Margaret Catherine Miller was born in 1768 in Virginia. Her father Daniel Miller was a German immigrant and her mother, Elizabeth Beeler, was born in Pennsylvania and the daughter of German immigrants.
In 1777, when she was nine years old, Margaret's family moved to Crab Orchard, Carter County, Tennessee, near the Shelving Rock Encampment Historical Landmark. This area is north of the Great Smokey Mountains, near Knoxville, and located along the Doe River.
Sometime before 1795, Margaret met and married Phillip Mulkey. They started their family in Tennessee having at least three children there: James, Elizabeth, and Christopher. Around 1800, they moved from Tennessee to Knox County, Kentucky where their remaining children were born. The following children have been attributed to them but, as noted below, a few are in question:
1) Elizabeth (1795-1858) - Married Joseph Cantrell in 1810 in Knox County, Kentucky.
2) James (1797-1855) - Married Elizabeth or Mary Dinsmore (1792-1842).
3) Christopher (1798-1865) - Married Nancy Reed.
4) Daniel (1802-1846) - Married Nancy Gann.
5) Thomas (1807-1847) - Married Sarah Carpenter. Died on the Oregon Trail in Hood River, Oregon.
6) Johnson (1807-1862) - Married Susannah Brown.
7) Luke (1810-1894) - Married Rutha Allison.
8) Zachariah (1810-1891) - May instead have been a grandchild; the son of James Mulkey (1790-?).
9) Charles (1812-1888) - Married Lavinia Reed. May instead have been a grandchild; the son of James Mulkey (1790-?).
10) Elijah (1814-1887) - Married Jane McAdams.
11) Haden or Aledin (1816-1836).
All but the last child are linked below on Find-a-Grave.
In 1817, Margaret's husband Phillip died. Soon after that, Margaret and her children moved to Lafayette County, Missouri (near Kansas City). She died there in 1835.
Four of her sons would move on from Missouri to Oregon over the Oregon Trail about 1845 or 1847 (Thomas, Johnson, Luke, and Elijah). Thomas died on the Oregon Trail just three miles from its end at Oregon City.
============ Newspaper article about her son Luke ==============
HONORING A PIONEER.
The Descendants of Old-Timer Gave a Dinner.
MONMOUTH, Or., May 12.-The children and grandchildren of L. Mulkey gave him a dinner at the residence of his son, W. J. Mulkey, in honor of his 82nd birthday. Luke Mulkey was born in Kentucky. When only 5 years old his widowed mother removed with her family to Missouri, where all but four of them lived and died. These four came to Oregon in 1847, one of the boys dying on the way, within three miles of Oregon City. They suffered many hardships on their journey and lost nearly all their stock. Their teams were so worn out that when they reached the summit of the Cascades the main body of the party had to remain there till fresh teams from the valley came to their rescue. Mr. Mulkey first settled in Benton county, whence he removed to Polk in 1857. His six children and twenty-three grandchildren all live in Polk county.
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From "Genealogical Gems from Early Missouri Deeds, 1815-1850"
[Believed to be the family of Philip Mulkey and Margaret Miller and is probably related to the settlement of her estate. Christopher Mulkey is listed last since he is the recipient of the property, otherwise the children appear to be listed in order, oldest to youngest. Some of those listed may have been her grandchildren.]
D:456 1 August 1835,
James Mulkey and wife Elizabeth,
Joseph Cantril and wife Elizabeth,
Thomas Mulkey and wife Sarah,
David Mulkey and wife Nancy,
Johnson Mulkey,
Luke Mulkey and wife Rutha,
Elijah Mulkey and wife Jane,
Haden Mulkey,
Christopher Mulkey
============= Missouri Life in the 1800's ================
The following article is about the life of Sarah Mulkey. She was supposedly the granddaughter of the Margaret Mulkey in this memorial; the daughter of Thomas Mulkey. However, there are not sources to support this connection although there is little doubt that they are related. Her story is included here as her experience provides insights into what their life was like at that time primarily in Missouri.
Oregon Daily Journal
October 16, 1913
IN EARLIER DAYS
By Fred Lockley.
"Grandma" Todd of Eugene will be 104 years old next March. "I'm right glad to see you. Set right down and make yourself easy" she said when we had been introduced. "Yes, that's right, I'll be 104 year old come next March. I was born in Kaintick [Kentucky]. We moved from there to Missouri. How long ago? Well I can't give ye the sure enough exact date. I was a little bit of a tot — maybe 2 or 3 years old. That would be 100 years ago [about 1810],
"My father was one of the first settlers in those parts. We used to be afeard of the Injuns. One come after Pa, but Pa got him as he come across a log. He fell off and rolled back of the log. Pa was a master good shot. Most folks were those days. They had to shoot quick and straight. If they didn't the other fellow would. We used to fort up when the Indians got bad.
"They was a heap of elk and deer used to come down into the clearings when I was a girl. Many a time I have had an elk stamp his feet, shake his horns at me and kind of whistle. I would go over the fence like a squirrel. Wild turkeys were terrible plenty then, and carrier pigeons were thick, too. Pa and the boys would go out in the fall and smoke deer hams for winter. Then they would locate some bee trees. We aimed to get a barrel of strained wild honey each fall to carry us through the winter. We used to gather, late in the fall when the frost had touched them, persimmons and paw paws, walnuts and pecan nuts.
"I often think back to those early days - my, how plain I mind a little speckled fawn I used to have. It all comes back to me when I was a girl, and the time Henry and I were married. I'd kind of like to go back to Missouri - when you get to be 103 you get powerful lonely. You hone to go back to where you was raised.
