Parents: Benjamin Franklin Fryrear and Susannah Basket (Cash) Fryrear; w-Elizabeth Berry, children: Baby Girl, Benjamin F., Susan P., Thomas Joseph "Joe", William F., John R., and David H. Fryrear
In the 1860 Census for Lebanon, Linn county, Oregon, J. D. Fryrear was a Stone Mason, age 26, born in Kentucky. His wife, Elizabeth, was 18 and born in Missouri. They had no children.
In the 1880 Census for Turner, Marion County, Oregon, Jno. B. Fryrear was 46, b. in Kentucky. His wife, Elizabeth F., was 38 and b. in Missouri. Her father, Tennessee, Mother, Kentucky. Their children were: Susan P., 19; T. Joseph, 15; Willie F., 14; John R., 10; and David H., 3 years.
In 1900 they were in Black Butte, Crook, Oregon. John B. Fryrear was 66, Dec 1836, married 42 years to Elizabeth, 58, Feb 1842. With them were: Jo T. Fryrear, 35, Nov 1864; John R. Fryrear, 30, Mar 1870; and David H. Fryrear, 23, Dec 1876.
In 1910 they are living alone at Black Butte, Crook, Oregon. He is 76 and she 68.
His son Thomas Joseph Fryrear lived next to their place at that time. He went by the name "Joe" born November 1864. In the 1920 census, Joe was a patient in a hospital in Umatilla, Oregon. His age was given as 51 (error?). According to some records he died 23 December 1924. His burial location was not given and he has not been listed in Find-A-Grave.
Per Jana Jill, "John Burr wanted to go West and may have first gone to Missouri. He reached Oregon in 1853 and took a donation land claim in the Fox Valley region of Linn County. Then, in the 1880's, he settled in the Sisters, Oregon region (one of the early settlers in the Camp Polk Squaw Creek area. That is where Fryrear Road is, as well as Fryrear Butte which are named after John Burr. My grandfather, David Henry Fryrear was born in Oregon in 1876. My mother was born in Sisters, OR in 1909 and I have been to the pioneer cemetery there several times. (Posted by rickfryrear 2015)
Oct. 21, 1919; Oregonian, p 7
"Oregon Pioneer is Gone"
Albany, Or., Oct. 20
John B. Fryrear, who died at Mill City, September 27, was an Oregon pioneer of 1853 and had lived in this state for 66 years. He was an early settler in Linn county, and for the past 37 years had resided near Sisters, in Deschutes county. He was almost 86 years of age.
Mr. Fryrear's death came as the result of a camping accident at the Breitenbush Hot Springs August 12, when he fell from a log.
Mr. Fryrear was married in 1858 to Miss Elizabeth Berry, and they became the parents of six children. The widow and the following children survive: Mrs. Susan P. King of Sisters, T. Joseph Fryrear of Pendleton, William Fryrear of Sisters, John Fryrear of Bend and David Fryrear of Stephenson, Wash.
James Berry of Mill City, Mr. Fryrear's brother-in-law, an Oregon pioneer of 1852, 81 years of age, was with Mr. and Mrs. Fryrear on their outing at Breitenbush Hot Springs.
(end of obituary)
One of the earlier families to come to Sisters was John B. and Elizabeth Berry Fryrear, for whom a local road is named. They came from Linn County in the Willamette Valley, and filed a claim for 160 acres east of Camp Polk along Squaw (Whychus) Creek.
John and Elizabeth both contributed a great deal to their neighbors in Sisters Country. Elizabeth acted as a midwife for the birth of many new babies in the Sisters area. There is a story about John building a fireplace at the Graham waystation to warm travelers who stopped there. By the time he had completed the project there was two feet of snow on the ground, so he made himself a pair of skis and skied back to his own ranch.
This occurred during the winter of 1883-84, right after the Fryrears settled in the area, that saw six feet of snow accumulated on the ground for three months. When spring finally arrived and the snow began to melt, many of the local settlers discovered numerous horses and cattle that had died in the extreme weather.
