John Hartley, Rebecca Arvecost and Family
Hartleys Flee To Oregon; Part I
Hartleys Flee To Oregon; Part II
Hartleys in Oregon & Washington
Charles Lycurgis Hartley Family Photographs
Hartleys in Oregon & Washington
David Franklin Hartley and Amanda Dollin's son Arkellas D. Hartley is described in this 1904 article from An Illustrated History of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas Counties :
ARKELLAS D. HARTLEY. Among the progressive farmers and stock raisers of Klickitat county, the man whose name initiates this article must be given a place. He resides on his farm of 160 acres eight miles east of the city of Goldendale, in rural free delivery district No. 1. He was born in Franklin county, Illinois, March 1, 1860, the son of David and Amanda (Dollans) Hartley, the father a native of the Blue Grass state, born in 1837, to Scotch parents. The older Hartley, a farmer and gardener by occupation, crossed the Plains to Oregon in 1865, came thence to Klickitat county in 1879 and now resides in Goldendale. His brother is a Civil war veteran. His wife, the mother of our subject, is a native of Illinois, born in 1839. Arkellas D., whose life record it is here our purpose to outline, was but five years old when he came to Oregon with his parents. He grew to the age of twenty on the parental farm in Alarion county, attending the local common schools. When old enough to shoulder the responsibilities of life, he chose farming as his occupation and he followed it in Oregon until 1888, when he came to Klickitat county and homesteaded a quarter section of land. No sooner had he acquired an inchoative right to the property than he began energetically the task of improving it and he has resided on the place continuously since. He raises grain, wheat, oats, and other farm products very successfully fruits of various kinds and stock.
Mr. Hartley was married first in 1883, the lady of his choice being Miss Rachel Clymer. who died, leaving one child, Mary Wenona, born in Linn county, Oregon. His second marriage occurred October 6, 1886, when Miss Winnie Parrott, a native of Missouri, born in 1869, became his wife. She is the daughter of George and Martha (Ewell) Parrott, the former a native of Cook county, Tennessee, born February 10. 1833. Mr. Parrott is an early pioneer of Klickitat county, to whom more extended reference is made elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. Hartley's mother, who was born near St. Joe, Missouri, January 3. 1859, still lives near Goldendale. Mr. Hartley's sisters and brother are: Mrs. Laura Shank, living in Umatilla county, Oregon: Mrs. Nellie Mosier, in Klickitat county; Mrs. Ella Mosier, a resident of Oregon City, Oregon, Mrs. Anna Current, in Goldendale; and Frank, on the Nez Perce reservation, in Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Hartley have no children of their own, but have one adopted son, George. They are both members of the Christian church in Goldendale, and of the Grange in school district number six. In politics, Mr. Hartley is a Democrat. He is a member of the school board and is doing all he can, in his locality, for the amelioration and extension of educational opportunities. An energetic farmer, a good citizen and a genial, approachable man of strict integrity, he stands high in the esteem and regard of his neighbors and associates.
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Photograph of about 1905-7 taken at the second home of James Clayton Hartley and Martha Isabelle Givens in Mary Hill, Washington, showing David Franklin Hartley and Amanda Dollins Hartley, et al. Click photo to see larger version. |
James Clayton Hartley and his wife Martha Isabelle Givens made a return visit to Illinois in about 1902 or 1903.
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This is a photograph of the 1902 Hartley family reunion at the home of Mary E. Hartley Kirkpatrick Willis in Jefferson Co. Illinois showing James Clayton Hartley and his wife Martha Isabelle Givens, Henry Harrison Hartley and his wife Melissa Martin, Joseph Marion Hartley, Martha Ann Hartley Lusk, and many of their descendents. Click photo to get enlarged view and identifications. |
James Clayton Hartley, Martha Givens and their son Harvey H. Hartley are described in this 1904 article from the An Illustrated History of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas Counties :
HARVEY H. HARTLEY, M.D., a physician and surgeon in the city of Goldendale, Washington, is an energetic, progressive young man who enjoys the confidence of his fellow men and those in his own profession. He was born in Washington county, Oregon, near Forest Grove, September 12, 1871, to the union of James C. and Martha (Givens) Hartley, pioneers of Oregon. James C. Hartley, who is still engaged in farming near Forest Grove, is a native of Illinois, born July 10, 1845. He is a veteran of some of the Oregon and Washington Indian wars and took part in quelling the Klamath Indian outbreak. He came across the Plains in 1864 and has spent most of his western life in Washington county.
Mrs. Hartley was born in Indiana in the year 1850. She first crossed the Plains as a child only three years old, and twelve years later made a second trip, both times riding in wagons drawn by oxen. Mrs. Hartley has one brother, Doctor Givens, superintendent of the insane asylum at Blackfoot, Idaho. The father is of German descent, the mother of Welsh.