I was raised in Lafayette county, but I lived up a piece from St. Joe, was married in Jackson county to Henry Hyslipp. I was just turned 19. Rev. Merrill, a Baptist preacher, married us. My hair was black as a crow then, and my eyes were as black as night - wait till I take this cap off; you'll see I have a good head of hair yet. I think a heap of it, and take good care of it. Don't you ever think because I am getting along in years I don't care for my looks or forget when I was a girl. They called me a mighty good singer when I was a girl. Henry, the fellow I was going with, had a fine volce. He used to lead the singing. I learned singing by ear, and had to remember the words.
"My maiden name was Sarah Mulkey. My father was a Dutchman. He didn't have hardly any education, and none of us children - there was 13 of us - had any."
"I used to have a woman's saddle - one you sat sideways on. Henry and I would ride to corn huskings." "Did Henry or any of the other boys ever find the red ear of corn, and make you pay the penalty of a kiss?" I asked. Grandma Todd gave an amused chuckle, her eyes flashed as she turned to me and said: "Go on, now! Do you suppose I be fool enough to tell you about my fellows finding the red ear - they generally found 'em, tho I reckon some of the young fellows must have fetched red ears with 'em."
"I reckon work don't kill anybody: if It did I'd been dead long ago, I began pulling cotton seeds out of the cotton when I was 3 years old. During the summer none of us children wore shoes. We went barefoot till we was most growed. But in winter we wore shoes. We used to take them off when we come in to the house. Father would fill our shoes with cotton and pack it down, too. No matter how tired we was, we had to pick over all the cotton in our shoes before we went to bed and get the seeds clean, too. We raised our own cotton and wool. I started to cardin' and spinnin' when I was so little they built an inclined runway for me to step up to the spinnin' wheel. Whenever I had any spare time from my other work I would work at cardin' or spinnin'. We made all our clothes, homespun and blue jeans. We used to beat the hulls off the black walnuts, put 'em in a trough, put a layer of yarn on and then a layer of walnut hulls, and so on, until the trough was full. Then we would press it down and put a heavy weight on It. After four or five days the yarn was dyed a beautiful golden brown. We spent our winter evenings knitting socks and stockings."
"We had a grease lamp - a wick in an Iron kettle. Many a night mother and I have set up nigh on to midnight weaving cloth or mending. I was one of the older children, and was my mother's mainstay. My father worked as hard. I used to have to hoe corn from daylight to dark, I had to get out fence rails and split cordwood."
"When I was married, Henry and I moved on an island in the Missouri river. We ran a wood yard for the boats. They used to race, and some of 'em would bust. Henry and I split out all the wood. I got to be a master hand at it. I raised chickens to sell to the boats. The river men were pretty rough. When Henry was gone and they come to the house I hid. I was kind of fearsome, for I was young and foolish."
"When the Civil war come along the southerners wanted Henry to join with them, but Henry said 'the old union is plenty good enough for me.' He finally joined the union men. He got his leg hurt, so they let him drive the mules on the forage wagon. They had a battle half a mile from our place. Law, but I was scared. The cannons made a most fearsome racket. They took loads of wounded men by our place, the blood dripping off of them as they jolted along. I don't never want to see no more war."
"Henry died, and after a spell I married again. I married a brother of Abe Lincoln's wife - Mr. Todd. No, I never saw Abe Lincoln, but we are both Kentuckians. Mrs. Lincoln's son was out here once. He came to see me. He said I was the only aunt he had.
I adopted and raised four different orphans about 25 years ago. One of my adopted boys, Jesse Todd, brought me out to Oregon. I kept house for him a right smart spell, but he went to the mines. He sent me money tolerable regular. The last letter I got said: I am sendin' you some money and will send more soon. He was in Gold Hill. From that day to this I have never heard tell of him. I don't know whether he is alive or dead.
Maybe, I will hear from him some day. The Lord must have some special reason why he keeps me here so long. The Christian church has kept me for the past 10 years. God knows I am grateful to them. I don't know what I would do if they didn't take care of me, Oh, yes, I am going to vote. I am a Democrat. I try to keep up with politics, but it sure is one big job. From all I can gather, I figure Wilson is a good president, and don't forget he is a Democrat."
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Cyrenius Mulkey (1832 – 1914), son of Thomas Mulkey (1807-1847), stated: "There were eight brothers in my father's family and one sister. Grandma Todd is the daughter of James Mulkey, the eldest of the brothers." This quote is taken is from an article in the Oregon Daily Journal, December 17, 1914, pg. 8, written by Fred Lockley.
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1793 - Morrison's Company, Carter's Regiment of Miltia, Territory South of the Ohio.
1796, 1797, 1798, and 1799 Tax List - Philip Mulkey in Carter County, Tennessee.
1798 Census -Philip Mulkey in Carter County, Tennessee.
1800 Census - Philip Mulkey in Barren County, Kentucky.
1800 Tax List - Philip Mulkey in Barren County, Kentucky.
1800 Census - Philip Mulkey in Laurens District, South Carolina (another Mulkey?)
Phillip and Ann (Ellis) Mulkey - Chaplin and private in North Carolina Militia during Revolutionary War. (Another Mulkey?)
April 6, 1802 - Land Purchase - Carter County, Tennessee.
September 13, 1804 - Deed of Sale to Joseph Bridges. Carter County, Tennessee
1812 Tennessee Land Record - Phillip Mulkey assigned originally of John Coffery and George M Deadrich by virtue of a certificate Warrant No.408 issued by the Commissioner of West Tennessee for 228 acres. Enters one acre of land in Jackson County on the north side of Cumberland River on the waters of Brimstone creek [100 miles east of Nashville], Beginning at an ash marked as a Corner for this entry, running then north and west for compliment so as to include a Salt Peter cave about half a mile below said Mulkeys old Cave on the same branch. July, 20th 1812.