John and Elizabeth had three sons - William, John F., and David - and one daughter, Susan. An infant son, Benjamin, died a few weeks after his birth in 1858. Father John died in 1919 and was buried in Camp Polk Cemetery where the Fryrear family graves can still be seen today. Elizabeth spent her later years living in Sisters where she was cared for during her last illness by Kate Rockwell, more famously known as Klondike Kate. When Elizabeth died in 1926, she was buried beside her husband, John.
William (Will) Fryrear married Etta Belle Taylor and they had four children - Eva, Josie, Sterling (Sterlie), and Mary. Sadly, Josie died at the age of 10. In 1913, Etta was given a quilt that had been created by a group of 30 early pioneer women of Sisters and Cloverdale, perhaps to celebrate her 50th birthday.
The Friendship Quilt is made up of 30 squares, each 13 inches, forming a patchwork design, with five rows across and six rows down. The multi-colored cotton and silk squares each contain the embroidered signature of the quilter who made it, thus recording the names of friends and neighbors of the Fryrears.
In 1984, Etta's daughter Mary donated the quilt to the Deschutes Historical Museum in Bend. The museum has generously loaned the quilt to the fledgling Three Sisters Historical Society so it can be displayed in its hometown.
(bio added by Russell Perkins)
In the 1860 Census for Lebanon, Linn county, Oregon, J. D. Fryrear was a Stone Mason, age 26, born in Kentucky. His wife, Elizabeth, was 18 and born in Missouri. They had no children.
In the 1880 Census for Turner, Marion County, Oregon, Jno. B. Fryrear was 46, b. in Kentucky. His wife, Elizabeth F., was 38 and b. in Missouri. Her father, Tennessee, Mother, Kentucky. Their children were: Susan P., 19; T. Joseph, 15; Willie F., 14; John R., 10; and David H., 3 years.
In 1900 they were in Black Butte, Crook, Oregon. John B. Fryrear was 66, Dec 1836, married 42 years to Elizabeth, 58, Feb 1842. With them were: Jo T. Fryrear, 35, Nov 1864; John R. Fryrear, 30, Mar 1870; and David H. Fryrear, 23, Dec 1876.
In 1910 they are living alone at Black Butte, Crook, Oregon. He is 76 and she 68.
His son Thomas Joseph Fryrear lived next to their place at that time. He went by the name "Joe" born November 1864. In the 1920 census, Joe was a patient in a hospital in Umatilla, Oregon. His age was given as 51 (error?). According to some records he died 23 December 1924. His burial location was not given and he has not been listed in Find-A-Grave.
Per Jana Jill, "John Burr wanted to go West and may have first gone to Missouri. He reached Oregon in 1853 and took a donation land claim in the Fox Valley region of Linn County. Then, in the 1880's, he settled in the Sisters, Oregon region (one of the early settlers in the Camp Polk Squaw Creek area. That is where Fryrear Road is, as well as Fryrear Butte which are named after John Burr. My grandfather, David Henry Fryrear was born in Oregon in 1876. My mother was born in Sisters, OR in 1909 and I have been to the pioneer cemetery there several times. (Posted by rickfryrear 2015)
Oct. 21, 1919; Oregonian, p 7
"Oregon Pioneer is Gone"
Albany, Or., Oct. 20
John B. Fryrear, who died at Mill City, September 27, was an Oregon pioneer of 1853 and had lived in this state for 66 years. He was an early settler in Linn county, and for the past 37 years had resided near Sisters, in Deschutes county. He was almost 86 years of age.
Mr. Fryrear's death came as the result of a camping accident at the Breitenbush Hot Springs August 12, when he fell from a log.
Mr. Fryrear was married in 1858 to Miss Elizabeth Berry, and they became the parents of six children. The widow and the following children survive: Mrs. Susan P. King of Sisters, T. Joseph Fryrear of Pendleton, William Fryrear of Sisters, John Fryrear of Bend and David Fryrear of Stephenson, Wash.
James Berry of Mill City, Mr. Fryrear's brother-in-law, an Oregon pioneer of 1852, 81 years of age, was with Mr. and Mrs. Fryrear on their outing at Breitenbush Hot Springs.
