# Sherman County, Oregon History > Sharing the History of Sherman County, Oregon ## Pages - [Public Art, Murals, Itinerant Sign Painters, Heritage and Monuments](https://shermancountyoregon.com/public-art/): Public art in Sherman County, Oregon, has a long history dating back to the 1890s. This collection includes work in the the following categories – Murals, Mosaics and Mascots; Itinerant Sign Painters and Artists; Heritage and Monuments; Business; and Government. If you would like to contribute information, photos and/or corrections please send us a note. We would appreciate your engagement. - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1978 – 1981](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1978-1981/): The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal on the microfilm roll containing the issues from June 1, 1978 to August 6, 1981. June 1, 1978 Graveside services were held at Canyon City last Friday at 1 p.m. for Mrs. Cliff (Wilma) Rasmussen. She is survived by her husband Cliff, two sons and a daughter. Attending the services from here were Mr. and Mrs. Curlie DeMoss, Don DeMoss, Mrs. John Buck, Kim Buck, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lohrey, Craig Lohrey, Mr. and Mrs. Bu_ Kock and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Weber… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1976 – 1978](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1976-1978/): The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal on the microfilm roll containing the issues from January 1, 1976 to May 25, 1978. January 1, 1976 Cassie Holmes Rites Scheduled Tuesday. Cassie Ann Holmes, 84, The Dalles died Saturday in The Dalles after a long illness. Miss Holmes was born Dec. 16, 1891 in Grass Valley.  She spent her early years in Grass Valley and then attended St. Mary’s Academy in The Dalles, graduating in 1912. She taught for two years in Sherman County before taking nursing training at St. Vincent… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1973 – 1975](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1973-1975/): The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal on the microfilm roll containing the issues from January 4, 1973 to December 25, 1975. January 4, 1973 Grass Valley. Mae Palmer, aunt of Mrs. Frank Ketter and Mrs. Don Smith and sister of Mrs. Maude Bevens who just passed away last month, passed away at John Day last Thursday and she was 92 years old. January 11, 1973 January 18, 1973 McDermid Rites Today. Jack McDermid, superintendent of Sherman Experiment Station here, died suddenly Sunday evening at his home.  He was 58.… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1969 – 1972](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1969-1972/): The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal on the microfilm roll containing the issues from November 27, 1969 to December 26, 1972. November 27, 1969 December 4, 1969 December 11, 1969 December 18, 1969 Services Tuesday For Iva Dams, 74. Funeral for Iva Mae Dams, 74, a 40 year resident of Sherman County who died Thursday at a local nursing home, was held at 2 p.m., Tuesday at Smith Callaway Chapel with the Rev. Paul Sweeney in charge.  Burial followed at the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Mrs. Dams was born May… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1967 – 1969](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1967-1969/): Obituaries 1967 – 1969 The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from January 5, 1967 to November 20, 1969. January 5, 1967 Graveside Services Friday Afternoon For Aden Axtell. Aden Kerr Axtell, long time resident of Moro passed away at his home here December 27 at the age of 81.   At the age of 12 he moved with his family from Blanchard, Iowa and settled on a farm east of Moro, now owned by Carrol Sayrs. He was married to Maude Gregg in 1917… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1963 – 1966](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1963-1966/): Obituaries 1963 – 1966 The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from July 26, 1963 to December 29, 1966. July 26, 1963 August 2, 1963 Services Held At Grass Valley Church For George H. Wilcox. George Horace Wilcox, 67, died at The Dalles Monday after a long illness caused by heart trouble.  Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at two o’clock from the Grass Valley Baptist church with Rev. Harry Atkins officiating followed by interment in the Grass Valley cemetery. Mr. Wilcox was… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1958 – 1963](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1958-1963/): Obituaries 1958 – 1963 The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from January 3, 1958 to July 19, 1963. January 3, 1958 M. B. Taylor Dies In Portland. Mrs. Millard B. Taylor (Mattie J. Bailey) died at her home in Portland Wednesday morning after a long illness that has kept her bedfast for many years.  Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Colonial Mortuary followed by vault entombment.  Friends are requested to omit flowers and to contribute to the White… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1952 – 1957](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1952-1957/): Obituaries 1952 – 1957 The following are the obituaries and death notices contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from January 4, 1952 to December 27, 1957. January 4, 1952 Wert Pointer Found Dead; Heart Attack Probable Cause. Wert Ralph (Doc) Pointer, 38, was found dead in the house on the Bud Belshe place last Thursday about four o’clock, by Belshe himself who had come up from his home in The Dalles to visit his ranch.  