Phillip & Mulkey (seal)
In 1777, when she was nine years old, Margaret's family moved to Crab Orchard, Carter County, Tennessee, near the Shelving Rock Encampment Historical Landmark. This area is north of the Great Smokey Mountains, near Knoxville, and located along the Doe River.
Sometime before 1795, Margaret met and married Phillip Mulkey. They started their family in Tennessee having at least three children there: James, Elizabeth, and Christopher. Around 1800, they moved from Tennessee to Knox County, Kentucky where their remaining children were born. The following children have been attributed to them but, as noted below, a few are in question:
1) Elizabeth (1795-1858) - Married Joseph Cantrell in 1810 in Knox County, Kentucky.
2) James (1797-1855) - Married Elizabeth or Mary Dinsmore (1792-1842).
3) Christopher (1798-1865) - Married Nancy Reed.
4) Daniel (1802-1846) - Married Nancy Gann.
5) Thomas (1807-1847) - Married Sarah Carpenter. Died on the Oregon Trail in Hood River, Oregon.
6) Johnson (1807-1862) - Married Susannah Brown.
7) Luke (1810-1894) - Married Rutha Allison.
8) Zachariah (1810-1891) - May instead have been a grandchild; the son of James Mulkey (1790-?).
9) Charles (1812-1888) - Married Lavinia Reed. May instead have been a grandchild; the son of James Mulkey (1790-?).
10) Elijah (1814-1887) - Married Jane McAdams.
11) Haden or Aledin (1816-1836).
All but the last child are linked below on Find-a-Grave.
In 1817, Margaret's husband Phillip died. Soon after that, Margaret and her children moved to Lafayette County, Missouri (near Kansas City). She died there in 1835.
Four of her sons would move on from Missouri to Oregon over the Oregon Trail about 1845 or 1847 (Thomas, Johnson, Luke, and Elijah). Thomas died on the Oregon Trail just three miles from its end at Oregon City.
============ Newspaper article about her son Luke ==============
HONORING A PIONEER.
The Descendants of Old-Timer Gave a Dinner.
MONMOUTH, Or., May 12.-The children and grandchildren of L. Mulkey gave him a dinner at the residence of his son, W. J. Mulkey, in honor of his 82nd birthday. Luke Mulkey was born in Kentucky. When only 5 years old his widowed mother removed with her family to Missouri, where all but four of them lived and died. These four came to Oregon in 1847, one of the boys dying on the way, within three miles of Oregon City. They suffered many hardships on their journey and lost nearly all their stock. Their teams were so worn out that when they reached the summit of the Cascades the main body of the party had to remain there till fresh teams from the valley came to their rescue. Mr. Mulkey first settled in Benton county, whence he removed to Polk in 1857. His six children and twenty-three grandchildren all live in Polk county.
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From "Genealogical Gems from Early Missouri Deeds, 1815-1850"
[Believed to be the family of Philip Mulkey and Margaret Miller and is probably related to the settlement of her estate. Christopher Mulkey is listed last since he is the recipient of the property, otherwise the children appear to be listed in order, oldest to youngest. Some of those listed may have been her grandchildren.]
D:456 1 August 1835,
James Mulkey and wife Elizabeth,
Joseph Cantril and wife Elizabeth,
Thomas Mulkey and wife Sarah,
David Mulkey and wife Nancy,
Johnson Mulkey,
Luke Mulkey and wife Rutha,
Elijah Mulkey and wife Jane,
Haden Mulkey,
Christopher Mulkey
============= Missouri Life in the 1800's ================
The following article is about the life of Sarah Mulkey. She was supposedly the granddaughter of the Margaret Mulkey in this memorial; the daughter of Thomas Mulkey. However, there are not sources to support this connection although there is little doubt that they are related. Her story is included here as her experience provides insights into what their life was like at that time primarily in Missouri.
Oregon Daily Journal
October 16, 1913
IN EARLIER DAYS
By Fred Lockley.
"Grandma" Todd of Eugene will be 104 years old next March. "I'm right glad to see you. Set right down and make yourself easy" she said when we had been introduced. "Yes, that's right, I'll be 104 year old come next March. I was born in Kaintick [Kentucky]. We moved from there to Missouri. How long ago? Well I can't give ye the sure enough exact date. I was a little bit of a tot — maybe 2 or 3 years old. That would be 100 years ago [about 1810],
"My father was one of the first settlers in those parts. We used to be afeard of the Injuns. One come after Pa, but Pa got him as he come across a log. He fell off and rolled back of the log. Pa was a master good shot. Most folks were those days. They had to shoot quick and straight. If they didn't the other fellow would. We used to fort up when the Indians got bad.
"They was a heap of elk and deer used to come down into the clearings when I was a girl. Many a time I have had an elk stamp his feet, shake his horns at me and kind of whistle. I would go over the fence like a squirrel. Wild turkeys were terrible plenty then, and carrier pigeons were thick, too. Pa and the boys would go out in the fall and smoke deer hams for winter. Then they would locate some bee trees. We aimed to get a barrel of strained wild honey each fall to carry us through the winter. We used to gather, late in the fall when the frost had touched them, persimmons and paw paws, walnuts and pecan nuts.
"I often think back to those early days - my, how plain I mind a little speckled fawn I used to have. It all comes back to me when I was a girl, and the time Henry and I were married. I'd kind of like to go back to Missouri - when you get to be 103 you get powerful lonely. You hone to go back to where you was raised.
