John H Bateman b. 1815 England died Oregon
John H. Bateman, member of Buell wagon train over Oregon trail in 1847, was b. 1815 in England,married Phoebe Maxson (Maxon) in Washington Co. Iowa March 14, 1843.She was born November 13, 1816 in VA and died April 08, 1895 in Linn Co., OR.One reference indicates he died in 1895. another in 1898.On December 11, 1849, John Bateman was elected the first treasurer of Linn Co., OR and served for one year, collecting a single $0.50 fine.
He was a cooper by trade.His daughter Mary wrote "My father made shoes for all of the family.He was quite in demand in all the countryside as a barrel, bucket and tub maker.The fact is that he was a cooper by trade.He had learned the trade while a boy in England, and he found that his services in the new world, particularly in the midwest and west were very acceptable.Upon arriving in Linn County, he found that there were practically no coopers here.My father has the distinction of making by hand nearly all of the tubs, barrels, and buckets for the pioneers of his neighborhood."
John was in the census of Lebanon, Or., in 1860.Both John and Phoebe were buried in Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery, Linn Co. OR.
Would like to correspond with family members about his travel to, and life in, Oregon, as well as relation to the Conner family through his wife's sister Nancy.
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