He found that Pointer who has been employed on the ranch had apparently started to… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1947 – 1951](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1947-1951/): Obituaries 1947 – 1951 The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from July 4, 1947 to December 28, 1951. July 4, 1947 July 11, 1947 Former Kent Resident Dies In Nampa, Cal. Of Heart Attack. Cecil Cunningham former Kent resident, died Sunday at Nampa, California of a heart attack.  He is survived by his widow and two sons and a daughter by a previous marriage.  E.C. Smith and Mrs. Cunningham’s son, Ted Schadewitz left for Nampa Monday morning. [Napa?] July 18, 1947 Charles… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1942 – 1947](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1942-1947/): Obituaries 1942 – 1947 The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from May 15, 1942 to June 27, 1947. May 22, 1942 Ladru Barnum Funeral Attended by Many Friends. Ladru Barnum, former Sherman county banker and merchant who was known to every resident, died in The Dalles Monday morning after a ten day illness. “Dru” Barnum was born in Moro, May 17, 1877, being the first child born in this city.  He was but a few hours past his 65th birthday at the… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1936 – 1942](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1936-1942/): Obituaries 1936 – 1942 The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from August 28, 1936 to May 8, 1942. August 28, 1936 September 4, 1936 September 11, 1936 September 18, 1936 Carsten von Borstel Buried In Portland. Carsten von Borstel died at his Portland home Sunday after a lingering illness that has kept him indoors for several months.  The funeral was held Thursday in Portland and was attended by many Sherman county friends of the deceased. Came to County in Eighties.    von Borstel… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries 1931 – 1936](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries-1931-1936/): Obituaries 1931 – 1936 The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from March 6, 1931 to August 21, 1936. March 6, 1931 March 13, 1931 March 20, 1931 Mrs. Ralph Eaton Buried. Funeral services were held in Wasco Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Ralph Eaton who died in The Dalles last Saturday. Beatrice Estelle Eaton was the daughter of Charles Harper of Wasco and had lived in Sherman county the larger part of her thirty three years. Thursday of last week she suffered a paralytic… - [Sherman County Observer Obituaries](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-observer-obituaries/): Sherman County Observer Obituaries 1900 – 1931 Moro, Sherman County, Oregon The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Observer, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from January 19, 1900 to October 6, 1905. January 19, 1900 January 26, 1900 February 2, 1900 C.W. Stokes died of consumption at the home of her mother Mrs. Slater, and brothers, in Moro last week. February 9, 1900 M. Anderson, long and favorably known as one of the most energetic farmers of Sherman county, died in the county hospital in this city Wednesday afternoon,… - [Sherman County News Obituaries](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-news-obituaries/): Wasco, Sherman County, Oregon The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County News, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from August 19, 1927 to August 29, 1930. August 19, 1927 Early Day Settler Passes At Ripe Age. Woodburn, Ore., Aug. 19. — David A. McKee, 92, died at his home in this city last night.  He was a native of Louisville, and moved with his parents to Missouri, coming with them across the plains behind an ox team in 1850.  It required six months to make the journey, and they had… - [Sherman County Journal Obituaries](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/sherman-county-journal-obituaries/): The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Sherman County Journal, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from; March 6, 1931 to August 21, 1936 August 28, 1936 to May 8, 1942 May 15, 1942 to June 27, 1947 July 4, 1947 to December 28, 1951 January 4, 1952 to December 27, 1957 January 3, 1958 to July 19, 1963 July 26, 1963 to December 29, 1966 January 5, 1967 to November 20, 1969 November 27, 1969 to December 26, 1972 January 4, 1973 to December 25, 1975 January 1, 1976 to May… - [The Hermiston Herald Obituaries](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/hermiston-herald-obituaries/): Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon Notes, not quotes, from obituaries with Sherman County connections. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/or/umatilla/obits.herm_m.txt XXXII #47 – 13 July 1939 Theo Beletski, 73, born 8 February in Poland; to Wasco County, OR 1898; wife Esther, 1 daughters, 1 brother, 1 sister; buried Wasco, OR. #42-26 , #46, #47 – 22 June 1950 & 29 June 1950 Clemit C. Brock, Hermiston, son of Sam Brock, b. 5 September 1924, Shell Knob, MO; To Hermiston 1941; died veterans hospital in Vancouver, WA 19 June 1950; WW II vet; parents and 4 brothers; buried Hermiston Cemetery. #33-26 – 15 February 1940 Buhman, born… - [Wasco News Enterprise Obituaries](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/wasco-news-enterprise-obituaries/): Wasco, Sherman County, Oregon The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Wasco News Enterprise, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from August 16, 1923 to August 12, 1927. August 16, 1923 August 23, 1923 August 30, 1923 Mrs. Margaret Knapp, wife of Ole Knapp, farmer in the John Day river section, died at the Cottage Home hospital here last Thursday morning at 10:30 o’clock.  