I was raised in Lafayette county, but I lived up a piece from St. Joe, was married in Jackson county to Henry Hyslipp. I was just turned 19. Rev. Merrill, a Baptist preacher, married us. My hair was black as a crow then, and my eyes were as black as night - wait till I take this cap off; you'll see I have a good head of hair yet. I think a heap of it, and take good care of it. Don't you ever think because I am getting along in years I don't care for my looks or forget when I was a girl. They called me a mighty good singer when I was a girl. Henry, the fellow I was going with, had a fine volce. He used to lead the singing. I learned singing by ear, and had to remember the words.
"My maiden name was Sarah Mulkey. My father was a Dutchman. He didn't have hardly any education, and none of us children - there was 13 of us - had any."
"I used to have a woman's saddle - one you sat sideways on. Henry and I would ride to corn huskings." "Did Henry or any of the other boys ever find the red ear of corn, and make you pay the penalty of a kiss?" I asked. Grandma Todd gave an amused chuckle, her eyes flashed as she turned to me and said: "Go on, now! Do you suppose I be fool enough to tell you about my fellows finding the red ear - they generally found 'em, tho I reckon some of the young fellows must have fetched red ears with 'em."
"I reckon work don't kill anybody: if It did I'd been dead long ago, I began pulling cotton seeds out of the cotton when I was 3 years old. During the summer none of us children wore shoes. We went barefoot till we was most growed. But in winter we wore shoes. We used to take them off when we come in to the house. Father would fill our shoes with cotton and pack it down, too. No matter how tired we was, we had to pick over all the cotton in our shoes before we went to bed and get the seeds clean, too. We raised our own cotton and wool. I started to cardin' and spinnin' when I was so little they built an inclined runway for me to step up to the spinnin' wheel. Whenever I had any spare time from my other work I would work at cardin' or spinnin'. We made all our clothes, homespun and blue jeans. We used to beat the hulls off the black walnuts, put 'em in a trough, put a layer of yarn on and then a layer of walnut hulls, and so on, until the trough was full. Then we would press it down and put a heavy weight on It. After four or five days the yarn was dyed a beautiful golden brown. We spent our winter evenings knitting socks and stockings."
"We had a grease lamp - a wick in an Iron kettle. Many a night mother and I have set up nigh on to midnight weaving cloth or mending. I was one of the older children, and was my mother's mainstay. My father worked as hard. I used to have to hoe corn from daylight to dark, I had to get out fence rails and split cordwood."
"When I was married, Henry and I moved on an island in the Missouri river. We ran a wood yard for the boats. They used to race, and some of 'em would bust. Henry and I split out all the wood. I got to be a master hand at it. I raised chickens to sell to the boats. The river men were pretty rough. When Henry was gone and they come to the house I hid. I was kind of fearsome, for I was young and foolish."
"When the Civil war come along the southerners wanted Henry to join with them, but Henry said 'the old union is plenty good enough for me.' He finally joined the union men. He got his leg hurt, so they let him drive the mules on the forage wagon. They had a battle half a mile from our place. Law, but I was scared. The cannons made a most fearsome racket. They took loads of wounded men by our place, the blood dripping off of them as they jolted along. I don't never want to see no more war."
"Henry died, and after a spell I married again. I married a brother of Abe Lincoln's wife - Mr. Todd. No, I never saw Abe Lincoln, but we are both Kentuckians. Mrs. Lincoln's son was out here once. He came to see me. He said I was the only aunt he had.
I adopted and raised four different orphans about 25 years ago. One of my adopted boys, Jesse Todd, brought me out to Oregon. I kept house for him a right smart spell, but he went to the mines. He sent me money tolerable regular. The last letter I got said: I am sendin' you some money and will send more soon. He was in Gold Hill. From that day to this I have never heard tell of him. I don't know whether he is alive or dead.
Maybe, I will hear from him some day. The Lord must have some special reason why he keeps me here so long. The Christian church has kept me for the past 10 years. God knows I am grateful to them. I don't know what I would do if they didn't take care of me, Oh, yes, I am going to vote. I am a Democrat. I try to keep up with politics, but it sure is one big job. From all I can gather, I figure Wilson is a good president, and don't forget he is a Democrat."
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Cyrenius Mulkey (1832 – 1914), son of Thomas Mulkey (1807-1847), stated: "There were eight brothers in my father's family and one sister. Grandma Todd is the daughter of James Mulkey, the eldest of the brothers." This quote is taken is from an article in the Oregon Daily Journal, December 17, 1914, pg. 8, written by Fred Lockley.
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1793 - Morrison's Company, Carter's Regiment of Miltia, Territory South of the Ohio.
1796, 1797, 1798, and 1799 Tax List - Philip Mulkey in Carter County, Tennessee.
1798 Census -Philip Mulkey in Carter County, Tennessee.
1800 Census - Philip Mulkey in Barren County, Kentucky.
1800 Tax List - Philip Mulkey in Barren County, Kentucky.
1800 Census - Philip Mulkey in Laurens District, South Carolina (another Mulkey?)
Phillip and Ann (Ellis) Mulkey - Chaplin and private in North Carolina Militia during Revolutionary War. (Another Mulkey?)
April 6, 1802 - Land Purchase - Carter County, Tennessee.
September 13, 1804 - Deed of Sale to Joseph Bridges. Carter County, Tennessee
1812 Tennessee Land Record - Phillip Mulkey assigned originally of John Coffery and George M Deadrich by virtue of a certificate Warrant No.408 issued by the Commissioner of West Tennessee for 228 acres. Enters one acre of land in Jackson County on the north side of Cumberland River on the waters of Brimstone creek [100 miles east of Nashville], Beginning at an ash marked as a Corner for this entry, running then north and west for compliment so as to include a Salt Peter cave about half a mile below said Mulkeys old Cave on the same branch. July, 20th 1812.
