Peter Settle
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Peter B Settle (1830 - 1882)

Peter B Settle
Born in Jefferson, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 18 Jan 1857 in Linn, Oregon Territory, United Statesmap
Died at age 51 in Oregon, United Statesmap
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Biography

Peter B Settle was the son of John Settle and Martha Hudson.[1][2]

Peter was born 4 Jun 1830 in Jefferson County, Indiana.[1][2][3][4][5]

Peter Settle was involved in the westward expansion of the USA. See Westward Ho!.


Peter arrived at the Whitman Mission in Waiilatpu, the Oregon Country around the age of 16 with his parents and siblings late in 1846. They stayed 11 months, departing three days before the Whitman Massacre. The family settled in Linn in 1847.[6][7]

In 1850, Peter was living in Linn County, Oregon Territory with his parents and siblings.[2]

John Settle, Male, 41, Indiana
Martha Settle, Female, 41, Georgia
John Settle, Male, 21, Indiana
Peter Settle, Male, 20, Indiana
Rhoda Settle, Female, 17, Indiana
Mary Settle, Female, 11, Illinois
Josiah Settle, Male, 10, Iowa
Eliz Settle, Female, 7, Iowa
Harriet Settle, Female, 3, Oregon Territory
Isaiah Settle, Male, 30, Indiana
Sarah I Settle, Female, 13, Indiana

Peter married Martha Jane Crow 18 Jan 1857 in Linn County, Oregon.[1][8]

Children of Peter and Martha include:

In 1860, Peter was farming with his wife, daughter, and Alfred Smith in Linn County.[3]

Peter Settle, Male, 27, Indiana
Martha Settle, Female, 19, Illinois
Levina Settle, Female, 1, Oregon
Alfred Smith, Male, 23, Indiana

In 1870, Peter was farming in Sweet Home, LinnCounty with his wife and children.[4]

Peter B Suttle, Male, 40, Indiana
Martha J Suttle, Female, 27, Illinois
Lavina P Suttle, Female, 10, Oregon
Mary C Suttle, Female, 7, Oregon
John C Suttle, Male, 4, Oregon
Minnie May Suttle, Female, 0, Oregon

In 1880, Peter was widowed, working at the mineral baths, and living with his children in Mckenzie, Lane County, Oregon.[5]

Peter B Settle, Self, Male, 50, Indiana
Lavina P Settle, Daughter, Female, 20, Oregon
Mary C Settle, Daughter, Female, 16, Oregon
John C Settle, Son, Male, 14, Oregon
Minnie M Settle, Daughter, Female, 10, Oregon
Stephen L Settle, Son, Male, 8, Oregon
Percilla Ann Settle, Daughter, Female, 7, Oregon

He passed away 13 Mar 1882 and his probate was 23 Sep 1882 in Lane County, Oregon.[9]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Early Oregonians Database Index. Oregon State Archives, Salem, Oregon. Peter B Settle
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHW-X1G : 21 December 2020), Peter Settle in household of John Settle, Linn, Linn, Oregon Territory, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQK-HMM : 18 February 2021), Peter Settle, 1860.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8Y-GJV : 29 May 2021), Peter B Suttle, 1870.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC2-VHV : 20 February 2021), Peter B Settle, Mckenzie, Lane, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district ED 62, sheet 211A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,081.
  6. Haskins, Leslie; WPA Interview of Mitchell, Georgia (Settle), May 23, 1940; transcribed by Patricia Dunn
  7. Jones, Hilman F; UNPUBLISHED HISTORY of John Settle Wagon Train
  8. "Oregon Marriages, 1853-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8W8-S2B : 13 February 2020), Peter B. Settle, 1857.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Oregon State Archives. Salem, Oregon; Probate Place: Lane, Oregon Ancestry Record 9078 #246404




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