Dr. Hartley attended the public schools of Washington county and in 1897 was graduated by Pacific University, at Forest Grove; three years later he received the degree of Master of Arts from this well known institution. After graduation he matriculated in the medical department of the University of Oregon at Portland, and from it he received the degree of M. D. During the next fourteen months he practiced in the hospitals of Multnomah county, Oregon. He came to Klickitat county in May, 1900, locating first at Centerville, then in Goldendale, and since that time has built up a most satisfactory and lucrative practice in the community.
Dr. Hartley married, at Forest Grove, Oregon, in November, 1900, Miss Mary M. Gleason, a native of Washington county and a daughter of the well known pioneers, John E. and Hardenia (Naylor) Gleason. Mrs. Gleason was born near Forest Grove in 1850, her parents being among the earliest settlers in that locality. Dr. Hartley has two brothers, Joseph J., residing at Banks, Oregon, and Clarence, who recently graduated in dentistry, and is now practicing his profession in Portland. His sister, May Hartley, is a student in Pacific University. Dr. and Mrs. Hartley have one child, Frederick, born Christmas day, 1901. Dr. Hartley is a member of several fraternities, the Masons, 0. E. S., Order of Washington, Woodmen of the World and Modern Woodmen of America. Politically, he is a Democrat. A popular member of the community, highly esteemed personally and an excellent physician, he is sure to win unusual success in the profession he has chosen.
Edmund Waller Hartley settled near Salem as described in this undated newpaper article (probably from a Salem newspaper some time after about 1880 and before 1900):
EDMUND WALLER HARTLEY, one of the representative farmers of Marion county, occupies one of the most picturesquely located country homes within the limits of the county, where he and his family dispense a generous hospitality to friend and stranger alike. His farm, which is located seven miles east of Salem, consists of four hundred acres, most of which is under a high state of cultivation. The original tract, upon which he located in 1865, consisted of three hundred and twenty acres of the most fertile and productive land in the country. Mr. Hartley has also indicated his faith in the future of Oregon by purchasing real estate in Salem.
Mr. Hartley was born in Hardin County, Ky., February 6, 1825, and is the son of Joseph and Polly (Singleton) Hartley. There he was reared on his father's large farm. When the family removed to Jefferson county, Ill., in 1841, he accompanied them, helping to found a new house in a desolate and sparsely inhabited prairie region. In the spring of 1865 he started across the plains with his family, his outfit consisting of three wagons, on drawn by four horses and the other two by oxen. The journey consumed about six months. With rare judgment he located at once upon the farm which has since been a source of pride to him, and which is providing him with a comfortable income. All the improvements upon the property are entirely due to his energy and progressive spirit, and he is regarded as on of the most successful farmers in the county.
Mr. Hartley was united in marriage with Ann Eliza Whitlow, December 29, 1847. She is a native of Laurel county, Ky., where she was born Octover 22, 1929. Of this union twelve children have been born. In the order of their birth they are as follows: M. Jane, single, living at home; Emily D., wife of J. L. Cline, of Portland Ore.; Charles L., farming eight miles south of Salem; Joseph T., deceased; Elenora S., wife of Levi S. Bower, living near Mill City; Letitia M., deceased; Hiram A., living seven miles southeast of Silverton; Edgar, of Salem; Amanda I., wife of G. D. Bowen, who lives near Silverton; Ida May, and M. Maggie, at home, and an infant deceased.
Mr. Hartley is an enthusiastic advocate of the best possible educational advantages for our children of the present generation, and for some time has served with fidelity as a member of the school board. He is a member of the old school Baptist Church, and contributes generously of his means towards its support and in behalf of its charities. He is deservedly honored for his business ability and integrity, as well as for his many estimable personal characteristics. In politics he has always been a Democrat.
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Photograph of the family of Edmund Waller Hartley taken October 17, 1895 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the settlement of the family in Macleay, Oregon. Click photo to enlarge. |
Henry Harrison Hartley and family returned to Illinois as described by Beatrice Tuttle in her essay "A Wagon train from Jefferson County to Oregon":
The Henry H. Hartley family, in 1867, returned to the general location of Winfield, Illinois. The trip was made by boat and portage by way of the Isthmus of Panama and New York. Travel by boat and train were both exceedingly slow. The Hartleys rode in a hack for some distance on the Isthmus. They went in a rowboat on the Panama River and the boat was propelled by natives. From New York, they came by train to St. Louis.
In about 1896-98 Henry Harrison Hartley returned to Oregon to visit. Henry Harrison Hartley, then about 56 years old, and his brothers James Clayton Hartley, about 52 years old, and Edmund Waller Hartley, about 72 years old had a portrait taken.
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Henry Harrison Hartley, James Clayton Hartley, and Edmund Waller Hartley at a reunion in Salem, Oregon, about 1896-98. Click photo to enlarge. |
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