Soap Creek Valley oral history series · Monograph #10

Velma Carter Rawie

Monograph #10 in the Soap Creek Valley oral history series: Velma Carter Rawie, recorded in 1 session between March 19, 1991 and March 19, 1991, printed 1994.

A History of the Carter Family and the Town of Wells, Benton County, Oregon: 1845 - 1941

Cover of Velma Carter Rawie as printed — The printed cover. Full-size scan on the creator's own site, nwmapsco.com.

Photograph printed in the monograph: Velma Carter Rawie with granddaughters Tonya Rawie and Traci Rawie — **Velma Carter Rawie with granddaughters Tonya Rawie and Traci Rawie.** As printed: “Title Page Photo: Velma Carter Rawie and her two granddaughters, Tonya Rawie and Traci Rawie. Mrs. Rawie's oral history outlines the story of six generations of this Benton County pioneer family, between 1846 and 1994.” From the front matter of the printed monograph (front-2 (title page)), reproduced from the creator's own scan.

Zybach, Bob 1994. Velma Carter Rawie. A History of the Carter Family and the Town of Wells, Benton County, Oregon: 1845-1941. Soap Creek Valley History Project, Monograph #10. Oregon State University Research Forests and College of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon: 130 pp.

Provenance

Creator: Dr. Bob Zybach
Narrator: Velma Carter Rawie
Recorded: 1 session, March 19, 1991
Transcribed, audited, edited: Bob Zybach (interviewer); Bob Zybach (editor); William Atkinson (authorizer); Lisa Buschman (transcriber); Lisa Buschman (indexer); Holly Behm Losli (editor); Tami Torres (editor); Md. Shahidul Islam (editor); Pam Beebee (series-editor); Bonnie Humphrey (indexer); Velma Carter Rawie (co-author); Tolbert Carter (co-author); George H. Himes (editor); Ianthe Smith (other); Myra Moore Lauridson (other); Samuel H. Moore (photographer); Wilma Rohner (other); Lorna Grabe (other); Donald Tomlinson (other)
Printed: 1994 · Oregon State University Research Forests and College of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon
Pages: 130 printed pages
Original: http://www.nwmapsco.com/ZybachB/Oral_Histories/Soap_Creek_Valley/10_Rawie/Zybach_1994.pdf
Accessioned: From Bob Zybach’s upload, 23 August 2026
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What is not here, and why

Withheld from this edition. Printed pp. 27–28, p. 71, p. 105 — 4 pages of this volume are withheld while the Library completes a review. Each keeps its number and its permanent link, so a citation to any of them still lands on the page it names. The reasons differ from page to page and are not given here, so that the notice on one page says nothing about another. What is withheld, and why.

Front matter, as printed

Cover, as printed

VELMA CARTER RAWIE A History of the Carter Family and the Town of Wells Benton County, Oregon: 1845 - 1941 Oral History Interviews by Bob Zybach Soap Creek Valley History Project OSU Research Forests Monograph # 10 1994

Cover photograph

Cover Photo: Courtesy of Myra Moore Lauridson and the Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation. Pictured is the Moore family farm on Soap Creek, taken about 1899 or 1900 by Mrs. Lauridson's father, Samuel H. Moore.

Acknowledgments

The Soap Creek Valley History Project was authorized by, and is under the direction of, Dr. William Atkinson, former Director of the OSU Research Forests. Funding for the project is provided by the OSU College of Forestry. Lisa Buschman, former OSU Research Forests secretary, transcribed recordings to computer files and assisted with draft editing, formatting, and indexing. Holly Behm Losli, Tami Torres and Md. Shahidul Islam, OSU Research Forests text editors, completed final formatting and indexing under the direction of Pam Beebee, OSU Research Forests Office Manager. This project could not have been completed without the help of these people. Cover Photo: Courtesy of Myra Moore Lauridson and the Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation. Pictured is the Moore family farm on Soap Creek, taken about 1899 or 1900 by Mrs. Lauridson's father, Samuel H. Moore. Title Page Photo: Velma Carter Rawie and her two granddaughters, Tonya Rawie and Traci Rawie. Mrs. Rawie's oral history outlines the story of six generations of this Benton County pioneer family, between 1846 and 1994.