She leaves her husband and two daughters, aged two years and two months respectively.  The body was shipped from The Dalles Friday, and burial was near Lewiston, Idaho,… - [Moro Observer Obituaries](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/moro-observer-obituaries/): Moro, Sherman County Oregon Except for a few in far places with no connection, the following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Moro Observer, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from July 16, 1896 to November 17, 1899, the following missing issues: September 10, 1896; January 1898 thru March 3, 1899; March 24 & 31, 1899.  The title changed from the Moro Observer to the Sherman County Observer on September 1, 1897. July 16, 1896 In Memorian    Wasco, July 11, ’96. — At a regular meeting of the W.T. Sherman Relief Corps,… - [Wasco News Obituaries](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/wasco-news-obituaries/): Wasco, Sherman County, Oregon The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Wasco News, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from October 28, 1897 to May 9, 1902, with issues missing from February 22, 1900 to May 2, 1902. October 28, 1897 John W. Bachus committed suicide in Portland recently, that his wife might get the amount of his insurance.  Perhaps he might have been poor, and while the wife may be better off without him, yet the deed was that of a coward.  Any fool can die, but it takes a well-balanced… - [The People's Republic Obituaries](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/peoples-republic-obituaries/): Moro, Sherman County, Oregon The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of The People’s Republic, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from April 21, 1898 to June 23, 1899. April 21, 1898 Found Dead.  From the Moro Leader.    Mark Hayden, about 60 years of age, a brother of Ben Hayden, of Salem, started to go to the Seeley ranch Tuesday, the 12th, from Wasco. He got within about a mile of his destination, when he dropped dead, apparently without much pain or struggle.  Saturday, friends not hearing from him, a search party, consisting of Mr. Lucus, B.… - [Moro Leader Obituaries](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/moro-leader-obituaries/): Moro, Sherman County, Oregon  The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Moro Leader, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from March 2, 1898 to February 21, 1900.  Missing issues include: September 28, 1898 and October 5, 1898. March 2, 1898 March 9, 1898 March 16, 1898 March 23, 1898 Died — at the family residence, near Moro, on Thursday morning, March 17th, Mrs. Mary B. McGrath, aged 43 years. She had been sick about three weeks, and suffered great agony toward the last.  T here are left to mourn her loss a husband and… - [Moro Bulletin Obituaries](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/moro-bulletin-obituaries/): Moro, Sherman County, Oregon The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Moro Bulletin, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from June 5, 1902 to November 13, 1902. June 5, 1902 June 12, 1902 June 19, 1902 June 26, 1902 July 3, 1902 July 10, 1902 July 17, 1902 July 24, 1902 Pat McDonald of Monkland went to Vancouver on Sunday to help make arrangements for Jim Hand‘s funeral. James Hand of Rutledge died at Vancouver, Wash., on Saturday last.  Mr. Hand has been ailing for a long time, but felt so much better lately that… - [Grass Valley Journal Obituaries 1898 – 1931](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/grass-valley-journal-obituaries/): Grass Valley, Sherman County, Oregon The following are the death notices and obituaries contained within the pages of the Grass Valley Journal, on the microfilm roll containing the issues from October 7, 1898 to January 25, 1907.  There are numerous missing issues, including all of the year of 1900. October 7, 1898 Resolutions of Sympathy.  At a regular meeting of Grass Valley Lodge, No. 131, IOOF, held Sept. 24th, 1898, the following preamble and resolutions were unaminously adopted: Whereas — It has pleased our Heavenly Father to remove from our midst Mrs. Amanda King, the mother of our esteemed Brother,… - [Obituaries Index](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/obituaries-index/) - [Obituaries](https://shermancountyoregon.com/obituaries/): This collection is a gift from Chris Sanders. A skilled genealogist, she is married to Lee Sanders, a descendant of the Sanders, Morrow and Root families of Sherman County. We appreciate her untold hours of reading newspapers on microfilm and transcribing obituaries. It began like this: Three local history fans were with others at the Wasco Methodist and Sun Rise cemeteries during the annual spring clean-up day. During a lunch break, Chris Sanders of Kettle Falls, Washington, asked Mark Fields of Salem, Oregon, how she could help with his Sun Rise Cemetery records update project. Sherry Kaseberg had microfilms of… - [Biggs](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-towns/biggs/): Biggs was first located on the east bank at the mouth of Spanish Hollow. It grew as a post telegraph and express town and rail station at the junction of the main Oregon Rail & Navigation Company / Union Pacific Railroad line along the Columbia River and the Columbia Southern Railway branch into Sherman County, The present day junction is formed by Highway 30, Highway 97 and Interstate-84. William H. Biggs secured land at Wasco in 1880 and served as a state legislator about 1886 before the county was formed in 1889. He was instrumental in developing legislation that required… - [Moro Cemetery](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-cemeteries/cemetery-moro/): Compiled by Sherry (Woods) Kaseberg Moro Cemetery, 1965 Survey with Notes The Moro Cemetery was operated by the Moro IOOF Lodge. “Moro IOOF – MEMORANDUM. It is hereby understood and agreed by and between the trustees of the Oddfellows Cemetery Association of Moro that the price of lots in the cemetery shall be as follows: – To members of the Order of Odd Fellows, for each lot $5.00 – To non-members $5.00 – To those who had deceased friends or relatives buried in the old cemetery and removed to the Odd Fellows Cemetery $1.00. Dated at Moro, Oregon – October… - [Vietnam War](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-military/sherman-county-military-vietnam-war/): Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975 and cast a shadow across Sherman County. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese army was supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies and the South Vietnamese army was supported by the United States, Philippines and other anti-communist allies. With 450,000 U.S. troops now in Vietnam, it is time that Congress decided whether… - [Korean Conflict](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-military/sherman-county-military-korean-conflict/): Korean Conflict Foreign wars continues to have an impact on Sherman County. The Korean conflict was based on the division between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the north and the Republic of Korea in the south, both of which claimed to be the government of the whole country. During the Cold War, North Korea was backed by the Soviet Union, China, and other Communist states, and South Korea was backed by the United States and its allies. The division of Korea occurred at the end of World War Two in 1945. Tensions erupted into the Korean War in 1950 People… - [Spanish American War](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-military/sherman-county-military-spanish-american-war/): The Spanish American War “On April 25, 1898, President William McKinley issued the first call for volunteers for the Spanish-American War. Oregon responded at once by furnishing one complete regiment of infantry, which was designated the Second Oregon. The regiment was mobilized at Irvington Park in Portland, which was named Camp McKinley, where troops were equipped and trained. Under the command of Col. Owen Summers, the regiment was ordered to San Francisco and departed from that port on May 25, 1898. The expedition arrived at the Philippine Islands on June 1. The Oregon troops played an important part in many… - [Grant Methodist Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-grant-methodist-church/): A Methodist church reportedly served the Grant community. The plat for grant reserved one block for the Methodist Church. No other information has been collected. If you have records, data, or photos to share please contact me.   - [DeMoss Springs United Brethren Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-demoss-springs-united-brethren-church/): This pleasant little village consisted of a post office, store, blacksmith shop, two churches, Baptist and United Brethren, two warehouses, a mill and telephone service. ~ 1905 Illustrated History of Central Oregon.   - [DeMoss Springs Baptist Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-demoss-springs-baptist-church/): This was a pleasant little village consisting of a post office, store, blacksmith shop, two churches, Baptist and United Brethren, two warehouses, a mill, telephone service, and the summer home of the DeMoss family concertists. ~1905 Illustrated History of Central Oregon.   - [Wasco United Methodist Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-wasco-united-methodist-church/): As early as 1860 Wasco and Klickitat counties were part of the Walla Walla District served by a Methodist circuit minister, W.D. Nichols. The Methodist Episcopal Church built in Wasco under the charge of Rev. Frank R. Spaulding in 1883 was the first church built in the county. That building was moved S across the street and the present church was erected in 1902. From 1872 to 1900, pastors named in the circuit records for the area Columbia River S to Antelope include: J.H. Adams, J.W. Helm, R. Barrett, Frank R. Spaulding, Thomas Starns, W.H. Marks, T.V. Atkinson, M.R. Brown,… - [Wasco Church of Christ, Christian](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-wasco-church-of-christ-christian/): Wasco was platted in 1883 and the Wasco Church of Christ, Christian was built in 1888, the same year the first school was built. Members of this church about 1904 included the Anson, Coy, Gibson, Harper, Hill, Hines, Howell, Laughter, Mathias, Miller, Root, Sink, Sorber, Van Gilder, Walter, Webb and Wilde families. ~ Jerry Krewson; Kaseberg, Gleanings of the History of Sherman County Methodists, 1977. - [Spaulding Chapel](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-spaulding-chapel/): Spaulding Chapel was at the center of section 30, T1S, R18E near the head of Hay Canyon. Methodist missionary Rev. Frank R. Spaulding established the church in Upper Hay Canyon. Rev. Wright and Rev. Morrison were among early preachers. A beloved historic landmark for many years, it was burned in 2005. Rev. Spaulding married Catherine J. McDonald, a cousin of Robert J. Ginn of Umatilla and Sherman counties, in Umatilla County in 1885. They had 12 children: Rollin who married Adelia Cannon, Merrill who died in infancy in Umatilla County, Earl who married Bess Youell of Hood River, Frank, Olin B.,… - [Rutledge Methodist Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-rutledge-methodist-church/): In 1913 the Methodist church and a small burial ground were located at the center of section 2, T3S, R17E, somewhat S of the road that runs through the center of the section E to W.  