Philip Thessing Oatfield was the third child born to Michael & Minerva (Thessing) Oatfield. Born on Oct. 11, 1873, he was born on Michael Oatfield’s 600+ acre farm on today’s Oatfield Rd. in Milwaukie – in a farmhouse a few hundred feet south of today’s Concord Rd. In his early years he worked around the […]
HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Oak Lodge History Detectives! OLHD wishes you and yours a Very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. Amidst OLHD’s archives is a Swiss holiday greeting card, courtesy of our very own Naef family. Headed by John Jacob Naef , the Naef’s immigrated from Zurich, Switzerland in 1887 and purchased 100 […]
In August 1850 (Capt.) William Salter Baker, “of La Roche, Oregon Territory” executed a deed for several lots within the city of Portland to Orville Risley. A week later, Orville Risley, “of La Roche, Oregon Territory”, executed a deed to William S. Baker for land adjacent to Risley’s claim in Clackamas Co. – as collateral […]
Established Nov. 3, 1910 with Lenora D. Miller, first postmaster. The post office name was changed to Jennings Lodge Jan. 6, 1911 [Oregon Geographic Names by Lewis A. McArthur]
The First Addition to Jennings Lodge is platted by William B. & Emma Jennings, and John F. & Willa Jennings – sons of Berryman and Martha Jennings. Block 57 is set aside “for school purposes”.
Michael Oatfield was from Linz, Austria, arriving in the U.S. with his family in 1853 – first settling in Union Co., IL. His surname was “Haberfellner”, but Michael changed the name to “Oatfield” about the time he headed west in 1859. He arrived in Oregon in 1862, and obtained employment at Joseph Kellogg’s sawmill in […]
A log structure that locals called “the little log schoolhouse”, founded by Orville Risley; it was located at today’s River Rd. & Laurelwood Drive. No photos of this structure are extant. This photo is an example of what it might have looked like.