Soap Creek Valley History Project

THE SOAP CREEK VALLEY HISTORY PROJECT The Soap Creek Valley History Project was undertaken by the Oregon State University's Research Forests in 1989 for the purpose of better understanding the history, ecology, and culture of an area that has been directly impacted by OSU land management practices for nearly seventy years. An important part of the project has been the location and publication of existing recorded oral history interviews with individuals who have had an influence upon the valley's history. New recordings have also been made with significant individuals who have not been previously consulted, as well as "follow-up" interviews with a few people who have continued to contribute to our understanding of the Soap Creek area. The publication of these interviews as a series of cross-referenced monographs has been undertaken in an effort to make them available to resource managers, researchers and educators. An additional use is accurate and available references for a planned written history of the area. One of the primary accomplishments of the project has been the creation of a computerized concordance file, currently on IBM Word Perfect 5.1. This was made possible through the assistance and expertise of Bonnie Humphrey, of the former Homer Museum staff, Lisa Buschman, secretary for the OSU Research Forests, and Holly Behm Losli and Tami Torres, text editors for OSU Research Forests. The file allows for both the efficient and systematic indexing of the monographs in this series, as well as providing a method for cross- referencing other research materials being used in the construction of a scholarly history of the Soap Creek Valley. The Soap Creek history is being assembled from the written and spoken words of the people who made it and lived it. The use of the concordance file allows information from the journal entries of botanist David Douglas, the transcribed words of Kalapuyan William Hartless, the memories of pioneer "Grandma" Carter, and the recordings of her great granddaughter, Velma Rawie, to be systematically searched and organized. The index of this monograph is an example of the applied use of the file. Citations should mention both the OSU College of Forestry and OSU Research Forests.

Introduction

Velma Rawie is a third-generation descendent of an interesting and influential Benton County pioneer family. She is also one of the few remaining former residents of Wells, Oregon. Wells was a Coffin Butte-area farming community in northern Benton County that became a ghost town almost overnight, in 1941. Mrs. Rawie's story--which details the circumstances surrounding the arrival and settlement of the Tolbert Carter family near the future site of Wells, beginning in 1846, and the demise of the town at the beginning of World War II-- were recorded and partially indexed and edited in the comfort of her attractive Corvallis home. Her current house is just a short distance from where she and her husband, Ralph Rawie, operated a dairy farm and raised their two sons in the years that followed the war. Mrs. Rawie is an extremely personable and cooperative person, and displayed an admirable amount of patience during the three and a half years it took to complete this project. As one of the few remaining members of the Carters and of Wells,. she often expressed her interest in keeping the memories of these important facets of Benton County (and Oregon) history "alive" and making certain that the recorded details were "as accurate as possible." I believe that readers of this oral history will agree that she has accomplished both objectives very well. This document provides a solid foundation for others to build upon, whether five years from now, or 50 years. Her family's story is an important one, and spans the entire time of Benton County's existence, beginning with its creation in 1847. Of particular interest to students of pioneer Oregon history is Tolbert Carter's tale of the hardships endured during the 1846 construction of the southern route of the Oregon Trail (also known as the "South Road" and as the "Applegate Trail"). Appendix B is a reprinting of his account as it first appeared over 90 years ago in the "Transactions of the Oregon Pioneer Association." Appendix C is the final portion of Carter's memoir which--so far as known--is printed here for the first time. Apparently this conclusion to Carter's original document was lost or misplaced after his death in 1899, and was subsequently left out of the Oregon Pioneer Association publication. Its printing here adds an important chapter to our understanding of local history. Finally, no history of early 1900s Benton County should be considered complete without mention of Martha Angeline Bileui "Grandma" Carter, the Wells matriarch (and wife of Tolbert Carter) whose fame grew to a statewide level during the latter years of her life. A newspaper accounting of her 100th birthday party in 1934 is included as the last appendix to this document. This history is an accurate (at least as accurate as human memory and newspaper accountings will allow) attempt to keep the legacy of the pioneer Carter family and the story of Wells, Oregon "alive" and well. Whatever success is achieved in these endeavors can be credited to Mrs. Velma Carter Rawie. It has been a pleasure to work with her, and I think it will be almost as pleasant--and as informative--for future readers and researchers to listen to what she has to say. Bob Zybach Corvallis, Oregon September 18, 1994

The map

This map of Wells, Oregon was printed on February 1, 1942 by the U.S. Army Engineers War Department, shortly after the town had been occupied by the U.S. Army. The map shows the names of the town's landowners immediately prior to the federal government acquisition and subsequent civilian evacuation of the area.

