June 24, 2016, Wheat Field Lavadour Allotment
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Title
June 24, 2016, Wheat Field Lavadour Allotment
Description
This is a photograph of the Narcisse Lavadour Allotment in Umatilla County, Oregon. Letitia Carson’s daughter Martha Carson married Narcisse Lavadour of the Metis French Canadian Lavadour family in January 1868 in Oregon Territory near the Umatilla Reservation in Umatilla County, present-day Milo. These photos were taken in Adams, Oregon on land believed to be the Narcisse Lavadour Allotment that he and Martha lived on. Narcisse was Martha’s second partner, she had one child with Soloman Bigham on November 26, 1864, named Mary Alice Bigham. Martha and her child Mary Alice Bigham married Lavadours and raised their children a short distance from Letitia’s farm, where Letitia lived to become a grandmother and great-grandmother.
In the summer of 1887, the two Lavadour families moved to the Umatilla Reservation, in large part to take advantage of the new “Dawes Act” Allotment claims that could be made on the reservation during that year. Jack stayed behind with his mother, Letitia, not being qualified to claim an allotment and not likely interested in moving, and Letitia deeded her land to him. Martha and Narcisse had five children together in Umatilla, OR.
- Agnes M. was born 1869-09-18
- Ada was born in 1873-06-08
- Albert was born in 1875
- Millie E. was born in 1882-06-24
- Nelson was born in 1887-11-30
Descendants of Martha and Narcisse still live in Adams, Oregon, direct relatives of Letitia Carson. One of these relatives is Joey Lavadour.
In the summer of 1887, the two Lavadour families moved to the Umatilla Reservation, in large part to take advantage of the new “Dawes Act” Allotment claims that could be made on the reservation during that year. Jack stayed behind with his mother, Letitia, not being qualified to claim an allotment and not likely interested in moving, and Letitia deeded her land to him. Martha and Narcisse had five children together in Umatilla, OR.
- Agnes M. was born 1869-09-18
- Ada was born in 1873-06-08
- Albert was born in 1875
- Millie E. was born in 1882-06-24
- Nelson was born in 1887-11-30
Descendants of Martha and Narcisse still live in Adams, Oregon, direct relatives of Letitia Carson. One of these relatives is Joey Lavadour.
Creator
Bob Zybach
Source
Bob Zybach Personal Collection
Publisher
LCLP
Date
2016-06-24
Contributor
Bob Zybach, Joey Lavadour
Rights
Copyright: Bob Zybach
Relation
From a series of photos taken in Adams, Oregon in Umatilla County by Bob Zybach on the land owned by the Lavadour family, which Letitia's daughter Martha married into when she married Narcisse Lavadour in January 1868.
Format
JPEG image
Type
Photograph
Identifier
Adams 2016 -4
Coverage
Adams, Oregon, Umatilla County
Collection
Citation
Bob Zybach, “June 24, 2016, Wheat Field Lavadour Allotment,” Letitia Carson Digital History Collection , accessed March 28, 2024, https://letitiacarson.omeka.net/items/show/163.