Phillip & Mulkey (seal)
Margaret Catherine Miller was born in 1768 in Virginia. Her father Daniel Miller was a German immigrant and her mother, Elizabeth Beeler, was born in Pennsylvania and the daughter of German immigrants.
In 1777, when she was nine years old, Margaret's family moved to Crab Orchard, Carter County, Tennessee, near the Shelving Rock Encampment Historical Landmark. This area is north of the Great Smokey Mountains, near Knoxville, and located along the Doe River.
Sometime before 1795, Margaret met and married Phillip Mulkey. They started their family in Tennessee having at least three children there: James, Elizabeth, and Christopher. Around 1800, they moved from Tennessee to Knox County, Kentucky where their remaining children were born. The following children have been attributed to them but, as noted below, a few are in question:
1) Elizabeth (1795-1858) - Married Joseph Cantrell in 1810 in Knox County, Kentucky.
2) James (1797-1855) - Married Elizabeth or Mary Dinsmore (1792-1842).
3) Christopher (1798-1865) - Married Nancy Reed.
4) Daniel (1802-1846) - Married Nancy Gann.
5) Thomas (1807-1847) - Married Sarah Carpenter. Died on the Oregon Trail in Hood River, Oregon.
6) Johnson (1807-1862) - Married Susannah Brown.
7) Luke (1810-1894) - Married Rutha Allison.
8) Zachariah (1810-1891) - May instead have been a grandchild; the son of James Mulkey (1790-?).
9) Charles (1812-1888) - Married Lavinia Reed. May instead have been a grandchild; the son of James Mulkey (1790-?).
10) Elijah (1814-1887) - Married Jane McAdams.
11) Haden or Aledin (1816-1836).
All but the last child are linked below on Find-a-Grave.
In 1817, Margaret's husband Phillip died. Soon after that, Margaret and her children moved to Lafayette County, Missouri (near Kansas City). She died there in 1835.
Four of her sons would move on from Missouri to Oregon over the Oregon Trail about 1845 or 1847 (Thomas, Johnson, Luke, and Elijah). Thomas died on the Oregon Trail just three miles from its end at Oregon City.
============ Newspaper article about her son Luke ==============
HONORING A PIONEER.
The Descendants of Old-Timer Gave a Dinner.
MONMOUTH, Or., May 12.-The children and grandchildren of L. Mulkey gave him a dinner at the residence of his son, W. J. Mulkey, in honor of his 82nd birthday. Luke Mulkey was born in Kentucky. When only 5 years old his widowed mother removed with her family to Missouri, where all but four of them lived and died. These four came to Oregon in 1847, one of the boys dying on the way, within three miles of Oregon City. They suffered many hardships on their journey and lost nearly all their stock. Their teams were so worn out that when they reached the summit of the Cascades the main body of the party had to remain there till fresh teams from the valley came to their rescue. Mr. Mulkey first settled in Benton county, whence he removed to Polk in 1857. His six children and twenty-three grandchildren all live in Polk county.
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From "Genealogical Gems from Early Missouri Deeds, 1815-1850"
[Believed to be the family of Philip Mulkey and Margaret Miller and is probably related to the settlement of her estate. Christopher Mulkey is listed last since he is the recipient of the property, otherwise the children appear to be listed in order, oldest to youngest. Some of those listed may have been her grandchildren.]
D:456 1 August 1835,
James Mulkey and wife Elizabeth,
Joseph Cantril and wife Elizabeth,
Thomas Mulkey and wife Sarah,
David Mulkey and wife Nancy,
Johnson Mulkey,
Luke Mulkey and wife Rutha,
Elijah Mulkey and wife Jane,
Haden Mulkey,
Christopher Mulkey
============= Missouri Life in the 1800's ================
The following article is about the life of Sarah Mulkey. She was supposedly the granddaughter of the Margaret Mulkey in this memorial; the daughter of Thomas Mulkey. However, there are not sources to support this connection although there is little doubt that they are related. Her story is included here as her experience provides insights into what their life was like at that time primarily in Missouri.
Oregon Daily Journal
October 16, 1913
IN EARLIER DAYS
By Fred Lockley.
"Grandma" Todd of Eugene will be 104 years old next March. "I'm right glad to see you. Set right down and make yourself easy" she said when we had been introduced. "Yes, that's right, I'll be 104 year old come next March. I was born in Kaintick [Kentucky]. We moved from there to Missouri. How long ago? Well I can't give ye the sure enough exact date. I was a little bit of a tot — maybe 2 or 3 years old. That would be 100 years ago [about 1810],
"My father was one of the first settlers in those parts. We used to be afeard of the Injuns. One come after Pa, but Pa got him as he come across a log. He fell off and rolled back of the log. Pa was a master good shot. Most folks were those days. They had to shoot quick and straight. If they didn't the other fellow would. We used to fort up when the Indians got bad.
"They was a heap of elk and deer used to come down into the clearings when I was a girl. Many a time I have had an elk stamp his feet, shake his horns at me and kind of whistle. I would go over the fence like a squirrel. Wild turkeys were terrible plenty then, and carrier pigeons were thick, too. Pa and the boys would go out in the fall and smoke deer hams for winter. Then they would locate some bee trees. We aimed to get a barrel of strained wild honey each fall to carry us through the winter. We used to gather, late in the fall when the frost had touched them, persimmons and paw paws, walnuts and pecan nuts.
"I often think back to those early days - my, how plain I mind a little speckled fawn I used to have. It all comes back to me when I was a girl, and the time Henry and I were married. I'd kind of like to go back to Missouri - when you get to be 103 you get powerful lonely. You hone to go back to where you was raised.