The recording sessions

March 19, 1991 — the home of Velma Carter Rawie, Corvallis, Oregon Interviewer: Bob Zybach · Mode: photo-elicitation · Source: as stated Headed 'March 19, 1991 Interview' (printed p. 1). Tape-change markers are printed at the end of tape 1, side 1 (p. 15), tape 1, side 2 (p. 31), tape 2, side 1 (p. 47) and tape 2, side 2 (p. 63); the transcript continues to p. 78 with no further marker. Much of the session is spent looking through Mrs. Rawie's family photographs and scrapbook, and at a 1936 aerial photograph. No extant cassette is listed in OSU's archive (per SCARC OH 006 finding aid).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS p. [front-3]
THE SOAP CREEK VALLEY HISTORY PROJECT p. i
SOAP CREEK VALLEY LOCATION MAP p. ii
Map of the Town of Wells, Oregon (1942) p. iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS p. iv
INTRODUCTION pp. vi–vii
March 19, 1991 Interview pp. 1–78
1. Family Photographs pp. 1–9
2. J. A. Carter's Dry Goods Store pp. 10–15
3. Camp Adair pp. 16–20
4. Wells pp. 21–26
5. Farm Life and City Jobs pp. 27–32
6. Sulphur Springs Picnics pp. 33–40
7. Local Families pp. 41–42
8. Farm Life and Wildlife pp. 43–46
9. The Rawies and the OSC School of Forestry pp. 47–51
10. The Rawie Family Dairy pp. 52–54
11. The Wells School pp. 55–59
12. Hamen Lewis pp. 60–62
13. Grandma Carter pp. 63–66
14. Local Schools and Wildflowers pp. 67–70
15. The Dust Storm of 1931 pp. 71–72
16. Poison Oak pp. 73–74
17. Local Black History p. 75
18. The Good Life pp. 76–78
APPENDIX A. Wells Station pp. 81–84
APPENDIX B. Pioneer Days pp. 85–108
APPENDIX C. The Lost Letter pp. 109–114
APPENDIX D. 100th Birthday to be Celebrated pp. 115–118
INDEX pp. 119–130
CHAPTER I. Pioneer Days, Chapter I p. 85
CHAPTER II. Pioneer Days, Chapter II p. 86
CHAPTER III. Pioneer Days, Chapter III p. 88
CHAPTER IV. Pioneer Days, Chapter IV p. 90
CHAPTER V. Pioneer Days, Chapter V p. 92
CHAPTER VI. Pioneer Days, Chapter VI p. 94
CHAPTER VII. Pioneer Days, Chapter VII p. 96
CHAPTER VIII. Pioneer Days, Chapter VIII p. 99
CHAPTER IX. Pioneer Days, Chapter IX p. 101
CHAPTER X. Pioneer Days, Chapter X p. 104

Maps printed in this volume

SOAP CREEK VALLEY LOCATION MAP Printed page ii Captioned 'Fig. XIII. 1993 Western Oregon Location Map', credited '(Zybach 1993a 4)'. Shows the State of Oregon with Portland, Nashville, Wells and Soap Creek Valley; marked 'NOT TO SCALE'.
Town of Wells, Sec. 11, T. 11 S., R. 4 W. (U.S. Army Engineers, War Department) Printed page iii This map of Wells, Oregon was printed on February 1, 1942 by the U.S. Army Engineers War Department, shortly after the town had been occupied by the U.S. Army. The map shows the names of the town's landowners immediately prior to the federal government acquisition and subsequent civilian evacuation of the area. The map image carries lettered/numbered parcel codes (C-89 … C-103) beside landowner names; the scan's text layer does not render them reliably, so they are not transcribed here.

Photographs

Captions are printed exactly as they appear in the book. The photographs themselves are in the printed volume and are not online yet; the scanned PDF of the whole book shows them.

