2. ROBERT² JAMIESON (JOHN¹) was born 24 Jun 1844 in Ontario, Canada West, and died 26 Apr 1931 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington². He married JENNIE WALKER 15 Oct 1879 in Umatilla, OR^3,4, daughter of JOHN WALKER and JENNIE STEVENSON. She was born 07 Oct 1860 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, and died 23 Nov 1951 in Walla Walla, Washington^5,6.

Notes for ROBERT JAMIESON:

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Author: Colonel William Parsons

Page 342, 343

ROBERT JAMIESON

This prosperous farmer and banker and representative citizen of Umatilla county has long been noted for his enterprise in business and for his public-spirited interest in the welfare of the community in which he has lived. Inasmuch as it is the province of this work, among other things, to preserve brief biographical records of the founders and builders of the county and those who have materially contributed toward its progress, it is but consistent that a brief review of this gentleman be here given.

Mr. Jamieson was born in the province of Ontario, Canada West, as it was formerly called. His parents, John and Jane (Hastie) Jamieson, both natives of Scotland, were old pioneers of Oregon, having come to Marion county as early as 1860. They settled on a farm on the bank of a river, and were "washed out" during the winter of 1861-2.

After a residence of a year there our subject went to the Boise mines, bent upon digging a fortune out of the ground. He was not successful, however, so wisely determined to try his hand in another part and at a different occupation. So he came to Walla Walla, Washington, and entered the employ of Snyder & Reed, in whose sawmill he worked for four years. With the savings of this long continued service he purchased a farm near Weston, which is still his and which he is now farming to wheat.

In 1892 Mr. Jamieson assisted in the organization of the Farmers’ Bank of Weston, of which he has ever since been president. It is a prosperous and substantial financial concern, reflecting credit upon its management, and especially upon its efficient head officer. Mr. Jamieson is also agent at Weston for the Pacific Elevator Company and has been for the past six years.

Our subject has ever taken a deep interest in politics, attending many Republican conventions. No desire for personal aggrandizement or preferment animates him, however, for he has invariably refused office whenever it has been offered to him.

Fraternally Mr. Jamieson is affiliated with the time-honored and world-wide order of Free Masons, and with that excellent insurance order, the Workmen, in both of which he is quite prominent. In Umatilla county, Oregon, in 1879, he married Miss Jennie Walker, a daughter of John and Jane Walker, natives of Scotland. Their union has been blessed by the advent of two children, Willie and Ethel J. Mrs. Jamieson came from Canada in 1877.

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An Illustrated History of Umatilla County by Colonel William Parsons and of Morrow County by W. S. Shiach with a brief outline of the early history of the State of Oregon. W. H. Lever, Publisher 1902.

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1880 Census OR Umatilla Weston ED 111 Pg 30A

Line 13

78 72 Jameson R MW 36 Farmer Farmer Canada Scotland Scotland

--------, J WF 20 Wife FW 20 Wife Keeping House Canada Scotland Scotland

--------, J WM 68 Father Farmer Scotland Scotland Scotland

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1900 Census OR Umatilla Weston ED 110 Pg 13B

line 37

263 263 Jamieson Robert Head WM June 1844 55 M 20 Canada Scotland Scotland 1860 40 Na Farmer

----------, Jennie Wife WF Oct 1860 39 M 20 (2 Children 2 Alive) Canada Scotland Scotland 1877 23

----------, William Son WM Aug 1881 18 S OR Canada Canada Farm Laborer

----------, Jennie E Daughter WF Mar 1891 9 Oregon Canada Canada At School.

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1910 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 3 ED 252 Pg 2A

Line 39

615 35 36 Jamieson Robert Head MW 65 M1 30 Canada Scotland Scotland 1860 Na President Bank

---------, Jennie Wife FW 49 M1 30 (2 Children 2 Alive) Canada Scotland Scotland 1877

---------, William Son MW 29 S OR Canada Canada

---------, Ethel Daughter FW 9 S OR Canada Canada Student

Hayhurst Fred Boarder MW 36 S England England England 1891 Manager Store

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1920 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 3 ED 139 Pg 1B

Line 73

615 19 19 Jamieson Robert Head MW 75 M 1860 Na 1872 Canada Scotland Scotland

------------, Jennie WifeFW 59 M 1877 Na 1879 Na 1879 Canada Scotland Scotland

------------, Jean B Daughter FW 28 S OR Canada Canada Teacher Music

Shear, -- Lodger MW 27 S OR England Canada Machinist Auto & Truck

Hartley Clifford Lodger MW 30 S MN NY NY Salesman Wholesale Groceries

Maxwell, James Lodger MW 34 D CA PA IA Carpenter House

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1930 Census WA Walla Walla Walla Walla ED 25 Pg 1B

