A family history and genealogical notes on the Leabo Family of Oregon and California, handwritten by Alonzo Reas Leabo in 1936-1938, with some later additions. The Leabo Family is descended from Jacob Leabo (1795-1880), who made his first trip to Oregon in 1847. The Leabos settled in Forest Grove, Oregon in the 1860s, where several family members attended Pacific University. In 1919, many members of the Leabo Family began moving to Monrovia, California, where they lived for much of the 20th century.
Alonzo describes the Leabo Family's genealogy as well as many personal details of their lives, including an account of their travels from the East Coast to Oregon in the 1840s-1860s; encounters with Native Americans on the Oregon Trail; the founding of and attendance at Pacific University and Tualatin Academy in Forest Grove; work at Forest Grove businesses including the Hinman, Haines and Bailey stores, the Forest Grove Hotel and the First National Bank of Forest Grove; life and family properties in Portland, McMinnville and St. Joseph, Oregon and in Monrovia, California; and his family members' personalities, interests, health, deaths, and burials.
Alonzo provides brief biographies and/or genealogical notes about many family members, including:
Great-grandparents: Francis Isaac Le Bas (b. 1754) and Sarah Jennings
Grandparents: Jacob Leabo (b. 1795) and Elizabeth Bailey
Parents: Oredon James Leabo (b. 1838) and Amanda Melvina Newton (b. 1835)
Parents-in-law: Alanson Hinman (b. 1822) and Elizabeth Jones Gerrish; and some of their Hinman and Gerrish relatives; and Alanson's second wife Sophia Margaret Bowen
Himself: Alonzo Reas Leabo (b. 1857)
Wife: Ida Hinman Leabo (b. 1854)
Siblings: Albert Henry Leabo (b. 1854), Flora Ann Brobst (b. 1855), Adella Letha Leabo (b. 1859), Ida Ladocia Leabo (b. 1861), William Leabo (b. 1863), Effie Olive Dunham (b. 1864), Kate Webber (b. 1870), Dorothy Fulmer (b. 1872), and Perry Bailey Leabo (b. 1874); and some of their spouses and children.
Children: Bertha Alice Morley (b. 1884), Roy Hinman Leabo (b. 1888), Lloyd Alonson Leabo (b. 1893)
Several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and their respective spouses are also mentioned.
A Leabo Family Tree and some other genealogical notes that were laid into the volume are included at the end.
Photo of Zenas and Aetna Olson in the 1920s. Zenas graduated from Pacific University in 1915. This photograph appears to have been made some time later, possibly in California.
Portrait of Daniel Irwin Aller, a member of the Pacific University Class of 1907. Aller was born in Ohio in 1886 and died in Fresno, California in 1979. This photograph appears to show him as an early adult, possibly while he was in college or soon afterwards.
Photo of Daniel Irwin Aller in 1908. He was a member of the Pacific University Class of 1907, in Forest Grove, Oregon. Aller was born in Ohio in 1886 and died in Fresno, California in 1979.
Photo of Daniel Irwin Aller in 1908. He was a member of the Pacific University Class of 1907, in Forest Grove, Oregon. Aller was born in Ohio in 1886 and died in Fresno, California in 1979.
A portrait of Daniel Irwin Aller, possibly from 1908. He was a member of the Pacific University Class of 1907, in Forest Grove, Oregon. Aller was born in Ohio in 1886 and died in Fresno, California in 1979.
A portrait of a Belle (or Bell) Putman Walker. Belle spent much of her early life in Forest Grove, Oregon. She was the wife of Levi C. Walker and the daughter-in-law of prominent missionaries Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker. In the 1880s, Belle Walker worked as an instructor at the Forest Grove Indian School. This hand-colored portrait was taken in Lincoln, Nebraska where her daughter Elda and Leva Walker lived, probably around the 1930s.
A photo of a group of people watching television in a classroom. Transcription lists one individual as Ralph Shumm, however, it is impossible to identify whom the note refers to. Shumm was a Pacific University administrator during the 1940s.
A portrait of Nellie May Walker (1899-1985), an alumna of Pacific University. She was the granddaughter of early Oregon missionaries Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker. In Nellie's later life, she became known as one of the oldest living residents of Forest Grove and gave talks on early local history. This photograph was likely taken in the 1970s.
A portrait of Nellie May Walker (1899-1985), an alumna of Pacific University. She is seated, possibly in her living room, with about two dozen Christmas cards hanging behind her. Nellie was the granddaughter of early Oregon missionaries Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker. In Nellie's later life, she became known as one of the oldest living residents of Forest Grove and gave talks on early local history. This photograph was likely taken in the 1970s.
A snapshot of Elda and Leva Walker with three other women scientists seated at a table. A note on the back identifies the women as: "Left to right, Dr. Elda Anderson - Speaker, Dr. Engelbrecht - Nat. Pres., Leva Walker, Lulu Rungs, Elda Walker." All of the women are wearing corsages, hats and nice dresses. They appear to be guests of honor at a banquet or other similar event, perhaps related to honoring women in science. Elda and Leva Walker were the daughters of Levi and Belle Walker, and the granddaughters of Oregon missionaries Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker. Leva and Elda graduated from Pacific University in 1900. Born in 1877 and 1878, they were most likely the first women from Forest Grove to earn a doctoral degree, Elda from the University of Nebraska and Leva from Cornell University. Both Doctorates were in Biology. The sisters taught together at the University of Nebraska and lived together until their deaths in 1970 and 1971. This photograph was probably taken in the 1950s.
An albumen print photograph showing a group of workers standing near what appears to be a hop kiln or drying-barn, probably in the 1880s. Most of the workers are children, with boys on the left and girls on the right, with several adults interspersed. Many of the boys and some of the girls appear to be Native American. Three people are standing on a platform above, next to a pulley. A stack of wood, possibly for feeding the kiln, is on the left; and a wagon and other machinery stand on the right.
The location is identified in handwriting on the front: “Oak Grove, Hop Yard, Marion Co.” A note on the back states that this item was given “To Prof. Walker, Compliments C.A. Cook.” The “Walker” named here was most likely Samuel A.T. Walker, who served as the shoemaking instructor at Chemawa Indian School in the late 1880s; many other photographs also belonging to his family were deposited in the Pacific University Archives. Given this context, this photograph may depict Walker accompanying a work detail of boys from the school to pick hops.