Cover Photo: Courtesy of Myra Moore Lauridson and the Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation. Pictured is the Moore family farm on Soap Creek, taken about 1899 or 1900 by Mrs. Lauridson's father, Samuel H. Moore. Photograph in the printed book, [front-1] (not yet online) about 1899 or 1900 · Photograph by Samuel H. Moore · Courtesy Myra Moore Lauridson and the Soap Creek Schoolhouse Foundation
Title Page Photo: Velma Carter Rawie and her two granddaughters, Tonya Rawie and Traci Rawie. Mrs. Rawie's oral history outlines the story of six generations of this Benton County pioneer family, between 1846 and 1994. Photograph in the printed book, [front-2] (not yet online)
This photograph of the new family car was taken with mother Rose Carter behind the steering wheel. Father Pearl Carter is sitting on the running board to the far left (his hat appears just under his wife's hands). Other family members include Uncle Mox (E. A. Carter), his wife, Anna Carter, his son, Lyle Carter, a cousin, Nellie White, Seth White, Aunt Mattie Carter Tomlinson, and Grandma Williamson. Photograph in the printed book, vii (not yet online)
John A. Carter, his wife, Mary C. Carter, and their daughter, Martha Ann ("Aunt Mattie") Carter relax on the porch of Carter's Store, c. 1915. Photograph in the printed book, p. 11 (not yet online) c. 1915 Read the page it is printed on
A Wells-area farmer stops by the Carter Store on his way to the Fisher's Warehouse with a load of grain, c.1900. Local farmers would often stop by the store for a soda or a drink of water and a chance to pick up their mail or "catch up on the gossip." Photograph in the printed book, p. 17 (not yet online) c.1900 Read the page it is printed on
Black and white copy of the 1881 cover of the "Merchant's Gargling Oil Songster." The original cover was printed in four colors. Photograph in the printed book, p. 22 (not yet online) 1881 Read the page it is printed on
This railroad car, and others like it, was used as to bring "Revival Meetings" to Wells and to other communities with railroad service in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Photograph in the printed book, p. 26 (not yet online) late 1800s - early 1900s Read the page it is printed on
This photograph of a Wells community picnic took place at Sulphur Springs, probably on the 4th of July in 1920. Family and friends identified by Velma Rawie and her sister Bessie in 1994 include Velma (Bessie got in trouble for being away "craw-dadding" in Soap Creek while the photgraph was being taken), Alva Wise, Mrs. Wise, Arnold Barzee, Aunt Ella Williamson, Aunt Mattie Tomlinson, Beulah Douglas (Phelps), Harry Douglas, Clyde Tomlinson, Fern Barzee, Gene Beal, Glee Allen, Gus Dodele, Mabel Dodele, Hazel Lacey, Jesse Williamson, John A. Carter, Rose Carter, Leah Barzee, Uncle Lon Williamson, Mae Douglas, Mildred Douglas, Nina Torgeson, Pearl Carter, Roy Torgeson, Ruth Torgeson, Verle Dodele Ryals, Vida Holman, and Will Tomlinson. Photograph in the printed book, p. 34 (not yet online) probably 4th of July, 1920 Read the page it is printed on
The Wells Oregon Electric Substation, c. 1930 (often called "Wells Station't). The substation was operated by the Lacey family, who lived in a home provided by the Southern Pacific Railroad (S.P.R.R.). S.P. freight trains were driven by steam engines at that time, and often obtained water in from the water tank that is pictured. Photograph in the printed book, p. 40 (not yet online) c. 1930 Read the page it is printed on
North Palestine Church, Wells, Oregon (n.d.; probably 1900-1930). Located on the Tolbert Carter DLC. Funeral services for Carter were attended by "representative citizens from all over the county and this part of the state" at this church in October, 1899. Photograph in the printed book, p. 48 (not yet online) n.d.; probably 1900-1930 Read the page it is printed on
This photograph of Wells School's students and teachers in the early 1920s was provided by Wilma Rohner. Coffin Butte and Gus and Mabel Dodele's house and barn can be seen in the background. In 1994, Velma Rawie and her sister, Bessie, were able to identify the following people: Teachers Gladys Groocock and Mr. Fish (Fish's son stands directly in front of his father, to the far right of the group and Mrs. Groocock is on his father's right), Art Ivers, Bessie Price (Velma was too young to attend school at the time), Camilla Ivers, Clive Cook, Jakie Rohner, Dean Allen, Delois Morss, Don Tomlinson, Doris McClain (Dannen), Ed Ivers, Edith Rohner, Eldon Dixon, Ila Mae Cook, Levita McClain, Lyle Carter, Margarite Allen, Owen Cook, Robert McClain, Russel Morss, Vernon Morss, Violet Haight, Walter Dixon, and Walter Vanderpool. Photograph in the printed book, p. 56 (not yet online) early 1920s Read the page it is printed on
Wells Public School, c.1910. Photograph in the printed book, p. 66 (not yet online) c.1910 Read the page it is printed on
Velma Carter and Bessie Price, walking to Wells school along the Red Electric railroad tracks, c.1921. Photograph in the printed book, p. 77 (not yet online) c.1921 Read the page it is printed on
This photograph of Velma Rawie was published in the Corvallis Gazette-Times in 1962. Photograph in the printed book, p. 80 (not yet online) 1962 Read the page it is printed on
Copy of an 1881 bifi of sale to James Gingles for a piano to be delivered to the Wells Store. The piano was probably intended for use at the Gingles Church or the Gingles School. Daniel F. Beauy may have been a distant relation to the Beatty family that homesteaded in the Tampico area during the 1850s. Photograph in the printed book, p. 84 (not yet online) 1881 Read the page it is printed on
Tolbert Carter, probably taken about the time he served in the Oregon State legislature. This former portrait of Tolbert Carter may have been taken as early as 1872, when he was first elected to the Oregon State Legislature as the Benton County Representative, or as recent as 1895, when he was serving a 4-year term as the Joint Senator of both Lincoln and Benton Counties. Photograph in the printed book, p. 108 (not yet online) 1872-1895 Read the page it is printed on
Grandma Carter, taken about the same time as the photograph of her husband. Photograph in the printed book, p. 114 (not yet online) Read the page it is printed on