Len Eakin bought and moved the church building to his farm about 1917. ~ Benny Payne; Emma Jean (Eakin) Smith. - [Rufus Full Gospel Assembly Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-rufus-full-gospel-assembly-church/): No information has been collected on the Rufus Full Gospel Assembly Church. If you have information to share, please contact me.   - [Rufus Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-rufus-circuit-methodist-episcopal-church/): In 1934 the Rufus Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church owned a quarter of section 20, T2N R18E, with the NW corner across the road from the Biglow schoolhouse.   - [Rufus Church of the Nazarene](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-rufus-church-of-the-nazarene/): In 1926, Joseph N. Speaks and Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Mathison of the Rufus church attended the Nazarene Assembly in Spokane. Rev. Thayer of The Dalles served as pastor of the Rufus church in 1926, and Rev. and Mrs. Boycourt left their work at Rufus. ~ Klickitat County Agriculturist, 11 June 1926.   - [Rufus Baptist Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-rufus-baptist-church/): No information has been collected on this church. If you have records, stories, and data to share please contact me.   - [Moro Methodist Episcopal Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-moro-methodist-episcopal-church/): In 1898 Rev. C.D. Nickelsen was pastor. ~ Wasco and Sherman County Directory 1898. - [Moro Friendship Baptist Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-moro-friendship-baptist-church/): In 1887 the Baptist meeting house in Moro was rebuilt, aided by $50 given by First Baptist Church of Portland. Rev. C.A. McIlroy was called to the pastorate and served until he was succeeded by Rev. M.T. Gage who was followed by Rev. J.H. Grant, pastor for about four years. C.H. Fredenburg was the next pastor in 1898-1900, from which time there is little recorded. A deacon for over 30 years and an organizing member of the Middle Oregon Baptist Association, Harrison Neece died in 1897, son of Baptist minister and revivalist in Missouri for over 40 years. The Baptist… - [Moro Community Presbyterian Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-moro-community-presbyterian-church/): Originally First Presbyterian Church of Grass Valley in Moro Elihu Bone Scott and Elihu Owen McCoy donated a city block for the Moro Community Presbyterian Church. The church was organized on July 10, 1887, and the first structure was built that year on the SW corner of the block at 4th and Scott. In 1900 it was moved to the NW corner, 4th and McCoy. At that time, a manse was built on the NE corner of the block at 5th and McCoy. Rev. J.M. Morrison was pastor when the church was founded, having come W from Clarinda, IA as… - [Monkland Presbyterian Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-monkland-presbyterian-church/): Monkland Presbyterian Church was formed in 1892 with 13 members. Rev. J.M. Morrison and Moro Presbyterian Church’s second pastor, Silas Elder, preached mornings in Moro, rode their horses to Monkland for an afternoon service and were back in Moro for the Sunday evening service. In 1921, most of the Monkland congregation joined with the one at Moro. ~ Heritage Homecoming Celebration, 110th Anniversary, Community Presbyterian Church, Moro, Oregon.   - [Middle Oregon Baptist Academy](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-middle-oregon-baptist-association/): The Middle Oregon Baptist Academy in Grass Valley began operating in October 1895. M.F.S. Henton, the first pastor of First Baptist Church, was instrumental in founding and operating the Academy. From 1895-1905 Middle Oregon Baptist Academy offered grades 1-12.  The school offered three courses of study: classical, normal/teaching, or business. It drew students from a wide area in the region. Founded by the Middle Oregon Baptist Association, the building was 48’ x 48’, two stories with a basement. It closed in 1904 and the deed quit-claimed to Alexander Scott a few years afterward. The Middle Oregon Baptist Association was organized in… - [Locust Grove United Brethren Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-locust-grove-united-brethren-church/): Gilford and Rose (Benton) Woodworth of Locust Grove donated land for the United Brethren church in the Grove. Diaries kept by Milon Van Gilder and stories told by early residents indicate that the church was built between May 5 to June 5, 1895 of lumber hauled from Goldendale with Mr. Van Gilder leading a crew “barn raising” style, followed by evening “camp meetings” when the church was finished. ~ Raymond Van Gilder, Milon Van Gilder’s diaries; Mark Fields; SC:FTR 23-2; Paulen Kaseberg; Belshe, They Paved the Way, 1976; Rod Johnson in Northwest Ruralite, undated.   - [Kent Christian Church & Kent Conservative Baptist Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/kent-christian-church-kent-conservative-baptist-church/): Existing records indicate that the church was first organized in November, 1913 as the Kent Christian Church. Charter members included Beulah Harbin, B.M. and Maud Sias, George & Martha Wilson, Jacob Wilson, Jerry and Leatitia Wilson, Essie Wilson and Anna Kelly Wilson. Walter Givens was the pastor in 1918, his first salary check being issued on June 10th for $302.  Pastor Givens’ wife was Grace. The church continued until it reorganized as the Kent Community Church on March 25, 1956.  Paul Bayles, who assumed the pastorate in May of 1950, served through the transition and continued to minister in that… - [Grass Valley Methodist Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-grass-valley-methodist-church/): Grass Valley Methodists in 1916 included: Bayer, Bennett, Rorrick, Wilson, Messenger, Bucholtz, Swartz, Cannon, Miller, Wilcox, Eslinger, Vanlandingham, Leonard, Matthias, Gables, Hiles, Watkins, VanMetre, Walker, Vinton and Mitchell families. Families received into membership 1919 to 1942 included Gorman, Baker, Douglas, Craig, Eakin, Eslinger, Eaton, Hall, Hiles, Lemley, May, Mitchell, Peterson, Rolfe, Swartz, Searcy, Stow, Todd, Vinton, Wilcox and Walker. Church services were held in the church up until 1946 or ‘47. ~ Sherry Kaseberg, Gleanings of the History of Sherman County Methodists, 1977; Dan Earl; Emma Jean (Eakin) Smith; Methodist Circuit Records, Wasco Methodist Church.   - [Grass Valley First Baptist Church](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-grass-valley-first-baptist-church/): The Baptist church was organized in Grass Valley in 1894 in the home of F.E. Clark with 18 charter members. Pastors: Elder M.F.S. Henton 1894-1895 who began at once to talk of building a meeting house, Arthur Royse 1895-1896, Richard Hargreaves 1896-1897, Charles P. Bailey 1897-1898, G.W. Black 1898-1899, J.B. Spight 1900-1902, E.H. Hicks 1902-1904, J.C. Havnaer 1909-1910, Bro. Clivenger 1911-1912, Samuel McMinis 1912-1921, I.S. Hall 1921-1925, E.B. Johnson 1925-1926, Ed C. Cofer 1926-1929, M. Storms 1929-1931, S.L. Boyce 1931-1937, Gerald Dryden 1937-1942, Dr. Lloyd T. Anderson 1943-1945, Howard Schilling 1945-1948, A.L. Kintner 1948-1952, Charles Meyers 1952-1954, Donald Leach 1954-1960,… - [St. Mary and St. John the Baptist](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/sherman-county-churches-st-mary-and-st-john-the-baptist/): The history of the Catholic Church in Sherman County exists in relationship to The Dalles and then to the churches in Dufur, Maupin and Antelope. When first organized, the Catholic communities in what was then Wasco County were all missions of St. Peter’s in The Dalles, and were served by missionary circuit riders who celebrated Mass once or twice every month in each community many times celebrating Mass in the homes of parishioners. Around the turn of the century, Maupin was established as a parish church with Dufur as a mission. Then as population shifted, Dufur became a parish church… - [Centennial 1889-1989](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/the-county/): “The settlers on the Sherman County hills developed an independent streak shortly after getting located … The spirit of independence… ownership of land… led to a desire to have a new county all of their own.” — ~ Giles French See: Our County is Formed by Patty MooreSherman County: For The Record, vol. 1, no. 2, 1983 & other stories in Sherman County: For The Record 1983-2015. - [Notes and Stories](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-oregon-notes-and-stories/): The settlers on the Sherman County hills developed an independent streak shortly after getting located … The spirit of independence… ownership of land… led to a desire to have a new county all of their own. — Giles French - [World War II](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-military/sherman-county-military-world-war-ii/): World War II World War II stories written by veterans and their families include accounts of action in the Pacific, Europe and Africa, the Merchant Marine and Home Front support activities. Second generation Isami Tsubota and his family, uprooted from their Maryhill farm during the war and then displaced by the waters behind The Dalles Dam, established businesses in Biggs Junction. Sherman County exceeded per capita support in bond drives. See their stories in Sherman County: For The Record: Carlson, Coats, Conlee, Benson, Boynton, Eslinger, Fraser, French, Harvey, Henrichs, Kaseberg, Macnab, Melzer, McClure, McCoy, McDermid, O’Meara, Sayrs, Stark, Thomas, Tsubota, Virtue, von… - [Military Stories](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-military/sherman-county-military-stories/): Military Stories Sherman County Historical Museum volunteers and editors of Sherman County: For the Record produced a permanent exhibit, Patriotism: Pride and Anguish, to honor Sherman County’s fallen, veterans, and the American Legion post members who donated the building in 1982 for use as a museum. At the center of an exhibit that displays military artifacts is a round table where visitors may study veterans’ stories in binders. Two walls are devoted to a community military bulletin board. See a list of military stories by local authors published in For The Record. I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty… - [World War I](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-military/sherman-county-military-information-world-war-i/): Sherman County's World War I information. - [Sherman County - Businesses](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-business/): Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. ― Albert Einstein - [Sherman County Places - Kenneth](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-places/sherman-county-places-kenneth/): County Seat: Kenneth, Moro or Wasco?  