Son of John and Lucy (Walling) Loosley, the former born in Oxford, England
Feb. 8, 1824, and the latter in Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 22, 1834. John Loosley
served a miller apprenticeship in England and at the age of 21 crossed the
Atlantic to New York and made his way to Chicago where he worked at his trade
until 1852. The mining excitement in California was at its height so he came
west and followed mining near Yreka and also in Jackson County, Oregon. He
reverted to his trade and operated the first grist mill at Albany, Oegon. He
married about this period and went to Champoeg, then spent 3 years on the Grande
Ronde Indian Reservation, erecting and operating a mill for the Unnited States
Government. He next brought his family to Klamath county and settled in Wood
River Valley where he homesteaded government land before a survey had been made.
He operated the first grist mill at the Klamath Agency for the govenment, and
died Nov. 8, 1900. Lucy Walling crossed the plains with her family in 1847.
Her parents were Jerome B.and Sarah Walling who settled in Yamhill County to
farm. They had 11 children born to them, Lucy died May 28, 1912.
John Frederick Loosly attended the public schools in Yamhill county and after
settling in Wood River Valley attended a night school at Fort Klamath. During
the Modoc War made two trips with important messages from Fort Klamath to the
battle front near the Modoc lava beds, across the California state line. He was
only 10 years old at this time and was selected for this dangerous duty by an
officer at the Fort who took a liking to him.
Nov. 14, 1885, he married Mary I. Culbertson. Five children were born to them,
Forester W. born Aug. 18, 1886; Raymond S. born Jan. 16, 1889; Bessie V. (Mrs.
John Zbinden) born Feb. 14, 1891; Claude F. born Oct. 9, 1892; and Merle J.
born April 26, 1898.
J. Fred Loosley, was a Republican and at one time served as a deputy sheriff,
and was a member of the Grange.
Born in McMinnville, Or.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
The Evening Herald
March 20, 1940
John Fred Loosley, a native pioneer son of Oregon, born at McMinnville on July 18, 1862, passed away very suddenly in Medford March 19, 1940 at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Loosley spent his entire life in Oregon and was educated in the schools of Willamette Valley. He came to Oregon with his parents when he was ten years of age, they settled at Fort Klamath, Oegon, where he spent his youth. He was married to Miss Mary Culbertson at Fort Klamath November 1885. Five children who survive him, being born to this union; a daughter Mrs. Bessie Harley of Merrill, Ore., four sons, Forester W. and Claude F. Loosley of Pittville, California, Merle J. and Raymond S. Loosley of Malin, Ore.; 14 grandchildren. He is also survived by his wife Mr. Mary Loosley of Fort Klamath. Mr. Loosley was one of the pioneer ranchmen and farmers of Klamath county and was well known by a host of friends. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Fort Klamath, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Mooney Officiating. Interment in Fort Klamath Cemetery will follow.
Contributed by Jeanie Sawyer
Feb. 8, 1824, and the latter in Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 22, 1834. John Loosley
served a miller apprenticeship in England and at the age of 21 crossed the
Atlantic to New York and made his way to Chicago where he worked at his trade
until 1852. The mining excitement in California was at its height so he came
west and followed mining near Yreka and also in Jackson County, Oregon. He
reverted to his trade and operated the first grist mill at Albany, Oegon. He
married about this period and went to Champoeg, then spent 3 years on the Grande
Ronde Indian Reservation, erecting and operating a mill for the Unnited States
Government. He next brought his family to Klamath county and settled in Wood
River Valley where he homesteaded government land before a survey had been made.
He operated the first grist mill at the Klamath Agency for the govenment, and
died Nov. 8, 1900. Lucy Walling crossed the plains with her family in 1847.
Her parents were Jerome B.and Sarah Walling who settled in Yamhill County to
farm. They had 11 children born to them, Lucy died May 28, 1912.