(end of obituary)
One of the earlier families to come to Sisters was John B. and Elizabeth Berry Fryrear, for whom a local road is named. They came from Linn County in the Willamette Valley, and filed a claim for 160 acres east of Camp Polk along Squaw (Whychus) Creek.
John and Elizabeth both contributed a great deal to their neighbors in Sisters Country. Elizabeth acted as a midwife for the birth of many new babies in the Sisters area. There is a story about John building a fireplace at the Graham waystation to warm travelers who stopped there. By the time he had completed the project there was two feet of snow on the ground, so he made himself a pair of skis and skied back to his own ranch.
This occurred during the winter of 1883-84, right after the Fryrears settled in the area, that saw six feet of snow accumulated on the ground for three months. When spring finally arrived and the snow began to melt, many of the local settlers discovered numerous horses and cattle that had died in the extreme weather.
John and Elizabeth had three sons - William, John F., and David - and one daughter, Susan. An infant son, Benjamin, died a few weeks after his birth in 1858. Father John died in 1919 and was buried in Camp Polk Cemetery where the Fryrear family graves can still be seen today. Elizabeth spent her later years living in Sisters where she was cared for during her last illness by Kate Rockwell, more famously known as Klondike Kate. When Elizabeth died in 1926, she was buried beside her husband, John.
William (Will) Fryrear married Etta Belle Taylor and they had four children - Eva, Josie, Sterling (Sterlie), and Mary. Sadly, Josie died at the age of 10. In 1913, Etta was given a quilt that had been created by a group of 30 early pioneer women of Sisters and Cloverdale, perhaps to celebrate her 50th birthday.
The Friendship Quilt is made up of 30 squares, each 13 inches, forming a patchwork design, with five rows across and six rows down. The multi-colored cotton and silk squares each contain the embroidered signature of the quilter who made it, thus recording the names of friends and neighbors of the Fryrears.
In 1984, Etta's daughter Mary donated the quilt to the Deschutes Historical Museum in Bend. The museum has generously loaned the quilt to the fledgling Three Sisters Historical Society so it can be displayed in its hometown.
(bio added by Russell Perkins)
Parents: Benjamin Franklin Fryrear and Susannah Basket (Cash) Fryrear; w-Elizabeth Berry, children: Baby Girl, Benjamin F., Susan P., Thomas Joseph "Joe", William F., John R., and David H. Fryrear
In the 1860 Census for Lebanon, Linn county, Oregon, J. D. Fryrear was a Stone Mason, age 26, born in Kentucky. His wife, Elizabeth, was 18 and born in Missouri. They had no children.
In the 1880 Census for Turner, Marion County, Oregon, Jno. B. Fryrear was 46, b. in Kentucky. His wife, Elizabeth F., was 38 and b. in Missouri. Her father, Tennessee, Mother, Kentucky. Their children were: Susan P., 19; T. Joseph, 15; Willie F., 14; John R., 10; and David H., 3 years.
In 1900 they were in Black Butte, Crook, Oregon. John B. Fryrear was 66, Dec 1836, married 42 years to Elizabeth, 58, Feb 1842. With them were: Jo T. Fryrear, 35, Nov 1864; John R. Fryrear, 30, Mar 1870; and David H. Fryrear, 23, Dec 1876.
In 1910 they are living alone at Black Butte, Crook, Oregon. He is 76 and she 68.
His son Thomas Joseph Fryrear lived next to their place at that time. He went by the name "Joe" born November 1864. In the 1920 census, Joe was a patient in a hospital in Umatilla, Oregon. His age was given as 51 (error?). According to some records he died 23 December 1924. His burial location was not given and he has not been listed in Find-A-Grave.
Per Jana Jill, "John Burr wanted to go West and may have first gone to Missouri. He reached Oregon in 1853 and took a donation land claim in the Fox Valley region of Linn County. Then, in the 1880's, he settled in the Sisters, Oregon region (one of the early settlers in the Camp Polk Squaw Creek area. That is where Fryrear Road is, as well as Fryrear Butte which are named after John Burr. My grandfather, David Henry Fryrear was born in Oregon in 1876. My mother was born in Sisters, OR in 1909 and I have been to the pioneer cemetery there several times. (Posted by rickfryrear 2015)
Oct. 21, 1919; Oregonian, p 7
"Oregon Pioneer is Gone"
Albany, Or., Oct. 20
John B. Fryrear, who died at Mill City, September 27, was an Oregon pioneer of 1853 and had lived in this state for 66 years. He was an early settler in Linn county, and for the past 37 years had resided near Sisters, in Deschutes county. He was almost 86 years of age.