by Sherry Kaseberg ~ Sherman County: For The Record, 2014 “Sentiment for a new county came quickly, whipped up by the newly established Wasco Observer of which C.J. Bright was editor and R.B. McMillin, part owner. The activity started around Wasco did not receive spontaneous support from the Grass Valley country,” wrote Giles French in The Golden Land. E.O. McCoy was the new representative for East Wasco County. He introduced a bill to create Fulton County with the southern boundary at the Crook County line. Opposition from the south placed the line a short mile south of… - [Sherman County Places - Zola](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-places/sherman-county-places-zola/): Zola Zola, a Dream of a Town by Sherry Kaseberg ~ Sherman County: For The Record, 2014 In the April 23, 1954, edition of the Sherman County Journal, it was reported that, “It’s a townsite near where Rufus is now, and much older. “Everything shows up in time. Digging around in the official records has resulted in the discovery by the late George Updegraff and T. Lester Johnson of the one-time townsite of Zola. “Zola was a dream of a town by George S. Pershin who laid it out on the Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section six in… - [Mattie’s Hump](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-places/sherman-county-place-names-matties-hump/): Mattie’s Hump & Mattie Finley: “Sleep, Eat and Get Gas with Us” By Sherry Woods Kaseberg  Oregon Geographic Names Board member Mike McArthur suggested the research that led to my proposal naming Mattie’s Hump for long-time Biggs resident, Mattie (Parks) Finley. While I did not know Mattie, stories about her years as a Biggs Junction businesswoman captured my interest. This geographic feature less than a mile east of Biggs Junction is a basalt bluff in Section 9, T2N R16E, around and over which Highway 30 was built. On October 30, 2010, the Oregon Geographic Names Board voted to recommend approval of… - [Sherman County Places - Sherman County Place Names](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-places/sherman-county-places-sherman-county-place-names/): Sherman County Place Names, Streets and Roads Compiled by Sherry (Woods) Kaseberg Sherman County Place Names, Streets and Roads, 3rd Edition, compiled by Sherry (Woods) Kaseberg in 2009, is a spiral-bound 180 page collection of notes about places, streets and roads in Sherman County, published in honor of our storytellers and record keepers.It may be purchased at The Museum Store, Sherman County Historical Museum in Moro, Oregon.   “The author is grateful for the many people who contributed information over a period of 50 years. While many of them are no longer with us, they share in this legacy with their stories and… - [C.M. Rowley Was Here 1875](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-places/sherman-county-places-c-m-rowley-was-here-1875/): Why was C.M. Rowley here in 1875? By Sherry (Woods) Kaseberg, 2016 Inscribed on a basalt canyon wall – on private property – near the DeMoss Family Cemetery: “C. M. Rowley” “Sept. 29, 1875 WELL” Inscriptions carved into two obscure basalt canyon sites on private property near the DeMoss Family Cemetery in T1S R17E at the North edge of Section 3 or T1N R17E Section 35 in then-Wasco County, were apparently left by C.M. Rowley. Speculation by locals that Rowley might have been part of a survey party has not been substantiated (2016). He may have been marking a homestead… - [Quadrangle Maps](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-places/sherman-county-places-quadrangle-maps/): Quadrangle Maps, U.S. Geological Survey A quadrangle map shows a tract of the country and is one of a series of map sheets produced by the U.S. Geological Survey. Sherman County quadrangle maps may be purchased through specialty outlets, Powell’s books and USGS. If one were to look at all the USGS quadrangles that cover some portion of Sherman County, the following maps, roughly in geographical order below, would be included among others. The number shown is the percentage of Sherman County shown on the map. Wishram Quadrangle shows the mouth of the Deschutes River, for example. Summit Ridge has less than 5%, a… - [Sherman County Places - WWII Veterans Highway](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-places/sherman-county-places-wwii-veterans-highway/): World War II Veterans Historic Highway ~ Sherman County: For The Record 2013 by Dick Tobiason, Bend Heroes Foundation At the gateway of the World War II Veterans Historic Highway, the last two of the 18 signs honoring Oregon WWII Veterans were installed on November 9, 2012, south of Biggs Junction.  