I was raised in Lafayette county, but I lived up a piece from St. Joe, was married in Jackson county to Henry Hyslipp. I was just turned 19. Rev. Merrill, a Baptist preacher, married us. My hair was black as a crow then, and my eyes were as black as night - wait till I take this cap off; you'll see I have a good head of hair yet. I think a heap of it, and take good care of it. Don't you ever think because I am getting along in years I don't care for my looks or forget when I was a girl. They called me a mighty good singer when I was a girl. Henry, the fellow I was going with, had a fine volce. He used to lead the singing. I learned singing by ear, and had to remember the words.
"My maiden name was Sarah Mulkey. My father was a Dutchman. He didn't have hardly any education, and none of us children - there was 13 of us - had any."
"I used to have a woman's saddle - one you sat sideways on. Henry and I would ride to corn huskings." "Did Henry or any of the other boys ever find the red ear of corn, and make you pay the penalty of a kiss?" I asked. Grandma Todd gave an amused chuckle, her eyes flashed as she turned to me and said: "Go on, now! Do you suppose I be fool enough to tell you about my fellows finding the red ear - they generally found 'em, tho I reckon some of the young fellows must have fetched red ears with 'em."
"I reckon work don't kill anybody: if It did I'd been dead long ago, I began pulling cotton seeds out of the cotton when I was 3 years old. During the summer none of us children wore shoes. We went barefoot till we was most growed. But in winter we wore shoes. We used to take them off when we come in to the house. Father would fill our shoes with cotton and pack it down, too. No matter how tired we was, we had to pick over all the cotton in our shoes before we went to bed and get the seeds clean, too. We raised our own cotton and wool. I started to cardin' and spinnin' when I was so little they built an inclined runway for me to step up to the spinnin' wheel. Whenever I had any spare time from my other work I would work at cardin' or spinnin'. We made all our clothes, homespun and blue jeans. We used to beat the hulls off the black walnuts, put 'em in a trough, put a layer of yarn on and then a layer of walnut hulls, and so on, until the trough was full. Then we would press it down and put a heavy weight on It. After four or five days the yarn was dyed a beautiful golden brown. We spent our winter evenings knitting socks and stockings."
"We had a grease lamp - a wick in an Iron kettle. Many a night mother and I have set up nigh on to midnight weaving cloth or mending. I was one of the older children, and was my mother's mainstay. My father worked as hard. I used to have to hoe corn from daylight to dark, I had to get out fence rails and split cordwood."
"When I was married, Henry and I moved on an island in the Missouri river. We ran a wood yard for the boats. They used to race, and some of 'em would bust. Henry and I split out all the wood. I got to be a master hand at it. I raised chickens to sell to the boats. The river men were pretty rough. When Henry was gone and they come to the house I hid. I was kind of fearsome, for I was young and foolish."
"When the Civil war come along the southerners wanted Henry to join with them, but Henry said 'the old union is plenty good enough for me.' He finally joined the union men. He got his leg hurt, so they let him drive the mules on the forage wagon. They had a battle half a mile from our place. Law, but I was scared. The cannons made a most fearsome racket. They took loads of wounded men by our place, the blood dripping off of them as they jolted along. I don't never want to see no more war."
"Henry died, and after a spell I married again. I married a brother of Abe Lincoln's wife - Mr. Todd. No, I never saw Abe Lincoln, but we are both Kentuckians. Mrs. Lincoln's son was out here once. He came to see me. He said I was the only aunt he had.
I adopted and raised four different orphans about 25 years ago. One of my adopted boys, Jesse Todd, brought me out to Oregon. I kept house for him a right smart spell, but he went to the mines. He sent me money tolerable regular. The last letter I got said: I am sendin' you some money and will send more soon. He was in Gold Hill. From that day to this I have never heard tell of him. I don't know whether he is alive or dead.
Maybe, I will hear from him some day. The Lord must have some special reason why he keeps me here so long. The Christian church has kept me for the past 10 years. God knows I am grateful to them. I don't know what I would do if they didn't take care of me, Oh, yes, I am going to vote. I am a Democrat. I try to keep up with politics, but it sure is one big job. From all I can gather, I figure Wilson is a good president, and don't forget he is a Democrat."
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Cyrenius Mulkey (1832 – 1914), son of Thomas Mulkey (1807-1847), stated: "There were eight brothers in my father's family and one sister. Grandma Todd is the daughter of James Mulkey, the eldest of the brothers." This quote is taken is from an article in the Oregon Daily Journal, December 17, 1914, pg. 8, written by Fred Lockley.
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1793 - Morrison's Company, Carter's Regiment of Miltia, Territory South of the Ohio.
1796, 1797, 1798, and 1799 Tax List - Philip Mulkey in Carter County, Tennessee.
1798 Census -Philip Mulkey in Carter County, Tennessee.
1800 Census - Philip Mulkey in Barren County, Kentucky.
1800 Tax List - Philip Mulkey in Barren County, Kentucky.
1800 Census - Philip Mulkey in Laurens District, South Carolina (another Mulkey?)
Phillip and Ann (Ellis) Mulkey - Chaplin and private in North Carolina Militia during Revolutionary War. (Another Mulkey?)
April 6, 1802 - Land Purchase - Carter County, Tennessee.
September 13, 1804 - Deed of Sale to Joseph Bridges. Carter County, Tennessee
1812 Tennessee Land Record - Phillip Mulkey assigned originally of John Coffery and George M Deadrich by virtue of a certificate Warrant No.408 issued by the Commissioner of West Tennessee for 228 acres. Enters one acre of land in Jackson County on the north side of Cumberland River on the waters of Brimstone creek [100 miles east of Nashville], Beginning at an ash marked as a Corner for this entry, running then north and west for compliment so as to include a Salt Peter cave about half a mile below said Mulkeys old Cave on the same branch. July, 20th 1812.
Phillip & Mulkey (seal)
In 1777, when she was nine years old, Margaret's family moved to Crab Orchard, Carter County, Tennessee, near the Shelving Rock Encampment Historical Landmark. This area is north of the Great Smokey Mountains, near Knoxville, and located along the Doe River.
Sometime before 1795, Margaret met and married Phillip Mulkey. They started their family in Tennessee having at least three children there: James, Elizabeth, and Christopher. Around 1800, they moved from Tennessee to Knox County, Kentucky where their remaining children were born. The following children have been attributed to them but, as noted below, a few are in question:
1) Elizabeth (1795-1858) - Married Joseph Cantrell in 1810 in Knox County, Kentucky.
2) James (1797-1855) - Married Elizabeth or Mary Dinsmore (1792-1842).
3) Christopher (1798-1865) - Married Nancy Reed.
4) Daniel (1802-1846) - Married Nancy Gann.
5) Thomas (1807-1847) - Married Sarah Carpenter. Died on the Oregon Trail in Hood River, Oregon.
6) Johnson (1807-1862) - Married Susannah Brown.
7) Luke (1810-1894) - Married Rutha Allison.
8) Zachariah (1810-1891) - May instead have been a grandchild; the son of James Mulkey (1790-?).
9) Charles (1812-1888) - Married Lavinia Reed. May instead have been a grandchild; the son of James Mulkey (1790-?).
10) Elijah (1814-1887) - Married Jane McAdams.
11) Haden or Aledin (1816-1836).
All but the last child are linked below on Find-a-Grave.
In 1817, Margaret's husband Phillip died. Soon after that, Margaret and her children moved to Lafayette County, Missouri (near Kansas City). She died there in 1835.
Four of her sons would move on from Missouri to Oregon over the Oregon Trail about 1845 or 1847 (Thomas, Johnson, Luke, and Elijah). Thomas died on the Oregon Trail just three miles from its end at Oregon City.
============ Newspaper article about her son Luke ==============
HONORING A PIONEER.
The Descendants of Old-Timer Gave a Dinner.
MONMOUTH, Or., May 12.-The children and grandchildren of L. Mulkey gave him a dinner at the residence of his son, W. J. Mulkey, in honor of his 82nd birthday. Luke Mulkey was born in Kentucky. When only 5 years old his widowed mother removed with her family to Missouri, where all but four of them lived and died. These four came to Oregon in 1847, one of the boys dying on the way, within three miles of Oregon City. They suffered many hardships on their journey and lost nearly all their stock. Their teams were so worn out that when they reached the summit of the Cascades the main body of the party had to remain there till fresh teams from the valley came to their rescue. Mr. Mulkey first settled in Benton county, whence he removed to Polk in 1857. His six children and twenty-three grandchildren all live in Polk county.
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From "Genealogical Gems from Early Missouri Deeds, 1815-1850"
[Believed to be the family of Philip Mulkey and Margaret Miller and is probably related to the settlement of her estate. Christopher Mulkey is listed last since he is the recipient of the property, otherwise the children appear to be listed in order, oldest to youngest. Some of those listed may have been her grandchildren.]
D:456 1 August 1835,
James Mulkey and wife Elizabeth,
Joseph Cantril and wife Elizabeth,
Thomas Mulkey and wife Sarah,
David Mulkey and wife Nancy,
Johnson Mulkey,
Luke Mulkey and wife Rutha,
Elijah Mulkey and wife Jane,
Haden Mulkey,
Christopher Mulkey
============= Missouri Life in the 1800's ================
The following article is about the life of Sarah Mulkey. She was supposedly the granddaughter of the Margaret Mulkey in this memorial; the daughter of Thomas Mulkey. However, there are not sources to support this connection although there is little doubt that they are related. Her story is included here as her experience provides insights into what their life was like at that time primarily in Missouri.
Oregon Daily Journal
October 16, 1913
IN EARLIER DAYS
By Fred Lockley.
"Grandma" Todd of Eugene will be 104 years old next March. "I'm right glad to see you. Set right down and make yourself easy" she said when we had been introduced. "Yes, that's right, I'll be 104 year old come next March. I was born in Kaintick [Kentucky]. We moved from there to Missouri. How long ago? Well I can't give ye the sure enough exact date. I was a little bit of a tot — maybe 2 or 3 years old. That would be 100 years ago [about 1810],
"My father was one of the first settlers in those parts. We used to be afeard of the Injuns. One come after Pa, but Pa got him as he come across a log. He fell off and rolled back of the log. Pa was a master good shot. Most folks were those days. They had to shoot quick and straight. If they didn't the other fellow would. We used to fort up when the Indians got bad.
"They was a heap of elk and deer used to come down into the clearings when I was a girl. Many a time I have had an elk stamp his feet, shake his horns at me and kind of whistle. I would go over the fence like a squirrel. Wild turkeys were terrible plenty then, and carrier pigeons were thick, too. Pa and the boys would go out in the fall and smoke deer hams for winter. Then they would locate some bee trees. We aimed to get a barrel of strained wild honey each fall to carry us through the winter. We used to gather, late in the fall when the frost had touched them, persimmons and paw paws, walnuts and pecan nuts.
"I often think back to those early days - my, how plain I mind a little speckled fawn I used to have. It all comes back to me when I was a girl, and the time Henry and I were married. I'd kind of like to go back to Missouri - when you get to be 103 you get powerful lonely. You hone to go back to where you was raised.
