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| 1830
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Isaac
V. Mossman, son of George & Hannah (Brown)
Mossman formerly of Grayson county, Virginia, is
born on the 8th of August in Centerville, Wayne
county, Indiana this year. |
1840
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Listed in the Mercer Co.,
Illinois Census as age at least five but under
ten |
| 1850 |
Listed in the Mercer Co.,
Illinois Census as age 19 born in Indiana. |
| 1853 |
Enters
the Oregon Territory. |
| 1854 |
Is
listed on the Oregon Territorial Assessment Roll
for Umpqua County. |
| 1855 |
Enlists
in the Mounted Oregon Volunteers for the Yakima
Indian War, Co. G, 1st regiment commanded by Lt.
Col. James K. Kelley. Served as 3rd corporal from
27 Oct 1855-01 Jan 1856 under Capt. Benjamin
Hayden. In his recollections, Isaac mentions the
elected officers as well as Arthur Chapman, Steve
Waymire and others. |
| 1855 |
The
Yakima Indians, who called themselves Waptailmin,
"People of the narrows," lived in a
village which was situated at the narrows of the
Yakima River near present day Union Gap (Yakima
county, WA), and came in contact with traders and
missionaries at an early period. They were
salmon fishers, root diggers, berry pickers,
hunters, and active traders. |
| 1855 |
Is
listed on the Oregon Territorial Assessment Roll
for Umpqua County. |
| 1855 |
Enrolls
on the 15th of October in Company G of the 1st
regiment of the Oregon Volunteers under the
command of A.N. Armstrong. |
| 1856 |
Discharged
at Fort Dalles, Oregon in February of this
year. He was shot at the Battle of Walla
Walla on or about the 15th of December and had
been taken to the hospital at Fort Dalles. |
| 1856 |
Upon
leaving the service, goes to Yamhill County,
Oregon Territory where he is treated by Dr.
Johnson, a country physician near Amity for the
lung trouble. |
| 1856 |
Commences
to carry mail between the village of Lafayette in
Yamill County, and the village of Oakland in
Douglas County, Oregon Territory where he
continues to live until 1858. |
| 1859 |
Oregon
becomes a state on February 14th. |
| 1859 |
Is
employed as a cook for David P. Thompson and a
party of surveyors engaged in running lines of
survey for the government in Willow Creek and
Umatilla County south of the Columbia Rivers in
what was then Wasco County, Oregon and now
includes Umatilla and Morrow counties. |
| 1859 |
In
the winter of 59-60, lives at the house of a
farmer, Freeman Johnson, son of the country
doctor who had treated him near Amity. This
is near The Dalles which is his post office
address where he does light work and chores to
pay for his board. |
| 1860 |
His
leg is broken and he's taken for treatment and
care to the Umatilla House, a village hotel at
The Dalles where he remains for several
months. The hotel is kept by partners
Plummer and Graves. |
| 1860 |
Listed
in the 1860 Census at the hotel kept by Graves in
The Dalles Preceinct, Oregon Territory. Listed as
age 26, farmer, value of personal estate $200,
born in Indiana. |
| 1860 |
In
the latter part of this year, he goes to Walla
Walla, Washington Territory and lives there on a
farm of W.S. Gilliam on Dry Creek, about ten
miles from the town of Walla Walla. |
| 1861 |
In
April he starts a Pony Express carrying letters,
small packages and treasures on horseback,
between the town of Walla Walla and Orofino gold
mines in the mountains east of the Snake River in
the county which is now within the state of Idaho
(now in Clearwater county, ID). |
| 1861 |
After
carrying on the pony express by himself, he forms
a partnership with Joaquin Miller (later of
Oakland, CA) and continues this business until
the latter part of 1862, his postal address at
this time having been in Walla Walla of the
Washington territory. |
| 1861 |
Although
birth date has not been confirmed and marriage
date has been abstracted from pension papers, one
record lists Isaac and 17 year-old Martha Jackson
of Rush County, Indiana having a child, Clara
Edith Mossman, born on the 24th of July. |
| 1861 |
On
October 15th, Isaac marries Martha Jackson at
Eugene City, Oregon, Lane county; but continues
to live in Washington territory until 1863 at
which time he returns to Oregon, town of Albany
in Linn county where he remains for six months
doing odd jobs before going to Salem in Marion
county. |
| 1863 |
Isaac
and Martha have a second daughter, Minnie Mae,
born on July 20th while they are in Albany, Linn
County, Oregon. |
| 1863 |
Has
moved to Salem and has begun keeping a small
hotel called the Eureka. This building is
owned by Hon. Joseph S. Smith, afterwards a
member of Congress, and by his brother W.K. Smith
later of Portland. |
| 1864 |
While
in Salem, a son is born to Isaac and Martha on
the first day of October. They name his
Frank C. Mossman. |
| 1865 |
Not
long after another daughter is born to them on
March 23rd. They name her Ida Lee - she or
Frank's birth years may not be correct,
considering the closeness in their births, and
gap between Ida and the next child. |
| 1865 |
Listed in the Abstract of
Assessment & Census for Marion County, Oregon |
| 1867 |
Has
kept the hotel Eureka until June of 1867, at
which time he removes to Olympia, the capitol of
Washington Territory. |
| 1867 |
Has
left his hotel the Eureka in Salem in June and
moved to Olympia, the capitol of the Washington
territory where he obtains employment as the
deputy or assistant of the Street Superintendent,
his duties looking after the street work and
seeing that it is properly done. |
| 1868 |
Another
daughter, Lulu Maud, is born to Isaac and Martha
while in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington on
the 22nd of October. |
| 1870 |
Son
Frederick Clifford Mossman, is born to Isaac and
Martha on the 5th day of April while in Olympia. |
| 1870 |
Listed in 1870 Census with
wife & children residing in Olympia,
Washington Territory |
| 1872 |
August
"Gussie" Telfair, daughter of Isaac and
Martha, is born on the 28th of March this year. |
| 1873 |
Listed in 1873 Washington
Territoral Census as Marshall Of Olympia;
Includes wife Nellie and children: C.E.; M.M.;
Frank; Ida; Fredrk C.; and Gussie living in
Thurston County |
| 1872 |
Is
elected Marshall of the City of Olympia, an
office he holds by successive re-elections until
1878. Being a small city, his duties did
not require all his time and he frequently serves
as bailiff to the District Court and Deputy
Marshall under Hon. E.S. Kearney, the U.S.
