Vina Ann (Gallaway) Sturtevant (1873 - 1957)

Born 22 Jun 1873 in Linn, Oregon, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Edward Skinner — married 2 Aug 1893 in Sodaville, Linn, Oregon, United States

Wife of Daniel Francis Sturtevant — married 24 Jul 1912 in Lebanon, Linn, Oregon, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1957 at age 84 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

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Biography

Daughter of James Gallaway and Nancy Amelia Walker.

Letter of Cecil F. Robe, June 1955. Says Vina once stayed with Grandpa Kirk's family. John Wesley Kirk? in Brownsville?

Clyde M. Senger family record, "Pioneer Galloway Families of the Pacific Northwest," p. 24: Viney/Vina Ann Gallaway, born 22 Jun 1873 d. 19 Nov 1957 Portland, OR,

m first 2 Aug 1893 Sodaville, Linn, OR, George E. Skinner, b 1 Dec 1868, Shiawassee Co., Mich, d 17 Oct 1900 Linn Co., OR.

She married second 4 Jul 1912 Albany, Linn, OR Daniel Francis Sturtevant, b 25 Oct 1859, d 8 Nov 1934 Lebanon, Linn, OR, bur Masonic Cem., Lebanon, son of Jabrid F./Zabed Sturtevant and Ardalucia/Arda L./Lucia Johnson. His first wife was Hester Ann Ames.

Children of Vina and George are Frank Skinner, b. 23 May 1894 near Lebanon, d. 5 Dec 1979, Gladstone, Clackamas, OR, interment, Lebanon; no issue; Lucy Skinner, b 27 Jun 1897 near Lebanon, d 8 Oct 1899 Lebanon, interment Masonic Cem, Lebanon; and Hazel Edna Skinner, b 19 Apr 1900, near Lebanon, living Bellingham, Whatcom, WA in 1993. Hazel's only child was Clyde M. Senger.

Vina GALLOWAY SKINNER STURTEVANT reported that she was staying with an aunt, perhaps with the Robes, when she was a girl. She went to bed in an upstairs room and left the candle burning when she went to sleep. Later, she awoke to the crackling of a fire and found the room in flames. She escaped but did not report the fate of the home. Was this 1913 at the Robes in Brownsville? email from Clyde M. Senger 23 Feb 2002.

Vina said that as a child, she would see a native American looking in the window at her. She also said a native American tried to buy or trade for her but her father said she was not for sale. She said a native American was once in her bed. I wondered about these stories since I assumed it was a male but there was a woman in the Brownsville area who had lost her husband and child. Clyde M. Senger

Sources

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sengercm/pearlja.html [1] is Senger's website on the Pearl descendants.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23382649/vina-ann-sturtevant: accessed 20 July 2023), memorial page for Vina Ann Gallaway Sturtevant (22 Jun 1873–19 Nov 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23382649, citing IOOF Cemetery, Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by clyde senger (contributor 46957595).