Index to this volume

Bob's own back-of-book index, made live: each page number opens that page of the transcript. Every heading also appears in the Series Index, where it gathers references from all fifteen monographs.

Ackerman Family 41

African Americans 13

Airplane 116

Allen, Dean 56

Allen, Glee 34

Allen, Margarite 56

American Indians

Baskets 87
Burning 87
Digger Indians 86
Huts 87
Mats 87
Modoc Indians 86
Sitting Bull 30

Anderson, Dr. H. J. ('Doe") 44

Animals, Domestic

Cattle 52, 87, 89
Chickens 31, 46
Coon Dogs 46
Dogs 98, 104
Geese 46
Hogs 46
Honey bees 94
Horses 25, 31, 44, 45, 55, 75, 87, 88, 89, 96, 100, 102, 110, 111
Horses, Arabian 75
Oxen 86, 87, 89, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 99, 100, 104, 106, 110, 115
Sheep 70, 90
Turkeys 46

Animals, Wild

Bucks 95
Coon (Racoon) 98
Deer 93
Does 95
Fawns 95
Frogs 52
Swan, mammoth white 102

Arizona 48

Window Rock (Town) 48

Arkansas 18

Arms, Roscoe 7

Associations

Oregon Pioneers 1

Automobiles 5, 116

Ford, Model T 9, 57

Avery, J. C. 100

Barzee Family 35, 38

Barzee, Arnold 34, 35

Barzee, Fern 34, 35

Barzee, Leah 34, 35

Beal, S. Eugene "Gene" 34

Beals Hill 74

Belieu, Leander 115

Birds, Wild

China Pheasants 45
Ducks 45, 46, 52, 101
Geese 45, 46, 98, 98, 101, 102
Hawks 46
Owls 46
Pheasants 45
Swans 102

Black History

Reynolds Family 76
Smith, Bud 76

Blacks [African Americans] 75

Blake, Charlotte E. "Lottie" 69

Blake, Ed 59, 68, 69

Bowers Slough 68

Brodie Family 25

Brown Family 41

Businesses

Coleman's Jewelry 24
Dixon Creek Dental Offices 15
Fred Meyer 69
J. A. Carter's Dry Goods Store 10
Medo-Land Creamery 33
Northwest Natural Gas 9
Swept Wing Motel 39
Swept Wing Restaurant 39
Wilson Motors' Ford Garage 54

Cabins 13, 98, 100

Cahoon Family 41

Calapooia Mountain 96

California 30, 90, 91, 104, 111

Calloway Family 41

Camp Adair 9, 16, 39, 41, 43, 47, 59, 60, 68, 74, 76, 78, 82

Carter Family 9, 36

Carter, Elmer Pearl (1880-1937) 1, 5, 34

Carter, Elvin 4

Carter, Eston Avery "Mox" (1882-1956) 5, 72

Carter, Harry 30

Carter, Johannan 30

Carter, John A. (1855-1936) 4, 5, 10, 11, 34

Carter, Lyle 56

Carter, Martha Angeline Bileui "Grandma" (1834-1937) 1, 2, 3, 85

Carter, Mary Williamson (1863-1937) 5, 9

Carter, Perry 3, 3, 4, 14, 14, 116

Carter, Rose Elizabeth Price 2, 30, 34, 62, 63, 64, 114, 115

Carter, Smiley 30

Carter, Tolbert (1825-1899) 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 30, 48, 81, 85, 108, 109, 112, 115

