Albert + Luper, Leta. Leta (daughter of Luper, James Norton and Franck, Reah) was born on 8 May 1884 in Oregon, USA; died on 20 Jan 1971 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1900, Irving, Lane, Oregon; : 17y
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1900, Irving, Lane, Oregon; At School

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: James Norton Luper
• Census: 1 Jun 1850, Mcdonough Co., Illinois, USA; : 6m
• Arrival: 28 Aug 1853, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA; Oregon trail, Plains Crossing
• Census: 24 Aug 1860, Albany, Linn, Oregon; : 10y; Address:
  Albany
• Census: 1 Jun 1870, Lancaster, Lane, Oregon; : 20y; Address:
  Lancaster
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1870, Lancaster, Lane, Oregon; Farmer
• Census: 21 Jun 1880, Irving, Lane, Oregon; : 30y
• Occupation: 21 Jun 1880, Irving, Lane, Oregon; Farmer
• Census: 1 Jun 1900, Irving, Lane, Oregon; : 50y
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1900, Irving, Lane, Oregon; Farmer
• Census: 15 Apr 1910, Matteson, Morrow, Oregon; : 60y
• Occupation: 15 Apr 1910, Matteson, Morrow, Oregon; Farmer
• Census: 1 Jan 1920, Heppner, Morrow Co., Oregon; : 69y; Address:
  Rhea Creek Road
• Occupation: 1 Jan 1920, Heppner, Morrow Co., Oregon; Farmer
• Census: 1 Apr 1930, Salem, Marion, Oregon; : 80y; Address:
  535 N 24th St
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1930, Salem, Marion, Oregon; None

Notes:

From Illustrated history of Lane County, Oregon, AG Walling Publ. (1884) p. 499
"James Luper: resides in Irving; is a farmer; was born in Fulton county, Illinois; came to state in 1853, and to county October, 1869; was married, in 1876, to Mary Pickett. One child, Carrellitice. Was again married, in 1882, to Francis Ray.

Occupation:
General nature of industry, business or establishment: Wheat Farm
Whether employer, employee, or working on own account: Employer

Occupation:
Industry, business or establishment: Wheat Farmer
Employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account: Own Account

Buried:
Find A Grave Memorial# 39099953

James married Franck, Reah on 11 Jan 1882. Reah was born on 1 Jan 1858 in Junction City, Lane Co, Oregon; died on 25 Apr 1922 in Heppner, Morrow Co., Oregon; was buried on 25 Apr 1922 in Masonic Cemetery, Heppner, Morrow Co., Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1900, Irving, Lane, Oregon; : 42y

Notes:

15 Siblings!

Buried:
Find A Grave Memorial# 39100003

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1850, Mcdonough Co., Illinois, USA; : 32y
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1850, Mcdonough Co., Illinois, USA; Farmer
• Residence: Abt 1 Apr 1853, Virgil, Fulton Co., IL, USA
• Residence: 4 Apr 1853, Illinois
• Arrival: 28 Aug 1853, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA; Emmigrant migration, Oregon Trail
• Occupation: Abt Sep 1853, Albany, Linn, Oregon; Farmer
• Residence: Abt Sep 1853, Albany, Linn, Oregon; Address:
  6 Miles south of Albany
• Census: 24 Aug 1860, Albany, Linn, Oregon; : 43y; Address:
  Albany
• Occupation: 24 Aug 1860, Albany, Linn, Oregon; Farmer
• Census: 11 Jun 1870, Albany, Linn, Oregon; : 52y
• Occupation: 11 Jun 1870, Albany, Linn, Oregon; Farmer
• Residence: 1878, Downey, California
• Residence: 1878, West Albany, Albany, Oregon
• Census: 1 Jun 1880, Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California; : 63y
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1880, Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California; Farmer
• Census: 1 Jun 1900, San Diego Ward 9, San Diego, California; : 82y; Address:
  710 Harrison Ave. San Diego, CA
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1900, San Diego Ward 9, San Diego, California; Not Employed

