Oakville Cemetery is located in Township 12S, Range 4W, Section 16, near Shedd, Linn County. It was established in 1853. Surveyed by Richard Milligan, January 1995.

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Farrier, Mary Eva, nee Pattison, born 1863, died 27 May 1891, age 28 years, 1 month, 16 days. Buried beside husband Robert born 1862, married 29 Nov 1882 Linn Co.

Pattison, Charles, born 1833, died 1911. Husband of Sarah Allen born 1853 in MO, died 1929 Foster, OR. Charles was born in Randolph Co., IL. Marker gray granite 12 x 36 x 48.

Pattison, Eli, born 1815, died 1897. Married Martha E. Burton born 1826, died 1899. Marker gray granite 12 x 36 x 48.

Pattison, John W., born 1888, died 1912. Died in Sweet Home, OR, single. Marker gray granite 8 x 12 x 14.

Pattison, Martha E., nee Burton, born 1826, died 1899. Wife of Eli Pattison born 1815. Marker gray granite 12 x 36 x 48. (Death record of Orpha Patterson Curtis who died in 1904.)

Pattison, Mary, born 1799, died 16 Oct 1881, age 82 years. Wife of William Pattison born 1798. Marker white marble 10 x 10 x 72.

Pattison, William, born 1798, died 17 June 1873, age 75 years, 8 days. Husband of Mary born 1799. Buried beside William Jr., their son, born 1830, died 1890. Marker white marble 10 x 10 x 72.

Pattison, William, Jr., born 30 Mar 1830, died 22 March 1890. Son of William and Mary Pattison. Marker white marble 10 x 10 x 72.

My great grandfather was Charles Pattison. Except, my great grandmother was Armilda Davidson. They had 5 children, of whom their daughter, Ida Martha Pattison was my grandmother. Armilda was buried in Lane County, place unknown, when she died in childbirth in 1878 with their 5th daughter. Later he remarried, Sarah Allen Redfern, a widow with 1 child. They had a son, and perhaps a daughter. I am wondering if there was any Armilda Davidson Pattison buried nearby. Also, I have not heard of this Eli Pattison, was he buried in the Pattison site? William Pattison my grgrgrandfather was an only child and came to the US with an aunt when he was 5 years old, landing in SC in 1803 and married Mary M Munford in SC in 1822.

One more thing, Mary Eva (Pattison) Farrier was a sister to my Ida Martha, daughter of Charles. I was in touch with their son for many years before he died in The Dalles, OR. He lived well into his 90's.

I also have Joseph Hooker Morris and his wife, Almedia, and all their children. They are also my Grgrandparents and are buried in the Crystal Lake Cem. in Corvallis, Benton Co. Almedia's parents, John and Mary Grimsley are buried in the Locke Cem. Corvallis. [Mary (Polly) was the dau. of Sophie Dallas and Hugh Scott of VA.] The Grimsleys brought about 8 or 10 of their children with them and came to OR in 1847. The Morris's came in 1851. I have been unable to find Armilda Davidsons parents, or her birth or death place. I cannot find Josephs Fathers name, although I know he was born in Madison CO, VA. His mothers name was Catherine, maiden name unknown.

The Pattisons, William and Mary, and their 6 sons, 2 daughters-in-laws, and 1 grandchild, left Sparta Illinois, the first of June, 1849. In St. Louis, MO, lightning struck their party and 13 of their oxen, mules and horses were killed. In Ash Hollow, Nebraska, the wife of their son Nathan, Rachel, died of Cholera, and her headstone is on the Oregon Trail. A chip off of it is on display at the WA State Museum along with all kinds of artifacts of theirs. William's aunt, who brought him from Ireland, Charlotte Irwin or Erwin, was with them. She died in the Blue Mountains before they arrived at Pendleton. I have yet to find her grave. She was 70 years old. They arrived at The Dalles in Nov. It was a bad winter and they endured the winter by trading all their goods to the Indians in exchange for places to live (teepee's?) and food to eat once a day. They made cedar shingles, and also used them for plates. They would wait until after dark to eat so they wouldn't have to see what it was they were given. In the spring they built rafts and floated down the Columbia to where they landed at the WA shore and went up to Battle Ground. They stayed their that winter, then went up to close to where Centralia WA is now located. The next spring they made their way up to Olympia, where each of the 2 married couples, Wm. and Mary, and son James and his wife, Jane, received land grants of 600 and some acres and each of the remaining 5 sons each 300+. They completely surrounded a lake that is still named Pattison Lake, located in Olympia. About 1858 or so, James and Nathan stayed in Olympia, and Wm and Mary and sons, Charles, Robert, John, and William, Jr. went to OR. John returned to Illinois, but the rest remained.

This information came from a newspaper clipping in the Eugene newspaper in 1949, celebrating the 100th anniversary. It had a picture of Wm. And Mary, the only one I have. The information the paper printed came from a diary of a family member, whom I have never found. Oh yes, the grandchild died the summer they arrived in Battle Ground and buried there.

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March 6, 2000

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