Carter, Velma Pearl 1, 3, 5, 77

Cemeteries 20, 20, 109

Gingles 14
Locke 4
Lutheran 53
Palestine 1, 4, 41
Pioneer 20
Ridder's 20

Chinese 75

Coffin Butte [Benton Co.] 5, 9, 10, 37, 56, 68, 70

Coleman Family 24

Coleman, Alfred 24

Cook, Clive 56

Cook, Ila Mae 56

Cook, Owen 56

Creeks

Berry [Benton Co.] 50, 57, 67, 68
Bowers Slough [Benton Co.] 52, 68
Calloway [Benton Co.] 68
Canyon [Douglas Co.] 93
Dixon [Benton Co.] 46
Grave [Douglas Co.] 91, 98
Maxfield [Benton Co.] 8
Mill [YamhillCo.] 73
Soap [Benton Co.] 3, 5, 24, 31, 33, 34, 42, 57, 67, 68, 81

Crops

Barley 15
Hay 15, 67
Hops 31, 47
Oats 15
Tobacco 98
Wheat 15, 96, 104

Crowley Family 99

Crowley, Thomas 98

Dannen Family 42

Dannen, Doris McClain 42

Dannen, George 41

Dickey Family 49

Diseases

Polio 24

Dixon, Eldon 56

Dixon, Walter 56

Dodele, Gus 34, 36

Dodele, Mabel 34, 56

Dodele, Paul 36

Douglas, Harry 34, 37

Douglas, Mae 34

Douglas, Mildred 34

Driver, [Reverend] 14

Dunn Forest [Paul M. Dunn Forest] 60

Edgar, Lizzy 7

Elizabeth, Rose 1

England

Britain 89

Epidemics 8

Flu Epidemic of 1918 8

Europe 58

Farm Equipment & Tools

Combines 25
Plow 16, 45, 110
Tractors 45, 53, 54
Wagon 25, 88, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 101, 110, 115
Wagon, Cook 25

Farming

Dairy 52, 53, 54

Farms

Rawie Dairy Farm 52

Federal Government

Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA] 48
U.S. Army 20, 49, 75, 92

Filipino 76

Fish & Aquatic Animals

Fish 31, 37, 53, 56, 106, 111
Trout 53

Fish, (Son of Wells Teacher) 56

Fish, Mr. (Teacher) 56

Floods 73, 100, 111

Flowers, Domestic

Roses 1, 8, 30, 34, 81, 92

Flu Epidemic of 1918 8

Ford Family [Polk Co.] 6

Ford, Nathaniel 6

French Settlement 104

Fruit & Nuts

Apples 29, 31
Cherries 47
Pears 29
Walnuts 29, 47, 52

Germans 58

Gingles Family 14

Gingles, James 13

Glender Family 38

Glender, Eugene Carl (1923-) 39

Glenders Hill 75

Govier Family 38

Grabe, Lorna Dohrer 81

Graves 91, 98, 109

Griffin, Goldy 42

Griffin, John 42

Groocock, Gladys 56

Haight, Violet 56

Helmick Park [Polk Co.] 59

Himes, George H. 85

Hodges Family 9

Hodges, Mary Carter 4, 9

Holidays

4th of July 38
Birthday 115
Christmas 21, 57, 58, 75, 81
Halloween 57, 81
Saint Patrick's Day 18

Holman Family 36, 38

Holman, Vida 34

Hospital Hill 59, 68

Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) 90, 104, 109, 110

Illinois

Morgan County 3, 85

Insects

Bees 57, 81, 94

Ivers, Art 56

Ivers, Camilla 56

Ivers, Ed 42, 43, 56

Kansas 95

Kings Valley [Benton Co.] 7, 8

Klamath Lake 89

Klamath River 90

Lacey Family 24

Lacey, Hazel 34

Lane, Jim 32

Lauridsen, Myra Moore 5

Lewis, Hamen (c. 1820-?) 10, 10, 23, 23, 60, 61, 63

Lewis, Hamen C. (1847-?) 10, 60, 61, 100

Lewis, Ralph 61

Linville Family 97

Linville, Willard 97

Logging 111

Long Tom River 99

Lost River 86, 89

Mammals, Wild

Bears 92
Beaver 45, 90
Coyotes 45
Deer 45, 93, 94, 95, 98, 101
Mice 46
Mice, Field 46
Moles 46
Rabbits 68
Rabbits, Jack 68
Raccoons 13, 46, 98
Wolves 87, 91