Notes:

Crossed the plains in a covered wagon, April through Sept. 1853 Have his brother John's diary pages (copied?) of the trip, started April 5, 1853, ended Sept. in Oregon. (Land claim data suggest arrival 26, 29 August

Martin Luper Land Claim
Cert. No 1493
Place of Residence: Land Co. Oregon
Born 1817
Place of Birth: Crawford Co., PA
Arrived in Oregon: 28 Aug. 1853
Date of Marriage: 14 Apr. 1846
Place of Marriage: Knox County, Illinois

MARTIN LUPER
a farmer three miles south of Norwalk, is a native of the Keystone State, born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, in 1817, and is a son of Jacob and Nancy (McMurtry) Luper. His father moved to Huron County, Ohio, when Martin was twelve years old, and there followed farming until his death. Mr. Luper went to Illinois when a young man, and there, on October 24, 1841, married Margaret Robinson, who died April 11, 1844, leaving one child. He married Frances Dunbar, April 14, 1846, with whom he crossed the plains in the early days of California, coming with three two-horse wagons and eighteen yoke of cattle, about half of them being cows, and one span of mules and one of mares. They were on the way from April till August 27, 1853. His wife died May 16, 1859, leaving five children. He followed farming very successfully in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, till 1878, when he moved to Los Angeles County. Since coming here he has also been very successful. He owned a fine farm near Downey till recently, when he sold out at a handsome profit and bought 160 acres of land where he now lives. He has built a very commodious residence and barn, overlooking the finest scope of country toward the ocean that can be seen in this county. On this ranch he has two fine artesian wells, and has planted some fine orchards of bluegum, oranges, peaches and apricots; and in his wide and fertile pastures may be seen some of the finest horses in this or any other part of the State. Mr. Luper married Mary Gosner in Los Angeles, February 8, 1889. She is a native of the Buckeye State, being born near Mount Vernon, and is a daughter of Dr. Joseph and Sarah (Plue) Gosner. Her father was of Pennsylvania Dutch origin, and her mother of French. Her father was a farmer in his early life, but later a practicing physician. Mr. Luper has been a man of energy and eminently successful. He is one to whom " Nature has been kind," and in his old days, which are now beginning to come on, he will be able to extract as much comfort from life as any man living.

An Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, California, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1889
Page 534
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/biographies/l/luper-martin.txt


Arrival:
Eventual destination was Tangent / West Albany, Oregon.

Residence:
About 6 Mi. south of Albany Ore, bought a claim with cabin, 320 acres of wheat land.
Oregon Land Claim No. 1493 (call no. 979.5 G 326 c 1 p. 60)

Residence:
160 Acre Farm (3 Mi. So of Norwalk)

Residence:
Tract, assigned to H. Speidel, Mrs. J. Spangler, and Luper appear on this map (See index 32, top half, 2nd page, map five)

Buried:
Buried next to wife, Mollie E Norris
Plot: DIV 6 SEC 1
Find A Grave Memorial# 41519798

James married Dunbar, Frances Elizabeth on 14 Apr 1846 in Prairie City, McDonough Co., Illinois. Frances (daughter of Dunbar, Noah W. and Hopps, Sarah Jane) was born on 17 Jul 1827 in Ballston, Saratoga, NY; died on 16 May 1859 in Albany, Linn, Oregon; was buried on 16 May 1859 in Riverside Cem., Albany, Linn Co., OR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1850, Mcdonough Co., Illinois, USA; : 23y
• Arrival: 28 Aug 1853, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA; Oregon trail, Plains Crossing

Notes:

Visited grave-site -- See Burial tag. Grave marker appears to be a double grave, but the other marker is broken off. Did she die in child-birth? Would fit the early date of death.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29701903/frances-luper

Notes:

Census:
No property evaluation. Lists wife (Frances), and three children and John & Abigail Luper in household