OBITUARY:
DIED--Rev. William Royal, at this city, died yesterday morning, Sept 29th, at 6 o'clock, 30 minutes, aged 74 years, and 7 months.
Weekly Oregon Statesman 28 Sept 1870 6:4
Life and Death of Rev. Wm. Royal, by Rev. James H. Wilbur Rev.
William Royal was born in Monongahela county, West Virginia, Feb. 24th, 1796. He emigrated, when quite young, with his parents to Ohio, and settled on the Sciota, near Columbus. He was born of the Spirit and joined the M.E. Church August 25th, 1817. He was married to Barbara Ebey September 8th, 1818. He emigrated to Illinois, and was admitted into the Illinois Conference, on trial, in the fall of 1831, and appointed to the Ft. Clark Mission. This Mission then embraced all the territory occupied, now, by the Rock River Conference. He continued to travel this work until he was driven by the Black Hawk war to a place of safety. In 1832 he was on Bloomington circuit. He was received into full connection, and ordained Deacon, September 1833, and appointed to Ottaway Mission. He was returned to the same Mission, 1834-35. In the latter part of the year 1835 he was elected to Elder's orders, but was not ordained, on account of the low estimate he had of himself, for some years after. In 1835 he was appointed to Fox River Mission, which work included a large part of the old Ottaway Mission. [The following paragraph is omitted, telling of each place he was transferred] He did not continue to travel but a short time on this work, before his health failed again, and he entered in his journal, when he retired: "I am not able to endure the cold bleak winds of Illinois. I am impressed with the belief that my work is done, or near done here; and that I have a work to do in Oregon." He made it a subject of earnest prayer, and became fully satisfied that it was the will of the Lord he should move to Oregon. He was transferred in the fall of 1852 and in the spring of 1853 he made an agreement with the company with whom he was to travel to lay by over the Sabbath.
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Immediately on entering Oregon, he embraced every opportunity of doing good. The first four years he spent mostly in the Umpqua Valley, preaching and distributing tracts. He was Tract Agent for the Oregon Conference and did a noble work for the Church in Portland, Salem, and on steamboats and ships. Through his whole Christian life, from the hour he was converted up to the time of his death, there was constancy in his devotion to God and His cause, and he passed away to the "better country" with a ripeness not often found among the aged and faithful Christians, as his expressions a short time previous to his death will clearly indicate.
Pacific Christian Advocate, 29 October 1870 1:1-3 (excerpted)
Rev. William Royal was the father of The Rev. Thomas Fletcher Royal and Rev. James Henry Bascom Royal, and brother of Jason Lee Royal. They came to Oregon in 1853.
WE CLAIMED THIS LAND, PORTLAND'S PIONEER SETTLERS by Eugene Snyder, p. 222-223
DIED--Rev. William Royal, at this city, died yesterday morning, Sept 29th, at 6 o'clock, 30 minutes, aged 74 years, and 7 months.
Weekly Oregon Statesman 28 Sept 1870 6:4
Life and Death of Rev. Wm. Royal, by Rev. James H. Wilbur Rev.
William Royal was born in Monongahela county, West Virginia, Feb. 24th, 1796. He emigrated, when quite young, with his parents to Ohio, and settled on the Sciota, near Columbus. He was born of the Spirit and joined the M.E. Church August 25th, 1817. He was married to Barbara Ebey September 8th, 1818. He emigrated to Illinois, and was admitted into the Illinois Conference, on trial, in the fall of 1831, and appointed to the Ft. Clark Mission. This Mission then embraced all the territory occupied, now, by the Rock River Conference. He continued to travel this work until he was driven by the Black Hawk war to a place of safety. In 1832 he was on Bloomington circuit. He was received into full connection, and ordained Deacon, September 1833, and appointed to Ottaway Mission. He was returned to the same Mission, 1834-35. In the latter part of the year 1835 he was elected to Elder's orders, but was not ordained, on account of the low estimate he had of himself, for some years after. In 1835 he was appointed to Fox River Mission, which work included a large part of the old Ottaway Mission. [The following paragraph is omitted, telling of each place he was transferred] He did not continue to travel but a short time on this work, before his health failed again, and he entered in his journal, when he retired: "I am not able to endure the cold bleak winds of Illinois. I am impressed with the belief that my work is done, or near done here; and that I have a work to do in Oregon." He made it a subject of earnest prayer, and became fully satisfied that it was the will of the Lord he should move to Oregon. He was transferred in the fall of 1852 and in the spring of 1853 he made an agreement with the company with whom he was to travel to lay by over the Sabbath.
[omitted paragraph]
Immediately on entering Oregon, he embraced every opportunity of doing good. The first four years he spent mostly in the Umpqua Valley, preaching and distributing tracts. He was Tract Agent for the Oregon Conference and did a noble work for the Church in Portland, Salem, and on steamboats and ships. Through his whole Christian life, from the hour he was converted up to the time of his death, there was constancy in his devotion to God and His cause, and he passed away to the "better country" with a ripeness not often found among the aged and faithful Christians, as his expressions a short time previous to his death will clearly indicate.
Pacific Christian Advocate, 29 October 1870 1:1-3 (excerpted)
Rev. William Royal was the father of The Rev. Thomas Fletcher Royal and Rev. James Henry Bascom Royal, and brother of Jason Lee Royal. They came to Oregon in 1853.
WE CLAIMED THIS LAND, PORTLAND'S PIONEER SETTLERS by Eugene Snyder, p. 222-223
OBITUARY:
DIED--Rev. William Royal, at this city, died yesterday morning, Sept 29th, at 6 o'clock, 30 minutes, aged 74 years, and 7 months.