John Frederick Loosly attended the public schools in Yamhill county and after
settling in Wood River Valley attended a night school at Fort Klamath. During
the Modoc War made two trips with important messages from Fort Klamath to the
battle front near the Modoc lava beds, across the California state line. He was
only 10 years old at this time and was selected for this dangerous duty by an
officer at the Fort who took a liking to him.
Nov. 14, 1885, he married Mary I. Culbertson. Five children were born to them,
Forester W. born Aug. 18, 1886; Raymond S. born Jan. 16, 1889; Bessie V. (Mrs.
John Zbinden) born Feb. 14, 1891; Claude F. born Oct. 9, 1892; and Merle J.
born April 26, 1898.
J. Fred Loosley, was a Republican and at one time served as a deputy sheriff,
and was a member of the Grange.
Born in McMinnville, Or.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
The Evening Herald
March 20, 1940
John Fred Loosley, a native pioneer son of Oregon, born at McMinnville on July 18, 1862, passed away very suddenly in Medford March 19, 1940 at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Loosley spent his entire life in Oregon and was educated in the schools of Willamette Valley. He came to Oregon with his parents when he was ten years of age, they settled at Fort Klamath, Oegon, where he spent his youth. He was married to Miss Mary Culbertson at Fort Klamath November 1885. Five children who survive him, being born to this union; a daughter Mrs. Bessie Harley of Merrill, Ore., four sons, Forester W. and Claude F. Loosley of Pittville, California, Merle J. and Raymond S. Loosley of Malin, Ore.; 14 grandchildren. He is also survived by his wife Mr. Mary Loosley of Fort Klamath. Mr. Loosley was one of the pioneer ranchmen and farmers of Klamath county and was well known by a host of friends. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Fort Klamath, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Mooney Officiating. Interment in Fort Klamath Cemetery will follow.
Contributed by Jeanie Sawyer
Son of John and Lucy (Walling) Loosley, the former born in Oxford, England
Feb. 8, 1824, and the latter in Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 22, 1834. John Loosley
served a miller apprenticeship in England and at the age of 21 crossed the
Atlantic to New York and made his way to Chicago where he worked at his trade
until 1852. The mining excitement in California was at its height so he came
west and followed mining near Yreka and also in Jackson County, Oregon. He
reverted to his trade and operated the first grist mill at Albany, Oegon. He
married about this period and went to Champoeg, then spent 3 years on the Grande
Ronde Indian Reservation, erecting and operating a mill for the Unnited States
Government. He next brought his family to Klamath county and settled in Wood
River Valley where he homesteaded government land before a survey had been made.
He operated the first grist mill at the Klamath Agency for the govenment, and
died Nov. 8, 1900. Lucy Walling crossed the plains with her family in 1847.
Her parents were Jerome B.and Sarah Walling who settled in Yamhill County to
farm. They had 11 children born to them, Lucy died May 28, 1912.
John Frederick Loosly attended the public schools in Yamhill county and after
settling in Wood River Valley attended a night school at Fort Klamath. During
the Modoc War made two trips with important messages from Fort Klamath to the
battle front near the Modoc lava beds, across the California state line. He was
only 10 years old at this time and was selected for this dangerous duty by an
officer at the Fort who took a liking to him.
Nov. 14, 1885, he married Mary I. Culbertson. Five children were born to them,
Forester W. born Aug. 18, 1886; Raymond S. born Jan. 16, 1889; Bessie V. (Mrs.
John Zbinden) born Feb. 14, 1891; Claude F. born Oct. 9, 1892; and Merle J.
born April 26, 1898.
J. Fred Loosley, was a Republican and at one time served as a deputy sheriff,
and was a member of the Grange.
