[headstones left to right] Virgil Kellogg Pringle, born July 4, 1804, died March 24, 1887; Pherne Tabitha Brown Pringle, born March 22, 1805, died May 23, 1891; Tabitha Moffatt Brown, born May 1, 1790, died May 4, 1858. Pherne was Tabitha's daughter. Tabitha Moffatt Brown was named The Mother of Oregon by the 1987 Oregon legislature. She founded a orphanage in Forest Grove, Oregon that later became Tualatin Academy and Pacific University.
Copy of a portrait of Tabitha Moffatt Brown (1780-1858). She is known for her account of crossing the Oregon Trail in 1846 at age 66. She founded a school for orphans in Forest Grove, Oregon, which later grew into Pacific University. This portrait, which is the only known image of Tabitha Brown, has been reproduced many times. This particular copy is an 20th century reproduction, probably dating from the 1920s-1950, and is rather distorted: it is probably a copy of a copy. The original portrait from which it derives was created before Tabitha Brown's death in 1858, most likely between 1853-1858, based on the availability of portrait photography in Oregon at that time.
Portrait of Tabitha Brown (1780-1858). She is known for her account of crossing the Oregon Trail in 1846 at age 66. She founded a school for orphans in Forest Grove, Oregon, which later grew into Pacific University. This portrait, which is the only known image of Tabitha Brown, has been reproduced many times. This particular copy is a 19th century albumen print, produced by the Salem studio W. P. Johnson, and was probably created in the 1870s or 1880s. However, the original upon which it is based was created before her death in 1858, most likely between 1853-1858, based on the availability of portrait photography in Oregon at that time.