Weekly Oregon Statesman 28 Sept 1870 6:4
Life and Death of Rev. Wm. Royal, by Rev. James H. Wilbur Rev.
William Royal was born in Monongahela county, West Virginia, Feb. 24th, 1796. He emigrated, when quite young, with his parents to Ohio, and settled on the Sciota, near Columbus. He was born of the Spirit and joined the M.E. Church August 25th, 1817. He was married to Barbara Ebey September 8th, 1818. He emigrated to Illinois, and was admitted into the Illinois Conference, on trial, in the fall of 1831, and appointed to the Ft. Clark Mission. This Mission then embraced all the territory occupied, now, by the Rock River Conference. He continued to travel this work until he was driven by the Black Hawk war to a place of safety. In 1832 he was on Bloomington circuit. He was received into full connection, and ordained Deacon, September 1833, and appointed to Ottaway Mission. He was returned to the same Mission, 1834-35. In the latter part of the year 1835 he was elected to Elder's orders, but was not ordained, on account of the low estimate he had of himself, for some years after. In 1835 he was appointed to Fox River Mission, which work included a large part of the old Ottaway Mission. [The following paragraph is omitted, telling of each place he was transferred] He did not continue to travel but a short time on this work, before his health failed again, and he entered in his journal, when he retired: "I am not able to endure the cold bleak winds of Illinois. I am impressed with the belief that my work is done, or near done here; and that I have a work to do in Oregon." He made it a subject of earnest prayer, and became fully satisfied that it was the will of the Lord he should move to Oregon. He was transferred in the fall of 1852 and in the spring of 1853 he made an agreement with the company with whom he was to travel to lay by over the Sabbath.
[omitted paragraph]
Immediately on entering Oregon, he embraced every opportunity of doing good. The first four years he spent mostly in the Umpqua Valley, preaching and distributing tracts. He was Tract Agent for the Oregon Conference and did a noble work for the Church in Portland, Salem, and on steamboats and ships. Through his whole Christian life, from the hour he was converted up to the time of his death, there was constancy in his devotion to God and His cause, and he passed away to the "better country" with a ripeness not often found among the aged and faithful Christians, as his expressions a short time previous to his death will clearly indicate.
Pacific Christian Advocate, 29 October 1870 1:1-3 (excerpted)
Rev. William Royal was the father of The Rev. Thomas Fletcher Royal and Rev. James Henry Bascom Royal, and brother of Jason Lee Royal. They came to Oregon in 1853.
WE CLAIMED THIS LAND, PORTLAND'S PIONEER SETTLERS by Eugene Snyder, p. 222-223
DIED--Rev. William Royal, at this city, died yesterday morning, Sept 29th, at 6 o'clock, 30 minutes, aged 74 years, and 7 months.
Weekly Oregon Statesman 28 Sept 1870 6:4
Life and Death of Rev. Wm. Royal, by Rev. James H. Wilbur Rev.
William Royal was born in Monongahela county, West Virginia, Feb. 24th, 1796. He emigrated, when quite young, with his parents to Ohio, and settled on the Sciota, near Columbus. He was born of the Spirit and joined the M.E. Church August 25th, 1817. He was married to Barbara Ebey September 8th, 1818. He emigrated to Illinois, and was admitted into the Illinois Conference, on trial, in the fall of 1831, and appointed to the Ft. Clark Mission. This Mission then embraced all the territory occupied, now, by the Rock River Conference. He continued to travel this work until he was driven by the Black Hawk war to a place of safety. In 1832 he was on Bloomington circuit. He was received into full connection, and ordained Deacon, September 1833, and appointed to Ottaway Mission. He was returned to the same Mission, 1834-35. In the latter part of the year 1835 he was elected to Elder's orders, but was not ordained, on account of the low estimate he had of himself, for some years after. In 1835 he was appointed to Fox River Mission, which work included a large part of the old Ottaway Mission. [The following paragraph is omitted, telling of each place he was transferred] He did not continue to travel but a short time on this work, before his health failed again, and he entered in his journal, when he retired: "I am not able to endure the cold bleak winds of Illinois. I am impressed with the belief that my work is done, or near done here; and that I have a work to do in Oregon." He made it a subject of earnest prayer, and became fully satisfied that it was the will of the Lord he should move to Oregon. He was transferred in the fall of 1852 and in the spring of 1853 he made an agreement with the company with whom he was to travel to lay by over the Sabbath.
[omitted paragraph]
Immediately on entering Oregon, he embraced every opportunity of doing good. The first four years he spent mostly in the Umpqua Valley, preaching and distributing tracts. He was Tract Agent for the Oregon Conference and did a noble work for the Church in Portland, Salem, and on steamboats and ships. Through his whole Christian life, from the hour he was converted up to the time of his death, there was constancy in his devotion to God and His cause, and he passed away to the "better country" with a ripeness not often found among the aged and faithful Christians, as his expressions a short time previous to his death will clearly indicate.
Pacific Christian Advocate, 29 October 1870 1:1-3 (excerpted)
Rev. William Royal was the father of The Rev. Thomas Fletcher Royal and Rev. James Henry Bascom Royal, and brother of Jason Lee Royal. They came to Oregon in 1853.
WE CLAIMED THIS LAND, PORTLAND'S PIONEER SETTLERS by Eugene Snyder, p. 222-223
Bio source: Salem Pioneer Cemetery Website
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