Line 48

615 11 13 Jamieson Robert Head MW 85 M 35 Canada Scotland Scotland 1860 Na

----------, Jennie Wife FW 69 M 19 Canada Scotland Scotland 1877 Na

Hartley, Clifford Son-in-law MW 40 M 31 MN NY NY Salesman Wholesale Groceries

----------, Jen E Daughter FW 39 M 29 OR Canada Canada Music Teacher Music School

----------, Robert J Grand-son MW 7 S WA MN OR

----------, Warren J Grand-son MW 5 S WA MN OR

----------, David B Grand-son MW 2 5/12 S WA MN OR

Colt Carrie A Roomer FW 59 S NY NY NY Dress maker Private Work

Hartley John H Roomer MW 69 Wd 22 NY England England

Vessey Margaret Sister-in-law FW 66 Wd 18 Canada Scotland Scotland 1877

More About ROBERT JAMIESON:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington⁷

Census 1: 1870, OR Umatilla Weston Pg 365(See Father)

Census 2: 1875, Umatilla, Oregon⁸

Census 3: 1880, OR Umatilla Weston ED 111 Pg 30A

Census 4: 1900, OR Umatilla Weston ED 110 Pg 13B

Census 5: 1910, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 3 ED 252 Pg 2A

Census 6: 1920, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 3 ED 139 Pg 1B

Census 7: 1930, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla ED 25 Pg 1B

Emigration: 1860, Canada by Isthmus 16 yrs old

Naturalization: yes

Occupation 1: 1892, Farmer

Occupation 2: 1870, Farm Laborer

Occupation 3: 1880, Farmer

Occupation 4: 1900, farmer

Picnic: 1892, Weston, Umatilla, OR

Residence 1: 1892, Weston, Umatilla, OR

Residence 2: 1870, Lived with John Jamieson

Notes for JENNIE WALKER:

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (Walla Walla, Washington) > 1951 > November > 23, page 5

Death Claims Aged Pioneer

Mrs. Jennie Jamieson, 91 years old, widow of Robert Jamison and mother of Mrs. Clifford W. Hartley, Walla Walla, died Friday morning in a local hospital after a two weeks' illness. Mrs. Jamieson had lived most of her life in Oregon and Washington.

Although she was born in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada October 7, 1860, she came to the Oregon territory in 1877 and for many years lived in the Weston area where her husband farmed. he died about 19 years ago. The family home at 615 University street, where the Hartleys now live, had been Mrs. Jamieson's home for the past 44 years.

Mrs. Jamieson was a member of the Presbyterian church of Pendleton.

Besides her daughter, she leaves one sister, mrs. margaret Vessey of Walla Walla, and three grandsons, Lt. John Robert Hartley with the air force in Seattle, Lt. W. J. Hartley, now in Seoul, Korea and David Bruce Hartley of Grandview.

The two grandsons in this state were here for the Thanksgiving holiday and since Lt. Hartley's leave does not permit him to return later, plans are being made for the funeral services at 10 a.m. Saturday from a local cahpel with interment in Mountain View Cemetery.

More About JENNIE WALKER:

Burial: Mt View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Washington⁹

Census 1: 1880, OR Umatilla Weston ED 111 Pg 30A(See Husband)

Census 2: 1900, OR Umatilla Weston ED 110 Pg 13B(See Husband)

Census 3: 1910, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 3 ED 252 Pg 2A(See Husband)

Census 4: 1920, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla Wd 3 ED 139 Pg 1B(See Hsuband)

Census 5: 1930, WA Walla Walla Walla Walla ED 25 Pg 1B(See Husband)

Emigration: 1877, per 1900 census

Naturalization: No

Marriage Notes for ROBERT JAMIESON and JENNIE WALKER:

Jamison, Robert

Marriage: Robert Jamison married Jennie Walker on Oct 15, 1879 in Umatilla

County, OR.

Gender: Male

Source Location: Record of this marriage may be found at the Family History

Library under microfiche reference number(s) 6088045.

More About ROBERT JAMIESON and JENNIE WALKER:

Divorce: 1906, Umatilla, Oregon¹⁰

Marriage: 15 Oct 1879, Umatilla, OR^11,12

Children of ROBERT JAMIESON and JENNIE WALKER are: