Added new 1918 list of Republicans from Coquille Valley and Fairview (29 names) 1918 Phone Book 7) Updated Ministerial index for Coos and Curry county. Corrections and additions for Church of the Brethren ministers provided by Dennis Roth Ministers 8) Updated G.A.R. web page with members from other G.A.R. posts in Coos County and added information on where buried and date of death where known. Miller, Simeon; Cathcart, S.B.; Wolcott, A.D.; Hemmingway, H.S.; Schrock, G.W.; Kaufman, I.S.; Corman, E.; Bates, John O. G.A.R. 9) Added names of the following IOOF members Harmon, William H.; Short,J. Owen; Milbury, William Bernard IOOF 10) American Legion, 1937 - Election of Officers in Myrtle Point American Legion Arnold John; Bezosky Al; Bushnell (unknown); Dement Harry; Eads Elvin; King Dal; Lewellen Lloyd; Pearson Bert; Thompson E.C.; Watkins (unknown) 11) Updated County Inquest list with new information for Roy Harley Ferguson, Winifred McGovern and Benjamin Sears Inquest 12) Added members of the Coos River Grange (1928-1941) From list compiled by Charlotte Mahaffy, 1965 Coos River Grange 13) Added new page for the 1949 Myrtle Point Phone book, surnames begining with [A --- L now complete ] - 59 new names Phone Book 14) Added new schools information for Davis Slough/Southport School and Added name of Bobbie Georgis [Submitted by Patti Strain] Schools 15) Updated main Coos countyweb page and moved menu to the left of the page for easier access by users. Added new contect for news stories Main menu 16) Census - Added new page to Myrtle Point 1930 census 1930 Census 17) Births, Deaths, Marriages and Illnesses Vital Statistics Obituaries Moore, Dr. John P.--Submitted by David Seyler Sherk, Abbie Mertis (Kruger) --Submitted by Dot Hosking Huntley Hosking, William Henry --Submitted by Dot Hosking Huntley Hosking, Hazel I. --Submitted by Dot Hosking Huntley Hosking, John Neil --Submitted by Dot Hosking Huntley Cawood, Margaret Louise (Hosking) --Submitted by Dot Hosking Huntley Baird, Edgar Howard --Submitted by Dot Hosking Huntley Gilliland, Roy -- Submitted by Jim Dezotell Leroy, Everett -- Submitted by Jim Dezotell Mullen, Mrs. J.R. -- Submitted by Jim Dezotell Burns, Mrs. J.J [Mary Blanche] - submitted by Cecilia Cedell Crabb, Robert Hale Pursack, Beverly Joan (Engblom) Garoutte, Mrs. Rena Collver, Arthillo "Tillo" M. Meyers, Mrs. Mary Lucinda Hart, Joan or Jean Ellen Horton, Arthur Michaels, Miss Edith Anderson, Saceus "Sig" Rooke, Mrs. Mary Rebecca Ray, Henry Calvin Jefferis, Benjamin B. Jefferis, Lillian Rose (Dale) Small, D.W. (available from Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery) McNamara, Robert Wilson Rankin, Mrs. David Hatcher, Delaney "Laney" Thrush, Mrs. Lillian Neese, David Simon Burrows, (Baby) - Daug. of Curtis Burrows Henderson, E. Stanley "Steve" Smith, Hobart M. Cole, Miss Noreen Mae Ferguson, Roy Harley Irwin, Mrs. Adelia Holbrook, Mrs. Esther Wirth, James Mark Masters, S.H. Kay, Roy Angus Morras, Hulda A. McDonald, James Baumgarter, Ira Luther Combs, N.T. "Red" Haley, Morton A. Mast, Reuben Harrison "Bucky" Hermann, Washington Polk Sturdivant, John Melvin Illness mentions Weir, Thomas Adams, Marshall Creason, Al and wife Births Young, (girl) to M/M Harold Young Miller (son) to M/M Kenneth Miller Marriages Abell, Thomas J. James, Flossie Myrtle Anderson, John Vever, Miss Louisa Barclay, William Creevy, Jeanne Brown, Claud Smith, Minnie Carlson, Victor Stuts, Miss Sophia Clinkenbeard, E.P. Hopper, Hester A. Dunham, Milo R. Belieu, Naomi J. Freitag, Merton C. Rowbotham, Miss Bernice Hazard, S.H. McKnight, Miss Fannie Miller, Russell M. Borgard, Mamie M. Pickens, L.T. Stayton, Beatrice Smith, Albert B. Smith, Helen B. Mast, Rueben H. (Jr.) Phillips, Miss Verna Divorces Boge, William F. Boge, Catherine Holgren, N.E. Holgren, Joyce Bean Hudson, Edwin C. Hudson, Ethel Mac Larrson, George Larrson, June Monson, Conrad J. Monson, Roberta E. Moore, William Leander Moore, Mable K. 18) Added new biographies for Dr. John F. Cramer, Wade Lee Ray, William Franklin Ray (Submitted by K. Torb) and Henry B. Steward Biographies 19) Newspaper stories. Fixed formatting for viewing on some monitors and added new news story News stories News Stories: 1. 60-Gallon Still at Marshfield taken, December 16, 1926 - submitted by Jim Dezotell

1) Added new cookbook index from 1980 Myrtle Point Methodist Church cookbook and updated page design Cookbooks 2) Added new obituaries to Upper Fishtrap Cemetery, Coquille for Ramona Hull and Donna McCormick Upper Fishtrap 3) 1898 Biographies - Nathan Smith and descendants, John C. Epperson and M.A. Epperson, Benjamin C. Shull, Byron D. Hodson, Vale Herman [N.] Perry, George P. Miller, George W. Pembroke Biographies 4) Updates to County Wide Cemetery listing to include new transcriptions and sites Cemeteries 5) Updated Masonic Lodge members in Coos County, including new comments on Blanco, Chadwick and Myrtle Lodges. Masons 6) Added new WWI casualties for both Coos and Curry Counties, as well as MIA WWI Veterans 7) Added new Divorce index for Coos county Divorce 8) Added new Record of Communicable Diseases for Coos county (1907-1909) Diseases 9) Added new Ministerial index for Coos and Curry county Ministers 10) Updated G.A.R. web page with members from other G.A.R. posts in Coos County and added information on where buried and date of death where known. G.A.R. Veterans George Whitefield Rea, William Abernathy, Hiram Hatcher, Elias Snyder, David P. Strang, Orvil Dodge and more.. 11) New webpage featuring the Coos and Curry county newspapers in publication in 1899 along with owners, day of the week published, etc.(most still in publication today) Newspaper Publishers 12) State of Oregon, First Annual report of the State Forester to the Governer of State Fire Wardens serving without pay, Coos and Curry counties, 1911 Fire Wardens 13) Added new page for the 1949 Myrtle Point Phone book, surnames begining with [A --- H now complete ] - 120 names Phone Book 14) Added new schools to schools list, Marshfield High School, with photograph contributed by Robin Sayre; Coquille High School and razing of building in 1973 Schools 15) Updated County Inquest list with new information for Albert Stephen Bean County Inquist 16) Added members of the 1938 Bridge Grange Bridge Grange 17) Created new community page for Bandon area with 50 names mentioned Bandon Community 18) Marriage Record Summary created for 160 Coos county marriages - featuring the names, dates, minister, place of marriage and witnesses Marriage Summary 19) Births, Deaths, Marriages and Illnesses Vital Statistics

1) New 1855 Jury List provided by Andie Jensen. Was your pioneer family here before the 1860 census? 2) New 1949 Myrtle Point Phone book page, Surnames A-G 3) Newspaper clipping on the wreck of the Beda in 1886 4) Updated the Coos county Mason/Masonic Lodge members. Added 23 additional Masons to Masonic Lodge members in Coos County, making a list of over 240 known Masons 5) New Coroner's Inquests page, with 315 deaths in Coos county investigated by the Coos County Coroner (Notes are being researched and shared cuourtesy of Andie Jensen 6) Updated the Cemetery listing page to show all sources for cemetery listings, number of interments, and maps to cemeteries where known. 7) Added five more biographies to the Pioneer History of Coos and Curry County page from 1898 8) Added 6 new members to the American Legion webpage 9) Births, Deaths, Marriages and Illnesses [Over 100 new obituaries, 10 new birth announcements, 40 illness mentions, 60 marriages] 10) Added another page to the 1893 Tax Assessment Index, surnames beginning with 'HA' 11) Added two new schools to schools list, Twin Oaks and Riverton, with photographs and additional information (as available) 12) Added new IOOF page with 18 known members, both men and women 13) Created new community page for Bullards, Bandon area with 50 names mentioned 14) Marriage Record Summary created for 160 Coos county marriages - featuring the names, dates, minister, place of marriage and witnesses