I was raised in Lafayette county, but I lived up a piece from St. Joe, was married in Jackson county to Henry Hyslipp. I was just turned 19. Rev. Merrill, a Baptist preacher, married us. My hair was black as a crow then, and my eyes were as black as night - wait till I take this cap off; you'll see I have a good head of hair yet. I think a heap of it, and take good care of it. Don't you ever think because I am getting along in years I don't care for my looks or forget when I was a girl. They called me a mighty good singer when I was a girl. Henry, the fellow I was going with, had a fine volce. He used to lead the singing. I learned singing by ear, and had to remember the words.
"My maiden name was Sarah Mulkey. My father was a Dutchman. He didn't have hardly any education, and none of us children - there was 13 of us - had any."
"I used to have a woman's saddle - one you sat sideways on. Henry and I would ride to corn huskings." "Did Henry or any of the other boys ever find the red ear of corn, and make you pay the penalty of a kiss?" I asked. Grandma Todd gave an amused chuckle, her eyes flashed as she turned to me and said: "Go on, now! Do you suppose I be fool enough to tell you about my fellows finding the red ear - they generally found 'em, tho I reckon some of the young fellows must have fetched red ears with 'em."
"I reckon work don't kill anybody: if It did I'd been dead long ago, I began pulling cotton seeds out of the cotton when I was 3 years old. During the summer none of us children wore shoes. We went barefoot till we was most growed. But in winter we wore shoes. We used to take them off when we come in to the house. Father would fill our shoes with cotton and pack it down, too. No matter how tired we was, we had to pick over all the cotton in our shoes before we went to bed and get the seeds clean, too. We raised our own cotton and wool. I started to cardin' and spinnin' when I was so little they built an inclined runway for me to step up to the spinnin' wheel. Whenever I had any spare time from my other work I would work at cardin' or spinnin'. We made all our clothes, homespun and blue jeans. We used to beat the hulls off the black walnuts, put 'em in a trough, put a layer of yarn on and then a layer of walnut hulls, and so on, until the trough was full. Then we would press it down and put a heavy weight on It. After four or five days the yarn was dyed a beautiful golden brown. We spent our winter evenings knitting socks and stockings."
"We had a grease lamp - a wick in an Iron kettle. Many a night mother and I have set up nigh on to midnight weaving cloth or mending. I was one of the older children, and was my mother's mainstay. My father worked as hard. I used to have to hoe corn from daylight to dark, I had to get out fence rails and split cordwood."
"When I was married, Henry and I moved on an island in the Missouri river. We ran a wood yard for the boats. They used to race, and some of 'em would bust. Henry and I split out all the wood. I got to be a master hand at it. I raised chickens to sell to the boats. The river men were pretty rough. When Henry was gone and they come to the house I hid. I was kind of fearsome, for I was young and foolish."
"When the Civil war come along the southerners wanted Henry to join with them, but Henry said 'the old union is plenty good enough for me.' He finally joined the union men. He got his leg hurt, so they let him drive the mules on the forage wagon. They had a battle half a mile from our place. Law, but I was scared. The cannons made a most fearsome racket. They took loads of wounded men by our place, the blood dripping off of them as they jolted along. I don't never want to see no more war."
"Henry died, and after a spell I married again. I married a brother of Abe Lincoln's wife - Mr. Todd. No, I never saw Abe Lincoln, but we are both Kentuckians. Mrs. Lincoln's son was out here once. He came to see me. He said I was the only aunt he had.
I adopted and raised four different orphans about 25 years ago. One of my adopted boys, Jesse Todd, brought me out to Oregon. I kept house for him a right smart spell, but he went to the mines. He sent me money tolerable regular. The last letter I got said: I am sendin' you some money and will send more soon. He was in Gold Hill. From that day to this I have never heard tell of him. I don't know whether he is alive or dead.
Maybe, I will hear from him some day. The Lord must have some special reason why he keeps me here so long. The Christian church has kept me for the past 10 years. God knows I am grateful to them. I don't know what I would do if they didn't take care of me, Oh, yes, I am going to vote. I am a Democrat. I try to keep up with politics, but it sure is one big job. From all I can gather, I figure Wilson is a good president, and don't forget he is a Democrat."
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Cyrenius Mulkey (1832 – 1914), son of Thomas Mulkey (1807-1847), stated: "There were eight brothers in my father's family and one sister. Grandma Todd is the daughter of James Mulkey, the eldest of the brothers." This quote is taken is from an article in the Oregon Daily Journal, December 17, 1914, pg. 8, written by Fred Lockley.
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1793 - Morrison's Company, Carter's Regiment of Miltia, Territory South of the Ohio.
1796, 1797, 1798, and 1799 Tax List - Philip Mulkey in Carter County, Tennessee.
1798 Census -Philip Mulkey in Carter County, Tennessee.
1800 Census - Philip Mulkey in Barren County, Kentucky.
1800 Tax List - Philip Mulkey in Barren County, Kentucky.
1800 Census - Philip Mulkey in Laurens District, South Carolina (another Mulkey?)
Phillip and Ann (Ellis) Mulkey - Chaplin and private in North Carolina Militia during Revolutionary War. (Another Mulkey?)
April 6, 1802 - Land Purchase - Carter County, Tennessee.
September 13, 1804 - Deed of Sale to Joseph Bridges. Carter County, Tennessee
1812 Tennessee Land Record - Phillip Mulkey assigned originally of John Coffery and George M Deadrich by virtue of a certificate Warrant No.408 issued by the Commissioner of West Tennessee for 228 acres. Enters one acre of land in Jackson County on the north side of Cumberland River on the waters of Brimstone creek [100 miles east of Nashville], Beginning at an ash marked as a Corner for this entry, running then north and west for compliment so as to include a Salt Peter cave about half a mile below said Mulkeys old Cave on the same branch. July, 20th 1812.
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