McClain, Levita 56

McClain, Robert 41, 56, 59

McClain, Yvonne Brown 59

Mills

Fisher's Mill 23

Minerals

Gold 15, 36, 58, 91, 111

Minnesota 48

Missouri 3, 85, 97, 115

Montana 48, 65

Missoula (Town) 65

Moore, Myra [Lauridsen] 5

Moore, Samuel H. 5

Morss, Delois 56

Morss, Russel 56

Morss, Vernon 56

Mountains & Named Peaks

Coffin Butte [Benton Co.] 5, 9, 10, 37, 56, 68, 70
Poison Oak [Benton Co.] 75
Ryal's Hill 9

Murphy, Elizabeth Gragg Fleischman "Bessie" 15, 16

Nevada 81, 87

Noise, [Mrs.] 23

Orchards 29, 43

Rawie 29

Oregon Cities & Towns

Adair Village 69
Albany 4, 5, 9, 18, 38, 39
Alsea 48
Buena Vista 51
Canyonville 93, 94
Corvallis 1, 4, 5, 10, 16, 18, 21, 23, 35, 36, 44, 58, 69, 75, 76, 80, 81, 82, 85, 97, 99, 100, 116
Dallas 102, 115
Eugene 39, 98
Fossil 73
Independence 32, 41, 42, 51
Jefferson 49
Lebanon 8, 39
Lewisburg 10
Mill Creek 73
Mountain View 57, 67, 69
Palestine 1, 2, 4, 9, 41, 48, 64, 116
Philomath 42
Portland 21, 32, 81, 109, 110
Rickreall 6, 7, 35
Salem 4, 6, 7, 103, 104, 110
Suver 41, 59, 67, 68
Tampico 35, 57, 67, 74, 75, 84
Wells 3, 4, 8, 10, 13, 14, 17, 21, 24, 26, 30, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 52, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 64, 66, 68, 73, 77, 81, 82, 84, 115
Wellsdale 41, 60, 81
Yamhill 21

Oregon Counties

Benton 3, 5, 8, 10, 32, 60, 82, 85, 100, 108, 115, 116
Lincoln 108
Polk 8, 102, 115, 116

Oregon Donation Land Claim [DLC] 1, 9, 60, 62

Oregon Pioneers Association 1

Oregon State University 3, 5, 12, 81, 109

Campus Police Office 16
College of Forestry 47
Parker Stadium 16
Peavy Arboretum 9, 10, 74

Packwood, William 106

Palestine Hill 9, 116

Pearl Harbor 18, 82

Peavy Arboretum 9, 10, 74

Perkin, Price 8

Phelps Family 37

Pioneer Days 85, 112

Post Office

Wells 12

Price Family 7

Price, Anson "Pete" 8

Price, Bessie Elizabeth 7, 7, 15, 16, 34, 56, 77

Price, Earl 8

Price, Fred 8

Price, George 8

Price, Rovia 8

Railroads 12, 21, 23, 40, 81

Red Electric 21, 24, 77
Southern Pacific [SP] 40

Rawie, Melvin Carter "Moe" (b. 1941) 18, 82

Rawie, Ralph David (1908-1983) 30

Rawie, Ralph David, Jr. (b. 1939) 69

Rawie, Tonya Michelle 5, 65

Rawie, Traci Melinda 5, 65

Rawie, Velma Carter (b. 1916) 1, 34, 56, 80, 81, 109

Recreation

Baseball 57
Basket Socials 21
Camping 103
Card Playing 50, 61
Christmas plays 21
Community dances 21
Coon (Racoon) Hunting 46
Dancing 23, 50
Fishing 31, 31, 47, 53
Foot Racing 37
Genealogy 30
Golf 9
Horseshoe pitching 37
Hunting 46, 47, 64, 95
Movies 72
Music 13, 101
Picnicking 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 59
Pie Socials 21
Quilting 39, 81
Shopping 5, 116
Swimming 33, 37, 37, 51, 52, 94, 95, 100, 102
Target Shooting 46
Toy trucks 55
Wading 37
Wrestling 37

Reed, Columbus 10

Reed, Thomas 10, 10, 100

Reed, Walter 10

Religion 50, 51, 58

Baptism 51
Church 1, 2, 9, 13, 14, 23, 48, 49, 50, 58, 81, 84, 111
Church of God 49
Palestine Church 1
Revival Church 14, 26, 51
Revivals 14
Sunday School 14, 15, 50, 51, 81

