Oregon Republican League: History 104 Biographies

Oregon Republican League: History 104 Biographies

Every Wednesday, the Oregon Republican League will post the biographies of important figures, in the League's/State of Oregon's history. Feel free to comment or share stories of your family's Republican affiliation.


Oregon Historical Society Library
Portrait And Biographical Record Of Portland And Vicinity
Chapman Publishing, Page 572, March 17, 1905

James E. Marquam

Is one of the representative sons of Oregon, his birth having occurred in this state June 12, 1850, a half mile east of the town which bears the family name. His father, Alfred Marquam, was born in Kentucky and there engaged in the manufacture of chairs and also followed the painter’s trade. Attracted by the opportunities of he great northwest, he made his way with an ox-team across the plains to Oregon, in the year 1845, traveling by way of the Meeks cutoff. The journey was a difficult one, for there had been little travel prior to that time and it required no little courage to face the hardships and difficulties incident of a trip across the plains and through the mountains f[v]astnesses. He started in the spring and after several months spent upon the way reached his destination and secured a donation land claim of six hundred and forty acres. He built the first house and the first store in the town that now bears his name and was also the first postmaster here. He aided materially in the development and upbuilding of this portion of the state and the town of Marquam now stands as a monument to his work and to his memory. He was an advocate of the Republican party and had no little influence throughout Oregon not only in political circles, but as a representative of business interests and of the pioneer development of the state. He passed away at the age of sixty-two years, while his wife, who bore the maiden name of Olive W. Burbage, was also a native of Kentucky and likewise died in Oregon.

Reared under the parental roof James E. Marquam assisted his father during the period of this boyhood. He was the fifth in a family of eleven children and to the common schools system of the state he was indebted for the educational privileges he enjoyed. At the age of eighteen years he rented his father’s land and began farming on his own account, which pursuit he followed upon the old homestead for ten years. During that period, with the capital he had gained through his labors he purchased one hundred and seven acres of land in the brush and with characteristic energy he began its development and cultivation. The most of his life, however, he has rented land and has thus carried on farm work which has brought him a fair return.

Mr. Marquam was united in marriage in the town of Marquam to Miss Mary Ross, a native of Oregon and a daughter of Thomas Ross, who was a carpenter and farmer. He made the journey with ox-teams across the plains to the northwest in the year 1850 and secured a government land claim in Clackamas county. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Marquam: James C.; Homer A.; William G., deceased; Thomas C., Jewell and Itress. James C. now conducts a general merchandise store at Marquam and is also serving as postmaster, having been appointed to the position August 8, 1900.

Mr. Marquam is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees and also belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. In his political views he is an earnest Republican, doing everything in his power to promote the success of the party, and for one term he served as road supervisor and for one term as school director. He is a representative of one of the oldest families of this portion of the state and as far as possible he has carried on the work of improvement and progress, which was instituted by his father in pioneer times.
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James Marquam's paternal grandparents were Phillip Winchester Marquam and Charlotte Mercer Poole.

Descendants of Phillip Winchester Marquam

1 Phillip Winchester Marquam b: 04 Mar 1782 in Manchester, Lancashire Co., England d: 06 Apr 1864 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
.. +Charlotte Mercer Poole b: 08 Sep 1784 in Fredrick Co., Maryland m: 22 Jan 1807 in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland d: in Layfayette, IN
......... 2 Elizabeth Marquam b: 04 Dec 1807 in Frederick Co., Maryland
............. +John Young m: 19 Dec 1826
......... 2 William Earl Marquam b: 31 Mar 1809 in Frederick Co., Maryland
............. +Jane Cochran m: 18 Feb 1836
......... 2 Sara Anne Marquam b: 28 Oct 1810 in Frederick Co., Maryland
............. +james wallace m: 01 Mar 1831
......... 2 Pamela or Permelia Marquam b: 09 Oct 1812 in Hagerstown, Fredrick Co., Maryland
......... 2 Charlotte Marquam b: 09 Mar 1814 in Frederick Co., Maryland d: 10 Oct 1868 in Indiana
............. +John Holladay b: 13 Jan 1813 m: 16 Jan 1836 in Tippicanoe d: 22 Nov 1855 in Indiana
......... 2 Alfred Marquam b: 14 Mar 1817 in Frederick Co., Maryland d: 23 Feb 1887 in Marquam, Oregon
............. +Olive Wise Burbage b: 17 Mar 1824 in Riddle Mills, Bourbon county, Kentucky m: 06 Nov 1842 in Liberty, Clay Co., Missouri d: 26 Feb 1893 in Marquam, Clackamas county, Oregon
.................... 3 Mary J. Marquam b: Abt. 1843 in Missouri
........................ +Daniel Albright
.................... 3 George W. Marquam b: 1844 in Missouri d: 1936 in Washington
........................ +Armina Alice Covey b: 28 Oct 1853 in Scotland Co, Missouri d: 16 Oct 1932 in Oregon
............................... 4 George A. Marquam b: Abt. 1877 in Wasco, Oregon
............................... 4 Chester G. Marquam b: 20 Apr 1878 in Wasco, Oregon d: 1961 in Washington
................................... +Jennie D. b: 1887 d: 1938 in Washington
........................................... 5 Clifford O Marquam b: 1912 d: 1971 in Washington
............................................... +May b: 1917 d: in Washington
........................................... 5 Frank Marquam b: 1913 d: 1926
.................... 3 Sarah E. Marquam b: Abt. 1846 in Oregon
.................... 3 William T. Marquam b: Abt. 1848 in Oregon
.................... 3 James Edward Marquam b: 12 Jun 1850 in Oregon d: 19 Jul 1925 in Clackmaus Co., Oregon
........................ +Mary Elizabeth Ross b: 1856 in Oregon m: 1876 in Clackamas Co., Oregon
............................... 4 William G. Marquam d: Bef. 1905
............................... 4 Thomas C. Marquam
............................... 4 Itress Marquam
............................... 4 James Clyde Marquam b: 23 Aug 1877 in Marquam, Clackamus Co., Oregon
............................... 4 Homer Arden Marquam b: 28 Jan 1884 in Oregon
................................... +Goldie Gertrude Drake b: 09 May 1889 in Oregon m: 1908
........................................... 5 Ross A. Marquam b: Abt. 1915 in Oregon d: Abt. 2003
............................................... +Marie d: Abt. 2003
........................................... *2nd Wife of Ross A. Marquam:
............................................... +unknown
...................................................... 6 Living Marquam
...................................................... 6 Living Marquam
........................................... 5 Arlaine E. Marquam b: Abt. 1919 in Oregon
............................... 4 Jewell Olive Marquam b: 25 Oct 1890
................................... +Whitten
.................... 3 Philip Agustus Marquam b: 12 Oct 1851 in Marquam, Clackamas Co., Oregon d: 22 Mar 1928 in San Francisco
........................ +Laura June Childers b: 1855 in Scotland Co, Missouri m: 1871 in Clackamas co., oregon
.................... 3 Melissa A. Marquam b: Abt. 1852 in Oregon
........................ +E. M. Hartman m: 1874 in Clackamas co., oregon
.................... 3 Alfred Burbage Marquam b: 18 Sep 1854 in Oregon d: 04 Mar 1935 in Bakersfiled, CA
........................ +Emma Dell Scott b: 08 Nov 1860 in Des Moins, Iowa m: 22 Jul 1878 d: 20 May 1931 in Porterville, CA
............................... 4 Lena Maud Marquam b: 19 Aug 1879 in Marquam, Clackamas Co., Oregon d: 30 Jul 1960 in Umatilla, OR
................................... +Clarence William Jackson b: 26 Nov 1873 in Canyonville, Oregon m: 1905 in Douglas Co., Oregon d: 23 May 1923 in Portland, OR
........................................... 5 Midred Dorthy Jackson b: 02 Mar 1911 in Tiller, OR d: Sep 2001
............................................... +Frank Murray
...................................................... 6 Living Leingschied
.......................................................... +Living Scott
................................................................. 7 Living Scott
..................................................................... +Living Chell
............................................................................ 8 Living Chell
............................................................................ 8 Living Chell
............................................................................ 8 Living Chell
................................................................. 7 Living Scott
..................................................................... +Living
............................................................................ 8 Living Scott
............................................................................ 8 Living Scott
............................................................................ 8 Living Scott
............................................................................ 8 Living Scott
................................................................. 7 Living Scott
..................................................................... +Living
............................................................................ 8 Living Scott
...................................................... *2nd Husband of Living Leingschied:
.......................................................... +Living Slayton
................................................................. 7 Living Slayton
................................................................. 7 Living Slayton
...................................................... 6 Living
...................................................... 6 Living Murray
.......................................................... +Edward Robinson d: 03 Apr 2005 in idaho
................................................................. 7 Living Robinson
................................................................. 7 Living
................................................................. 7 Living Jane
................................................................. 7 Living
................................................................. 7 Living
...................................................... 6 Marvin Murray b: 1945 d: Bef. 1997
.......................................................... +Living
................................................................. 7 Living Murray
........................................... *2nd Husband of Midred Dorthy Jackson:
............................................... +Leingschied
........................................... 5 Clarence Marquam Jackson b: 13 Mar 1916 in Tiller, OR d: 07 Dec 2005 in Memorial Hospital, Modesto, CA
............................................... +Dorothy Marie Halcomb b: 03 Nov 1925 in Fresno, California m: 16 Dec 1943 in Porterville, CA d: 22 Mar 2006 in San Bernardino, CA
...................................................... 6 Living Jackson
.......................................................... +Living Landon
................................................................. 7 Living Landon
..................................................................... +Living Hand
............................................................................ 8 Living Hand
................................................................. 7 Living Landon
..................................................................... +Living Mitchell
................................................................. 7 Living Landon
...................................................... 6 Living Jackson
.......................................................... +Living Calvino
................................................................. 7 Living Calvino
...................................................... *2nd Husband of Living Jackson:
.......................................................... +Living Mellinger
................................................................. 7 Living Mellinger
...................................................... 6 Living Jackson
.......................................................... +Living Ericson
................................................................. 7 Living Jackson
..................................................................... +Living Mabile
............................................................................ 8 Living Mabile
................................................................. 7 Living Jackson
..................................................................... +Living Alvarez
............................................................................ 8 Living Alvarez
............................... 4 Alfred Lloyd Marquam b: 31 Jan 1881 d: 27 May 1960
................................... +Grace N. Clellan b: Abt. 1894 m: 1913
............................... *2nd Wife of Alfred Lloyd Marquam:
................................... +Betty Andrews m: 1943
........................................... 5 Living Marquam
...................................................... 6 Living Marquam
...................................................... 6 Living Marquam
............................... 4 Chester Ray Marquam b: 01 Jan 1884 d: 1950
................................... +Mary Estelle Ames m: 1906
........................................... 5 Thelma Duran Marquam
............................... 4 Sylvia Dell Marquam b: 30 Dec 1885 d: 1927
................................... +John Bayliss Speed b: 06 Sep 1874 m: 02 Dec 1906
........................................... 5 John Alfred Speed
............................................... +Frances Schacht
...................................................... 6 Living Speed
...................................................... 6 Living Speed
.......................................................... +Living Zygielbaum
................................................................. 7 Living Zygielbaum
................................................................. 7 Living Zygielbaum
............................... 4 William McKinley Marquam b: 02 Sep 1897 d: 19 Aug 1979
................................... +Marion Elizabeth Taylor b: 14 Oct 1901 in Webberville, Texas m: 26 Jun 1933 in Garden Wedding, Olive st., Porterville, CA d: 05 Feb 1994
........................................... 5 Living Marquam
............................................... +Living Giddings
...................................................... 6 Living Giddings
...................................................... 6 Living Giddings
.................... 3 Olive C. Marquam b: Abt. 1855 in Oregon
.................... 3 Jessie C. Marquam b: Abt. 1862 in Oregon
........................ +Charles E. Young m: 1880 in Clackamas Co., Oregon
......... 2 Henry P. Marquam b: 1820
......... 2 Philip Augustus Marquam b: 28 Feb 1823 in Maryland d: 08 May 1912 in Oregon?
............. +Emma Kern b: Abt. 1840 in Peoria, Illinois d: 02 May 1902 in Oregon
.................... 3 Mary E Marquam
........................ +Penumbra Kelly
.................... 3 Katie L. Marquam
.................... 3 Willametta Marquam
.................... 3 Thomas Alfred Marquam
.................... 3 PhilipAugustus Marquam, Jr b: Abt. 1856 in Oregon
........................ +Unknown b: in Washington
............................... 4 PhilipAugustus Marquam, b: Abt. 1890
.................... 3 William W. Marquam b: Abt. 1858 in Oregon
.................... 3 Charlotte C. Marquam b: Abt. 1860 in Oregon
.................... 3 Jessie L. Marquam b: Abt. 1862 in Oregon
.................... 3 U.S. Grant Marquam b: Abt. 1864 in Oregon d: 19 Apr 1906
.................... 3 Sarah S. Marquam b: Abt. 1866 in Oregon
........................ +Dr. Heel
.................... 3 Jane or Janie H. Marquam b: Abt. 1868 in Oregon
......... 2 Mary Jane Marquam b: 17 Feb 1825
......... 2 Louisa Marquam b: 13 Apr 1827