Marshall of the Territory whom he has been
acquainted with in Oregon. |
| 1874 |
Isaac
and Martha have another daughter, Annie
Clothilda, who is born on the 10th of September. |
| 1875 |
Listed in 1875 Washington
Territorial Census as City Marshall; Includes
wife Nellie & children: C.E.; M.M.; Frank;
Ida; Fred; Gussie; and Anna living in Thurston
County |
| 1877 |
Listed in 1877 Washington
Territoral Census as Coroner & Constable;
Includes wife Nellie & children: C.E.; M.M.;
Frank; Ida; Fred; Gussie; and Anna living in
Thurston County |
| 1878 |
Listed in 1878 Washington
Territorial Census as Constable; Includes wife
Nellie & children: C.E.; M.M.; Frank; Ida;
Fred; Gussie; and Annie living in Thurston County |
| 1879 |
No
longer holding the office of Marshal, Isaac is
unable to do manual labor and keeps a small
second-hand furniture store where he continues
barely beyond a bare living for seven years,
giving the store up eventually due to bad health.
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| 1879 |
Listed in 1879 Washington
Territorial Census as Merchant; Includes wife
Nellie & children: C.E.; M.M.; Frank; Ida;
Fred; Gussie; and Annie living in Thurston County |
| 1879 |
Lottie
Bonita Mossman, the youngest child of Isaac and
Martha, is born on the 11th of November. |
| 1880 |
Listed in 1880 Federal
Census with wife & children residing in
Olympia, Washington Territory |
| 1880 |
Listed in 1880 Washington
Territorial Census as Merchant; Includes wife
Nellie & children: C.E.; M.M.; Ida; Fred;
Gussie; Annie; and Lottie living in Thurston
County |
| 1881 |
Listed in 1881 Washington
Territorial Census as Merchant; Includes
children: Ida; Fred; and Gussie living in
Thurston County |
| 1886 |
From
this year until about 1888, Isaac is unable to
pursue any steady employment and earns his living
by doing light jobs. |
| 1890 |
Removes
from Olympia, Washington to California where he
sometimes resides in Oakland, Los Gatos and other
such places in California wherever he can live
with the least expenses. |
| 1890 |
Is
living in Oakland, Alameda county, California off
and on after this year. He had moved to
this area from Olympia, Washington. |
| 1894 |
Is
residing in Oakland and has obtained a lawyer,
William Lair Hill of Berkeley, who is helping him
claim his pension. At this time in
September, he is not employed. |
| 1902 |
By
July of this year, Isaac has left California and
is living in Multnomah County, Portland, Oregon
and has applied again to claim his pension for
his service in the Oregon and Washington Indian
Wars. |
| 1902 |
Has
moved from Alameda County to Portland, Oregon on
the 7th of July, applies for his claim to a
pension, lives at No. 2 Grand Avenue North. |
| 1902 |
On
September 6th, the Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions requests a statement of
service from Isaac who had served in Captain
Hayden's Company of the 1st Oregon Volunteers (15
Oct 1855 - 08 Feb 1856) and Captain B.F. Burch's
Company of Oregon Volunteers (Feb 1856 - 03 May
1856) and that he had served with Hector B.
Campbell (of Chester, Hampden co., Mass) and P.
Wesley Williams in Hayden's Company. |
| 1902 |
On
the 19th of September, Isaac files a General
Affidavit, Old War & Navy Indian Wars Claim
#5672 of Captain Hayden and Bush/Burch of the
Oregon Volunteers, stating that he never received
a pension. |
| 1902 |
On
the 2nd of October, Isaac writes from his
Portland home to Washington D.C. on The Anchor
Towing & Lighting Company, Steamer Tahoma
stationery, stating that because his health is
failing very fast, his folks have concluded to
send him to California for the winter, his
address then being Paradise, Butte County,
California where he will remain until October. |
| 1908 |
Submits
a Soldier's Affidavit declaring that on the 23rd
of April, that he is incapacitated by reason of
kidney disease, heart disease, and rheumatism
which he has had since his service in the Indian
Wars; that he is at this time 77 years of age,
drawing pension of eight dollars a month under
certificate #3908 and that he owns no real or
personal property, that his annual income is $96
and his postal address is 253 1/2 Washington
Street, Portland, Oregon. |
| 1912 |
Dies
in Soldier's Home, Roseburg, Douglas County,
Oregon on October 10th. Survivor of
Washington & Oregon Indian Wars, a Pony
Express Mail Carrier, Olympia City Marshall,
Deputy U.S. Marshal in the Washington Territory,
and a member of the Pioneer's Association in
Portland, Oregon. Isaac's pension is dropped on
November 15th. He was last paid $16 to the
4th of September. |
| 1928 |
Martha
Jackson-Mossman, widow of Isaac, writes the
Pension Bureau on March 26th from Los Angeles,
California, stating her wish to apply for widow's
benefits. She states that she is aged 84
and currently resides in Los Angeles. |
