Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Census
• 1880 Census: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon. Age 31, b MO. Parents b TN. Listed as W. R. Mayfield.1947
Spouses
Birth25 May 1855, Annapolis, Parke, Indiana1940, approx. age & state,526, age 65, b IN,1941
Death21 Oct 1930, Los Angeles County, California1942, p 2 Age: 75
BurialHargadine Cemetery, Ashland, Jackson, Oregon1943
ResidenceLong Beach, Los Angeles County, California (1922-1929)1942, p 2
FatherJoshua Harrison BUCKMASTER (1825-1862)
MotherSarah Ann WALTER (1824-1897)
Individual Notes
• 3rd of 6 children; twin with Elmira.1944
• The family remained at Sacramento a number of years since Elmira attended school there before coming to the Klamath country, where they seem to have arrived in 1873, soon after the Modoc War was concluded. They first settled near the site of Hildebrand, on land still known as Buckmaster Flat.1941
• Likely this woman: Postmaster; Bly, Klamath County, Oregon, 20 Jun 1908.1945
• The family remained at Sacramento a number of years since Elmira attended school there before coming to the Klamath country, where they seem to have arrived in 1873, soon after the Modoc War was concluded. They first settled near the site of Hildebrand, on land still known as Buckmaster Flat.1941
• Likely this woman: Postmaster; Bly, Klamath County, Oregon, 20 Jun 1908.1945
Census
• 1860 Census: Adel, Dallas, Iowa. Age 5, b IN.1944
• 1870 Census: San Joaquin, Sacramento, California. Age 15, b IN. Enumerated as Alvira Backmoth.1946
• 1880 Census: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon. Age 25, b IN. Father b OH; mother b IA [sic].1947
• 1870 Census: San Joaquin, Sacramento, California. Age 15, b IN. Enumerated as Alvira Backmoth.1946
• 1880 Census: Ashland, Jackson, Oregon. Age 25, b IN. Father b OH; mother b IA [sic].1947
Research
• Have not been able to find her as Elvira Connolly in any census; 6 Apr 2013.
ChildrenEdward (~1873-)
Henrietta (~1877-1956)