BENTON COUNTY

CEMETERY RECORDS:

Umatilla County Cemeteries Vol. 1. Pendleton, Oregon: Blue Mountain Genealogical Society, 1998. Contains Agency, Homily, McKay, Old Agency, St. Andrews, Thornhollow, Tutuilla.

Umatilla County Cemeteries Vol. 2. Pendleton, Oregon: Blue Mountain Genealogical Society, 1998. Contains Albee, Gilliland, Meacham, Mountain View, Pilot Rock, Skyview, Stanfield, Ukiah, Vinson.

Umatilla County Cemeteries Vol. 3. Pendleton, Oregon: Blue Mountain Genealogical Society, nd. Contains Olney.

Wilson, Garland E. Cemetery Inscriptions Milton-Freewater, Oregon 1884-1984. Privately printed, 1984. Contains Milton IOOF.

Yesterday’s Roll Call. Portland, Oregon: Genealogical Forum of Portland, 1970. Contains: Agency (Indian), Albee, Athena, Baumgardner Family, Bowlus, Civil War Veterans, Darr Family, DeSpain Gulch, Echo, Foster, Gallager, Hannah Family, Helix, Holdman, Kees, Meacham, Milton Freewater IOOF, Milton IOOF, Mountain Valley, Nolin, Olney, Pilot Rock, Pioneer Park, Pleasant View, St. Andrews Mission (Indian), Thorn Hollow (Indian), Tribble Family, Tutuilla Presbyterian Mission (Indian), Ukiah, Umatilla, Valley, Vinson, Weston.

CENSUS RECORDS:

Hiday, Mrs. Harry I. 1870 Umatilla County Census. Portland, Oregon: Genealogical Forum of Portland, 1965.

CITY/COUNTY HISTORIES:

Buan, Carolyn, ed. The First Oregonians an Illustrated Collection of Essays on Traditional Lifeways, Federal-Indian Relations, and the State’s Native People Today. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Council for the Humanities, 1991

NEWSPAPERS:

Masters, Lois Logan. Hermiston Herald Obituaries. 1995.

VITAL RECORDS:

Munnick, Harriet D. Catholic Church Records of The Northwest; Missions of St. Ann And St. Rose of The Cayouse (1847-1888), Walla Walla and Frenchtown (1859-1872), and Frenchtown (1872-1888). Portland, Oregon: Binford & Mort, 1989.

Umatilla County, Oregon Marriages, 1862-1894. Pendleton, Oregon: Blue Mountain Genealogical Society, 1987.

Wilson, Garland. Early Marriages of Walla Walla County, Washington Territory, 1862 - 1899. Private printing. (Pendleton Public Library) (Many early Umatilla County people went to Walla Walla to be married.)

Note: for an explanation of nineteenth century Oregon birth records, see "Nineteenth Century Oregon Birth Records."

Inventory of Umatilla County Resources
in Connie Lenzen's Library

I use my on-site genealogical library of books, microfilms, and CDs for client projects. It saves time and money when the resource is next to my computer.

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If you find a book that interests you, use WorldCat to locate it in a library and request it on Interlibrary Loan.

Note: the following Umatilla County, Oregon, resources have been donated to the Athena Public Library.