These signs mark Camp Rufus as the northern entry of this historic route and first highway in the nation to be dedicated to represent appreciation to veterans and inform the traveling public about the WWII training sites served by two major highways east of the Cascades: US 97 from the… - [Negro Ridge](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-places/sherman-county-places-negro-ridge/): Negro Hollow runs southeasterly through sections 7, 6 and 5, T2S, R17E, a tributary of Grass Valley Canyon. The stage stop location of interest is east of Hwy. 97 between Moro and Grass Valley, the stage road running diagonally southeasterly through present day Sherman County from the mouth of the Deschutes River... the same route as for The Dalles Military Road. - [Moody Island](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-places/sherman-county-places-moody-island/): This island is a sand bar over a rock base. It supports some grass and shrubs and varies in size according to seasonal flows. It is located above the highway and railroad bridges and the Oregon Trail crossing of the Deschutes River, and lies between Heritage Landing and Deschutes State Park. - [Sherman County Places - Biggs Arch](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-places/sherman-county-places-biggs-arch/): Sherman County Places, Biggs Arch - [Sherman County Courthouse](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-government/courthouse/): The Sherman County Courthouse is a Queen Anne-style building located in Moro, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places. - [Sherman County: For The Record](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-for-the-record/): Sherman County: For The Record Index of Stories - [Site Key](https://shermancountyoregon.com/site-key/): Genealogyfields.com Site Key - [Sherman County - Places](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-places/): Important places in Sherman County, Oregon - [Sherman County Fair Timeline](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-timelines/sherman-county-fair-timeline/): Sherman County Fair Timeline - [Sherman County Historical Society Timeline](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-timelines/sherman-county-historical-society-timeline/): Sherman County Historical Society Timeline - [Sherman County Firsts](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-timelines/sherman-county-firsts/): Sherman County Oregon Firsts - [Sherman County - Timelines](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-timelines/): Putting it all in chronological order is helpful in establishing context - who was doing what when with whom and why! As a working document, it provides space for further research. - [Newspapers](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/newspapers/): The Sherman County Historical Society published accounts of the newspapers, editors and the autobiography of long-time Sherman County Journal editor, Giles French, in the twice-yearly historical anthology, Sherman County: For The Record. - [Sherman County Milestones](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-timelines/sherman-county-milestones/): The Milestones of Sherman County, Oregon - [Moro](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-towns/moro/): The town of Moro in Sherman County, Oregon. - [Rufus](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-towns/rufus/): The community of Rufus, Oregon - [Grass Valley](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-towns/grass-valley/): The community of Grass Valley, Oregon - [DeMoss Springs](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-towns/demoss-springs/): The communityof DeMoss Springs, Oregon - [Kent](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-towns/kent/): The community of Kent, Oregon - [Erskine](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-towns/erskine/): Erskine, Oregon historic information. - [Grant](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-towns/grant/): The community of Grant, Oregon - [Wasco](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-towns/wasco/): The community of Wasco, Oregon - [Towns](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-towns/): The communities of Sherman County - [Veterans of the Civil War](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-military/sherman-county-civil-war/): Cilvil War Veterans of Sherman county, Oregon - [Veterans of Indian Conflicts](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-military/sherman-county-indian-conflicts/): Veterans of Indian Conflicts from Sherman County, Oregon - [Sherman County - Military](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-military/): Veterans of Indian Conflicts - [Schools](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-government/sherman-county-schools/): The schools of Sherman County, Oregon - [Officials](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-government/sherman-county-officials/): The elected official of Sherman County, Oregon - [Married Women](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-government/sherman-county-married-women/): Married Women’s Separate Property Register of Sherman County, Oregon - [Jurors](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-government/sherman-county-jurors/): Sherman County Jurors - [Churches](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-churches/): The Churches of Sherman County, Oregon - [Births](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-government/sherman-county-births/): Birth Records of Sherman County, Oregon - [Government Records and Data](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-government/): Sherman County Government Records and Data - [Sources](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sources/): A list of sources used in compinling the Sherman County Cemeteries documents. - [Wasco Methodist Cemetery](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-cemeteries/cemetery-wasco-methodist/): The Wasco Methodist Cemetery in Sherman County, Oregon - [Sun Rise Cemetery](https://shermancountyoregon.com/sherman-county/sherman-county-cemeteries/cemetery-sun-rise/): The Sun Rise Cemetery in Sherman County, Oregon [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)