Reptiles

Snakes 110

Reynolds Family 76

Ridder Family 20

Rivers & Lakes

Columbia 104, 106, 109
Cowlitz 106
Luckiamute 31, 33, 38, 51, 73
Marys 100, 101
Rogue 90
Willamette 51, 103

Roads & Trails

10th Street 53
31st Street 16
Applegate Trail 1, 63
Elmwood 53
Granger-Independence Road 42
Granger Road 9
Highland Way 53
Highway 20 39
Highway 99 10
I-5 46
Independence Road 41
Kings Road 15
Maxfield Creek Road 8
Oregon Trail 1, 6, 62, 63
River Road 9
Spring Hill Road 9
Walnut Street 52
Western Avenue 16

Rohner Family 58

Rohner, Edith 56

Rohner, J. E. Anill "Doc" 58

Rohner, John Jacob 56, 57, 59, 69

Ryals, Verle Dodele 34

Sawmills

Valley Mills 24

Schools

Berry Creek 57, 67
Corvallis High School 10
Drum 67
Franklin 69
Gingles 55
Harding 16
Mountain View 57, 67
Soap Creek 57, 67, 67
Tampico 57
Wells 10, 55, 56, 77

Sheppard Family 42

Sheppard, John 42

Simpson, Jerry 95

Simpson, John 99

Smith, Bud 76

Smith, Green Berry 102

Soap Creek Valley 3, 5

South Dakota 48

Aberdeen (Town) 48

Sulphur Springs 31, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 59, 68

Swiss 35

Tampico Ridge 74, 75

Taylor, Clara Carter 4

Telephones 2, 44, 65

Texas

El Paso (Town) 49

Tomlinson Family 5, 14, 23

Tomlinson, Clyde (1877-1950) 14, 14, 34, 36, 36

Tomlinson, Donald 12, 12, 56

Tomlinson, Martha Carter "Mattie" 14, 34, 109

Tomlinson, Mattie 11, 14, 34, 36, 109

Tomlinson, Will 34

Tool, Dan 97

Torgeson, Nina 34, 36

Torgeson, Roy 34, 36

Torgeson, Ruth 34

Trains

Passenger, Red Electric 21, 24

Trees

Cedar 88
Cherry tree 47
Christmas Trees 57, 75
Fir 74, 99
Locust tree 43, 44, 47
Maple tree 73
Oak 73, 74, 75
Pine 73, 99
Walnut tree 29, 47

Tule Lake 86, 89

Umpqua River 93, 95

Vancouver 7, 90

Vanderpool, Walter 56

Vegetables & Herbs

Potatoes 47

Vegetation

Anise, wild 96, 97, 102
Ferns 34, 35
Onions, Wild 74
Poison Oak 73, 74, 75
Salal 96
Tules 86, 87, 88

Walker, [Senator] 32

Washington 4, 7, 48, 49, 90, 111

Everett (Town) 49
Garfield (Town) 48
"Palouse Country" 48
Puget Sound 104

Weather

Columbus Day Storm 73
Rain 93, 94, 95, 101, 104
Snow 73, 97, 100, 104, 109
Wind 72, 73

Wiese Family 52

Wiese, Edna 52

Wildflowers 67, 70

Bird Bills 70
Buttercups 70
Cat's Ears 70
Iris, Wild ("Flags") 70
Ladyslippers 70
Lamb's Quarter 87

Willamette River 51, 103, 104

Willamette Valley 97, 98, 115

Williamson (Great Grandma) 6

Williamson (Great Grandpa) 6

Williamson Family 9, 36

Williamson, Edgar 7

Williamson, Ella 34, 36

Williamson, Jesse 7, 7, 34, 35

Williamson, Lon 34

Williamson, Mary 6

Williamson, Rob 36

Wilson Game Farm 76

Wise, (Mrs. Alva) 34

Wise, Alva 34

Wood Products

Fire Wood 43, 101

Wood, Arlie 94

Woodcock Family 36, 38

World War II

Pearl Harbor 18, 82

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As printed: Zybach, Bob 1994. Velma Carter Rawie. A History of the Carter Family and the Town of Wells, Benton County, Oregon: 1845-1941. Soap Creek Valley History Project, Monograph #10. Oregon State University Research Forests and College of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon: 130 pp.
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