Born in McMinnville, Or.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
The Evening Herald
March 20, 1940
John Fred Loosley, a native pioneer son of Oregon, born at McMinnville on July 18, 1862, passed away very suddenly in Medford March 19, 1940 at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Loosley spent his entire life in Oregon and was educated in the schools of Willamette Valley. He came to Oregon with his parents when he was ten years of age, they settled at Fort Klamath, Oegon, where he spent his youth. He was married to Miss Mary Culbertson at Fort Klamath November 1885. Five children who survive him, being born to this union; a daughter Mrs. Bessie Harley of Merrill, Ore., four sons, Forester W. and Claude F. Loosley of Pittville, California, Merle J. and Raymond S. Loosley of Malin, Ore.; 14 grandchildren. He is also survived by his wife Mr. Mary Loosley of Fort Klamath. Mr. Loosley was one of the pioneer ranchmen and farmers of Klamath county and was well known by a host of friends. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Fort Klamath, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Mooney Officiating. Interment in Fort Klamath Cemetery will follow.
Contributed by Jeanie Sawyer
Feb. 8, 1824, and the latter in Muscatine, Iowa, Jan. 22, 1834. John Loosley
served a miller apprenticeship in England and at the age of 21 crossed the
Atlantic to New York and made his way to Chicago where he worked at his trade
until 1852. The mining excitement in California was at its height so he came
west and followed mining near Yreka and also in Jackson County, Oregon. He
reverted to his trade and operated the first grist mill at Albany, Oegon. He
married about this period and went to Champoeg, then spent 3 years on the Grande
Ronde Indian Reservation, erecting and operating a mill for the Unnited States
Government. He next brought his family to Klamath county and settled in Wood
River Valley where he homesteaded government land before a survey had been made.
He operated the first grist mill at the Klamath Agency for the govenment, and
died Nov. 8, 1900. Lucy Walling crossed the plains with her family in 1847.
Her parents were Jerome B.and Sarah Walling who settled in Yamhill County to
farm. They had 11 children born to them, Lucy died May 28, 1912.
John Frederick Loosly attended the public schools in Yamhill county and after
settling in Wood River Valley attended a night school at Fort Klamath. During
the Modoc War made two trips with important messages from Fort Klamath to the
battle front near the Modoc lava beds, across the California state line. He was
only 10 years old at this time and was selected for this dangerous duty by an
officer at the Fort who took a liking to him.
Nov. 14, 1885, he married Mary I. Culbertson. Five children were born to them,
Forester W. born Aug. 18, 1886; Raymond S. born Jan. 16, 1889; Bessie V. (Mrs.
John Zbinden) born Feb. 14, 1891; Claude F. born Oct. 9, 1892; and Merle J.
born April 26, 1898.
J. Fred Loosley, was a Republican and at one time served as a deputy sheriff,
and was a member of the Grange.
Born in McMinnville, Or.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
The Evening Herald
March 20, 1940
John Fred Loosley, a native pioneer son of Oregon, born at McMinnville on July 18, 1862, passed away very suddenly in Medford March 19, 1940 at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Loosley spent his entire life in Oregon and was educated in the schools of Willamette Valley. He came to Oregon with his parents when he was ten years of age, they settled at Fort Klamath, Oegon, where he spent his youth. He was married to Miss Mary Culbertson at Fort Klamath November 1885. Five children who survive him, being born to this union; a daughter Mrs. Bessie Harley of Merrill, Ore., four sons, Forester W. and Claude F. Loosley of Pittville, California, Merle J. and Raymond S. Loosley of Malin, Ore.; 14 grandchildren. He is also survived by his wife Mr. Mary Loosley of Fort Klamath. Mr. Loosley was one of the pioneer ranchmen and farmers of Klamath county and was well known by a host of friends. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Fort Klamath, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Mooney Officiating. Interment in Fort Klamath Cemetery will follow.
Contributed by Jeanie Sawyer
Family Members
Siblings
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George Walling Loosley
1856–1945
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Nancy I. Loosley Moyer
1857–1876
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Mary Ann Loosley Smart
1860–1949
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Rosella Loosley Nutley
1863–1932
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Phil Sheridan Loosley
1866–1942
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Bird M. Loosley
1868–1944
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Marion Francis Loosley
1870–1954
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Milan Adrian Loosley
1873–1957
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Fannie Fay Loosley Bunch
1876–1960
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Henry Benjamin Loosley
1877–1954
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