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Moore, Hampton, Dillard family papers

 Collection
Identifier: A 153

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Jonathan Limerick Moore's diary, as well family histories compiled by Fay Hampton Robinson on the Hamptons and the Dillards.

Jonathan Limerick Moore's diary describes his journey from Missouri to Oregon. Moore describes his duties as trail boss and daily experience.

The Hampton family history is divided into five sections:

"John Jacob Hampton and family" details the journey of John Jacob Hampton from Kentucky to Oregon in 1845, possibly on the infamous Meek's Cutoff journey.

"John Douglas Hampton family and descendants" includes with a genealogy of the family of John Jacob Hampton's son, John Douglas, up to 1964, with reminiscences of her grandfather (John Douglas) by Fay Hampton Robinson.

"William and Eleanor Limerick Moore family" describes the descendants of William and Eleanor Limerick Moore, parents of Jonathan Limerick Moore, with particular attention to daughter Sarah Ann Moore, Robinson's great-aunt.

The fourth section is a recipe for "Old Time Cream Pie and Sweet Dumplings" credited to Elizabeth Fickle Hampton. Finally, a fifth miscellaneous section consists of excerpts from "stories and incidents as related by persons who were on the Meek's Cut Off and the Lost Wagon Train of 1845" among others.

Also included is a draft of Robinson's history of the Dillard family, from George Dillard's journey to Virginia in 1648 to the life of Robinson's maternal grandfather, William Renshaw Dillard (1831-1908). Robinson is primarily concerned with the Dillard families movement to and settling of what became Lane County.

There is also a single, handwritten page of notes on the life of Sarah Winter Moore, daughter of Jonathan Limerick Moore.

Three tintype prints of family members are also included.

Dates

  • 1852-1964

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Fay Hampton Robertson, compiler of the family histories held in the collection, was the daughter of Laura Henrietta Dillard and Horace Hampton. A resident of Eugene, Oregon, she took it upon herself to record her family's stories after retiring from her career as an elementary school principal.

The son of William and Eleanor Limerick Moore, Jonathan Limerick Moore (1830-1862) was a pioneer and diarist who traveled from Missouri to Oregon, March 3 to Sept. 16, 1852. His sister, Sarah Ann Moore (1828-1855) also travelled to Oregon, in 1853, where she started a small school in what is now the Masonic cemetery.

Extent

0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Fay Hampton Robertson compiled histories of the Moore, Hampton, and Dillard branches of her family. The collection consists of typewritten copies of those histories as well as the trail diary of Jonathan Limerick Moore (1830-1862).

Related Materials

Sections of "John Jacob Hampton and family" and the Dillard family history appeared in Lane County Historian as: "John Jacob Hampton, An Oregon Pioneer of 1845." Lane County Historian Vol. X, No. 1 April 1965, and "The Dillards of Dillard Road." Lane County Historian Vol. XVI, No. 1 Spring 1971.

Processing Information

Collection processed by staff. Photographs processed by Megan Dazey.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

Title
Guide to the Moore, Hampton, Dillard Family Papers
Status
Revise Description
Author
Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Austin Munsell
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.
Sponsor
Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA