An Illustrated History Of The State Of Oregon: Containing A History Of Oregon From The Earliest Period Of Its Discovery To The, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1893, page 518

FRANCIS FOLEY, of Adams, Umatilla county Oregon, a pioneer of the Pacific slope, born in Vermillion county, Illinois, July 27, 1834, was the son of John Foley, a native of Ohio, and of Sarah (Hayworth) Foley, born in Ohio, of Scotch parentage. The father removed to Illinois, a single man, in an early day, was married there, after which he went to Lake county, Indiana, living there until 1852, when he settled in Dallas county, Iowa, taking up land, buying some and improving all into a good farm, upon which he lived, and where he finally died, February 22, 1892, aged ninety-five, having been born July 15, 1797. His wife, born July 22, 1811, still living in Iowa, bore him eight children, four of whom are yet living; one in California, two in Iowa, and one, our subject and the second child, in Oregon.

Francis Foley, reared upon a farm with much hard work to do, had but little opportunity for schooling, and what he did receive was in the not too thorough district schools. He remained at home until twenty-four years of age, when he went to Kansas, at that time a new country, settling upon a claim near Emporia, in Lyons county, and improved it, only to discover later that it was included in the Indian grant. It was hard to give it up after all the hard work he had bestowed upon it, but he had to do it; so in 1864 he pulled up stakes and went to Oregon, driving an ox-team all the way, taking six months for the journey. Our subject located at the Grande Ronde valley, near the cove, in Union county, living there ten years.

Our subject was married November 6, 1864, in Union county, Oregon, to Hannah Reese, daughter of George H., and Margaret (Wright) Reese, and born March 22, 1850. The parents of Mrs. Foley were natives of Ohio. Mr. Foley met his wife while on a long journey to Oregon, and seeing her day by day, the acquaintance ripened into love. In the year 1874, he with his wife retraced the way back to Iowa, remaining there eight years, when they came again to Oregon in 1882, settling near Athena, in Umatilla county, where they lived seven years. Our subject then took his family to Jackson county, but not liking the country, returned to Umatilla, and bought a farm of 200 acres, four miles south of Athena, near Adams, upon which he now resides. In 1891 he built a handsome residence upon this property, where he, his wife and children pass their days happily together.

The parents of Mrs. Foley crossed the plains to Oregon with her in 1864. Mr. Reese died in 1876, at the age of sixty-four years; his wife is living at the age of seventy, in Willow county. She is of Welsh descent, her father having been born in Wales. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Foley has been crowned with three children, namely: John W., George H., and Nellie, all of whom the parents have good cause to be proud. John W. began as a student at Salem, and finished his education at he Portland University, Portland, while George H. took the business course at the latter institution, and Nellie, also received an excellent education and has taught school, but is now at home with her parents. In politics Mr. Foley is a Republican.

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1860 Census KS Breckenridge Cakola Pg 84

Line 37

6997 575 Jefferson S Ellis 23 M Farmer IL

Phebe Ellis 22 F IN

Francis Foley 26 M Farmer IL

John Hathaway 17 M Farmer IN

Ann Wright 60 F Farmer TN

James Wright 19 M IN

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1870 Census OR Union Cove Pg 408

Line 5

447 449 Foley F 36 MW Miller IL

---------, H 20 FW Keep House IA

---------, J 4 MW At Home OR

---------, G 2 MW At Home OR

Shaw M 21 MW Laborer IA

Rees D. B. 28 MW Lawyer IL

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1880 Census IA Dallas Van Meter ED 53 Pg 299B

Line 31

80 80 Foley Frances WM 47 Farmer IL KY OH

----------, Hannah WF 30 Wife Keeping house IA IN IN

----------, John WM 13 Son Working Out OR IL IA

----------, George WM 12 Son OR IL IA

----------, Nellie WF 10 Daughter OR IL IA

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1900 Census OR Umatilla Adams ED 195 Pg 4A

Line 43

64 64 Foley Francis Head WM July 1834 65 M 36 IL TN TN Farmer

----------, Hannah Wife WF March 1850 50 M 36 (3children 3 Alive) IA VA OH

----------, George Son WM Sept 1868 31 S OR IL IA Farmer

----------, Elenor Daughter WF March 1870 29 S OR IL IA

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1910 Census CA Los Angeles Long Beach Ward 1 ED 38 Pg 17A

Line 9

390 420 Foley Frances Head MW 75 M1 45 IL VA TN Own Income

----------, Hannah Wife FW 59 M1 45 IA IL OH

----------, George Son MW 40 S OR IL IA

----------, Nellie Daughter FW 38 S OR IL IA

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1920 Census CA Los Angeles Long Beach ED 88 Pg 13A

line 39

740 331 390 Foley Francis Head MW 86 M IL VA PA

---------, Hannah Wife FW 69 M IA IL OH

---------, Nellie Daughter FW 48 S OR IL IA

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1930 Census CA Los Angeles Long Beach ED 1113 Pg 26A

Line 1

740 617 617 Foley Francis MW 95M 30 IL VA OH

----------, Hannah Wife FW 79 M 24 IA IL IN

----------, Nellie Daughter FW 58 S OR IL IA

Census 1: 1850, IN Lake West Creek Pg 122(See Father)

Census 2: 1860, KS Breckenridge Cakola Pg 84

Census 3: 1870, OR Union Cove Pg 408

Census 4: 1880, IA Dallas Van Meter ED 53 Pg 299B

Census 5: 1900, OR Umatilla Adams ED 195 Pg 4A

Census 6: 1910, CA Los Angeles Long Beach Ward 1 ED 38 Pg 17A

Census 7: 1930, CA Los Angeles Long Beach ED 1113 Pg 26A

Census 8: 1930, CA Los Angeles Long Beach ED 88 Pg 13A

Emigration: 1864, KS by Ox Team 30 yrs old

Occupation 1: 1892, Farmer

Occupation 2: 1900, Farmer

Picnic: 1892, Weston, Umatilla, OR

Residence: 1892, Athena, Umatilla, OR

1900 census shows father born in VA and mother born in OH.

Census 1: 1860, KS Breckenridge Americus Pg 74(See Father)

Census 2: 1870, OR Union Cove Pg 408(See Husband)

Census 3: 1880, IA Dallas Van Meter ED 53 Pg 299B(See Husband)

Census 4: 1900, OR Umatilla Adams ED 195 Pg 4A(See Husband)

Census 5: 1910, CA Los Angeles Long Beach Ward 1 ED 38 Pg 17A(See Husband)

Census 6: 1920, CA Los Angeles Long Beach ED 88 Pg 13A(See Husband)

Census 7: 1930, CA Los Angeles Long Beach ED 1113 Pg 26A(See Husband)

Marriage: 06 Nov 1864, Union county, Oregon