Mr. Fryrear's death came as the result of a camping accident at the Breitenbush Hot Springs August 12, when he fell from a log.
Mr. Fryrear was married in 1858 to Miss Elizabeth Berry, and they became the parents of six children. The widow and the following children survive: Mrs. Susan P. King of Sisters, T. Joseph Fryrear of Pendleton, William Fryrear of Sisters, John Fryrear of Bend and David Fryrear of Stephenson, Wash.
James Berry of Mill City, Mr. Fryrear's brother-in-law, an Oregon pioneer of 1852, 81 years of age, was with Mr. and Mrs. Fryrear on their outing at Breitenbush Hot Springs.
(end of obituary)
One of the earlier families to come to Sisters was John B. and Elizabeth Berry Fryrear, for whom a local road is named. They came from Linn County in the Willamette Valley, and filed a claim for 160 acres east of Camp Polk along Squaw (Whychus) Creek.
John and Elizabeth both contributed a great deal to their neighbors in Sisters Country. Elizabeth acted as a midwife for the birth of many new babies in the Sisters area. There is a story about John building a fireplace at the Graham waystation to warm travelers who stopped there. By the time he had completed the project there was two feet of snow on the ground, so he made himself a pair of skis and skied back to his own ranch.
This occurred during the winter of 1883-84, right after the Fryrears settled in the area, that saw six feet of snow accumulated on the ground for three months. When spring finally arrived and the snow began to melt, many of the local settlers discovered numerous horses and cattle that had died in the extreme weather.
John and Elizabeth had three sons - William, John F., and David - and one daughter, Susan. An infant son, Benjamin, died a few weeks after his birth in 1858. Father John died in 1919 and was buried in Camp Polk Cemetery where the Fryrear family graves can still be seen today. Elizabeth spent her later years living in Sisters where she was cared for during her last illness by Kate Rockwell, more famously known as Klondike Kate. When Elizabeth died in 1926, she was buried beside her husband, John.
William (Will) Fryrear married Etta Belle Taylor and they had four children - Eva, Josie, Sterling (Sterlie), and Mary. Sadly, Josie died at the age of 10. In 1913, Etta was given a quilt that had been created by a group of 30 early pioneer women of Sisters and Cloverdale, perhaps to celebrate her 50th birthday.
The Friendship Quilt is made up of 30 squares, each 13 inches, forming a patchwork design, with five rows across and six rows down. The multi-colored cotton and silk squares each contain the embroidered signature of the quilter who made it, thus recording the names of friends and neighbors of the Fryrears.
In 1984, Etta's daughter Mary donated the quilt to the Deschutes Historical Museum in Bend. The museum has generously loaned the quilt to the fledgling Three Sisters Historical Society so it can be displayed in its hometown.
(bio added by Russell Perkins)
In the 1860 Census for Lebanon, Linn county, Oregon, J. D. Fryrear was a Stone Mason, age 26, born in Kentucky. His wife, Elizabeth, was 18 and born in Missouri. They had no children.
In the 1880 Census for Turner, Marion County, Oregon, Jno. B. Fryrear was 46, b. in Kentucky. His wife, Elizabeth F., was 38 and b. in Missouri. Her father, Tennessee, Mother, Kentucky. Their children were: Susan P., 19; T. Joseph, 15; Willie F., 14; John R., 10; and David H., 3 years.
In 1900 they were in Black Butte, Crook, Oregon. John B. Fryrear was 66, Dec 1836, married 42 years to Elizabeth, 58, Feb 1842. With them were: Jo T. Fryrear, 35, Nov 1864; John R. Fryrear, 30, Mar 1870; and David H. Fryrear, 23, Dec 1876.
