Mary (Settle) Graham (abt. 1839 - abt. 1904)

Born about 15 Jun 1839 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John C Hampton — married 30 Aug 1855 in Linn, Oregon Territory, United States

Wife of Ephriam Haner — married 1 Jun 1864 in Linn, Oregon, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Mary Settle was born 15 Jun 1839 in Illinois.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

She was the daughter of Martha C Hudson and John H Settle.^[1][6]

Mary (Settle) Graham was involved in the westward expansion of the USA. See Westward Ho!.

Mary arrived at the Whitman Mission in Waiilatpu, the Oregon Country at the age of 7 with her parents and siblings late in 1846. They stayed 11 months, departing three days before the Whitman Massacre. The family settled in Linn in 1847.^[7][8]

Mary married John C Hampton 30 Aug 1855 in Linn County, Oregon Territory. They farmed Donation Land Claim #395.^[6][9]

Children of Mary and John:

• Griggs Frank, b 9 Jan 1857 Linn County^[2][3][4][5]
• Mary Alice, b 1859 Linn County^[2][3][4]
• Nellie Frances, b 4 Jul 1860 Linn County^[2][3]

Mary married Ephraim Haner 1 Jun 1864 in Linn County.^[6][10]

Children of Mary and Ephraim:

• George, b 25 Aug 1865 Oregon^[3][4]
• Ira E, b 30 Apr 1867 Oregon^[3][4]
• Charles Frances, b 9 Mar 1874 Lebanon, Linn, Oregon^[4]
• Ralph, b 2 Jun 1876 Sweet Home, Linn, Oregon^[4]

Mary married S B Graham 11 Jul 1888 in Benton County, Oregon.^[6][11]

Census:

• 1850: Linn County, Oregon Territory - Mary Settle, age 11, with parents, siblings, and Isaiah Settle (30).^[1]
• 1860: Linn County, Oregon - Mary Hampton, age 20, with husband and children.^[2]
• 1870: Linn County, Oregon - Mary Hainer, age 31, with husband and children.^[3]
• 1880: Sweet Home, Linn, Oregon - Mary Haner, age 40, with husband and children.^[4]
• 1900: Payette, Canyon, Idaho - May Graham, age 61, widowed, dressmaker, mother of 9 (7 still living), with son and grandson.^[5]

Mary died 17 Apr 1904.^[6]

Note: Needs confirmation from another source.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHW-X15 : 4 April 2020), Mary Settle in household of John Settle, Linn county, Linn, Oregon Territory, United States; citing family 124, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQK-CFB : 18 February 2021), Mary Hampton in entry for John Hampton, 1860.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8Y-R5Q : 3 November 2022), Mary Haines in entry for Ephriam Haines, 1870.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCL-8SP : 14 January 2022), Mary Haner in household of Ephaim Haner, Sweet Home, Linn, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM5P-ZC2 : Tue Mar 05 20:04:06 UTC 2024), Entry for May Graham and Frank Hampton, 1900.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Early Oregonians Database Index. Oregon State Archives, Salem, Oregon. Settle, Mary
7. ↑ Haskins, Leslie; WPA Interview of Mitchell, Georgia (Settle), May 23, 1940; transcribed by Patricia Dunn
8. ↑ Jones, Hilman F; UNPUBLISHED HISTORY of John Settle Wagon Train
9. ↑ BYU Idaho; Western States Marriage Records Index John C Hampton
10. ↑ "Oregon Marriages, 1853-1935", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8W8-HMP : 13 February 2020), Mary Hamton in entry for Ephraim Haner, 1864.
11. ↑ "Oregon Marriages, 1853-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8WY-G4P : 13 February 2020), Mary Haner in entry for S. B. Graham, 1888.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: K6W5-4CP