2009 Updates 1) New G.A.R. post members page for Col. Jewell GAR post 2) New 1949 Myrtle Point Phone book page, Surnames A-D 3) New Grange members page from 1874 4) Added new Coos county Mason/Masonic Lodge members page. Includes offices held, membership years and the city they were from. 5) Added additional schools to the Coos county Schools list, with new photos of several 6) Several corrections and additions to the Upper Fishtrap Cemetery near Arago 7) Added four more biographies to the Pioneer History of Coos and Curry County page from 1898 8) Added 6 new members to the American Legion webpage 9) Added several new obituaries to the Coos County Obituary page

1) New obituary submission form 2) New headstone submission form 3) Added news schools to schools list and photos for several Powers Public/High School - history added 4) Added photos and description of Powers and Myrtle Point, Oregon 5) Correction to Upper Fishtrap cemetery Burials for Frank and Elizabeth (Gabeler) Fish which have been reported to be in this cemetery have been located in the Coquille Masonic Cemetery instead. 6) Added Biographies - Coos county Buck, R.E. Crook, Asa H. Crook, Theron W. (2) Crook, William H. Lawrence, George McVay, John McVay, Joseph H. McVay, William R. McVey, James 7) Added Newspaper Article, discussing what Coos County did for victums of the San Francisco Earthquake in 1906, L.C. Bargelt and 1936 article 8) Births, Deaths, Marriages and Illnesses --------------------------------------- Deaths Brown, Agnes d. 1962 Brown, Thomas Nathan d. 1956 Cribbins, Daniel Oliver d.1925 Evernden, Lester Lloyd d. 1963 Jewett, (son) d. Guerin, C.N. and L. 1914 (re-interment of bodies) Wright, Joseph d.1875 Unnamed first mate of the Schooner California d. 1875 Lewis, A.L. d. 1877 Becker, C.F. d. 1875 Davis, Adelina (Sparks) d.1910 Tapman or Tatman, Walter d. 1904 Gurney, Mrs. G.N. (Norah Hebard/Hibbard] d. 1904 Floyd, (infant) of Mr. and Mrs. William Floyd d. 1904 Cook, Dr. J.G. 1904 McGraw, Helen 1904 Landrith, Isaac 1904 Catching, James 1905 Carlson, Arthur 1904 Gurney, Voltaire 1904 Sutton, John 1904 Webb, Della 1910 Births Robertson, (girl) - daughter of M/M Orvall Robertson Hall-Lewis, (girl) - daughter of M/M P.M. Hall-Lewis Nosler, (boy) - son of M/M Eugene Nosler Hoffman, (girl) - daughter of M/M C.S. Hoffman Medford, (boy) - son of M/M Kenneth Medford Rose, (boy) - son of M/M L.E. Rose Goetz, (girl) - daughter to M/M George Goetz Krantz, [Norman Oscar] - son of M/M William Krantz Carver, (girl) - daughter to M/M William Carver Barklow, [Zelma Lavenia] - daughter to M.M Elander Barklow Crosby, [Clifford Melvin] - son to M/M Jesse Crosby Furman, (son) - son to M/M E.M. Furman Griffin, (girl) - daughter to M/M Clem Griffin Gross, [Maxwell Homer]- son to M/M Fred Gross Haberly, (son)- son to M/M Adolph Haberly Huntsman, (girl)- daughter to M/M L. Huntsman Lamb, (son)- son to M/M J.A. Lamb Mereene, (girl)- daughter to M/M Arthur Mereene Miller, (son)- son to M/M Nile Miller Rackleff, [Lowell W.] - son to M/M Ed Rackleff Randleman, (girl) - daughter to M/M Jason Randleman Stewart, [Darrell Cleve]- son to M/M H.B. Stewart Upton, (son)- son to M/M J.W. Upton Whitney, (girl)- daughter to M/M Capt. Whitney Illness Gregg, S.S. 1914 Nichols, H.E. 1875 Noah, "Stub" 1910 Hudson, Shad 1904 Davenport, J.A. 1904 Carey, Frank 1904 Royer, John 1904 Carver, Albert 1904 Clinton, Isom 1904 Huff, Annie Eleanor [Carver] 1904 Marriages Hilborn, Oliver H. and Sherrard, Miss Mary 1875 Hartley, Finley and Phillips, Miss Eva 1904 Huntley, Volney and Neer, Miss Jessie 1904 Robinson, C.O. and Belieu, Cora 1904 Broadbent, Charles Edward and Barklow, Miss Laura 1904 Guerin, Waterman C. and Garrett, Miss Neva 1904 Starmer, Samuel W. and Hermann, Miss Clara 1904 James, Walter A. and Peart, Miss Adelia 1904 Cregg, E. Wilson and Hatcher, Miss Clara 1904 Preuss, John and Gibbs, Miss Agnes 1904 Miller, Nile and Hammack, Effie 1904 Lee, R.C. and Rose, Mrs. Madie L. 1904 Wilson, Frank and Parks, B___ D. 1904 Wigant, Charles N. and Moon, Miss L. Nora 1905 Hervey, Henry and Hall, Miss Mary 1905 Shine, Robert E. and Knowles, Miss Susan R. 1905 Haynes, Herbert and Arrington, Miss Frankie 1905 Boone, Archie and Conger, Estella 1905 Bender, August H. and Schroeder, Miss Ada 1904 Guerin, Charles and Van DeCarr, Miss Caroline 1904 Huntley, Jerry and Gilbert, Miss Levina 1904 Minard, Mike and Weekly, Miss Mabel 1904 Aasen, Louis and Evernden, Miss Alice 1904 Byers, Jesse P. and Lawhorn, Miss Mabel 1904 Johnson, John “Piper” and Sanders, Miss Flossie 1904 Cox, Leonard and Billings, Miss Mildred 1904