In 1910 they are living alone at Black Butte, Crook, Oregon. He is 76 and she 68.
His son Thomas Joseph Fryrear lived next to their place at that time. He went by the name "Joe" born November 1864. In the 1920 census, Joe was a patient in a hospital in Umatilla, Oregon. His age was given as 51 (error?). According to some records he died 23 December 1924. His burial location was not given and he has not been listed in Find-A-Grave.
Per Jana Jill, "John Burr wanted to go West and may have first gone to Missouri. He reached Oregon in 1853 and took a donation land claim in the Fox Valley region of Linn County. Then, in the 1880's, he settled in the Sisters, Oregon region (one of the early settlers in the Camp Polk Squaw Creek area. That is where Fryrear Road is, as well as Fryrear Butte which are named after John Burr. My grandfather, David Henry Fryrear was born in Oregon in 1876. My mother was born in Sisters, OR in 1909 and I have been to the pioneer cemetery there several times. (Posted by rickfryrear 2015)
Oct. 21, 1919; Oregonian, p 7
"Oregon Pioneer is Gone"
Albany, Or., Oct. 20
John B. Fryrear, who died at Mill City, September 27, was an Oregon pioneer of 1853 and had lived in this state for 66 years. He was an early settler in Linn county, and for the past 37 years had resided near Sisters, in Deschutes county. He was almost 86 years of age.
Mr. Fryrear's death came as the result of a camping accident at the Breitenbush Hot Springs August 12, when he fell from a log.
Mr. Fryrear was married in 1858 to Miss Elizabeth Berry, and they became the parents of six children. The widow and the following children survive: Mrs. Susan P. King of Sisters, T. Joseph Fryrear of Pendleton, William Fryrear of Sisters, John Fryrear of Bend and David Fryrear of Stephenson, Wash.
James Berry of Mill City, Mr. Fryrear's brother-in-law, an Oregon pioneer of 1852, 81 years of age, was with Mr. and Mrs. Fryrear on their outing at Breitenbush Hot Springs.
(end of obituary)
One of the earlier families to come to Sisters was John B. and Elizabeth Berry Fryrear, for whom a local road is named. They came from Linn County in the Willamette Valley, and filed a claim for 160 acres east of Camp Polk along Squaw (Whychus) Creek.
John and Elizabeth both contributed a great deal to their neighbors in Sisters Country. Elizabeth acted as a midwife for the birth of many new babies in the Sisters area. There is a story about John building a fireplace at the Graham waystation to warm travelers who stopped there. By the time he had completed the project there was two feet of snow on the ground, so he made himself a pair of skis and skied back to his own ranch.
This occurred during the winter of 1883-84, right after the Fryrears settled in the area, that saw six feet of snow accumulated on the ground for three months. When spring finally arrived and the snow began to melt, many of the local settlers discovered numerous horses and cattle that had died in the extreme weather.
John and Elizabeth had three sons - William, John F., and David - and one daughter, Susan. An infant son, Benjamin, died a few weeks after his birth in 1858. Father John died in 1919 and was buried in Camp Polk Cemetery where the Fryrear family graves can still be seen today. Elizabeth spent her later years living in Sisters where she was cared for during her last illness by Kate Rockwell, more famously known as Klondike Kate. When Elizabeth died in 1926, she was buried beside her husband, John.
William (Will) Fryrear married Etta Belle Taylor and they had four children - Eva, Josie, Sterling (Sterlie), and Mary. Sadly, Josie died at the age of 10. In 1913, Etta was given a quilt that had been created by a group of 30 early pioneer women of Sisters and Cloverdale, perhaps to celebrate her 50th birthday.
The Friendship Quilt is made up of 30 squares, each 13 inches, forming a patchwork design, with five rows across and six rows down. The multi-colored cotton and silk squares each contain the embroidered signature of the quilter who made it, thus recording the names of friends and neighbors of the Fryrears.
In 1984, Etta's daughter Mary donated the quilt to the Deschutes Historical Museum in Bend. The museum has generously loaned the quilt to the fledgling Three Sisters Historical Society so it can be displayed in its hometown.
(bio added by Russell Perkins)
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