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David Peck Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-58

Dates

  • 1866-1938

Biographical / Historical

Lulu Graves and Edith Graves were sisters and daughters of George M. Graves. George M. was born in Vienna, Oneida county, New York on April 9, 1836. He married Mary Jane Skinkle on October 22, 1861 and they moved to Minnesota Lake, Minnesota. They had ten children and then moved to Newberg in 1889. Mary passed away in April of 1911 and George followed in April of 1915.

George M. had a brother, W.H. Graves, and two sisters, Julia Gordon and C.M. Hailston.

George and Mary's children were George A., Amos A., Gilbert G., Charles H., G. Herbert, Jay O. Mary Cox, Mirtle Atkinson, Lulu, and Edith. George and Charles attempted to publish the "Newberg Enterprise" but the paper did not last long. George eventually moved to Portland where he was the district manager for the Maccabees. Charles grew and sold prunes as well as giving lectures and exams as a practical phrenologist and physiognomist. Edith lived in Newberg as a teacher and became a Methodist missionary to China and Lulu became a teacher.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (One archives box and one larger archives box. )

Language of Materials

English

Source

Status
In Progress
Author
Britta Stewart
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the George Fox University and Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Archives Repository

Contact:
416 North Meridian Street
Newberg Oregon 97132 U.S.A.
502-554-2415