1) Added news schools to schools list and photos for several http://genealogytrails.com/ore/coos/schools/schools.html Bandon High School - Class roster for 1913 Riverton School 2) Biographies - Coos county http://genealogytrails.com/ore/coos/1898his/1898bio.html Carver, William M. Moore, David L. Roberts, Manley 3) Newspaper Article, discussing what Coos County did for victums of the San Francisco Earthquake in 1906, L.C. Bargelt http://genealogytrails.com/ore/coos/news/misc.html Many other articles as well. Names Mentioned and year of article: Averill, Jimmie 1886 Bargelt, L. C. 1906 Barr, Lt. Willard D. 1936 (Texas too) Christie, J.O. 1905 Covell, Alton 1923 Covell, Arthur 1923 Covell, Mrs. Fred 1923 Crook, T.W. 1886 Daly, E.E. 1901 Doe, C.F. 1903 Fales, George 1891 Grant, Levi 1898 Hazard, S.H. 1886 Jorgensen, Capt. J. 1903 Loggie, G.W. 1886 Luse, [William A.] 1874 McIntuff, Mable 1944 McQuigg, Jesse 1901 Nelson, Capt. 1892 Nosler, Bird E. 1907 Nosler, J.H. 1907 Peterson, John 1901 Sampson Bros. 1874 Schetter, Fred 1886 Waldridge, Mr. 1891 Webster, A. 1891 4) 1923 list of Surviving Mexican War Veterans of 1848 http://genealogytrails.com/ore/coos/military/mexican.html 5) WWI US Army casualty list from Coos County http://genealogytrails.com/ore/coos/military/wwi_army-coos.html 6) Births, Deaths, Marriages and Illnesses --------------------------------------- Deaths http://genealogytrails.com/ore/coos/death/obituaries.html Ayers, Clarence M. Lang, Robert Henry Lusk, William Mecum, Lyle Train, Oliver Wimer, Lydia Jane [Custar] Births http://genealogytrails.com/ore/coos/death/births.html Bargelt, (boy) Barzee, [Duane] Bryant, (boy) Coffey, (girl) Drake, Robert Lyle Jewett, (boy) Ostlind, (girl) Steward, [Harry B.] Schaffer, William Guy Illness http://genealogytrails.com/ore/coos/death/illness.html Hayes, Adolphus Smith, W.D.L.F. Marriages http://genealogytrails.com/ore/coos/death/marriages.html Broullette, Felix Holzgang, Robert B. Kinnicut, Thomas (Tom) Lawhorn, Walter Lockhart, Frank Root, Thomas Ullstrom, William 7) Biographies - Curry county http://genealogytrails.com/ore/coos/1898his/1898bio.html Blackerby, Elza M. (was incorrectly entered as Blackberry, Elza M.) Zumwalt, Charles W. Zumwalt, Henry J.

1) Added news schools to schools list and photos for several Bandon High School, Randolph School, Marshfield Public School, Lincoln School [Coquille], Powers Public and Elementary 2) Added new 1901 Myrtle Point Advertisers and proprietor page 3) Reworked the Military and Newspaper Clippings pages 4) Biographies - Coos county Bilicke, Albert C. Chandler, William Sutton Culin, Walter Golden, Robert E. Johnson, Leslie Floyd Maloney, Michael Collinbrooke Norton, Frank P. Panter, William Panter, W.R. Sherwood, Andrew Jackson Sinclair, Walter Snyder, Alex (2 biographies) Topping, George Powell Tuttle, Jay Biographies - Curry county Kamberg, Emiel A. 5) 1893 Tax Assessment - transcribed 2 more pages, F and G last names 6) Birth Announcements from 1895 -1899 from the Myrtle Point Enterprise 7) Marriage Announcements from 1895 - 1899 from Myrtle Point Enterprise 8) Obituaries from 1895 - 1899 from Myrtle Point Enterprise, and others 9) Illnesses from early newspapers in Coos county * Many thanks to Mary Ellen Robertson and Cheryl Duffy for providing the initial material for these lists. 10) Revised main Coos county webpage

2008 Updates Births - 143 births from the Myrtle Point Enterprise, from 1895 through 1899 and a few other newspapers. Biographies for the following individuals were added: Coos County - James CATCHING, John W. CATCHING, Thomas COKE, George E. COOK, Henry L. CLARNO, William S. HALL, Samuel M. ROWAN, Charles G. HALL Curry County - William Carey, Henry L. CLARNO, James Alven COOLEY, Miller COOLEY, Charles H. CREW, Joseph A. COX, Theron W. CROOK, William COX (2nd biography) Obituaries, Upper Fishtrap Cemetery - Andar "Ty" RU and Lafayette "Lafe" CORNWELL And a new State and site-wide search has been added across all of Genealogytrails.com. This index is updated weekly, and is available from the Coos county main index page.

Biographies for the following individuals were added: Coos County William H. Harris, RS Knowlton, John E. Noah, Silas W. Noah, Fred Noah, Oliver P. Noah, George W. Norris, Thomas Cecil Norris, John L. Palmer, John E. Reese, John H. Reese, Henry Wigant/Wygant Curry County Dennis Cunniff, Sr., Dennis Cunniff, Jr., James White, Henry Wigant/Wygant Other Biographies John Lewis Kronenberg, Jr. Census Myrtle Point Precinct, 1930, pages 289a,b and 290a Military - WWII Army Casualty list for Coos County

Contributor index to The Art Center Cookbook, Coquille Valley Art Center, circa 1984 Biographies added for George Dart and T.S. Evernden 1893 Tax Assessment Roll for Coos County, Oregon - All of the names beginning with 'A-E' have been transcribed. An alphabetical listing of early Coos County pioneers, based on the Coos County Pioneer Association Membership lists from 1891- 1907, with additional names added for other families who were not members, but had emigrated to Coos county between 1850 and 1880. Pathfinder for Coquille Valley Pioneers (1850 - 1875) - page has been updated and converted from a document to HTML Pathfinder for Coquille Valley Settlers (1875 - 1900) - page has been updated and converted from a document to HTML Pathfinder for Coos County Native Americans - page has been updated and moved to the coquillevalley website (It was originally developed for Marshfield High School, but the page could not be updated) Historical Schools and Present Days Schools in Coos County, Oregon New pathfinder on Coquille Valley Builders from 1901 thru 1950

"Chuck Wagon" recipe pages added. The first cookbook, Secrets of Coos County Cupboards by the Myrtle Point Ambulance Association, 1950, indexed and added to the website.

List of Postoffices in Coos County and Dates in Operation Added More Biographies added

More biographies added to the 1898 Biographies

A.H.Hinch's description of the murder of two white men in Coos county in 1854 1893 Tax Assessment Index for Coos County, with photos.

Upper Fishtrap Cemetery transcription and Plot Map More biographies added to 1898 Biographies Description of Coos Bay added to Orvil Dodge transcription

2007 Updates 18 Biographies added to 1898 Biographies Biography of Thomas Barklow (1853-1928) and letters from southern California to the Southern Coos County Oregonian in 1924-1925 added.

15 Biographies added to 1898 Biographies 1883 Pensioners from Coos County added

1919 American Legion Post #36, Coquille, Oregon added Misc newspaper articles added

70 Biographies added to 1898 Biographies